I am developing a new site and have absolutely no idea how to even proceed. I am not sure what type of programming would be best or if there is some out of the box program that could do this so please help me find my way. I have done lots of eCommerce sites. This is a new concept. I need a site that can have a section for a library of information, as well as pages for individuals that can easily be edited and updated with product information (no sales just reference type info). The product info has to be able to link to the library info for reference. I do not want this to be a social network with friending and chatting, this is to be a resource of information and education. It needs to be able to handle huge amounts of data, be easy to navigate and be aesthetically pleasing. Please help me figure out where to start with this. As I said so far I have only worked with basic blogs and ecommerce sites so an information database is all new to me.
Hello, Well maybe if you do some of the site Hard coded (If you can) or do it with dreamweaver for any pages that you do not want to be editable. Then make a sub domain with a Wiki so people can add data. Remember that your Server needs to be able to handle this. Wikis are very good sources of information and very editable except for the fact that Graffiti can sometimes appear. Wikipedia is a great example. Wikis are normally distributed Free Software!