In case you haven’t heard about Noah’s Classifieds, it is definitely one script that can add a great deal to your website. Compared with Craigslist, Ebay and other solutions for those who love to shop, the Noah classified system is built to help you provide a community marketplace right on your site. For those running forums or other community oriented sites, this website classified ads solution is the perfect thing to get people truly hooked on your website. It doesn’t take a genius to see that people love both Craigslist and Ebay because it gives them a better way to look for exactly what they want. If you have created a niche interest site then you already have the user base, so why not add this script and get some action going on?
Not only does this particular script have a great level of customization, it is a lot more advanced than almost any other PHP classified ads script out there today. You can use all sorts of custom fields, upload multiple images for the ads, set the system up to let you decide on the ads before they go live or simply have them appear automatically. Noah’s Classifieds will even e-mail ad posters once you have approved their ad and take all the hassle out of running your own classifieds section on your site. Plus, if you want a Noah classified template so you can make your site look a certain way, you have full customization you can do on your own or use an existing template.
Installation is easy once you have the Noah’s Classified download and read the help files for your particular web host. If you want to use Fantastico, here is how installation works:
First, log into your Control Panel of your host and be sure to select the right website that you want Noah’s Classifieds on. Then, you’ll want to click the Fantastico link to speed things up. There will be a category titled Other Scripts which will show you a link to Noah’s Classifieds so be sure to select that.
Next, you see a description of this classifieds script followed by a New Installation link which you will be clicking. Since you get a handy read out of the the amount of disk space required for this addition to your website versus the amount of space left for your account on your web host, you can make a quick decision about whether or not you’ve got the space. Let’s hope so! Be sure to check this, first though so you don’t have a mishap. Once you’re positive click New Installation to continue.
Now you come to a screen of fields you will need to fill in. First, choose the domain you want the script installed on. You can choose a sub directory, or leave that field blank to place it on the root of your domain. This is best if you are only running Noah’s Classifieds as the entire offering of your domain, for example having http://www.YourDomainName.com lead strictly to this script.
Once you decide on a user name and password, enter your e-mail address and click Install Noah’s Classifieds. Then on the next screen, verify your information to make sure the script goes where you want it to and click Finish.
That’s the entire process! Now you have a very powerful way to interest web surfers and prove to them that your site is the one they want to bookmark and come back to.
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