|OneHeartBeat| Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I'm trying to build a more professional looking site for a professional association that I'm trying to start. Right now I have a pretty generic one being hosted by godaddy and it's getting to the point where I need something more professional looking. I have no clue what kind of price I would be looking at, and web design language isn't my thing, so I thought I would ask here. Anyone have any idea of price? Or know of anyone they would recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Price depends on what you want on the site. The more complex or large the higher its going to cost. That's probably where you want to focus your thoughts, get an idea of what you want so that whomever does your site can have a good idea of what its going to cost. If you go in with a vague idea and keep changing things as you go it will run up your costs. Best thing you can do is figure out and know what you want in your site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PutWittyNameHere Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 If you find someone willing to do the graphical work (logos and any other images that are needed), I can do everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Depending on what you want, I can likely do it all, graphics included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Just don't be [url="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell"]"The Client"[/url], OHB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 [quote name='Elflocko' timestamp='1340381496' post='1136322'] Just don't be [url="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell"]"The Client"[/url], OHB... [/quote] Oh I've so been involved in these types of discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|OneHeartBeat| Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have images and those kinds of things. I don't really want anything that's "too busy" if that makes any sense? But a more professional layout, more professional payment page. I was going to use a paypal payment page, but I've had nothing but problems from them. I would like more professional looking navigation tabs. I want to add membership software but the script is like a foreign language to me. The web address is www.narcp.org. It will give you some kind of idea of what I have and what I'm looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 [quote name='OneHeartBeat' timestamp='1340388979' post='1136354'] I have images and those kinds of things. I don't really want anything that's "too busy" if that makes any sense? But a more professional layout, more professional payment page. I was going to use a paypal payment page, but I've had nothing but problems from them. I would like more professional looking navigation tabs. I want to add membership software but the script is like a foreign language to me. The web address is www.narcp.org. It will give you some kind of idea of what I have and what I'm looking for. [/quote] A very brief look at this gives me the following questions. All same content just a new design? What are you looking for in terms of membership software? What is it supposed to do/offer? I'm assuming the payment page is for paying for membership. (in that case that's the one area I dont really mess with, so puttwitty might be a better resource) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|OneHeartBeat| Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 [quote name='Jamie_B' timestamp='1340390342' post='1136359'] A very brief look at this gives me the following questions. All same content just a new design? What are you looking for in terms of membership software? What is it supposed to do/offer? I'm assuming the payment page is for paying for membership. (in that case that's the one area I dont really mess with, so puttwitty might be a better resource) [/quote] Pretty much the same content but a more professional look. The membership software allows you to create members only areas, coupons, protect content, manage databases better. It's probably further down the road. It's a script that you plug in once you configure it. It just looks like it's missing something to me as far as the design. I just followed a generic template but the traffic and facebook page is really picking up, a few have joined but some of the feedback I'm getting is to spruce it up a little more, maybe add some flash. None of which I'm very good at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|OneHeartBeat| Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 What I think it really needs is a logo that can go on top of the page. Anyone design logos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 [quote name='OneHeartBeat' timestamp='1340392248' post='1136362'] What I think it really needs is a logo that can go on top of the page. Anyone design logos? [/quote] I can, any ideas as to what your looking for specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|OneHeartBeat| Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I was thinking of NARCP with a large group of people in the background with stethescopes around their necks (shadow figures?), or NARCP with a stethescope wrapped around it? or something that relates to the lungs. What would something like that cost me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PutWittyNameHere Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 My expertise is in ASP.Net programming, which makes the membership stuff very easy. Everything I saw that on that page can be ported into ASP.Net rather easily. The membership stuff isn't hard to setup on top of that. As for payment processing, that's a little bit of a pain no matter what technology you're using. Actually, it's not so much the setup that's the problem, but the costs. It's generally easiest to buy some shopping cart software to plug in to your site, which will be a couple bucks (or a couple hundred, depending on which way you go. You get what you pay for). Also, as is in the case in all credit card transactions, you'll be paying a usage fee with every transaction. I can look into it more this weekend to get more definitive prices, but that's a quick overview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='PutWittyNameHere' timestamp='1340408685' post='1136395'] My expertise is in ASP.Net programming, which makes the membership stuff very easy. Everything I saw that on that page can be ported into ASP.Net rather easily. The membership stuff isn't hard to setup on top of that. As for payment processing, that's a little bit of a pain no matter what technology you're using. Actually, it's not so much the setup that's the problem, but the costs. It's generally easiest to buy some shopping cart software to plug in to your site, which will be a couple bucks (or a couple hundred, depending on which way you go. You get what you pay for). Also, as is in the case in all credit card transactions, you'll be paying a usage fee with every transaction. I can look into it more this weekend to get more definitive prices, but that's a quick overview. [/quote] PHP for life, BITCHES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|OneHeartBeat| Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Thanks for the feedback guys. I appreciate the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 My feedback was utterly worthless but hopefully entertaining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sois Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='Elflocko' timestamp='1340412112' post='1136412'] PHP for life, BITCHES! [/quote] no ninja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PutWittyNameHere Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='sois' timestamp='1340424204' post='1136443'] no ninja [/quote] Oh, there's definitely a ninja there. No one in their right mind would do development in PHP after using .NET. Hell, I used to teach .NET classes to life-long Java people, and even they almost always admitted that .NET was much easier than Java. If you know how loyal Java folk are to their framework, then you'll understand just how big a deal that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sois Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 .net is gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='PutWittyNameHere' timestamp='1340439040' post='1136447'] Oh, there's definitely a ninja there. No one in their right mind would do development in PHP after using .NET. Hell, I used to teach .NET classes to life-long Java people, and even they almost always admitted that .NET was much easier than Java. If you know how loyal Java folk are to their framework, then you'll understand just how big a deal that is. [/quote] as a .net developer and an MCSD, I actually liked PHP as it reminds me of old asp, which asp.net mvc is trying to do as well. But Java is still #1 in terms of government work simply because of MS's reputation for security Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='Jamie_B' timestamp='1340452247' post='1136453'] as a .net developer and an MCSD, I actually liked PHP as it reminds me of old asp, which asp.net mvc is trying to do as well. But Java is still #1 in terms of government work simply because of MS's reputation for security [/quote] And LAMP > .NET IIS for security as well. And I'm not judging the ease of use of either as I'm a shitty programmer regardless of the platform... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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