Okay, so how's your biz doing, versus 1 year ago?

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  • betabomb
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2005
    • 777

    #1

    Okay, so how's your biz doing, versus 1 year ago?

    I remember last year this time it seemed like the sky was falling. But I'm definitely doing better a year later. Are you better off than last year? Worse? Same?

  • After Shock Media
    It's coming look busy
    • Mar 2001
    • 35299

    #2
    I want to say better.
    The one you of course are asking about, which is the online adult business is down versus 1 year ago. Had a slight swing up last month.

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    • SleazyDream
      I'm here for SPORT
      • Jul 2001
      • 41470

      #3
      happy as hell - i'm BACK in porn and not in the bar business
      This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

      Now read without the word dog.

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      • betabomb
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        • Nov 2005
        • 777

        #4
        Originally posted by After Shock Media
        I want to say better.
        The one you of course are asking about, which is the online adult business is down versus 1 year ago. Had a slight swing up last month.
        Ah, that's very interesting! Does it mean that the only people reading this board who are better off than last year are the ones who've taken steps toward non-adult? Could be.

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        • betabomb
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          • Nov 2005
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          #5
          Originally posted by SleazyDream
          happy as hell - i'm BACK in porn and not in the bar business
          Ya, it pays to stick with what ya know

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          • fris
            I have to go potty
            • Aug 2002
            • 55792

            #6
            way better
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            • betabomb
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              • Nov 2005
              • 777

              #7
              Originally posted by fris
              way better
              Not to pry, but can you tell us why? Same stuff working as before? New stuff you introduced in the last year?

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              • SleazyDream
                I'm here for SPORT
                • Jul 2001
                • 41470

                #8
                Originally posted by betabomb
                Ya, it pays to stick with what ya know
                more like what I love - not saying I really KNOW anything.........
                This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

                Now read without the word dog.

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                • betabomb
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                  • Nov 2005
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SleazyDream
                  more like what I love - not saying I really KNOW anything.........

                  You're too humble

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                  • spacedog
                    Yes that IS me. Bitch.
                    • Nov 2001
                    • 14149

                    #10
                    Nowhere close to last year.

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                    • betabomb
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                      • Nov 2005
                      • 777

                      #11
                      Originally posted by spacedog
                      Nowhere close to last year.
                      Sorry to hear it.

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                      • Sly
                        Let's do some business!
                        • Sep 2004
                        • 31379

                        #12
                        This week was actually my best week in probably 18 months.

                        What's different? Trying new products, putting more emphasis on products I've had good success with, wrapping up projects that were sitting and did nothing, and scaling/growing projects that work.

                        The trick is to keep a good thing going. Sometimes we let success get into our heads and we start slacking off. Instead, take the current high bar and make it your new low bar.
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                        • BlackCrayon
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 19634

                          #13
                          definitely better. last sept-dec was very scary. everyone was shitting themselves and buying nothing.
                          you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                          • betabomb
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                            • Nov 2005
                            • 777

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Sly
                            This week was actually my best week in probably 18 months.

                            What's different? Trying new products, putting more emphasis on products I've had good success with, wrapping up projects that were sitting and did nothing, and scaling/growing projects that work.

                            The trick is to keep a good thing going. Sometimes we let success get into our heads and we start slacking off. Instead, take the current high bar and make it your new low bar.

                            You're so right. If you don't lose your focus on optimization, then a downturn can be a very different experience -- perhaps even a positive.

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                            • AaliyahLove
                              Confirmed User
                              • Apr 2008
                              • 2722

                              #15
                              My website opened exactly a year ago and although I had higher HOPES for how many members I would have by now my realistic EXPECTATIONS have been met and I've slowly but surely gained a small to medium amount of members every month.
                              I also hrt my back n had to take 12 weeks off starting in late August which basically ruined my whole year as far as $ is concerned..
                              So I'm happy with my progress but expecting bigger things for the next year


                              www.AaliyahLove.CamModels.Com

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                              • fatfoo
                                ICQ:649699063
                                • Mar 2003
                                • 27763

                                #16


                                This avatar made me cry. Waaah..!!!

                                Send me an email: [email protected]

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                                • fatfoo
                                  ICQ:649699063
                                  • Mar 2003
                                  • 27763

                                  #17
                                  And I'm broke. Is it because of psycho bitches with knives? It's likely.
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                                  • betabomb
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                                    • Nov 2005
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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by AaliyahLove
                                    My website opened exactly a year ago and although I had higher HOPES for how many members I would have by now my realistic EXPECTATIONS have been met and I've slowly but surely gained a small to medium amount of members every month.
                                    I also hrt my back n had to take 12 weeks off starting in late August which basically ruined my whole year as far as $ is concerned..
                                    So I'm happy with my progress but expecting bigger things for the next year
                                    Excellent! The last 12 months was definitely as great time to START a business When you're busy starting-up, you're less distracted by all the bad news.

