Hi,<p>I have a very small forum of professionals of a specific field (let's say they are dentists), it has 3k daily visits.<p>I'm making big changes (moving to a better platform, better domain) and I would like to bring in a dentist onboard. The forum is not generating revenue but I think it has great potential (there are no big competitors in my country, and it's growing despite I'm making no effort to make it grow)<p>Without a dentist onboard, growth rate will be very slow. That's why I would like to have a partner or a employee to:<p>- Generate quality content<p>- Answer questions<p>- Invite dentists<p>- If the site growths: generate connections with businesses and find advertisers<p>I think that a partner will be more motivated than an employee, but I'm not comfortable by giving someone 50% of the (future) business without knowing how much will he work if currently there is no money, specially because the site is already running and growing.<p>What do you think is the best path to bring a partner?<p>1- Should I hire a dentist for some hours per week and later ask him if he wants to become a partner? I think this is the best path, but it's expensive and I do not have a lot of money.<p>2- Should I ask him if he is wants to volunteer until the site growths from 3,000 to 6,000 visits and then he will have 50%?<p>3- Or should I just him give 50% if he commits to work?<p>Thanks!