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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
Anyone who had been in business and went to an online show could see clearly that the gurus of online porn were just lucky to be in the right place at the right time.
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And you could change that to every business since the beginning of time.
The folks who get in on the ground level and are able to be successful in the beginning are always the trailblazers and "big boys".
A business motto I've lived by for many years has always been: "There is NO right time if you're not IN the right place"
What I'm saying Paul is that you're not really saying much of anything in these posts.
Yes, in every industry the guys who happen to be free of anything else to do in their lives and have the time and fire in the belly to jump on something at the ground level and give it their all are many times very successful.
Yes, it's been a huge mistake to give away porn for free when it would sell like hotcakes because everybody wants it.
No, it doesn't take a marketing genius to sell porn (as long as it's not being given away for free). But quite frankly...it doesn't take a "genius" to sell most anything in life. But yes, porn was real easy...until the last 3 years when people gave it ALL away and started selling cams and dating and anything else BUT porn.
You are right.
And some people have found ways to work hard and come up with ideas and still make good money (I did). But it's nowhere near the money that COULD be made if the last 3 years hadn't happened.
But it did happen and that's that.
Can it change back?
Yes.
But it will only change back when it is forced legally to do so (as in no more pornography allowed outside of a members area...not even samples of nudity) Can that happen? I suppose it possible, but not very probable.
So you talk about the future...
Well, here is my future: I plan on surviving in the porn business. I thoroughly enjoy what I'm doing. And even now I still make many times more money than most any other occupation I can think of.
There ARE people like me in this business who have the ability to ride this thing out and keep making very nice money. And every day that I survive is another day that my branding becomes another bit stronger and I find more ways to make money in porn.
Let others sell whatever they please and talk about "business" and "marketing". And you can continue to make these absurd posts telling everyone what we already know.
Bottom line? I'm going to keep doing what I enjoy and making the kind of money that most people in this world only dream of.
