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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
When "experts in their field" expect a disproportionate amount of the overall revenue, one is forced to lean towards being the best one man band they can be.
I've always preferred working my ass off in all the various fields than paying exorbitant compensation to middlemen. I was already proficient with the cameras, post-editing and most aspects of production...meanwhile my wife self-taught herself to html-code while I designed all the web graphics.
The only aspect we third-party contracted was webhosting. And eventually we took that over ourselves.
Marketing was primarily our achilles heel. We did a LOT of marketing and promotion, but we weren't as proficient as we could've been. That was the only area we regret not contracting out.
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"Expert" suppliers in this biz have always been expensive and have not performed well for us. We have had the most success with hosting ....mojo..(remember when some people had servers in their basements?). Graphics....Yuu. CMS...elevated x. As far as paid traffic and pr? All I can say is live, learn, and don't get fooled again.
However, the number one thing that really changed this biz was adult friendly stable billing. CCBill and Netbilling come to mind. We have been with both since they first started. It was a breath of fresh air after scumbags crashed and burned.