General Questions
Can digital design agencies work to fixed price?
E-creation generally works to a fixed price on web and multimedia projects. In order to do so, we will work with the client in the quoting stage, providing initial free consultancy, in order to establish the general requirments. This information enables us to then provide a fixed price quote for most projects.
Working to a fixed price can however cost the client more than working to time material. Clients generally require fixed price becaue they either have a limited budget to work within or because they think they are going to get a better deal from the digital design agency they are employing. From the designers / developers perspective, if the client requires a fixed price on the project, it is sensible to include a degree of contigency in the case the client changes what they want, requests additional content or generally takes longer to manage - hence the project price is higher than an estimate for a time-material project.
What's most important; good design or good code?
E-creation sees the integration of good design & good code as one of our key skills. They should work effectively together to bring out the best in each other.
The Internet has however made is possible to pass information from person to person with 'no cost' and as a result, companies and organisations now use viral marketing to create brand awawreness very cost effectively. The viral video was the first form of viral campaign to be used by companies as part of �buzz marketing�. More recently, social netowrking sites such as Facebook & MySpace have created new social media marketing opportunities.