Key Information to Include and Request from an RFP for a New Website

Nov 17, 2011 by Marissa Berger

When writing a Request for Proposal for a web development project, consider writing it with the end goal in mind: to find the most qualified vendor for your project who can work within your requirements. If you want a good response with accurate pricing and schedule, then you will need to put effort in providing the same level of detail and accuracy in your document.

An RFP can be organized into three main sections.

  • Information about the company requesting the proposal
  • Requirements the vendors responding to the proposal must meet
  • Clear instructions about the process itself
  • Information about the company requesting the proposal
    The goal of …

    Should Your Next Website Use Wireframes?

    Nov 17, 2011 by Marissa Berger

    Website development starts with intense conversations about what the site should look like and what it should do to meet the desired goals. Typically several people on the client’s end are tasked with describing what the company’s needs are from each of their perspectives and to ensure nothing critical is missed by the web developer. At the other side of the table, the web development team will ask many, many questions first to understand the company’s needs and then to make sure the site’s functions are clearly defined. After these conversations, a site specifications document is drawn. The web developer …

    How to Write a Letter of Complaint

    Nov 16, 2011 by Lindsay Gower

    Writing to complain the need can arise for us all.

    I recently had to write a letter of complaint to Kaiser’s billing agency to ask them to correct their statement that says I suffered a sprained neck in a car crash. I had a sprained ankle. I’d spoken to them on the phone and they’ve said yeah, sure they’d change that sprained neck to sprained ankle. They didn’t. The time came for me to put my complaint in writing.

    Complaining in writing helps you:

    • Marshal your thoughts and organize your argument
    • Express yourself respectfully. When you take time to write and review, …

    The Questions to Ask When Planning for an E-Commerce Site

    Nov 2, 2011 by Marissa Berger

    istock_000017303192xsmallThere are many details to think about when developing an e-commerce site. We have developed the list of questions below which help us discover what “size” e-commerce site we will be building. An important part of our job is to guide a client through these to determine what is really needed to meet goals, budget, and timeline.

    Hope you find these helpful.

    PRODUCT-RELATED
    1. How many products will there be at launch?
    2. How many product will there be 3-6 months post launch?
    3. How are these products organized? How many product categories?
    4. Do products have …

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