Demonstration, fictional software studio
Quill Software
A studio page: what it builds and for whom, how projects are scoped and priced, and how to start a conversation.
Software studios and developers
Websites for software studios and developers
Clients hiring a software studio want to know what you build, whether you have built something like their idea, how you price a project, and how you will look after their data. Developers’ own pages often skip the last two.
Before they choose a software studio
What do they build?
Web apps, mobile apps, integrations, internal tools, a product of your own: say which, and in which technologies, in plain words first.
Have they done this before?
Two or three pieces of work with a line on the problem and the result. Link to live products where you can.
How is a project priced?
Fixed price per phase, day rate, or a paid discovery stage first. Say how you work and roughly where small projects start.
What happens after launch?
Support, hosting and maintenance: whether you offer them, and how they are charged.
On a software studio’s page
How you process client data
When you handle personal data for a client, UK GDPR requires a written contract between you, setting out how you process it. Say that you sign one.
Your data protection fee
Most organisations that process personal data must pay the ICO data protection fee. If you are registered, you can give your registration number. ICO: data protection fee.
Products you sell, with their own terms
If you sell a product (for example, software for Making Tax Digital), give it its own clear description, price and terms, separate from project work.
Quill Software, a fictional studio, describes what it builds in plain words, with two short pieces of work and how projects are priced.
Showing your prices
A starting price for a small project and a day rate, with what a discovery phase costs, give a client enough to decide whether to call.
£49 upfront for a one-page website, and £20 a month for the care plan that comes with it (hosting, updates and support), with a 12-month minimum term, fixed in writing before we start. Pricing.
Software studios and developers: questions
What should a software developer’s website include?
What you build and for whom, examples of work, how projects are priced, support after launch, how you handle client data, and how to start a conversation.
Does a software studio need a big website?
No. One clear page with good examples and honest pricing does more than a large site with little in it.
Should developers show their day rate?
If you are comfortable with it, yes. It filters enquiries that cannot fit your rate.
How much does a website for software studios and developers cost?
Ours is £49 upfront for a one-page website, and £20 a month for the care plan that comes with it (hosting, updates and support), with a 12-month minimum term.
Ready when you are
Order the one-page website now, or tell us what you need and we will reply with a quote within one working day.