FAQ

What do I need to do to in order to have you help me start my own web site? 

If you have no idea what any of this information means or how to acquire it, ask me to help you. 
You will need (to):

• Use a free sub-domain in Weebly's free account (ex. www.yourdomain.weebly.com) or Choose & purchase a Domain Name at any registrar, such as godaddy. (example of a purchased domain name: www.yourdomainname.com)
• Use free site hosting at Weebly (which puts a small free text ad at the bottom of your pages), or purchase a Website Hosting package at Weebly to remove the free ad.
• Submit a Deposit payment to me to begin work (amount to be determined based on your content needs).
• Your own free *time* is important when work begins, to email and respond as needed regarding the site as I work on it! 
• Your own text content and image content to submit to me to put on the web site pages. This should be ready to give to me when you hire me to build a site, if you are hoping for a fast website build.

How long does it take for you to build a website for me?

This depends on my schedule and work load at the time you contact me. I will let you know my availability and estimated time frame that I can work on your site. A website can be built in a week's time; however most people are not prepared to provide me with their content, and one week often turns into a month or more. Things I will need to know or need you to have in order to give an estimate for the time it will take to build, once I start work:

• Is your page content prepared and ready? 
• Will you have enough free time for approximately a week, once we begin, so that you can email replies to any questions I may have as I'm building your site? This is one of the most important factors in how fast your site will be built. If you have delays on your end, and then I am busy with other work when you finally have time to get back with me, a one week estimate to build a site can turn into months. Be prepared, and be available during your web site build! 
• How many pages do you believe you will need for your web site? (ex. home, services, products, contact..)
• How many photos / images will you be placing on your web site pages? 
• Will you need my assistance finding photos for your pages? Photos for the site banner?
• How many optional / additional features will you need and do you have the needed accounts set up already, such as paypal account for a shopping cart with buy now or add-to-cart buttons, a banner design, logo if needed, social media accounts (ex. facebook, linkedIn, twitter..) and links to those accounts. 

You can see why it's good to start email contact as early as possible with a web designer, so you can start to iron out your needs! 

When my website goes live, will you still be my webmaster?

The Intentions of CMS (your Weebly site) is to allow you to take over editing your site after I build it! So you will be your own webmaster, in a manner of speaking. 

Discuss with me in advance of working with me, to let me know your level of confidence in taking over the edits. You may need a full time webmaster if you are unwilling to try logging in and editing your own site. This discussion will help me determine if you need a full time webmaster or if you can handle the weebly site editing yourself. It IS designed for ease of use. 

I will still be available to contact if you get stuck editing your own site. I may not be available immediately, 24/7/365 if you have a sudden issue but you can feel free to contact me for assistance. No edits you make will go live until you click the orange publish button after making your edits in a weebly site, so don't panic if you have messed something up while editing in your account. 

Scheduled Webmaster Service - is ultimately my plan. To schedule in advance, or in other words make an appointment for when I'll be available to do a new web site build; or site edits. In an emergency, as long as I'm near a computer and have access to my email to see that you've contacted me, I may be able to help you in a pinch. Otherwise, try to do the edits yourself, first. If you experience some problem doing the edits, contact me. 

Do you have any website "packages" to offer for a one time, flat fee?

Yes I would be willing to give you a flat fee for a small web site. Certain requirements and restrictions would apply. Contact me for details. 

Do you offer discounts to 501(3)(c) Non-Profit Organizations?

Yes. Send me your non profit information and contact me with a description of your needs. 

Do you only build websites at Weebly?

Yes. I used to build websites to be hosted 'anywhere.' However, Weebly has templates already designed and ready to use; ready to customize with your own banner, colors and more. It's part of my streamlining the work load. I can edit the template banner, if you choose to have a banner, to customize it to your own needs. I can edit the colors of title texts, hyperlink text, and more, as needed. But the template is otherwise ready to start building the site content and it's all fast and easy to use. An enormous "Plus" for you is that Weebly templates are also mobile device ready. You won't need a second website or special coding to create a site that can be viewed easily on mobile phones and other devices. It saves YOU a great deal of money and saves me a great deal of time. And freeing up my time while still being able to offer website building and editing assistance is what my new service structure is all about. 

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