Creating a Classified Site

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Hello fellow IMers.

I'm interested in creating a classified site (preferably using wordpress) but would like to get a software or script that can fetch data from the larger classified sites like craigslist and insert them as posts to my classify site.

Basically I'm trying to create my niche classified sites with feeds from other classified or listing sites.

Does anyone know of any script or software that can automate this process for me? ( basically, like some type of autoposter / autoblogging tool that retrieves specific data and create new wordpress posts)

thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author viescripts
    what about pulling data from clickbank?
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  • Profile picture of the author classiqa
    This is a good idea, but I don't know about any script for this. I use to run a Free classified with adsense and you need lot of traffic and clicks to make some decent money. Do you have any plans how would you monetize your site.
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  • Profile picture of the author pookiepal
    The classified site I would like to make would not have anything featured from Clickbank.

    There are plenty of ways to monetize it (including Adsense).

    I just need a software or script that can populate the classified site by getting data from other classified or listing sites.

    I rather not hire VAs or outsourcing unless I can get a software that can do the work ( like an autoblogging plugin for wordpress )

    For any programmers out there, how much would it cost to write a simple script to read, parse, and collect data from classified sites (like craigslist)? It might not be necessary for it to post to wordpress as I can do that manually at least.

    or maybe to create a wordpress plugin that can do it?
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    • Profile picture of the author viescripts
      Originally Posted by pookiepal View Post

      The classified site I would like to make would not have anything featured from Clickbank.
      clickbank outputs its classifieds as XML feed, that is easy to read.

      Originally Posted by pookiepal View Post

      I just need a software or script that can populate the classified site by getting data from other classified or listing sites.
      Sure is possible to create a tool that will parse and extract data from classifieds. Each type of classifieds usually requires individual approach. e.g. you will have to create one parser and data extractor for craigslist, another data extractor for another type of classifieds etc etc.

      For example you think of extracting data from craigslist.

      1. Do they legally allow data extracting from their classifieds for re-posting to another classifieds lists?
      2. Do you think they have enough money to create programs banning anyone that's trying to extract data automatically from their website?


      I think you better try find out a price on a programmers marketplace.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sunitha07
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    WP Robot - Premium Wordpress Autoposting Plugin

    wprobot.net Plugin is best for this purpose
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    This took me 13 seconds to find on Google. More options than you could ever use.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=clas...hrome&ie=UTF-8
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