Truthfully - How Many Of You Aren't Making Money In This Bizz?

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  • Jakke PNG
    ex-TeenGodFather
    • Nov 2001
    • 20306
    #51
    Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
    There are more than a dozen people that do not have business friends, some of them do not have friends at all.
    I can somehow relate to that.


    ...50 poor and miserable webmasters
    ..and I'm off.

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      • John3
        Confirmed User
        • May 2003
        • 1214
        #52
        Originally posted by quiet


        that's a business relationship (one of many). has fuck all to do with being friends ;)
        yeah but Parney, Patrick . . . friends . . . you know it.

        Hook 'em.

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          • Theo
            HAL 9000
            • May 2001
            • 34515
            #53
            of course there are cases that you have some successful in a business area friend and with few words he does everything for you and you are in position to understandand emulate what he is showing to you and at some point you do it alone.

            I would say this belongs to "luck" case and probably it will only temp. benefit you. At some point you'll have to adapt since close to none business enviroment is 100% stable. It will up to you then to keep up and won't be that easy.

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              • quiet
                we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                • Sep 2001
                • 25115
                #54
                what's that line in Wall Street... something like

                'if you need a friend, get a dog'
                Last edited by quiet; 09-21-2003, 12:19 AM.
                we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                  • cluck
                    Confirmed User
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 5248
                    #55
                    Friends in the same industry are good, but I'd never mix business with friendship. Keep your shit to yourself cause there's no such thing as a 50/50 partnership.
                    icq 279990726
                    www.mcdonalds.com <- great money making opportunity

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                      • quiet
                        we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                        • Sep 2001
                        • 25115
                        #56
                        yep, just looked it up on google. another great Gekko line:

                        The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own.
                        we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                          • cluck
                            Confirmed User
                            • Dec 2002
                            • 5248
                            #57
                            Originally posted by quiet
                            yep, just looked it up on google. another great Gekko line:
                            That's exactly what's wrong with the world but hey what are you gonna do? May as well get to the top cause you're either gonna be the one gettin screwed or the one doing the screwing.
                            icq 279990726
                            www.mcdonalds.com <- great money making opportunity

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                              • cheekycherry
                                Confirmed User
                                • Feb 2002
                                • 1703
                                #58
                                Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
                                of course there are cases that you have some successful in a business area friend and with few words he does everything for you and you are in position to understandand emulate what he is showing to you and at some point you do it alone.

                                I would say this belongs to "luck" case and probably it will only temp. benefit you. At some point you'll have to adapt since close to none business enviroment is 100% stable. It will up to you then to keep up and won't be that easy.
                                So right!

                                And your other comment in this thread is spot on too!

                                I helped a guy out big time - gave him a real income, he mildly fucked me over, now times are changing and he can't change with them cos I'm not there to hold his hand and show him the way like I was in the first place.

                                All he thought he had earned and learned that had given him his income I guess he now realizes was a lot more to do with what I told him than he gives credit for.

                                I don't have many/any friends in the adult biz, and although friends are nice, they are definitely NOT needed for success.

                                I think unless you treat this biz like a social meeting place, you are unlikely to find real friends. If a friend would leave you cos you aint making him any money, he aint no friend.

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                                  • NastyJack
                                    Registered User
                                    • Dec 2002
                                    • 1291
                                    #59
                                    Happy B-Day to me! This is actually one of the first threads where I wasn't able to predict the out come. Very refreshing.

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                                      • KaLi
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Aug 2003
                                        • 4371
                                        #60
                                        Originally posted by grogan
                                        everyone who talks on and on in my threads, it's a clear giveaway.
                                        You talk on and on in your own threads

                                        icq:160-417-630

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                                          • shermo
                                            #61
                                            Time, patience and networking are all keys to the biz. If you have any sort of business skills and a limited amoutn of dedication, you'd better be able to make a living in this biz!

