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I know my weaknesses & my strengths. I too was thinking I needed a partner yet the more I think about everything the more I am leaning towards going about this project alone for the mere purposes I don`t trust alot of people. I would however like to figure out since I lack website building/designing skills, what people would do to make up for this small obstacle.

I have dealt with ppl who have absolutely no faith yet when I come around ppl who are like minded, my opportunities are more than enough. I feel rejuvenated about all my projects.

The project at hand is about creating an online community where others can rate the uniqueness of others and a few other ideas splashed in there. I have a general idea of everything yet when I am trying to deal with the people regarding payment or allowing me to be around while the project is being worked on/completed. Am I being too unreasonable wanting to be there every step of the way of this project. I hop I am making sense, for its very early here. Am I asking too much wanting the person designing my site to be local?

Anything will help. I am basically at the bottom working to the top. I am bound & determined to get myself going with this project so I can go onto others

Thanks,

Alison 

Hi Alison,

I know through experience that the good thing about a web project is that you don`t have to have a local developer doing it.  The developer can do the development online using a tool like Drupal or Joomla and you can watch every little thing he/she does online.  You can be on an IM or on the phone with the developer to discuss things.

Ofcourse if you can find someone locally and it is within your budget then that`s even better.

Best Regards.

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A relationship without trust is not much of a relationship.
www.adaptivesolutionsinc.com

Hi, Alison --

It`s so easy to get caught up in the "what-if`s" and "how-exactly`s" when you are looking at the big picture. That`s where a lot of people get stuck.

I would encourage you to seek out the support you need so that you can move forward with your visions.

If you have never heard of Virtual Assistance, please take a look at my website.

There are links on my site to two very reputable VA organizations that shed additional light on your particular dilemma.

You can get all the help you need in a virtual setting.

Best of luck!

-m

I`m currently building a web business myself and I also do not have the technical skills.  So I have partnered with someone.  If you are going to start a partnership, make sure it is someone you can work with (and someone who can work with you.)

Judging by your words, I get the impression you are running into conflict over working with someone (regarding payment, allowing you to be around, etc.).  And you state yourself that you "don`t trust a lot of people".

The thing is, businesses aren`t built by one person alone.  Even as a sole proprietorship, there are still clients, partnerships and other working relations.  Add to that a growing company and you are looking at possible employees, investors, etc.  You NEED to trust people.  You NEED to work with others.

I don`t know you so I`m not passing any judgment but maybe you need to look into yourself.  Why don`t you trust?  How does this affect some of the partnership/relation conflicts you run into?  If you are going to build a business, you are going to be a leader and manager.  And you are going to need what it takes to lead or shall I say, be willing to learn along the way.

moneybully - The problem with limiting yourself to local people is that you are doing just that - limiting yourself. I had to hire someone outside my local area to do my artwork because I just couldn`t find anyone locally who was doing the kind of work I wanted. But we do collaborate daily through the use of software, email, IM, and the phone.

Sidetrack - YAY Steve! You launched! Congrats!!!

Thanks to everyone who answered. I am trying to create a marketplace for videos of two different arenas

One for ppl who are looking to get out there to make humor, get rated and judged, win prizes and whatever else

The other dynamic is creating a marketplace for businesses to come & find individuals to promote their products via the video.

I can then in turn get ppl to advertise/buy space on the site

 

From what you mentioned, I think an existing open source CMS with some customization will do the job for you.  With open source you won`t have to worry about any licensing.

If you already don`t have a host then you can find one for about $80 for a dedicated server or even cheaper for a virtual server.  Maybe you can start with a cheap one and then move to a dedicated one once the traffic increases.

Good luck.

 

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A relationship without trust is not much of a relationship.
www.adaptivesolutionsinc.com

Where would I go about to finding cheap hosting?

I am sure you will get many responses to your question about cheap hosting.

Please don`t be tempted to go with a hosting solution because it`s the cheapest--keep it in mind but don`t let *that* be your determining factor.

Once you get a few suggestions, I would look up each of those hosting providers and check out how they field support calls (do they only receive emails, can you call an 800 number, who handles their customer service center, etc.).

Yeah, you want to watch your bottom dollar in the start-up phase, but don`t be lured by the absolutely lowest choice if they can`t service your technical issues in the end.

I have used Network Solutions without any problems. Although, once I had my site revamped, it began to load EXTREMELY slow.

I have tried to resolve this issue many, many times either by email or by phone. I have now gone on two months without resolving the issue.

Apparently, after doing some research, I have found out that NS has this problem often with sites built on a blog format.

So...with that said, do your research on your own no matter what people suggest to you on this board.

Best of luck!

thanks! Thats some awesome info. I am feeling better & better about my ideas after all :)