
Client: Hotel Nashville
Launched: 09/25/2007
Site:
www.hotelnashville.com
Hotel Nashville is a highly-successful lodging establishment in
Nashville, Indiana. The new site created by Harris/George
is specifically designed to showcase the beautiful and spacious
facilities.
How much does a web site cost?
A lot of factors go into determining the fee for a web site, but
primarily it boils down to how interactive you want the site to be,
what type of features you have in mind and the aesthetics of the
site design. If you are wanting a site mainly for advertising
purposes, you probably won't be concerned about a shopping cart, a
calendar or an inventory feature. On the otherhand, if you are
wanting randomly swapped images, a self-adminstered calendar of
events and the option of incorporating banner ads, that adds to the
development and design costs.
Do you offer site hosting?
Yes, we offer standard hosting packages starting at $35 a month
and secure SSL packages starting at $45 a month.
How long does it take to create a web site?
Again, that depends upon various factors: the complexity of the
site requirements and programming, whether or not site copy and/or
photos are being provided or if we are expected to do those, is
there an available logo to build a design around or are we
developing a site from scratch, how soon the needed materials are
made available to us, the timeliness of responses to questions we
have, etc. On average, Harris-George delivers basic sites in four to
six weeks, intermediate sites in six to eight weeks, and technical
sites in 10 to 12 weeks.
Why do you do a proposal before starting on a site?
Our written proposals are blueprints containing a general
description of a site's functionality and recommendations as to what
the site would do. The proposals are meant to serve as a "map" as to
what each page would do, how visitors would navigate through the
site, and a general description as to each page's content. Proposals
are never meant as "take it or leave it offers", but rather are
meant as general descriptions as to how the site would function.
What kind of programming do you use?
The primary technologies we incorporate are Adobe Cold Fusion
for server-side scripting, Adobe Flash for animated components, and
Sun Microsystems MySQL for database development. We prefer custom
programming for any site requiring animation, randomization,
database development, etc., as most software applications have
inherent limitations or adaptation issues. Custom programming our
sites also allows for nuances that may be required from one site to
another.