What it
roughly costs.

Because a fixed price without knowing the project would either be set too high or need renegotiating later. After a short conversation you get a fixed price — and it holds.

The Single page is exactly one page, built and handed over — I make changes to it. The Web presence has several pages and an editing system so you can change text and images yourself. If you just want to be online at all, the Single page is enough; if you update things regularly, the Web presence saves money over time.

Yes, and it is not a special request. You see upfront how it will look and we settle whatever matters to you — down to colours and typeface if you like. If you have no time for that, I make the decisions and you take one look at the end.

Two reasons, both unspectacular. First, there are no costs here for office, administration and sales — at an agency you pay for those. Second, I get routine work done considerably faster with modern tools than two years ago. What stays the same is the effort for concept, content and coordination — and that is exactly where nothing is cut.

It sits below the agency average but well above page builders and bargain providers. For 500 euros you get a template with a swapped logo — which costs you more later than it saved. You can look at what I have built beforehand: every reference is live and reachable.

No. Under the German small-business rule (§ 19 UStG) no VAT is charged — the stated price is what you pay. Quotes from other providers are usually net figures with 19 % on top. That is only a real advantage if you cannot reclaim input tax; as a VAT-registered business you pay the same in the end.

Whatever suits you. The usual arrangement is a deposit on placing the order and the rest after acceptance, in stages for larger projects. If you would rather pay in instalments, we set that up — at no extra charge. For clients I have already worked for, the deposit is dropped entirely. Payment terms are 14 days; if things get tight, tell me rather than waiting for a reminder. No project should fail over that.

Then I say so before the effort is incurred — not on the final invoice. Anything extra is agreed in advance and put in writing.

The honest answer: with one person that is a real risk, and I will not promise you availability I cannot keep. What I do to limit the damage: domain, hosting and every account are in your name from day one, not mine. I build with common standard tools rather than home-made constructions — any web developer can take over without starting from scratch. And on larger projects at least one self-employed colleague knows where things stand. You are never left sitting on something only I can reach.

You pay for the work done up to that point, itemised by what is actually finished — not the full contract value. The deposit is not a penalty, it is offset. And you get what exists: drafts, copy, source code. Stopping is annoying, but it should not punish you on top.

That is what the revision rounds are for, and they are included in the price. If it still does not fit afterwards, that is a sign we have been working past each other — then we end the project instead of forcing it. You pay for the effort incurred so far. A site you do not stand behind is no use to either of us.

Yes. Faults that trace back to my work I fix free of charge. That is not goodwill, it is the legal position.

No. You get everything belonging to your site and can switch at any time. A maintenance retainer is sensible but voluntary and cancellable monthly.