Web Accessibility & Design Services

Full Website Design

A full website design is generally what I do starting from scratch. The cost of a website will vary significantly depending on the scope of the project. A basic web project, including reserving a domain name, acquiring a hosting service and designing a basic web site consisting of 5-10 pages of content, will generally cost $1800-$2400. This price includes the design, a contact form, 5-10 additional pages of content, and a 1-year reservation of a domain and web hosting. A reasonable estimate for original web design is $300/page for the first five pages. For sites under 50 pages, the cost will drop significantly after those first five pages, as the majority of the cost lies in the original design.

All web sites I design will encompass best practice web design principles:

See my design gallery for an idea of the kind of web design work I provide.

As special features, custom programming, and more complex navigational schemes are introduced, prices rise as well. For this reason, all projects require a detailed plan describing the scope of the project.

Update and redesign of existing websites

All site redesigns must be negotiated individually. If you only want to keep the content of the site with a completely new design this will be considered a new design, as above. It is usually more difficult and time consuming to apply web accessibility to an existing design than to start from scratch.

Develop your website from an existing design

Already have a talented graphic designer in mind or on staff? That's fine — I can work with your designer to realize your website in an accessible and search-engine friendly manner. I may require minor changes in the design in order to maximize search engine effectiveness or accessibility, but that's not a problem. Pricing for development contracts will be quoted individually, but is usually about 2/3 the cost of a full design and development project.

WordPress Plugin Development

WordPress plugins can help provide your blog or WordPress-driven website with that special functionality your site needs. There are thousands of plugins already available in the WordPress plugin database, but that doesn't mean that your needs are covered.

Pricing on the development of a new plugin can vary significantly depending on the complexity of the plugin, but an average plugin will begin at approximately $1,000.

Web Accessibility Consulting

Need advice on how to update your existing site into an accessible or standards based platform? My current consulting rates for this kind of advising and labor are $100/hr. An average review takes anywhere from 5 to 20 hours to complete, depending on the size of the site, the scope of media formats used, and the type of problems encountered. This includes a comprehensive written review of accessibility issues for your site with suggestions for the means to correct them.

Web Hosting

What I make available for hosting your website is described more thoroughly on its own page. If you make use of the hosting I offer through ICDSoft, it will either cost $115/2 years or $220/2 years, depending on the level of service. Other hosting options may vary widely!

I highly recommend ICDSoft for web hosting, and if you'd rather secure your own hosting, I offer a promotional code “joedolson” which will give you a 20% discount off whatever plan you choose with them.

Web Development & Consulting Rates
Service Basic cost per unit
Accessibility Consulting$100 per hour
Web Development Services (programming, CSS layout, etc.)$90 per hour
Web Design Services (logo design, site design, print design)Not available separately
Web site support (maintenance, site updates)Not available separately
Complete web site development (all of the above)$75 per hour

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