business partner wanted to develop web stores

[freedean]

Hello.
I am looking for a partner with good general computing skills to help me create web stores for niche products.
I am in the process of launching 2 stores at the moment and would anticipate 2 stores being launched each week. As you can imagine there is a fair amount of work to get through! I will concentrate on finding niche products, page SEO, LSI, backlinks and artcle writing etc. My partner will concentrate on the technical aspects ie. filling the stores through the admin area, submitting articles (that I have written), on blogs and forums, building squidoo lenses and wordpress sites etc, and much more....
No investment required as I have done all the basic work, I just need a real honest person who will work exceptionally hard for 12 months to get 50 - 100 stores functioning. After this period I will outsource most of the work leaving us with plenty of free time.
The business should return an excellent high 5 figure monthly income.
I am not greedy and will be happy to negotiate a great percentage to the right person.
I am 48 so age doesn't matter to me, only commitment and dedication.
I live on Merseyside so require that person to reside near me as I expect to work with them on a daily basis.

[ADFLB Creative Ltd]

Are you interested in companies with capability of web developing as cooperative project?

[freedean]

I am interested in any individual or company that wants to work in partnership with me to create income through niche marketing

[batespcm]

I would be interested in this too please PM me some details

[freedean]

I am looking for a partner with good general computing skills to help me create web stores for niche products.
I am in the process of launching 2 stores at the moment and would anticipate 2 stores being launched each week. As you can imagine there is a fair amount of work to get through! I will concentrate on finding niche products, page SEO, LSI, backlinks and artcle writing etc. My partner will concentrate on the technical aspects ie. filling the stores through the admin area, submitting articles (that I have written), on blogs and forums, building squidoo lenses and wordpress sites etc, and much more....
No investment required as I have done all the basic work, I just need a real honest person who will work exceptionally hard for 12 months to get 50 - 100 stores functioning. After this period I will outsource most of the work leaving us with plenty of free time.
The business should return an excellent high 5 figure monthly income.
I am not greedy and will be happy to negotiate a great percentage to the right person.
I am 48 so age doesn't matter to me, only commitment and dedication.
I live on Merseyside so require that person to reside near me as I expect to work with them on a daily, physical basis.

[sirearl]

Bit off topic but I am intrigued as to why you think you need 100 stores.?

Earl

[alphanumeric]

what % considering the designer would be doing a high % of the actual work?

[freedean]

I don't recall saying "I think" I need 100 stores.
My business plan calls for 50-100 stores within the first year. And I don't intend to stop at 100.

[freedean]

I don't really need a designer, I really need someone with all round skills who understands how to post on hundreds of forums and blogs quickly and efficiently, who can build squidoos quickly with all the data I give them and same for wordpress, delicious, yahoo answers etc, etc. So the person I require wouldn't be doing a high percentage of the actual work. Instead they would be getting out on to the Internet the high percentage of the work that I have done.
That said as I stated in my original post, I am not a greedy person and if the person who eventually works with me puts in 50% of the work - I mean the actual hard slog work which I've been doing for over 12 months to get me to this stage - then a 50/50 split would seem reasonable

[alphanumeric]

still seems to me they would be doing alot more than you.

Will you be drop shipping or holding onto stock?
it seems to me you need a full time person but dont want to pay them anything, unless a student finds the whole idea interesting i would doubt anyone would have the time to risk.

[sirearl]

still seems to me they would be doing alot more than you.

Will you be drop shipping or holding onto stock?
it seems to me you need a full time person but dont want to pay them anything, unless a student finds the whole idea interesting i would doubt anyone would have the time to risk.

I don't think thats true .It all depends on the products and there potential.

without that knowledge no one can judge.

Earl

[freedean]

I don't understand why you say; still seems to me they would be doing alot more than you.
This is incorrect and totally unfair of you to make a comment like this as you don't know the amount of work I've completed and continue to do, you don't know the amount of work I propose to do myself so why should you make such an ill judged comment?
Also you say I don't want to pay someone anything.
It seems to me you think I'm also some kind of cheap skate which is again unfair as you don't even know me.
But why would I offer to pay someone when I'm looking for a partner, not an employee? Or do you pay partners a salary plus a percentage??
I am extremely hardworking and I've posted this offer as a genuine opportunity for a like minded person to earn what I believe will be a substantial income. I don't need a student, it would be a lot cheaper for me to employ one! I just really want someone like myself to come and work with me, not for me. I can and have done the work on my own but I would genuinely love to have someone to work alongside me, to bounce ideas around and generally interact. You make me sound like I want something for nothing which I find offensive. I believe I am offering an opportunity to earn a substantial income - no hidden agenda - no interesting idea - no rip off - no money required, just a plain ole simple business partnership!
And in reply to your last comment; i would doubt anyone would have the time to risk.
I have had many private messages already from serious minded business people who would like to meet up and discuss this further. You will probably think they're all stupid!
But thank you for your comments. This is the first time I've posted on this subject and I must now look at how my postings are percieved as your reaction has astounded me, especially as it appears you are a regular contributor to this forum.

