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How much would a web design cost with good web hosting and a top page google listing. Any recommendations?

Needs to be top page listed and will also require a quote page that once details are entered a price would appear. I would also need a payment processor but I suppose PayPal would be best for this.

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1. I reccommend 1and1 web hosting! I use it for my site. You might have to work hard to get to the top of Google listing (tho managed it!) To learn about SEO, go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization
2. For a web design the cost will vary depending on what you want done. You can go to http://elance.com to post a job listing to hire someone to build your website for you. Web designers like myself will go in and bid on what we charge. Designer 1 may bid $500.. I may bid $300.. you pick who you want to have build it. Tell them exactly what you want done. They will build give to your for approval.. then you pay them.. done.. For webhosting any webhost that offers unlimited hosting for a decent price is what you want. bluehost $8/mo, justhost $3.45/mo., etc.. any of them will do.. never pay more than $10/mo or you are getting ripped off! Check out http://webhostingreviews.tde222.com for more on web hosting. As far as top listing in google.com... no one can guarentee you top listing in the search engines unless it is for some long phrase that hardly no one is searching for like "request quote on remodelling my bathroom in ohio" then you may get #1 on google easily. google scans the content on your website, if the words and phrases you want to be known for are not actually written on your website in various places, you have no chance. Getting a top listing for your company name can be done easily.. but anything else will take time and effort and will NOT happen over night! For more information on getting listed higher in search engines, check out http://247-coach.com/advertising-techniques-increase-website-traffic/ You can pay for top listing in the search engines by placing a pay per click ad on the search engines. like http://adwords.google.com you can make an advertisement, and bid on phrases you want your ad to show up for.. "bathroom remodelling" "remodel bathroom" "remodel bath room" "remodelling quote" etc.. then you can tell adwords how much you want to pay IF SOMEONE CLICKS on your ADS! You don't get charged anything unless someone clicks on the ad and actually goes to your website! Then you can pay anywhere from $0.01 = $100.00 for every click.. the more you pay the higher you get in th e listings. I'd start somewhere around $0.05/click and work your way higher.. be sure to set daily spending limits so you dont get a $1000.00 bill every day!
3. I know for hosting I always go with winninghosting.com as they have amazing prices and excellent reliability. I've used them for years and never had a problem. High google rankings require proficiency in SEO which includes devising content strategies that yield favorable index/keyword relationships. This requires a lot of study or you could go with a company that offers services in this area. In addition to SEO, you can purchase advertising directly from google but this will be mighty expensive for a top page position. Depending on your design requirements, the price range is highly variable. You can go with free templates and modify them to your needs or choose a small design firm and expect to pay $300-$2000 for a small site depending on whether or not you also need programming and database design (which it sounds like you do if you want to offer dynamic quote functionality). As far as payment acceptance goes, if you have a merchant account already, you can use an internet gateway such as authorize.net. If not, and you wish to accept direct credit card payments, you can look into affiliate companies such as 2checkout. You can still use PayPal in addition to both of these types of services. Best of luck!
4. Yes, my website "servefault.com" is hosted by http://www.webhost4life.com/hosting.asp?refid=Googleweb and it's working fine. Their hosting support are real great! If you're interested, you can try to check with those guys! Good luck