How much does a PurpleSites Cost?

PurpleSites costs are split into two parts; a design phase and a membership. The design phase starts with a base price of $300 with extra Design Blocks of $100 each. PurpleSites membership starts 30 days after the design process starts and is $45/mo. (A typical website will be $500-$600 (two to three extra design blocks). We have a 6 month service agreement to make sure that both parties are fully satisfied with the site.

How long does a PurpleSite take to build?

Sites can be constructed in as little as 7 days but most are completed within 30 days.

What do I get for that $300 base price?

The base price includes:
- A www.yourbusiness.com domain name(or .net, .biz, .org, etc...).***
- 2 onsite design meetings where we build the base of your site before your eyes as fast as our two companies can think it up.
- 2 hrs of offsite work for tweaking and taking the design to the next level
- 1 Free theme base

*** based on availability, your first choice might not be available.

What is a design block?

A design block is an additional 1hour onsite development meeting and additional 1 hour of offsite work.

What does PurpleSites Membership get me?

PurpleSites membership includes:
- PurpleSites hosting
- Unmetered* Disk Space
- Unmetered* Transfer Bandwidth
- Up to 15 e-mail addresses
- Unlimited e-mail forwards
- Webmail and POP3 mail service (for integration with programs like outlook express and apple mail)
- Listing on the PurpleSites.net site with links connecting all the PurpleSites together.
- Monthly Traffic stats e-mailed to you on the 1st or 2nd business day of every month.
- 1/2 hour of updates & support
- Updates even includes adding new pages to your site, modifying existing pages, deleting old pages, and changing the theme**
- reduced priced extra offsite work at $35/hr


* While we do not generally actively monitor the disk space used or the transfer bandwidth of a single site, if we note that the popularity of one site is adversly affecting other PurpleSites then we will move your site to a more reserved server for $5-$10/mo.
** a theme charge of $10 will be assessed if the new template is a deluxe theme. Once you have paid for a deluxe theme it becomes part of the theme pool that you can choose from for no cost for the rest of your PurpleSites Membership.

Who owns the website / What happens if I leave PurpleSites / Can I take my website to another host?

Once the design process ends and the service contract is over, you completely own the website and if you desire to end your PurpleSites Membership you can recieve a copy on a CD-ROM. By ending PurpleSites mmbership you'll be removed fromt he purplesites directory and missing out on the hosting, maintenance, and most importantly, the service and support that makes PurpleSites what it is. (If you leave your domain name will also be transfered to your name and you'll be responsible for the yearly cost to keep it.)

I already have a domain name, a hosting server, or both already, can I have a discount?

We offer those services as a bonus to you as being a member of PurpleSites. By having your own domain name, hosting server, or both, means we'll now have to work with another company to set-up and maintain your site, so we are sorry, but there is no discount.

I want my site to show up in [name of search engine here]. Will it be there?

All PurpleSites are fully indexable by search engines, meaning any search engine that is alerted to the presence of your website will be able to read your entire site, follow your links, and list your site.