How do I find a corporate sponsor for my web business?

I have a web business that receives quite a bit of traffic and has almost 6000 users.
I would like to contact a company like proctor and gamble or something similar and see if they would like to promote their products through my site. The target market is all moms, and the demographics show it’s a highly sought after market.
As it is a free site, it’s growing rapidly. I’ve had a lot of media attention in the past few years with it too. I just have no idea how to go about finding brand executives, getting their attention, and sealing a deal.
Has anyone ever done this before? What is the procedure? Many thanks!

choosing a web hosting server?

I’m looking to start a blog and want to go with the best web hosting server possible. I’d like to stay in the inexpensive range for now, until I develop a good deal of traffic on the website. But is it a good idea to set yourself up to eventually switch servers? I’m not sure how complicated that process would be.

I also don’t want to put myself at risk of losing information in the event that something goes wrong with the server, although from my research it seems like most servers offer website protection.

Also, I would eventually like to add forums to my blog, and from what I’ve read there are some servers who work better with forums than others.

If anyone with knowledge and experience in this area would like to give their input, I would appreciate it. Please feel free to mention things that I’ve not brought up here, as I am new to blogging and may overlook some important things.

Allen Iverson Bobble Head Value?

hey guys i have a limited edition Allen Iverson bobble head from a long time ago, it was given out by traffic.com. i am not sure what year it is from as i cannot find any info on the web about it. i remember seeing the same one for sale at a sports collectible shop for $300 two years ago. any ideas on what it is worth now, if you need pics please let me know. idk if you can add them on here.
thanks TJ

I’m 17 years old and want to start a business, where should I start?

I’ve got a plethora of new programs: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and After Effects CS3. I’m so excited to use them and can’t let them go to waste, so…

I want to start my own internet based business or website. Something that will look good on resumes, portfolios, and earn me some extra cash while I’m at it (even if it’s just from traffic-flow). I’m pretty experienced in graphic and web design, so designing the website and putting it all together isn’t a problem for me.

What I’m having trouble with is actually coming up with a good idea for someone my age. Some examples of ideas I’ve been bouncing off my head are: Myspace layout and graphics website, t-shirt business, fashion blog, photo editing service, banner design service, etc.

Right now I need to know what’s a good idea to venture into and how should I get started. What’s something original yet in demand? It could be a blog, an actual business where I’m selling something, anything!
I was thinking of starting a base website on Myspace to gain some popularity but still have a fully functioning main website to go along with it. That would work too wouldn’t it?

Oh and my interests right now include: fashion, graphic design, journalism, etc.

How can I start a website?

Hi. I’m 16 and attending high school, and I’m looking to start a website to make some money. I have some ideas, but they aren’t really related to my questions so I won’t talk about them.

1. What is the cheapest way I can host a quality website with its own address. I don’t want it to be www.Insert hosting company here/name of my website.com I want it to have its own address. How can I do that and what price range would it be?

2. How can I get better at designing websites. I’m in web design 2 at my school right now, and I’m decent at designing websites, but the things we go over in the class are nothing compared to what you see on the internet, so where can I learn more advanced web design methods?

3. How can I get my website more traffic, how can I get it to be listed higher on search engines like google? Obviously I don’t have a lot of money so paying 1000s of dollars isn’t an option.

4. The ideas I have would take in money probably entirely from advertisers, so if I start up my website, how can I get advertisers to become interested and eventually purchase advertising on my site, and how much do advertisers pay to advertise on a kind of small website?

What should I choose?

I am trying to make an online business that could make me six or more figures a year. I have had a couple ideas so far such as auction site for gift cards, but it would take too much work for not that much return. The other idea is a niche content website with lots of content to bring in traffic. It will also have adsense and affiliate products for me to make six or more figures a year. I have my mind set to do that site since many people tell me it is good. However, I have two more ideas and want to know if you think any one of the ideas could make me six or more figures a year. The ideas are..,

1. A social network type site where users can submit there original songs that they wrote and have rights to. Other users can then listen to the song, rate it, and or comment about the song. The users can also “share” songs with fans. To become a fan, users must confirm you. Fans get notified for each new song listing. Fans can also chat with their friends and other fans in the chat room. Each week, I’ll put on the hompage a top 10 list of all the top 10 songs found by most listened to and best rated. I know I will need to hire a web design firm and pay 5k-10k for the site. To make money, I’ll have ads. Do you think this online business idea could make me six or more figures a year?

Idea 2- basicly, the idea is to sell office chairs on a website. I create a nice looking site, use a wholesale/dropshipper to provide the chairs, and sell to make profit. Could this online business idea make me six or more figures a year?

Could any of these online business ideas make me six or more figures a year? Thanks!

Artist Wanted – to share my blog space?

I have a blog where I publish my short stories.

I would like to illustrate them with some artwork. If you are interested, we could share the space. It would give you some exposure on the web, and between us we could probably get a bit more traffic to the site.

If you like the idea, go to the site: http://caliban-blogs.blogspot.com/ do a trial illustration for one of the stories and send it to me.

This is a hobby thing. No fees will be demanded or paid.