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  6  			<h1>Details</h1>
  7  			<p>Here, you can gain a better idea about what we do.</p>
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 12  			<header>
 13  				<h1>Our Services</h1>
 14  			</header>
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 16  			<div id="dev" style="transform: translateY(-5em);"></div>
 17  			<h3>Design and Development</h3>
 18  			<span class="image right"><img src="images/pic04.jpg" alt="" style="max-height: 25em"/></span>
 19  			<p>
 20  			Building websites is our primary focus - it's our "bread and butter". Working with us, you can expect high-quality
 21  			websites with responsive designs that look good on any browser - desktop, mobile, or
 22  			anything in between. Here's how it works:
 23  			</p>
 24  			<p>
 25  			We start by putting together an approximate idea of what the finished product should look
 26  			like. This might include referencing other webpages, deciding on a color scheme, building
 27  			a branding package, or choosing a pre-defined template.
 28  			</p>
 29  			<p>
 30  			Once we have a clear idea of the design that we would like to aim for, we can start developing
 31  			the site. This is an interactive process, which means that we'll be regularly checking in to
 32  			see if there's any course correction that needs to happen as we go. This process should take
 33  			between one and two weeks for an entry-level website.
 34  			</p>
 35  
 36  			<p>
 37  			At the end of the development process, you will recieve a package of files that constitute
 38  			your website - this package is <i>yours to keep</i>. It will contain all of the files you
 39  			need to host your website in the way you choose. They will be packaged as basic HTML, CSS,
 40  			and Javascript files and documented with a README. This will make it easy for any developer
 41  			(not just us!) to pick up and go from there. If you want more help from there, we offer more
 42  			services below.
 43  			</p>
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 45  			<div id="hosting" style="transform: translateY(-5em);"></div>
 46  			<h3>Web Hosting</h3>
 47  			<span class="image right"><img src="images/pic02.jpg" alt="" /></span>
 48  			<p>In addition to developing websites, we also offer subscription services for hosting them
 49  			on the internet. Hosting requires a computer to be available at all times to respond to
 50  			requests, which means that we cannot offer it as a one-time fee. Additionally, domain name
 51  			registration requires renting out the domain over time, which is a service that we can 
 52  			manage on your behalf.</p>
 53  			<p>We use reliable, well-known services with good uptime statistics. Setup should be a
 54  			one-time operation that leaves you with direct access to the server where the website is
 55  			hosted. From there, you are free to make changes to the website as you wish.</p>
 56  			<p>We are happy to help guide you through the process of setting up these subscriptions
 57  			independently, however we offer this service to our clients as a convenience.</p>
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 59  			<div id="upkeep" style="transform: translateY(-5em);"></div>
 60  			<h3>Site Upkeep and Maintenance</h3>
 61  			<span class="image right"><img src="images/support.jpg" alt="" /></span>
 62  			<p>If required, we are willing to offer support and maintenance for the
 63  			projects we take on. Since our goal is building independence for our clients, we try
 64  			to encourage folks to take a DIY approach and give them the skills they need to do
 65  			this work on their own terms.</p>
 66  			<p>That said, some of our clients do not have the capacity to balance learning a new
 67  			skill with everything in their busy schedule. In these cases, we offer maintenance
 68  			plans by monthly subscription. These plans include:
 69  				<ul>
 70  					<li>Ongoing development</li>
 71  					<li>Uptime monitoring</li>
 72  					<li>Secondary service management (mail servers, social media)</li>
 73  					<li>DNS and server management</li>
 74  				</ul>
 75  			<p>
 76  		</div>
 77  	</section>
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 79  		<div class="inner">
 80  			<header>
 81  				<h1>Pricing and Payment</h1>
 82  				<p><i>We value transparency as a core piece of our business model.</i></p>
 83  			</header>
 84  			<h3>Design and Development</h3>
 85  			<p>
 86  			Our basic pricing model starts at $300 for a landing page with an extra $100
 87  			per additional page, up to a maximum of $1000. More complex pages and custom
 88  			design work may require hourly billing, with a base rate of $80/hour for each
 89  			member working on a given task.
 90  			</p>
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 92  			<h3>Web Hosting</h3>
 93  			<p>While all our development hosting is done in-house, We rely on infrastructure 
 94  			offered local companies like <a href="https://www.nplusnetworks.com/">N+ Networks</a>
 95  			and <a href="https://www.grape.ca/">Grape Domains</a> for long-term hosting and
 96  			domain registration. We can walk you through set-up or take responsibility over
 97  			keeping these systems live at a flexible rate of $10 to $30 per month depending 
 98  			on domain name and cost of features (e.g. business email, NextCloud)</p>
 99  
100  			<h3>Upkeep and Maintenance</h3>
101  			<p>Our goal is to encourage your independence. Any clients who would like to
102  			enlist our services for long-term website development and maintenance can expect
103  			to pay anywhere from $250 to $500 per month for Bit By Bit to take responsibility
104  			over their online presence. This may include backups, copy changes, SEO optimization,
105  			server updates,	and other services as necessary. Cancel at any time and we will 
106  			happily provide you with everything you need to move elsewhere or do it yourself.
