Dear Coders,
We require two websites to be DESIGNED. Feel free to bid on one or the other, but preferably BOTH. This bid request is for both websites by default.
NO PROGRAMMING, FUNCTIONALITY OR DEVELOPMENT IS REQUIRED
The DELIVERABLES will be PSDs as well as having both sites independantly CUT UP into HTML/CSS to be fully compliant. We require the standard 'good practices' to be used, i.e. tableless 'div' design and very SEO friendly.
*** Standard canned responses and "we are experts in.." nonesense will be completely disregarded ***
I am not overly fussy when it comes to the graphic product, but it will need to be up to standard, and the developer will need to continue working on it until it is up to standard. I am happy to pay separately for reasonable items required from boxedart or istockphoto etc.
You OBVIOUSLY must not use copyrighted images or just steal images you find on google images etc.
We want to model the sites on http://www.peer1hosting.co.uk/ or http://www.serverbeach.com/ to name a few. These should give an idea of the exact style that we want.
SITE 1
A web hosting/dedicated server Company, "Online Innovations", "OINOC"
A logo and templated site is required.
SITE 2
A VPN Hosting Provider "APNIC VPN Hosting"
Both sites to be made in line with the description above.
Requirements Interview Answers:
To help you bid more accurately, the buyer was interviewed about the requirements for this project. Below are their answers.
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Other Requirements:
I require regular status updates and samples of what is going on.
I will not wait until the end of the period, just to see a totally unacceptable layout, and then have to instruct the developer to start again.
Remember that contacting the other party outside of the site (by email, phone, etc.) on all business projects < $500 (before the buyer's money is escrowed) is a violation of both the software buyer and seller agreements.
Rent A Coder monitors all site activity for such violations and can instantly expel transgressors on the spot, so we thank you in advance for your cooperation.
If you notice a violation please help out the site and report it. Thanks for your help.
Categories:
(Note: Like everything else on this page, these categories are part of the original contract for this bid request.)
Web, Page / Site Design, Graphic Design / Art / Music, Graphics, Logo Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Expert Guarantee Required:
It is crucial to the buyer that this entire project be completed (100%) by the deadline of 20 days. They only want expert sellers who will commit themselves to this deadline to bid.
If you are not an expert or unable to commit completely to the deadline, then DO NOT BID on this project.
If you are an expert and can commit, the buyer would like you to demonstrate this by making an Expert Guarantee of at least 5% of your bid. (This would not need to be made now...but only if and when you are are selected as the winning bidder).
If you complete the job (100% by the deadline), then your deposit would be refunded to you. If you do not, then you would forfeit the deposit and it would go to cover the buyer's cancellation charge and the remainder donated to a non-profit charity.
Please note that depending on how you choose to make the deposit, there may be a small, non-refundable processing fee. This fee can be reduced or eliminated by choosing a less
expensive method of payment. Or, you may wish to ask the buyer to cover the cost of the fee for you. You can do this in a number of ways such as: increasing the price of your bid, asking the buyer to post a 2nd bid request to cover it (contingent on completion of the project), or by getting the buyer to promise to pay the fee to you as a bonus (upon completion of the project). If you choose the bonus route, just remember that due to credit card/PayPal rules, Rent A Coder CANNOT force a buyer to pay a bonus involuntarily...even when promised on-site. So don't choose this option, unless you trust the buyer, or are willing to take a small risk.
This is just a very brief overview of how the Expert Guarantee works and there are many more details that you need to understand fully before you bid on this project.
DO NOT BID on this project until you've read and fully understand everything about the Expert Guarantee (including reading the contract and the FAQs).