Hi. I am looking to start a classifieds-style site online. This will be for real-estate type stuff, and I'd like integration with paypal and such for ad posting fees. I especially like craigslist's layout, and would like something similar, but if not at least you get the idea. It is especially important that the search/result filtering functions be very good and specific, craigslist also being an example, and layout be attractive and simple (sooo many classifieds forums are grating on the eyes and are hard to navigate) Any recommendations on software/hosting would be appreciated. Thanks.
I use e-classifieds. It has a small set up fee, and a monthly fee of 10 bucks but it is already configured and is hosted on their server. I believe they have a real estate one but the set up is much more expensive. I liked the fact I didn't have anything to configure and its on another server... http://www.e-classifieds.net/products/index.html http://www.dtcdirectory.info/
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