I want to create my own classified ad advertisement website. It would be a place for people to list ads online for a low price, kinda like the ones in the back of your local newspaper.

I also want to created a forum to go with it.

Question is where do I find the best deals for web site hosting and software? What is the best software for a budget I can use to do this? Any ideas to make me stand out from the crowd of other classifieds (aka, what would make my service better then others?)

Any other ideas, comments or suggestion for this idea?

Maybe you should take a look at the site you are promoting in your signature!!!!

Oh and BTW

Your "business idea" is about 10 years behind the times.

I believe you can use jooomla for your web site.
That is free web application. I this way you will not need to have any kind of the builders

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Maybe you should take a look at the site you are promoting in your signature!!!!

Why reinvent the wheel? I plan on using an html frontside (was using asp but switched server to linux) linking to OScommerce software (free online), with the front side also linking to a phpbb3 forum. Hell it was basically free, except for my time setting it up and working on creating the front side. You get what you pay for... but in my opinion it ain't bad... just my 2 cents...

Could of been a blatant advertising post but just in case it wasn't I think the moderator of this forum could have been a little more welcoming.

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Originally Posted by paaaaaaaaaa

Could of been a blatant advertising post but just in case it wasn't I think the moderator of this forum could have been a little more welcoming.

We are welcoming to members who aren't here to blatently abuse the forum.