Web Site Development

Pellet Road Media creates web sites primarily for individuals and small businesses. Depending on your needs, we provide you with a web presence in a very short amount of time. In addition to providing static content (web pages that are informational and do not exchange data between the visitor and the hosting server) we can also provide interactive (dynamic) sites. Dynamic sites are those that can recognize your visitor (typically via a log in) and provide personalized information to that user or permits the user to perform functions such as purchasing items on your site.

Dynamic Content

An interactive or dynamic site typically requires the use of a database and a programming language to execute the business logic you dictate. An example of business logic would be that you want visitors to be able to register and create a logon id and password. The logon id and password need to be stored someplace and that place is a database. In order to execute the logic to perform these tasks, a programming or scripting language is required. Pellet Road would typically use a language known as PHP in combination with the MySQL database, although depending on your needs the use of Java and other databases such as Oracle are possibilities.


So how much does a typical site cost? Unfortunately it is difficult to provide an easy answer to that question. It all depends on your needs - there really isn't such a thing as a typical site. A basic site with a handful of pages with static content (informational with some pictures, text, links etc.) will typically start around $650. Factors that contribute to cost are:

  • The number of pages the site requires
  • Can the site utilize templates or does it need to be built from scratch?
  • Will programming be required?
  • How prepared are you? (Do you already have graphics, pictures and text that you'd like to appear on the site or will this need to be created or otherwise obtained by us?)
See our fee schedule page for more details on cost.

Consultancy

Pellet Road Media can also assist individuals and small business owners with general and specific business oriented tasks. You can benefit from our familiarity with office productivity and document solution software. Examples of the types of things we can assist with are:

  • Basic training and setup of work flows using Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word.
  • Advice on options for solving specific tasks that you never seem to have the time to solve. For example, establishing an inventory or price list.
  • Suggesting cost efficient methods of producing documents for your business and assistance in the production of those documents.
  • General computer help.