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                                              • JamesK
                                                hi
                                                • Jun 2002
                                                • 16731
                                                #62
                                                Originally posted by NastyJack



                                                It takes money to make money. Invest!
                                                that's what someone who uses geocities says

                                                idiot
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                                                  • Loch
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Feb 2002
                                                    • 7674
                                                    #63
                                                    1 buck a month which is STILL 0.85 cent less then Charly THAT FUCKER

                                                    Contact us for Beta store access (4000 HD/SD productions) - Editing - Encoding/Post production
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                                                      • Project-Shadow
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Feb 2003
                                                        • 7340
                                                        #64
                                                        Oh shit we're suppose to make money here?
                                                        I thought we were all just doing it for the free porn

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                                                          • Dirty F
                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                            • Jul 2001
                                                            • 59204
                                                            #65
                                                            My little content store that i dont promote anywhere but on gfy and which isnt updated in a year makes me more money than 70% of the people on this board.

                                                            All these new guys think the only way to make money is by having a tgp.

                                                            There is sooooo much more out there.

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                                                              • Ron2k1
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Sep 2001
                                                                • 1573
                                                                #66
                                                                Originally posted by NastyJack


                                                                ... but I still remember when I got
                                                                my first check
                                                                Yeah in your dreams

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                                                                  • Loch
                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                    • Feb 2002
                                                                    • 7674
                                                                    #67
                                                                    Originally posted by Battuss
                                                                    My little content store that i dont promote anywhere but on gfy and which isnt updated in a year makes me more money than 70% of the people on this board.

                                                                    All these new guys think the only way to make money is by having a tgp.

                                                                    There is sooooo much more out there.
                                                                    Which store is that?
                                                                    Spam the url plz

                                                                    Contact us for Beta store access (4000 HD/SD productions) - Editing - Encoding/Post production
                                                                    ICQ - 277 862 930 E-mail casper /@/ cool-content.com

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                                                                      • awu
                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                        • Apr 2002
                                                                        • 228
                                                                        #68
                                                                        Originally posted by KRL
                                                                        The majority of the people making the huge sums are doing a lot of things that they don't tell you about. I've even seen some seeding this board with bogus and outdated techniques that don't work anymore. I'm sure to throw the newbies off track so they won't end up being competition.

                                                                        To make the huge money you have to do many things and do them in a unique way.

                                                                        You have to be an expert in marketing and understand Internet consumer psychology.

                                                                        You have to understand online "closing" techniques.

                                                                        You have to know how to buy the content that will sell and then retain subscribers.

                                                                        You have to be a research hound and know everything happening in the industry and the market and how to effectively dance around and over all the non-stop obstacles and changes.

                                                                        You have to know how to extract information from other webmasters without them realizing you're doing so.

                                                                        You have to know how to discipline yourself since its easy to putz off as soon as you start making money. You have to be an efficient manager of your daily to do tasks and schedule your time productively.

                                                                        You have to have good people skills and know how to network and makes friends with people that will help you on stuff you don't know how to do or don't have the skills to do.

                                                                        You have to have courage and be a risk taker. Hesitation will kill you. You have to trust your gut instincts.

                                                                        You have to know when to hold them and know when to fold them.

                                                                        You have to be creative enough to figure out how to get an edge above your competitors in your niche and maintain that edge constantly. You drop the ball and they'll run right past you.

                                                                        You have to see the trends and know how to exploit them.

                                                                        There is lots more, but these are some of the most important things.
                                                                        Nice post mate

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                                                                          • NastyJack
                                                                            Registered User
                                                                            • Dec 2002
                                                                            • 1291
                                                                            #69
                                                                            Originally posted by Loch

                                                                            Which store is that?
                                                                            Spam the url plz

                                                                            I'm sure he doesn't want anything to do with you.

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                                                                              • sheldonjuan
                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                • Sep 2003
                                                                                • 875
                                                                                #70
                                                                                my sex.com ppc account went from $200 - $26 in sept.
                                                                                fuck it, I dont need a sig!

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                                                                                  • bamboo bernie
                                                                                    Registered User
                                                                                    • Apr 2003
                                                                                    • 79
                                                                                    #71
                                                                                    Oh, I stumbled on to making some green... enough to pay for some new toys... Butt, I am more in it for the strange pussy my wife brings home for us to do some photo shoots with. This in itself is for a lack of a better word "pricless".

                                                                                    hummm... Now We have more content than we know what to do with. And Hell, All the Sex in Public we had Rocks!


