Website Design

Why WordPress?

WordPress websites are built on databases and deliver  a state of the art website people can easily update with fresh content themselves without knowing html or coding.  Our clients are people that have just started their businesses or people that have a static website that may or may not be more than a year or so old. Or they may have static website and a blog and the blog is the site that is getting searched by Google and they are ready to combine the two. Or they need a network of sites and  to build a community. As WordPress has become more well known people have discovered the advantages to this open source  technology so we build branded WordPress sites and teach our clients how to use them to grow their businesses.  The package outline below will get you online and working on your site in no time. Generally, once we get started, we can finish in a few days to a few weeks.

Basic WordPress Installation begins at  $1500

( Please contact us for pricing for larger sites or for custom designed sites for small businesses )

This is our basic fee for setting up a WordPress.org site  on a hosting account with your own domain ( such as newtricks.com). There are additional charges for your domain and hosting, as well as your blog theme if you want a premium theme  ( note: WordPress.com is a version of WordPress primarily for newbloggers that does not require hosting and has limits to its customizability).

Here’s what’s included:

  • WordPress installation on a webhosting account. We recommend Bluehost which will at 6.95 per month will run 84.00 per month and they include a free domain registration. If you already have a domain we will point the domain name from the domain registration company to your BlueHost hosted website.
  • Installation and configuration of the Thesis theme for WordPress or the default theme 2010.  Thesis is a premium theme that has a great deal of user defined functionality and is easy for you to maintain. Thesis will cost an additional 87.00.  This price will also include several simple themes that we work with frequently such as the default theme called 2010 is quite nice and is free. It does not include magazine or business themes with featured content or rotating slideshows or portfolio or store themes)
  • Create and Install a header from your existing artwork. (this package price does not include a custom header or logo design)
  • Add a sidebar widgets for your categories, recent posts and links as well as Follow Me information for your social media accounts (Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, LinkedIn, you provide the correct urls for the existing accounts)
  • Add the Home, About, and Contact page, and one additional text page. This package does  not include adding content to the pages.
  • Installation and configuration of the following plugins:

a) Akismet (spam management tool)

b) ShareThis or Sexy Bookmarks (allows visitors to share your post on other sites and email to friends)

c) TwitterTools Adding a list of your recent tweets to your sidebar.

d) WordPress database backup (backups of your site emailed automatically)

e) Stats for WordPress dashboard

f)  Set up an account with Google Analytics and configure it to start tracking your site.

g) Install All in One SEO and one hour coaching to use it and how to write  optimized Posts.

  • A two-hour coaching session on how to use your site.

Additional Services:

  • Logo and header development starts at 250.00
  • Site Branding and Customization 1000.00 for a site that is more than just a blog. We completely customize a theme to reflect your  own personal look and feel.
  • Set up a Mail Chimp account and a add an e-mail subscription form to your sidebar. 150.00.
  • Import existing mailing list into Mail Chimp and send one Warm Up Opt in Letter 150.00.
  • Slideshow or Development of Featured Content Boxes  350.00 up to four slide ( client provides the content) .
  • Content Development and Editing 100 per hour.
  • E-Commerce Site are dependent upon the number of items in the store.
  • Portfolio sites when there is special image manipulation needed.
  • Image selection for blog posts. 100 per hour.
  • Social Media Management or Coaching are determined on an individual basis dependent upon client needs and involvement.
  • Training and Supervision can be arranged on a group or individual basis.


Additional costs:

Domain name and hosting (approx $100 per year) I recommend hosting your blog with Bluehost.

Thesis WordPress Theme – $87 (a one-time charge)
Every blog uses a theme, which controls the visual layout. The theme I recommend is Thesis. In addition to the layout, it offers built in SEO features and is highly customizable. Thesis offers much more than most blog themes and is considered to be the best theme on the market. It is considered an industry standard and used by many well-known bloggers.

This Basic Package would also include using the 2010 Theme or one of our regular tested themes at no additional charge. There are many other free and premium themes that can be installed for an additional fee.

If you have questions, or if you’re ready to begin, contact us and we’ll  give you an invoice. When we get a deposit for half of the fee we will put your site into our work flow list. Typically we begin working on the site very quickly are able to get them finished in several weeks.