website help

[ashleyhenry]

Hi, I am looking to create a site similar to whocallsme, where people can place their own views on particular subjects and companies.

Does anybody know any software I can use to upload to a domain so I can create this, or would I need to hire a webdesigner?

I think I posted this in the wrong section originally.

 

[ogurets]

Just take a look at the WordPress. It's not hard to learn. All you need to know is XHTML and CSS. Scripts and PHP stuff you don't really need to know because you can get plugins...

 

[DigiBrew]

From what your saying, I would suggest you speak to a web designer.

But it all depends what you require, you may be able to build something yourself

 

[profitmagnet]

You will have to hire a designer for this website.

 

[Baz Watkins]

If you want to learn, do it yourself.

If you don't or if you want to be online fast, use a designer who uses CMS's such as Wordpress or Joomla. A CMS will be of use if you want the website to expand over time.

As for cost, you'll pay anything from a few hundred to a few grand, it all depends on what you want, how complex it is to deliver, your budget and the designers rate.

 

[Deleted member 27344]

You can get a web designer to design it but you'll also need a developer to build it.

 

[Jamie Challenger]

It's surprising how far you can get with Wordpress with little knowledge but for peace if mind spend the money. Good luck!

 

[DesignerNick]

I don't think this would cost you too much for a bespoke bit of software that will allow people to register / add numbers who are calling them and allow people to reply to it with comments about who it is calling them etc.

I have done a fair bit of work on this niche before, it is very popular so good luck with it.

 

[Vennweb]

From a developer and designer perspective this is not a complex site, although it may be beyond a first project for most.

Basically you have a database wich people are putting information into, and a search facility to get the information out again. You then want some management of the information to stop spammers, ensure the comments are OK vocab wise for the public (ie a bad word filter) etc. You might also want it to send e-mails to past contributors.

We have built a few site that do this type of thing in different ways if you need some help.

 

[Clareville Communications]

If I were you I would try creating the site yourself first, as you don't want to spend out a lot of money on a web designer if you don't have too. Sites such as wordpress.org and joomla are relatively easy to figure out and have hundreds of templates to choose between so you can make the site look exactly like you want it.