Request for Proposal
Save up to 20% by filling out this form!
Why fill out this form?
  • We will deduct up to 10% from your estimate.
  • It will help you think about what you want on your website. You will want to think about this sooner or later anyway.
  • It will help us give you a speedy estimate.
  • If you are not ready to buy, we can use it to write you a very thourough Proposal at a low cost.

Your style:

How would you prefer to work together with us on this estimate? For a 20% discount, choose CONSULTING - You prefer a consulting relationship where we handle everything for you and bill you by the hour periodically. Consulting means a smaller down payment and smaller payments as we go.
For a 15% discount, choose FIXED BUDGET - You tell us your budget, and we represent you on the web, as best we know how within your budget.
FIXED ESTIMATE - You fill out this form and we give you an estimate. We'll give any customer a 10% credit for filling out this form.
FIXED ESTIMATE - You do not want to fill out this form, but want an estimate, and would rather have me interview you.
FIXED BALLPARK - You do not want to fill out this form and are looking for ballpark estimate of what custom websites generally cost.
Do you have the authority to represent your organization?
Will you be our point of contact?
Full Name *
Email *
Phone number *
Who, besides you, if anyone, do we need to contact during the development process? What do we need to contact them about?
When would you like production to begin for the site?
What is the range for completion, in terms of minimum and maximum time allowed?

Your goals:

Why do you want a website?
What are you hoping that it will do for you?
Who do you want to visit your website?
How do you expect them to find it? Through Search Engines like Google.
You are going to tell them about it.
Seeing the URL on my business card.
Radio Ads
Print Ads
They will see the link in my listing in the yellow pages.
Word of mouth in your community.
How do you expect most of them to find it? Choose the method by which you hope to draw most of your website visitors: Through Search Engines like Google.
You are going to tell them about it.
Seeing the URL on my business card.
Radio Ads
Print Ads
They will see the link in my listing in the yellow pages.
Word of mouth in your community.

Your priorities.

On a scale of 1-10, how important is Search Engine Optimization to you? (The higher the number, the higher the price). 1
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On a scale of 1-10, how important is the Artistry, or “look” of the website to you? (The higher the number, the higher the price). 1
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Pretend that you have 11 points to spend between Artistry vs. Search Engine Optimization. Circle one number in each row below. The sum of both rows cannot exceed 11.

Search Engine Optimization: 1
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10
Artistry, or how nice the web site looks: 1
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Your level of involvement with Site Design

~ Cost

Method

1. Very little involvement

With this method, your site design will be completed the fastest.  We will handle it if you have no eye or concern for design.

12.5%

Template

2. Some involvement

With this level, the client is generally interested in the design aspects of the site.  However, he or she wants the site completed quickly and/or does not have time to worry about site design.  You will be asked to choose a design template.

25%

Template

3. Good amount of involvement

Here, the client will choose a template and work with the web developer to customize it.  They spend more time working on the design, and will subsequently take more time.  This method will increase overall cost as well. 

50%

Template

4. Heavily Involved

The client and the designer will work together closely to create the design for the website.  This method will increase the amount of time that it takes to complete the website and may increase the overall cost of the project.

100%

Custom Design

 

Based on the above chart, how involved with the creative design of the site would you like to be? 1. Very little involvement
2. Some involvement
3. Good amount of involvement
4. Heavily Involved

Your web -assets: The more you have, the less it costs.

Please check which of the following you have in electronic format: Logo
Photos
Signs
Graphics
Brochures
Pamphlets
Advertisements
Please check which of the following you have, but not in electronic format: Logo
Photos
Signs
Graphics
Brochures
Pamphlets
Advertisements
Do you currently have a website? If not, then skip to the next section. yes
no
If it is on the internet at this time, what is the address?
Would you like to retain the same aesthetics (look) of the current site? yes
no
some of it
If you have a previous website, what parts of it would you like to include in the new one? Logo
Photos
Signs
Graphics
Brochures
Pamphlets
Advertisements
the text
no parts at all
Do you own your domain name, and have access to it? If so, type the web address here. You know, www dot whatever it is dot com.
If you do not know what I am talking about, who do we need to contact to get that information?

Keeping your website up-to-date - maintaining it.

What forms of content would you like to have on the site? video
audio
flash intro’s
power point presentations
acrobat documents
What if any new types of content would you like to have on the site? video
audio
flash intro’s
power point presentations
acrobat documents
Do you have someone knowledgeable enough about website code to maintain your website? yes
no
I do not know
How do you want your website to updated (not upgraded)? Please note that self updating websites are more expensive initially and may not rank as high in Search Engines like Google. We update your website for you.
You update your website by logging in to it, and changing the text and photos.
When logged in to your website you also can create and delete pages.
Who do you have that is experienced enough to maintain a self updateable website? If they can upload photos to a website, like with snapfish or picassa, then they are capable.

The big time: Web Applications

Will you want registered users on your site? yes
no
If yes, what information do you want from each user?
What abilities will each user have?

What would you like on that?

Will there need to be spots for ads on your site? Banner Ads - These go across the page.
Skyscraper Ads - These go up and down on the left or right side of page
No ads
Please check all the pages that you want. home
about us
products or services
contact us form
credentials
portfolio
How many pages do you want? 1
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Special features: image gallery
Calendar
Message Board
Newsletter
Shopping Cart
Just PayPal
You need us to take photos
Tell me about any other pages you want on your website.
Are there any other sites that you like and would like to get ideas from? Please type what you do and do not like about them. You might want to do the same for your competitors sites.
Other than a contact us form that emails you, do you want to have any other types of forms on your web site? If yes, please list them here and detail them, if necessary, here:

You

Where do you find the most value during this development process? Your Experience and Ideas
Just getting the website done
Our experience and ideas
What is more important? developing to meet a price
developing the site completely
What is your budget range? You do not have to answer this, but a maximum will help us advise your choice of optional components, therby increasing the accuracy of your estimate. less than $500
1k
2k
3k
4k
5k
6k
7k
8k
9k
10k
10-20k
20k
30k
40k
50k
more
How computer/technology/internet savvy are you? 1. Not enough to fill out this form
2. I do not understand more than half the questions.
3. I understood them all.
4. I understood them, but did not know the answer due to lack of technical knowledge.
5. I understood and answered all the questions.
6. I rely on my home or office computer and use it everyday.
7. I can trouble shoot compuer problems
8. I have made a simple website before.
9. I have made a professional level website before.
10. I am a computer programmer.
Related consulting services: Check any that you might be interested in. market research
projections
business plans
Microsoft Outlook, which can block email from your website
smartphones/PDA's
GPS, etc.
Is there anything we did not cover that you would like to discuss?
  


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