I have a small computer consulting business with big dreams. we are looking to create a website with both a secure and none secure section. the non secure section will just have information about our company and our services but I want a secure section that my customers can log into and see what work has been done for them and receive there invoices from past jobs. so the secure side will need to be a full customer portal. the site needs to be clean but fun, I am not looking for a cookie cutter template site. I want something that makes my customers realize that we are different. I am also considering the ability to have customers pay with a credit card online inside their portal. I am not sure what I need for that but I will get whatever if you advise.
I envision the portal to be almost a helpdesk situation.
the site must also have a backend where i can enter info for invoices, add or delete users. ect....
this project will most likely turn into a coding relationship as neither myself or any of my employees are good at web design. we will need ongoing help keeping the site up.