Website Needed To Be Built

[cfarnell]

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for a quotation for a website to be built, however, not in a position to go ahead until a couple of months as I am seeking funding, hense why I am needing a quote.

I want a nice looking site containing;

1) an 'about us' page,
2) a page displaying a map of the UK with highlighted regions where a customer can click and will then show only that region with either a map of that region or just a list towns in that area, from there they will be able to click on their relevant town an will show an industry/business.
3) A 'contact us' page

This site will not need to be found on google as I will be marketing differently. I have a domain in mind and will purchase from 123reg.

I hope this makes sense as I know what I want but trying to explain was quite difficult.

Any quotes would be greatly appreciated, can either post on thread or PM whichever you find more suitable, however, please do not ask to call me as I am very busy with my job and meetings to set the business up.

Thanks in advance,

Chris

 

[lynxus]

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for a quotation for a website to be built, however, not in a position to go ahead until a couple of months as I am seeking funding, hense why I am needing a quote.

I want a nice looking site containing;

1) an 'about us' page,
2) a page displaying a map of the UK with highlighted regions where a customer can click and will then show only that region with either a map of that region or just a list towns in that area, from there they will be able to click on their relevant town an will show an industry/business.
3) A 'contact us' page

This site will not need to be found on google as I will be marketing differently. I have a domain in mind and will purchase from 123reg.

I hope this makes sense as I know what I want but trying to explain was quite difficult.

Any quotes would be greatly appreciated, can either post on thread or PM whichever you find more suitable, however, please do not ask to call me as I am very busy with my job and meetings to set the business up.

Thanks in advance,

Chris

Do you already have your own graphics? and simply need a site built and working?

Or do you want the graphics and "ideas/themes" to be developed before hand?

Ranges id talk about would be anywhere from £500 to £10k depending on how much graphic design would be needed and to what quality.

If someone give you a firm number based on your outline above, Ignore them.

Do you have any sites similar to your design that you have in mind?
Or are you looking for a 100% unique design?
Do you want it as a wordpress theme? Joomla theme? or your own custom CMS?
Do you need a shop? any kind of user interaction ( feedback, registration etc? )

I know your outline does seem basic, so , yeah Id suggest at the lower end of my estimates, but it all depends on what else you may want as time moves on and how much "custom" graphical design is needed.

 

[OldWelshGuy]

The spec above is way to vague to get a meaningful quote, sorry .

It sounds like some sort of directory, you haven't mentioned how the content will go into the site, do you need an admin back end? what will the visitors do when they use the site? is there any visitor interaction such as making contact with the businesses, fillingin forms, joining a mailing list? is there any sort of admin area for the busineses involved., if so what? Are there any membership levels? Can businesses buy a listing or add their details? what sort of content is being shown? How interactive is the mapping?

these are questions that just spill off the cuff, if I gave this any thought i could probably come up with loads more.

I would suggest that rather than tell us what the site should have, you need to tell us what people will do with the site, and what users will do with the site.

 

[cfarnell]

Sorry yes, for each town there will be a list of around 30-40 businesses all with a contact number and address, so yes similar to how a directory would be. The most important thing is before the customer can view the businesses details they will need to have registered and log in every time they wish to view. This is a free of charge registration, I just need to capture basic information; name, address, age (not date of birth), email and best contact number.

I will need graphics designing as well, I am full of ideas but not very artistic unfortanately

 

[fisicx]

So the job is now getting a lot bigger. The graphics along could cost you are large wodge. You then need the database to hold the business info, some means of inputing that data, the registration and login areas, validation, moderation and so on.

£500 for the maps and another £1000 for the site (as a rough estimate)

 

[cfarnell]

Thanks to all for responding, would it make much of a difference if I remove the map system to begin with and just have a list of regions with a link through to that regions relevant towns?

For example,

Lancashire > Preston > Hairdressers

With the data capture, is there any other software that is needed to convert their data to a readable document i.e. view on excel or however it is translated?

Also would I expect a monthly payment on top of the upfront payment as I will not be requiring any SEO/PPC etc?

Apologies for the ignorance, not IT based as you can tell

 

[OldWelshGuy]

Honestly you really are out of your depth on trying to get a specification here, as the language you are using is simply not telling us what you want the site to do. (no offence meant)

I am not pitching for the work as I don't do it, but if you want to fire me over your telephone number, I will give you a call Wednesday to have a brief chat to try and work out what you are trying to do, and then I can post a brief spec in here to give others a chance of giving you a ball park quote on things.

I honestly believe that is the only way you are going to get a meaningful spec. That said, I fear that because of your ignorance of IT and how the web works, actually getting a complete spec will be a task in itself

This statement here

With the data capture, is there any other software that is needed to convert their data to a readable document i.e. view on excel or however it is translated?

Is a prime example of the problem.

Datacapture (usually means getting people to fill forms in and the data is either placed into a database or emailed etc.

Convert the data into a readabl;e document - where? readable by who? If online then you are describing a full on dynamic website that allows people to add their businesses and have pages built on the fly populated from the information they give. Again this is not a 2 second task, and I did ask about this in my post, but you just haven't answered any of those questions, resulting in people here not having a clue as to what you actually want from the site.

View on excell or however it is translated - again you canhave a facility to add the captured data to a csv doc that can be downloaded for reading offline, but this would of course require a backend admin area to allow this, Not sure what you mean by 'translated' again I have a sneaky suspiscion that you are talking about pages being built on the fly from data entered by customers. If this is the case, then you will be needing a tiered membership and admin area built.

