Dear All,

I recently hired a webdesign company called ***content removed by moderator***

Regards,

Taki

I just wanted to know what modules are offered for free, because they are charging me for it. My intentions are not to name them publicly. I just want to know if these modules are devloped by them or are they available built in.

contact us forms

news letter managment module

banners and managent

basic faqs

poll

dynamic site map

search engine

comments module

message board module

announcment and comany news

blog module

photo and video gallery module

they are charging me +6000$ solely for module development

I'd appreciate a response,

Thank you

Taki

MT, based on your list it is hard to give a response that will match your situation.  Your requirements may not have matched the core modules and the company may have needed to switch to paid modules.  Whether the company chose to use core or paid, that is still not the end of the work.  Even though it is not "development" in the coding sense, configuring a module (especially a complex and powerful one; Dynamic forms comes to mind) and then getting its output to match your new site's design can still have a significant amount of work-hours.  $6,000 is not that much if you are in a market where designers or developers are getting paid $50 to $100 an hour.  I could go on for quite a few paragraphs on related topics, but lets leave that point as is.

The simple truth is the only people who can make you feel better about your purchase is the company that you are currently upset with.  If you turly feel you have been cheated, you need to take a mature business approach and first sit down with them and go over the quote in detail.  It is very likely they can explain the hours and how they equate to the various dollar amounts quoted.  But be mature, do not go in convinced you are right and trying to prove them wrong.  Let them explain things.  If they cannot explain things to your satisfaction in a reasonable amount of time (limit the meeting to 45 minutes), then consider your options.  If you have a signed contract or agreement - read it - you may not have any options beyond proceeding and learning a lesson for the future.  If proceeding is the best choice, then your new goal is to get maximum results on your project - being angry or upset or accursing them of scamming you is not a very good approach.

Keep an open mind.  Based on what you have said so far my gut tells me that if you are not careful, you may end up owing them an apology.  For their sake, I hope they deliver you a good to great quality project.  Good luck - Jeremy