I have an idea for a website that will profit purely from its traffic (advertizing revenue), and I'm very confident about its success. The one thing stopping me is the initial cost of creating the site. I don't want to waste my time finding investors or co-founders, so I plan on financing it myself. This is not easy because I'll be a jobless student for one more year. I'm debating whether or not I should take out a loan with a ridiculous interest rate.
The site I want to create will be very similar to the format and functioning of craigslist (free online classifieds) with some very special perks that won't cost much more. It will have an very easy user interface, allowing users to upload small pics. and a short description (their "ad"). And it must be able to allow the the "buyer" and "poster" to exchange info/documents.
I don't need to start out with a database that is as large as craigslist's. I just need something that could hold about 1,000 "ads" or posts. I have a good friend who works for walmart.com as a software engineer. She is going to help me, and she referred me to someone who could do the "backing" She gave me an estimate of the cost, and I think its pretty low. Can anybody give me another estimate with the info. I provided?
I also want to know if anybody has an idea of when I'll start seeing some cash flow. How much traffic do I need before I find interested advertizers, and how much can expect to receive from them?





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