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Questions and Answers

How much will it cost?

It depends. We don't publish our rates, for several reasons:
  • We may be able to offer you a discounted rate if you are, for example, a non-profit organization.
  • Our rates may change periodically to account for market factors.
  • Hourly rates alone should never be used as a basis for selecting a web development partner.

Low rates don't have to mean lower quality work and high rates definitely don't guarantee a better result. A firm with higher rates and more experience may finish a project in fewer hours and at a lower total cost than another firm with a lower rate. You need to get a detailed estimate from multiple firms to make an informed decision. We'll get you an estimate quickly and at no cost. Contact us for more information.

We have a single hourly rate for most services, including web page creation, programming, Macromedia Flash development, database administration, and site setup.

Most of our complete projects range from $5,000 to $50,000, but integrations, consulting and general tweaks can be as little as a few hundred dollars.. While we typically work on an hourly basis, we can also work under a project (fixed-price) arrangement if needed.

How long will it take?

Get in touch with us with more information about your project and we'll let you know, on the same day in most cases. If you know exactly what you want, we may be able to complete your project in as little as a few days.  If you need some help figuring out the details (which is quite common) and preparing your content, it could take longer. In any case, we try to make sure you're never waiting on us longer than necessary.

Before we accept any project, we make sure we have sufficient resources to complete the work on schedule. If our hands are full, we won't take on new projects if we can't devote our complete attention to them. So rest assured we'll stick to the schedule and won't get distracted from your project.

What are the steps involved?

Our  development process works like this:
  1. Collect information from you about your project's requirements
  2. Present you with a proposal including estimated cost and timeframe
  3. Provide you with our work agreement, so you know exactly what you're getting into
  4. Begin work on the project using our development servers, continually incorporating your feedback and approval
  5. Complete the project when requirements are met and when you're fully satisfied
  6. Set up a domain name (company.com) and web hosting, if needed
  7. Deliver the finished product
  8. Provide assistance and suggestions to promote the project, such as search engine registration and advertising

Unitz is with you every step of the way. We're there to explain everything in plain English and walk you through it.

Does Unitz register domain names, host web sites, do search engine submissions, etc.?

Through partnerships with service providers, we can arrange domain name registration and web site hosting quickly and inexpensively. In other words, we outsource these services rather than performing them ourselves. Since Unitz is a web development and consulting firm, not an Internet service provider, we focus on what we do best.

When developing new websites, we’ll submit your site's address to major search engines as part of our standard web site development process. We also code search keywords into your web pages so they'll be effectively indexed by search engines. More extensive search engine registration and online advertising is something you can do yourself or optionally have Unitz do for you. We can provide details on how to do this on your own.

How do we keep our site up-to-date?

With some web development firms, you're entirely at their mercy when it comes to updating your own web site. You have to submit changes to the web firm, wait for them to be completed, and then pay for the time spent updating the site. At Unitz LLC, you have choices.

We're ready to make changes to your site as often as you need them. We'll let you know up front when the work will be completed and we can work with your schedule for time-sensitive updates. However, we realize that many clients need the ability to update their content very frequently and on short notice.

That's why Unitz offers customizable content management solutions, empowering you to make unlimited changes to your content in-house, on your time, with no delay. Contact us if you’d like to discuss the content management solutions we offer. You'll need to rely on Unitz only for more sophisticated updates, such as site structure and page layout.

Unitz LLC, 850 North Randolph St., Suite 103 - A38, Arlington, VA  22203 * Tel. 703-752-4627 Email us