[Vivaria]

You probably should have looked into hiring people to work on site before you took it over. Coders are -the- most difficult people to employ, because the trouble is it's a very specialised field and any halfway decent coder usually wants paying as they put a lot of effort in. Same goes for artists.

I have a great deal of respect for you for taking on Chloria, because that site is just one train-wreck after another.

If you're wanting to make the site work, you're going to have to sink some money into it, you can't open an avatar site in the hopes to make profit, because that never happens. It's very rare you'll get good artists and coders to work for free, moderators and writers yes, but with the art and development team you need -the- best. If you have any extra money and are wanting the site to take off, I'd suggest commissioning coders, not for a permanent time but just for specific jobs. Perhaps the same for pixelists to take the strain off your one artist.

You can't expect many people to donate to the site if you can't develop it or show some good return for their money.