We get it – you’ve got an awesome OneCMS website, and you’re worried about what the costs might be for minor changes. Maybe a website provider even burned you in the past when you wanted to add an extra page or update your info, and it ended up costing almost as much as the website itself.
As a broadcaster or podcaster, you’re always looking to improve your craft. We understand changes are needed from time to time as your brand grows.
For our partners, minor changes are free, and major changes are between $75 – $150 per hour – whereas most agencies charge $175 per hour and up (we’re not shy about sharing that we’re cheaper).
It’s normal to want to make changes from time to time – whether it’s new images, a logo change, a new form, or adding an extra page or section to help visitors engage with your brand.
In this quick guide, we’ll explain what various changes to your OneCMS website are free and which may be charged.
Looking to make changes to your OneCMS website?
| Minor Changes FREE | Major Changes $150/hour | Custom Development $150/hour |
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Minor tweaks (adding an existing OneCMS widget or adjust padding on a section, etc.) |
Rebuilding your Homepage or changing the layout. Structural changes to the website |
Vetting and installing a plugin not currently available on OneCMS (see more info here) |
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Adding a Stream |
Adding E-commerce functionality |
Any custom functionality not currently available via OneCMS |
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Setup School Closings |
Data recovery (restoring deleted/overwritten pages or templates) |
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Adding or removing a OneCMS user |
Content migration post-launch |
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"Why would I want to make changes to my site?"
Just because you could make changes to your website doesn’t mean you should.
If you’ve got a website, it’s tempting to make changes every time you hear your competition is doing something different. But tweaking your site architecture can have unexpected consequences.
Most of the time these changes will require you to log in to your website’s back-end and apply a little technical know-how. Keep in mind, a website’s back-end can be a delicate ecosystem. If you make a change to a load-bearing feature, the entire website can come crashing down.
If in doubt, make changes when your audience have new needs, but not when you get sick of a certain color.
Have an older OneCMS Website?
Are website update costs expensive?
Running your business is expensive enough as it is. Between your studios and your team, you’ve got enough in your monthly budget to worry about without us adding invoices to your inbox.
If you need to make a minor change to your site, it won’t cost you a single dollar.
Our support team will implement your minor changes for free. So that’s one less cost to stress over.
While OneCMS is very intuitive and easy to use, we don’t charge you for minor changes because we understand you don’t always have the time to learn everything involved with your website
“Why do I have to pay for major website changes if I already pay a monthly fee?”
Behind the scenes, it takes a lot of work to keep your website up to date and working properly on a month-to-month basis, that’s where your monthly fees with OneCMS are going.
Imagine not servicing your car for 5 years. Well in software terms, that servicing is done monthly and includes:
- WordPress updates
- Security Updates
- Plugin Updates
It also goes to the actual hosting of your website. The actual infrastructure: Servers, CDNs, and bandwidth, all of which have a related cost.
On the flipside, your money isn’t going down the drain. It’s keeping your website well-oiled and running smoothly which makes it attractive to your site visitors (and the various search engines)– and both of those things help bring new users!
What to do next if you want to make website updates
When it comes to making site changes, the tools you use are less important than the skills you have.
The newest, top-of-the-line tools won’t help an amateur who can’t tell a screwdriver from a hammer. So if you’re looking to make changes to your site, it’s always best to leave it to the experts.
At InterTech Media, we’ll make minor changes to your website for free. So if you’re looking to swap out one or two pics, tweak a widget here or there, or replace your logo, get in touch with our support department and they’ll make the changes for you at zero cost.
We’re here to help you out, not hammer your wallet, so whether we’re coming in under the industry average rate or making a small change for $0, we’ve got a plan to update your site.