Be Visible Online – Web Design Policy

When Be Visible Online agree to design a website for a client we will agree to the policies outlined in the following document.

Website Content:

We will discuss the content of your website with you and together establish the type of website that will best suit your needs. Following this we will be happy to offer advice regarding what we feel your website should contain. Please note, however, that the client should also have a good concept of what their website should contain in terms of the information they would like to display online. The legality of the website content is the responsibility of each client and it is also their responsibility not to use copyrighted material on the site where permission for its use has not being granted.

Text and Photographs:

It is the client’s responsibility to provide text & photos/site specific graphics for the website in a digital format. Ideally text should be presented in a Microsoft word document and photos/graphics should be in either a jpeg or a gif format. If text and/or photos cannot be provided in a digital format this will result in an additional cost. This additional cost will depend on the quantity of the information involved.

Site Presentation: There are three stages involved in this process:

First of all we will discuss the overall “look & style” of the site with you i.e. general site layout, style of site, general colour schemes etc.

We will then create some initial page designs for you based on the concepts we have discussed. Together we can discuss the designs and make any small changes that you may like us to make at this stage. At this point, once you have indicated that you are happy with the site design, we consider the design specification to be fixed (any subsequent changes will incur an additional cost).

We will then go ahead and create your website.

Email Access:

Your website can be assigned a number of email accounts e.g. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it etc. Each email will be assigned an individual user name and password. You may however reset the password after the initial “log in”. Once your email account has been set up the management of the email account is the responsibility of the client e.g. making sure that the inbox isn’t full etc. For your convenience mail received to any of your domain email accounts can be easily forwarded to your Outlook Express account. We will explain how this can be set up.

Fees:

Be Visible Online’s fee for the design of the website will be made in two payments. The first payment of 40% of the total cost will be made at the end of stage 1 as outlined in the Site Presentation section. This payment is the initial deposit payment. Once the final design has been completed we will then make it available for you to view online. We will make the site available for public viewing after the final payment has been made. Payments can be made by cheque or cash. Cheques should be made payable to “Deirdre Moynihan”.

Backup copy of a client’s website:

The original copy of your website will remain on the host company’s server. We will also keep a copy of your website on file as an additional backup to the copy on the server. Although it would be improbable, should both of these backup files suffer data corruption over time, we cannot be held accountable.

Support:

During the first year we will answer questions you may have by email and also offer limited telephone support. This support will be offered in the unlikely event that any problems arise concerning your site. Please note that website updates are not included in this complimentary support service. (c.f. Updating/Maintaining your website)

Updating/Maintaining your website:

A website needs to be updated. The more up to date you keep your web site the more it encourages people to log onto your site.

It is very easy to maintain an up-to-date website by:

Engaging a designer to update the site. We charge an hourly fee of €40 for this service.

Updating the site through the use of a user-friendly Content Management System. Our CMS based website packages will enable you to easily update text and photos on your website as often as you would like. We will clearly explain the updating procedure to you and also provide easy-to-follow training videos which you can refer to as a reminder in the future.

Domain Name & Hosting:

Your domain name and hosting will need to be renewed on an annual basis. When your site is in the initial design stages we secure your domain name and hosting space for you for the first year. All of our webdesign packages include FREE domain name and hosting space in year one. The domain name & hosting fees are payable by the client thereafter. At the end of year one you will be reminded by email about one month in advance that your renewal fees are due. You can then choose to renew the domain name & hosting yourself or if you prefer we can take care of this for you. There will be a small administration fee for this service. It is the client’s responsibility to ensure that their domain name and hosting does not lapse either by renewing themselves or by engaging us to renew on their behalf. If your domain name lapses it becomes available for purchase by somebody else. If your hosting is not renewed in time your website may be lost.

Note: In relation to your website hosting, your contract is with the actual hosting company. We will set up hosting for you with a company that we feel we can recommend and we will also communicate with the hosting company on your behalf should any issues arise during year one. Any issues concerning site hosting (e.g. server downtime) are the responsibility of the hosting company.

Website Packages:

Be visible Online’s website packages offer clients the opportunity to acquire a high quality website at a very affordable price. Each website will be carefully designed to cater to the tastes of individual clients. Once we have received all of your website content in a digital format we guarantee an extremely quick turn around so that you will be in a position to launch your quality new website as soon as possible. Our website packages enable clients to acquire a strong professional online presence within a relatively short timeframe.

Our website packages include one year domain name registration – this domain name registration includes .com, .net, .org, .biz and many others. It does not include .ie or .eu domain names.

Our website packages include a one year hosting plan. The hosting plan included in this offer includes the following: The hosting package allows a data transfer of 1GB/month, 50MB of space, unlimited email accounts etc. Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you would like any additional information.