"Mike Caddy has not only redesigned, built, and updated my website to good effect - inquirers comment favourably on its navigational qualities - he has improved search engine optimisation for By Hand Books.

This Bucks-based craft business is now enjoying custom and commissions from eg Bath and Yorkshire, despite not selling directly online!"

Package Options:

  • Hosting & domain registration
    from £65 / year depending on domain name required

  • Extra pages where needed
  • Combined monthly update and HTML newsletter
    from £22 / month where not included in package
  • E-commerce solution using
    your existing PayPal account
  • E-commerce solution from scratch (you will need to
    open a PayPal account)
  • Google Analytics set-up to
    help you understand which pages or pieces are most popular, and to measure
    your promotional efforts
  • Product photography charged by the day for about 40 small / medium pieces per day

All packages include:

  • For Layout 1, 12 monthly updates
  • For Layout 2 & 3, 12 monthly updates, HTML newsletters, initial press release to relevant media
  • Telephone consultation and design preview by email
  • Creation of a banner from your logo or name if needed
  • Processing of initial images needed for your site
  • Submission of your site to main search engines

Some questions to consider:

  1. Who are my website visitors likely to be?

  2. Why will they visit
    my site?

  3. How will they find me?

  4. What will they expect
    to get from my site?

 

 



Your New Website

To simplify the process of creating your new website, I've developed packages that reflect the most common requests from artists and craftworkers.
For a bespoke service with pages and designs based on your ideas, I will work with you to develop the site plan and quote for the building the site.

Many of the elements and layout features of these templates are adaptable. My objective is to build you an affordable website that shows off your work and which can be updated or extended as you need. I don't want your first site (or site upgrade) to limit your web potential!

Each template is a starting point. To the left of this page, I list the overall options I can provide. Refer to the table at the bottom of the page for a full review of options and costs.

Layout 1- Starter site suggested layout and features

Layout 1 screen shot

Site consists of:

  • 2 pages - Home, My Work
  • Colours to suit your requirement
  • Logo or header design to suit
  • Page names are flexible
  • Many aspects of layout are configurable to best suit your work
  • Clean, uncluttered design to show off your work

Package includes:

  • Telephone consultation
  • Domain name registration and hosting included
  • Site design and image processing, including banner or header graphic
  • 12 monthly updates
  • Suggested future content development ideas
  • Complete Package with domain and hosting £265*
  • Package without domain and hosting £200 (assumes you have a hosting solution set-up)

Layout 2 - Basic site suggested layout and features

Layout 2 screen shot

Site consists of:

  • 4 pages - Home, My Work, About Me, Contact Me
  • Colours to suit your requirement
  • Logo or header design to suit
  • Page names are flexible
  • Many aspects of layout are configurable to best suit your work
  • Clean, uncluttered design to show off your work

Package includes:

  • Telephone consultation and review of existing site if appropriate
  • Site design and image processing, including banner or header graphic
  • 12 monthly updates and email newsletters
  • Initial press release to relevant media
  • Suggested future content development ideas
  • Complete Package with domain and hosting £350*
  • Package without domain and hosting £275 (assumes you have a hosting solution set-up)

Layout 3 - Intermediate site suggested layout and features

Layout 3 screen shot

Site consists of:

  • 8 pages - Home, Category 1 gallery page, Category 2 gallery page, About Me, Where to Buy, Commissions, News & Events, Contact Me
  • Colours to suit your requirement
  • Logo or header design to suit
  • Page names are flexible
  • Multiple images can be replaced with 2 images or just 1 larger image
  • Clean design with space to show off a larger range of your work, including 2 gallery pages

Package includes:

  • Telephone consultation and review of existing site if appropriate
  • Site design and image processing, including banner or header graphic
  • 12 monthly updates and email newsletters
  • Initial press release to relevant media
  • Suggested future content development ideas
  • Complete Package with domain and hosting £415*
  • Package without domain and hosting £350 (assumes you have a hosting solution set-up)

 

Summary of Packages & Options

Package Starter Layout Basic layout Intermediate layout
Initial Site without hosting and domain name £200 £275 £375
12 monthly updates & email newsletters Monthly updates included Included Included
First month's Press Release & search engine submission Search engine submission only Included Included
Domain name & hosting - 12 months From £65* From £65* From £65*
Sell online using PayPal Website Payments Standard n/a ask for quote ask for quote
Set up Google Analytics account
& code on site 		n/a add £15 add £20
Photography 40 items / day, inc set up £150 £150 £150

* Note - Depending on domain availablity; some non .uk domains may cost more. You will have full control over your domain and hosting. No technical knowledge is needed to start-up.

Additional info:

  • Costs assume you supply images of acceptable quality - of course, you're an artist!
  • Online selling uses PayPal Website Payments Standard and will require you to have (or open) a PayPal Business Account (no charges other than transaction fees). I will advise on this.
  • Where a domain & hosting package is included, this is for 1 year, with renewals due on the anniversary. Renewals are charged at cost, but these may vary
  • To use your existing domain, I will need to have full FTP access - I will advise
  • Newsletter cost based on 5 items of news & 2 new pieces, with images; more content - cost by arrangement
  • Inclusive packages are paid at the start and no further payments are due for a year, except for additional pages or re-designs
  • For other bespoke packages, monthly updates are charged for as and when you request the work - there is no obligation to carry out an update each month, although updates are recommended to keep your site up-to-date
  • A 25% deposit is charged at the start of your project, with the balance due on site completion - usually at the time of the first month's updates

For further info and answers to questions you may have, please see my FAQ page.

 
 
     

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