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Originally Posted by Socks
That's how I felt for a long time. It felt like giving up or admitting defeat. However I've also come to realize that most every business has a life cycle. Some businesses, no matter how well executed are just not applicable in different times. You need to have the right thing, at the right time to be successful. Timing is truly everything. My businesses in adult served their purpose at a good time, and now the time isn't as good to be in this business.
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Any industry is what you make of it. You have to try new business models, and innovate. I would say that most of the adult industry has just followed the sheep over the past 5-7 years. Now they are getting slaughtered, which should be the end result.
That said, I agree with you that timing does play a roll to some degree. Adult is still profitable. Around here as an example, $3-5k a month will bring you a decent life. Most of my friends make this, have homes, trucks, boats, and are not struggling. You can achieve this easily online. You just have to work a 8 hour day, 5 days a week (ya know... treat it like a real job).
That being said, I think most of the people I have talked too that are getting out of the game really are just tired of the webmaster grind. The life of a webmaster is the same thing day in and day out. Doing your updates, and so forth. It gets old after a decade. Leaving them to believe the grass is greener.
As you get older, you priorities change. Whether with a family and kids, or you no longer like to ride the ups and downs of working for yourself, the economy, the industry, and alike. Some just want health benefits, and a pay check. No skin in the game. No risk. No thinking required.
