Website design prices in Kenya vary with the type of website that one wants, if might be a static website of about seven pages or a large data driven website, the pricing depends on what you want.
Having watched Kenya web design companies grow need for online business solutions of demands for websites in Kenya has gone up. Suddenly everyone wants to be online. But for most Kenyans, the cheaper the better.
Website design prices vary with what application you need for your site. Basic 5-10 static websites may cost you about Kshs. 7,500 upto Kshs. 10,000 in most web design companies whilst some college students might do it for Kshs. 30,000. This of course does not include hosting and domain names. The cheapest domains (.com, .biz, .org) costs about 1,000-1500 Kshs. per annum, some companies offer them free of charge with their hosting plans.
The hosting plans are very affordable, the price going for about Kshs. 3,000 per year with storage of about 500mb and 1000mb band width. Most of them come with unlimited e-mail addresses. So far S.M.E that wants to get online, the budget should be about Kshs. 15,000 for web design, hosting and domain names.
For C.M.S (Content Management System) website the price varies greatly while some web design companies will do it for as little as Kshs. 20,000, others will go for as high as Kshs. 45,000. The advantage of this type of website is that you will be able to update your site without programming skills. This will just take a very short training.
The most expensive are data driven sites that include; shopping cards, flash e.t.c. This will depend with your negotiation skills, but most Kenya Web designer companies charge from between Kshs. 60,000 – Kshs. 150,000 or even more. But take care, cheap is not always the best.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
HOW TO GET YOUR SMALL BUSINESS ON THE INTERNET IN KENYA
Internet is a creative way of getting SMES to compete with the large company in attaining visibility in the market.
Having an online presence via a website is affordable but the following tips will help them on how to go about it.
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1. Register a domain name – the name chosen says something about the organization e.g. your business name. Com is a company that aspires global presence. Your business name.coke domain indicates the company is based in Kenya, while your business name.org is usually for non-profit making organization.
Best domain names are those that contain the company name or brand. They may also be named after your products or its benefits.
Its important to register a domain name immediately even before designing a website to secure the name and prevent anyone else using it.
2. Create the content (website design )
The site should reflect the company’s brand in terms of colours, logos, images and phrases so that customers perceive the website to be part of the company’s whole branded package.
Find out the key words that are the most relevant to your industry and have these appear on the site as many times as possible.
Ensure the website is easy to navigate so that from any page a reader can go to any other section on the website.
3. Attract visitors to the website – you can attract more visitors to your website by:
i) Providing useful information to potential customers and having an easy to use website.
ii) Have links to your site of other useful site that your customers may be interested in.
iii) Include your web address or all promotional materials including business cards, brochures and company vehicles.
iv) Get visitors involved in the site. You can do this by having an opinion poll, a feed back form and encourage visitors to register for updates or online news latter.
Finally good websites are actively maintained to give them freshness. Websites that do not change for long period of time classified as ‘dead’ by visitors and search engines.
Having an online presence via a website is affordable but the following tips will help them on how to go about it.
Body:
1. Register a domain name – the name chosen says something about the organization e.g. your business name. Com is a company that aspires global presence. Your business name.coke domain indicates the company is based in Kenya, while your business name.org is usually for non-profit making organization.
Best domain names are those that contain the company name or brand. They may also be named after your products or its benefits.
Its important to register a domain name immediately even before designing a website to secure the name and prevent anyone else using it.
2. Create the content (website design )
The site should reflect the company’s brand in terms of colours, logos, images and phrases so that customers perceive the website to be part of the company’s whole branded package.
Find out the key words that are the most relevant to your industry and have these appear on the site as many times as possible.
Ensure the website is easy to navigate so that from any page a reader can go to any other section on the website.
3. Attract visitors to the website – you can attract more visitors to your website by:
i) Providing useful information to potential customers and having an easy to use website.
ii) Have links to your site of other useful site that your customers may be interested in.
iii) Include your web address or all promotional materials including business cards, brochures and company vehicles.
iv) Get visitors involved in the site. You can do this by having an opinion poll, a feed back form and encourage visitors to register for updates or online news latter.
Finally good websites are actively maintained to give them freshness. Websites that do not change for long period of time classified as ‘dead’ by visitors and search engines.