[janekbar5]

Hi I’m building e commerce website based on Zen Cart which I know very well. Do you have domain and hosting ready to start building e commerce platform? I’m interested in your project.

[alphanumeric]

all i am trying to get further info out of you for other members. So will you also be offering 50% of the company to the partner?

i ask if you will be holding on to stock as to me this would be a major thing! If you were just going to drop ship you would appear to me as another flyby night who wanted to make a quick buck without doing any work.

However if you actually invested time/money/stock into it shows you have the dedication << that above anything would surly stand more chance of getting you a partner.

You must understand this forum seems to get quite a few posts from people offering similar deals who seemingly disappear very quickly.
While my posts may seem irruptive, i feel strong questions are needed as lot more info should be out in the open for someone to gage any idea of what you are doing/trying to achieve.


Oh and by the way that last post of yours, gave me alot more info about your nature and what you really need that any other post so far.

[freedean]

all i am trying to get further info out of you for other members. So will you also be offering 50% of the company to the partner?

All things being equal - if my partner puts in the same amount of work and money as myself then in my world they would be entitled to 50% of the company. However as I've spent the best part of a year and thousands of hours getting to this stage, not to mention my hard earned cash, I feel myself and my prospective partner should be the judge of what would be a fair share of the business.
I expect my partner to be intelligent, fair, honest and hard working - like myself. They should be able to look at my request and make up their own mind as to whether this is worth pursuing. I have done a lot of work on this project and I believe there is a substantial income to be earned. That is my belief. You may think differently. I run a succesfull unrelated offline business so I don't have my head in the clouds.
Getting on to your point about stock, drop shipping etc,. Some stores I propose to set up don't have drop ship facilities so I've negotiated decent wholesale discounts which means I have to carry stock. Another store will be selling a product that is being manufactured for me in Lancashire and other stores will be wholly populated with affiliate links. And there will also be a mixture of drop ship, affiliate, inventory. But why in the world would you make a statement like drop shipping is a fly by night activity?? Either I'm losing the plot or drop shipping is a wonderful Honest way to earn a living. It is keeping many manufacturers in the UK in business and giving some hardworking people who use the system a decent living. How can you earn a "quick buck" out of it? Please let me know? You will save me a fortune on all the ppc, seo, site build and maintenance etc,. Are all commission only salesmen fly by nights out to earn a quick buck? Are all middle men in the same boat? If you can earn money quickly in an ethical way do you percieve this as being wrong? If you believe that drop shipping is in some way unethical could you please explain as I am at a loss here!!
I am a businessman with a business work ethic posting on a business forum. If I can earn a living providing a product that the public want at a decent price with good service in an ethical, legal manner using whatever means at my disposal ie. drop ship, wholesale, inventory, manufacture etc, then surely that's the spirit of entrepreneurship.
I don't believe I've hidden anything in my posts. I believe I've been totally open and honest. I have stated that a lot of hard work is required so I hope nobody is under any illusions.
Will my plans work? I believe so. Only time will tell. I also know that there is someone out there who knows where I'm coming from, understands exactly what I'm trying to achieve and fancies the ride with me.
I do understand your probing questions, trying to eak out as much information as possible for the good of the members but I feel you misunderstand how business is evolving on the Internet.
On a totally different note I am trained as a graphic designer (old school, letraset, scalpel etc,.) I was having a mooch at your site, looking at your work, my compliments, some exciting stuff.

[freedean]

Hi I’m building e commerce website based on Zen Cart which I know very well. Do you have domain and hosting ready to start building e commerce platform? I’m interested in your project.

I do have domain and hosting in place and I've already started to build 2 stores.
If you know your way around getting ranked on the first page of the search engines then we should talk. I don't mean you have to sit and do all the work alone, we would do it together as a team, just as long as you know seo, lsi, backlinks, article submission, squidoo etc, as I don't have the time to sit down and teach you.

[lesliedocherty]

Bit off topic but I am intrigued as to why you think you need 100 stores.?

Earl

you say maybe more than 100, why so many, is that not 100 set of hosting fees, 100 set of links for each one and so on.

i dont understand ?

[freedean]

you say maybe more than 100, why so many, is that not 100 set of hosting fees, 100 set of links for each one and so on.

i dont understand ?

