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Services
In addition to designing & developing
your site, I also offer:
•
Full Service Management of Your Site
• The Ability for YOU to Manage YOUR site - highly recommended!
• Databases Tailored to Your Needs
• Shopping Carts - from basic PayPal to more complex
• Streaming Audio or Video
• Flash Animation
While I am the lead designer & project
manager on all projects, I also work with a
number of talented programmers, video & Flash
professionals, and other skilled associates.
Their talents and abilities enable me to offer
you a wider range of possibilities for your site.
Don't understand this whole "domain
name" thing and wonder what a "web
host" is?
No worries, I can help you comprehend all that
and explain the process of getting your site
completed and online.
Managing a web site yourself
has never been easier. I have set-up many clients
with Content Management Systems (CMS). You
don't need to know HTML or "coding" to
update your site. Contribute, a simple, inexpensive
CMS from Adobe, could work for your site,
or there are many other options depending on
the management features required.
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Why Choose Me
My forte is small businesses,
sole proprietors, artists. I understand
your needs and can create a site that reflects
your business and personality. Of course, I
work with larger clients too! Everybody is
welcome at ritama design!
I've been doing this a long
time, I know what I'm doing, I'm easy to get
along with and, most importantly, I do pretty
nice work. (Well, so say previous
clients).
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Costs
The big question usually is.....How
much does it cost? The truth is, it
varies according to the length, width, and
breadth of your project. However, since I
know you'd like, at the very least, a little
bit of an idea, here you go...But please,
don't "cost out" your site based on these
examples! Call me to discuss your project
and I will happily give you a free estimate
based on your exact needs.
Most of the sites I create are
between $2,200 and $4,000. but I do projects
for less and a few for more. My
hourly rate is $85; for non-profits,$75.
If you want a simple site
with basic graphics and 1 - 3 pages,
prices start at around $500 and go up, it
all depends on the graphics & features and
the time we spend working out details.
Even if you want to keep it simple,
most people usually want more than a single
page and some additional features. For instance,
a newsletter sign-up, or a simple shopping
cart to sell a few things, or the ability to
edit the content yourself, those features would
add to the price. Once again, pricing depends
on the graphics and features needed and time
spent on client communication.
Here's the scoop about a few of the websites
I have done:
Stages
Improv and Cat
Paws Massage range
in price from $400 - $650.
The
iDiOM Theater and Carolyn
McCarthy range in price from $800 - $1,200.
Floral
Designs, infinite
laughs and Many
Hats are in the $1,500 - $2,000 range.
Dr.
Dandelion and Cody
Rivers are in the $2,500 - $3,000
range.
Willenbrink-Johnsen, HyperAcousia,
and Pohlman
Knowles are in the $3,500 - $4,000 range.
Sculptural
Glass Doors was around $10,000. The design
layouts were extensive, and we worked with
a programmer to develop a feature-laden shopping
cart with an admin side so the client can
edit everything on his site.
I hope this helps, but, as I
said, please don't "cost out" your
site based on these examples! Call me to discuss
your project and I will happily give you a
free estimate based on your exact needs and budget.
Non-Profit? Doing good work in the community?
My rates are $75 an hour for you.
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Glow
Ritama's visionary skills and
ability to hear what I had in mind translated
amorphous ideas into a richly complex web site.
It's more beautiful than I ever imagined. And
now, for better or worse, I can consider all
kinds of new possibilities.
Joan
Schuman
HyperAcousia
Having had Ritama design
and maintain our website, I suspect that we
will never be satisfied with anyone else. Her
work has been impeccable, timely and invaluable
from the start. All that and she is incredibly
wonderful to work with.
Andrew Connor
The
Cody Rivers Show
Ritama was not only
a lot of fun to work with but she also had
the patience and creativity to take all the
diverse elements I wanted in my site and
marry them together into a fabulous whole.
I can't recommend Ritama highly enough!
Alicia Wills
Many
Hats
I knew that I wanted a beautiful,
easy-to-navigate, informative website. Ritama
gave me that. What everyone says when they
see the site is, "Oh! It's so YOU!" I
didn't know I wanted that, but Ritama understood
that that's what this is all about: creating
a useful tool that truly reflects the client.
Thanks, Ritama! You rock!
Carolyn
McCarthy - actor & writer
Ritama listened to my ideas and
overall vision for my website & created
a site for me that by far exceeded my expectations. Not
only did she create a site that was professional
and easy to navigate, it was a piece of art
as well!
Kim Zylstra
The Backyard Gardener
Ritama is great fun to work with,
collaborative, creative, and enthusiastic.
Good times aside, she is rock solid on all
the things that count most. Once you are a
client, her commitment to the success of your
project is absolute. You can trust her to deliver
a unique site that will somehow be an extension
and expression of your work. A talented professional,
highly recommended.
Bill McColl
Sculptural
Glass Doors Inc.
The development process
was collaborative, creative and concise. Ritama
stayed true to our desire for a clean and intuitive
site. My customers have expressed very
positive reviews.
Tom Gordon
MINT
Thinking
about getting a web site was a very daunting
task for me to consider and one that I was
not looking forward to - there were so many
questions - so many choices - so many designers.
When I chose to work with Ritama, I felt she
helped guide me through the process with care
and consideration. She respected my choices
while offering excellent design advice and
superb technical support. She really made the
whole process a fun and enjoyable experience. My
site turned out to be exactly what I had envisioned!
Deb Robbins
Dr
Dandelion
Your humor, flexibility
and artistic intelligence made working with
you fun and an absolute pleasure. You offered
great ideas and tech advice. The
end result was even BETTER than what I hoped for.
Sally Block -
musician
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