brazielr
May 30th, 2006, 05:00 PM
I'm looking for a community or city website that I could purchase, maybe something similar to http://www.intheheartof.co.uk If anyone could help out with this, please let me know. I have been trying to create a website for my local community so businesses can advertise , and people could know whats going on.
Thanks,
Reggie
Jeffry
May 30th, 2006, 05:24 PM
I'm not sure you're looking for a template.
I'll give you the link to this nice one anyway.
http://www.templatemonster.com/website-templates/7123.html
brazielr
May 30th, 2006, 05:58 PM
Cool.... thanks man. I will check out the other templates also!!
bizoppz
May 30th, 2006, 07:18 PM
I created a community site for my county about a year ago, however, I had to give it up due to time constraints (damn customers expect me to "earn" my money, how dare they, heheh).
Post a message to me via PM and I will send you a link to view the site.
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LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SITE:
Local Movie Listings
Lists local movies, including times and ratings and can be set to a default zip code. Users can easily enter the exact zip code as well.
Auction Section
Lists links to eBay auctions which are based in certain cities within the county (integrated with my eBay Affiliate ID)
Horoscope Section
Enables users to view yesterday, today and tomorrows horoscope
Financial Section
Mortgage Calculator, a stock quote checker and links to financial related sites, products and services
Pets Section
Includes an "Ask An Expert" which enables users to post their questions which are answered by experts. Also includes affiliate links to other useful pet related sources.
SMS Section
Enables users to create an account which enables them to send SMS messages to their friends as well as store their friends' information in their own private address book. Also shows last 100 messages sent.
Webmail
Enables users to sign up for a webmail account (also allows POP access)
Gaming Channel
Lists hundreds of flash games for users to play
Weather Channel
Allows users to view local weather as well as enter any zip code to see the weather there as well
Business Directory (This Was The Main Reason For Setting Up The Site)
Allows visitors to post either a free listing or paid listing (amount can be set to whatever you want to charge) with paid listings being shown on top of all free listings of course. (Contains basic admin section which enables you to approve, deny or suspend a listing)
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Everything was programmed by me. I used some outside scripts to help speed up the process (weather and movies ties into outside scripts, but integrates seamlessly into the design of the site).
The directory section and functionality was built from scratch, I programmed it completely myself, no outside scripts used so I know exactly how it works from the ground up...
The design of the site is also hand crafted, again, not the world's greatest design, but works well for the site.
Most importantly (in my opinion anyways) is that the entire site uses a universal header and footer file. This enabled me to edit any part of the layout and design using single files instead of updating hundreds of files.