Proposal Summary

 LB Web Designs is pleased to have the opportunity to respond to _____ _____’s request for a proposal to produce her new authorized web site.  We are an experienced, full-service web site development company, and offer design, programming, maintenance, and hosting services.  We have been creating web sites for more than eight years--making us one of the oldest and most enduring of the Internet firms. 

 Many of our clients have returned for revisions as newer technology became available.  We have successfully met our customers’ needs which have ranged from simple informational sites to complex accounting applications with strict security requirements.

 Today, to obtain the most lucrative publishing contract, an author must have a significant fan base.  We believe the ideal way to create such a fan base is through an informative web site with visually-pleasing graphics, anecdotes and information.  A message board and a mechanism for visitor interaction with the author enhance the site’s ability to cultivate the reader and readership.

 To achieve Ms. _____’s objectives of a dynamic web site to showcase her publications and provide a forum for her fans, we propose to design, develop, test, and maintain www._____-_____.com.  The site will promote the writings of Ms. _____, provide fans with additional information on her work, and facilitate the purchase of Ms. _____’s autographed books and other merchandise.  Some key features of the site will be:

  • Book cover graphics
  • Writing excerpts
  • A short biography with photo(s)
  • A list of upcoming personal appearances with off-site links
  • Bibliography
  • Favorite site links
  • A merchandise area with a shopping cart. 

The new web site will replace the existing site,  created by a former student and now several years old.  It does not take advantage of newer Internet technologies, nor does the former student maintain the site.  Ms. _____ is unable to update it with currentinformation about her public appearance schedule and new publications.

 Long Beach Web Designs supports Ms. _____’s need to make minor changes to the web site herself.  To that end, Long Beach Web Designs will create a public appearance schedule database that can be changed at will by Ms. _____.  We will also develop a bibliography data base to present her publications list.  New information, once added to the database, will automatically appear on the web site.  There are several advantages to this approach. 

  • Ms. _____ will not have to become a web programmer in order to update her site
  • A database approach maintains the consistent look and feel of the web site
  • This approach eliminates the possibility of introducing errors to the site

 Long Beach Web Designs will provide all necessary training to empower Ms. _____ to update her database.  Long Beach Web Designs will also be available to implement any major changes when necessary.  Events such as new publications are expected to require web page additions and modifications made by LBWD.

 Long Beach Web Designs offers a number of unique advantages as the developers of Ms. _____’s personal web site.  Some of those advantages are listed below.

 Key Advantages

 Experience

  • Eight years experience developing web sites for commercial use by both businesses and artists
  • Over 20 years experience training non-technicians in computer techniques
  • Over 20 years experience in graphic design and commercial writing

Knowledge

  • In-depth knowledge of Ms. ______’s literary genre and  specific requirements of authors by genre fans
  • Consolidation of design, programming and hosting expertise in a single source

Accessibility

  • Our staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to support Ms. _____ and her web site
  • A special design-in-progress site is available for viewing at all times so designs are approved as they are created   

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