Designer Website FAQs

Websites can start as low as $695 and go up from there. Each site is quoted on an individual basis and pricing is based on the forecasted time needed to design and develop your website.

In addition to design and development time, project management time, custom graphic design, the amount of content (photos and written), the number of pages and other factors impact pricing as well.

The heart of any designer website is the portfolio. Your potential clients want to see your work! Some designer websites have a handful of photos and others have hundreds.

Your website can have a single photo gallery with photos from any number of jobs or categories (we call it a “greatest hits” gallery), or

You can have separate galleries that group photos by category or project.

Single Gallery Portfolios: One gallery with photos from various projects is the starting point. However, if you have a good number of quality photos, you should consider multiple individual galleries and separating your portfolio by category. (For example: One gallery for commercial, one for residential).

Separate Galleries for Individual Projects or Different Types Of Work: Many designer websites have individual galleries for each of their top projects. If you have the photos, 3-6 project galleries is a great start. If you don’t have the photos, one “greatest hits” style portfolio is recommended. Your portfolio will grow over time as you add new projects in the future.

Your Account Manager’s job is to make this easy for you. You will need to submit photos, a logo (if you have one) and any written material you want on your website. Your Account Manager will assist you all the way. Our design team will take it from there. Then you will just need to give some input in the form of edits or changes and your Account Manager will make it happen.

All websites need ongoing maintenance and professional oversight. Hosting and support starts at $39 a month for small basic websites and goes up depending on the size, functionality and overall complexity of your site.

All websites have monthly or annual hosting costs. Traditional web hosting covers the web servers, the backups and the security. With us, we provide all that and more.

First is the software. We make sure that your website is always running smoothly on all platforms and devices. There are updates for the software, and there is maintenance to keep it running 24/7.

With ZDigital, you also get customer service. Your Account Manager is available to you and an expert on all things Internet. They are Google certified and after your site is launched, they can help you set up and optimize your Google Page and other things like getting reviews or social media.

Your Account Manager also handles all site management, maintenance and edits and changes for you. They’ll edit and change any existing page on your site at no additional cost. This means if you get some new photos or you want to change or add to your website, send an email or give us a call, we’ll take care of it.

The only time changes fall outside of the hosting price, is if you want to add new pages. For example, if in the future you wanted to add a careers page or a meet the team page.

Once you have confirmed your design and page count with one of our designers, you will have a kick off call with your personal Account Manager.

Step 2: Initial Site Build - 4 weeks.

Step 3: Site Review - Round of revisions if needed.

Step 4: Site Goes Live - Client submits additional content, photos, or edits at any time.

Step 5+ Account Manager - Changes and ongoing content can easily be added.

Yes. We have multiple SEO packages to drive traffic to your website and impact where you appear in Google search. From basic registration in the top directories and search engines all the way up to aggressive SEO and content marketing, we do it all. Your Account Manager can discuss your goals and budget to drive additional traffic to your website. In addition to SEO services, we offer digital ad management as well. (See question on Google and Facebook Ads).

Yes! Google, Facebook and Instagram ads are a great way to get your message in front of a targeted audience. With Google Ads, you can appear in the number one position when people search for what you offer. In addition to regional targeting, you can select specific demographics to see your ads on Facebook or Instagram. Digital ads are extremely trackable so you can see exactly what is happening in regards to views, clicks, leads and cost.

Photos can make a website, so of course, high-quality photos are the best. If you don’t have professional (or high quality) photos, iPhone photos can definitely work. Our designers have layouts for all types of photo sizes and quality. In other words, we will make what you have work. Occasionally, a new designer doesn’t have photos of their own projects, and in this case we use third party professional photography as a placeholder to start. Our designers will explain this.

This is determined by how many different galleries you want in your portfolio.

Your number of pages will be determined by the size of the portfolio section of your website. You can have a single gallery or multiple galleries that are separated by categories or individual projects.

You can also easily add additional pages (“About Us,” “Our Process,” etc.) Our designers can help you decide!

We specialize in working with designers! We are a U.S.-based company (Our office is in San Diego) that has been serving designers for several years. We’re a five-star rated design agency that has built, and is currently supporting over 500 websites. To see our customer reviews, just Google “ZDigital San Diego” and see what our clients say!

ZDigital is much more than a web designer - we also offer search engine optimization, online ad management and social media management, so in addition to getting your website built, we can help you to grow your business and get customers through Internet marketing.

We bring high touch to high tech and you’ll work with a highly accessible Account Manager whose job is to make it easy for you and to be a resource for you on an ongoing basis.

We top all that off with a satisfaction guarantee on your website design!

Our normal turnaround time is 3-4 weeks from when we receive your content. This will be discussed in your design meeting. In a hurry? Let us know, we can expedite production.

We rescue clients all the time who have tried DIY or had websites done by a freelancer.

Sometimes they can make the website look good, but they usually fall short in three or four areas:

1. SEO. Most freelancers don't know how do it (or they neglect the technicalities of getting a site properly built to appear to Google and the other search engines).

2. Mobile Friendly. Many freelancers overlook the technicalities behind mobile development. Today, over 2/3 of your website’s traffic will be on phones or tablets and that's a technical piece that we provide as well.

3. Ongoing long-term support. Whether it's six weeks, six months or 16 months down the road, your site will need to be updated. Technology changes quickly and your website needs oversight and ongoing management. Having a professional firm overseeing your website is key.

4. Changes and edits. Your website is a work in progress and should be updated as you add new projects. You’ll have access to an Account Manager who will get any changes or add-ons done easily.

Whether you have a web address already or not, your Account Manager will facilitate the process of getting this handled. ZDigital is a professional digital marketing agency with accessible US-based support. You will have unlimited access to your Account Manager, whose job is to make this easy for you.

No. Everything is on a month-to-month basis. We want to earn your business every month.

We build sites on Wordpress. Wordpress is the number one website platform in the world, literally powering millions of websites.

You do! Your website and domain name are yours. We will provide a copy of the Wordpress files any time upon request.