Website

There is no single correct answer or even price. Our websites are priced and quoted based on the requirements of each individual project. Every customer’s requirements are unique and require different pages, features and components. We design and develop custom websites specifically per your requirements and business needs. We have put together several packages for some of our most popular industries to give you a good idea of what it might cost at the various levels. Most of our website run in the $3,000 to $6,000 range while the addition of an eCommerce add-on will start at an additional $2,500.

On average, our goal is four to eight weeks from initial purchase to the site going Live. But each project turnaround is determined in large by each client and the amount of input received during the initial stages, availability with feedback, and delivery of content. Please note that the larger and more complex a website is, the longer it will take to develop.

We use a range of website platforms. This is determined in large by the requirements and future goals of the businesses. The 4 main platforms we use are:

1. StudioTask: this CMS is perfect for brochure and informational websites. It has a very easy to learn and use backend CMS (Content Management System) that enables you to quickly update copy and images, but is limited on more complex functions. StudioTask sites must be hosted on Rize servers, but an HTML version is always supplied when the site originally goes live. A single hosting fee covers all backend updates and maintenance and includes a host of services that most other hosts charge extra for.
2. WordPress: this CMS is one of the most popular platforms and powers about 30% of all websites. The learning curve is quite a bit steeper, but there are thousands of add-ons enabling us to design just about any functionality into your site you could desire. The down side is that since it is open source and so popular, WordPress is also the target of constant hacking attacks making is imperative to constantly update and manage your website on a regular if not daily basis. Also the majority of plugins cost monthly or yearly and can get quite expensive to maintain. WordPress also has excellent eCommerce capabilities. 
3. Shopify: this is a hosted eCommerce platform, meaning that your store is hosted on Shopify and is none transferable to another host. While Shopify was designed as a DIY (Do It Yourself) platform, making it look and work just like you want it to can get rather trickly. Since Shopify is primarily an eCommerce platform, the yearly cost can add up quickly with Shopify taking both a monthly fee and often a percent of your total sales each month.
4. Magento: this is the premiere eCommerce platform and many of the larger stores are built with Magento. It is the most complex and expensive of all the platforms that we use, but it is also the most capable. 

No, we work with clients from all over the world. We have customers on just about every continent. We can also build sites in multiple languages. In house we can work with English, French, Spanish, and German.