1. Get it done for you. Can be expensive.
2. Learn all about web servers, web apps and more. You might get lost here and head done a few blind alleys but in the end it is exactly what you wanted.
And there is one other option. See if there are folk that will invest in the effort. If you can show your business plan and projected revenues some might get on board and help you along.
Nothing like money to motivate them.
Bob
I need to build a very custom community, blog and forum web application. I was told that WordPress is the best solution for a community blog site. I hired a web programmer to install the WordPress blog. When I asked him to customize the functionalities, change the layouts, add forums and events, he told me that my functionality requests are beyond the capabilities of WordPress. My web programmer is recommending that I should start looking for a custom web application development company.
I called a couple of web development companies; the salesperson from one of the companies, right off the start, asked for my budget and said that they won't take on any web project for less than $250K. The other company never called me back.
Can someone give me some advice about WordPress? Is it possible to add a forum, events, and research tools to WordPress?
Can someone give me some guidance on how to go about hiring a custom web Application development company? What are the steps and processes to get started on building a custom web application?
I appreciate any help.

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