Q. Website Prices - What should I expect to pay for a website ?

A. This is one of the main questions we are asked on a daily basis. There are no set costs for website design, the price of a website depends on your requirements and the functionality of your website. Not every website is the same, some websites contain e-commerce functions to allow people buy online, others contain online databases such as car dealers and online estate agents, others are general brochure sites. If you are shopping around for quotations do not be surprised to get quotations from different web design companies ranging from hundreds to thousands of euro for the same specification. Its important to know exactly what you require to ensure you are not overcharged for unnecessary work.

Q. What is web hosting and can you provide this service?

A. Once your website is designed it needs to be placed on the internet, we refer to this as Web Hosting. You site is uploaded to a web server that connects to the worldwide web. Web hosting will also contain your email addresses. Our preferred service provider, Blacknight.  Blacknight are 100% Irish owned and provide rock solid web hosting packages. BusyBee can offer hosting on one of our Blacknight servers and we will take care of all the technical stuff. 

Q. What annual costs should I expect in running a website?

A. Again this will depend on what type of website you are running. The only costs involved are the following. 
* Annual Web Hosting / Domain Name renewal. Blacknight has packages starting from around €80.00 per year
If you require BusyBee Web Design to make major changes to your site after completion. The cost will be based on the number of hours it will take to complete the work.

Q. Can you provide a facility for me to update sections of my website?

A. Yes we can provide you with a content management package that will allow you login under a unique password and username and you can make changes in seconds. You will have the ability to add photographs /images and text. You tell us what you would like to update and we will ensure your site is capable of making these changes.

Q. What information do I need to provide to you?

A. You will provide us with detailed information on your company, the products you sell, images and text for the website. If you cannot supply photos or images we can provide royalty-free licensed images if required.

Q. Do you provide website statistics?

A. Included in all Blacknight website packages are full graphical website statistics which you can view at any time. These contain many features including how many hits your website gets on a daily basis and what country or search engine your site was found in.

Q. Do you provide Email Accounts?

A. Yes all our sites are complete with professional email & web mail you can login to view and send email at any time. The email accounts can be used in outlook express or webmail which allows you view your mail from anywhere in the world through any browser (i.e. Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Google Chrome etc).

Q. I would like to get my site designed by BusyBee Web Design, Where do I start?

A. If you would like us to design or develop your website, please email us and we will contact you to discuss your requirements.

Q. Will I need training?

A. If you decide to have a content management system then we would recommend training. However, if you have used a word processor before, than editing and adding imformation will be straight forward. If you decide that you would like some training then we would recommend two hours to cover all areas.  Training is optional and is not included in the over all cost unless requested.