Hi, From last one month I am trying to build a website which can give most important / hot deals on the internet. Basically I am trying to build a website like http://www.deals2buy.com. Does anybody have an idea about what software they use??? (wordpress or mambo/joomla??????) how their business model work???? they don't display any ads like google adsense????? Please share your ideas..... Thanks in advance.
It depends on how you wanted, you wanted to post deals by yourself or you want people to contribute. I have a site is sort of like adverstisement. Most people post freebies in my site. Joomla is good and has lots of modules and plug ins.
Normally with these types of sites the links that you follow are affiliate links and therefore the site will receive a percentage of the sale. We dont use any off the shelf solutions like those you mention so cant comment on their suitability. Obviously this business model only works if the website team actually post the deals to ensure that it is via an affiliate link though you can get users to post suggestions for you to then check the likes of tradedoubler, commission junction etc to see if the retailer has an affiliate scheme
We could build a site similar to that, however the scripts could be custom coded. I nosed around their displayed source and could not find where they might be using any public scripts (IE: They probably wrote a custom one themselves, or customized a free public one beyond recognition). As far as ads go however, they did have a few banners on their site. Google adsense wasn't the first and isn't the only ad serving company on the internet, there are a ton of options. Some pay out better than others. Please let us know whats on your mind! - Ivan DesignVitality We provide Orange County Website Design.
Any modules or plugins you can think of specifically for this sort of thing. I have a travel deals website, www.achoteldeals.com, and would love to use a module or plugin instead of manually posting deals through the editor.
I would recommend to go through the website www. net2deals.com which uses the latest technology for searching and deal orders based on how HOT the deals is, i am trying to find some custom code which can be reused to build such a website. any advice is appreciated.