I have a development team working on a classifieds website like craigslist. They are doing a fine job. I require a feature on the site as following
Pull listings from other classifieds websites (legally, using RSS feeds) and update our database on regular basis. I need this, I will not have any ads in the beginning and I don?€™t want users to see empty pages when they visit our site.
I found following classifieds sites, you can get the RSS feeds from. There must be more and better ones
> Postaclassified (Classifieds in US) [login to view URL]
> BuySellCommunity (Classified in US) [login to view URL]
> Sulekha classifieds (Classifieds in India) [login to view URL]
> [login to view URL] (Classifieds in India) [login to view URL]
> Craigslist (www.craigslist.org. It provides RSS feeds. But not for commercial use. Please see if you can use it)
> Indialist (Classifieds in India) [login to view URL]
I need to get feeds from at least one classifieds site from India and one from US.
They are not being able to implement the above feature. I need someone to work on this piece and then help the other development team integrate with this feature.
Let me know if you can do it and if yes, send me a detailed proposal. I will need a demo before selecting someone.
This is a small project. But if you do a good job, I can definitely get you more bigger and more projects.
I prefer >
1. Someone who has experience in integrating with RSS feeds.
2. Freelancers or small teams, instead of big companies
3. Smart; someone very very smart.
I have 12 years of experience in software industry. I know what I am talking about. Dont put any generic postings. Be specific, very specific to my requests.