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Design It! Services Packages

Beautiful, quality designs to establish and enhance your online image. Choose from a variety of design options, enhancements and functional add ons:

Website Design and Buildout
Simple Website:

A five page website (can be expanded) using an existing Bastion designed template.  Design elements (e.g. logo, colors, etc.) are incorporated to personalize the site to your company.  A uniform yet professional appearance.

  • Choose from the Bastion template library
  • Choose color scheme
  • Your logo and tagline
  • Starts with 5 pages of content
  • HTML coded
  • Assistance with Hosting and Email setup
$1,550 and up
Tailored Website:

A ten page website (can be expanded) whose design is based on an existing 3rd party template. The design is then tailored to suit the desired look and feel. This type of design gives the site both a professional and personalized look and feel.

  • Choose a starting design from a 3rd party service
  • Revisions to  the design (including colors)
  • Integration of logo, tagline, branding elements
  • Starts with 10 pages of content
  • Capability to integrate “add ons” (e.g. eCommerce, blogs, etc.)
  • HTML coded
  • Assistance with Hosting and Email
$2,950 and up
Custom Website:

A ten page website (can be expanded) with a custom design developed to match your company, its web objectives, and its target market. This type of design gives the site both a highly professional and unique look and feel.

  • Custom design based on specific client research and needs
  • Multiple revisions to hone and refine the design
  • Full integration and refinement of company’s design elements (e.g. logo, tagline, etc.)
  • Additional content and image enhancements
  • Capability to integrate in “add ons” (e.g. eCommerce, blogs, etc.)
  • HTML or Flash coded
  • Assistance with Hosting and Email
$5,450 and up

Website Options, Add Ons, and Applications
eCommerce:

An eCommerce website can be stand-alone or integrated into our Tailored or Custom website designs. We choose from a selection of best of class eCommerce programs and "skin" it with your website’s design.

  • Design development and integration
  • eCommerce software installation
  • Assistance with payment gateways and merchant account setup
  • Assistance with software implementation (i.e. store setup)
Stand Alone:$2,950 and up
Integrated/Add On: $1,950 and up
Blog (with optional podcasting):

A Blog website can be stand-alone or integrated into our Tailored or Custom website designs. We help you choose the best blog software option for both software and setup.

  • Design development and integration
  • Blog software selection and installation
  • Assistance with RSS and statistical services
  • Assistance with software implementation (e.g. blog implementation options)
Stand Alone: $1,250 and up
Integrated/Add On: $ 50 and up
Forum / Bulletin Board:

A forum is normally integrated into our Tailored or Custom website designs. We help you choose the best forum software option for both software and setup.

  • Forum software selection and installation
  • Integration of website design
  • Assistance with software implementation (i.e. forum implementation options)
  • Assistance with User and Admin setup
$650 and up
Other

Other “mini” applications can be installed and integrated on an as-needed basis, including:

  • Image Gallery
  • Calendars/Events
  • File Uploaders
  • Etc.
$240 and up

Programming and Development
Consulting and Statement of Work:

The first step for a comprehensive custom program/application is a detailed statement of work with the associated consulting:

  • Consulting regarding the project, its viability, the scope, design, and functionality.
  • A detailed statement of work with a separate quote to fulfill the project
$960 and up
Custom Application Development :

Based on a completed Statement-of-Work, Bastion will program your custom application. We have the ability to use both Microsoft based (i.e. ASP, .NET) and open source (e.g. PHP)

  • Programming of application
  • Integration into website (including design)
  • Test for functionality and quality
  • Train on user interface
  • Assist with hosting as necessary
$1,500 and up

Content Creation
Copywriting:

For clients, writing copy for their website can be one of the most difficult and time consuming tasks in the creation process. Bastion Internet can assist you with your copy in a variety of capacities:

  • Interviewing and research to create and assemble the content
  • Rewriting of client assembled content
  • Final editing
$500and up
Copywriting – Content Building:

We can produce content for you on an ongoing basis to assist you with blogging, podcasting, article marketing, and more.  We research your industry to produce high quality content for your websites.

