I built this website quite a few years ago. Might even be about 5-6 by now. For an older site I think the beauty still really shines and it really doesn’t appear to be outdated. That being said, there are some things that need improved and some that he just wants done. We will be working on this one in the near future to revamp it and really get it going to the next level.
This company is based out of New Braunfels TX. One of the things we will be doing is fixing it up to be a responsive site so that it shows up better on mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads. There are also quite a few other bells and whistles and just general improvements we will be working on while holding true to the same overall theme and design this one currently displays.
One of the things this site makes me think about is location and remote working. My office is actually based out of Cibolo, TX right now which is about 15 minutes from New Braunfels. That being said, Tracy and I have yet to meet in person yet have no trouble at all communicating and getting his site how he wants it. This site is not template based. It is 100% custom designed the way Tracy wants it. He directed us towards his vision and we brought it to the life.
A common question I get from new customers is about whether we meet or not. In general I do all work remotely. The main reason is because it requires less time and allows me to charge less for the website. It is really that simple. That being said, I have met with plenty of customers that feel the need to meet up in person, I just have to charge for that time. The bottom line is that to meet in person, I have to calculate driving time as well as the time it takes to prepare for the meeting and then to get back to my office and get all my notes into my computer where I actually work.
Also, something people don’t realize is when you meet in person, it becomes a much longer meeting. In general, if you decide to meet in person, it will be at a coffee shop, there is more small talk, and the whole meeting will tend to last 1-2 hours. For a phone call that accomplishes the same thing, that meeting might take 30 minutes. Then there is no drive time and I can take all my notes, as we talk, right on my computer and save them in your account.
So when I price and quote my websites, I do not include 2-3 hours for in person meetings because that means I would have to charge about $200-$300 extra for that website. Why so much? Because in that extra time it takes for the in person meeting, I could build a fairly simple website and make that much money. So that is what it cost to take me from my office. On the flip side, I charge nothing for my phone time and I do include that in the pricing. Of course, there is still an unwritten rule of phone time limitation, but very rarely is that an issue.
To prevent rambling on any further, and to bring this blog post to an end, New Braunfels TX is very close to home, and we will be working on this website from that beautiful city once again.