HOW TO START A WEB DESIGN COMPANY IN KENYA
Basically starting a web design company in Kenya is not a hard thing. All you need are the necessary packages, a computer and about Kshs. 30, 000/=
Kenya Web design business relies mostly on your creativity. To start with, you need to havb design in Kenya e knowledge of; HTMC, CSS, JavaScript, (for static web page) and php and mysql (for dynamic webpage) you also need to have knowledge either in dreamweaver, fireworks, photo shops e.t.c. on top of this as I early questioned, a good command of English (for content verifying) is important.
Most of the other skills like uploading pages, buying domain names, C.M.S (open source e.g. joomla) needs a bit of dedication and they can be easily learnt by yourself.
All with all this, you need to have the following;
i) A good computer with internet connection - this does not necessarily mean an expensive one. You can get a good one from Kshs. 10,000/= but make sure it’s not an old P1 or II.
ii) Register your business - registering a business in Kenya is easy you need something like Kshs. 800/= at the registrar of companies. Then thereafter open a bank account which is tree in K.C.B and Equity.
iii) Design a contract – a simple contract between you and your client and a receipt book can make you start off. Be official make sure a client pays 35 – 50% of the agreed amount before you commence a project, and then issue a receipt.
iv) Advertisement – use the local daily (Nation Newspaper is the best) classified column as most Kenya web design companies does. Here one line of advert can cost anywhere between 300 – 350 per day depending on the day. You can start with a two week and then cross your fingers. But make sure your cell phone is always on.
v) Collaboration – for bigger projects reach out for others and have collaboration. Engage other web designers in Kenya.
vi) Start small – don’t rush into opening an office before the money starts flowing. You can easily start in your room and offer to meet your clients in their offices. Good luck.
Kenya Web design business relies mostly on your creativity. To start with, you need to havb design in Kenya e knowledge of; HTMC, CSS, JavaScript, (for static web page) and php and mysql (for dynamic webpage) you also need to have knowledge either in dreamweaver, fireworks, photo shops e.t.c. on top of this as I early questioned, a good command of English (for content verifying) is important.
Most of the other skills like uploading pages, buying domain names, C.M.S (open source e.g. joomla) needs a bit of dedication and they can be easily learnt by yourself.
All with all this, you need to have the following;
i) A good computer with internet connection - this does not necessarily mean an expensive one. You can get a good one from Kshs. 10,000/= but make sure it’s not an old P1 or II.
ii) Register your business - registering a business in Kenya is easy you need something like Kshs. 800/= at the registrar of companies. Then thereafter open a bank account which is tree in K.C.B and Equity.
iii) Design a contract – a simple contract between you and your client and a receipt book can make you start off. Be official make sure a client pays 35 – 50% of the agreed amount before you commence a project, and then issue a receipt.
iv) Advertisement – use the local daily (Nation Newspaper is the best) classified column as most Kenya web design companies does. Here one line of advert can cost anywhere between 300 – 350 per day depending on the day. You can start with a two week and then cross your fingers. But make sure your cell phone is always on.
v) Collaboration – for bigger projects reach out for others and have collaboration. Engage other web designers in Kenya.
vi) Start small – don’t rush into opening an office before the money starts flowing. You can easily start in your room and offer to meet your clients in their offices. Good luck.
TIPS ON CHOOSING A KENYA WEB HOSTING COMPANIES
Choosing a web hosting company in Kenya needs research and knowledge. With the increase of I.C.T knowledge in Kenya most businesses and organization, find web design in Kenya
But really, how does one pick a good web hosting company in Kenya
- The company should offer 99.9% upkeep time. Although most companies claim to offer this, you should take time and if possible contact some of its clients for verification.
- The company should be within a phone call away 24-7. This is a very important issue. Should you have a problem with your server, one should be able to reach them as soon as possible.
- Since most of web hosting companies also offer domain registration in Kenya, its important for them to warn you a few months before the expiry date of the domain to avoid lose.
- They should be able to provide a C-panel for all the necessary web statics.
- Make sure that the bandwidth offered by month or per year is enough. It’s unwise to pick a package that offers less bandwidth and looses your site presence online should it grow popular.
These are just a few tips, but very necessary for those looking for web hosting company services in Kenya
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