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                                    • betabomb
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                                      • Nov 2005
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by fatfoo


                                      This avatar made me cry. Waaah..!!!

                                      Don't be frightened

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                                      • PornMD
                                        Mainstream Businessman
                                        • Jan 2007
                                        • 9291

                                        #20
                                        I'm in domains, not really adult just yet, but domainwise business definitely better now vs. a year ago. 2nd half of last year was pretty weak - 2nd half of this year has seen a rise in activity.
                                        Want to crush it in mainstream with Facebook ads? Hit me up.

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                                        • betabomb
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                                          • Nov 2005
                                          • 777

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by PornMD
                                          I'm in domains, not really adult just yet, but domainwise business definitely better now vs. a year ago. 2nd half of last year was pretty weak - 2nd half of this year has seen a rise in activity.
                                          Yeah. I heard domains did well. It was a kind of a nice test for the whole industry to see that domains held or grew. I think there were also a LOT of transactions, which of course has been good for brokers, too.

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                                          • Showman
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                                            • Apr 2002
                                            • 269

                                            #22
                                            I joined the mobile porn gold rush a year ago and have not looked back since.
                                            At Sedo.com you can sell your unused domain names and earn money through their paid domain parking program!

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                                            • betabomb
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                                              • Nov 2005
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                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Showman
                                              I joined the mobile porn gold rush a year ago and have not looked back since.
                                              iPhone??

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                                              • PornMD
                                                Mainstream Businessman
                                                • Jan 2007
                                                • 9291

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by betabomb
                                                Yeah. I heard domains did well. It was a kind of a nice test for the whole industry to see that domains held or grew. I think there were also a LOT of transactions, which of course has been good for brokers, too.
                                                Well don't get me wrong - when the economy tanked, domains surprisingly tanked just as badly. I figured there'd be a slight hit but I guess when people don't have as much money to spend, they don't want to fork out hundreds or more for a quality name vs. register what's available. It HAS seemed like domains started to recover before a lot of industries though, because strong domains are still vital to online business presence (or at least the most cost-effective expense to establish a strong online business presence), and amazingly enough, top sales seem to be close if not fully back to what they were pre-crash. One wonders where domains would be at if there wasn't such a problem with horrible ethics and basically lying and stealing amongst the larger domain companies *coughSNAPNAMEScough*. It's hard to be taken seriously when a bunch of "bros" run the industry.

                                                I think it boils down to the fact that it's hard to make a bad purchase of a good domain. People launch shit at camgirls for spending what he did on that domain and doing nothing since, and I personally think he overpaid for it, but at worst he'll still have the domain and it will be gaining value over time better than most stocks or other investments and definitely better than if it was still sitting in a bank.
                                                Last edited by PornMD; 11-15-2009, 04:46 PM.
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                                                • betabomb
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                                                  • Nov 2005
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by PornMD
                                                  Well don't get me wrong - when the economy tanked, domains surprisingly tanked just as badly. I figured there'd be a slight hit but I guess when people don't have as much money to spend, they don't want to fork out hundreds or more for a quality name vs. register what's available. It honestly seemed like domains had started to recover before a lot of things though, because strong domains are still vital to online business presence (or at least the most cost-effective expense to establish a strong online business presence). People launch shit at camgirls for spending what he did on that domain and doing nothing since, and I personally think he overpaid for it, but at worst he'll still have the domain and it will be gaining value over time.
                                                  You said it, "strong domains". I think there was a real separation that happened between the domains that actually held value and all the others. On a related note, I was also surprised by the number of domains that were sold for stock in startups.

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                                                  • andrej_NDC
                                                    Registered User
                                                    • May 2004
                                                    • 7760

                                                    #26
                                                    Better, the competition is so much smaller today.

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                                                    • AaliyahLove
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Apr 2008
                                                      • 2722

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by betabomb
                                                      Excellent! The last 12 months was definitely as great time to START a business When you're busy starting-up, you're less distracted by all the bad news.
                                                      LOL exactly, I'm waaaay too busy trying to get this site to blow up to worry about bad news I try to not let bad news distract me anyways but sometimes it is an easy scape goat if you aren't careful! "Well I didn't do as many sign ups because of the bad economy/summer slump, etc.."
                                                      But I usually find I make as much as I work..the harder I work the more my webcam n my website pay off so I just keep on plugging away!


                                                      www.AaliyahLove.CamModels.Com

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                                                      • raven1083
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                                                        • Jul 2007
                                                        • 7687

                                                        #28
                                                        much better rather for the past year
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                                                        • Nicky
                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                          • Mar 2003
                                                          • 30071

                                                          #29
                                                          I'm doing better.

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                                                          • BFT3K
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                                                            • Dec 2005
                                                            • 10764

                                                            #30
                                                            Like a monkey!

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                                                            • PXN
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                                                              • Jun 2008
                                                              • 1548

                                                              #31
                                                              definitely better for me.

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                                                              • betabomb
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                                                                • Nov 2005
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                Like a monkey!
                                                                Very good.


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