We take care of it all, from application support to website support, to the hosting itself. Website is guaranteed to be up
99.9% of the time.
Total Managed Support
ACE's Total Managed Support means that we take care of it all, from application support to website support, to the hosting itself. Total Managed Support means your website is guaranteed to be up 99.9% of the time, in addition to having unlimited bandwidth and disk space at your disposal. You will never have to worry, or even think about, anything relating to your site's hosting platform. Beyond hosting, Total Managed Support means that the ACE experts are ready to answer any question you might have about your website. If you have a problem with your CMS, a question about Google Analytics, or just need to talk about adding some great new features to your site, we're here to guide you every step of the way. Total Managed Support means that ACE is your dedicated website expert.
How Much is a Website?
A website costs as much as a car. The range of options and costs associated with buying a car are actually a very good comparison to the cost of a website. It's possible to buy a decent used car for under $5,000 that should be perfectly adequate to get you where you need to go. Similarly, buying a new car can run the gamut from a bare bones Kia Rio for under $10,000 to a high end Porsche 911 for $80,000 plus. Beyond the desired car's look and style, there are many other considerations that will affect its cost like how many people fit in, how fast it goes, what options are included, etc. This month's newsletter is intended to provide a rough framework of how ACE approaches project pricing. It looks at the major factors that we consider when creating a budget.
"How much is a typical website?" A quick answer to that question is "a website costs as much as a car" (see the side bar - "How much does a website cost"). The following items can all have influence on a project's budget, just to name a few:
Visual design (what are the look and feel requirements?)
Site size (how many pages will the site contain?)
Project scope (what type of information will the site pages contain?)
Special functionality (are there any unusual services that the site will provide?)
Site traffic volume (how many visitors is the site expected to handle?)
Custom business logic (will there be the need for programming special new features specifically for this project?)
Development timetable (what is the site's expected launch date?)
Project team (will the client guide the project by a committee or a single point of contact?)
Integration (will the site need to connect to any other pieces of software?)
We have five pricing ranges that our projects fall within. We're happy to quote these ranges to help potential clients determine the right budget ballpark for the work they are requesting. Additionally, we're usually able to propose alternative solutions when a discrepancy between needs and budget create a budget gap. Less complex alternatives or phased projects can often bring needs and budgets together.
If you have a problem with your CMS, a question about Google Analytics, or just need to talk about adding some great new features to your site, we're here to guide you every step of the way. Total Managed Support means that ACE is your dedicated website expert.
Support Type
Project Cost
Support Cost
Uptime Guarantee
Custom
Custom-level support includes an hour each month of consulting time with your project management team.
20-35K +
$500/mo.
99.9% site uptime, 100% Rackspace Network uptime
Plus
Plus-level support includes monthly documented analytics and SEO reviews with your project management team.
20-35K +
1K/mo.
99.9% site uptime, 100% Rackspace Network uptime
Basic
Basic-level support includes an hour each month of consulting time with your project management team.
10K +
$300/mo.
Newfangled manages these sites, but they are not hosted on our Rackspace platform. You may host these wherever you'd like.