Single Page Internet Presence
Let’s take a simple, single page html site for a B&B or a small hotel (no, you don’t have to know what that is – but html is the programming language that makes up the basic building blocks of a website, and “html” is the abbreviation for “hyper text markup language” – okay?). The idea here is simply to create a calling card on the Internet that tells people what your (business) name is, what you provide, where you are, how to contact you, and maybe a few pictures. Probably no prices unless they are fixed year round. No updates to speak of, and minimum (almost no) upkeep and cost.
For such a simple site, you have the possibility to do this yourself with “NO” programming or web-authoring expertise – typically with a tourist association or something similar, using a pre-programmed layout and all you do is fill in the blanks. If, however, you decide that you want your very own web page, with your own domain name (not a sub-domain like www.mybandb.blogspot.com or www.mybandb.whotsit-state-vacation-association.com) we can do this for you for a one-time fee of EUR 60,00 (USD 90.00). This means you get a unique website on the Internet for around EUR 60 (about US$ 90 today) installed on my or your hosting. The only other cost you will have is the domain name (we find the cheapest providers or close to that for you, and that should be around US$ 10-12 (EUR 7,50-9,00) per year for .com or .net or .org, unless you want something exotic). We will provide the hosting and do the necessary maintenance for EUR 30 (US$ 45) per year, including hosting on one of my platforms using a reliable and reputable hosting organisation, and including one update (at the end of the year?), if you need or want to make any changes. You will have the annual domian name fee again unless you buy multiple years at a time. If you want to have your own hosting, that can be free (but I don’t recommend this) or on a reliable hosting service for between USD 3.95 and USD 10.00 per month. My offer is cheaper (included in the maintenance fee) and at least as good as what you will find commercially.
Summary:
| One Page Site | EUROs | US$ |
| one-time fee | EUR 60,00 | USD 90.00 |
| annual maintenance fee | EUR 30,00 | USD 45.00 |
| domain name | your choice and cost | your choice and cost |
| hosting | included in maint fee | included in maint fee |
| SEO items | min included | min included |
| Content (images, text, etc.) | NOT included * | NOT included * |
| Association fees | NOT included | NOT included |
| * = but installed for you and maybe I can help you out with some ideas. | ||
So, that’s the basic basic package. Bottom line:
| One-time installation | EUR 60,00 | USD 90.00 |
| Annual costs, starting in the first year | ||
| Domain name (estimated here) | EUR 9,00 | USD 12.00 |
| Annual maintenance fee | EUR 30,00 | USD 50.00 |
| First year total | EUR 99,00 | USD 152.00 |
| Following year total | EUR 39,00 | USD 62.00 |