107  			</p>
108  
109  			<h3>Tutoring & Mentorship</h3>
110  			<p>
111  			We offer 1:1 lessons on web development, programming, system administration, and
112  			anything else related to establishing your digital presence in the online world.
113  			Our tutors set their own rates but you can expect to pay between $50 to $100 per
114  			hour for individual instruction. Read more below.
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118  	</section>
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120  		<div class="inner">
121  			<header>
122  				<h1>Tutoring and Mentorship</h1>
123  				<p><i>We'll teach you how to teach yourself.</i></p>
124  			</header>
125  			<p>
126  			Aside from web development, the main service that we offer at Bit by Bit is education.
127  			We believe that when people are enabled to make use of the tools at their disposal,
128  			the whole community benefits from the extra hands.
129  			</p>
130  			<p>
131  			Our goal is to enable people to take full responsibility over their digital identity.
132  			This involves knowing how to host a website, knowing how to customize that website,
133  			and how to add interactive features to make a page that works for them. From there,
134  			we can start diving into the cool stuff you can do with your very own server.
135  			</p>
136  
137  			<h3>What do you teach?</h3>
138  			<p>
139  			The most important, fundamental skill we teach is "computation", specifically within
140  			the context of Linux systems. Being able to program in Python means very little 
141  			without the context of what a Python script is and why you might need one. Unlike
142  			"programming bootcamps" and similar forms of education, we make sure that your
143  			understanding is grounded in real-world use cases - not just adding bullet points
144  			to your resumé. Over time, you'll gain understanding around what the "shell" is 
145  			and how it can be used to program computers to do all sorts of cool stuff.
146  			</p>
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148  			<p>
149  			We use a variety of programming languages in our toolbelt. The core of our <a href="https://credenso.cafe/info/">S☉LAR</a> toolkit
150  			is written with HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, and BASH. We also integrate a number
151  			of different libraries written in C, C++, Rust, and Haskell. While most of our tooling relies on vanilla JS, we also have experience using frameworks such as VueJS, ReactJS, Svelte, and more. No matter what you want to build, we have the wisdom to back you up.
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155  			<h3>Mentorship</h3>
156  			<p>
157  			A step beyond tutoring, our mentorship program is available for anyone who wants to
158  			gain real-world experience in their field of choice. We offer members the opportunity
159  			to step into a leadership role within our space and kickstart their career with
160  			hands-on application of the skills they've developed. See <a href="mentorship/">mentorship</a> for more details.
161  			</p>
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165  				<h3>Pricing Summary</h3>
166  				<table>
167  					<thead>
168  						<tr>
169  							<th>Service</th>
170  							<th>Description</th>
171  							<th>Est. Price (CAD)</th>
172  						</tr>
173  					</thead>
174  					<tbody>
175  						<tr>
176  							<td><b>Design and Development</b></td>
177  							<td>Static Landing Page and Site Theming</td>
178  							<td>300.00</td>
179  						</tr>
180  						<tr>
181  							<td></td>
182  							<td>Additional Page</td>
183  							<td>100.00</td>
184  						</tr>
185  						<tr>
186  							<td></td>
187  							<td>Customized UI/UX</td>
188  							<td>80.00 / hr</td>
189  						</tr>
190  						<tr>
191  							<td><b>Web Hosting</b></td>
192  							<td>Server Fees and Domain Name Registration  - Billed Monthly</td>
193  							<td>20.00 / month</td>
194  						</tr>
195  						<tr>
196  							<td></td>
197  							<td>Business Email Hosting</td>
198  							<td>10.00 / month</td>
199  						</tr>
200  						<tr>
201  							<td><b>Upkeep and Maintenance</b></td>
202  							<td>Full website upkeep - Billed Monthly</td>
203  							<td>300.00 / month</td>
204  						</tr>
205  						<tr>
206  							<td><b>1:1 Tutoring</b></td>
207  							<td>Specialized lessons to upgrade your skills.</td>
208  							<td>80.00 / hour</td>
209  						</tr>
210  						<tr>
211  							<td></td>
212  							<td>Mentorship Program</td>
213  							<td><i>TBD</i></td>
214  						</tr>
215  					</tbody>
216  					<tfoot>
217  						<tr>
218  							<td colspan="3">**<i>Fees are approximate and should be used for estimation purposes only.</i></td>
219  						</tr>
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223  		</div>
224  	</section>
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