About Client and Their Business Requirements
Our client was a US-based educational group that deals with the latest tutoring method where students can find tutors to assist them with their assignments and has the largest selection of qualified online-based tutors in the world who can help students with all subjects to ace their assignments.
They were looking to provide a one-stop solution to help students with their assignments and homework. When the client came to Katalyst, their intention was to build an online platform where students can connect to professional tutors and that also functions as an online learning place for the students with additional features to offer a convenient way for students to get guidance for their studies. The platform would be used by the students to post their questions on the website and to pay tutors who provide answers to their questions and assignments.
Business Challenge
- Developing a user-friendly yet feature-rich website
- Creating a platform that will assist the client to expand their business
- Promoting their services and improve the online presence of their business.
- Improve sales by reaching out to maximum tutors and students
- Online branding to reach maximum people
- Develop a system that can track details about students and tutors. Also, a system which facilitates students to ask questions and tutors to answer those questions
Katalyst’s Solution
In the first meeting, we tried to understand their business plan, their requirements for the website and their expectation from Katalyst. Once we were clear about the requirements, we began our research, which included market research and business analysis. Considering all aspects, we offered them the most suitable suggestions for their business. Due to the broader concept and heavy competition in the sector, Katalyst suggested developing a minimum viable product (MVP) for an online learning place.
Services
- To meet the client expectations and deliver the best solution, we offered the following services:
- Gathering & Analysis (Business requirement, technical, functional & logical)
- UI/UX development
- Development of online learning Interface
- Backend development
- Maintenance Services
Silent Features
- Online open chat system without registration
- Students gets space to post questions and other homework stuff
- Tutors have sufficient space to answer questions posted by students
- Easy and secure payment system to pay to get access to solutions
- An affiliate module
Technologies Used
Considering the client’s expectations, we recommended them the latest and trending technologies in the market:
Used PHP 5.3x CodeIgniter (CI) framework, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax, Adobe Flash, HTML and CSS to design the frontend
To create a system to store details about students, tutors, questions and solutions available on the website, we utilized MySQL 5.2x.
Key Benefits
- With the solution and services provided by Katalyst, the client is in a better position to offer students and tutors with a better platform for online learning and earning. Our solution also helped them to improve revenue by expanding their business. Here are some of the highlighting features of the website designed and developed by Katalyst:
- Website with all the latest features for stronger online presence
- Secure and scalable website that aligns with the client’s future business needs
- Payment setup for one-time as well as a subscription payment
