Method for integrating an entrepreneur's web site and a store front web site

• US 20050216287A1
• Filed: 03/29/2004
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Robinson, Darius, Crosby, Michael Wayne, Carradus, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US10/811,615
• Publication Number:
  US 20050216287A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for an Entrepreneur to design and integrate an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and a store front web site using tools provided at a Facilitator'"'"'s web site. The method allows the Entrepreneur to design an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and a store front web site using substantially similar, and preferably identical, templates available on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site. This process allows an Entrepreneur to quickly design a professional looking virtual web site that seamlessly integrates their Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site with a store front web site designed for handling electrical commerce. Tremendous synergizes, such as the elimination of multiple entries of data, may be achieved and serious pitfalls avoided by receiving overall guidance and assistance from one web site, i.e. a Facilitator'"'"'s web site, in performing these processes.

Claims

1. A method for a Facilitator to assist an Entrepreneur in creating an Internet business, comprising the steps of:

A) creating a Facilitator'"'"'s web site on the Internet accessible to Entrepreneurs;

B) assisting an Entrepreneur on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site in designing an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site by providing web site design services; and

C) assisting the Entrepreneur on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site in designing a store front web site, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site are designed using substantially similar templates.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have substantially similar appearing navigational bars located in a substantially similar location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have logos located in substantially similar locations.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have graphical images located in substantially similar locations.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have similar textual content located in substantially similar locations.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site include a substantially similar color scheme.

7. A method for a Facilitator to assist an Entrepreneur in creating an Internet business, comprising the steps of:

A) creating a Facilitator'"'"'s web site on the Internet accessible to Entrepreneurs;

B) assisting an Entrepreneur on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site in designing an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site by providing web site design services;

C) storing a set of data used by the web site design services; and

D) assisting the Entrepreneur on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site in designing a store front web site, wherein the stored set of data is used in designing the store front web site.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have substantially similar appearing navigational bars located in a substantially similar locations.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have logos located in substantially similar locations.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have graphical images located in substantially similar locations.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have similar textual content located in substantially similar locations.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site include a substantially similar color scheme.

13. A method for a Facilitator to assist an Entrepreneur in creating an Internet business, comprising the steps of:

A) receiving a Customer on an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site was created using a template selected by an Entrepreneur;

B) hyperlinking the Customer to a store front web site, wherein the store front web site was created using a substantially similar template to the template used to create the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site; and

C) using features on the store front web site to allow the Customer to select and pay for items on the store front web site.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have substantially similar appearing navigational bars located in a substantially similar locations.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have logos located in substantially similar locations.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have graphical images located in substantially similar locations.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site have similar textual content located in substantially similar locations.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site include a substantially similar color scheme.

19. A method for a Facilitator to assist an Entrepreneur in creating an Internet business, comprising the steps of:

A) creating a Facilitator'"'"'s web site on the Internet accessible to Entrepreneurs;

B) receiving information regarding an Entrepreneur that has accessed the Facilitator'"'"'s web site;

C) storing the information regarding the Entrepreneur in a memory location accessible by the Facilitator'"'"'s web site;

D) assisting an Entrepreneur on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site in designing an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site by providing web site design services using at least some of the stored information regarding the Entrepreneur; and

E) assisting the Entrepreneur on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site in designing a store front web site using at least some of the stored information regarding the Entrepreneur, wherein the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site and the store front web site are designed using substantially similar templates.