Online store for digital audio tools
keep-forest.com
Keepforest sells software and music tracks for people who create music or use tracks in their work (computer games, trailers, soundtracks, etc.).
It is a whole library of plugins, programs and software add-ons that a narrow segment of sound designers need. The project is fully focused on the Western market. In the future it is planned to enter the global market.
The project included
- Technical task
- Design
- Programming
- Layout
- Integration
Objective: development of the Keepforest music portal from scratch.
Working on the platform has become a unique experience for our team: an online platform for the sale of non-standard digital content is a very rare case in development.
Own player
Especially for the platform, we have created our own player with all the features that are important for users.
Since the player is actually the «heart of the project», we were developing it especially carefully. Moreover, we optimized its operation and speed. Now everything works very quickly, no reboot is needed for music to play without pauses.
Personal account
Due to the use of non-standard technologies, standard things had to be developed almost from scratch. It has everything for comfortable use: keys and activations, binding to a specific computer (MAC addresses) and much more.
Communication system is well developed. So, any registered users (suppliers, customers, representatives of Keepforest) can communicate with each other on the platform. In chat, in addition to communication you can attach various files. Besides, you can share the product you like in messengers.
Integration with Download Manager
The music portal is not just a website, but a full-fledged web application with a primary focus on content loading speed and filtering. In parallel with the website, the second team was creating desktop application. So an important step was to integrate the website with it.
Our team was engaged in the full cycle of project development: analysis and planning, layout, programming, necessary integrations (payment system, Download Manager) and creating a design for the service.
Corporate website for B2B
Work with suppliers is one of the main for the platform. They are the ones who create and sell content. Any user can create personal account, upload his product, add a description, a price, features and specifications.
A lot of work has been done to organize this process (quick cards, previews). And for a detailed analysis, sales statistics are available: royalties are visible, how much and who earned, what trends are observed, who buys how much on which day. You can choose custom periods (week, month, year) and track the dynamics.
Suppliers can request payments on a regular basis and track financial processes using accounting statistics.
System of discounts and special offers
The system of coupons and discounts for the client is quite complex, but very interesting.
And it needed to be clearly described and displayed in the technical task: taking into account a variety of conditions and a description of flexible scheme for working with them. For example, a 10% discount is automatically given to all products that are most often viewed / added to the wishlist — to stimulate the purchase.
Internal pages of the website
Everything is unusual here: profile, banners, purchases, menu, product card, product sliders, shopping cart.
We have provided the opportunity to create mini-landing pages inside the product card, where video materials can also be used. The shopping cart automatically understands where the customer is from (of course, he can specify this manually). It is important because the taxes that he must pay in his country depend on this. For example, in Germany VAT is 19%. Moreover, various types of currency are accepted as payment. The system automatically converts it into the required one.
Brands
The marketplace represents many brands that create music and software products. Therefore, they are highlighted on the left side of the menu and in the banners. And each brand has its own page.
On the main page there are exclusive offers and products.
