West Des Moines Chamber​

About the project

The goal of the project was to create a website for the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and the local community which seeks to promote and protect business interests in West Des Moines, Iowa.

About the customer

The Mission of the Chamber of Commerce is to create ideal conditions for enterprise development as well as to attract tourists and young professionals. The Chamber offers a wide range of events, educational workshops, presentations, and opportunities for career growth.

Design

The color theme was renewed and the main accents are soft green and blue. Adding photos on the website made it more dynamic and we retained its formal style by maintaining a white background. The design was adapted for both web and mobile versions to guarantee a high quality experience on all devices.

Problem

To create a website capable of displaying large amounts of information and to ensure automatic updates for all pages when new content is published.

Solution

To prepare the website for updates, we created the IDX broker bundle module to connect the platform via API. As a result, the database search became available.

With the help of PHP (Framework Symfony), we realized the business logic in adding the order and cost calculation for real estate for customers. Using React JS and Symfony, Kinseyco developed the Home Builder app, where the user can choose the neighborhood and floor plan preference. The admin section has a feedback form for better lead generation.

The rent feature is fully customized, applying React JS. Now customers can filter house data by price, date, and city. Thanks to server-side rendering, the website works notably faster than a standard request-response model, allowing for better SEO optimization.

The website is an informational resource integrated with the CRM system ChamberMaster. All the data from this system automatically loads to the website, which is crucial for the sections requiring freque nt updates. For example, the calendar, list of current members and new users are taken from ChamberMaster.

Users sign in through the ChamberMaster form which is embedded into the website.

To calculate the price of the membership fee, we created a custom calculator. Users’ emails are saved in the MailChimp system.

The website is developed using CMS WordPress and PHP, HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

In the development process, the following features were incorporated:

Integration with third-party service for content updates

Membership fee calculator

Section for adding advertising through admin panel

Easy-to-use search system

Integration with Mailchimp to collect emails
The development was carried out according to the latest standards
Industry On demand
Methodology Scrum
Engagement model Time and material
Team Fullstack developer 1, QA engineer 1, Designer 1, Project Manager 1
Technologies PHP, JS, CSS, HTML, WordPress
All the information the customer requires is sent automatically via the contact form, including the cost calculation. In the event that no sale is made, the manager can specify the reason for that.

Results

The website is launched and the client is adding content.