Exercise #1 - Identifying Web Site Models
www.cisco.com : e-commerce - Narrow Focus Items
www.tacobell.com : non e-commerce - Information and Advertising
www.coke.com : non e-commerced - Information and Advertising
www.hotbot.com : non e-commerced - Content Attraction Site
www.etrade.com : e-commerced - Online Trading
www.hotmail.com : non e-commerced - Content Attraction Site
Exercise #2 - Make up a Company that needs Web site
Type of Company : S corporation
Web Business Model : Membership site
Exercise #3 - Create a Company Identity
Legal business entity : Sole proprietorship
Company Name : Students Only
Possible Web names : www.studentsonly.com, www.studentinteractive.com, www.studentexchange.com, www.interactivestudent.com, www.studentsinteract.com
Exercise #4 - Compare Web Host Prices and Services
0) What host provider did you evaluate? : EarthLink
1) How much does it cost to host the domain name only? : $19.95 + a $25 startup
2) How much is account setup including the InterNic Fee? : Fee waived
3) What is the monthly cost to host a 50MB Web site? : The minimum is 200MB, and it costs 19.95/mo
4) How much more are email accounts? : 30 email addresses are included in the account
5) Do they support secure pages? What is the cost? : They do in the e-commerce package. It costs $30.
6) Do they support Real Audio/Video? How Much? : Yes, no additional cost.
7) Do they offer 24/7 toll free tech support? : Support reps are avail. 24/7, while customer service is available at times when sane people are awake.
8) Which company offers the most features? : Powweb
9) Would both companies meet your needs? : No, because earthlink is very expensive
10) How hard was it to find the above information? : It was extremely difficult to find it for earthlink
Exercise #5 - Check Your Company Web Names
Company Web Name : www.studentteacher.net
Exercise #6 - Determine How To Submit Web Sites
Name #1 : www.altavista.com
Add URL : http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=addurl
Name #2 : www.excite.com
Add URL : http://clickit.go2net.com/adclick?cid=243266&site=dp&area=dp.excite.homepage.paidincl&shape=textlink&cp=excite&clickurl=https://secure.ah-ha.com/guaranteed_inclusion/teaser.aspx?network=excite
Name #3 : www.lycos.com
Add URL : http://insite.lycos.com/searchservices/select/select_overview.asp
Name #4 : www.hotbot.com
Add URL : http://insite.lycos.com/searchservices/select/select_overview.asp
Name #5 : www.search.msn.com
Add URL : http://listings.looksmart.com/submit/?_requestid=594595
Name #6 : www.alltheweb.com
Add URL : http://www.alltheweb.com/help/webmaster/submit_site.html
Exercise #7 - Bid Proposal
1) Main Page $500 Qty = 1
2) Standard Pages $150 Qty = 9
3) Menu Pages $75 Qty =
4) Clone Pages $75 Qty = 210
5) Form Pages $200 Qty = 1
6) Secure Form Pages $200 Qty = 1
7) Secure Transactions $300 Qty = 1
8) Shopping Cart Feature $1000 Qty =
9) Shopping Cart Items $25 Qty =
10) User Data Upload Feature $400 Qty =
11) Total Bid = $15,620
(I used The One to estimate the price.)
Exercise #8 - Project Presentation
Presentation Notes
1) The Company Name :Students Only
2) The Web site URL :www.studentteacher.net
3) Web site Purpose :student teacher interaction and transaction, and students can read about the school
4) The Revenue Model :e-commerce, membership site.
5) Web development costs :$15,620
Homework - Compare Good and Bad Business Sites
Good Web Site #1 :http://www.sony.com/
Web Site Review :The menu really grabbed me and the site is nice, bright, and professional looking. Soft colors.
Good Web Site #2 :http://www.water.com/home.asp
Web Site Review :The site is nice and the Java is appropriate. The actress is smiling.
Bad Web Site #1 :http://www.pagemasterwebdesign.com/ecom.htm
Web Site Review :Its colors are uninteresting, the graphics aren't very good, and the site is tacky.
Bad Web Site #2 :http://www.frontsight.com/home.html
Web Site Review :The format is unprofessional and there is non-linked underlined text.
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