Q&A DB Script For Client Questions

[TheDude]

Our clients usually have a lot of questions about our industry.  We implemented Facebook comments (see bottom of: http://www.jwsuretybonds.com/info/faq.htm) on many pages throughout the site to allow our clients to ask whatever they'd like and build additional content using copy on how our clients speak, not industry expert vocab...

I have some problems with FB comments:

• Our answers only show to people logged into FB.  For others it looks as if we don't reply.
• The data pulls from FB, so we don't own it and it is slower than our server.
• You need a Facebook, Yahoo, or Hotmail account...I want anyone to be able to ask a question.

Can anyone recommend a script that accomplishes our Q&A functionality using our own database?  Also, I'd like to allow anyone to post without a requirement of an account.

If I had a WordPress site, I suppose this would be easier, as I'm sure there are various comment solutions, but I have a HTML\PHP based custom built site.

[Felip3]

You can use a Forum Script to create your Q&A... a good forum system that I recommend us https://www.vbulletin.com/

[TheDude]

I've used vBulletin in the past, but I think that is way overkill for what I am looking to do.  I just want people to be able to post a question, more similar to WordPress comments.

[Felip3]

I think what you need is very simple, why not hire a programmer to custom build in the exactly way you need? A good programmer can get it done in 10-15 hours.

[TheDude]

I agree, it should be simple.  That's why I was hoping for a simple php (or whatever language) to plug-in and be done with it.

My marketing budget is just about exhausted for the year and this isn't high enough of a priority to hire a programmer for.

Thanks for the input though!  

[anthonydnelson]

If you want to sort of meet in the middle of using an out of the box solution and completely building your own, you could consider using Disqus comments. While Disqus often touts being SEO friendly out of the box, I've found that Google doesn't choose to index the content right out of the box on most sites. You could have the built in perks of this popular platform (familiarity, multiple log-in options, great moderation, etc) and hire a dev/programmer to pull the comments into the site HTML for your SEO benefits.

[TheDude]

Perfect!  That's precisely what I was looking for.  I wasn't aware that Disqus worked outside of the WP plugin.

I'll give it a shot.  Thanks!