Project specifications:
The site is for a on line translation business, features and look very similar to:
[login to view URL]
[login to view URL]
[login to view URL] [login to view URL];t=Document%20Translation
[login to view URL]
design wise it would look similar to:
[login to view URL]
Major features:
Allow visitors to get automatic quote for a translation. It would be a simple calculation, number of words multiplied by some dollar value pulled from a database.
PayPal and credit card processing with a basic JavaScript currency converter (USD, CDN, etc.). If visitor accepts the price (quote) and uploads the file they will have a few payment options (the credit card and PayPal script/ merchant account will be provided). Once the transaction has been approved the order email would be sent to appropriate address and the files to be translated will be waiting in a secure directory on the server.
Have a secure area for each client to upload the files to be translated and download translated files and invoices after the job is done.
The site will be in 5 languages (English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and German). At the beginning we would only have the English version but we need to be able to add the other language portions as they are being developed.
Site wide search, it does not have to be very elaborate, we could also use the free site search provided by Google or others.
Option for visitors to register for a newsletter, it would be a short form that would gather some general information (name, email, country, etc.)
The text needs to be easy to update. Preferably a separate html file will be loaded into the page template, this would make it easy to change just the text file and would not compromise the code. (there will be 20-30 information pages in each language)
There will be a lot of sections, so a dropdown navigation menu is a must. It should be CSS based so sections can be added or removed fast.
All styling will be done with CSS.
Other attributes that would describe the site would be: modern, fast, database driven, web standards based, modular, easily transferable to another host or domain.
What I would provide:
The domain name, and hosting service.
The layout, and art direction.
All content, most of the graphic elements, PDFs and all other assets.
PayPal and credit card scripts for you to implement in your code.
(Attached is a gif of the rough main page layout)
Timeframe:
The content is still being developed and non English languages will be coming in very slowly and in sections as they are being translated. So you would have 4 to weeks to develop the English version. This is not a rush job! You can take your time so quote accordingly…
Links:
Those are the websites to base this one on:
[login to view URL]
[login to view URL]
[login to view URL];t=Website%20Translation
[login to view URL]
This is how the automatic quote and file up load system would work: (give it a try) optionally we would just ask the visitor to enter number of words instead of the server doing the counting.
[login to view URL]
So the idea is to make a copy of the functions available at the [login to view URL] and implement those into our layout and include original content. Of course I do not want you to “reinvent a wheel”, use publicly available scripts and any code that you can get your hands on.
Technology:
Preferable technology for the site would be ColdFusion MX, but if you feel more comfortable using ASP or PHP that would be ok. The menu and all the page layout and formatting must be controlled with CSS. XHTML standard would be preferable over HTML. JaveScript would be used extensively for form validation purposes as well as driving the quote and other smaller modules (we do not want to submit to the server for processing unless necessary). Session management would be accomplished using cookies, (if the visitor is paranoid about cookies, that is not our problem :)
Costs and other considerations:
Well, You should have a general idea of what needs to be done. So I will await your quote for the job! Please keep in mind that I am taking chance on working with someone I never met, or have seen much of their work. So this project will be a determining factor on whether we will do more business in the future.
I would like to see a break down of price by:
Technology (CFMX, PHP, ASP) / weeks to completion / total estimated hours
Regards,
RChurch
We are well experienced in this field. Design, Software & Marketing house located in Bucharest - Romania offers you professionalism and 30days free support for the solution we offer. We are Certified Web Professionals with extensive experience in developing Web Applications using VB, C++, PHP, J2EE, SQL/MySQL/Access and Flash. Also we stand for bright designs & multimedia using Photoshop, Corel and Macromedia Director. (we will do this project in PHP)
Hi! we got your idea and we perfectly understand your requirements. ColdFusion, PHP or ASP depends on more details. We garantee high quality of our work and your complete satisfaction. If you are interested in our cooperation, please, contact us via PMB so that we discuss it. All the best, Viaden Inc
I would prefer PHP but CFMX is fine by me if thats what you prefer. I am quoting this at 1week (5days/40hours) from the time the required materials (content ect.) get to me. I must say that as a believer in webstandards (and a member of the WSG) that it is really nice to see a client ask for standards compliant code and CSS. PM me if you would like to see some of my work. -- rjspotter
Hi! Thank you for providing a detailed project specification. Our bid is for a total of 192 hours of work in a month's time (48 hrs/week). We propose to develop the English version of the site using Php and create an admin module that would allow you to edit/update the contents of your site with a cut and paste ease. We can communicate via Phone, Live Chat, E-mail, and Voice Mail during the course of the project. DesktopStaff Inc. is an American-managed offshore company backed by a decade of experience in providing Virtual Staffing, Contact Center and Web Development services. Please establish a PMB so we can further discuss details. I’ll look forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks! – Theresa ;)
We have huge experience in the field of outsorcing. Our team of dedicated professionals is ready to start the project and deliver it fully-funtional and within the timeframe. Thank you.
This will be PHP/MtSQL solution
Dear Sir,
In ASP....what is your preference?
We would be happy to work with you on this project. Pls. give us an email id where we can forward you the price details.
regards,
KS.
Hi, I am Prakash, we (3 guys from New Delhi) have been in the serious web and customized software
development business for the past 5 years, and providing quality and professional web and
client/server solutions for a very low cost.
I can do that job for you. I have lot's of expierence with translating software. Specially if you want to switch between languages with different charactersets (like cyrillics) some expierence is needed. Would like to do your project looks interesting.