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App Creation Questions

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  • 29-01-2013 11:25am
    #1
    CreativeChris
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭


    Hi all,

    First time poster in this forum...so be gentle please!

    I am currently looking at creating a social network type site (and accompanying mobile app) for an event I am running where attendees can create a profile for themselves, share links to their various other social media accounts and direct message one another. Its a concept pretty much identical to the SXSocial site used at the SXSW festival (http://www.examiner.com/article/sxso...l-media-portal for more info on that if you are unfamiliar with it).

    However, I am also looking to add other features to this, namely an integration with Foursquare where attendees could check in at the various exhibitions. Ideally we would like the attendees to do this through our own social networking site without having to go through the Foursquare app (for convenience).

    Another feature we would like to include is a DropBox/SugarSync type feature where we could upload various materials/videos etc for attendees to view before the conference and where they could upload their own docs which they feel may be relevant.

    We would also like to build in a QR scanner to the app as we intend on placing QR codes at each of the exhibitions to allow people to be linked to relevant websites on each of the exhibitions and download contact details of other attendees to their phones (we intend on placing QR codes on all attendees name tags).

    I am not from a technical background and have no experience with creating websites or apps. These are just ideas I have formed based on my knowledge and research of what tools have worked at other conferences.

    Therefore, could someone please let me know if the app/website described above could be built and how difficult it would be for someone with the skills and knowledge to create it to make?

    Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!


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    srsly78
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    You are asking for an awful lot. To even price your requirements is a job in itself that would cost a lot of money.

    Come up with something more realistic for phase 1.


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    ChRoMe
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    I've seen agencies charge €50k for less to be honest, as I said on the dupe thread in the mobile forum. This is €20k absolute minimum.


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    Overflow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭Overflow


    ChRoMe wrote: »
    I've seen agencies charge €50k for less to be honest, as I said on the dupe thread in the mobile forum. This is €20k absolute minimum.

    I'll do it for 15k :)


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    ChRoMe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭ChRoMe


    Overflow wrote: »
    I'll do it for 15k :)

    He could find someone to do it for 5k I'm sure, all that demonstrates is that you dont know how to price a job.


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    Overflow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭Overflow


    ChRoMe wrote: »
    He could find someone to do it for 5k I'm sure, all that demonstrates is that you dont know how to price a job.

    Relax...I wasn't serious !


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