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Developing a School District Web Presence

What Does it Cost?

If your district plans to hire an outside party to fully develop your site, expect to pay anywhere for $7,000 to $35,000, depending on the size of the site. A lot of web firms will also make a template (basic layout) design for your school for about $800 to $2500 dollars. Using this method, allows you to start off with a professional looking site.

Of course if you design the site in house there are still some associated costs you should consider including:

1. Domain Names-

This gives the school web site an address (i.e. www.yourschoolname.org). Many schools purchase domain names which run about $30 per year.

2. Web Space-

This is where the actual web pages, pictures, and sounds are physically located so that they can be accessed via the Internet. Many web hosts offer reduced shared hosting rates, but the average rate is $20 per month.

3. Web Design Software-

There are a great deal of programs that help you develop web pages, pictures, and sounds. They vary in cost and educators do usually receive discounts on these programs. Expect to spend about $200 for a nice package of software for this aspect. We will cover this software in great detail in an upcoming tutorial.

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