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This is one of the biggest things that people pay for because they don't understand it and it is big business for web design companies. The average cost of yearly hosting through a Website Design Chatham company is $1200.00 per year, which is $100.00 per month. That may seem reasonable, but in reality it is extremely expensive. Consider this: purchasing your own hosting can be done for less than $120.00 per year AND any company can build your site on your server. Meaning that it gives you no limits when you are looking to have your site built. It's like walking in to a car dealership with an approved loan in hand. You have the ability to tell your prospective Web Design company, "If I don't like your service, I will move somewhere else" and it is extremely easy to do.
You control your web design company's access to your site not the other way around. So if your web design company is charging you obscene amounts of money to make small changes, then you can cut off access and move somewhere else. This is because ANYONE can take over where the old company left off. With enough time and some research, it's easy to see the advantages of hosting your own website. Not just from a financial standpoint but from a business standpoint as well.
This is the biggest thing that can increase the cost of doing business on the internet. People don't ask questions. They just assume that their web design company has their highest interests at heart. This may not be the case, but in most cases the bottom line is what people are worried about when it comes to business. The simple fact that web design companies know that you won't ask questions about what they list on their invoice means that they can list erroneous services that mean absolutely nothing on your invoice. Always request questions about what is on your invoice. If your Chatham Website Design company won't or is unable to answer your questions about what is on your invoice, this is a red flag. This is the red flag to start asking more in depth questions about what is occurring on.
I have had clients come to me asking about things that are on their invoice and I sit down and explain everything that is on it. I have had friends come to me with invoices for $5,000 for a few hours of work changing a few pictures on their site. I have seen services being billed that were never requested, things like site coding updates, monthly website optimization. I have seen these services performed without speaking to the owner of the website and then if these charges aren't paid the web design companies threaten to pull the site down for non-payment. The most efficient thing you can do when dealing with any web design company is ask questions, and if you don't understand the answer seek clarification. This will save you time and money and will make the experience of owning a website less of a headache.
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