Apen Technologies
- 1. WEBSITE DEVELPOMENT PROPOSAL FOR VISHIE BEAUTY CENTER
- 2. CONTENT Introduction Needs Solutions Content Management System Website Organization Workflow Preliminary Design Integration of Content Management System Detailed Implementation Plan Re-evaluation of website need and specification Content Gathering for the Website Design and Architecture of the Website Proper Implementation of Website based on Design and Architecture Testing and confirmation of Website Implementation with client Domain name registration and Hosting of website Training
- 3. Launch Time line of project Cost of Development and Maintenance References
- 4. Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to submit a proposal for a professional design of a website for VISHIE BEAUTY CENTER (VBC). Working together, we believe we can create a portal to emancipate your business at every level. We sincerely are for you and your technological fantasies, we make your reality. The Apen Tech Team. Needs VISHIE BEAUTY CENTER (VBC), needs a website to present the company online, projects, ongoing activities, and to serve as a channel for potential investment. Furthermore, VISHIE BEAUTY CENTER (VBC), needs a website that can be maintained by an VISHIE employee, without the need to regularly employ APEN TECHNOLOGY to make changes. VBC employee needs to be able to add and revise both text and videos and other aspects that require management on the website. The website is to serve as the online office of VISHIE BEAUTY CENTER, to increase the company’s brand in the world, to attract new customers, and to give the company a modern status. A flexible yet pleasing designed website with ability to deliver text, image, and video content fast and seamlessly. Benefits A potent promotional tool of the company’s services and facilities. Websites could take the place of more costly traditional billboards and flyers. Further, with websites the world, rather than the locality, is your audience. Add credibility and build positive image of companies especially when it’s well designed, has quality content and periodically updated. Avenue for an interactive information exchange. With added website features such as chat room, company websites facilitates immediate response to queries about the company. Can serve as an online company database. The company can upload a bunch of information about the company into the website. This can serve as an online filing cabinet which is more efficient compared to our traditional filing system. With the search button in your website, your reader can readily access the data uploaded in your website. A virtual office which is open 24 hours a day seven days a week. This saves money and time which could be used to other investment priorities of the company.
- 5. A venue for implementing a feedback mechanism. Because it is very convenient to use the Internet, visitors could easily post feedback on company services and other related issues which they would not bother with telephones and letters. With the interactive feature of your website, you can readily respond to the queries and issues. A venue for hands-on learning tool for customers. Solutions APEN TECHNOLOGIES will provide VBC with a fresh new web design that is easy to navigate and provides useful information to current subscribers. The design will also convey to potential subscribers that VBC is a professional, reliable institution. The design will integrate the logo and color palette so it will maintain a familiar look to current subscribers, but will at the same time show them that VBC is improving its web presence in order to serve them better. APEN TECHNOLOGIES will provide a very efficient website or web platform with text, image, and video content management. This platform will be able to allow the administrator to store text, images, and videos in different categories, and by title for easy searching capability. The platform will be easily navigated by different sharp and pleasant button links or by a very effective search box. Content Management System Central to the new design from APEN TECHNOLOGIES will be a robust Content Management System (CMS) that will allow VBC to make changes easily to the website, without requiring a dedicated workstation or additional software. Not only will the CMS save VBC website revision costs but it will also ensure that the website stays fresh and up to date. Website Organization The new design will have the following main landing pages: - Home Page - About - Contact - Gallery - Projects - Blog - Customers - Portfolios - Development Projects These pages will be "hardwired" into the new design by APEN TECHNOLOGIES and links to them will appear in the horizontal menu bar at the top of the page (below the logo and other header content). On each of these pages, we will include a left-hand column that VBC can use to create links to as many "subpages" as they wish. There fore, the CMS allows for as many pages as necessary, without incurring additional cost beyond the original design and landing pages fee. Workflow
