Design of Generic Small Business Homepage

Hi, I am looking for someone to provide design ideas for the layout, presentation and content of a small business homepage. I am not looking for anyone to create the homepage. The project is just concerned with the design and presentation of the homepage. The homepage is not for one small business in particular. The idea is that the homepage will be generic; that is, it will be designed so that many kinds of small business can use it to create a homepage. The small businesses I have in mind are usually going to be one or two-person businesses, that do not yet have a web presence. We could also call them "local businesses". I want the homepage layout to be as widely applicable as possible. The sorts of businesses I have in mind include: accountants, beauty salons, dentists, electricians, painters, wedding suppliers etc. Just think of the businesses that can be found in a local business directory on the web, like thomsonlocal.com. The small business owner will create the homepage by filling in a number of fields, which should take about 5 to 10 minutes, which will constitute the information that will make up their homepage. For example, they will need to enter their business name, the services they offer, where they operate, and their contact details. Part of the project is to decide what information they should enter, and how it will be presented. The main qualities that I am looking for from the homepage design are: Simplicity Easy on the eye Easy to navigate Small number of pages (perhaps 4 or 5) Professional-looking Applicable to many different kinds of business; i.e. one design fits all I am looking for from the winning bidder: Experience with designing homepages for small businesses in the UK Experience covering many different small business types Ability to design attractive and professional-looking pages The winning bidder should provide me with a few (perhaps 4+) designs. I will then choose the best design and perhaps require some amendments. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform N/A