We are looking to make an affiliate (we are the affiliate) comparison site using Yii2 integrated with shareasale (or similar) api showing competing prices from various shops.
Originally we were looking for a partner. We currently have 200k pageviews monthly between our forum and blog, 100k person mailing list that goes to inbox. 10k person Facebook group and a marketing budget. We want to use these to direct people to the new comparison site.
Optimally the site should have a back end where a layman can enter the products and data details.
Ideally, on the frontend the user should be able to compare products. We have a couple of sites in mind we’d like to model off of.
Site layout needs to be lite and have data and images presented in an intuitive, easy to read flow/manner.
Ideally the index should show newest products entered/most popular etc… and easy links at the top of each product to arrive at these lists (most viewed etc…)
On each product page, all of the prices at various shops should line up in a column with current prices and link with our affiliate ID (this list can be dynamically created through shareasale or similar API).
We will take care of all data and image entry and marketing. Just looking to have a site built that will allow us to easily enter the data and integrate with the shareasale API.
So to the crux, I’m assuming there’s no cookie cut already made Yii2 or similar. If I’m assuming correctly, what would a project like this cost, from lowball to high? Just an approximate amount. Never having hired a developer before, not sure what range something like this would be in.