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General Software Capabilities
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| High Traffic Capability - Ability to handle extreme amounts of trafffic due to its database functionality. |
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| Unlimited Listings - Scalable to a virtually limitless number of listings. |
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| Unlimited Users - Scalable to a virtually limitless number of users. |
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| Unlimited Categories - Allows you to enter any number of categories. |
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| Unlimited Subcategories - Allows you to enter any number of subcategories. |
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| Unlimited Category Specific Questions - Allows you to enter as many questions per category as you desire. |
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| Seamless Updates - Your site design and settings are stored in the database, allowing for you to receive and implement software updates seamlessly without affecting your existing changes. |
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| Hosting Portability - Your MySQL database and files can be backed up and moved to a different host if you wish without losing any of your data...site design, users, listings, everything can be moved. |
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| Dynamic Extra Pages - Allows you to create your own extra pages to use for whatever content you wish to display...contact us, about us, pricing schemes, special promo offers, whatever you want. |
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| Intelligent Thumbnail Scaling - Specify thumbnail image sizes within the software's admin panel. |
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| Unix or Windows - Has capability to run on both Unix/Linux and Windows web servers, but we prefer Unix/Linux due to typical folder/file permissions and access limitations typically found with Windows servers. |
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| Zip/Postal Code Proximity Search - Can be integrated with the GeoProducts Zip / Postal Code Search Addon, which allows your site visitors to perform proximity search (in miles or kilometers) based upon a Zip / Postal Code entered. |
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| Share User Registrations - Can be integrated with the GeoProducts API Addon, which allows connection to other GeoProducts, vBulletin, and Phorum. |
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| PHP Source Code NOT Encrypted - Gives you full access to the PHP Source Code so that you can make edits, enhancements, and feature additions to the software. |
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| "Powered by" Link NOT Required - Although appreciated, you are NOT required to display a 'powered by Geodesic Solutions' icon or link on your site. |
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| Adaptable for Multiple Industries - This software can be set up to cater to a wide variety of industries...autos, real estate, boats, horses, personals, jobs, etc. |
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| Enhanced Email Settings - Allows you to take advantage of either your server's Standard SendMail configuration or SMTP configuration. |
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| Copy categories, Subcategories and Category Specific Questions from one category to another saving valuable hours of setup time. |
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| Template Design Flexibility - Template based platform allows for complete flexibility in design layout just as if you were setting up a static html website. The template's html is built from the opening html tag to closing html tag, which allows you to enter your own meta data into the template. |
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| Module Based Features - Each feature (module) of the software has it's own specific tag, which allows you to move/edit/delete that tag anywhere within the template that you want the feature to be displayed. |
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| Create Unlimited Templates - Develop individual templates for as many pages as you'd like... html developer's dream. No PHP experience is required!!! Since you can create an unlimited number of templates, you can assign a unique template for every page if you want to, including on a category by category basis. In other words, you can have a unique template design for an Automobiles category, Real Estate category, Personals category, etc. |
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| Additional Sortable Fields - These fields can be set up to be used as 'sortable columns' (sort listings) while browsing the site's categories. |
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| Additional Featured Listing Levels/Modules - Optionally implement up to 5 levels of featured listings modules. Display each level in a prominent location on your site and charge sellers based upon the level of exposure for each module. For example, you could display Level 2 Featured Listings on the front page and charge a premium. You could then display Level 3 Featured Listings on a subcategory page and charge less for those listings. |
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| Additional HTML Modules - Ten additional HTML Modules (over Basic and Premier) which offer two display states. One set of html (logged out state) is displayed before the user logs in. The other set of html (logged in state) is displayed after the user logs in. This allows you to set up, for example, a dynamic menu that shows only the appropriate menu links depending upon the logged in/out status of the user. |
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Admin Tools & Capabilities
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Browser-Based (Internet Accessible) Control Panel |
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| Admin Control Panel - Complete administrative control over your site through a Control Panel that is complex, yet user-friendly. This browser based control panel allows you to access and manage your software from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. |
