Jul 10 2008
Web Design For RM1,500
Recently we visited a customer whose web site has not been doing well. There is virtually no traffic and business enquiry over the years.
We asked him how much his designer charged him for the web site. He replied “one five”. Initially I thought he meant RM15,000. But it’s RM1,500 for the whole web site! No wonder his web site is not working at all.
There are many web designers who can do a web site in RM1,500. But will the web site be effective? Will the designer really care for the web site?
Unfortunately, the web design prices nowadays are so dirt cheap that there is basically not much profit to earn out of each project. It may not worth the time for designers to put their heart and focus on any individual project. They just do up what is instructed and go on to the next project for volume.
But a successful web site does not work this way. Without Internet marketing a web site is virtually non-existent. But doing Internet marketing does take time and effort. Does it justify all the hassles for just RM1,500?
There is a Chinese saying that once a person is bitten by a snake, he becomes scared of snakes forever. There are customers who have had high expectations out of their web sites but got disappointed when they see no result. Understandably some may not want to do a web site again.
We propose business blogging to this customer. He is very much qualified in his field and can potentially command authority as a prominent blogger in his industry, like Paul Tan in the automobile industry. The good news is that, there is no such blogger as yet. He can fill the void and claim the first-mover advantage!
We hope he could overcome his previous bad experience so that he can again have faith on doing business on the Internet and utilize his strengths to produce tangible results this time.
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1500?
My website also do at RM1.5k only.
But it looks not bad, right??
http://www.creativemalaysia.com
Hi Micky, your site is quite nice. Who’s your designer? I’m looking for good outsource web developer. Check http://www.rickysoo.com/index.php/2008/07/06/looking-for-seo-conscious-web-designers/
Hi Ricky, how much do you think a good website should costs? Ranging from personal blogs to companies websites? Just wanna have your opinion.
Dear Fath, first it depends on what you mean by a “good web site”. To me a beautiful web site is not good enough. Even a “good” web site is also not enough. A good business model on the Internet supported by effective Internet marketing plus a good web site is what matters.
Anyway, if you mean an attractive, user-friendly, informative and useful web site, then it depends on from whose viewpoint to come to the right pricing. For corporate web developer, anything under RM2000 may not justify the effort. For freelancer, due to your low cost you can charge from RM300 to a few thousands depending on how sophisticated the web site.
Unfortunately, most customers do not see the value of having a web site (or a useful business model on the Internet to help their businesses). Many expect a web site to be under RM1000.
So is it feasible to be web designer? Normally no. See my previous post at http://www.rickysoo.com/index.php/2008/06/30/web-design-market-in-malaysia/ . I may post again another article to expand on the above points later.
And to answer your question from my viewpoint, to develop a good business model on the Internet, completed with effective Internet marketing and supported by a good web site, is worth at least thousands if not tens of thousands. It will generate more returns for the customers and good profit for the developer. Win-win
Thanks Ricky. Your reply is very informative.
Dear Ricky,
We are looking for web-designer. Cost less than RM3,000 can introduce?
We are located in Puchong,Selangor.
Appreciate for your reply. Anyone who are interested please send an e-mail to me linpc888@hotmail.com
Thank you.
Dear Ching, I have replied you by email. But for the benefits of others, if you are looking for web designer, you can always go to http://bizpartner.com.my/web . It shows a list of my partner web designers. Just make enquiry and they will come to you with best quotes!