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.
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.
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.
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?
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.