In general, the amount of money you spend on your web site should be in line with the expected returns from the web site.  Simple sites containing only a few pages can be quite economical, while highly developed and technically challenging sites can cost into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Only a clear understanding of your needs will allow us to determine the cost of constructing and maintaining your web site. 

Designing a web site is akin to designing a building.   When you approach an architect you have some kind of building in mind, probably falling somewhere between a shed and a skyscraper!  By careful consultation with you we will determine your needs and design your site accordingly.

Our usual practice is to meet with you to determine your needs, develop a "site map" and bid the cost of your site as a "package".  Minor changes and updates are made on an hourly basis.   Major overhauls of your site will be done on a bid basis.  You will know the charges before work begins.

A very general guide to pricing:

Basic web site
Contains 3-5 pages, up to 2 graphics per page (client provides digitized or scanable images), text up to 500 words (client provides text), links to other pages on the site as needed.
$500-$600

Domain Name Registration and hosting:   
$120 (includes InterNic registration/2 years, set-up on our servers).
Basic Domain Hosting:   $25 per month.
(Includes 100 meg hard drive space, 2000 meg data transfer, unlimited e-mail forwarding, 5 pop e-mail accounts, stats pages, 99.5% guaranteed uptime, multiple T-3 connections, 24x7 network monitoring and daily backup.)

Site Add-ons
Simple updates, custom graphics, custom animations, product photography: $50 per hour. 

E-commerce
Varies greatly depending upon client needs.  Starts at $100

Included Services
All intertrader.net clients will receive the following services free of charge as part of our ongoing commitment to you:
Monthly submission of your site to the major search engines and directories.
Frequent "site reviews" monitoring navigation and overall effectiveness of your site.
Constant monitoring of Internet "trends" to insure the best usage of your site.
Quick response to all "webmaster" inquiries.