Question for anyone who uses Joomla to build for clients. Just wondering how much you'd charge for a large magazine style website for a magazine who wanted several pages and to upload articles frequently? I don't need this service I am just curious as to the going rate. Thanks.
Depends solely on the design mate...if you can achieve design like some of the commercial template from the template club like JA Teline or Rockettheme's Newsportal but of course with your own style then I think that could be worth of $500++. Could you let me know your design then? I would be glad to review it.
Wow, that last post was an eye-opener. You can get a template from free all the way up to hundreds of dollars/euros. I know people here at DP that make custom templates for $25. There is also software that you can use to make your own templates. Joomla has very good support online and you can find pretty much whatever you need for your site. You can get plugins to update your site automatically. You will not need to write the content yourself.
I'm curious...where are these plug ins you speak of? Are they just scrapers or what? Part2....Joomla template prices range from 0 to 2-3k from commercial dealers....custom design all depends on what you want, but you will never really pay less than 250 for a template built only for you...more like 750-800 when you get into it.
People who wanna you to do this job is not the people who looking for cheap service, right? Because Joomla has a good SEO stucture, and you can go far by using it. 450$ is my current charge! and I will ask more when I have more experience on template customization.
If you know how to use Joomla you can make lots of money if you have potential clients... because there are really cool Joomla templates and you don't even need to design... and it never looks similar because of the variations of the templates... Be smart, give time to learn it and charge at least $500 for a small site so I do all the time...
Depending on the desired features. $500 for it seemed appropriate to build the site (outside of the daily update, there are additional costs to update the article)
Depends on where you clients come from. If your client is coming offline, standard charge for web site is $500-$2000 depending on what they require and how many pages. Joomla is great for this. If trying to sell to someone on DP, you will get $25-$50 since no one really pays much on DP..... You really have to adjust your price to your audience...
PlasticKid Don't worry about or use pages as a method of quoting a Joomla job. When you add an article to Joomla it becomes a page. You can install a complete Joomla installation with demo content. It can be a complete demo of a Magazine type website. All you or the client needs to do is change the articles and their titles. To start with you only need to join one of the many template clubs as a developer. Then you have the right to use their templates on client sites. From that point you change the graphics and CSS of the template to make it look different. Most will have several styles to start you out. No point in paying thousands of dollars for a template that is only a one off. Module positions available is the important question when looking for a template. The graphics and look can be customized after you make sure the module positions are suitable for the client. A one off template may also mean you are committed to one person and their costs for support and upgrades to your custom template. If you belong to a template club you may have access to support, ongoing with future upgrades and bug fixes. Templates are complicated code now a days and you or your client will need fixes and upgrades to the template. Pricing? The $500.00 area is fair depending on whether or not you are supplying the template? Are you going to join the club as a developer or does the client have to buy his own? Are you offering the hosting? Or do you plan on dealing with a server you have never worked on before? If you don't know the server and its setting it may cost you some serious time and headaches.