[Sinero Web Design]

Has anyone seen the prices Yell.com are charging there customers for a basic html page with no layout or design ? well its a minimum of £400 a year ! I know this company has to make a profit but charging these prices is ridiculous.

Here is an example :

http://www.lancashiredevelopments.co.uk

I spoke to someone who pays the bill for this website and they are being charged around £600-£800 per year for this website ! as you can imagine it makes us developers really angry when we can knock up a professional design for half this price and produce a website with some function and graphics.

I really think yell.com is struggling to keep its head above the water as more and more people use Google to find businesses I really doubt many people read the Yellow Pages these days so the only way they can make good profits is by charging extortionate rates for a website that was built in 5 minutes...

Also they are charging £45.00 Plus VAT for a domain name that we all know cost's us £6.00 to purchase.


Shame on you yell.com ...

Prices

http://www.yelldirec...bsite/home.html

[Chris@nbatDigital]

Yell.com has gone down a very steep hill over the last year! So many bad reviews off their services, and false sales pitches.

As you have said, I don't think they will be around in 5 years to come.

[HogIT]

I have had frequent discussions with their sales staff trying to sell me a paid link on their site.

Now I would never dream of using yell.com to search for anything .... does anybody actually use it?

If not the only possible benefit would be a link to your site for seo benefits.

[andyl]

HogIT, on 29 January 2010 - 10:08 AM, said:

Now I would never dream of using yell.com to search for anything .... does anybody actually use it?

Due to the subject of this topic, it makes it easy for freelancers to use it to find businesses and individuals who have these 'naff' websites and offer their service

Other than that, I hate it.

[Garethev]

To be fair i bought one of these recently on the recommendation of a friend.

Yes...they are basic but ......yes they are effective.

Honestly....i have paid for it with a few calls but its not the AMAZING site i plan for but it will do
until i can afford a better one.

[brightonmike]

Sinero Web Design, on 29 January 2010 - 08:53 AM, said:

Has anyone seen the prices Yell.com are charging there customers for a basic html page with no layout or design ? well its a minimum of £400 a year ! I know this company has to make a profit but charging these prices is ridiculous.

Here is an example :

http://www.lancashiredevelopments.co.uk

I spoke to someone who pays the bill for this website and they are being charged around £600-£800 per year for this website ! as you can imagine it makes us developers really angry when we can knock up a professional design for half this price and produce a website with some function and graphics.

I really think yell.com is struggling to keep its head above the water as more and more people use Google to find businesses I really doubt many people read the Yellow Pages these days so the only way they can make good profits is by charging extortionate rates for a website that was built in 5 minutes...

Also they are charging £45.00 Plus VAT for a domain name that we all know cost's us £6.00 to purchase.


Shame on you yell.com ...

Prices

http://www.yelldirec...bsite/home.html

Urgh.

For £400, that website is pretty damn good. It really is. It's fairly decent to look at, the frontend code looks solid, and it conveys all the necessary information effectively.

It is by no means cutting edge. It has rough edges. It could be a LOT better.

But for £400 there is really little to complain about. I am staggered that on the basis of that example, you think that price was unreasonable.

If you are only willing to pay £400, you will get £400 worth of website. Which is what that website is.

If you are willing to knock up an identical website for half the price, £200/300, personally I believe it is you who has the wrong business model - not Yell.

I am not commenting on their business practise, which may well be questionable, I am simply remarking that for £400 that website you posted punches fairly above its weight.

[MMMedia]

brightonmike, on 21 February 2012 - 05:02 PM, said:

If you are willing to knock up an identical website for half the price, £200/300, personally I believe it is you who has the wrong business model - not Yell.

Agreed, many times over!

[Bomb]

brightonmike, on 21 February 2012 - 05:02 PM, said:

Urgh.

For £400, that website is pretty damn good. It really is. It's fairly decent to look at, the frontend code looks solid, and it conveys all the necessary information effectively.

It is by no means cutting edge. It has rough edges. It could be a LOT better.

But for £400 there is really little to complain about. I am staggered that on the basis of that example, you think that price was unreasonable.

If you are only willing to pay £400, you will get £400 worth of website. Which is what that website is.

If you are willing to knock up an identical website for half the price, £200/300, personally I believe it is you who has the wrong business model - not Yell.

I am not commenting on their business practise, which may well be questionable, I am simply remarking that for £400 that website you posted punches fairly above its weight.

He said that site cost £600-£800 a year!!

[Sogo7]

A pitch of £400 is actually quite shrewd, BT Business has ther own web design service and something similiar will set you back £600+vat.

However the fine print makes for interesting reading...
http://www.websites....-bt-website-b#2

[rallport]

Garethev, on 21 February 2012 - 04:52 PM, said:

To be fair i bought one of these recently on the recommendation of a friend.

Yes...they are basic but ......yes they are effective.

Honestly....i have paid for it with a few calls but its not the AMAZING site i plan for but it will do
until i can afford a better one.

Yay, Mr Yell.com employee returns.

[rallport]

First off, you may want to have a rethink of the title [retrospective self, silent lol]

As far as yell go, I agree with andyl.

If Yell.com websites want to charge a lot then that;s their option, but eventually, people will get wise to it and move on.

However, those customers that do choose to stay with yell.com - well I get Yell are laughing at being several hundred pounds per year to host a static site.

Just out of interest, why does it says "Bolton Web Design" for the credit in the footer? Are Yell outsourcing these sites to other web companies? *confused*