Hi all, I'm looking into starting a classifieds ads website and I've found a script that I really like, its everything I'm looking for in the script, its simple, easy to use, very straightforward and presents the listings in a list like format (which my target audience have said they prefer). The problem is the script is made by bravenet and to use it you have to pay them a monthly fee and have it hosted on their systems, this means from a SEO point your limited and customization is almost non existant accept from being able to change the colours and edit header and footer files. I'm looking for an alternative script that works in a very similar way but I want to be able to host it on my website with a one off fee and I'm free to edit it to my liking. Heres an example of the script in use (I would use the demo they provided but its quite a poor representation of the software, while I don't like the colour scheme or excessive advertisement of this version it does demonstrate very well the sort of thing I'm looking for). Heres the url: http://tinyurl.com/2jp4j3 (used a tinyurl as they'll be my future competitor and I don't want them sniffing about this thread if they see it in their stats ) Are there any alternatives to this script? The main points I like are: The easy to use interface The fact the user doesn't have to sign up (just name/email and advert and they're away) All of the adverts are in a list with large clear titles Everything is nicely spaced and generally looks quite nice Thanks Jonathan
Thanks for the reply blueboxer, 68classifieds is a script I've used in the past but I've found it to be the complete opposite of what I' looking for. It has a fiddly interface, doesn't allow ads to be displayed in a lost format too easily and requires members to sign up to post an advert. Thanks for the suggestion though, does anybody have any others?