Pricing
Rates
Hourly Design Rate: $50/hour
Minimum charge for print projects: $12.50 (.25 hours)
Minimum charge for web updates: $10 (.2 hrs)
Programming: $50-75/hour
Websites
$700-$1100: A basic website consisting of a nice template and up to 4 or 5 linked pages, with a few dynamic elements (ie: rollover link buttons, flash buttons, a creative touch):
$1100-$2500: Getting a little more creative with the design and concept, more linked pages (6-10), more complex content and photos or graphics, flash graphics, etc. Most sites fall into this range.
$2500-$5000: Getting even more creative with the design, with even more linked pages (11-15), more add-ons such as shopping carts and products, galleries of products, forms, surveys, etc.
$5000 and up: Interactive sites that involve a lot of programming, on top of a great creative design, and can go up to the sky's the limit.
Maintenance: Changes are done in 15 minute increments, which means you can make a small change for as low as $12.50. Changes are billed at $50 per hour.
Print Projects
Hot Designs handles anything you need to do in print. Just email your ideas to me at shannab@hotdesigns1.com or call 724-542-4400 and I'll try to narrow down an estimate for you as best as possible.
Logos
Logos are the most difficult to estimate. Your logo has to say everything all at once, with one symbol, and should leave a positive, lasting impression on the customer. A fantastic logo will withstand time without looking dated, and will leave the impression that you are professional and here to stay. A logo that is here to stay, will take a bit of time and skills to develop.
The bare bones minimum cost for the most basic, or even temporary logo (a one-time event logo for instance) will start at $120. The price goes up with the amount of original ideas you want to be shown, the amount of creativity, concepts and graphics needed, research, revisions, etc. An average cost of a logo from Hot Designs is in the $400-1200 range.
You can help streamline the process – Collect samples of logos you like and don't like to use as a talking point. Provide the designer with as much information as you have about: your company, what your company makes, sells, wants to market, your competition, target audience, your goals, tastes, expectations, budget, etc. If these things are communicated, the process can go more smoothly. The more prepared you are, the less time the designer or agency has to spend digging up answer to these questions. If budget is key for you, these are things you can get a jump start on to speed up the process.