Travel Direct Corporation

The Idea Works

1632 Winter Springs Boulevard

Winter Springs, Florida 32708-5505

407.365.8891 Phone

407.365.8404 Fax

Web Site Design

In collaboration with a client, we conceptualize, create and produce sites from the ground up, or assist in the development of OnlineAgency.com Template designed sites. Web sites which reflect our belief in simple, fast-loading, eye-catching, and intuitive design. Affordable web site design that reflect the client's business, goals, strategies, budget and what they want to accomplish.

Shared Goals

 

You want your web site to be one of the most trusted, most convenient, and most informative travel/ e-commerce destinations on the Internet.  By extending your company brand, you want to redefine and enhance the customer experience online while forging long-term relationships with your clients with the goal of having them always book with you for their favorite travel destinations.

  We share those goals.

 

Industry Knowledge

 

From a relevance standpoint, the success of a travel-related web site relies heavily on the ability to personalize content to match your client needs.  Online Agency.Com is an excellent example of how that works.

 

If you want someone to develop your own custom web site, things are somewhat different. For many web site designers, knowledge of the travel business is limited, and often the travel agency has to “educate” the designer before any work is completed.  This time-consuming task exacerbates the process and places the burden on the agency to do most of the work, rather than concentrating on what it knows best, servicing customers.

 

In our case, we eliminate the “learning curve”.  We have over 30 years experience in travel. We know how it works. Combine our experience and the fact that you know your business best, and together we can build a web site that best reflects who you are and what you want to accomplish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Site Development

 

An important defining attribute is a travel-related web site optimized to perform a few simple functions, and perform them extremely well.  The three basic principles motivating and, in essence, defining a travel-related web site are:

 

  1. Simplicity, in terms of everyday usage – People value their time.
  2. Convenience, in terms of information access.
  3.  Relevance, in terms of the meaningfulness of the information, and services, offered to the client.

 

In that spirit, here are the services offered:

·         Design Consultation 

·         Color Scheme selection 

·         Development including color scheme, copy, layout, site hierarchy and navigation.  

·         WebLinks integration

·         OnlineAgency.com Template site design

·         Web editing tools

·         Online forms development

·         Microsoft FrontPage development and/or pure HTML design.

·         Detailed online brochure development

·         Custom graphics and photos (licensed by client)

·         Web Animation, Banner Creation

·         We can create new web sites, makeover and update existing sites

·         Optimize sites for faster downloading and web browser rendering

·         Logo Development and Graphic Identity

·         Web site Promotion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pricing

We offer a full line of services including web site design and development, web site maintenance, web programming and graphic design.  Sites can range from simple to complex, so site design pricing is done on a quote basis. We give a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee with every web design. Prices vary depending on customer needs. We will work within your budget.

·         Typical simple, fast-loading, eye-catching, custom websites average from $200-$800.  We offer free consultation and estimates.

If you just need extended features or additions to your existing site, or OnlineAgency.com Template site design assistance, prices are listed for those features.

OnlineAgency.com

·         Template site design development. $30.00 per hour.

·         Weblinks Integration (into your existing or new web site) $50.00 per hour.

·         Online Agency Site development including color scheme, copy, layout, site hierarchy and navigation.  $65.00 per hour.

Simple Updates: $15 per page, an update includes the changing of  text or graphics, such as new specials or promotions. *Applies only if we have designed your original web site. If you are a new client and need updates only, the first updates will cost the regular rate ($65 per web page), and the following updates will be $15 a page.

Complex Site Revision: $30 per page, which includes the removal of text, background, text/link colors, or graphics, as well as the rearrangement and revision of the original web page.  *Applies only if we have designed your original web site. If you are a new client and need updates only, the first updates will cost the regular rate ($65 per web page), and the following updates will be $15 a page.

Custom Web Site Development

Web site page development as low as $35-100.00 per page.

·         Site development including color scheme, copy, layout, site hierarchy and navigation.  

·         A page is based on approximately 500 words or less of text, email and supplier links and 1-3 mid-size images.

·         Text may be already in digital format, PC word processors, such as MS Word, Word Perfect, etc. or we can perform copywriting services for you at $50.00 an hour.

·         Images, such as photos, logos and graphics can be used in pages and received in GIF, JPEG or BMP formats or as hard copy. There is a charge of $3.00 for images that are scanned.

·         Photo Optimization: $1 per image, $5 minimum. Optimizing images improves website load times. 

·         Photo Retouching services are billed at $35 per hour.  Photos in raw condition can take anywhere from thirty minutes to one hour to clean up.  Many photos do not require this kind of extensive retouching, and take far less time to produce a "clean" image. 

·         Custom design artwork or logo creation is provided at $50.00 per hour.

·         The rate for additional custom work and additional pages is $30.00 per hour.

·         $3.00 per page for keyboarding services (approximately 300 words).

·         Creating animated GIF's and custom backgrounds. $45.00 per hour.

·         Weblinks Integration (into your existing or new web site) $50.00 per hour.

Simple Updates: $15 per page, an update includes the changing of text or graphics, such as new specials or promotions. *Applies only if we have designed your original web site. If you are a new client and need updates only, the first updates will cost the regular rate ($65 per web page), and the following updates will be $15 a page.

 

Complex Site Revision: $30 per page, which includes the removal of text, background, text/link colors, or graphics, as well as the rearrangement and revision of the original web page.  *Applies only if we have designed your original web site. If you are a new client and need updates only, the first updates will cost the regular rate ($65 per web page), and the following updates will be $15 a page.

 

Package prices

The prices that we quote for a package include our initial consultation, the layout and design work, scanning of any logos or photos that you may wish to include on your pages, the actual construction of the pages. We charge one flat rate for all these services, rather than an hourly rate. By charging our clients in this manner, we hope to eliminate any uncertainty in the final cost of our services. No matter how many hours it takes to complete your pages to your satisfaction, our rate is exactly what we quote you in advance.

 

Price

Package

$495

Entry level travel site. Up to 5 pages, company logo, up to 6 graphics, e-mail links. Information request form. Includes design and graphics. Each additional page $65. 00. Each additional graphic $10 to $30.

$1495

More complex travel site. Up to 15 pages, company logo, up to 10 graphics, e-mail links, information request form. Includes design and graphics. Each additional page $100. Each additional graphic $10 to $30.

$3995

Detailed travel site. Up to 25 pages, company logo, up to 25 graphics, e-mail and  supplier links, form for requesting more information. Includes design and graphics.

Each additional page $125. Each additional graphic $10 to $30.

 

Contact Information

Marty Trencher

The Idea Works

407.365.8891 phone

407.365.8404 fax

mtrencher@cfl.rr.com

Web Site Portfolio

www.cruisedirectonline.com

www.traveldirect.cc

www.cruisesearchonline.com

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