My name is Aviad Segal, co-partner in a spin-off company of Israelimages(http://www.israelimages.com), that specializes with the holy-land and Israeli stock images markets.
Our new entity would have a different approach. We would like to establish a community of creators, who may be able to offer their media creations to potential customers. For better understanding of the basic idea, it may be useful checking out http://www.istockphoto.com and http://www.dreamstime.com , who you probably already know well.
Attached is a brief, describing specification of the final product.
I would appreciate it if you could supply us with a rough estimation regarding time and costs.
In addition, please attach a list of previous projects you preformed.
Please contact via e-mail.
Thanks a lot in advance,
Aviad Segal
masegal@netvision.net.il
The basic idea: from one side, registered creators (suppliers) upload their work into temporary folder. After an editor’s approval, the files are transferred into the catalog.
On the other side, potential buyers may search for the desired file, purchase it, and receive a link in order to download the file. In the case of purchasing, part of the income credits the creator’s balance.
There are three entities in this project:
1.The Buyer/User. An Entity able to search the site for products and purchase them or rate them.
2. The Supplier. An Entity with all the functionalities of the buyer, and the ability to supply files
and be credited for them.
3. The Editor/Administrator. The entity managing the site. Responsible for approving uploaded files and more.
Key futures needed:
A. In General:
1. The project should contain registration for both suppliers and buyers.
2. A few versions of the file can be sold (different image sizes etc., released or not for advertising).
3. A process needs to be run in the background (resizing, watermarking checking noise, sharpness etc. automatically.).
4. Statistics reports.
5. A documentation of the project is required.
B. Editors should be able to:
1. Edit a dynamic category tree.
2. Work simultaneously - the system should support multi-editors. Allow a chief editor to monitor
the staff.
3. Use ready-made e-mail templates in order to update suppliers of approval or rejection.
4. Add/Remove files from the archive. To assign an editor to constantly review the site and remove lesser quality material, as the site develops .
5. The system will alert editors when a certain number of keywords are reached. (This is essential in order to notify Editors if too many pictures of the same subject, i.e., "flowers", are added)
6. To allow editors to place pictures at top or bottom of the screen, list etc.
7. To have a side bar with the 10 current bestsellers
C. Suppliers side:
1. Multi stage uploading - files wait for an editor’s approval and may require uploading of legal
documents.
2. In addition, the process includes automatic verifications: size etc.
3. Key words, description, category selection and price tag added by suppliers for each of his files.
4. Automatic spell checker (English only) for the description and key words.
5. Each supplier should own a crediting account.
6. Suppliers can post upcoming projects or travels to undertake possible assignments from buyers
D. User/Buyers Side:
1. When a download takes place both buyer and supplier accounts are updated. Of course if there are not enough credits – the transaction should not take place.
2. Pictures should be viewed as thumbnails enabling quick browsing.
3. There should be Integration with a payment gateway service.
4. May search the gallery by categories, free text, suppliers, popularity, rates, and prices.
5. Can set their own light-box, which contains files they marked.
6. Each registered user (including the editor) may rate each file (only once). An updated average rating is calculated automatically for each file.
7. After purchasing, the buyer gets a random link to a temporary location of the file, available for
a limited amount of time.
8. Users may post requests for specific files they are looking for
9. Allow suppliers to suggest categories for their specialties.
10. Allow sending the pictures as free e-cards, to push popularity.
11. Allow suppliers to "update profile".
12. Build a supplier royalty-award program. The more pictures supplied, the higher the royalty(100-500, 1000-5000 etc.).
13. Allow buyers' loyalty vouchers (to increase repeated purchasing).
14. "I Accept" buttons.
A programmer needed for an interesting project
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