If the content is going to be worth a large amount of money to them it seems like they would be willing to play ball on an advance. Them not being willing to bu

If the content is going to be worth a large amount of money to them it seems like they would be willing to play ball on an advance. Them not being willing to budget on the issue might be a bad sign about how much they actually expect both you and them to make on the issue, and the fact that you can't sign any other deals would lock you into them for a year. Is there any way to do a test, put up content for a week, see how it performs? Maybe $5000 + one year commitment upfront, or no advance, test content for a week, and decide whether to move forward after the one week test.