  • Interviewing and research.
  • Original writing of industry specific content
$360/mo. and up
Flash Elements and Demos:

Flash technology can be used within a standard HTML website to effectively convey special messages, demonstrations, etc.:

  • Consulting
  • Storyboarding
  • Finished Flash element/demo
$480 and up

Graphic Design
Logotype / Identity Creation:

Logos can be the basis for your entire branding. If you need your first one, or an update of your current logo, we can help.

  • Consulting
  • Mock ups / Comps
  • Final
$600 and up
General Graphics:

Creation or modification of graphics, images, etc., for use in web or print.

  • Consulting
  • Mock ups / Comps
  • Final
$240 and up

Website Maintenance and Site Tune-up
Site Tune-up

If your website is out of date but you’re not ready for a full redesign, you may need a site tune-up. 

This includes:

  • Content updates (text and image)
  • Page additions
  • HTML fixes for new browser compliance
  • Design refinements as appropriate
$540 and up
Website Maintenance:

If you’ve been orphaned by your last web designer or are just unhappy with the quality, responsiveness, or overall level of service, Bastion can take you on as a client and make ongoing updates to your site.  We ask for a minimum commitment of 4 hours, and charge hourly after that.

  • Website updates and additions
$360 initially and $90/hr. ongoing

Email, Hosting, Domain Services
Hosting

We typically offer hosting services to our design and maintenance clients. However, we will also provide these services to other individuals and companies upon special request

  • Set up Hosting
  • Transfer of site
  • Set up of email on server
  • Assistance with client access to email
$180 initially and $20/mo. (and up)
Email:

We typically offer email services to our design and maintenance clients. However, we will also provide these services to other individuals and companies upon special request

  • Set up of email on server
  • Assistance with client access to email
  • Assistance with domain management (DNS changes)
$135 initially and $10/mo. (and up)
Domain (i.e. URL) Acquisition and Management

We typically offer domain services to our design and maintenance clients. However, we will also provide these services to other individuals and companies upon special request

  • Consulting regarding domain purchase
  • Recommend domain management service
  • Assist with DNS management

$135 and up

Popular Combinations (Design, Drive and Convert)
Design and Drive:

Take advantage of the unique position you are in when doing a full, custom redesign by incorporating drive-traffic techniques.

We add in, at no extra cost, a transition program which preserves much of your current search results power. Further, we’ll incorporate SEO techniques that can only be done when a website is at the design stage. Finally, we’ll build the new site with pay per click landing pages in mind (if appropriate) to potentially gain the benefit of Landing Pages with little additional cost.

  • Custom Design (design)
  • Search Engine Optimization (drive)
Entrepreneur Package:

Support your new venture and test its concepts and market viability at a moderate budget level with guaranteed web traffic.

  • Tailored Website (design)
  • eCommerce add on – optional (design)
  • Pay Per Click – focused (drive)
Click N Convert

Get the most from your advertising dollar by creating a new PPC campaign and launching Landing pages at the same time. Hone it all with proper analytics and reporting.

  • Pay Per Click Advertising - Comprehensive or Focused (drive)
  • Landing Pages (convert)
  • Reporting and Analytics (convert
Search Engine Marketing

Maximize traffic from the Search Engines by deploying both an SEO and PPC campaign.  Traffic analysis from each can be effectively used to help build the other.

  • Search Engine Optimization - Comprehensive or Focused (drive)
  • Pay Per Click Advertising - Comprehensive or Focused (drive)
Local Motion

Drive and convert more local traffic. If your business primarily caters to your local geography, maximize your budget and results by focusing on what’s geographically near and dear.

  • Search Engine Optimization – focused (drive)
  • Pay Per Click Advertising – focused (drive)
  • Site Analysis and Tune-up (convert)

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