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Investors won't want to invest in someone that isn't fully committed to their vision. Just imagine if someone asked you to invest your hard-earned money in them, but they didn't even believe in their idea enough to actually leave their day job. Would you be comfortable with placing that bet?

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At this time I'm not financially ready to jump ship from my day job. If I had financial backing to allow me to work on it full time, of course I would. At this time it's not a viable option. I need my day job to pay my bills.

I think I have put a hell of a lot of effort into it considering I work 10-12 hour days at my normal job.

I believe some investors would see the growth patterns and understand that the future looks bright.

You could pay yourself a salary from the investor money. Happens all the time.

That is what he's saying with the "If I had financial backing" bit. He wants investor money in order to pay himself a salary and quit his day job, but hasn't been able to get the money yet.

Exactly. I'm building the site, holding a day job and trying to find the next step forward as far as investors go. No investments yet, but the future looks bright ;)

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