Proposal

• Site type and size
  • Basic info and description
  • Additional content
  • Separate pages and areas
  • Custom functionality
• Aesthetic
  • Brand and style
  • Layout
  • Colour scheme
  • Typography
• Social?

• Deadline?

Cloud Web Design

• Business Card, Articles, Blogging, Image Galleries, etc.
• WordPress.com, Tumblr.com, etc.
• Plus costs (for theme & ad-free, plus domain).

Web Site Design and Build

• Self-hosted Drupal site with bespoke configuration and theme
• Using process estimation tools vs. budget

• SSL cert. extra

Hosting and maintenance

Support, Training, Consultancy

Cloud site setup and custom theme, from £400, or a full site with bespoke backend and custom theme, starting at £650.

Articles and examples

• http://www.bidsketch.com/blog/selling-web-design/how-to-write-a-web-design-proposal/
• http://speckyboy.com/2011/10/03/guidelines-to-writing-a-web-design-proposal/
• http://www.sitepoint.com/7-tips-for-writing-a-winning-web-design-proposal/
• http://nerdburn.com/blog/post/sample-web-design-contract-budget-timeline-and-proposal
• http://www.motive.co.nz/guides/process/brief-website-redesign.php
• http://inspiredm.com/how-to-write-a-web-design-proposal/
• http://webdesign-gallery.com/webdesign_proposal.asp
• http://www.richquick.tv/blogs/web-design-articles/3190032-sample-website-proposal
• http://webdesign.about.com/od/freelancing/a/write-a-web-design-proposal.htm
• http://webmastercentre.co.uk/custom-website-design-services
• http://groups.drupal.org/files/proposal_template.pdf
• http://www.maricopa.edu/purchasing/awards/3029_10/ServerLogic.pdf *

• http://swproposal.com/
• http://www.quoteroller.com/
• http://www.niftyquoter.com/
• etc.

• Wikipedia:Request for proposal
• Wikipedia:Request for quotation
• Wikipedia:Problem Statement

Sections

Ideas for document sections and issues to highlight.

• Cover / ToC

• Proposal Outline
  • aka Project Scope, Client Needs/Goals/Objectives

Research client. What is the user audience? What changes, refinements can be made to better workflow and user experience?

• Requirement Outline
  • Features client wants

Rebranding Updating the visual design (look-and-feel) New pages or sections Adding information about a new product or service Events Technical upgrade (software and standards) Information architecture Changing the way that information is grouped, or how people move around the website (navigation) Etc.

• Recommended Solution / Strategy
  • Selling points of Drupal
  • Organisations using Drupal
  • Rational for change
  • http://www.digett.com/2009/01/22/drupal-selling-points
  • ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solution_stack )
  • methodology
  • http://www.navegabem.com/drupal-web-design.html
  • Popularity, Modular, SEO-friendly, easy to use, non-propriatry
  • http://blog.dlc-solutions.com/cme/9-healthcare-websites-using-drupal-content-management-system/
  • http://groups.drupal.org/node/79093

• Hosting and maintenance
  • Access to code for

• Timing and pricing estimate
  • aka Fee Summary, Fee Schedule, Project Pricing

• Terms and conditions

Client shall pay ::SenderCompany:: initiation payment equal to 50% of the project total cost.

Project is to be completed within 2 months from initiation payment date.

Payment terms are net thirty (30) days from the date of invoice initiation. Any amounts not paid within the thirty (30) days shall be charged an interest fee of 1-1/2% for each month (or portion thereof) any such payment is late.

• Future options
  • Potential additional features and solutions available

• About WebNetTech?
  • Capabilities