Website Design & Development of The Builders Guide
Solution : Corporate Website
Industry : Construction & Architecture
Technology Domain : C#/ASP.Net 2.0
Technologies Used: ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML/DHTML, Microsoft IIS, SQL server 2000
Challenge : The Builders Guide is a publication advertising home construction contractors. TheBuildersGuide.com is the online companion to The Builders Guide book. The main challenge was to develop a system for the user to bid and purchase a service rendered by an advertiser on the website.
Solution : The Builder’s Guide handles two types of users, the advertising contractors and the customers who need services of those advertisers. When a contractor advertises in The Builders Guide they also have the option of downloading the contact info for the people that The Builder’s Guide is mailed to. This allows the advertiser to search for contractors by area. A pre-set number of points will be awarded /deducted to single or multiple bids and purchases. At the Admin side, following features can be experienced;
Result : The Builder’s Guide was an extremely successful project as it turned out to be a good application of bringing the builders and the contractors closer to each other. Quick and effective process of lending services through this website has increased its conversion rate and popularity.
- View, edit and delete and client details. Number of times Client has logged in. Upload XLS PDF & Label files.
- • Add/Edit company profiles, categories, markets, States Number of company profiles visited, set number of categories active, upload header image, Preview list of Areas.
- Action items involve pages to verify Bid/Purchase, send Reward
- Number of times the company has been visited, bids offered and purchases being made.
- Edit information regarding rebates e.g. editing the price of the rebates, actions required to qualify for the rebate
- Set advertisements on homepage and side bar.