Housing Guide Presentation

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2010 Housing Guide Researcand Proposal

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Sunday, October 3, 2010



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Housing Guide Performance History

Had potential to have revenue at $4,000 but landlords were offered a free year of postings due to difficulties of housing guide at the time




Current C acity Current Pric

Number of Landlords:

23 $50 Per ApartmComplex

Number of

Listings:

130 $25 Per House

Total ExpectedRevenue:

$2,445 $35 Per Duplex




Current Housing Guide Issue

•Only one picture perlisting

• Data entry is notdynamic depending on

the listing’s needs

• User interface is notappealing

•User interface lacsimplicity

• The search featurenot functional

• Database is insecubecoming unsuppoby computer stand




How does this affect WS




Landlords

Students




Short Term Goals Long Term Go- Find an alternative software

solution

- Increase revenue

the housing guide

-migrate to new system by

June 2010

-features and have t

ability to expand fe

- Provide a quality webapplication and focus on

landlord’s satisfaction

selection

- Expand to other c



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• Google Maps view

• Featured listings

• Better search of l

• Easier ways to co

landlord and/or W

• Cleaner interfaceuse, and more org






Started

Reformed as Cyber Solutions in 2008

2004 as Northern WI Networks, LLC

Location

Toledo, IA

Major ProjectsORETSShopping CartSecure Web Transfer






•Majority of software will be based of a softwaris already developed, implemented, and tested(ORETS)

• Software has been rewritten 3 times to compl

browser standards and changing technologies

• Programming experts will be supporting the sy

• Guaranteed uptime




• Create one custombranded home pagewith listing map, fouradvertising spaces, and

one show case spot

• Create one custombranded search criteria

page

• Create one custombranded search repage

•Configure landloradvertising paymeagreement screenterms of use

Listings Page




• Search listings anonymously, provide propertyinformation sheet, and landlord contact inform

•Allow student/prospect to login and save searcfavorite listings, request more information, stancontact information, auto-search and notify

Student Access




• Import current landlords list, create logins, andout login information and instructions

• Allow access to view listing hits, showcase view

listing history and listing status report

• Allow access to copy their own previous listinwhich will eliminate redundant data entry

Landlords




• Listing hits, showcase views, listing history andstatus, batch invoicing, batch mailing labels, ove

system statistics, advertisement hits, and threecustom reports

Reports




• Advertising Spaces

• Email

• Support

Additional Features




• Emailed invoice

• Credit/Debit Card or eCheck*

Landlord Payment Options

*Additional fees may apply




Estimated Cost

Flat Rate POR- $1,100 down payment

- No down paymen - $10.00 per listing

- No contracts

- . per a ver semen- 36 month agreement

- o eve opmen - 33% per listing




May 24th, 2010







Background Info

LocationWhitewater, WI

- Owned and founded by Tyler Sailsbery (UW

- Started as a class project

- Experience comes from hands on experienc

with multimedia, journalism and web design coffered at UW – Whitewater




• Software is based on a free CMS solution called

• Housing guide functionality will be based on a pl

Joomla• Software is in beta phase







• Listings page

• Generic statistics with Google Analytics

• Advanced search

• Google Maps Integration

Features that will be provided




• Articles regarding services and utilities select

• Forum for subleasing

• Featured listings signage

At the request of WSG




•Three templates will be designed

• An article page can be implemented advertising and services in the area




• 70/30 Revenue Split

• 60/40 split for ancillary revenue

• No contract

Estimated Costs




April 15th, 2010









• Many basic features of the current housing guidestill be available

• Software base would be Joomla (free CMS)

• Software plugin would run the website




• $225 for plugin

• Salary for IT Director

Estimated Costs




Google MapsInte ration

Featured Listings

Advanced Search

Customer Support

Software Tested

Accept Credit Cards

Software Training Additional charge 12 hours included




Mr. Rogers’ and Luke “Skywalker” Schalewski’s Recom


Recommendations Advan



Recommendations Advan

• Stable and tested

• Support team

• Completelycustomizable,flexible

• Ease of collections

• Programming

Experts

• Supporting localstudents

• Lower cost

•Assistance withmarketing

• Lowes

• Comprespon

•No exlabor


Recommendations Disadva



Recommendations Disadva

• May be lockedinto contract

• Highest Cost

• We will be thefirst client

• Opposition toResLife

• No majorportfolio of work

• Not completelycustomizable

• Softwawork anticip

• No su

• Next

• Not pexpert


Out of 5 points (Higher points is better)



Out of 5 points (Higher points is better)

System Stability 5 2

Scalability 5 2

Price 4 3

Customer Support 4 2

Overall Effectiveness 4 3

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Our final recommendation




Q&ASunday, October 3, 2010

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