[Alexandre R. Labrie]

The International is a not-for-profit newspaper. Our activities focus on the development and expansion of peace journalism.

We are helping our readers to develop a better understanding of cultural differences, of the different perspectives on current issues and conflicts, and of how people are affected by them. We report on the events in the same manner, no matter where they occur, and we focus on proposals to conflict resolution.

We are currently looking for a web designer. We want to rebuild our website, and here are its requirements:

- A custom design. We have a good idea of what we want in terms of looks and we will take your suggestions as well.
- Basic online newspaper platform. Admin panel for adding, editing and deleting articles.
- Many "boxes" on the front page showing the latest news from each category.
- Ability to choose one article in the admin panel from all the latest ones on the home page, and make it the main one on the home page (with a large image). Please note: If there was an article selected to be the "main article" on the home page, and we want to put a new article as the "main article", we don't have to go back to the old one and de-select it; this is done automatically by adding a new one.
- Easy to add an image to each article with automatic framing. (We can do the downsizing ourselves, but if you want to make it automatic without any additional cost, sure.)
- Very easy to share an article on delicious, facebook, etc.
- Each article can be assigned to one of 7 categories and one of 7 continents through the admin panel. Although not for now, in the future, we will want to develop sub-categories.
- A way for journalists and administrators to see how many views each article gets and how many each journalist has in total, without readers seeing.
- A way for readers to send feedback to the administrators and journalists about each article. We do not want comments for now, but we will in the future.
- Easy to add / edit / delete pages. For instance, we'll make a page (ourselves) explaining what our newspaper is. The link to this page ("About") always shows at the bottom.
- A form for people to apply directly on our website to either one of our departments. List and description of departments editable in the admin panel.
- A contact form.
- RSS feed, and possibility to get news delivered by email as well.
- Great SEO.
- A search option for the website (possibility to search by category, by region, etc.)
- XHTML compliant.

We outlined all the features and we've been as precise as we could because we don't want you to have any unpleasant surprises. If you think we have forgotten something essential, let us know when you apply. As you build the website, we will not constantly come to you and try to add things to this list. If there really is something we forgot, we will re-negotiate the contract together.

You are allowed to use the language and/or platform you prefer, whether it is Ruby, PHP, Rails, Cakephp, Drupal, or whatever else, as long as they meet our requirements.

To apply, send us an email at humanresources (at) theinternationalonline.com, and tell us:

1. Which language / platform you intend on using, and *why you think it is the best option for us*.
2. A portfolio of what you have previously done with this language / platform / framework.
3. How much you are charging for the entire project.
4. How much time you estimate it will take for completion.
5. If, for any reason, there is one or more features outlined above (tell us which ones) that you cannot implement, but you still think you are a valuable candidate.

There is also a possibility (if you want) to be hired thereafter when we need updates and new features from time to time.

Thank you!

[abhi_ritwiksoft]

Hello,

I have reviewed the brief requirement and keen to discuss the possibility to work in your project.We have good experience in developing & designing small to large size of site for various clients therefore confident of delivering a quality solution for your needs. We can provide you complete web solution in short time and cost effective price.

Our Team has good experience in Web development software and tools such as in Macromedia Flash, PHP, HTML, Perl, XML, Perl, ASP, .Net Technologies (VB.net, ASP.net, C#, ADO.net), CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, Macromedia Dream weaver, Fireworks, wordpress, joomla, movable type and so on. We also have expertise in databases like My SQL, Oracle, Post Gres, MS SQL, Sybase and MS Access. We are reliable and have a good client base across the country.

I appreciate if you can provide me your detail requirement which could assist me to evaluate the project scope and submit you reasonable quote.

Ritwik Software is a web development firm with 70 resources based out of India & US-DE. We have been primarily working with Clients in the US for nearly 9 years. We are keen to initiate such relationship with you too. We provide Web Solutions (Data Driven Websites/ Web-Applications/ E commerce, Website Design, Client/Server, Brochure Design, Logo Design, and Desktop Applications) and Utilities to various industries

We can deliver quality work at fixed price that will include Graphic design, Programming Testing and basic SEO. We work on an hourly rate of £10 too.
(Or)
If you have number of projects I would suggest you to hire a dedicated developer/designer on monthly fixed fee basis. You can get as many projects as you want to develop with the resource within 160 hours/40 hours per week.

As for the dedicated resources, we typically bill around £1700/month (160 hours) per developer and If you need on 20 Hours/Weeks / would be £850/Month (80 hours). We will assign a contact person to communicate with you about the daily update status of the assigned tasks.
(Or)
We can work with us on project per project basis, initially you can send us your requirements and we will review and come up with time & cost estimate/proposal and once you approval our proposal we will initiate work in your project.


Thanks

Abhi Singh,
Ritwik Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd.,
Desk: 1-646-367-8069/70,
Visit us at: www(dot)ritwik(dot)com
Yahoo: abhi_ritwiksoft| Skype: abhijit.ritwiksoft |Gtalk: abhi.ritwiksoft

[foxphp]

Hi,

We are interested to do your work. We are good in designing and developing the website. We are working in PHP/ MySQL and other related technologies. We have done lots of works in PHP, AJAX , Coldfusion, Perl, ASP, Javascript, XML, Ruby etc. Have lots of experience working in phpfox, openads, zencart, cubecart, oscommerce, etc.

Sent you Email.

Thanks

[WillUK]

Hi

I am interested in the job.

I would use PHP to build the back end of the site. As for the platform, I see no reason why windows would not suffice.
No platform would necessarily be 'best for you'. Each has drawbacks and positives. But each will work. By platform I presume you are referring to the operating system??

I am a Post Graduate in Computer Science from the University of Hull. The academic stuff I did there was a mixture of technical object oriented work - such as working with Java, and technical web application development work - such as working with PHP and SQL.

I know enough CSS and HTML to get by, but you must make sure that you have copyright of all photos and images that you intend to use.

I currently work in IT, and have just completed the re-develpment of my employer's website:

www.atkinsonco.com

As for which elements I could not implement: that is difficult to say....Usually I try and then see what happens....But I've not come across anything that is impossible (yet!!)

I would estimate that the design and layout of the site will take 2 to 3 weeks. Also, referring back to the above, you will have to provide all images/logos etc that you would like to see on the site. I cannot do this for you, because that is not my job.

The programming and technical back end development will take longer. Much will depend on the techical difficulty of the site. I think that you will definitely require a database to store certain data (such as the newspaper articles and perhaps other items).

I would 'guestimate' at around 3 months to get everything up and running, bearing in mind the legal requirements that you will need to get sorted out (but have not mentioned), and the time that it will take to test the site.
Cross browser compatibility may also be slightly problematic. I usually only test on Mozilla and IE, as these are the most popular ones.

I currently charge £40 per hour, but with a maximum fee that can be agreed beforehand.

If interested mail me: will@blooter.com

or call me: 07713482885

Thanks
Will Atkinson
www.atkinsonco.com