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  • #41300
    supperman
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    Hello!

    I’ve been long enough around WordPress that i am comfortable to start putting up sites for clients. But i have little to no experience about the price for a project like this. I obviously dont want to get too expensive and not too cheap.

    I would like some of your input for the price range for the project.

    Here are screens for the final design as far as i was told:
    [Screens](http://tinyurl.com/d6o7m8d “Screens”)

    Thanks for your time and input on this!

    And this is the sitemap:
    DOBRODOŠLI(home)
    NOVICE – SREČNO 2013

    O NAS (category: O NAS)
    MI SMO (article PREDSTAVIMO SE)
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    IZOBRAŽEVANJE (article: ŠIRIMO ZNANJE)

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    BISOL(article)
    BREST(article)
    BTS COMPANY(article)
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    #117028
    chrisburton
    Participant

    In the screenshots there is very little content so probably not much.

    #117031
    frijolito56
    Member

    I agree with @chrisburton theres too much white space.

    #117039
    djdaniel150
    Member

    Wordpress sites don’t carry much value as they are simply templates. Google doesn’t give web designers brownie points for using them, nor do they frown upon them. Google see’s them as “just being there.” If you create an original design of your own, Google will grade your site much higher than some template that 100,000 other websites use. Matt Cutts has stated this himself. Also, when sites are built on a template this kills their resale value. I could most likely sell my newest website for a ton of money, because there is nothing else in the world like it. A big factor when appraising the value of a website/domain is not just the originality of the sites content, but the site itself. Design is worth money! A template on the web is worthless, even if you make changes to it.

    #117040
    djdaniel150
    Member

    Wordpress templates are analogous to trailer homes in that they all look the same, and they’re all worthless. Nonetheless I do use WordPress, just not for my real websites, but more for blogging purposes. By the way, I don’t live in a trailer park.

    #117045
    chrisburton
    Participant

    I would have to disagree with @djdaniel150. Technically, a template like Starkers is custom as most people will not have the same layout and/or content. I don’t really see how templates (which mostly have to do with layout) have anything to do with how Google ranks your site. It just doesn’t seem logical.

    #117048
    djdaniel150
    Member

    It does seem logical. 100,000 sites with all the same layout and appearance? Think about it. Matt Cutts stated that original design and content is favored by Google on his Youtube videos. I was simply reiterating what he stated.

    #117051
    chrisburton
    Participant

    I’m sorry, I just don’t see how Google’s algorithm would rely on appearance in some way to rank a site. From what I’ve seen over the years it appears it relies on relevant content and semantic structure.

    We used to rely on meta keywords and descriptions to rank our site. That’s not the case anymore so perhaps you’re reading/watching old content.

    #117055
    djdaniel150
    Member

    I’m not telling you what to believe.

    #117057
    TheDoc
    Member

    @djdaniel150 – you do know that you can build your own WP templates, right?

    #117080
    Watson90
    Member

    @djdaniel150 you love to absolutely position all of your elements on websites.

    I personally would not pay a tonne of money for that. Nor would I pay a tonne of money for a template that has just been uploaded to the themes folder and activated. What I would pay good money for is using a bare bones theme such as starkers or underscores. Taking a static design in plain HTML and CSS and converting that into a fully working wordpress website. Like most developers tend to do.

    You seriously need to look up some stuff about the google algorithm, how in the hell would it rank a page differently based on its layout…

    #117088
    supperman
    Participant

    Hey guys! Thanks for your input. I also agree there is little design here. Can someone also throw a number. Our average income in Slovenia is around 1000€/month, thats 1300$/month.
    Have this in mind when you put a price. Would be really helpful for me.
    Thanks again!

    #117094
    supperman
    Participant

    Thanks @Htmlmainiac

    #117097
    chrisburton
    Participant

    @htmlmainiac 80-120, what? Per hour or for the whole project?

    I would certainly pay more for that site, even if it lacks content.


    @supperman
    Why do you care what other people would price it at? You can determine your value without anyone else doing that for you.

    #117100
    djdaniel150
    Member

    @watson My point exactly! I wouldn’t pay a bunch of money for somebody’s site they simply built on a template that anyone can use. Also, I never stated that Google would rank a page differently based on its layout. I stated that they aren’t going to favor a site that shares the same exact theme and layout as a bunch of other websites on the internet. That’s what I stated. Once again I saw Matt Cutts say in a video on youtube, “your site should have an original design and original content.” I am simply reiterating what he stated. Its his words, not mine. As far as what attributes Google will actually rank a site for, who knows, since they don’t disclose most of them to anyone. There are several hundred factors they take into account when evaluating a website.

    And yes I do use absolute positioning to build my sites, and they work great. If you don’t like it, thats your problem.

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