Recently I ran into Jeremy Goodrich who runs FunAdvice.com, a social advice site where you can network, post questions, answer questions, get paid to post and browse & share photos. Jeremy has few prominent players in the same arena to beat but he claims that FunAdvice has some unique features than those sites.

Here is what Jeremy had to say about his service:

What is the vision behind this site?

“Social question & answering, where you can get honest advice from friends. The site combines some of the features of social networking sites such as myspace or friendster (friend lists, private messaging, avatars, photo browse by location, sort by male / female) with question & answering capability such as Yahoo Answers, Yedda, Answerbag, or Askville. The site is a unique blend of features, with easy integration from your personal photo library into your questions, which makes it more fun & interesting the more content you add to your profile page. There is a revenue sharing feature which can be used in conjunction with the FunAdvice widgets so that people can both ask questions and drive traffic to those from their blog, thus adding value to their blog & earning money at the same time.”

When did you launch it? Have you made progress in promoting the site?

“The site was initially launched in March, 2003. In September, 2006, the site was redesigned to include many of the features, functionality, and current GUI that is live on the site now. Today, the site has more than 13,000 members, and more than 30,000 answers.”

Have you had any other successful websites in the past? Are you doing anything else at the moment?

“In the past, I’ve been an employee at many different companies (TrafficLeader, now publicly traded as part of Marchex, Did-it.com, InfoSearch Media which is also NASDAQ listed, and Yahoo) and I’ve co-founded eight different companies, two of which have been sold. My day job for the last thirteen months has been free lance consulting for my eighth company, Asenyo, a boutique SEO consulting firm. With my free time, I help manage the FunAdvice community, and promote the site primarily through word of mouth.”

I had a look at FunAdvice and it does seem like a reliable service for those who are in need of advice for their personal or professional life. Have you ever felt you needed some quick advice on an important, interpersonal matter, but haven’t wanted to use some ‘public’ talk radio, new program, or love line to find out how to hang? Well then check out FunAdvice.com.