Q: I can get the same thing for $200 from ________.
A: Actually it’s not the same. “Freebie” and “Dirt Cheap” web designers only do half to a third of the job required in setting up a REAL website. This means they’re sacrificing important “hidden” steps that you cannot see in order to get the price down that low. Think about it, if you could buy a car for your daughter to go to college and back, would you get her the cheapest, ugliest, most ineffective and unsafe thing you could buy her just to save a few bucks? Or would you try to get her the best thing the amount of money you have could buy her because she’s important to you and her having a future is important to you? You’d pick the best you could get, not the cheapest. You should do the same for your business, the future of your business depends on it.

There’s been so many situations where we’ve rebuilt a website for someone that spent that $200 at one of those cut-rate web design shops and realized the fact that they made the wrong choice. The worst part isn’t even the loss of the money, but they also lost the time and time is valuable in business.

Q: Will it be cheaper if I buy a template and give that to you to start with?
A: Not if you want to be able to add unlimited pages and content throughout the website using our powerful and easy to use website editor. And also not if you want to save money. By the time we modify the code in that one size fits all template to actually work the way you want it to, you’ll have paid around $250 MORE than if you just start with one of our design templates, or started from scratch. Mainly because those templates have been stripped of anything and everything except the design. They are developed to use as a jumping off point for experienced website designers and actually require more work than anyone even realizes until they get them unpacked and installed.

Q: How much will it cost?
A: The easy answer to this is what is your current budget? We have different packages for different stages of business. Some companies have $500 to work with, some have $1500 and some have $5000. Building a website is like building a car, it doesn’t take much money to get a car that will get you from point A to point B, but it does take does cost some good money to build a car that will win you races!

So if all you need is a transportation car, $500 will get that done for you. If you need a racecar, you’re going to need to spend a little more, because the competition isn’t spending $500.

Q: What is Hosting and do I really need it?
A:  Every website you see on the internet is hosted somewhere. Hosting is simply where a website is stored on a computer called a "Web Server". A web server is always on and always connected to the internet via extremely high speed connections (not just a DSL connection). Servers also require failsafe systems for both their internet connectivity and their power source to ensure consistent up time. Experienced maintenance is also needed to keep the server running smoothly and quickly. In addition to the storage is an operating system that runs all the needed scripts and additional programs that are constantly running to make the website function in many different ways. E-mails also go through the server to keep your communication flowing, and of course that brings us to the traffic usage.

Q: What is an FAQ?
A: An FAQ is a list of Frequently Asked Questions.
     We've compiled this list from a wide range of places. Some came from client inquiries, emails and calls, but most of them came from experience in providing a free advice service to our clients. If a new business (or old one for that matter) calls in and needs advice on their business marketing or an advertising related decision, we offer free advice with no strings attached. (we expect no business from you in return) The way we see it, we have been blessed with the knowledge, technology and experience for the sole purpose of helping others in any way we can. This is the true meaning of "service". It's "Serve" not "$erve". 
     So if you have a marketing decision to make and you're not confident in your own experience, yet you have absolutely no intention of buying anything from us, give us a call and ask anyway.        It's truly free.

Q: When I have you design something for me
     (logo, ad, brochure, etc.) do I own the rights to it or do you?
A: We design for one purpose... YOU.
      Our designs belong to us and anything created by an employee of Modern Web Studios belongs to us, not the employee. However, we do not necessarily require the ownership of the artwork. Providing you are in good standing with our financing department,  you may request an ownership certificate. This certificate provides you with full ownership to the logo, artwork and rights to reproduce. The only thing we will retain is the right to use it in our marketing (in a respectful manner) as examples of work we have created.

Q: What kind of payment do you accept?
A: Cash, Money Orders, Cashier's Checks, Online Payments, Paypal, VISA, Master Card, American Express and Checks (as long as they're not made of rubber :)

You can make a payment on our "Make a Payment" Page.

Q: What if I don't really know what I want?
A: You are not alone. Many people come to us with a skill or talent to produce a quality product or provide an outstanding service, yet they have absolutely no design abilities or creativity and they openly (humbly) admit it. Great! because I can't replace my radiator on my car either. We all do our parts to make the world go round'. Our Part is to make your business look good!

Q: How do I provide high resolution photographs legally?
A: Great question! We obviously need really good photos if we're going to impress our customers, right? well, you can't exactly go searching the net for a photo, for two reasons:
1. You could be sued for making a profit off of someone else's work.
2. You usually won't find a good quality image worth using on the net.
The solution:    www.istock.com!
They are really reasonably priced and they have a huge selection.