1. Why Do I Need a Web Site?
2. Why Have PCS Design My Site? Can't I Do It Myself?
3. How Much Will It Cost Me?
4. How Long Will It Take To Design The Site?
5. What Can I Have on My Web Site?
6. What is Included in the Design & Maintenance Service?
7. Do I Have to Live or Work in the Same Community as PCS?
8. How Can I Request PCS to Design a Web Site For MY Organization or Business?

Why Do I Need a Web Site?

If you do any sort of advertising, you need a Web site.

1. A Web site can be viewed 24 hours a day.
2. A Web site gives you world wide exposure.
3. A Web site is flexible and easily modified whenever needed, and at a fraction of the cost of modifying other forms of advertising.
4. A professionally designed Web site is the least expensive form of advertising available today.

Why Have PCS Design My Site? Can't I Do It Myself?

There are several good reasons to have PCS design your sight:

1. The World Wide Web is a relatively new phenomenon, emerging on the scene only a few years ago and gaining popularity very rapidly.
2. PCS is now in its 11th year of designing Web sites for both commercial enterprises and nonprofit organizations.
3. The learning curve for designing effective Web sites is rather steep.
4. PCS has a reputation for designing sites that are functional, easy to navigate, pleasant to view, and usable on multiple platforms.
5. Our name stands for itself. Personal Computer Services prides itself on offering personal service to guarantee that you get the site you want:
   • a site that is effective
   • a site that uses your ideas
   • a site that meets your budget, but is not shortchanged in quality if your funds are limited.
6. If you design your own print media - brochures, ads, etc. - then you can probably design your own web site, assuming you have the time to learn what we already know. Otherwise, you should hire the same quality professional service that you hire to design your other work.

How Much Will It Cost Me?

The actual design and maintenance costs will vary from project to project depending on several factors:

1. Is the client a commercial enterprise or a nonprofit corporation?
   • Charges are $66 per hour for commercial customers.
   • Nonprofit customers are given a 10% discount.
2. Does the client have any special requests for the Site?
   • Requests such as E-commerce -- to allow customers to order a product online -- will add to the basic costs; the amount will depend on the size of the added features.
3. A general "rule of thumb" estimate is about 1-2 hours of billed time per page for a basic web Site. Special requests will add to this amount because of the extra time involved.

Maintenance costs vary depending on the plan chosen by the client:

1. By the hour on an "as needs" basis with a 1/4 hour minimum charge per requested change or update.
2. On an annual contract based on the projected amount of maintenance the client believes will be needed.

How Long Will It Take To Design The Site?

The length of time depends on:

1. The complexity of the Site and
2. The time of year that the Design request is made.

Generally, a Site with up to 6 pages, with 1-3 graphics per page, and with a form request page can be ready for customer approval within 2-3 working days.

What Can I Have on My Web Site?

Your Web Site can include any or all of the following:

1. Descriptive information such as you see in this Site
2. Your logo and other pictures
3. Items for sale -- online E-commerce
4. Forms to fill out and returned to you by e-mail
5. Animations
6. Film and audio clips
7. Your catalog
8. Date & Time stamps
9. Tracking of your customers -- personalized
10. Tracking of the number of hits and other statistics

What is Included in the Design & Maintenance Service?

Design service includes:

1. Initial consultation to determine the nature of the Site - no charge
2. Scanning of graphics and preparation for use on the Internet
3. Entering of text for each segment of the Site
4. Design of the layout of each page
5. Generation of navigational tools
6. Writing the HTML code to generate the Web page
7. Establishing hyperlinks within the Site as well as to external Sites
8. Testing of each page and all hyperlinks
9. Reviewing the Site with the client for modifications and approval
10. Uploading the Site onto a Server, contracted by the client
11. Registering of the Site with search engines

Maintenance service includes:

1. Changing information as needed or requested
2. Adding new items to the Site to keep it current and interesting
3. Reporting of statistics if requested
4. Updating price changes as frequently as needed
5. Retesting after uploading changes

Do I Have to Live or Work in the Same Community as PCS?

NO! The nature of the Internet is such that Personal Computer Services can provide Web Site Design and Maintenance services to clients throughout the world.

If you have seen this Site on the Internet, you are within PCS's service area.

How Can I Request PCS to Design a Web Site For MY Organization or Business?

You can request an initial consultation at no charge by completing and submitting the following Consultation Request form to Personal Computer Services.

Name:
Address:
City:
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e-mail:
Check one of the following:	Business Nonprofit Organization
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Consultations can be through e–mail, phone, or in person.