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  • MrIzzz
    If u touch it, I will cum
    • Sep 2003
    • 22923
    #1

    did you feel successful after your first 2 years in this biz?

    i am a very self-critical person and i'm about to hit my 2 year anniversary in this biz. although i've never been a full-timer in adult i've done ok for myself, but i feel like i should be along further than where i am at right now.

    how about you?


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    • NaughtyRob
      Two fresh affiliate progs
      • Nov 2004
      • 29602
      #2
      After two years....fuck no. I was still learning a lot and still am.
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        • Pleasurepays
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          • Aug 2002
          • 11913
          #3
          "when you find yourself feeling comfortable... you stop growing"

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            • StickyGreen
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              • Oct 2003
              • 13076
              #4
              naw not really, if i had dedicated all my time to this biz instead of school, partying, ex-girlfriend, etc, i woulda been a lot more successful by now...
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                • MrIzzz
                  If u touch it, I will cum
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 22923
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Pleasurepays
                  "when you find yourself feeling comfortable... you stop growing"


                  thats brilliant i'm gonna remember that one


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                    • billywatson
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 3281
                      #6
                      This month makes year 3 for me, but I really have never done well as a reseller...I shoot mainly. And I'm doing well. I think I really am starting to look at this as a career!

                      I Shoot Porn.

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                        • Headless
                          Registered User
                          • Jan 2001
                          • 26727
                          #7
                          I've been online making money for almost 7 years. I have had really good years and really bad years. You kind of take it as they come. A lot has happened and a lot has changed.

                          Am I where I want to be? Hell no. Thats why you keep plugging away. Sometimes shit is out of your control, sometimes it is not.

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                            • MrIzzz
                              If u touch it, I will cum
                              • Sep 2003
                              • 22923
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Headless
                              I've been online making money for almost 7 years. I have had really good years and really bad years. You kind of take it as they come. A lot has happened and a lot has changed.

                              Am I where I want to be? Hell no. Thats why you keep plugging away. Sometimes shit is out of your control, sometimes it is not.

                              yup, the key thing you said there is to keep plugging away. i am by no means looking to leave, i've actually revamped my entire network and am now trying something i hope will be much more effective. however, its only in my second year that i realized that money is harder to earn in this biz unless you have money to start with.


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                                • shermo
                                  #9
                                  It took me 3 or 4 years to REALLY feel like a success. To this day I still feel like I can do much better than I am. Keep plugging away man!

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                                    • Headless
                                      Registered User
                                      • Jan 2001
                                      • 26727
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                      i realized that money is harder to earn in this biz unless you have money to start with.

                                      That right there is one major key in todays biz.....

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                                        • BoNgHiTtA
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • May 2003
                                          • 2176
                                          #11
                                          Well, Ill generalize "this biz" to be internet business in general. But after 2 years I was still "breaking even" on one of the largest projects I work on. When I say breaking even, I mean I make 0.00 or close to it.

                                          Even now I think to myself, well I need x+1 rather than x to be happy. And of course x may be one amount one day, and a total different the next.

                                          Online biz is a rollercoaster, no doubt about it.

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                                            • MrIzzz
                                              If u touch it, I will cum
                                              • Sep 2003
                                              • 22923
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by shermsshack
                                              It took me 3 or 4 years to REALLY feel like a success. To this day I still feel like I can do much better than I am. Keep plugging away man!

                                              shermmmmmmmmmmm, piss off any balconeys lately? lolol


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                                                • tapatio
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Aug 2005
                                                  • 526
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                                  . however, its only in my second year that i realized that money is harder to earn in this biz unless you have money to start with.


                                                  What aspect of your biz do you think having money will help you most in?
                                                  ttapatio@ Gmail dot Com

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                                                    • BT
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Apr 2002
                                                      • 6481
                                                      #14
                                                      The industry is still so young why question a few extra bucks as long as you are still
                                                      having fun. I always think I should be ahead in life allot further but that is just
                                                      human nature!! If I could just keep out of the cookie jar I would get more work
                                                      done.. LOL "Everyday above ground is a good day"

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                                                        • tapatio
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Aug 2005
                                                          • 526
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by BT
                                                          The industry is still so young why question a few extra bucks as long as you are still
                                                          having fun. I always think I should be ahead in life allot further but that is just
                                                          human nature!! If I could just keep out of the cookie jar I would get more work
                                                          done.. LOL "Everyday above ground is a good day"

                                                          BT what is your ICQ
                                                          ttapatio@ Gmail dot Com

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                                                            • The Sultan Of Smut
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Dec 2004
                                                              • 4325
                                                              #16
                                                              I've been full time for 2.5 years and consider myself a success. By that I mean I pay the bills, buy some new toys every so often, and don't have a shitty boss breathing down my neck.

