Here is an example of one of our website quotation / proposals, this is included to show the level of detail we aim for when specifying your website design requirements.
Example of Image Display
Images can have text to explain about them. This is good to use when displaying case studies. This is all edited through the content management system.
News and Events Display
This will be where the user can go into the news and events and see the latest five articles listed and select one to take them through to the full article. OR the user can select a search facility or a drop down menu to choose a month of the users choice. When the option has been selected it will list the articles in that month. The user will then be able to select one of the listings that interests them. Once selected it will go through to a full page all about the chosen article.
A new user will be able to purchase a product. Once This is the final step where the customer will enter the user has selected the link they will be given a number of fields to fill in such as: Name Address, email, Post Code and information. Once they are happy with the fields they have selected they click ok and proceed to the next stage.
Features
All our websites include what you would expect from any good platform, such as; Homepage, About Us, Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, Sitemap and unlimited pages. These go towards helping you promote your products and services that would be edited utilising a user friendly WYSIWYG page editor and will be fully compatible with all the latest current versions of internet platforms and browsers including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari & Opera.
Additional features will include an editable image fader, allowing a slide show of images on your homepage, editable banner management allowing control over advertising space on your site and email mailing list subscription facility including RSS feed.
Summary
• Listing Image Gallery
• Unlimited news creator with RSS Feed output
• Unlimited Blog with RSS Feet output
• Edit content and format such as text style, font and size, headings and colours.
• Upload/embed video for example demonstration videos or a welcome video.
• Images for all of your services as well as advertising features.
• Embed Audio content.
• Upload PDF resources.
• Create hyperlinks from text or images to other pages.
Homepage
This page is to showcase your business as first impressions are everything! It can include a brief description on services and can accommodate a wide selection of media such as videos, flash and online elements. We propose a very user friendly layout as converting a website visitor to a customer is crucial to success. This page leads into the other areas of the website using easy-to-use menus as required by you.
News and Events
This page is for ongoing news, allowing you to add news content. This can include elements such as pictures, embedded video and hyperlinks.
The news area has an archive system (organised via date), RSS Subscription (this can be fed directly into Mobile Devices, Twitter or Facebook, providing updates whenever you update the news) and an intelligent search facility.
Online Forum
The forum acts as an online discussion board, allowing website visitors to discuss various topics of interest. In order to access the forum, visitors will have to register and sign in using a user name and password.
Standard features include: Multiple Forums, Sub Forums, Sticky notes – Posting thread set to top of list, Recent Posts, Avatars, WYSIWIG Editor – Full text editing ability, User posts, Search by thread and Search by user.
Gallery
We propose to equip the website with a fully editable Image Gallery, where you will be able to add, edit, categorise and delete their images. All images would be able to be viewed either using the zoom tool, or the light box feature. (The light box feature enlarges an image to whilst dimming the website behind).
Please note: This will allow your company to put up images for promotional purposes about all the companies advertising within the website. It would also allow customers to submit pictures within a contact form through an upload facility.
Client Sign up
Within the client sign up area, two options for a potential customer are displayed:
• Option 1 – Directory Listings
• Option 2 – Banner Advertisements
These options will now be broken down and described below…
Option 1 – Directory Listings
Within this section the potential customer is provided with a further two options as follows:
• Option 1.1 – Basic Directory Listing
• Option 1.2 – Full Directory Listing
Option 1.1 – Basic Directory Listing
Once the customer has selected this option and paid for the amount of months that they require, (this is customizable through the administration section of your website and can be any amount), they will then go to a secure payment screen to set up their recurring payments.
Once they have placed their order it will bring them to the Client Directory Console. Your client will be able to edit their account details and data throughout the duration of their contract through a user friendly WYSIWYG page editor.
Option 1.2 – Full Directory Listing
The Full directory listing allows unlimited text, up-to (x amount of) Images, full contact details. Once the customer has selected this option, they can choose the length of the advertising period and are then taken to a payment screen to set up their recurring payments.
Once through the secure payment area, they are brought to the Client Directory Console. Your client will be able to edit their account details and data throughout the duration of their contract through a user friendly WYSIWYG page editor.
Category Selection
After a customer has selected the type of listing they wish to pursue, they are then asked what category’(s) they would like to be listed within. (Multiple categories can be chosen, however this will add more to the basket once they have confirmed their selection).
NOTE:
A “Basic Directory Listing” is a simple entry in the directory within its relevant category, whereas the “Full Directory Listing” is prioritized above others in position within listings, possess a larger advertised area and has an additional ‘click here’ button to view more.
Option 2 – Banner Advertisements
This is where the customers will have a number of options on banner choices, placements and how many months they wish to advertise for. The banner choices will be selected from three types of banner;
Banners are set at the top the chosen page within the directory, they will be able to choose which category of the website they want to advertise on (if it is available) and what level of the chosen website category they wish to choose.
Example Levels – Gold, Silver and Bronze
The below examples, (package names can be customized), are displayed at the top of the chosen page within the directory:
Gold – This could be Home Page of the website
Silver – This could be the 1st drill down from the Home Page
Bronze – This could be the 2nd and beyond drill down from the Home Page
Button Advert
Once the customer is happy with the choice of Banner, Category and whether they need it designing or not, they will be passed through to the secure payment area where the checkout will calculate the cost after the customer has chosen how many months they want. Once the customer has paid the system will automatically setup the recurring payments.
Newsletter Sign Up and Data Collection
Users on your website will have the option to sign up to receive newsletters by simply entering their email address and clicking “submit.” This will allow you to continually gather relevant data should you wish to send out marketing newsletters via a 3rd party service or information as part of a campaign to increase business, enquiries or sales.
Advanced Banner Management Software
As part of your website you will be making use of imagery and banners to showcase your business and services. You will have complete control over what goes on your website and where. These banners can be presented as a slide show or image fader or any number of other transitional effects that are most suitable to your website.
Granular Privileges
If your business was to employ several employees and you intend for them to work on your website, you may want to restrict the areas they have access to.
Granular privileges allow multiple user types with different privilege levels. This works by first creating a “Privilege Group” then choosing which modules and areas of the admin is accessible or restricted. A “Privilege Group” allows “Hide”, “Edit” & “Create” restrictions on each individual module within the Content Management System (CMS) and website. Admin/Users can then be added to a “Privilege Group” adopting the access restrictions.
There is no upper limit to the amount of Admin Privilege Groups you setup.
Advanced Search Facility
The advanced search facility allows you to designate custom filters to the search facility within the admin section of your website. These filters are then made available to customers on your website, allowing a user to apply the filter to a particular search query.
Typical filters include elements such as “time of creation” and “relevance” but can be completely customised to cater for keywords (such as size, colour, category or genre), or numbers from any field (a common use would be filter by price range).
Custom 301 Module
If you have an existing website, the 301 module can prove invaluable for retaining the rank of the pages of your site. A 301 redirect will seamlessly move (or redirect) a customer from one page / URL to the newer version on your website. It also informs search engines that the page has permanently moved to a new location, passing a large percentage of its score.
Within the module you can designate the original page and the new one you wish to redirect to.
