Customizing the Cool Sites Directory
CodingFlimble.com is a link bidding directory that I spent a fair bit of money on customizing. The site i built using PHPLinkBid but I decided to hire a freelance coder to add extra functionality to the website.
This was one of those jobs that I probably could have done myself, yet, time being my most valuable asset, I chose to outsource the coding to a freelance.
Finding a freelance programmer isn’t hard these days. With sites such as eLance and GetaFreelancer you will have swarms of prospective freelancers bidding on your project.
For Flimble.com, I chose to list the project on GetAFreelancer.com. I have found that GAF is perfect for smaller projects like this one. The entire process of listing the project, receiving bids, completing and paying was all done in about a week, and it saved me a heap of time.
So what did I get done to Flimble. Well I wanted to make the site a little more social, so I had a commenting feature added. This allows visitors to comment on any of the websites submitted, providing valuable feedback for site owners. I also added some listing enhancements for advertisers. They can now upload their logos and add a detailed description to their listing. Those 3 enhancements cost me around $90. Which is fairly cheap for custom mods but its 3 times more expensive then the PHPLinkBid script itself.
I’m planning on adding a few more features, but I will look at doing this myself as if I ever plan to sell the site, I doubt I will be able to make much back on it.
Monday, October 22nd, 2007 at 12:56 am and is filed under Coding. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.