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@NogDogSep 10.2006 — #[moderator_stuff]
Pricing/wage discussions are not allowed on these forums, nor are job adverts. You'll have to use a job web site or find a forum for matching up clients with contractors.
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Frankly, I think the best value for you will be to find off-the-shelf solutions: the cost for the time and effort to make one is distributed amongst multiple buyers, whereas you'll have to pay for 100% of the effort to have someone make a custom product for you.
You may want to look to hire someone to help you choose the right products and install, integrate, and customize them to your needs; but I would not recommend trying to build it all from scratch. @NogDogSep 10.2006 — #You could poke around www.SourceForge.net and see if there are any promising-looking open-source applications. For instance, go to the [url=http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=75]financial projects page[/url] and do a search on "billing", and you come up with 47 results.@NogDogSep 10.2006 — #Just a thought: you might also want to look for a forum for users (not sure what to search for: billing, accounting, or what?) to see if there are any "best of class" applications they recommend from a user's and/or subject matter expert's point of view. It's good to have someone here tell you what's good technically, but it's also good to make sure you're getting a product that does what you really want in a way you're comfortable working with it. (Also, you're probably more likely to encounter people there who have used more different products than you are here.)
I'm not trying to chase you away from here, mind you; I'm just brain-storming some thoughts here. ?
Billing/Support System
Let me startoff by saying I know minimal php as I am still learning it.
Here is what I am looking for.
I want a Billing/Support system that I can use on my computer and web services site.
I would like one system that does both… or separate systems that can share user databases.
What I want from the billing system:
Ability to have recurring and non-recurring invoices.
Ability to bill for more than one thing per invoice.
Ability to bill for products as well services on the same invoice.
(thats all i can think of for now)
What I want from the Support System:
A forum setting where users can assist eachother with stuff.
A ticketing system where only Moderators and Admins can answer users questions.
An FAQ with different sections.
A live chat section
(thats all i can think of for now)
Features I want the whole system to have:
A user section where users can see their open/pending/closed tickets and paid/unpaid invoices.
Also, a tracker for posts the have made in the forum.
(thats all i can think of for now)
Anyone have any ideas for me on where I can start?
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@NogDogSep 10.2006 — #Pricing/wage discussions are not allowed on these forums, nor are job adverts. You'll have to use a job web site or find a forum for matching up clients with contractors.
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Frankly, I think the best value for you will be to find off-the-shelf solutions: the cost for the time and effort to make one is distributed amongst multiple buyers, whereas you'll have to pay for 100% of the effort to have someone make a custom product for you.
You may want to look to hire someone to help you choose the right products and install, integrate, and customize them to your needs; but I would not recommend trying to build it all from scratch.
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@NogDogSep 10.2006 — #You could poke around 0
@NogDogSep 10.2006 — #Just a thought: you might also want to look for a forum for users (not sure what to search for: billing, accounting, or what?) to see if there are any "best of class" applications they recommend from a user's and/or subject matter expert's point of view. It's good to have someone here tell you what's good technically, but it's also good to make sure you're getting a product that does what you really want in a way you're comfortable working with it. (Also, you're probably more likely to encounter people there who have used more different products than you are here.)I'm not trying to chase you away from here, mind you; I'm just brain-storming some thoughts here. ?