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| Manage Registrations - Offer "secure" registrations with your domain's SSL Security Certificate. Specify which fields will be used and required for users to fill out. Automatically or manually approve all registrations. Require users to approve your registration/user agreement. |
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| Manage Listings - Offer a "secure" listing process with your domain's SSL Security Certificate. Specify which fields will be used during the listing process, pixel size of thumbnail images, camera icon, listing durations, pre-valued dropdown boxes, allowed upload types (jpg, gif, mpeg, etc), number of photos, maximum size of photos, and more. Automatically or manually approve all listings. |
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| Manage Emails - Specify where emails will be sent and at what frequency. Send and save "form emails" to be sent to your site's users. |
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| Manage Categories - Set up an unlimited number of categories, subcategories, and category specific questions. Display a unique icon in front of each category and subcategory. Control the number of columns of categories to be displayed on the front and browsing pages. Turn on or off the category counts. Set the category order. |
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| Manage Users - List/Search/Sort users of your site. View their personal information, listings, and transaction history. Suspend users as you deem necessary. |
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| Manage Pricing - If charging for listings, set up your own simple/complex pricing scheme(s) that will be applied to users of your site. |
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| Manage Payments - If charging for listings, you can specify the currency type you are willing to accept, as well as, the payment types that you offer (credit card, paypal, manual payments, etc). |
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| Manage Transactions - Search for and view past transactions. Approve listings that waiting for you to review. |
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| Manage Geography Lists - Specify country and states/provinces lists that will be displayed as dropdown choices for users to select on the site's registration, listing, and search pages. |
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| Manage Pages - Set up the text and fonts that are displayed on every page of your site. Every piece of text is editable. Create your own "extra pages" to display content to your visitors. |
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| Manage Languages - Translate the entire site to your own language. Offer as many languages as you wish. Your visitors can then choose which language they want to view your site in. |
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| Template Revision History - The software will keep track of the previous 5 revisions for each template, to include the date and time of revision. This feature allows you to revert each template back to a previous revision if you need to. |
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| Site On/Off Switch - Allows you to temporarily remove public access from your site to perform maintenance as necessary. You will still be able to browse and log into the client side of your site even though your visitors will not be able to view it. |
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| Manage Templates - Create as many complex templates as you wish in order to set up the site exactly the way you want it to be displayed. You can assign unique templates to each category if you like. You also have complete design control over what the Listing Pages look like. |
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| Beta Switches and Settings - This page within your admin panel gives you a sneak-peek into some of the upcoming features of the software. You will even be able to implement these features on your site even though they are still considered to be 'beta' within the software. |
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| Manage Page Modules - Virtually all features of the software are modular, in that each feature has a 'module tag' associated with it. Simply add, move, or delete the module 'tags' within your site's html templates depending upon how you want the feature to be displayed. Further control each module's display by editing it's switches and settings. |
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| Manage Feedback - Set up the feedback rating system so that sellers/bidders can submit comments and ratings for each auction transaction that takes place through the site. Specify the rating increments and icons (Enterprise only) to be applied to each user who has received feedback. |
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Site Customization |
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| Site Design - You have extensive control over your site's design. The software is HTML template based for extreme design flexibility. |
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| Listing Table Settings - You have control over the number of listings, columns displayed, thumbnail size, etc over all results tables of your site. In other words, every listing table can be modified with respect to colors and display settings (i.e. Featured Listings, Newest Listings, Hottest Listings, etc). |
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| Category Display Settings - Control the number of columns, font color and type, category icons, etc. |
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| Table Display Settings - You have control over the number of listings, columns displayed, thumbnail size, etc over all results tables of your site. In other words, every listing table can be modified with respect to colors and display settings (i.e. Featured Listings, Newest Listings, Hottest Listings, etc). |
