Pricing Guidelines
The prices shown in this guide are suggested ranges for different types of projects; exact prices depend on the specifics of each job. A detailed proposal and price estimate are submitted for every project before work begins; a 15% advance deposit is required upon approval of the proposal; the balance is not payable until the project is complete and the client is satisfied.
- Contents:
Web Design, Hosting and Maintenance- Print Design
- 3D Design, Modeling, Texturing and Rendering
- Broadcast/Video Design
Pricing Guidelines: Web Design
All sites are tested on a variety of browsers, including Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8; Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome.
Sites incorporating Flash have alternate content available (wherever possible) for the benefit of visitors who do not have Flash enabled in their browsers, and to maximize exposure to search engines.
Upon completion and final launch, all sites are submitted to the major search engines. Google Analytics is installed on all sites: detailed traffic information is available to clients who would like regular reports on visitor numbers, sources of traffic, etc.
Basic site:
Design price: $500 - $700
Hosting & Maintenance: $50 - $70 per year
Examples: www.tomcrespo.tv • www.desmondpurnell.com
Description: 4-5 pages, simple structure, some Flash if needed; minor content updates at intervals of not less than six weeks. (Add-ons such as JavaScript photo galleries or a blog are available for additional cost.)
Basic site, Flash-driven:
Design price: $600 - $900
Hosting & Maintenance: $50 - $70 per year
Examples: www.ronpivo.com • www.phocusvideoproduction.com
Description: 4-5 pages, simple structure, built primarily with Flash, but with XHTML alternate content built in (to satisfy search engines, and to ensure that the site functions as desired for viewers who do not have Flash enabled.)
Basic "brochure" site:
Design price: $700 - $1,500
Hosting & Maintenance: $50 - $100 per year
Examples: www.cafeveracruzdallas.com • www.wackymskitchen.com
Description: 4-6 pages, simple structure, fairly extensive amount of content (such as restaurant menus or photo galleries), some Flash or JavaScript if needed; minor content updates at intervals of not less than six weeks; some content configured to be edited by client as desired.
Complex "brochure" site:
Design price: $1,200 - $4,000
Hosting & Maintenance: $50 - $100 per year
Examples: www.wadefamilyfuneralhome.com • www.stylehousetrendz.com
Description: A dozen or more pages, with a substantial amount of content (which may be text, as in wadefamilyfuneralhome.com or images, as in www.stylehousetrendz.com), built primarily in XHTML, but with some Flash and JavaScript available where needed. Some content can be configured to be edited by client as desired; otherwise, minor content updates will be available at intervals of not less than three weeks.
Pricing Guidelines: Print Design
Prices for print projects vary according to the nature of the project; design, layout, illustration, logo design, and photo retouching are all available, billed at $20-60 per hour depending on the complexity and the quality of the available materials or the information going into the project. Outside costs such as stock photography purchases, unusual materials or techniques, and printing costs are invoiced separately.
Pricing Guidelines: 3D Design
3D Modeling, texturing and rendering are all available; prices depend on complexity, quality of reference materials, static vs animated, length (for animated projects), and technical requirements. Client is billed at separate rates for different aspects of 3D projects: Modeling texturing and lighting the 3D objects costs $20-30 per hour; rendering costs $10 per hour. Obviously, this information doesn't help much to provide an overall cost for your project -- let us know what you're thinking of doing and we can provide an estimate.
NOTE: RedBlok does not provide character animation, although projects involving static human figures are not a problem.
Pricing Guidelines: Broadcast/Video Design
Broadcast design is a very broad category: some projects can be assigned overall prices, others will be billed at an hourly rate of $20 - $30 per hour, while yet others may require a combination of the two. Give us an overview of your broadcast or video graphics project and we can provide an estimate tailored to your specific needs.