FLAGSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROJECT / COMING SOON
MeetBongo is an event-vendor marketplace in development—built to help people find one local vendor or bring together the services for a whole event.
The public site may show a coming-soon page. Development is ongoing.
SIMPLIFIED DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW · NOT A LIVE DASHBOARD
THE PRODUCT CHALLENGE
The idea is easy to understand: connect event organizers with photographers, caterers, food trucks, rental companies, and other local vendors. The challenge is making that useful for both sides while giving the business the controls it needs to operate.
Discovery, service areas, account ownership, membership access, notifications, promotions, and moderation all need to work together. MeetBongo is a ground-up development project rather than a visual redesign of an existing marketplace.
Vendor categories, subcategories, ZIP/radius search, and service areas help connect visitors with suitable businesses. The product is planned around an Oklahoma launch with a structure that can support additional markets.
One vendor account represents one business and membership. Profiles, photos, plan information, and opportunities have dedicated places in the vendor area, with different presentation and access rules by membership tier.
Organizer requests, category-and-location matching, notifications, and hiring confirmation turn a listing site into a working process. Automated matched leads are reserved for the Ultimate plan; direct-selection rules are handled separately.
Basic, Pro, and Ultimate plans are supported by promotion definitions, eligibility checks, redemption history, and administration controls. Promotional access is kept separate from permission to start charging a vendor.
Administration includes vendor and category management, feedback moderation, promotion tools, and reporting. Featured placements and food-truck discovery have their own presentation and business rules.
Owner-only PayPal sandbox testing has confirmed a completed Pro payment and cancellation, with history retained. A return from checkout or an active subscription alone is not treated as proof that money was received.
BEFORE A PUBLIC LAUNCH
A useful launch means the account, payment, support, and operational workflows are ready—not simply that the pages look finished.
Implement and verify payment notifications and reconciliation, connect vendor-owned checkout to membership access, and test Ultimate as well as Pro. Live billing stays off until the checks are complete.
Exercise renewals, cancellations, failed payments, refunds, and disputes. Confirm what each outcome means for account access, recorded history, and communications.
Finish brand integration and remaining usability work, including photo rotation. Complete mobile, accessibility, security, and operational checks, then work through beta feedback from real vendors.
WHY THIS PROJECT MATTERS
MeetBongo demonstrates the planning and full-stack development that a more ambitious website can require. The database, permission rules, transaction states, notifications, and administration tools are just as important as the public design.
It also shows why development status should be honest. A tested feature, an isolated payment test, and a launch-ready product are different milestones.
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