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                                                                • xxxice
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Feb 2002
                                                                  • 5042
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                                                  i am a very self-critical person and i'm about to hit my 2 year anniversary in this biz. although i've never been a full-timer in adult i've done ok for myself, but i feel like i should be along further than where i am at right now.

                                                                  how about you?
                                                                  Same here we talked about some ideas @ internext
                                                                  I am working right now trying to do better

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                                                                    • MrIzzz
                                                                      If u touch it, I will cum
                                                                      • Sep 2003
                                                                      • 22923
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by tapatio
                                                                      What aspect of your biz do you think having money will help you most in?

                                                                      if you had a large sum of money not only could you build a high-quality paysite or product to sell, but you would be able to hire or contract the best people to do the work for you. and with a little knowledge you'd be able to capitalize on it by building your own traffic sources


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                                                                        • shermo
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                                                          shermmmmmmmmmmm, piss off any balconeys lately? lolol
                                                                          Even better... Pissed on a guy's leg at the last show I went to. He was an arrogant fuck so while he was on the outside of the pit throwing elbows, I pissed on his VANS.

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                                                                            • tristan_D
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Jul 2005
                                                                              • 7865
                                                                              #20
                                                                              well I am still half a year old in this biz but so far it has been great.
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                                                                                • tapatio
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Aug 2005
                                                                                  • 526
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                                                                  if you had a large sum of money not only could you build a high-quality paysite or product to sell, but you would be able to hire or contract the best people to do the work for you. and with a little knowledge you'd be able to capitalize on it by building your own traffic sources

                                                                                  How large you talking ?
                                                                                  ttapatio@ Gmail dot Com

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                                                                                    • MissMiranda
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                                      • 583
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      hell no.

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                                                                                        • MrIzzz
                                                                                          If u touch it, I will cum
                                                                                          • Sep 2003
                                                                                          • 22923
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by tapatio
                                                                                          How large you talking ?
                                                                                          using the best designers, hosting on the best boxes, buying pure exclusive niche content(enough to retain your members past the first few months), throw in cascading billing and a content managment script you'd be looking at a start up cost well over $50k just for that 1 site.

                                                                                          now if you add in advertising costs and paying out affiliates.... and most of the bigboys dont wanna even hear what you have unless you offer them PPS.

                                                                                          after all is said and done.....its gonna cost alot of


                                                                                          but thats only if you wish to build a high-quality site right off the bat.


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                                                                                            • soukee
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Feb 2004
                                                                                              • 1108
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              After 2 years I know that I've done a lot of mistakes so I am more experienced now. But I haven't reached what I want yet (for examlple improvement of my poor English:-))
                                                                                              I am still looking for new mature trades. Let's trade

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                                                                                                • tapatio
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Aug 2005
                                                                                                  • 526
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                                                                                  using the best designers, hosting on the best boxes, buying pure exclusive niche content(enough to retain your members past the first few months), throw in cascading billing and a content managment script you'd be looking at a start up cost well over $50k just for that 1 site.

                                                                                                  now if you add in advertising costs and paying out affiliates.... and most of the bigboys dont wanna even hear what you have unless you offer them PPS.

                                                                                                  after all is said and done.....its gonna cost alot of


                                                                                                  but thats only if you wish to build a high-quality site right off the bat.

                                                                                                  Sometimes one site can be enough
                                                                                                  PPS on a new site could get you backwards pretty dam fast IMHO.
                                                                                                  ttapatio@ Gmail dot Com

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                                                                                                    • MrIzzz
                                                                                                      If u touch it, I will cum
                                                                                                      • Sep 2003
                                                                                                      • 22923
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by tapatio
                                                                                                      Sometimes one site can be enough
                                                                                                      PPS on a new site could get you backwards pretty dam fast IMHO.
                                                                                                      i totally agree, but with a brand new high quality site it would also take time to just beta test it before it would be opened to affiliates. and in order to get some of those bigboys interested you need to offer them PPS unfortunately


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                                                                                                        • Webby
                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                                                                          • 14956
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                                                                                          i am a very self-critical person and i'm about to hit my 2 year anniversary in this biz. although i've never been a full-timer in adult i've done ok for myself, but i feel like i should be along further than where i am at right now.

