[AD] Free web design

Hi,

I'm a freelance web designer with over 7 years' commercial experience. I have worked for various large companies including Nestle, Fidelity Investments, Hipp, Pot Noodle, British Virgin Islands Tourist Board etc.

I would like to increase my monthly income, so in order to do this I'm willing to design your website for free. In return the site will need to be hosted with me for at least 2 years at a cost of £10 mth. The only other cost will be a £10 charge to buy the website address

- ie mycompany.com or mycompany.co.uk.

What you will receive is a 3-5 page HTML based website that looks very professional. No Frills, no Flash, Video or online shops.

The site will be individually designed for you. I don't use templates or re-use designs. Some examples of my work which should give you an idea of what you will get are:

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Before I start I need you to supply the text to me by email as well as your logo, if you have one, and any photos you want used.

Let me know what sites you like, what type of design you're after etc and I will supply you with a prototype design (as a jpeg). You can then give me your feedback and let me know what you want changed. I will then send you the revised design for your approval. Once you are happy with the design I will turn it into an html based website.

You can either pay for the two years' hosting up front (£240) or set up a direct debit.

The copyright and ownership of the design will be mine in the first place. After two years the ownership of the design will pass to you and you can host it elsewhere if you please. If you are interested then email me at snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com.

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Richard Quick
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It's not free then. A typical price for hosting a small website, including the website address/domain, is 15 per year (doteasy.com) or less. 10 per month is the sort of hosting fee that would be paid for a very large, popular site. You are therefor charging 200 for designing the website. Why not be honest?

I would expect an honest site designer to pass ownership of the domain and the site content to the customer, if asked, while I would expect a dishonest designer to cause immense problems should the customer want to take over the site maintenance. Customers will always prefer to deal with honest suppliers especially if the deal involves an ongoing relationship.

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dp

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