Buddy,
So sorry for the delayed response, but I found this email in the ‘spam’ folder.
Asking ‘how much for a website’ is like asking ‘how much for a house’. It involves several conditional disclaimers and cost depends on may factors. Individual needs definitely influence pricing, but in short - if you’re looking for something very similar to oregonreef.com in terms of content, design, and functionality it will probably run $2k - $3k for design and development.
Generally speaking though freelance work is done by the hour. My freelance hourly rate is $45. Oregonreef.com was in the $2500-3000 range I believe. If you’re not dead-set on something customized from a professional designer, then you can always use a template-based system or some consumer-level approaches to creating a web presence. Hiring a dedicated designer/developer like myself may be more than you’re after. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Hope this helps.
Piero Ardizone
xocea.com
Mr. Piero, Thank you on your reply. I do happen to be looking for the best possible quailty that I can get and it detours me none of the cost for it other then when I might look into possibly when I might begin this. I not mentioned much in my email request to your firm, but these tanks as yet are yet to begin with any live stock. This however will be slow moving, as well as much reading be involved. As well as in the forum link to where I learn of your link, all the members there know who readied my thread that I will not begin with the first major SPS coral until following after the fifth month from the first corals which be place into these tanks.
I will tell you this as well, I will shop around looking for other possible host for my tanks. What I will do just the same from the start is take many photos and they will be dated as well in monthly folders.
I not a question on the cost, but rather on the hourly rate figure, this will be that you mean you can assist me as well in my typing errors or it not? I explained well enough in my request email to learn what it would take to have a host link as yours, and that charge is a one time deal, is it not? That the only charges after would I be looking at is the assistance you be giving me in having the best possible link?
If I can find nothing better, in cost wise or as great a link which you offer, we will in time what if it be in a few years down the road. The reason on that be is that I need a great deal of money once I begin stocking both reef tanks for I expect it to round me anywhere from $20,000 and up.
I have no problem with your freelance fee rate, my only question there be if you be assisting me on any explanations I will make on the corals/fish, or updates of these tanks? Im sure that you can see why im asking you of this in this return response. For many in those aquarium forums not understand me most the time due to my typing skills and there be another problem within this in which I would only explain as best I could if you make that request, but I can say however say that its due to a medical problem which I have.
Sincerely,
Buddy
