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I'm currently engaged in having my co. website redesigned. It's a basic brochure site but will have quite an extensive product catalogue bult in - (no online ordering or anything like it). I received a quote from a company I wouldn't mind hiring but feel that their charges are way off (£10,000 Sterling for entire site - broken down at £400 per day) - I'm based in the north.

Does anybody have an idea what an appropriate daily rate would be?

Thanks

S.B.
 
That is an absolutely astronomical price! Are they quoting you in old Italian Lire?!
 
Its difficult to give a ball park daily figure without taking into account HOW extensive your site is. Is there product photography to be redone? 400 sterling does seem steep tho.
 
That's an extortionate price! Is there graphic redesign involved along with the development? Do they estimate this redevelopment to take 25 business days? What else do you receive in terms of ongoing support for this unrealistic pricetag?
 
Satan's Bed said:
(£10,000 Sterling for entire site - broken down at £400 per day)
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25 days to put a website together, are they writing out all the code long hand?
 
Find a site who's "look and feel you like". Write out the spec for your site based on this and post it on rentacoder.com. It is difficult to gauge what you require from your post, but without shopping cart and with a fairly comprehensive content management system you could be talking +/- €1000. I am PM'ing you a recommended coder.
 
i develop quite a lot of sites and id love to ask someone 10K sterling to do a site...i can imagine what look they would give me!!

I know someone mentioned rentacoder.com but personally i know a lot of businesses arent mad about this as they worry about the long term things such as support and backup. This is something a web development firm can provide you - but not at an initial cost of 10K

Satan`s Bed if you would be interested in an alternative quote or some advice then please PM me and ill see can i help
 
Satan's Bed,

If you want to even consider this option to outsource your website design and development or just even want to gather requirements by viewing other people's web development projects, try checking out the following;

1. http://www.guru.com
Guru.com is the world's largest online marketplace for freelance talent.


2. http://www.smarterwork.com
Find Service Providers at the Database of Certified Service Providers


3. http://www.freelance.com
Freelance.com provides the fastest and most efficient means of identifying qualified professionals for project based needs or long-term activities anywhere in the world, anytime.


4.

I've use elance quite a lot, not just purely for web development fut for graphic design and various engineering designs. Also, you can get support and backup from the vendor you choose to develop your site as I have have got this in the past. Just include it as a requirement in your spec.
Any problems or if you've any further questions, feel free to PM me.
 
to be honest satans bed that sounds like they've given you a prohibitive quote so you look elsewhere to get the job done.

when you say large how many products in the catalogue , providing no photography needs to be done or anything like that you should be looking at a ballpark figure of about 2-4k from a good developer (bit of advice for you here don't be tempted by ridiculous cheap quotes from students / developers as you pay peanuts your gonna get monkeys etc)

if you want i can get you in touch with a few very well experienced developers (i'd offer myself but i dont belive in pimping on forums LOL )

hope that helps
 
I would advise to get a vendor that specialises or have previous experience in doing what you want i.e. redevelopment of online catalogue website. Having a look through some vendors portfolio's and asking specific questions will help filter out the inexperienced contractors from the experienced service providers. When you've sourced some of these providers, then filter them according to quality, price, timeframe for delivery and after sales service and support.
This can easily be done by contacting some relevant vendors or else specing the project out putting it up for tender on one of the sites outlined..... absolutely nothing to lose... depending on how well you've detailed your requirements, it could very well work out cheaper and of an extremely high quality. Even if you put up your tender and decide not to proceed, you will have received lots of helpful information and alternative viewpoints from prospective interested parties.
 
If you're not comfortable outsourcing the redevlopment of your catalogue website, you can always put your requirements to a few specific vendors (to get some estimates) as listed in the Irish I.T. Directory;
 
www.creativeireland.com is a great source - it's the main forum for Ireland's web design (and other design) community. You could also try a hosting company that provides a site builder tool with the service - that gets you a free site, as long as you are happy with the template approach :)
 
A rate of 400 a day from a good design company is not that high.
It is the period of 25 days to do the work that MIGHT be high but without looking at the functional spec and design brief it is impossible to know.

If you are spending that kind of money on a site be sure of the companies reputation first before proceeding. I don't mind paying a little extra for piece of mind.
 
Thats £400 sterling per day - Almost €600!!! It was way out by any stretch of the imagination.

S.B.
 
Yes I realise it is sterling. Ask any of the high end design/development companies in Dublin and you would get a similar figure.
 
It is way out ....many of the high end design/development companies in Dublin may charge that but it doesn't mean it's acceptable. That's why many companies outsource, to obtain the exact same quality of service for a fraction of the cost.

Bottom line is this quote is way too expensive and not competitive by any means for any SME.

As always, the advice is to shop around.... shop around the various design/development vendors both locally and internationally (online).
 
It all depends on what you are looking for and what you are getting. You can get everything cheaper but not necessarily better.

As ivorystraws said, shop around. Find a company that offers the right mix of quality, service, experience and cost that suits your budget and needs.
 
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