I have been running my own chat site since the beginning of Oct. and I’m wondering how the basic look and feel of it are to users.
I’m trying desperately to get Christmas money saved up as well. This site is helping me.
Also is there any way I could increase my profits to my site? By traffic at all?
I have high hopes for this site and plan on adding a lot of nice features to it. But first I have to get the word out!
So any good/bads on my site? 1-10?
Pass the link on and tell a friend if you liked it!

http://www.skyechat.com

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OK So a startup company which I have been doing some freelance work for (I’m a designer) have offered me a 2% share in their company in exchange for occasional work. This startup company is basically a website which sells computer peripherals, much like Misco and Dabs etc. This 2% (non liable) will pay a yearly dividend at the end of every tax year.
In exchange I think they are looking for me to create the occasional banner advertisement and generate a weekly HTML email (Not much work once you have the basic template designed) and to consult them about improvements to the site including rankings, search engines , anything for promotion etc…

I’m wondering what business heads advice to me would be, I’m thinking it’s a good idea although I could end up losing out on time if it doesn’t take off. Looking at the profits of Misco and Dabs etc though there is a big market for what they are doing!

They’re coming back to me with a full proposal about the work they want me to do this week, and I said I’d get some advice first, so if anyone’s got any pearls of wisdom, do tell! :)

Cheers

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I have no idea how much time it takes to write a blog versus creating, maintaining, and editing it (keeping up with and implementing the latest developments in internet technology and the blogosphere). My friend says he has 10 years of experience with web development and could provide all of the "internet marketing, e-commerce, blogging, search engine optimization, web application development, social networking, social media optimization, graphic design, interface design, copywriting, etc." He proposed splitting the profits from ads, affiliate links, etc. 50/50 and letting me keep 100% of the profits I get from referrals for my private counseling business, but 50/50 feels too high. What do you think is a reasonable percentage split of profits? Would you recommend splitting profits, or having some other business model (flat fee, hourly pay, etc.)? And any suggestions on how to fashion a prearranged buyout agreement in case we decide to split ways in the future so I can retain the site?

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