Information for clients of OneArmedGraphics web design

Project length

On average a standard site would be ready within two-three weeks. Rush jobs are possible, and after discussing your requirements I will advise my time for completion.

Deposit and Payment

A deposit of 50% upfront is required. Full payment is then required on go live or completion of my work. I will offer a quote and contract for all projects.

Why do you charge so low? I am a work-from-home solo operator and have minimal operating expenses. My design work started as a method to help with chronic pain resulting from a motorbike accident in 1990 which resulted in me losing the use of my dominant arm. I write about this in detail here.

Content

You must supply all content including text and images. I will only offer proof-reading and editing on $500 projects. I will happily assist with content creation including images for additional fees. Sourcing of Stock images and editing of images also available.

Site updates

I will look after updates, maintenance, backups and other such webmaster tasks at just $40/hr. Healthy Discounts for month-yearly based support contracts.

Terms and Conditions

A maximum of two design revisions is allowed before additional fees would apply.

Client must supply all content.

Project start upon acceptance of quote, payment of deposit and availability of hosting environment.

Communication via email (or Skype if desired).

 

FAQs

Why do you use WordPress for your site designs?

    BECAUSE WORDPRESS IS AWESOME!

  • WordPress has amazing benefits for the designer and client. WordPress is web-publishing system with a shitload of wicked tools in the toolbox which if used correctly allow your site to have the same features of sites costing thousands of dollars.
  • WordPress uses a theme based design. The developers favour a licence system that encourages makers of WordPress themes, templates and plugins to release their work for free.
  • WordPress has no ongoing licencing costs.
  • WordPress has almost no barriers to entry.

If you can type an email or compose a Word document then you can also publish a webpage using WordPress as it also offers a WYSIWYG what-you-see-is-what-you-get design interface. It really is easy and even if you do make a mistake WordPress can save page revisions allowing you to recover to a prior working page.

  • WordPress can scale with your company. Other web designers that use a custom or bespoke content management system (CMS) may charge you hundreds of dollars just to add or edit a page.
  • WordPress gives you the tools to develop a website or a company intranet.

Well known sites that are powered by WordPress:

The New York Times publishes over 50 WordPress powered blogs.

WordPress powers CNN.com blogs like the CNN Political Ticker.

About.com, one of the biggest sites on the internet, runs their guide pages on WordPress.

Flickr keeps in touch with their fans with the Flickr Blog.

If WordPress and themes are free, why should I hire you to use it for me?

You are hiring skill and knowledge plus a bit of artistic flair for good measure. I have invested countless hours working with WordPress and this allows me to quickly develop a site whereas someone new to WordPress, like any program or interface, has to get used to the basics first and spend some time learning from their mistakes.

Are you in the market for a budget website? There are many many eager online sites wanting your business. The ‘budget’ end of the market can seem a little confusing as there are almost no standard inclusions in this industry.

Some things to look for in budget designers:

Do they charge content upload fees? I found a site offering $395 sites but in the small print they charged $100 just for four pages of text + images! The same site wanted $200 for a photo slideshow on the homepage, something I can get as a free WordPress plugin at no cost to me or you.

Do they lock you into using their servers and their CMS (content management system) ?

It can be a real pitfall if you don’t realise that if anything goes wrong and you decide to leave for another host & design-firm, you may not be able to take any of the already created content with you. I use WordPress which is supported by any decent web-hosting company and this gives you the security of knowing that you can take your site with you should you decide to host things yourself.

Do they retain copyright over your website?