Submitted: Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Posted: Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Brandon
Des Moines
U.S.A.
I am very happy to announce that Lanex is refunding me money back. I'd like to thank Herb, their Vice President for working with me and being very professional.
Submitted: Thursday, January 13, 2005
Posted: Thursday, January 13, 2005
Nancy
Steilacoom
U.S.A.
ALMOST ALL isp's like aol, MSN, comcast and the like provide FREE web sight space for personal web sights. ANd they are usually just sort of fill in the blanks or very easy to use. You should NEVER pay any money for a personal web sight. I assume that if you are on the internet, you have some sort of ISP, check with them. And a business web sight does NOT need to cost more than 200 dollars. before you get a web sight or pay some so called "consultant" or web sight designer some outrageous amount do research. I usualy go to cnet.com and comapre the prices of several different hosting services.
Serenity
Submitted: Thursday, January 13, 2005
Posted: Thursday, January 13, 2005
Marlene
Grayslake
U.S.A.
Hi, this comment is not to discredit anyone, but the statements I've been reading e.g., "a web site should never cost more than $500 or $200" is tantamount to asking, "how much does a car cost?"
My analogy is this...if you are a car salesman and someone walks up you to and asks, "how much does a car cost?" Your first thought is "huh?" Why? Depends on make, model, year, miles, features, etc.
Sure, a simple one or two page web site should cost only $200 from a beginning web designer or, "webmaster" as they like to be called.
However, when you want all the bells and whistles, you want to work with a competent developer and programmer, your site includes database, real-time credit card processing, Flash, CGI forms etc. (not knowing Brian's URL), if his site had any of these features, $1,500 is the biggest bargain I've ever heard of.
Also, yes you can use your personal web space your ISP provides, but you'll have to redirect your domain name to the /~ address, which isn't hard to do.
Why do I know this stuff? I'm a web developer/designer for DuPont.
Submitted: Sunday, November 07, 2004
Posted: Sunday, November 07, 2004
Brandon
Des Moines
U.S.A.
The last bill I recieved was suppose to be for $40, for re-arranging some text on my web site, that took no more than 5 minutes, but I guess they charge $40/half-an-hour. So, my last bill arrived and it was for $80. Unbelievable!! I emailed Matt and told him that was wrong but I wasn't going to argue over a mere $40 because it was a he said/she said case. I ended doing business with him from that point on.
I have learned not to do business ever again with a small, privately-owned company because they can charge higher than bigger companies. I have also learned to shop around first before doing any type of business with anyone again.
Submitted: Sunday, November 07, 2004
Posted: Sunday, November 07, 2004
Brandon
Des Moines
U.S.A.
The total was around $1500 not $1600 for the price of my web site. I just added up my receipts and caught that I had made a mistake. See how honest I am? :) Still, A HUGE RIP-OFF!!!!
Submitted: Monday, November 08, 2004
Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004
Brandon
Des Moines
U.S.A.
I will say that Lanex and their staff was easy to work with. I guess if you are a business, they might suit your needs better than for a personal, homepage.
Like I have stated, my purpose and intent for reporting this is to help someone else out in the future so they don't get juked out of $1500 for a web site from any web site hosting business they work with.
You can have a very nice, home webpage for no more than $500 tops, that includes excellent graphics, accessories, etc. I learned the hard way. It won't happen again!