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| Custom Listing Display Page - Customize the layout of your Listing Display Page. Note: The Enterprise Versions allow you to customize the Listing Display template on a category by category basis. |
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| Multiple Languages - Visitors can choose to view your site in any number of languages that you offer. You are responsible for each language translation. |
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| HTML Modules - These modules offer two display states. One set of html (logged out state) is displayed before the user logs in. The other set of html (logged in state) is displayed after the user logs in. This allows you to set up, for example, a dynamic menu that shows only the appropriate menu links depending upon the logged in/out status of the user. Basic and Premier editions offer 10 HTML Modules. Enterprise editions offer 20 HTML Modules. |
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| My Account Page - The user's My Account home page is controlled by a template which allows you to format the links any way you wish to display them. |
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| Modular Based Features - Over 50 modular (movable) features included that can be placed anywhere throughout your site. [ Click Here ] to view these modules. |
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| Custom Search Page - You have the ability to deactivate the default Advanced Search Page and insert your own html driven search form instead. |
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| View Listing Restrictions - Setting that allows you to require visitors to be logged in (registered) prior to viewing a Listing Details Page. The visitor can still browse the site's categories (essentially previewing listings), but not view the actual listing's details until they log in. |
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| Contact Seller Restrictions - Setting that allows you to require visitors to be logged in (registered) prior to contacting the seller through the Listing Details Page. The visitor can still browse the site's categories and view listings, but not contact the seller until they log in. |
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Listing Display Page Customization |
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| Listing Display Page Template - The Listing Display Page is driven by a custom template which uses individual tags for virtually all of the fields on the page. This allows you to rearrange the default template that we give to you to suit your design needs. |
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| Category Specific Fields - You have the ability to create your own custom fields for each category of your site. These fields also serve as searchable criteria for visitors to use on the Search Page. |
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| Character Limits - You have the ability to specify the maximum number of characters that the user can use in their title and description fields. |
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| Photos Display - Control the number of photos allowed and the format in which they will be displayed on the Listing Display Page. Each photo is clickable and displayed in a popup window. The Enterprise version allows for the browsing between photos within the popup window. |
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| Visitor Counter - Each listing has a "times viewed" counter which indicates the amount of visitor traffic for that listing. |
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| HTML Editor - This editor can be turned on for the seller to use when they are listing their item. It allows them to customize the colors/fonts/layout of their listing's description. |
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| Standard Links - The Listing Display Page offers several customizable links that will take your visitors to several software driven pages: |
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 Tell-a-Friend Form
Contact Seller Form
Add to Favorites Page
Seller's Other Listings Page
MapQuest Link
Printer Friendly Page
User's StoreFront Page (requires StoreFront Addon)
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| Additional Links - The Listing Display Page of the Enterprise Editions also offers the ability for visitors to vote on the listing, as well as, leave a comment about the listing: |
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Vote on Listing Link
View Comments Link
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| Additional Fields - Additional fields that have the capability to be used not only on the Listing Display Page, but also as "sortable columns" within the category browsing pages. For example, if you were running a Real Estate specific site, you might use these fields for: Number of Bedrooms, Number of Baths, and Year Built. These fields would display on the listing display page, as well as, within the browsing categories tables of your site. So visitors would be able to sort listings by any one of those three fields. |
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| SOLD Sign - The seller can optionally display a SOLD sign image for each of their listings. This allows them to take advantage of the full duration of the listing they paid for, but not be contacted for potential buyers for that item. You can replace the software's default 'sold' image with your own. |
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| Checkbox Question - This type of 'extra question' allows the seller to check off features of their item. Consequently, their 'checked' answers will display as 'checkboxes' on the Listing Display Page. This type of question is typically used when asking questions such as Real Estate property features or Automobile features. |
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| Lead Picture - Allows you to display the seller's first photo larger than their other photos and in a different location on the Listing Display Page. |
