I am looking for someone to develop a Drupal based website which has similar functionality to Yelp/eDirectory/UrbanSpoon in that it is designed to combine elements of social networking with local business listings plus coupons.
As a brief overview, functionality should include the following:
– Ability to list businesses for reviews/ratings in respective locations/business categories
– Business users can create/modify their business listing
– Business listings will contain Google Maps integration
– Business users can opt for premium listings
– Business listings are searchable based on location/business name
– Business’s can add 1 or more coupons to their listing, and can be featured on the front page.
– Users will be shown respective businesses based on their location
– Users can rate/comment about a business as well as interact with other users
– Users are required to register themselves. The user profile page will display a summary of their site activities.
– User’s can ‘favorite’ a business listing. Favorites listing will be
displayed and can be shared.
– User’s can ‘favorite’ a coupon and share it with others.
– Users can add other users as friends, can subscribe to other users as well as send them compliments
– Users can accrue points for receiving compliments or sharing articles
– Integration into facebook – Users will be able to login and share articles to their facebook page
I’m trying to achieve features that are seen in urbanspoon.com in terms of functionality. All elements should be easily administered from the CMS. A detailed explanation to better your understanding of how we want the site to function will be provided.
I’d like the site to be built as a template in Drupal. I know basic web development and I have worked with Drupal before, but I need an expert to put all the pieces together. The job will have MINIMAL module development as almost all of the modules that I need to complete the functionality of the site are already available. This means that I’m not looking for CMS built from scratch! For someone who knows Drupal very well, this will not be a difficult job. Mainly it will be installing modules, assigning content blocks, linking taxonomy terms, etc…
Please do not bid on this project if you do not understand Drupal completely. There may be *some* customization to modules needed, and even if we do not implement them now, we want a long term working relationship with a developer who knows their stuff. So the ability to customize is a plus.
Please keep in mind, there are similar clone sites available for $200-$300 ready-made, that i’ve been tempted to buy. But I figure, why not spend a little more and get something tailored to what I’d like and find a good programmer while I’m at it.
The design of the site will not be necessary as I will be providing the layout and all necessary images. However I will require slicing of the design provided as well as implementation.
Communication during the development of the project is also extremely important as I will be providing feedback throughout the process so we can achieve the best results.
I am looking for a competent, experienced php developer who can deliver results and can communicate thoroughly with me each step of the way.
If you have a portfolio of sites with similar functionality, please send them to me so I can get a better insight into your capabilities.
I had previously found someone to do the job, hired them, and after 2 weeks they disappeared abandoning the job which we found later had never started. Please do not waste my time. I am 3 weeks behind schedule and I expect completion of this project in 2-3 weeks.
Please include with your bid:
1) A brief overview of how you believe you can implement these functionalities in Drupal.
2) Your experience (years) in which fields (CSS, CMS, PHP, etc)
3) Links to a portfolio or a list of your work that we can review.
Serious and professional bids and introductions will be considered.
