What's Next
You
are ready to get started and have a website built for you. You
have made an excellent choice! What's Next?
Basic Steps
- Contact Ronald Kaine of Rockatech Multimedia
Publishing. You can use the form on this page, the
website feedback form,
send an email, or
call him on the phone: 724-234-4888.
- If you are near Columbia, Maryland, Ronald would like
to meet you in person to discuss the details of your new
website. This way, you can trust Ronald as a real person
with a real face. If you prefer, you can communicate
everything through email and the telephone. An initial
meeting usually takes between 30 minutes and an hour.
- Information about your new website will be collected.
This can be done on paper, in person, by email (Word
Document), or online.
- You will be asked about Website Design Preferences.
This can be done on paper, in person, by email (Word
Document), or online.
- A Letter of Agreement
will be signed by you and Rockatech. This can be done on
paper, by email, or online (Online Letter of Agreement
Approval coming soon).
- Development of your new website will start when a
payment of at least 50% is received.
- A prototype of your new website will be built on
Rockatech.com/ YourName for you to review.
- The final website design must be approved by you
before it is published.
- Your new website will be published to your new domain
(www.YourName.com). This marks the completion of the initial
website development. At this time, a payment of the
remaining 50% is due.
- Additional customization to your website can be done
any time, as requested. A service fee of $75 per hour
will be charged.
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Basic Questions
There are many options when building a custom website. Rockatech
has made it easy for you by providing Website Packages, creating
data entry forms, and listing several easy questions for you to
respond.
Packages
Rockatech offers three types of website packages for small to
medium size businesses. Customization within and beyond these
packages is also available.
How much are you willing to invest on your new website? The
average cost for custom development is around $1000, with
package prices at $495, $895, and $1295.
Options that most significantly impact price and package
choice include areas like the following.
 | Domain Name
(your website address) |
 | Number of web pages:
3, 5, 10, or more |
 | Amount of content:
5, 25, or 50 MB |
 | Design styles & features:
graphics, colors, layouts, etc. |
 | Interactive functionality:
forms, links, calculators, etc. |
Content
The following lists are meant to give you ideas about what
you should include in your new website.
All
business websites should consider each of the following.
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Company Information: What
you do, Background, Hours of Operation, Etc. |
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Contact Information: Email,
Phone, Postal, Location, Directions, Etc. |
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Products and/or Services |
Basic options
include those above, plus the following.
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Interactive Forms: Orders,
Price Quotes, Responses, or Feedback |
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Portfolio: Work Done,
Customers, Projects, Testimonials |
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What's New: Press Releases,
Coupons, Features, Contests, Promotions |
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FAQs (Frequently Asked
Questions) |
Here are additional options to consider.
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Careers/Employment |
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Company Staff |
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Corporate/Annual Reports |
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Customer Service/Support |
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Events |
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Newsletters |
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Online Surveys |
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Publications |
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Reference Links |
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Reservations |
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Shopping Catalog |
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Sound Files |
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Video Files |
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