I want to set up a site to list my names for sale, and I've been looking at some content management systems to use. My objectives are -
List names for sale so that I can make the occasional sale.
Display some advertising links so that I can pick up a bit of revenue to cover the registration fees.
Include a wants section to try to pick up a few new names.
Attach 3 or 4 pages to the name to help with the search engines.
Use URL forwarding to harvest direct navigation traffic.
I looked at Drupal, but that seems to be a bit of an overkill solution. This may be the ultimate solution.
WordPress is another possibility, but it doesn't really lend itself to the final objective.
I experimented with a couple of shopping carts - Presta Shop, and Cube Cart. They are both good pieces of software, but require quite a lot of customising to fit the bill.
I'm coming to the conclusion that a basic forum using something like Simple Machines would be the best quick solution. Each name could be in it's own thread, and I could include pictures and comments. The listing board would be closed to posters other than admin to avoid spammers.
Has anybody tried something like this?
List names for sale so that I can make the occasional sale.
Display some advertising links so that I can pick up a bit of revenue to cover the registration fees.
Include a wants section to try to pick up a few new names.
Attach 3 or 4 pages to the name to help with the search engines.
Use URL forwarding to harvest direct navigation traffic.
I looked at Drupal, but that seems to be a bit of an overkill solution. This may be the ultimate solution.
WordPress is another possibility, but it doesn't really lend itself to the final objective.
I experimented with a couple of shopping carts - Presta Shop, and Cube Cart. They are both good pieces of software, but require quite a lot of customising to fit the bill.
I'm coming to the conclusion that a basic forum using something like Simple Machines would be the best quick solution. Each name could be in it's own thread, and I could include pictures and comments. The listing board would be closed to posters other than admin to avoid spammers.
Has anybody tried something like this?