No two projects are identical thus costs vary per customer depending on the amount of content provided by the client, and the complexity of the required design and functionalities. Very basic, mostly static content websites can cost you mere few hundred dollars whereas corporate scale, dynamic e-portal solutions can have a budget estimate of as high as 5 digit numbers. However, regardless of the scope of your website project, the following fixed costs are equally applied to all clients (as of ):

• Domain Name Registration: $9.99/year for dot com domains and $12.99/year for Canadian dot ca domains. We can register your domains at no extra charge for you. You pay only registration fee charged by the ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) accredited companies that handle domain registrations. Currently, our choice of Domain Name regisrtar is GoDaddy.com.
• Website Hosting Service: $6.29/month for 24 months hosting (total $150.96 for 2 years hosting). We can setup your web hosting account at no extra cost as part of your website designing process. Currently, our choice of Web Hosting Service providers are GoDaddy.com or 1and1.com.
• Secure Certificate: If you plan on accepting credit card payments online or your website will be collecting any sensitive data about your customers, you will be required to have a Secure Certificate attached to your domain name. Basically, Secure Certificates allow your website perform via an encrypted protocol. Basic Secure Certificates cost $29.99/year.
• Website Building Cost: To be determined upon discussing the specific details of your web project with you.

Please see the following question to learn more about domain name registration and website hosting service details.

Any new website development project requires 2 things setup: A domain name and a web hosting service provider. GoOnline.ca will be happy to assist you with setting these up for you. The following are some detailed information for your knowledge.

• A domain name. Domain names are the easiest way for people to find your address on the Internet. They look like this: www.GoOnline.ca or www.cnn.com. You just need to find one that is available and purchase it for your own site. Companies that offer domain name registration services are referred to as 'registrars'. They will also be able to tell you if the name you want is available and, if not, provide some alternatives. You don't have to take their suggestions. Just keep trying names you like until you find one that you can register. There will be a charge for your domain name registration and you need to include it in your annual budget. Currently these charges range from $8.95 to $12.99 per year. There is no problem paying the lower cost as long as the provider is registered with ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). There are people who have bought up popular domain names and offer them for resale, but don't be suckered in unless they offer one that you really can't live without. Remember to put yourself as the owner of the domain name when you register it. Don't let your web developer or hosting company list themselves. You need to be the owner and receive the annual renewal notices. Be aware that if you do not renew your domain name when it's due it will become available to anyone else who would like it and will no longer direct traffic to your site. Don't let it lapse! To find reputable registrars go to the Accredited Registrar Directory at InterNIC. GoOnline.ca can be of helpful advice in this regard if you need any assistance.
  
  
  

  Need to register Domain Name? GoDaddy.com is the world's largest domain name registrar.

  
  
  
• A web hosting company or a place to put physical files of your website. You can design your site on your home computer, but no one will be able to see it. You need a host, a company that essentially rents space on a computer that is connected to the Internet and optimized for displaying web sites. Remember not to confuse a web hosting company with your Internet service provider. Companies that provide you access to the Internet are referred to as "Internet Service Providers" or ISPs. You will need to have an ISP, such as Shaw Cable or a Telus Internet Services, in order to ‘check out’ your website.
  
  
  

  Don't know where to host your website? GoDaddy.com offers a web hosting services for as low as $6.99/month.

  
  
  

Yes. All your domains can point to the same website or different websites depending on your requirement. Registering multiple, similar domain names prevent your competitors from registering those similar domains and start diverting your business away from you. For example, if your business name is ABC Company and you have a domain name abccompany.com registered, why not, if available, to register abccompany.ca domain name as well? This way, no other compeition will be able to register the other alternative domain and possibly cause some confusion among your customers.

It depends largely on the complexity of the new website structure and the amount of content provided by the client. Small projects that don't require web programming or DHTML effects can be done in only few days. Whereas fully functional, dynamic, database-driven or e-commerce oriented web interface creation may take up to a month or more. We will be able to tell you an accurate timeframe once we learn more about specifics about your web development project.

Unless face-to-face interaction is vital for you, you do not need to be residing in the same geographical location as your web developer. GoOnline.ca Web Design creates web sites for local, as well as out of state/province, even international clients. Email and/or telephone communications are all it takes to coordinate your website project effectively regardless of your physical location.

Yes. We are happy to look after your website on a regular basis after it is developed. You can completely outsource your website maintenance tasks to us. For a modest monthly fee or an hourly rate we can do any update/maintenance you may require as you run your business online. Actual fee amount is determined based upon the amount of work involved, thus it varies from customer to customer.