Hey, zmonique2007 -

Great and timely idea for a website - speaking to the tenor of the economy and downsizing in general. The fact that many new people are / will be looking to get into self-employment, means that your idea for a website couldn't have come at a better time. That being said just a few random thoughts:

I think the visuals need to be tweaked because it's a bit difficult to focus and unclear what you want your visitors to do. The first thing that comes to mind is that you should scale the font to a more uniform size and style. The large font and lack of flow caused by that is a little hard on the eyes and would be more easily read and followed if it were more cohesively designed.

It's great you have the text ads, however, as currently configured, their placement makes them appear as if the article about scams is somehow referring to the advertisers. You might try placing your ads on the side so that they won't be confused with your content.

The links on the left side could be more cleanly laid out and perhaps sorted into similar categories and groups with defined subject matter. For example: Getting money or Getting Started - each with links that pertain to that particular subject.

One more thing that comes to mind is that I'm not sure why the PayPal link is there. I find myself asking: Why am I going to be clicking on this PayPal image? Am I buying something? Am I going to find out something about PayPal? Am I signing up for PayPal?

Hope that presenting your site for review works to your advantage and I wish you all the best for success.

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