Comments on: What does it cost to build a web site?

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Podcamp Halifax 2012: WordPress Workshop « bradt.ca — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:05:18 +0000

[...] Depends. Doesn’t matter that it’s WordPress. To get an idea of cost, read my article, What does it cost to build a web site? [...]

By: Sergey Sagan

Sergey Sagan — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:41:31 +0000

This is great stuff. So many clients are clueless to how much this kind of work costs… or worse yet they saw some garbage cookie cutter designer doing their services for $500 a pop and they don’t realize what that $500 covers, I can get paid less, per hour of work, doing a quality $2,500 site than then a $500 template site. I will refer these clients to this article. Wish I could have discovered it earlier.

By: What’s involved in building a web site? « bradt.ca

What’s involved in building a web site? « bradt.ca — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:54:07 +0000

[...] my previous article on the cost of building a web site, I mention that with a larger budget you can afford to hire a professional or a team of [...]

By: Paris Egel

Paris Egel — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:12:30 +0000

I LOVE Wordpress. I used to do web design here in Boise Idaho using templates and even from scratch. Then graduated to website generating programs such as Homestead and Xsitepro but then created a Blog using Wordpress and the rest is history. I now create business websites, wordpress classified websites, wordpress forums, wordpress directories, wordpress photo galleries and more using Wordpress and some great plugins.

By: globehost.in

globehost.in — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:54:01 +0000

Thanks for such great posts.

By: Brad Trivers

Brad Trivers — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:17:15 +0000

Excellent article! I have referred many, many people here because it outlines the situation so well. I plan to put up a post on my blog talking about where people can get “free” websites – including WordPress.com, Wix.com, etc. – and then discuss why even though the base tools are free it is the knowledge and expertise to use them effectively that is not.

I just went out on my own as a full-time freelance web developer in May – and even left a lucrative federal government contract to do so (Derek Campbell pointed me to your blog) – and pricing is by far my biggest challenge.

Anyhow, I’m a huge SitePoint fan, and just jumped on the WordPress bandwagon recently after using my own little php CMS over the last few years. Love you blog – even the name is great since I’m a BradT too!

By: Trevor Delaney

Trevor Delaney — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:53:48 +0000

Great Article Brad! I’m going to send all my clients here and make them read it over and over and over an…. you get my point. The ‘What does it cost to build a house?’ analogy is golden.

By: bradt

bradt — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:37:30 +0000

Thanks everyone! Glad to hear this is coming in handy for others as well.

@Peter Yes, Facebook isn’t great for publishing because among other things the majority of content you post doesn’t get picked up by Google or other search engines.

Content posted on Twitter gets picked up by search engines a bit better, but a blog is like candy to Google. They eat it up. Especially a blog powered by WordPress.

Both Twitter and Facebook are great places to establish a following though, share links to your latest publishings, and host ad-hoc discussions.

By: Peter Kelly

Peter Kelly — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:42:10 +0000

This is very useful Brad and really points up the value of web publishing. I am just now timidly getting in to blogging and I am liking WordPress.

I have been on FaceBook but I do see some limitations for a wide open dialogue.
Thanks!

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:57:50 +0000

Perfectly mapped it out. I need to post something similar to this to have something to point all of those random inquiries to.