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drupalNEW - Tue, 2008-06-17 00:28

I want to start a business directory to generate revenue to improve some existing newspaper sites (please forgive me for not providing specifics on the sites themselves) and have been recommended to use drupal for not only the business directory but also content management.

The issue, I'm not a programmer or developer and I'm concerned I won't have the technical expertise to get this done.

That having been said, if I had to hire someone to develop the server, load the software, design the templates, etc and get everything running, what kind of costs would I be looking at?

Also, is this the best FREEWARE solution for a business directory? Are there other's using drupal for business directory revenue???

I guess I'm grasping at the wind somewhat because I'm not sure if drupal will be over kill for what were trying to do now or if it's the best plan for now and the future (I have no doubt drupal is a GREAT CMS).

Please help.

Thanks.
J

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yelvington@drup... - Tue, 2008-06-17 17:08

It's unclear exactly what you're trying to do, but I would recommend Drupal as a directory tool. We have been selling a combo ad program that includes an SEO-optimized directory page for several months at most of our newspapers. Building the Drupal-based system to support it took just a few hours.

Key components:

CCK
Views
Contemplate (content templates)
Pathauto
Location

Here is an example page:
http://profiles.savannahnow.com/real-estate-and-development/Southern-Hom...

If you look at the source code, you'll see Hcard microformatting including lat/long pairs:

<div class="location vcard"><div class="adr">
<div class="fn">Southern Homes and Land</div><div class="street-address">104 Central Boulevard</div><span class="locality">Guyton</span>, <span class="region">GA</span>, <span class="postal-code">31312</span><div class="geo"><abbr class="latitude" title="32.333480"><abbr class="longitude" title="-81.393724"></abbr></abbr></div></div></div>See map: <a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=104+Central+Boulevard&amp;csz=Guyton%2C+GA&amp;country=us">Yahoo! Maps</a><br><strong>912-772-6683</strong>

  <div class="field-items">
      <div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.southernhomesandland.com/">http://www.southernhomesandland.com/</a>


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Michelle - Tue, 2008-06-17 18:34

You might want to have a look at http://groups.drupal.org/business-directory

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