Looking for a quote for CMS based commercial real estate site. Prefer Joomla or Drupal but will consider options.
Clarification added 11 months ago:
Several people have asked for more detail on what I'm looking for. Here's what I need:
Agent profiles
Listings (Land, Office, Retail, Industrial, Income) and allow listings to be in multiple categories like an office building that could an income or owner occupied building
Company info with services offered (Listing, Development Consulting, Investments, Buyer/Tenant Rep)
Articles (aka blogs, articles sounds more professional imho)
I would also like to be able to attach various documents to listings, probably .pdf's for the most part
Virtual tour (actually for land development and not buildings, I want to video development sites so someone that has never been to Columbia could see the video and get a feel for the location)
I would also like a place where people could request more info on properties and perhaps even request a CMA and be able to provide simple preliminary data.
Industry relative news feeds could be a plus
I wouldn't mind a mortgage calc located close to a "current rates" section either.
I would like this done in a simple but attractive site (not a ton of glitz and glamour to distract people just good old solid information)
I hope this clarifies things.
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Hi, you'll have to forgive my scanty profile, but I've just joined.
I run a UK based web development company and we're just about to launch a site for another commercial real estate company.
We can provide you with a Drupal CMS site having worked on Drupal sites for several years. We partner with graphic designers for the artwork, so if you're comfortable with a design practice already we can work with them, otherwise we can recommend you one.
Can you give us some outline of the functionality you want from the site so we can give you a more realistic quote?
Dylan F
VD at Red Tomato AB
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Hi Scott
We have a base FSBO product in PHP / MySQL but we are also experienced in Joomla and would be happy to give you a competitive quote. Do you have a detailed set of requirements that you can send to me?
Please take a look at our portfolio and the recommendations on my profile here.
Thanks
Dylan
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Jeff M
Strong core management competencies & international experience. Joomla Expert [LION] jeff@lasolastech.com
Hi Scott,
We are Joomla Experts. If you like, please send over the details and I'll be happy to help.
Cheers,
Jeff
www.lasolastech.com
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Jonathan L
Lyons Digital Media, LLC: domain hosting and application development specializing in open source business solutions.
I do Joomla websites and have experience installing and modifying Mosets Hot Property. My shop can provide template design (I have over 20 years design experience) installation, hosting and ongoing support by phone or email. Let me know if you want to talk details.
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Clarification added 11 months ago:
The links provided are from our portfolio, including my brother's real estate brokerage.
We are a web development company in Raleigh North Carolina. We designed svn-aim.com recently. We are starting to work with Drupal and can design areal estate site up to 20 pages with a full custom layout and property listings for under $6K. Can get references.
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Scott,
Consider another option, I custom designed PropertyClubPro.com for commercial real estate businesses. There is no charge to register you or your staff to use it in your operations. There are no advertisements or distractions and has adequate content management of documentation associated with the properties. This has gone through several iterations of refinement. My intent is to take the site to the next level of integration with the Semantic Web and Linked Data through the use of Property Banks. Please feel free to investigate my writings on Active Rain or at the following links including a general Semantic Web Browser example. Cheers!
John Wubbel
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Scott,
What are the objectives for the site beyond making changes through a CMS? Lead capture, customer service, project portal, blog, email marketing, SEO, design, site architecture?
All of these would factor into a proposed solution. I would recommend defining the business needs and specific project goals (short and long term) first and let that drive your technology solution.
I would be happy to spend some time with you to explore the project in more detail. Good luck,
Dave
David D
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Hetul K
Director, En Interactive Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
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My I ask why do you need to use Joomla or Drupal? If its a Real Estate website you can use CMS systems that are specifically designed for it. Like Open Realty.
Rastin M
rmd Studio Founder/Web Application Architect - Tazzu™ CoFounder/Director of Technology
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Software development in Joomla or Drupal is our speciality. Let me know what you need and we could send you a quote.
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Jitesh M
Director - Global Marketing & Strategy at Quadra Solutions (jitesh@quadrasolutions.com)
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Hi Scott,
Joomla has several components available (both opensource & commercial) for real estate websites. You can see them here: http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,listcats/cat_id,1799/Itemid,35/.
Through further discussions, we can help you identify the most appropriate component for your business needs. Then, we can create a spectacularly unique website layout which appeals to your target segment and conveys your core business values.
If need be, we can create custom components and modules for enhanced functionality.
My team has solid experience with Joomla and we would be happy to help with your requirements.
I invite you to contact me directly for a No Obligations discussion about your project.
Best regards,
Jitesh
www.QuadraSolutions.com
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Andrew F
Owner/Manager: Thrive & Paragon Digital : Supporting, developing and managing the digital advertising value chain
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Why don't you work with Trulia.com?
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David J
MD at xDM Software and Owner, xDM Software
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Dear Scott,
My company XDM Webdesign design sites purely in Joomla (previously 1.0 but now 1.5) and have experience in delivery high quality, effective sites to all types of business - large and small.
We are currently in the process of specifying a site very similiar to the one you describe for a UK based client at the moment and I would be delighted to discuss your requirements in more detail with you.
Feel free to give me a call or email to progress.
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Matthew W
Website, eCommerce, & Online Community Developer; Communication & Marketing Professional
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I would be more than happy to give you a quote for this project in Drupal, but I don't do that via LinkedIn Answers. You are welcome to email me or visit Kinaba.com.
Toby B suggests this expert on this topic:
Drupal specialist based in Jakarta, Indonesia
I think Manifest Digital's SaaS WCM tool might be an excellent option for you.
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Hi Scott,
My company has just successfully created the Drupal site; www.greenopolis.com. Although that platform is a social network, our initial sites were primarily what you've described.
My question back to you would be the extendability you'll need. Are you hoping for a site that will last quite awhile without many changes or spec revisions? No future expansion, etc? If so, I'd go with the Joomla platform. If you're hoping to add new modules, usability and tools in the future, you may want to talk to a Drupal development team.
Feel free to contact me if you'd like some information, or if you'd like some recommendations.
