After the initial cost of the build and design of your website there will be 3 main additional costs; Hosting, Plugin Updates and Domain Name Renewal. Hosting your website is like paying monthly rent for your website to live on the internet. The cost of this with Mad Hatter Hosting starts from $5.95 per month. This price also includes all necessary back-end (plugin) updates, these updates are important to keep your site ticking along smoothly when a website is built on a Wordpress platform.  Domain name renewals through us are $15.95 per domain per year. 

No problem we will point the settings of your domain name over to the new website. We will either give you the details you need to change or alternatively you can give us the login details to make the changes for you.

We do set up small email accounts for users of 1 or 2 names. The cost of this will depend on the size mailbox you want. In situations where the company has a number of employees and are in need of larger mailboxes we will assist in setting up your business devices with your email. 

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, it is the process of ranking your website to show up on searches in Google and other Search Engine. After the launch of a website your website will not appear on the first page of Google, especially if you are in an extremely competitive market.  The initial development of the website with MadHatter will be built implementing all the basic SEO principles. Depending on your budget will determine whether or not you continue to invest in your SEO. Eventually pushing your website up the rankings.

If you feel you are proficient using the Wordpress CMS then of course you can make the updates yourself.  However, if your knowledge of websites is non-existent please leave the updates to the professionals it will take us less time and will ensure your site remains in order and looking good. An inexperienced user of Wordpress will ultimately end up costing you more money!  When we first chat about your project we will establish the best way to move forward with this and quote accordingly. 

Yes we do design logos. Please talk to us further about this if it is a requirement.

Following discussions with Mad Hatter design and making the decision to move forward, we will invoice a 50% deposit and once this is paid the job will begin. The balance is to be paid upon final approval on testing server, once this is settled the website will go live.  In respect of monthly costs to cover Hosting, these will need to be set up by standing order and payable one month from the launch of website. It is important not to let these payments get into arrears as this could result in your website being removed.

For most businesses, mobile traffic now exceeds desktop. Prior to 2015 mobile devices were still predominantly showing websites which used the old pinch and zoom method of viewing. We’ve come a long way since then. A responsive website adds more layers of complexity to the design and the development of a website, increasing the work load for us designers. MADHATTER sites are designed and optimized for viewing on mobile phones, smart devices including tablets and of course the old faithful, the desktop monitor. 

Yes. Ideally you will send photos of your product and services at the beginning of the project. However if your photo collection is limited we will select appropriate images from our library to fill up the website and keep it looking professional. We will offer a certain amount of images for free, the amount we supply will be subject to the size project. All our images are sourced from Shutter Stock. 

This really varies and depends on the size of the job and the functionality of the site. If you require an online shop this will cost more than a website without a shop. Just to give you an idea, for an average regular online presence with up to 5 pages the cost is approx $600. We are currently offering a single page with 4 sections for $250.