I've secured a decent deal with my hosting company so fees are negligible for so many sites. But even if I had to pay for each individual site it would only come to around £8 each per month. When I reach site 10,for example I should be showing a fair monthly profit so such costs would seem minimal. Fingers crossed:)
I am in a 3way link system which gives me 250 good backlinks per month for each site, for a fee of course. Again the cost is small when you consider the sheer amount of work involved in trying to get so many links. Again as with the hosting fees when I get to site 10 and profits are decent these costs will be easily absorbed. From there I can go on building store after store. My plan is much like any bricks and mortar company who looks towards expansion. It may be that my first 2 sites are so wildly successful they pay for the hundred others, but alas I am a realist and nothing but sheer hard work gets you to were you want to be.
I think that by site 10 I should know how I am progressing.
So in answer to your question, If my plan is successful each site should easily pay for itself thus enabling me to progress further in a self perpetuating motion, so why stop at 100. I know of one company that owns 600 sites. Of course not every site will be successful, but costs really are minimal as they don't come all at once. I can only go forward with my plan if most of my stores are successful and that comes down to a lot of market research and total belief in my capabilities, which I have:)

[sirearl]

I've secured a decent deal with my hosting company so fees are negligible for so many sites. But even if I had to pay for each individual site it would only come to around £8 each per month. When I reach site 10,for example I should be showing a fair monthly profit so such costs would seem minimal. Fingers crossed:)
I am in a 3way link system which gives me 250 good backlinks per month for each site, for a fee of course. Again the cost is small when you consider the sheer amount of work involved in trying to get so many links. Again as with the hosting fees when I get to site 10 and profits are decent these costs will be easily absorbed. From there I can go on building store after store. My plan is much like any bricks and mortar company who looks towards expansion. It may be that my first 2 sites are so wildly successful they pay for the hundred others, but alas I am a realist and nothing but sheer hard work gets you to were you want to be.
I think that by site 10 I should know how I am progressing.
So in answer to your question, If my plan is successful each site should easily pay for itself thus enabling me to progress further in a self perpetuating motion, so why stop at 100. I know of one company that owns 600 sites. Of course not every site will be successful, but costs really are minimal as they don't come all at once. I can only go forward with my plan if most of my stores are successful and that comes down to a lot of market research and total belief in my capabilities, which I have:)

Not a very good plan from an SEO point of view.

Earl

[freedean]

Not a very good plan from an SEO point of view.

Earl

There's a helluva lot more seo than just backlinks involved. I believe I've got a good plan in place. However I'm always on the lookout for help and advice.

[sirearl]

There's a helluva lot more seo than just backlinks involved. I believe I've got a good plan in place. However I'm always on the lookout for help and advice.

well I think its generally accepted that one strong large side will triumph over several small sites.

Unless you are going for very specific product keyword domains in a niche market.

you may well be better off going for a maximum of say 6 sites,but concentrate on 1 main site.

also quantity of links is not what its about high relevancy from power sites is whats needed.

Earl

[freedean]

I would like to thank eveyone who mailed me concerning my post. I am happy to say it looks like I may have found my man, so please don't pm any more unless you live on Merseyside, as it's taking me a lot of time to reply.
The experience has been exhilerating and I hope to contribute to the forum in the future.
I will keep you up to date with my plans, letting you know how sucessful the enterprise is.
I know it will be interesting to a lot of you out there.
Thank you.

[freedean]

well I think its generally accepted that one strong large side will triumph over several small sites.

Unless you are going for very specific product keyword domains in a niche market.

you may well be better off going for a maximum of say 6 sites,but concentrate on 1 main site.

also quantity of links is not what its about high relevancy from power sites is whats needed.

Earl

I am indeed going for very specific product keyword domains in niche markets, where competing pages are small and traffic is high.
And yes one good link is worth quite literally a thousand mediocre links. If only I had a few .org .gov .edu pals:)
If I get to 100 sites It means I've been ubelieviably successful, maybe out of them I will find 1 or 2 terrific winners which will require my total concentration. Nevertheless I think my plan is viable and doable and very exciting,

[LBtrading]

I think you have a good idea infact its one Im planning to impliment myself (the loads of niche websites model)

But some advice I might just add,

If your planning on 100 sites in one year thats far too many I mean have you ever ran an e-commerce site before, There are alot of things to handle and to get right.

ie conversion rates etc my advice would be to launch 1 or two in the first year and then perfect your e-commerce structure for conversion and customer support then once this is done you can build more rapidly.

just for some hints there are two very successful companies in the USA csn stores and netshops both are very simular csn stores turned over $200 million in 2007 and all from niche ecommerce stores in the furniture niche.

they launched two or maybe three sites and grew from there.

But csn stores has recently launched two stores in the uk and are planning to replicate the same model.

but my point is its better to do 2 sites properly in the first year than 100 poorly because you can expand after you have perfected.