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Title: I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial
Post by: JohanLM on February 08, 2013, 03:30:58 PM
As a suggestion;
I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial section
aka something like;
COMMERCIAL SECTION (<Category)
Buying; (<room)
themes (<room)
modifications (<room)

Selling; (<room)
themes (<room)
modifications (<room)
--------------------------------------------------

Yes, I know you have your "Help Wanted (not for support)" section, but hear me out ...
I own 3 companies (not internet related) and code on a hobby level. Just now I realized I buy more and more from http://themeforest.net and http://codecanyon.net (<delete/X URL's if I break any rules). Reason is for that I know I will get the support if needed and I have "someone" to contact. What irritates me is that I have a lot of ideas that is SMF2 based that I could use, the problem is that I cannot code PHP.
Extra frustrating is that it is HARD to get in contact with good people/companies that now SMF2 well. I know they are out there, but they are hard to find. Now ... I can get vbulletin or ipboards, but even those are rather static concerning "out side the box" needs. I also can use like bbpress or simillar, because I can commercial pluggins/extensions/themes "all over the place".
So ...
Wouldn't a commercial section on your forum be a (good) idea?
For me to apply/search for registered companies that I then could pay and use the recities in my book-keeping?
And for people/companies to sell their work/services for companies/people like me?
Title: Re: I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial
Post by: All Colours Sam on February 08, 2013, 03:51:11 PM
If I understood you correctly...

The boards you request are already available::
Other Paid Services/Items for sale (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=157.0) <-- this covers selling/buying items in general, mods, themes, etc
Help Wanted (not for support) (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=50.0) <-- this covers general paid/free code
Help Available (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=51.0) <-- this one is for hiring people.

It would be nice if those sections were more structured but other than that, it works just fine.

Do note that a lot of people have a predefined mindset of "if SMF is free, all themes and mods should be free too", so there isn't a big market place for SMF as it should/could be.
Title: Re: I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial
Post by: Kill Em All on February 08, 2013, 03:54:54 PM
A lot of theme authors own their own websites where you can get support, one example that comes to mind is Crip's site:
http://www.jpr62.com/theme/index.php?action=forum

Another being http://www.dzinerstudio.com/

Over there, you can get exclusive support for their own themes. Support for free themes found on the SMF theme site can be found in each theme's respected topic:
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=106.0

There is also a board for modification support:
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=59.0

I'm sure Simple Machines doesn't want to be held accountable for if a user gets ripped off for buying a theme or modification and then having a problem. That is probably the biggest issue.
Title: Re: I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial
Post by: JohanLM on February 08, 2013, 04:08:08 PM
Thanks for the tips/heads up. ;)

Allthough paeid services is a sub to > Hosts, Hosting and Commercial Services ยป aka in my book, hosters. A lingo thing, but still.
Help wanted could mean anything.
Help avalibale, better, but still "sound" a tad unproffesional.

I am a member of dzniners and I am aware of others to.

I just don't see the harm in a company/commercial section. A serious company req. another serious company and it would make a lot of things a l ot of hassle easier for companyowners like me.
I don't want to "argue", this is just my suggestion based on something that I would appriciate as a company owner that likes SMF.

There is allways way "around it".
I just think my idea/suggestion would simply for people/companies like myself.

[EDIT]

Sorry for the misspelling. I am Swedish
Title: Re: I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial
Post by: Arantor on February 08, 2013, 04:11:32 PM
You want this board: Other Paid Services/Items for sale (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=157.0)
Title: Re: I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial
Post by: All Colours Sam on February 08, 2013, 04:17:56 PM
A company doesn't automatically mean "professional"  in the Help Available (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=51.0) board there are lots of users who take their jobs very seriously.

If your definition of "serious" and "professional" equals "companies" then there isn't nothing more to say. This is a community where people offer their services and items and it works well that way.
Title: Re: I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial
Post by: Arantor on February 08, 2013, 04:18:51 PM
Until you have the very mercenary types that look all respectable and don't deliver what their promotional stuff says it will...
Title: Re: I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial
Post by: All Colours Sam on February 08, 2013, 04:21:50 PM
You get that everywhere else anyway. Do note I said "a lot" and not "all" ;)
Title: Re: I want a new category + rooms in your forum > Commercial
Post by: MrPhil on February 08, 2013, 07:44:46 PM
You are looking for "professionals" to do coding work for you, and you'd like Simple Machines (the organization that provides SMF) to provide a professional exchange/marketplace for SMF-related services? Is that the idea? Are you looking for Simple Machines to vet the providers and assure their quality? That takes a fair amount of time and money (think liability insurance) that I don't think this organization is interested in getting involved with.

Why don't you start up a site for the paid (professional) exchange of SMF-related services? You could use SMF for the forum and accept paid advertising from anyone who calls themselves a pro. Maybe you could have some sort of rating service or feedback (I think there's a mod for that). Is this what you're asking Simple Machines to do?