                                                                                                          how about you?
                                                                                                          I was already in the adult biz before the net, but gotta say that it was probably less than eight weeks from starting net stuff that the "success factor" clicked - it was like printing money. But these were different times and it was hard not to be "successful".

                                                                                                          These days, I'd think you are doing well to get someplace in two years. The "adult net" is no longer a sprint, but a marathon where change/innovation will reap rewards if managed well.
                                                                                                          XXX TLD's - Another mosquito to swat.

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                                                                                                            • xNetworx
                                                                                                              So Fucking What
                                                                                                              • Jan 2004
                                                                                                              • 14445
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              After 2 yrs in the biz, in 2001, I felt like I had done great for being a full time college student at a big party school. AVS helped a lot It was way easier for a newbie to make $ then Izzz.

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                                                                                                                • Furious_Female
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                                                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                                                  • 8187
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  I felt successful the first day I started.
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                                                                                                                    • Thomas1007
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                                                                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                                                                      • 5542
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      almost 5 years in the adult arena.
                                                                                                                      My Very Best day was my first sale.
                                                                                                                      To answer your question, no.
                                                                                                                      Everyday things change, sponsors dont sell
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                                                                                                                      Nothing in adult is concrete.

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                                                                                                                        • tapatio
                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                          • Aug 2005
                                                                                                                          • 526
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                                                                                                          i totally agree, but with a brand new high quality site it would also take time to just beta test it before it would be opened to affiliates. and in order to get some of those bigboys interested you need to offer them PPS unfortunately

                                                                                                                          I guess it depends on how much you need to make a month to define your payiste as a success. Plenty of decent size paysites are rev share or have started out as revshare. Throw in that if you are generating alot of your own traffic you could be well on the way alot easiier without having to offer PPS.
                                                                                                                          ttapatio@ Gmail dot Com

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                                                                                                                            • Gunni
                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                              • Apr 2003
                                                                                                                              • 2385
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                                                                                                              i am a very self-critical person and i'm about to hit my 2 year anniversary in this biz. although i've never been a full-timer in adult i've done ok for myself, but i feel like i should be along further than where i am at right now.

                                                                                                                              how about you?
                                                                                                                              You probably would been further if you spent less time posting on GFY

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                                                                                                                                • bigdog
                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                                                                                  • 6964
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by MrIzzz
                                                                                                                                  using the best designers, hosting on the best boxes, buying pure exclusive niche content(enough to retain your members past the first few months), throw in cascading billing and a content managment script you'd be looking at a start up cost well over $50k just for that 1 site.

                                                                                                                                  now if you add in advertising costs and paying out affiliates.... and most of the bigboys dont wanna even hear what you have unless you offer them PPS.

                                                                                                                                  after all is said and done.....its gonna cost alot of


                                                                                                                                  but thats only if you wish to build a high-quality site right off the bat.
                                                                                                                                  You don't always need exclusive content to be sucessful a lot of guys seem to be doing well just using dvd rips.

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                                                                                                                                    • HorseShit
                                                                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                      • Dec 2004
                                                                                                                                      • 17513
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      takes money to make money

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                                                                                                                                        • BlackCrayon
                                                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                                          • 19634
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          i was thinking about this last night actually. I've been doing this since november of 98 and i feel i have fucked up what i should of done along the way. i should have an empire by now but i don't. i made the most money in this biz the first year i was in it. the first 2 years were great. when i moved out of my parents at 21 and started partying more tho, things went downhill but i didn't care i still making good money and having fun, almost never working. i thought i had it made but the downwards spiral continued until things got critical in 2003. although i pulled myself out and was making good money again for a while things are slipping again. although this time my thinking is different. but after 7 years i should be a lot further along than i am and sometimes it really makes me upset at myself that i wasted years fucking around instead of keeping the big money flowing.
                                                                                                                                          you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                                                                                                                            • Sly
                                                                                                                                              Let's do some business!
                                                                                                                                              • Sep 2004
                                                                                                                                              • 31379
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              To tell you the truth, I feel like a failure most of the time. I've been working on my own stuff hardcore for about 18 months now and its definitely paying off, but I always feel like I could be doing much better, which is true and the attitude I should have. When comparing myself to non-industry friends and family, yes I am successful. When comparing myself to industry friends and associates, I am just another peon. The latter is what I tend to compare myself to the most, it gives me reason to keep pushing harder.
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                                                                                                                                                • loverboy
                                                                                                                                                  When it rains, it pours
                                                                                                                                                  • May 2003
                                                                                                                                                  • 20609
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  its been up and down for me but I learned lots to my advantage
                                                                                                                                                  not giving up so let those sites come in

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