I can only estimate how long it will take to build your site. I allot 20-30 hours for a base build/standard site, so in theory your site could be completed within 20-30 hours. Naturally this is unrealistic as I am a freelance developer and my work time is divided up with other client's requests and standard hour workdays.

These are common things that slow a website build time:

1. My workload.
2. Your workload.
3. Other client emergencies (e.g. eCommerce store errors that need to be fixed immediately by me).
4. Slow supply of content (e.g. images, videos, copy text, artwork etc.)
5. Slow email or call replies on both sides, this falls under and is usually caused by workload. It is great to say this won't happen, but we live in the real world with real time limits.

See: An Average Timeline on Our Process for a timeline guide.

I can make any website design layout requested. If you request a website design or structure that has common website practice flaws in it, and continue with that layout after my suggestions, then I am not responsible for low ranking or redesign of that site when it fails to provide your desired results. You are hiring me for my experience in design, coding and web design best practice knowledge & skills, please make use of this and be open to all my input, after all this is why you're hiring me.

You can purchase support packages and pre-pay as you go, saving you money. All packages are purchased in advance.

There is a lot of work that goes on under the hood of a website, so if you're getting a website for only a few hundred dollars then there will be important steps missed, or the designer is inexperienced and doesn't know about them. DP Web Design goes through an 80-100 step checklist that has been developed over 20 years to complete your website. To complete this amount of work for only a few hundred dollars would mean your designer is working for less than the person making your burgers at McDonald's. Do you think you should let that developer design and take charge of one of your more important marketing tools for your business?

Yes that is true, a lot of hosting companies offer "Site Builder" software for and extra cost (usually monthly or yearly). If you have a fair understanding of the internet, then you can start off with these styles of websites. So if you need information on the internet affordably, then this is a good way to go.

When you are ready for a site that will impress your clients and help close the sale or direct their business to you then talk to a professional designer because remember, they live on the Net, they see all styles of sites (the good, bad and the ugly) and know what is best for your business.

Remember to be a "General" in your business... delegate jobs to people who know what they are doing.