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Subject:Re: estimating the cost of building a web site From:Michele Davis <mdavis -at- bitstream -dot- net> To:Robyn Schell <Robyn_schell -at- dccnet -dot- com> Date:Tue, 30 May 2000 12:51:08 -0500
Oh my! I am JUST re-designing mine. If you are just doing copy and pics. then
not as long as if you were doing hard coding. I fixed my second page and it took
all morning to fix the pics (5 of them), write copy and upload the info. I
think, for what its worth, that the time to page ration would be incredibly
variable.
There are plenty of books and sites for HTML hard-coding info. and those would
prove invaulable, however, I think you need to take the same approach as you do
with creating doco. with SME interviews, etc.
> I would like to learn more about estimating the cost of designing and
> creating a web site. Are there any books, sites, or articles you could
> recommend on this topic or can any of you provide advice based on personal
> experience.
>
> Perhaps a hours/page ratio that includes tasks such as planning, project
> mgmt, testing, interviews with SMEs, might provide a rule of thumb for web
> cost estimates or is there a more accurate method?
>
> Thanks for your comments.
>
> Robyn Schell
