This is not my main focus, but is launched since we managed to do code it (in php) in only two days (my "main" startup is coded in asp.net and I haven't done anything in php in over a year so this was a fun project to do some simple php again).
The main idea behind it is revenue sharing for game guides. Users spent hours writing game guides and then sites (which I won't name) make money off those guides. We want to share the ad revenue with the users that do all the work.
Any comments, ideas?
Here's the URL: http://pwnguide.com/
An interesting experiment in the field involved asking people on the street to assist in changing a flat tire.
When simply asked for help, the response was pretty high. A significant number of people helped.
When offered a small cash payment (a few bucks), the positive response rate dropped dramatically.
When the cash payment was raised to something relatively sizable, like $50, the response went back up to about the same as just asking for help.
I won't try to explain this phenomenon (though I think there's the obvious fact that being paid a few pennies is far less satisfying than helping someone out of the kindness of your heart). I believe the fundamental reason every single revenue sharing business has failed to take off (a few minor successes excluded) is because they fail to accept this bit of humor nature. It's a pretty fundamental flaw, so it really ought to be taken into account.