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baddog · 10-15-2006, 05:18 PM

My Righteous Rant, published in the most recent XBiz World:

Is it too easy to get into adult?

In the past, I have heard people complain that it is just too easy to get into the adult Internet business, when compared to the startup costs usually associated to an offline business. You can get free hosting, domains for $7.95 (or less), free content, RSS feeds, FHG's, etc. Seriously, all you need is a computer and with a little effort one can turn a profit with little or no expense.

Usually, I would just blow off the comments as coming from people that were concerned with the additional competition. Heck, most of those complaining probably started off the very same way. Yours truly got into this by responding to an AOL spam telling me that for $25 (or was it $50) I could make millions selling porn on the Internet. Of course, I was getting a sub-sub-sub subdomain and splitting whatever sales I made with the company that spammed me. But heck, $500,000 ROI on a $25 investment sounded pretty good to someone as broke as I was.

While many of us used those early opportunities to get our foot in the door it seems like today's newbie thinks that the money should just roll in like it was 1996. As I am writing this I am trying to put myself in their place as far as the thought process, but I am having no luck. So I will give a "hypothetical" example of what set off this rant.

Newbie buys $15 worth of traffic that is to be delivered in 30 days. A week passes and the guy is bitching on the boards that his traffic isn't coming fast enough. I understand that in some third world countries $15 will feed a kid for three months, but I don't think they are worrying about their Internet connections at home, so I don't think this newbie really qualifies to be discrediting a company after a week. Hey, if the traffic isn't provided by the time the 30 days ends, go for it, if you must.

While this is just one example, it doesn't seem a week goes by that some new guy, operating on a shoestring budget isn't out slamming an established, respected company or webmaster over some pittance, when it is usually an error on their part, or maybe they just did not read the TOS, or the mail isn't delivered on Sunday.

I know being scammed is a drag, and it doesn't matter who you are or for how little, it isn't right, and you should not tolerate it. However, approaching the person or company before taking it to the boards seems to be reserved for individuals that have been around a while.

I can't help but think that if it was a little more difficult to get started in this business that people would treat it more like a business and begin acting "businesslike."

10-15-2006, 05:18 PM
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	My Righteous Rant, published in the most recent XBiz World: Is it too easy to get into adult? In the past, I have heard people complain that it is just too easy to get into the adult Internet business, when compared to the startup costs usually associated to an offline business. You can get free hosting, domains for $7.95 (or less), free content, RSS feeds, FHG's, etc. Seriously, all you need is a computer and with a little effort one can turn a profit with little or no expense. Usually, I would just blow off the comments as coming from people that were concerned with the additional competition. Heck, most of those complaining probably started off the very same way. Yours truly got into this by responding to an AOL spam telling me that for $25 (or was it $50) I could make millions selling porn on the Internet. Of course, I was getting a sub-sub-sub subdomain and splitting whatever sales I made with the company that spammed me. But heck, $500,000 ROI on a $25 investment sounded pretty good to someone as broke as I was. While many of us used those early opportunities to get our foot in the door it seems like today's newbie thinks that the money should just roll in like it was 1996. As I am writing this I am trying to put myself in their place as far as the thought process, but I am having no luck. So I will give a "hypothetical" example of what set off this rant. Newbie buys $15 worth of traffic that is to be delivered in 30 days. A week passes and the guy is bitching on the boards that his traffic isn't coming fast enough. I understand that in some third world countries $15 will feed a kid for three months, but I don't think they are worrying about their Internet connections at home, so I don't think this newbie really qualifies to be discrediting a company after a week. Hey, if the traffic isn't provided by the time the 30 days ends, go for it, if you must. While this is just one example, it doesn't seem a week goes by that some new guy, operating on a shoestring budget isn't out slamming an established, respected company or webmaster over some pittance, when it is usually an error on their part, or maybe they just did not read the TOS, or the mail isn't delivered on Sunday. I know being scammed is a drag, and it doesn't matter who you are or for how little, it isn't right, and you should not tolerate it. However, approaching the person or company before taking it to the boards seems to be reserved for individuals that have been around a while. I can't help but think that if it was a little more difficult to get started in this business that people would treat it more like a business and begin acting "businesslike."