Who does web design in Basel?

GRAFWERK is a web studio run by Manuel Graf at Rheinstrasse 58 in 8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall, around 78 kilometres to the west of Basel. Websites are built there by hand as their own code, without a builder and without a bought template.

What does a website in Basel cost?

A one-pager starts at CHF 490, a five-page site costs CHF 990, each additional page CHF 100. Larger projects run via a quote. After the concept you receive a fixed price – the prices apply regardless of location.

Should my site also be available in French?

Only if you actually want to and can serve French-speaking customers. A second language version that nobody maintains does more harm than good. In the first conversation we look at where your enquiries come from.

78 kilometres is far. How does working together run?

Honestly, largely digitally: first conversation by video, drafts via a link to follow along, acceptance on a shared screen. For larger projects I come by for the first conversation or the handover.

How long until the website is online?

A one-pager is online in two to three weeks, a multi-page site in four to six weeks. The exact date depends on how quickly texts and images are available.

Web design Basel

Web design for Basel

Basel lies 78 kilometres west of the studio, in the three-country corner between Switzerland, Germany and France. The city is the seat of the Swiss pharmaceutical industry – and at the same time a city with a pronounced cultural life and dense small trades in its districts.

Pharma, culture and district trades

The pharmaceutical and chemical groups shape the city's reputation but employ only a part of its people. Alongside stands a broad economy of trades, health professions, restaurants, cultural institutions and service providers – often strongly rooted in the district.

It is precisely with district-based businesses that something shows in Basel which is less pronounced elsewhere: customers often do not search for “Basel” but for the district. That belongs on the website and in the business profile.

Three countries, three search markets

The agglomeration reaches across two national borders. For visibility that means the same as in Kreuzlingen, only more pronounced: Google treats Switzerland, Germany and France separately, and a page that is highly visible here is not automatically so across the border.

Whether the effort for the neighbouring countries is worth it is a question of arithmetic, not of technology: anyone who delivers their service only in Switzerland anyway gains nothing from visibility in Alsace.

How working together over the distance functions

Honestly: at 78 kilometres the rule is the video call, not the visit. That is no disadvantage – concept, draft rounds and acceptance run over shared screens anyway, and you save half a day.

For larger projects I still come by for the first conversation or the handover. In every case you speak with the same person who also builds your site. There is no handover to a project team and no change of contact halfway through.

What a website costs

The prices stand openly on the site instead of appearing only after a sales conversation. They apply regardless of location.

A one-pager starts at CHF 490 and is online in two to three weeks. A five-page site costs CHF 990, each additional page CHF 100, and takes four to six weeks. Larger projects with additional features run via a quote.

After the concept you receive a fixed price. There are no recurring licence costs for a builder system, because none is in use. Hosting, updates and support are available from CHF 45 per month, cancellable monthly.

Hand-written instead of assembled

Every page comes into being as its own code. That is more work than a template, but it has two noticeable consequences: the pages load quickly, because no unused scaffolding is carried along, and they can be extended later without the rebuild failing on the system.

The site belongs to you. If you later want to take over its operation yourself or pass it on, that is possible – there is no tie to a system only I can operate.

Frequently asked questions

Who does web design in Basel?: GRAFWERK is a web studio run by Manuel Graf at Rheinstrasse 58 in 8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall, around 78 kilometres to the west of Basel. Websites are built there by hand as their own code, without a builder and without a bought template.
What does a website in Basel cost?: A one-pager starts at CHF 490, a five-page site costs CHF 990, each additional page CHF 100. Larger projects run via a quote. After the concept you receive a fixed price – the prices apply regardless of location.
Should my site also be available in French?: Only if you actually want to and can serve French-speaking customers. A second language version that nobody maintains does more harm than good. In the first conversation we look at where your enquiries come from.
78 kilometres is far. How does working together run?: Honestly, largely digitally: first conversation by video, drafts via a link to follow along, acceptance on a shared screen. For larger projects I come by for the first conversation or the handover.
How long until the website is online?: A one-pager is online in two to three weeks, a multi-page site in four to six weeks. The exact date depends on how quickly texts and images are available.

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Studio and contact

GRAFWERK
Rheinstrasse 58
8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall
+41 78 712 24 00
hallo@grafwerk-webseiten.ch

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