mikecurry

because I've rewritten it completely.

Well, thanks for the advice, I decided on dropping the $60.00 monthly fee for the 1&1 package, and went down to the shared hosting pro which will cost about $5.00 a month. I just have to rewrite a few things (use postal codes instead of a giant geo database) and a few others that will actually help the application out.

If there is anyone out there who would like to put some sweat equity into the site for SEO, and Graphics/UI contact me at mikecurry74 (at) gmail (dot) com. There is so much that I am lacking in the graphical area and UI area that I don't know where to start.

advice welcome

I suppose I could put more time into it, however, I think I am probably going to face the same problem I am facing now again in two months.

I think I need someone to redesign the site graphically- the code is perfect in my mind, but the design- well, I think its lacking.

Any advice welcome...

I think I overestimated the success of a dating site. I should say, its the VPS III package from 1&1 which is running me $60.00 a month. Though it doesn't seem like much, when the bills are adding up, it does affect the bottom line.

I think I will sleep on it, and see how I feel tomorrow. Any advice would really help me right now.

Just unsure what to do. At this point, google ads is not a revenue stream ($23.00 over the last month).

Seems, that I jumped before I looked, there are thousands of dating sites, not any with the social feel mine has, however. I am facing dating 'chicken and egg problem', perhaps I should have tried to solve that one first.

You could say, that this is the perfect example of someone not doing research before they start a huge project.

its on a dedicated server.

Home setup is never good enough unfortunately. Though, I am not saying DON'T try, as it could work out for you. One thing you should consider, is, most internet service providers have fast downloading speed, but the upload speeds are very slow... meaning you won't serve a lot, if any, without long waits for the end user.

You can buy anyone a drink. It's working. I fixed my typo... lol ty for pointing it out. I'll have to figure out something about that spell check.

No worries, I know this is the hardest crowd. Once I figure things out, take the advice, it will be a lot better than never mentioning it here.

I appreciate all of the suggestions and advice.

lol

Thanks, I'll fix that, and rethink the one-liners tonight. There is no team, just me, any suggestions for themes, or a place where I could read a bit more about the design aspect?

yea the pic returns a thumb or a full size image.

I'll look at allowing more prior to login, as a few others said, its a huge weak point for my site.

Thanks for the input, going to look into OpenId now ;)

Thanks for the input, going to rethink a few screens! :)

doh... got it ;)

messaging is free, as is everything on the site. I'll look into adding feeds ;) Good idea

This is the first place a guy runs too... I'll speak to the Meg of the site and kick her in the ass to run to wherever they run to when they finish something.

Going to do that now ;)

We just opened today to the public. Just looking for some advice ;)

Did this one real quick! :) Thanks for the tip :)

Make that

user: bruce password: hahaha

someone beat me to it ;)

I made an account for those who dont have enough time to create an account...

http://mikesandmegs.com beta password: goldfish Login: as toolazy, with the password: hahaha

This will work only for about 12 hours or so, then the data gets wiped and its open for public beta.

Thanks :D You guys see the female side yet?

I did at one point allow people to view others profiles without logging in, but I was advised that people should agree to the terms before stocking anyone, lol.

I should change that message a bit.

The beta password is "goldfish"