Hi recently one of my client (iMEDIAMAX) asked me to give them a projected structure of a website for them. They wanted their site to be re-innovated. So here is what I gave them :

Am posting it here so that I can improve on it based on your comments, and someone in a hurry could find this base structure by googling..

Structure of the website

The Portal

• HOME
• SERVICES
• PORTFOLIO
• PRODUCTS
• CONTACT

HOME

• Short info bout the company
• Brief info about the services (Features & Demand)
• Featured works in Portfolio
• Testimonials of clients
• Chat with executive staffs
• Announcements
• Client/Visitor Log-In Area
• Featured / Best Selling products

SERVICES

• Web Design / Re-Design
• Logo creation
• Advanced web development
• SEO & Search engine listing
• Print / Publish Design works
• Media Publishing
• Brand Marketing

PORTFOLIO

• Separate portfolio for each service category
• On each portfolio

• Works done for the client
• Customer testimonial
• Featured / Not Featured work
• Visitor Comments
• Visitor Ratings

• Featured works will be visible at first

PRODUCTS

• Featured products / Product Lists
• Product change log
• Visitor comments, ratings
• If a client logged in, they can download updates / promotional offers / free products
• Submit visitor products

• This feature enables a visitor to add a product for sale under the Terms & conditions and Pricing policies.
• This is a moderated feature. Company should approve it to publish to site.

CONTACT

• Quote for a service
• A simple survey – PROJECT PLANNER
• Complete details about the company with gmap tagging and stuff
• A brief info about the people behind the company

Other Features

• Every page will be en-riched with twitter, facebook or other social media updates in an attractive manner.
• A live chat facility to the visitors using a feature same like facebook.
• Email subscription for the newsletter.
• Attractive design & SEO friendly structure
• Etc…

Please add you ideas and suggessions to improve this structure…