Hi all, future dotcom millionaire reporting llive with a few questions

[Hireshm]

1. I am looking to start a classifieds website to a population of 4million people. I would like to know what sort of package to go with for a userfriendly template that will be very easy to navigate through when looking for anything from a used car to movie tickets.

2. I also need to know how I can incorporate a second language, will I need to go to a third party? i have found a few companies who offer such a thing.

3. I do not have much web experience and am thinking to hire someone to help with the management of the site, what is the best place to go abouts doing that? i understand that this program is userfriendly but i am assuming there is some aspects which does involve some sort of backround in webdesign/it.

i have already purchased the domain name through some research at hostgator and have payed for the business plan.
i am really eager to start and most likely will be using 68classifieds as my template

thatll be all for now i am sure ill have plenty more to come

[seymourjames +]

Your choices are to run with one of the default templates, find a developer to make your a custom template or choose from a thirdparty supplier here ClassifiedMods . With the firstand the second you can also customise them to your specific taste as well?

68C is a single language system and your basic choices are look for a multilingual module on the site above or create a subdomain. The subdomain holding say the 2nd language. Don't forget that the systems for the two languages probably need to have separate databases unless you are going to try and use something like google translator which does not work particularly well. If you really think about it, as this discussion has been had many times, classifieds is not an easy thing to do in two languages as the content is dynamic. Advertisers are adding stuff all the time. How will you or who will do the translation?

Yes it does. However, it depends on what you wish to do. A great deal can be carried out through the admin control panel. It is only when you wish to change the look of the template or the functionality that you need knowledge of html, css, smarty and php. There are several developers who are listed on the site above too.

Good choice. Hostgator works first time. Never had any problems with them.

[Hireshm]

you seem to know what you are talking about mate, what is the going rate for an educated man like yourself? please pm me because i do need help.

[seymourjames +]

Not sure about that but I did PM you as requested.