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Re: Web Based Business/Help Site. Oct 14, 2007 1:50 AM

in response to:
Dwaz39
You need people before you can get revenue. The money comes from the ads. The more people that come and the more pages they look at, the more potential ads they see. So first, you have to get the people.
As I a finance and accounting person, I know this is hard to hear. You want to know that you'll be making tons of money, exactly how much, and when? I'm a physicist by trade, so I understand wanting to know the details. I've run into the same problem when starting my new social network on goal development.
The truth is, it's most likely going to be a while before you see much money. It can take time to build up traffic unless you are willing to put a lot of money into advertising. My advice--start the site part time while you have some steady income from another job. Once you start seeing some income, you can quit the day job.
There are all sorts of ways to speed up the process (paid advertising and outsourcing your site), but they all cost. Good luck. It sounds like a neat idea.