What other website costs should I budget for?
You need to budget for a few extra expenses when setting up a website:
- Domain Name Registration: Your website name
(www.yourdomain.com) must be 'leased' by the year, for less
than $10 annually. We include one domain registration free
with our annual hosting.
- Hosting: Your website needs a place to 'live'
on the Internet, so that when someone types www.yourcompany.com,
a computer somewhere on the Internet wakes up and serves up
your website pages.
This service is called hosting and Mike Truese Creations can help you set up your website on our host servers for a small annual fee (currently $200/year). Or, you can use whatever host you want, if you already have a vendor of choice. It's up to you. Call today for details!
- eCommerce Merchant Account: In order to accept
credit cards on your website, you need a merchant account, secure hosting
and an SSL certificate. These costs can vary—please call
for details.
- Maintenance: Over time, you'll need to update
your website with new content. Learn
more about our “peace of mind” pre-paid maintenance
plan. Or,
for an extra fee, we can develop an easy-to-use admin screen
for you to update sections of your website that change frequently
(database
driven website content).
- Website Statistics: You should be analyzing
your website
traffic (who's
visiting, where are they coming from, and what are they doing
while they are here?) at least once a month.
Online statistics, updated daily, are included as part of our hosting agreement. Other hosts may provide such reports—check with your vendor of choice. To learn more, please read our article about web statistics in plain English.
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