wholistic website design
by earth spirit creations
request a website cost estimate

Thanks for your interest in requesting a cost estimate for wholistic website design. I am out of the studio until further notice.

If you can wait to start your project, please feel free to complete the form below and I'll be in touch when I'm back. And even if you'll be searching for another website designer, I invite you to use the questions below for inspiration along the path of planning your website.

Thanks for your understanding.

Quoting prices on website design is a synergistic process in which we spend time gathering information about your specific needs before giving you an estimate. This allows us to make your website experience a more personal, effective one.

Not only will the following form give us the information we need to create your cost estimate, but we invite you to view it as a source of inspiration for gaining greater insight and clarity into your own business and processes.

Are you looking for a quick answer to your question, "How much is a website?"
or "Can you give me a ballpark idea of how much it will cost?"
[ Please click here ]

Please note: This form is for website design and maintenance. If you're looking for an estimate for graphic design and print projects such as business cards, rack cards, letterhead, etc., please do not use the form below: click here instead.

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your contact information

* required fields - your estimate is a legal document, therefore we require all of your contact information in order to complete it.
 
Your name:*
Company: 
Email Address:*
Telephone:*
Fax: 
Complete Mailing Address:*
Where did you hear about us?*
Have you had previous contact with our office?* yes
no
Do you have a client number with us? 
Have you or will you request graphic design as well?* yes (after submitting this form you will be directed to our graphic design estimate request form)
no

Our privacy policy: We place the highest value on the integrity of our marketing efforts. We are committed to protecting your privacy, gathering your personal information ONLY for our own demographical and internal use in the course of normal business operations. Your personal information is kept strictly confidential, and will never be sold, traded or distributed by us to anyone outside Earth Spirit Creations for any reason without your express permission. Ever. Period.

website services

Original Custom Website Design
Do you already have a website?   No Yes (complete the following)
Current URL: (Start with http://)
Current hosting company URL: (Start with http://)
Custom Wordpress Template/Theme Design
Choose this option if you want to make changes to the content of your website yourself, and/or if you want to maintain a blog.
If you already have website hosting in place:
Current hosting company URL: (Start with http://)
Does your hosting package include a database? No Yes
(If not, we will include costs with your estimate for hosting the site on our servers.)
Website Maintenance (No design)
If you have an existing website and you don't want to change the design - you just need us to take over making changes to the site, please check this box then click here now.

domain and hosting services

Not sure what this means? Read our article: What are domain registration and hosting?
(opens in a new window)

Domain Registration - This is the name that you want people to type to view your website.
Domain names may not have spaces or other special characters in them.
Domain names are case-insensitive.
Please do not enter an email address here - domain names do not contain an @ symbol.
Example:thedomainyouwant.com
Your First choice:.
and or
Your Second choice:.
and or
Your Third choice:.
Website Hosting

purpose and goals

Describe the purpose of your website: (check all that apply)
to sell your products or services (please be sure to complete e-commerce section below)
to act as an online catalogue
to offer information
to collect information from your visitors
other:

What top three questions might your website visitors have when they come to your website?
1.
2.
3.

about your business

Describe your type of business:

Describe your target market:

Your tagline:  

What is the one top word or phrase that someone might type into a search engine to find you?

What other words or phrases might someone type into a search engine to find you?

your style

What style would you like your website to reflect? soothing & tranquil
vibrant & fun
rich, warm & spicy
simple & Zen-like
contemporary
classic / traditonal
Other
What shades/hues do you prefer?
pastels
earthtones
bold & brilliant
retro
monotone
black & white

What colour palette do you prefer?

Warm      (reds, yellows, oranges, browns)
Cool        (blues, greens, purples, greys)
All            (the more color the better!)
Unsure   (open to suggestions)

List some websites that appeal to you, and tell us specifically what it is you like about each one:


website content

It is important for us to have a general outline, or site map, of what will be included on your website, otherwise we have no way of estimating our costs.

For new websites, if you're not sure how to complete this section, please read our article to
[ get instructions on how to create a simple site map in less than 5 minutes ]
(It opens in a new window so you won't lose the info you've already entered in this form.)

For website maintenance only, please use this section to describe the changes you want made to your existing web pages.

Need more space for more pages or sections? Please feel free to send your site map to us by email, and continue on with the rest of this form.

Page or Section 1:
Description:
Page or Section 2:
Description:
Page or Section 3:
Description:
Page or Section 4:
Description:
Page or Section 5:
Description:

Will you have any charts or tables on any of your pages? If so, how many in total?  
 
Do you need us to write or edit your website text? No writing or editing
You need us to write text for you
You'll provide unfinished text for us to edit
You want us to optimize your text for search engines

If you want us to write or edit any text, we need to know how many words or pages: (we can't estimate our time without knowing this)

words, OR
8½ x 11" typed, single-spaced pages
 
 

website images

Do you have a logo? Yes
No
 
Will you be providing us with images for the framework of your website? ('Framework' includes the parts of your site that remain the same on all pages.) Yes
No

Will you be providing us with images for the content of your website? ('Content' includes the parts of your site that change on each page.)

Yes
No

If you will be providing us with images, how many?


 

If you would like us to research images for you, please describe (specific images or general ideas):


 

(Important: All images used must be copyright free, you own the copyright, or you have express written/emailed permission to use them.)
 

functionality

What special functions do you need on your site? (check all that apply)
weblog
emailing / newsletter list
message boards / community forums
feedback form
audio clips
calendar or online scheduling
Flash or other video movie:
For Flash, will you provide finished movie clips? yes
If no, please describe what you would like your Flash or video clips to do.
(or give examples from other sites):
other:

e-commerce

Please complete this section only if applicable. If you aren't taking payments on your website for products or services, please skip this section.

Are you new to ecommerce? Read our helpful article  [ beginner's guide to e-commerce ]
(It opens in a new window so you won't lose the info you've already entered in this form.)


Order Processing:
(How your website will take orders for you)

Paypal buttons on your website [ view Paypal details ]
Other shopping cart buttons added to your website
Full online store website (no separate website needed)
Other ecommerce solution:

Payments:
(How you will receive payments once the order is placed)

Your shopping cart or store has payment processing already included
You need the following to work with your store: (check all that apply)
Paypal
Have a Merchant Account (You are set up to take credit cards)
Manual processing (by phone or POS, not instant online)
Real Time Online Processing (online gateway - instant payment online)
      Name of processor:
Need to set up a Merchant Account [ info about merchant accounts ]
Cheques or money orders by mail
Other:

Products:
Total number of products and/or services you will be selling online:
Will you provide us with a spreadsheet of your products, descriptions, prices? yes no
Will you provide us with photos of your products? yes no
If yes, will we need to edit the images in any way? yes no

time and budget

When would you like to have your website completed? Within 6 weeks
Within 3 months
Within 6 months
No set time
 
What is your budget?

[ looking for lower prices? ]

additional information

Is there any other information that you feel we should know in order to give you an accurate cost estimate?

consultations

Would you like to connect with us briefly (20 minutes) by phone before we create your estimate?

Important: Our complimentary initial consultations are brief, therefore are meant to clarify how you filled out this form, not to replace it. If you check this option, all questions on this form must be answered as best as you can.


Longer Consultations are available: Because this form is so detailed and comprehensive, we realize that it can also be overwhelming. Would you like to book a longer consultation with us instead so we can help you plan and prepare for your website? Please check this option and we'll contact you with rates and to book a time.

spam prevention

There are people out there who use forms like this to send excessive amounts of junk mail, so we need to sort out who's for real and who isn't.

Please answer our Spam prevention question:  

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