I recently found out about this wonderful websites and since then I have been following information's and computer tips, I have a big problem that I will forever be grateful if you can assist me with, I registered an online based company recently with 4 other friends and later we added another friend as an equal partner because of his computer skills as he is a programmer, the arrangement with this last member was that he handles everything regarding the website for as exchange for equal share, while every other expenses on this project is being handled by the other 5 members, the website has now been build but not launched, the problem now is that the last member who built the website is now blackmailing us with request of more shares of the company, he has become greedy and his attitude has completely changed, as he is now seeing good prospect for the company. We are now very afraid that he can black mail us as soon as we launch the website.
The other entire 5 members don't know anything about website or the programs, before we launch the company and the website we will like to know what we can do to make sure the website will never be in the hands of one person, as the one who build the website and the programming, what can we do to make sure he won't lock the website whenever he wants, can you give us idea of what will happen after the website is launched, as he will be working in the company will he still be totally in charge if it? Is there anything we can do to secure this situation before the website is launched?

Thank you very much in advance for your assistance.

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First, you need to create your partnership on paper. Make sure each person's role is spelled out. Second, use a web host service for your web site (something you are probably doing already). Make sure the site knows who can authorize password changes etc. In this way, if the technical partner tries to interfere with the site, one or more of the other partners can have his access removed.

And if someone is blackmailing you, get the police involved.
And get or hire a new person to review, change any passwords and the such