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| Splash Page During Listing Process - You can optionally display a Splash Page (displays html content) when user begins the listing process. The Splash Page can be used to advertise another product, review a price plan, etc. Each User Group can have their own Splash Page. |
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| Photo Title - The user can give each photo they upload a distinct title. For example, in the Real Estate category the seller may want to label their photos: Master Bedroom, Entry Hallway, Brick Fireplace, etc. |
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| Vote and Comment - You can give users the ability to vote on ad. They can leave a comment and vote. |
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| Popup Listing Display Page - You can set the site so that when a visitor selects a listing for viewing while browsing, a new popup window will open and display the Listing Display Page rather than a typical redirect to the Listing Display Page. |
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| Standard Auctions - Feature allows sellers to place their individual items up for auction. |
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| Dutch Auctions (Multiple Item Auctions) - Feature allows sellers to post several identical items or "lots" of items up for auction. Bidders will then bid a certain amount per item on a selected number of those items. This type of auction has the potential of having several winning bidders on the same auction...each bidder winning a certain number of items. |
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| Minimum Bid - This feature allows the seller to set the minimum starting bid for the auction. |
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| Reserve Bid - This feature allows the seller to specify the minimum amount they are willing to accept for their auction from a bidder. |
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| "Buy Now" Auction - This feature allows willing bidders to purchase the auction item immediately at the seller's specified "Buy Now" price. |
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| User Feedback System - This feature allows the seller and winning bidder of each auction to rate each other and provide a comment on how well the transaction went. |
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| Auto-Bidding - Sometimes called "proxy-bidding" or "absentee bidding", this feature allows the bidder to enter the maximum amount that they are willing to pay for the item and then walk away. The software will then automatically bid on their behalf up to the amount they specified...absentee bidding! |
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| Final Fees - Upon successful completion of an auction, you can charge the 'seller' a percentage fee based upon the 'final' selling price of the item. |
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| Bid Status - Bidders can view the current status of their bids by logging in to their personal "My Account" pages. |
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| Seller Emails - The software will send an email to the seller when their listing has been successfully placed on your site. Additionally, the seller will receive emails when their auction is about to expire, when the auction has been "unsuccessful", and when the auction has received a winning bidder. |
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| Bidder Emails - The software will send emails to the bidder when they have submitted a successful bid, when they have been outbid, and when they are the winning bidder of an auction. |
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| Bid History - You can allow visitors to view the current bid history of an auction. Bid history displays the bidder's username and bid amount. |
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| Invited List of Buyers - Each user can set up a list of buyers (based upon their usernames) that they are willing to accept bids from on their auctions. Only those users on the "Invited List" will be allowed to place bids on the user's auctions. |
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| Black List of Buyers - Each user can set up a list of buyers (based upon their usernames) that they want to "black list" from bidding on their auctions. Only users on the "Black List" will not be allowed to place bids on the user's auctions. All other users on the site can place bids on the user's auctions. |
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| Auction Start / End Time - You can give the seller the ability to set a specific date and time for each auction to begin and end, rather than the auction simply going live immediately after placing the auction. |
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| Auction Preview Period - If allowing your sellers to specify the Auction Start / End Time, you can also set your site so that these auctions can be previewed on your site. All of the Listing details will be available to visitors of your site. However, they will not be able to place bids on the items until the seller's specified Start Time arrives. |
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| Enhanced User Feedback System - This feature allows you to set up a rating system that uses "icons" that represent a user's favorable or 'not so' favorable feedback ratings. For instance, by default the system uses colored stars to represent each user's feedback. You can easily replace the default star images with your own if you like. |
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| Subscription Based Bidding - You can set up your site so that each user must have a subscription to place a bid and/or even view an auction. |
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| Endless Auctions (Sniper bidding) - This feature automatically extends the length of an auction if a user bids just before the auction was to end. You can specify the number of minutes prior to expiration that the system should check for a successful bid. If a successful bid is detected within that time, the auction will be extended for the number of minutes you specify. This process will continue over and over until all bidding has stopped. |
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