First, I highly suggest you avoid GAW. I got ripped off by them... it's only a matter of time before they get raided like BFL did.
Second, I'm not exactly sure what the value of your service is. Most of the cloud hashing companies lowered the barrier of entry for those who want to invest with them anyway. You have a couple challenges ahead of you, trust is the main one, second is what value you can add on top of it. The mining gold-rush is pretty much over, so you might want to look at other avenues to explore as well.
I believe GAW has done a great job to prove their legitimacy. It has been slowing down lately but I still have faith in the company. The majority of the portfolio will be invested in LTC Gear since it has the best returns at the moment. I'm also looking into other cloud mining companies to spread out the risk as well as any other venture that looks promising.
Cloud mining companies have been doing a great job of lowering prices in order to allow entry for new investors. The payout is roughly the same percentage (slightly worse since you can't get deals buying a single MH) so it makes it near impossible to stay ahead of the difficulty curve with reinvesting. In my example provided for only 40 shares (current size of the fund), the investment in GAW will have increased 529% in 7 weeks while the investment of $50 will have only increased 66%. I will spread that 529% increase across other investments but I'm using GAW as an example. The more shares invested, the higher weighted the fund can be in LTC Gear.
The value added on top of it is simply the reinvestment aspect as well as completely managing everything within the portfolio. The amount the return increases as buying power increases is unreal. You won't need to manage multiple accounts. This consolidates everything into a single payment made weekly. Very similar to investing in a high risk hedge fund. You can keep your money in if you think it will continue to earn a return or you can pull your money out. Hedge fund managers typically receive a performance fee of 20%. My performance fee is only 5%. This is to pay for the time spent managing the accounts, researching new investment opportunities, making purchases, making weekly payouts, selling shares, and buying back shares. The value provided is the same value provided with any hedge fund or mutual fund. At 40 shares I'm making a killing at $10 a week, which is less than half of my hourly rate at my job, so clearly I'm doing this as a hobby as well as investing my own money in the fund.
I mentioned eventually having multiple packages. This is nowhere near close to happening. I think a portfolio mixed with cloud mining companies and regular securities could provide a very nice return with limited risk. Many BTC investors expect to ROI in a short amount of time which is what the current makeup of the portfolio will accomplish. New packages with less risk will have returns more closely related to hedge/venture funds which is where investing in BTC will eventually shift towards. A return of 20% on the year is a great year in the stock market whereas BTC investors would be going nuts that they haven't ROI'd yet. The idea of new packages with less risk is still very much a work in progress.
I'm still trying to figure out a way to build trust. I'm aware that this has been an issue with many startups. Customers are afraid they will just cash the check and run. I will provide weekly reports with snapshots of our holdings and payouts as well as any interesting news with our investments and BTC in general (possibly daily but that might annoy some customers). This is a way to ensure I'm actually investing the shares. I can provide identification and any other necessary documents to prove I am who I say I am.
I truly believe this could grow into a large, well-diversified portfolio.
