Below are a list of items you may need to consider when building a web site. Each item has an estimate of how long each item would take for the respective developer so you can identify what items you think you need and add up how long your web site may take. We use a web design estimator which follows this list so that you can get an indication of what your web site is likely to cost.
Web Design Cost Estimator Items
General
I have an existing web site. (0 Hours)
I need a basic blog site. (3 Hours)
I need a basic, off the shelf, template based type site set up (6 Hours)
I need a completely custom site. (15 Hours)
Site Layout Design
I do not need any unique graphics designed for this project. (0 Hours)
I have all my graphics but they need to be integrated. (3 Hours)
I have a template but it needs minor customization. (6 Hours)
I have a template but it needs with major customization. (10 Hours)
I would like a custom design created for my site. (20 Hours)
Other Graphic Features
I need some custom graphics made. (4 Hours)
I need graphic mouse-over buttons. (4 Hours)
I need a few stock photographs integrated. (4 Hours)
I need a several stock photographs integrated. (9 Hours)
Flash
I need a flash menu. (6 Hours)
I need a short custom Flash animation (3 Hours)
I want my site in Flash a total of pages (5 Hours per Page)
I need a Flash banner (4 Hours)
Content
I will add my content with a content manager (0 Hours)
I will supply pages of content in MS Word or other electronic media (3 Hours per Page)
I need pages of copywriting done for my content (5 Hours per Page)
Public Features
Member Registration (6 Hours)
Discussion Forums (5 Hours)
Auction Interface (8 Hours)
RSS News Feeds (5 Hours)
Classifieds (6 Hours)
Contact Form (3 Hours)
Links Page (3 Hours)
Site Search (4 Hours)
Email Auto-responders (2 Hours)
File Uploads (8 Hours)
Google Adsense Integration (2 Hours)
Ecommerce
Simple shopping cart (5 Hours)
Database shopping cart (10 Hours)
Credit Card Processing (4 Hours)
PayPal Processing (3 Hours)
Admin Features
Off the shelf site Blog (3 Hours)
Custom Site Blog (6 Hours)
Custom Content Manager (6 Hours)
Off the shelf Content Manager (2 Hours)
Photo Gallery (6 Hours)
Member Administration (5 Hours)
Database Reports (5 Hours)
Traffic Statistic Reports (1 Hours)
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
MetaTag Keyword Optimization (5 Hours)
Search Engine Submission (3 Hours)
Minor Link Building (6 Hours)
Major Link Building (12 Hours)
Press Release Submission (1 Hours)
Press Release Writing (4 Hours)
