You know swedguy, you are correct, this is why we are looking at trusted webmasters & paid submissions only. However, in order to be a TGP, we need to be able to offer variety. We target 2 niches, it kinda gets boring same template, same sponsor, same niche.
1) We want to gain bookmarkers (eventually they will buy) - we want them to tell their friends to visit our site.
2) Although we're in it to make a buck, the gallery submitter may be my hardlink partner in the future.
3) Personal satisfaction that our site is growing - in order to do that, it has to have quality and variety - two people alone can't do that.
4) No matter how many SE hits you get a day - an advertiser also looks at the total amount of traffic your site receives. 5-10-20 thousand isn't as appealing as 50-100-200k a day.
5) In order to learn & grow, you have to know and trust more than just your spouse :-)
With all that said, if we can't trust people we may just go your way!
