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Please introduce your company and give a brief about your role within the company?
Abacus Technologies is a company that started to add value to humanity. The ultimate mission of the company is to add value to its clients by providing them digital solutions and making their life easy.
I am nurturing this company with all the skills and experience I have. From handling Finances to the Technical department, I make sure that everything is running smoothly. Everyone knows that the CEO of a start-up has to play many roles at a single time. That is what I am doing.
What was the idea behind starting this organization?
I noticed that the small enterprises in India are not taking their Digital presence seriously. I felt that there is a great need to make people aware of the importance of digital presence in their business. All the developed countries were taking care of this, so I decided to start an organization that will help the SMEs to get their digital presence and make the most of it. The mission of my company is only to add value to humanity by providing digital solutions and making one’s life simple.
What are your company’s business model–in house team or third party vendors/ outsourcing?
We have an in-house team of super talented project managers, visionary web designers, smart web developers, and passionate QA’s.
How is your business model beneficial from a value addition perspective to the clients compared to other companies' models?
Looking from the value addition perspective to the clients, our business model is much better as it brings the project managers, designers, developers, and QAs under one roof. They can easily coordinate with each other and chase the client’s vision effectively.
What industries do you generally cater to? Are your customers repetitive? If yes, what ratio of clients has been repetitive to you?
All the businesses that are in need of creating their digital presence. Basically, we cater to all the SMEs from Restaurants, Hospitals, Real Estate, Tourism to E-commerce firms, etc.
Mention the parameters which are most important for you in developing a web design.
The first and foremost is the client’s vision. While developing a web design, we try to chase our client’s vision. We work in the direction of giving shape to the ideas our clients bring to us.
What key aspects do you keep in mind while developing a web design in order to enhance its usability?
See, there are many aspects which we keep in mind while developing a web design in order to enhance its usability. Some of them are simple or Minimal, Impactful, Responsive, Consistent, easy-loading, logical, aesthetical (like choosing color palette), and textual aspects.
What are the key parameters to be considered before selecting the right framework for web design?
Key parameters to be considered before selecting the right framework for web design are:
- Starting with the detailed specification documents. We at Abacus make sure that the very first step is taken right and the planning is done properly. To assure this, we gather requirements from the clients and analyze them deeply.
- Then looking at the other parameters like licensing, hosting requirements, ease of installation, and integration with other systems.
Which framework do you suggest your clients go for when they approach you with an idea? Why?
The suggestion of a framework mostly depends on the client’s requirements. Taking into consideration the factors like logical requirements, complexity, and budget of the client, we suggest to them the best-suited solution.
Preferably, I would suggest my clients to go with PHP, CI, or Laravel frameworks because they are open source, most stable and reliable frameworks currently in the market. Further, we have lots of CMS like Wordpress, Shopify, Magento for ecommerce websites.
What are your recommendations when it comes to developing a web design? Which framework do you suggest on working with?
My recommendations, when it comes to developing a web design, would be as follows:
- Bootstrap
- Foundation
- Materialize
- Semantic UI
Most of the time, I suggest Bootstrap. The main reason to suggest Bootstrap is that it is popular in the web design industry, and its unique and compelling features empower developers to build well-functioning, fully responsive websites without any hassle.
What are the key factors that you consider before deciding the cost of a website design?
The key factors that we consider before deciding the cost of website design are:
Size of the project: Further divided into small, medium, and large, based on the number of pages to be added to the website.
- Complexity Level
- Custom Design or a ready-made theme
- SEO Optimization Level
What kind of payment structure do you follow to bill your clients? Is it Pay Per Feature, Fixed Cost, Pay per Milestone (could be in phases, months, versions etc.)
We are open to working with clients as per their convenience. It can be Pay Per Feature, Fixed Cost, Pay Per Milestone, or Hourly payment based on the client's preference.
Do you take in projects which meet your basic budget requirement? If yes, what is the minimum requirement? If no, on what minimum budget you have worked for?
No, the project doesn’t need to meet the basic budget requirement. For us, the idea and the client matter the most. Every project we pick should fulfill our companies’ mission to add value to humanity.
The minimum budget we have worked for is $50.
What is the price range (min and max) of the projects that you catered to in 2019?
Min > $50 and Max >= $5000.