Build a Website ( Directory)

This website intends to identify the top and right Service Providers (SPs) and connect them to the Users in the following areas which are known as Line of Businesses: i. Home Contractors ii. Lawyers, Accountants, Insurance Agents and Financial Planners iii. Realtors and Mortgage Brokers iv. Website designer, Website Developers and Programmers v. Baby sitters, Home Care, Cleaning Services vi. Etc (TBD) The required website would be very similar to [login to view URL] and [login to view URL] however with larger scope of work since we are targeting vaster range of SPs (i.e. Trusted Pros only focuses on home contractors vs. us that we will target the LOBs mentioned above). This will be done through the following high level functions: a) To include the SPs profile page in the website in exchange of a membership fee. b) To provide a platform for the users to search and chose the Top and Right SPs and contact them directly. c) To provide tools for the users to reviews and rate the SPs after using their service. d) To provide an online Bid Centre through the website that users can submit their projects and SPs can respond to the bid by providing a quote. e) To provide a forum to accommodate Q and A. f) To provide useful articles sections. The core structure of the Website would be like this: a) About (How it works - About Top & Right - FAQ) b) Categories (All Categories - Top 5 Contractors) c) Bid Centre (Post a project - Bid on a project) d) Review e) Ask and Expert / Forum f) Reading Material There are similar websites that provides similar service. Some of them are listed below. Although the design and functionality of this website would be different from every and all of them, however these websites can provide a fair benchmark and can help for improvement to this Website. Developers and Designer to review these websites for a better delivery of the website. • Homestars • TrustedPros • Knackthat • Whotocall • Renovating Find • Service Horn The Website should have the capability of expansion into thousands of (when dedicated pages for each location and each Line of Business are taken into consideration). The scalability of opportunities for growth is a critical feather that should be readily available during the Website development. Within each city, there will be 5 LOBs (with extension plans to reach to 20 LOBs). The sitemap below shows the high level structure: City (10 cities to start and potentially can be expanded to 500 cities-worldwide) LOB (5 LOBs to start and potentially can be expanded to 20 LOBs) Category (varies for each LOB – assume between 5 to 40) SP Page (50 contractors to start and potentially can be expanded and potential to 500 SPs)