Community Portal

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I’m interested in creating a community portal. I need to be able to present a business plan with some numbers for potential investors. Right now it’s a one man show. I can afford to pay someone for their time but I’m no Rockefeller.

I’ve tried to provide as much detail as possible in my description. This site would be like a mini yahoo and geared towards young college graduates.

There will be two phases. In this post I will describe my servers information In the next post Phase One. In the third post I will describe Phase Two.

If you think you or your team can handle this then send me an e-mail at [email protected] or send an IM here. I’ll log on once a day to check on it.

Server and Hosting Info

General

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[size=4][color=black]Phase One[/color][/size]

Basic Site Set-Up

  • Guests may browse general content freely
  • Members must sign up in order to contribute to the site
  • Require e-mail verification through use of account activation
  • one master member log-in for entire site
  • separate start page for different groups
  • bot protection through log-in use of “type in this text” along with username and password fields (like www.b-girl.net)
  • member location pin maps broken down by US states and other countries (http://www.theperfectpage.org)
  • instant messenger capabilites anywhere on the site
  • clean crisp home page simliar to yahoo
  • rotatable ads that can be customized by gender, age, location, interests and follow the search query or page content
  • easy to update content and layout
  • Admin Control Panel for each portion of site that can specify cost structures, views, time frames, clicks
  • I’d like admin log-in only to be able to be access from specific IP addresses
  • Content Moderator Panel for each portion of site
  • User Control Panel
  • Career Seeker Control Panel
  • Business Control Panel
  • Organization Control Panel
  • Professional Profile Control Panel
  • Users earn site points for contributions
  • Site Bank where users deposit, withdraw and earn interest on site dollars

Link Submission Capability

  • Add Link Ability
  • ability to add edit and reorganize categories
  • Forced selection of specified group using checkboxes
  • One site dollar credit for each link submitted
  • ability to filter results by specified group
  • Content Moderator approval required before link appears

Article Submission Capability

  • Submit article capability
  • ability to show picture with article with picture control in User’s Control Panel
  • forced selection of specified group using checkbox
  • Five site dollar credit for each article submitted
  • ability to filter results by specified group
  • Content Moderator approval required

Subdomain information

  • customizable phpbb forums for each site subdomain keeping a site count of posts and site dollars
  • subdomains start page must have consistent layout
  • each start page must be customizable
  • each start page must be easy to change as far as content
  • each must be able to show “feature” content
  • articles should be able to rotate upon each click

Members Profile Pages (subdomain)

  • searchable start page
  • full page member profiles utilizing very basic HTML.
  • Restricting them to no javascript.
  • Must be able to paste profile link elsewhere for people to surf in

Community (subdomain)

  • General forum up similar to www.kazodiass.com in function and features
  • Two site dollars for starting a thread
  • One site dollar for each response
  • access to private boards after 50 posts
  • Site dollars can be used to purchase items like on www.kazodiass.com
  • Site dollars can be used to purchase lottery tickets after 50 posts
  • Drawings for cash and prizes every other month.
  • smaller private boards available by request
  • display information concerning nearing events, latest articles, top insite searches, last posts on home page

Searchable Business Directory (subdomain)

  • Three levels of submission
  • Basic = One Line showing Name, Location, Type of Business and Contact Info (Address and Phone Number)
  • Mini-Profile = Basic plus pop-up window containing an e-mail address and text entered in a free flow box
  • Full-Profile = Basic plus full page template with linking and e-commerce capabilities
  • five templates should be provided
  • Secure credit card payments for upgraded products
  • Searchable by Name, Location, zip code, product/service, specified group
  • must enter referral codes
  • Content Moderator approval required
  • ability to refund if content is not approved
  • separate member log-in to update data

Searchable Professional Profiles (subdomain)

  • templates to showcase independent Sale Reps, Speakers, Consultants
  • ten templates should be provided
  • Secure credit card payments for upgraded products
  • Searchable by Name, Location, zip code, product/service, specified group
  • must enter referral codes
  • Content Moderator approval required
  • ability to refund if content is not approved
  • separate member log-in to update data

Multi-Level Marketing (subdomain)

  • used to track referrals from profiles and directory
  • Control panel that shows active downline for three levels
  • account balance shows activity
  • user registration required in order to get paid from activity
  • activated accounts are given a specific referral id number to be given out

Careers (subdomain)

  • must have customizable start page
  • up to date job search capabilities
  • variety of categories similiar to typical job search sites
  • employers should not see contact information unless a payment is made or admin has granted them desiganted permission
  • must have five resume templates
  • must have generic fields where information can be input to display in templates
  • site area must allow for article submission
  • career seeker should not be able to see other user profiles

Love (subdomain)

  • picture only profiles
  • indepth dating profiles
  • basic and advanced search capabilities
  • results show mini profiles(picture, age range, general location, status, sexual preference, seeking status)
  • must express interest by adding to hotlist
  • hotlist will show pending approval
  • when user “a” adds user “b” to hotlist user “b” gets a listing in approcal panel
  • users must accept or reject interest
  • both parties must show interest in each other for a two way match
  • rejected interests will continue to show pending in their hotlist for member that rejected them
  • full profile is shown after a two way match is made
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[size=4]Phase Two[/size]
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Destination Guides (subdomain)

  • ability for users to add information about cities
  • show information about resturants, night life, shopping and more
  • ability for users to upload picture
  • Content Moderator Approval required

College (subdomain)

  • basic template to show school information
  • secure forms so high school students can submit applications online
  • allow credit cards transactions to process application fees
  • schools will need control panel and free flow areas
  • message board for each school
  • event calender for each school
  • work like a job search engine but used for school

Organizations (subdomain)

  • basic template to show organization information
  • message board for each organization
  • event calender for each school
  • organizations will need control panel and free flow areas
  • allow credit card transactions to process donations

Events (subdomain)

  • Will show paid ads for events
  • ability to draw information from selected schools and other organizations calenders
  • ability to add events and dates.

News (subdomain)

  • AP Headline News subscription needed
  • breakout to entertainment, sports and weather and other news pages

Music (subdomain)

  • ability for unsigned artists to upload songs
  • virus check on all files
  • play in-line through real player or media player no download
  • submissions can be categorized by genre
  • ability to rate music

Politic (subdomain)

  • poll enabled
  • AP Politics subscription needed
  • poltics forum
  • filters with ability to drill down content by party, minority group, city, state

Classified (subdomain)

  • set up like most classified services
4

ERm… how… much… exactly… are you planning on investing on this?

5

This sounds great and very interesting, I’m just curious to what your budget is as well.

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E-mail me with a comfortable bid and links to current samples of your work.

I’m prepared to pay a nice sum but there is a ceiling.

[email protected]

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http://s4.invisionfree.com/Community_Portal

In order to streamline the multiple conversations that I am having with investors and those interested in this contract I ask that you join this http://s4.invisionfree.com/Community_Portal forum. There I can create a private board for you or your firm to discuss the web design needs and contract.

http://s4.invisionfree.com/Community_Portal

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For those interested the budget is expected to be at least $4,000.00