Exercise #1 - Identifying Web Site Models

www.cisco.com     : non-ecommerce / resources and tech support
www.tacobell.com  : non-ecommerce / information and advertising
www.coke.com      : non-ecommerce / information and advertising
www.hotbot.com    : non-ecommerce / content attraction site
www.etrade.com    : e-commerce / brokerage service site
www.hotmail.com   : non-ecommerce/ content attraction site


Exercise #2 - Make up a Company that needs Web site

Type of Company    : Used goods/collectibles
Web Business Model : e-commerce/online catalog store



Exercise #3 - Create a Company Identity
 
Legal business entity : Sole Proprietorship
Company Name          : Mysterious Knights
Possible Web names    : mysteriousknights.com, mysteriousknights.us, mysteriousknights.biz,



Exercise #4 - Compare Web Host Prices and Services

 0) What host provider did you evaluate?                  : valueweb.com
 1) How much does it cost to host the domain name only?   : $6.95 per year
 2) How much is account setup including the InterNic Fee? : $20, Free Setup, Free Setup Free Setup Free Setup
 3) What is the monthly cost to host a 50MB Web site?     : $19.95
 4) How much more are email accounts?                     : included in package
 5) Do they support secure pages? What is the cost?       : Shared SSL included / dedicated SSL $69 per year
 6) Do they support Real Audio/Video? How Much?           : yes, $20 per month
 7) Do they offer 24/7 toll free tech support?            : yes
 8) Which company offers the most features?               : valueweb.com
 9) Would both companies meet your needs?                 : no
10) How hard was it to find the above information?        : pretty easy



Exercise #5 - Check Your Company Web Names

Company Web Name : mysteriousknights.com



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.yahoo.com
Add URL  : http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html

Name #3  : www.google.com
Add URL  : http://www.google.com/addurl/

Name #4  : www.lycos.com
Add URL  : Lycos is not offering a submission service

Name #5  : www.msn.com
Add URL  : http://search.msn.com/docs/submit.aspx

Name #6  : search.aol.com
Add URL  : does not accept submissions




Exercise #7 - Bid Proposal
1) Main Page $500                 Qty = 1
2) Standard Pages $150            Qty = 4
3) Menu Pages $75                 Qty = 1
4) Clone Pages $75                Qty = 5
5) Form Pages $200                Qty = 0
6) Secure Form Pages $200         Qty = 0
7) Secure Transactions $300       Qty = 0
8) Shopping Cart Feature $1000    Qty = 0
9) Shopping Cart Items $25        Qty = 0
10) User Data Upload Feature $400 Qty = 0
11) Total Bid = $1550


Exercise #8 - Project Presentation

Presentation Notes
1) The Company Name      : Lawn and Landscaping Authority (LALA), 
2) The Web site URL      : LALA.com
3) Web site Purpose      : Web presence, provide general information about company and services
4) The Revenue Model     : non-e-commerce, Information and advertising
5) Web development costs : domain name, web hosting set up, web hosting monthly fee, web design & build, web maintenance


Homework - Compare Good and Bad Business Sites

Good Web Site #1 : http://www.amazon.com
Web Site Review  : Pros: Ease of use, great search functionality, provids suggested products with out the use of pop up and "in your face" advertising. 
			 They offer the feature of customer reviews.
		   Cons: Kind of plain to look at - at times and then can look sloppy and unorganized.  I wouldn't mind seeing it spiced up -only a little- 
                         to give it some flavor with out taking away its functionality.  

Good Web Site #2 : http://www.netflix.com
Web Site Review  : Pros: Ease of use, great search functionality, provides suggestions with out being over powering, nice clean look to site
                   Cons: None to speak of


Bad Web Site #1  : http://www.cduniverse.com/
Web Site Review  : Looks like the aftermath of a hurricane.  Way too much information jumping out at you when you hit the home page.  Intimidating.


Bad Web Site #2  : http://www.hotmail.com
Web Site Review  : Appearance is uninteresting not to mention that it looks like it was built by a Boring Smurf.  What is up with all the blue?

Bad web site #3  : http://www.myspace.com
Web site Review  : You have to become a member before you can do much.  I think I mentioned hurricane earlier, didn't I? :)