Hi all:
I have been tasked with starting a web portal for a particular industry (industry withheld). The concept is not new; we want to provide people who work in this industry links to companies and individuals who support it. I have researched different products and read throughout the Gossamer website and the forums and still feel I don’t have a good grasp on some of the following:
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I have been tasked with starting a web portal for a particular industry (industry withheld). The concept is not new; we want to provide people who work in this industry links to companies and individuals who support it. I have researched different products and read throughout the Gossamer website and the forums and still feel I don’t have a good grasp on some of the following:
- A redundant question: I have considerable experience with HTML and this has been primarily in a WYSIWYG environment. I have no experience with cgi, perl or php. To set up and maintain a Links SQL site is this going to be a problem? Between cgi, perl and php which would you suggest I learn the most in order to be a more affective Links SQL administrator.
- This site is intended as an income generator. As I have not been authorized the finances for the PPC module these question should center on the basic Links SQL product. We plan on offering our clients the following; basic listings (free), Top Spot listings, Highlighted listings, Sponsored Links, banner listings, etc.
- Top Spot Placement: I intend to sale the top spots for each category to clients where their links appear at the top of the list? Can this also be done per search, I.E. keywords, context sensitive? Perhaps the top five of each category will be for sale. Is this possible with Links SQL? With or without major modification?
- Highlighted Links: I also want to sale a placement or two that would be at the top of the search but perhaps separated by a line or something. These links would behave just as the regular Top Spots mentioned above but be highlighted (Different color, larger font?) Similar to the sponsored links that are atop of Google searches. Is this possible with Links SQL? With or without major modification?
- Side Bar Sponsored Links: I would also like to sale links similar to the Sponsored Links on Google that reside on the right side of the Google pages. These would be related to the search terms and/or categories selected. Is this possible with Links SQL? With or without major modification?
- Banners: Does Links SQL support banners that run atop of the pages? These banners would not have to be targeted to a search or category but if that is possible that is more desirable. Does this require a separate program? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
- Detail Pages: I want to offer “mini web pages” (detail pages) for sale as a supplement to a clients main web page. These have been covered pretty well in the documentation however I want to allow one detail page to link or have multiple links (like a menu) to other detail pages, I.E. I sale a detail page to a consulting company. This page offers general information on their company. On this page there are links to other pages that offer info on the individual consultants that they employ. Is this possible with Links SQL? With or without major modification?
Thank you. There are more questions coming.