As I said, fire me your telephone number via private message, I will give you a call and try to work out what you need, and can then post a brief spec on here for others to ball park qupote you.

 

[liams7]

Honestly you really are out of your depth on trying to get a specification here, as the language you are using is simply not telling us what you want the site to do. (no offence meant)

I am not pitching for the work as I don't do it, but if you want to fire me over your telephone number, I will give you a call Wednesday to have a brief chat to try and work out what you are trying to do, and then I can post a brief spec in here to give others a chance of giving you a ball park quote on things.

I honestly believe that is the only way you are going to get a meaningful spec. That said, I fear that because of your ignorance of IT and how the web works, actually getting a complete spec will be a task in itself

This statement here

Is a prime example of the problem.

Datacapture (usually means getting people to fill forms in and the data is either placed into a database or emailed etc.

Convert the data into a readabl;e document - where? readable by who? If online then you are describing a full on dynamic website that allows people to add their businesses and have pages built on the fly populated from the information they give. Again this is not a 2 second task, and I did ask about this in my post, but you just haven't answered any of those questions, resulting in people here not having a clue as to what you actually want from the site.

View on excell or however it is translated - again you canhave a facility to add the captured data to a csv doc that can be downloaded for reading offline, but this would of course require a backend admin area to allow this, Not sure what you mean by 'translated' again I have a sneaky suspiscion that you are talking about pages being built on the fly from data entered by customers. If this is the case, then you will be needing a tiered membership and admin area built.

As I said, fire me your telephone number via private message, I will give you a call and try to work out what you need, and can then post a brief spec on here for others to ball park qupote you.

I completely disagree with what you are saying.

The quote you have quoted simply means he wants to put the data in to a format he easily understands instead of a CSV or some crappy list. He doesnt know if it will go into a cms or not. He probably doesnt know what one is.

I dont think this means he couldnt get a spec together i think it means he may need guidance from the right person. If you cant understand him let some one else help him.

 

[FIZIX Agency]

To be honest I think the OP needs to lay down their site in much more detail as this thread is triggering my "much bigger than it may first appear" senses.

What would be useful would be to firstly break down some basic service needs clearly, I.e.

I need a logo designing for the site, it has to be original, memorable and meaningful / I need a logo but its just so I have a "name" on the site, or whatever inbetween.

I need the site designing, it has to be original, meaningful etc (as above). So highlight the importance of design and also what the importance of quality is.

Identify the expected structure and flow of the site. This does not have to be a detailed, designed thing; just a general expectation for how the site will be broken down at a basic level.

Then break your site down meaningfully; for example describe each of the main sections/pages in turn types of content and features you expect. Again; just a basic indication so a provider can see what type of site they will be working on and what kind of features they will be developing.

You get the picture? Basically just break it down in a logical way so a provider can look at your brief and make sense of it and picture what you are expecting.

 

[OldWelshGuy]

I completely disagree with what you are saying.

The quote you have quoted simply means he wants to put the data in to a format he easily understands instead of a CSV or some crappy list. He doesnt know if it will go into a cms or not. He probably doesnt know what one is.

I dont think this means he couldnt get a spec together i think it means he may need guidance from the right person. If you cant understand him let some one else help him.

I think that your final statement is a little off, have you considered that the reason people are taking different meanings from things in fact backs up my statement that it is ambiguous, and open to misunderstanding? Or do you believe yourself to be right and everyone else wrong? Who knows maybe you are.

I did actually suggest he speak to someone, and offered to do this (I said I am not pitching as I don't DO this work, I assume you took this to mean I am UNABLE to do this work, I can assure you that is FAR from the situation )

Surely the fact that everyone has different views of what the OP is asking for backs up my statement. I COMPLETELY agree that he needed to talk to someone to get a more clear spec, and this is why I offered to act as a go between.

I am sorry I seem to somehow have offended you with this. but to me it seemed that he wasn't sure what he wanted and the use of terms such as data capture, sent alarm bells ringing as he may not be using that term in the meaning others take it, no more no less than that.

 

[Ali-v-8]

I agree - as OWG said his description is too vague. With liam saying "all he needs is guidance" doesn't help the fact he hasn't got his brief now ad is requesting a quote.
1) Write down "not" what you want but what "you" want it to do.
2) Brain storm and get ideas
3) Write a brief on that basis
4) Get a quote.

Otherwise the goalpost is going to change and the quotes are going to be inconsistent.

 

OP, if it's a directory-type of setup you are looking for, you need to take a look around and see what is out there - see what sites you like and dislike, and compile a list of the functionality they have which you need, split this into mandatory and desireable too.

Have you looked before at some 'off the shelf' options - I'm thinking about SOBIPRO and a decent template for it? Take a look at:

http://demo.smartaddons.com/#sj-information (this is a joomla template designed specifically for SOBIPRO directory plugin).

http://www.sigsiu.net/sobipro.html (this is the 'directory' component for Joomla, I've used this before and it works quite well).

The above are merely a suggestion, to get you thinking a little more about what you require - functionality needed will ultimately decide upon what you will end up paying, as well as the graphics requirement others have mentioned.

A simple list of:
- sites you like (+reasons)
- sites you don't like (+reasons)
- functionality you have seen and definitely need
- functionality you would 'like' if possible
- graphics requirements (logo, etc)

The interactive map you have mentioned is possible, but it isn't handy, so will add to the cost. Adding a requirement for lots of graphical content will definitely add to your cost, etc.

Good luck