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Future Web Site Maintenance Cost
You can always plan on web site
updates to take 1.5 times longer than it would take to make simple corrections
and updates in a regular word processor such as Microsoft Word, Lotus
or Appleworks. You must consider that adding new web graphics involves
color correction, cropping and compression optimizing for web site speed
including deleting old documents from the web server and keeping a clean
and efficient system just like your own office or home. Other considerations
include the promotion of the web site and how difficult it is to get high
ranking listings on the search engines for your specific keywords. If
you are in a competitive field of most searched keywords then you can
expect higher web site costs associated with your site. All web sites
must be resubmitted to the search engines every 3 months to ensure placement
and not getting "mysteriously" dropped.
Here are a few examples
to consider:
Keep in mind that this is only a basic idea. NOT actual costs.
- A 1-5
page site should have $100 to $200 in maintenance fees per quarter.
- 5-10
pages can average between $300 to $1000 per quarter.
- 10-20
pages can average $500 to $2000.
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