- 6. Preliminary Design Working in conjunction with VBC, APEN TECHNOLOGIES will provide VCB with a preliminary design concept for the new website. That design concept will include the basic layout, color palette, font choices, etc. VCB can at that point request one round of design revisions within the scope of the Fee Schedule. Detailed Implementation Plan Development and implementation of this website will be carried out efficiently in the following steps; - Re-evaluation of website need and specification - Content gathering - Design and architecture of the website - Proper implementation of website based on design and architecture - Testing and confirmation of website implementation with client - Domain name registration and Hosting of website Re-evaluation of website need and specification The website need assessment and specification document is necessary for the development of the website and is the first step of the implementation plan and process. In this step, we will discuss thoroughly and accurately with the client to get the full need for the website, if it needs to connect to other systems, user interactions, and what exactly is the purpose of this website. Additionally, we will have sessions of discussions with the clients to come out and outline the complete requirements and specifications of the site. Here we will outline information concerning design, coloring, look and feel, response time, prospective number of visitors per second and bandwidth needs. All the requirements gathered in this phase will be well understood and agreed to by both the client and us. These requirements will be well documented and termed the specification document. This is the document that will be used to design the website and contain all the specifications and functionality of the website. The website after completion will be tested against this document if it meets its requirements. Content Gathering for the Website This is the second phase of the development and implementation of the website. In this phase, we will put together all the information that will be found on the website. Text will be drafted as per the pages where it will be found. All media data that will be found on the site like images and videos will be gathered and properly named and kept in a folder awaiting redesign and retouch if necessary. Design and Architecture of the Website This is the third phase of the implementation process and involves design and architecture of the website. In this phase we will redesign and clean all the images and videos available, design new ones in relation to the need of the site if necessary. The next step in this phase will
- 7. be to determine how many main or landing pages will be found on the website, the names or titles of this pages, the kind of information that goes to each of these landing pages, the sub- pages that will be found under this landing pages, the information to be displayed on the sub- pages, where each image is to be displayed and the accompanying text for each image. In this phase we will also determine the general layout, the navigation, and architecture of the site. Also in this phase we will select the coloring of the site, the fonts to use, the technologies like PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CMS and other needed technologies based on the need of the website. The video and images will be treated with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Maya, and any other needed software needed to provide good graphics. Proper Implementation of Website based on Design and Architecture This phase of the website implementation process will involve building the website with the selected technologies from the previous steps, the content drafted and following the specification document of the website. Here, we will come out with the structure of the website properly, navigation, place text and images in the right positions, use the proper coloring and fonts, connect all the landing and sub-pages, and make sure everything on the website is found on the right position. Testing and confirmation of Website Implementation with client This phase of the website implementation process involves testing the website live on an online hosting with the client and validating the quality and work-ability of the website. The client will confirm if the website is of standard and if there are any other things that needs to be added or removed from the website. If there are any complications or worries about the website, it will be addressed in this phase. Domain name registration and Hosting of website This is the last stage of the website implementation process, and involves putting the developed website online. In this stage, domain name of the website will be bought and configured. The website hosting account will be bought and configured, and attached to the domain name servers After the above is done, the website will be hosted using the FTP account created in the hosting account, the database created with MySQL in the hosting account. In this phase, the email accounts will be configured and created for all staffs in the organization and allowance created to add unlimited number of email accounts. Training APENTECH will then run a two-hour training session with VCB employees, showing them how to use the website. This can be done on site or online. This will enable the employees or administrators of VCB to efficiently manage the website for it to better serve the institution.
- 8. Launch When finished incorporating all the content VCB wish to have at launch, APENTECH will move the website from the development sub-directory to the main root level of the domain, thereby making the site go live. Time line of project The time line of this project 1 to 2 weeks assuming the basic content about the institution is available. ADDITIONAL SERVICES These services include part of a great brand management spinoff and include but not limited to, brand identity (Logo design and professional letterheads) online engagements and page sponsoring. Also given connectivity crisis in the Anglophone regions we can stand to manage and boost your page whenever and however you want it to be. Cost of Development and Maintenance ITEM Name Quantity Price/FCFA 1 Website design, development and hosting 1 150.000 2 Multiple engagements and sponsored pages 1 25.000 3 Brand Identity(Logo design, letter head) 1 35.000 TOTAL 210.000 BONUS SERVICE (IF REQUIRED) Production of brief financial forecast and opportunity assessment of business. Page management for first month REFERENCES: www.apentech.com www.thinkfastbc.com www.apengroup.cm www.travexpresions.com