[cdm]

I'm developing a site that will enable musicians to promote and sell their music online. Upon signing up I would like to have the artist get their own mini site repicated from a template. This replicated site will have its own admin area for the artist to change variables of the site, Such as band name, colors, upload pictures and mp3s etc. They get a URL www.sitename.com/bandname

My question is this: What is the best way to go about creating this system.
Maybe build upon an existing content management system or script?
I've been reading about template enignes but not sure if this is what I'm looking for.

Some other features will be an affiliate program and I'll be integrating oscommerce in to the store section.

This is what I have so far http://www.promoteyourmusiconline.com

Looking for prople to particpate in this project

Thanks for your time.

[bizzar528]

Your right, it would be a customized content managment system. You might want to look more into web hosting scripts that have content management features built into it. That way, they can register for an account and manage all their settings without interaction from you. Then, if you want, they can setup some sort of templating system and have a default set of settings, but then allow the registered user to make changes to the layout and such.

It's possible, but highly likely that you'll have to hire someone to do the customizations (and that might cost ya). Try posting in the job recruitment section. There's a bunch of programmers there willing to do it and most are reasonably priced.

[FiRe]

custom php/mysql programming, email: jas[at]programmer[dot]net

[cdm]

Thanks bizzar528,

Thats gives me a good start. And your right I'll probably have to hire someone, although I would like to get going with minimal expenses, learning what I need to learn and doing it myself if necessary.

Would like to go the Joint Venture route with someone though.

Thanks for the info have great day.

FiRe,

I'll send you an email with some more details of this project.