hmmm ok no comments yet, any feedback on how i can make this more appealing?
You could explain what the $3,000 is for and why you need it. It seems like someone with past development experience wouldn't need this sum of money to create a site that does what you are seeking to do. That makes me think that you or your developer lack the faith in your brainchild and want to be paid up front for your development time to build what you want.
I apologize if you feel this is trolling. I am just trying to share my thoughts with you. I think developing the site first and then seeking investors once you have advertiser or user data would be a better way of going about it. Many new users come here looking to scam. Unfortunately the burden of proving your are legitimate falls on you and without a product it will be difficult to convince people that you are not just seeking a free $3,000.
OG not trolling at all, its actually very good feedback. Well i'm not a developer. 3000 usd was a very liberal figure, the guy i was going to ask to develop this for me quoted me around "2000-2500 usd with 4 months of support for it." I'm not saying $3000 is the final figure, it is something i would work out with the investor and dev, i just didn't want to short change myself and give a lil buffer just in case a lil extra cash is needed. Plus it would be used for domain registration, server. Branny from RentalStarter? You should know me already, i use to be an investor in RS
Anyway, yes the money is purely being used to pay the dev for development (who doesn't have any equity), domain name, and server. None of this is for me personally. Like i started 3000 usd is a liberal figure, i'm hoping to make it cheaper than this and if its only 2000, or 2500, then very good. Btw i'm not asking for the full amount because i wouldn't pay the dev the full amount straight away, just enough to get him started and if we both agree its good, will finish the final payment. The team would consist of Me an the investor and dev, but only the investor and myself would have equity in this site.
Thanks for giving me a chance to explain more, hope this helps clear things up.