Please help?

[cheekymonkey]

Hi,

I have a friend who is looking to start his own estate agent board erection service. He has noticed that alot of the other companies now offer online board requests. This is where the agent can log in via the erectors website, request board movements and also see what movements have been done and where all their boards are.

Do you know what software would be needed to achieve this function on a website?? is it a big job?? expensive??

[LostAndStolen]

Cheeky Monkey

Why dont youtry and achieve this by adapting a calendar/exents software. It should not be too difficult.

Gareth

[masonuk]

This sounds like a nice, yet simple, project. You could use the Google Maps API, a small backend database and a server-side programming language. This would all be open-source i.e. you don't pay for the software, but would need to pay to hire a programmer to do it for you.

[JElder]

You could be really crude and use a web form, which generates an email to a mobile phone or whatever. Easy to do for anyone with basic HTML skills.

[DanHarrison]

If you want to go down the basic route, you can now use Google Spreadsheets to create a Web Form. Anything requested via the form is logged to the spreadsheet. Great for questionnaires, and you could just about make it fit your application. No HTML to code that way.

Or this is a good solution, one that I would aim for myself.

This sounds like a nice, yet simple, project. You could use the Google Maps API, a small backend database and a server-side programming language. This would all be open-source i.e. you don't pay for the software, but would need to pay to hire a programmer to do it for you.

[leemason]

You could use some sort of helpdesk/ticket logging software like http://www.osticket.com/. That way you can keep track of logged tickets/requests. It's Open Source and so free for the software.

[cheekymonkey]

thanks guys