Affordable Website Design FAQ

Single-page websites start at $300 and multi-page websites start at $700. The cost depends on what type of website you need. See our Website Packages for our most popular low-cost web design options. Things that affect the cost include:

• Number of pages
• Graphic elements (photos, illustrations, etc.)
• Information-gathering form and database access
• Creation of PDF documents
• Animation
• Audio/Video
• Frequency of website maintenance and updates
• E-commerce
• Custom logo or graphic design
• Complex styling of images and text layout on the page
• Scanning or editing of photos or other graphics
• Writing and/or editing the text of your website

We will discuss your needs on an individual basis and will design the most cost-effective website to suit your business or organization.

Lorinda Web Design can design websites for anyone in the United States. We are located in Leominster, MA and are most proud of serving local businesses and non-profit organizations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire - including Leominster, Fitchburg, Gardner, Worcester, Shrewsbury, Framingham, Natick, Ayer, Groton, Westford, Acton, Concord, Littleton, Lowell, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, Nashua, Derry, Manchester, and surrounding areas.

Yes, Lorinda Web Design accepts personal checks, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express, Debit Cards, and PayPal.

Yes, 1/3 of the payment is due upon accepting the design proposal, the next 1/3 is due before beginning the Second Draft of the website, and the final 1/3 is due before going “live” with your website.

Yes, and we encourage charitable agencies to contact us! We are happy to discount our design fees for local charities and non-profit organizations, especially for those located in Central MA and Southern NH including Leominster, Fitchburg, Gardner, Worcester, Shrewsbury, Framingham, Natick, Ayer, Groton, Westford, Acton, Concord, Littleton, Lowell, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, Nashua, Derry, Manchester, and surrounding areas. Please contact us for more information.

Yes, the website designers and developers at Lorinda Web Design have extensive training in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). All websites designed by Lorinda Web Design include Comprehensive Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Submission to Google, Yahoo, MSN, and any other Search Engines of you choice - at no extra cost. Learn more about our Search Engine Optimization services.

Affordable, Attractive, High Quality, Custom Websites
At Lorinda Web Design, we offer custom website design at a price you can afford without sacrificing quality. We are able to keep our website design costs low because we are a family-based company. As you can see from our website portfolio, we offer creative and functional websites. We guarantee we will design a website you will be excited to show the world!

Highly Skilled Professionals
We are highly skilled website designers, website developers, search engine optimization specialists, and graphic designers. We pride ourselves in providing you with superb customer service.

Free Comprehensive Search Engine Optimization and Submission
All websites designed by Lorinda Web Design include Comprehensive Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Submission to Google, Yahoo, MSN, and any other Search Engines of your choice.

Research
We begin our design process with research into your business specialty in order become knowledgeable about the type of Internet marketing that will best reach your target audience. As a result, we will create a unique, functional, and attractive website that both you and your customers will enjoy.

Client Education
We also focus on educating you about the Internet and website design, so that you can make informed decisions about what is best for your business. We will never pressure you into expensive upgrades or unnecessary "add-ons".

No Long-Term Commitments
There are never any long-term commitments, and once the website is finished, you are the sole owner of the website. This allows you the freedom to update your own website (which can save you money down the road) or to have Lorinda Web Design (or any other website designer) maintain your website.

Usually, websites are completed within two months or less – provided that you supply us with the required text/images right away and submit your feedback promptly. Your website may take longer to design if it requires extensive editing of images, database programming, custom logo or graphic design, etc.

We use Adobe software, including Dreamweaver for website development. In addition, we are experienced in hand-coding XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and Ajax. For our graphic elements, we use a combination of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks, and Flash. We primarily develop websites that are best suited for viewing in Internet Explorer and Firefox, but we can optimize your website to whatever PC-based browser you prefer.

Yes, we can show you how to make your own updates to text. You may also have Lorinda Web Design maintain your website, or you may choose another company. The choice is yours and we will be happy to discuss the various website maintenance options when that time comes.

Yes, for an additional fee we can coordinate hosting services and register your domain name through GoDaddy (visit www.godaddy.com for more information). You may also use your own web hosting company and/or register your domain name on your own.

Hosting plans at www.godaddy.com begin at $3.99/month and must be billed directly to your credit card (checks or cash are not accepted for hosting services). This plan is suitable for most small businesses and it provides you with:

• 5GB of disk storage space (that’s enough for about 50,000 average-sized web pages with images)
• 250GB for data transfer (that will allow for approximately 2 million page-views of an average-sized web page)
• 500 email boxes (create mailboxes for your employees, family, and friends)
• 10 databases with 200MB for data storage

Plus many other features such as virus protection, web traffic statistics, blogging tools, etc. - see www.godaddy.com for more details about the Economy Hosting Plan. Larger hosting packages are available if you need more server space, data transfer, or mailboxes.

If you go through us and www.godaddy.com for your hosting, the fee for domain name registration is:

• $1.99 for the first year

If you want only domain name registration and not hosting services, the fee is:

• $9.99/year