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All content (text, images, etc.) are to be supplied by the client in digital format.

Each page is based on 250 words per page.

Additional work outside of this project's development scope will be subject to our hourly rate of $50 / hour.

Additional stock images will be quoted separately.

All new project requires a 50% deposit down upon the first invoice.

Navigation system and Layout design must by approved by the client before finalization.

Monthly updates will be subject to an hourly rate of $50 / hour.

Client is responsible for copyright protected materials. Domain name registration is not included.

Advance content management system is subject to a license fee of one-time charge.

If client decided to terminate our service during any stage of the project. He or She is liable to payoff any outstanding balance of tasks that have been completed.

If at any point during the project the client is unreachable and/or unresponsive for a period of more than 30days, the client would be subject a fee 10% of total project quote.

All sales are final no refund.

Search Engine Optimization

You might be selling the best product in the world in your store, but it will be hard to sell anything if customers cannot find your store.  The same goes for websites.  A very well designed and programmed site might fail to attract any visitors if it is not search engine optimised.

Our organic search engine optimisation ensures a high return on investment by achieving maximum visibility within major search engines including Google, MSN & Yahoo! Search.

As part of search engine optimization we find the best keywords for your website, ensure your website is content rich and search engine friendly, estimate how many links will be required to get you into that sought after 1 and 2 positions on major search engines, we build permanent, relevant links that drive targeted traffic to your site and increase your position on search engines.  This is just the tip of the iceberg of the various tecniques we use for SEO.  Search engine optimization might end up being a very lengthy and complicated process, so let Translucent Media keep is simple and effective.

Hosting

Translucent Media can also take care of all your hosting requirements.  We offer free hosting on our dedicated server to all our clients.

All our clients get unlimited online storage, unlimited monthly bandwidth, and unlimited email accounts.

You can also get you own dedicated hosting account from Web Hosting Pad, for as low as $2.99 per month.

Maintenance

We offer our clients free maintenance and site updates for upto a month from the completion day of the site.  Any future work is subjected to a charge of $20 per hour.  For regural updates and maintenace work on your site please contact us for a monthly rate.

Development

This is where it all comes together.  By now you know what you want your site to look like.  The funtionality of the site has to match its appearence in order to make your website great.  We at Translucent Media put great emphasis on the standard of coding that goes into making a website.  A properly coded site will run faster and be able to withstand melicious attacks.

All our sites are compatible in all the major web browses (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).  Own newer sites also has a mobile version, which means your site can be easily accessed for any smart phone in the market.

Our sites are coded using the latest versions of AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), PHP, XHTML, CSS, ActionScript.
 
For database driven sites we use MySQL

Some of your site capabilities include:
    Content Management System (CMS)
    Integration with social networking sites
    Automated site performence reports
    Flash animations
    Anti-spam protection
    Integrated Contact Form
    Member registration
    Custom Forms
    Shopping carts
    Payment gateways (Paypal, Checkout, etc)
    Music, photo or video galleries
    News Feeds
    e-Newsletter
    Integrated site search capability
    Online polling system
    Comment systems
    Integrated forum
    Guestbooks
    ...and much much more.