Why do some companies charge site design per page?
Basic philosophy of life…It helps to keep it simple for purchasers. “Per page” is language anyone can understand. We have several problems with this, however. What’s in a page? Our version and your version may clash. On a web site, a page can be never-ending. So, you could break it down and say 2 images and 500 words per page, but that leaves you with little flexibility. And what about this: Let’s say that during the design process you decide to turn your “socks and underwear” page into two separate pages, one for socks and one for underwear. The content hasn’t changed but you’re charged for the additional page? It’s not an extreme task…it’s called “cut & paste.” So, having a general idea of the page count is more of a way to understand the general scope of the work and what it will take to design good navigation, rather than being directly related to price.
