Hi Fathom

Thank you once again for the advice, I saw the collectors dolls site on your Ecommerce link and saved the address (just incase).

I am firmly of the opinion that I have a ticker tape readout that prints from my forehead and says "this is a mug, baffle it with IT and you'll get the job".

The market research has been done and it is going to be popular once I have everything up and running properly, I also have to have press releases (so I'm told) to get people to my site.

Refering to your initial post, yes the dolls and idea are all of my creation, it sort of ballooned at one point, as when trying to write the adventures and stories I was advised to change track and finish it as a book, had a survey of the age group 6-68 reading the first write and all wanting the next chapters. The dolls which have been sold at cost price to several customers are my market research and these are going really well and the doll is remaining the favorite toy, (2 E-mails today - despite the new ones for Christmas) Which was my intention with this product.

I have spent so much capital having this product developed, web site etc. etc. That I have been offered the option of signing away a small percentage of the company for PR and marketing advice for a 10 year term. What is your honest opinion of this suggestion?

I hasten to add, that I am by nature trusting, and gullible and as such am trying to gather people around me so that I will not do something idiotic!
Any advice as you will gather under the circumstances is taken on board, as the advice to date in UK has in most part been to my detriment.

Thanking you in advance
Penelope