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Hi All,
I'm wanting to start up a local directory, but want it to look professional and legitimate, not some rubbish free-for-all link directory. I'm currently in the process of working out the best platform to build it on (without coding it fully from scratch), and not coming up with anything that suits my needs. Hoping someone can help.
By far the most widely used seems to be software from http://www.phplinkdirectory.com which costs around $30-$80 (once off cost). Price is fine, but all the standard templates look so 2004 to me, and would in my opinion just make the site look like a spam site. I can of course modify a template, but don't trust myself to build from scratch with a new system.
On the other end of the scale is an awesome looking product from http://www.edirectory.com which looks absolutely perfect and just what I want, until I see the price! At a choice of around $1500 upfront + around $1000 more for cool addons it's well out of my price range. Their monthly plan is still $200 upfront plus around $70 a month, so I just don't see it as being viable for me.
The third option I've found is at http://www.phpmydirectory.com/ and it may be the best for me, but it still isn't grabbing me. Pricing with addons I'd want is around $200 which I'm fine with. However I still haven't found any templates I like and something I can't put my finger on just isn't making me feel like it's a good choice....so....
Does anyone have any experience of these, in terms of how hard they are to get going?
Does anyone know of any other choices I have missed?
Any other relevant advice?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
I'm wanting to start up a local directory, but want it to look professional and legitimate, not some rubbish free-for-all link directory. I'm currently in the process of working out the best platform to build it on (without coding it fully from scratch), and not coming up with anything that suits my needs. Hoping someone can help.
By far the most widely used seems to be software from http://www.phplinkdirectory.com which costs around $30-$80 (once off cost). Price is fine, but all the standard templates look so 2004 to me, and would in my opinion just make the site look like a spam site. I can of course modify a template, but don't trust myself to build from scratch with a new system.
On the other end of the scale is an awesome looking product from http://www.edirectory.com which looks absolutely perfect and just what I want, until I see the price! At a choice of around $1500 upfront + around $1000 more for cool addons it's well out of my price range. Their monthly plan is still $200 upfront plus around $70 a month, so I just don't see it as being viable for me.
The third option I've found is at http://www.phpmydirectory.com/ and it may be the best for me, but it still isn't grabbing me. Pricing with addons I'd want is around $200 which I'm fine with. However I still haven't found any templates I like and something I can't put my finger on just isn't making me feel like it's a good choice....so....
Does anyone have any experience of these, in terms of how hard they are to get going?
Does anyone know of any other choices I have missed?
Any other relevant advice?
Thanks in advance,
Matt