Thursday, January 16, 2014

Re-evaluate Charter

1. What are the business goals?
-Provide value to students in the form of off-campus housing information
-Provide value to landlords in the form of housing listings
-Generate advertising revenue for our company
2. Web site Goals
-Mobile Access
-Become go to site for off-campus housing search
3. Users Tasks - What are things they want to accomplish?
-Basic Information
--- About us
--- Contact info
--- Company Name
-Services we are considering might include:
--- Landlords
------ Client Log-In requirement
------ Listing available properties
--- Students
------ Easy Housing Search
------ Roommate search
------ Reviews
-What is the cost? Why would people pay this much? What's the value? How available?
--- Free for students & Landlords
--- Fee for extras (Advertising, Preferential Listing)
--- Mention our site to companies and receive a certain discount off down payment
4. Differentiators
-Our service provides a one stop listing for all off-campus properties
-Provides reviews on website
-Need a Roommate? Site provides a roommate search
5. Audience/Behavior
-Undergrad and Graduate students looking for housing
--- Goals: Cost, Location, Quality
--- Mobile User
-Parents involved in the housing search
--- Goals: Cost, Safety, Quality
--- Web User
-Real Estate companies and individual Landlords
--- Goals: Reach as many students as possible
--- Web User

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