Research Plan

Goals:

1. This website will provide an entire list of real estate companies and privately owned properties for Ohio State students.

2. Provide current status of available units.

3. Communicate feedback/reviews about current off-campus housing.

What is the mission of your organization?

-Provides information about available off-campus housing.

How will creating this web site support your mission?

-Provides a single site eliminating time and hassle when searching for off-campus housing.

Who is the primary audience for the web site?

-Primary: Ohio State students are the main audience.

-Secondary: Parents involved in the housing search.

What do you want the audience to think or do after having visited your site?

-Easy to find and use. Reviews are helpful, and leave viewer satisfied.

What web-related strategies will you use to achieve those goals?

-User-Friendly

-Simplicity

-Aesthetically Pleasing

-Mobile accessibility

How will you adequately maintain the finished site?

-Contact real estate companies on a daily basis concerning properties that are available.

-Keep site updated with new posts about current properties/companies.

-We know it will be a challenge to keep the site updated with current availability of properties.