Summary: This project is to develop a fully functional coupon website and make a few modifications to a vbulletin blog/forum. We already have the logo and design for the website and vbulletin (forum & blog) but it needs to be converted.

Similar websites are savings.com; couponcabin.com; couponmountain.com; mycoupons.com. Study these sites and their features as this is what you are bidding on. MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS PROJECT FULLY. MUST KNOW HOW TO PULL DATAFEEDS FROM DIFFERENT NETWORKS VIA API/REST/SOAP/XML...detail your experience when you bid.

MOST IMPORTANTLY you MUST build this entire web application using AJAX Technology. If you are not a pro in AJAX please do not bid. If you are still not sure of what I mean here is the link of everything I expect my website to be http://webdesign.about.com/od/ajax/a/aa101705.htm.

I will be dealing with a lot of records on a daily bases. A Data Grid to achieve each of these actions below in Ajaxian context is absolutely neccesary:

Sorting:
Filtering:
Grouping:
In-line Editing:
Locking or Panelling:
and any other I can't think of at the time but essential.

In other words I need a dynamic efficient back end...no static dinosaur back end.

If you are looking at couponcabin.com as an example of what I need please see below.

I will NOT need the price comparison feature at this time.

I will also NOT need the auctions.

I will NOT need all of the websites they have on the upper right hand side except...

I will need the couponclub feature on couponcabin.com.

I wil need the mallwalker feature on couponcabin.com - I will provide more details later.

I will need email alert management for stores/categories user chooses.

I will need to pull coupons feeds from 6 different places daily and on demand.

I will need to integrate 5 different coupon services via API onto my site.

I will need:

Coupon Management
Store Management
Coupon Usage Statistic Management (statistics on coupon usage)

I will need an AMAZING admin section (ajax/datagrid) that is super efficient to manage 2000+ coupons daily from feeds and manual input.

Other details will be provided once you bid.

IMPORTANT:

This project had to be reposted after a failed provider who bid on freelancer.com and couldn't complete the project so please MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS PROJECT. I am not looking for an already made coupon site.

If you are not a detail oriented provider please DO NOT bid. I expect clean commented code and all of the basics that go with building a top notch web application. I expect the project to be completed on time. I expect you to test your work before you send it to me. I've noticed that many programmers do not do this simple task which then causes delays for all parties involved. During the project, I will have a second party on board checking the code.

To win this bid you must PM me with a solution on how you plan to build this site and your overall understanding of what is needed to get the job done. If you just provide me the standard response you give all of your potential employers I will just ignore it. I need to be 200% sure you know what you are doing so convince me.

As you bid, I will provide more detailed information about the project via PMB.