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View Poll Results: Would you reveal your plans to someone to try and get help to launch the project?
Yes, I have no Problem with that 6 54.55%
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Old 07-14-2006, 08:09 PM question on partnering etc
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Ok here is a viable question that every webmaster will come into!

If you were to have a great idea, something innovative and yet one that you knew that you would not be able to pull off by yourself. Would you ask someone for some assistance on getting the project complete and risk them running off with your idea before you had a chance to launch yours? Or would you simply try and hammer down and do it yourself, and not risk the word to spread and 5 more sites like yours launch before yours?

This is a question and a decision that most webmasters have to make at some point or another. We all know that staying one step ahead of the game can make you plenty of money. We also know that if a idea for a site is leaked out before the completion, that there will be 200 others out like yours before yours.

So what would you do?

Would you get some solid people that you had networked with online in a forum such as this? Or would you keep it to yourself and hammer away at it without anyone having any idea of what your doing? Or as I think, try and attend a few local meetings of the mind and network in person and launch it with the help of others.

As You can see I said I think that the 3d option their is the best. But the downside to this is that not to many webmasters meet, unless it is at some big shindig 2000 miles away, and then they are once every 6 months or so.

As some of you have noticed I have mentioned trying to get some people together in NC, Yes I live in NC, but I was thinking about this location more so because the NC<SC<TN<VA and Northern GA could all attend. The reason I have brought this up is that it is always nice to have a face behind the name.

I would like to hear everyones opinion on this matter, and see if I may be the only one a little paranoid of the next best thing being yanked from under my keyboard.:chris:
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Old 07-14-2006, 08:32 PM
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I have a great idea for advertising and making (possibly a lot) of money.

It's something I can't do by myself though so I'm trying to find someone to partner up with, I have actually e-mailed 1 person about this (not heard back) and a bit reluctant to try someone else.

I think the problem I have is there are no SEO/SEM poeple where I live (other than me and I aint that good) so I would have to find someone online but.. you don't know the poeple online other than what they type.

Bit of a catch 22 for me, but you never know it may still happen

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O I know someone could not run off with the idea I have but it's finding someone to trust
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Old 07-14-2006, 09:24 PM
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i wouldn't worry too much about not trusting your partner, if that's the case I certainly wouldn't recommend partnering with them.

That being said, as soon as you release your idea to the world, someone else is bound to copy you. That should be your main concern. If you don't know the person, try going with a legally binding contract.

However, sometimes the personal involvement is worth the time and energy, if you are capable of doing it and want to, then why not?
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Old 07-14-2006, 09:26 PM
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I have a great idea for advertising and making (possibly a lot) of money.

It's something I can't do by myself though so I'm trying to find someone to partner up with, I have actually e-mailed 1 person about this (not heard back) and a bit reluctant to try someone else.

I think the problem I have is there are no SEO/SEM poeple where I live (other than me and I aint that good) so I would have to find someone online but.. you don't know the poeple online other than what they type.

Bit of a catch 22 for me, but you never know it may still happen

JP

O I know someone could not run off with the idea I have but it's finding someone to trust
Why don't you tell us what skillset you are in need of?
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Old 07-15-2006, 08:00 AM
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I've posted in the Gray private area as I don't really want the world knowing
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Old 07-15-2006, 09:24 AM
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I've done this with Lee a few times
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Old 07-15-2006, 10:15 AM
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After reading this, I guess I have to say I'm really lucky.

I found one partner, and we partner up on every single venture. Its pretty good.

Frankly, I think you should have a little trust in people and consult with someone. Anyways, once you open your site there are bound to be people to copy it if its any good at all.
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Old 07-15-2006, 06:13 PM
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you can also have them sign an NDA before you tell them about the project. This happens all the time when I go on interviews.
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