(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 12, 2000 ) Peterborough, NH ActivMedia Research LLC (http://www.ActivMediaResearch.com) According to survey respondents in ActivMedia Research's "Real Numbers Behind Web Hosting & Development" study, websites invested $22 Billion in website hosting, design, programming, systems and network hardware.
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Total Website Development
Budget Allocation
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Design & Programming 26%
Hosting & Access 13%
Computers & Peripherals 12%
Consultants for Strategy 10%
Web Applications 10%
Software 8%
Systems Integration 8%
Online Transactions 7%
Network Hardware 6%
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Source: ActivMedia Research, 2000
"Real Numbers Behind Web Hosting & Development"


Specific breakouts demonstrate that site-design support is the single largest element of total site creation and hosting budgets in a given year, garnering twice the dollars of site hosting and access services. Roughly half of all dollars spent globally for creating and keeping sites online goes for development, the other half covers maintenance and site operations, including hosting. The split between development costs and hosting costs varies across site types based on function required from the site.

ActivMedia's VP of Market Research Harry Wolhander adds, "The majority of website costs are borne internally by Web businesses. Sites investing the most are those who heavily internalize the strategic skills and abilities required to develop a leading-edge business online, while mid-level businesses are more likely to turn outside for technical support to bring sites online. Due to outside costs for connectivity, one in four operating and maintenance dollars costs are spent externally, as are one in five site development dollars."

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For information about what companies chose to handle in-house vs. outsource, contact Client Services at info@activmediaresearch.com or 603-924-9100, ext 125.


The "Real Numbers Behind Web Hosting & Development" (single copy: $1,495 or site license: $5,000) details five site design archetypes to explain how and why online business have made their design choices. Additional factors, including specific online business sector, site size, number of visitors and transactions, number of products, years of online experience, etc., will help interpret the information that has been gleaned from the sites in this study.
http://www.activmediaresearch.com/web_hosting___development_2000.html

This report is one of six in the "Real Numbers 2000" series. Additional reports address e-commerce, strategies for online profitability, e-promotion, and e-transactions among B-to-C and B-to-B vendors.
http://www.activmediaresearch.com/real_numbers_2000_series.html


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