                                                                                    Bad to the Bone
                                                                                    and
                                                                                    Web Hoe's
                                                                                    No Dead Wood Here
                                                                                    Bamboo Bernie

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                                                                                      • TheFLY
                                                                                        So Fucking Banned
                                                                                        • Jan 2001
                                                                                        • 11856
                                                                                        #72
                                                                                        Originally posted by Flow
                                                                                        I don't do shit other than read message boards and check my stats and from the work I did about a year ago (for about 7 months straight, for about 2 hours a day) I am pulling in about $500 a month.

                                                                                        If I went back to spending about 2 hours a day, 7 days a week making new AVS sites that promote sponsors, I would probably go back to making about $2000 a month, but....

                                                                                        a) I don't need the money that badly - my real job makes me about $80-90k a year

                                                                                        b) I got burnt out from making porn sites

                                                                                        and, most importantly...

                                                                                        c) I am happy with making $500 a month from doing jack-shit.



                                                                                        Flow
                                                                                        I can relate Yeah this is why so many people are on GFY killing time

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                                                                                          • TheFLY
                                                                                            So Fucking Banned
                                                                                            • Jan 2001
                                                                                            • 11856
                                                                                            #73
                                                                                            [QUOTE]Originally posted by quiet
                                                                                            yep, just looked it up on google. another great Gekko line:



                                                                                            Ya... fuck capitalism

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                                                                                              • Loch
                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                • Feb 2002
                                                                                                • 7674
                                                                                                #74
                                                                                                Originally posted by NastyJack

                                                                                                I'm sure he doesn't want anything to do with you.
                                                                                                And why would that be?

                                                                                                Or would it be that your pissed at me because i keep bringing up your drinking problem in public when you rant on like the fucking idiot that you are.
                                                                                                Besides you being the absolutely dumbest person to ever walk the earth i tend to dislike ppl signing up to our sites and publicly announcing the login and password information.

                                                                                                You have no leverage so just back the fuck off dipshit !

                                                                                                Contact us for Beta store access (4000 HD/SD productions) - Editing - Encoding/Post production
                                                                                                ICQ - 277 862 930 E-mail casper /@/ cool-content.com

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                                                                                                  • badseed
                                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                                    • Dec 2002
                                                                                                    • 213
                                                                                                    #75
                                                                                                    I ain't makeing shit!!!! not even enough to pay for my hosting. You ask why I still do it....I LIKE FUCKING MY MODELS.
                                                                                                    SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

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                                                                                                      • cronos
                                                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                                                        • Apr 2002
                                                                                                        • 414
                                                                                                        #76
                                                                                                        Originally posted by badseed
                                                                                                        I ain't makeing shit!!!! not even enough to pay for my hosting. You ask why I still do it....I LIKE FUCKING MY MODELS.

                                                                                                        It is hard to dispute this sentiment
                                                                                                        ICQ:344928941

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                                                                                                          • theS2O
                                                                                                            Adult Design Since 2003
                                                                                                            • Sep 2003
                                                                                                            • 4785
                                                                                                            #77
                                                                                                            i started a couple of months ago... i'm a mainstream designer but tried to shift in adult designing.. so far... not that good.. lots of competitions in here.. big ones! but just have to lower.. i mean "lower" my rates to suit in...
                                                                                                            Making Awesome Logos & Websites Since 2003!
                                                                                                            [email protected]

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                                                                                                              • Paul -C-
                                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                                • Aug 2001
                                                                                                                • 1255
                                                                                                                #78
                                                                                                                Originally posted by LadyMischief
                                                                                                                There's no money in porn. Quit while your ahead and try the stock market.

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                                                                                                                  • com
                                                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                                                    • Aug 2003
                                                                                                                    • 4541
                                                                                                                    #79
                                                                                                                    you can make money?

                                                                                                                    Real. Professional. Hosting.
                                                                                                                    .:Expect Nothing Less:.
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                                                                                                                      • NastyJack
                                                                                                                        Registered User
                                                                                                                        • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                        • 1291
                                                                                                                        #80
                                                                                                                        Originally posted by bamboo bernie
                                                                                                                        Butt, I am more in it for the strange pussy my wife brings home for us to do some photo shoots with. This in itself is for a lack of a better word "pricless".

                                                                                                                        Life is good huh!

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                                                                                                                          • rooster
                                                                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                                                                            • Jan 2003
                                                                                                                            • 2384
                                                                                                                            #81
                                                                                                                            my words of wisdom

                                                                                                                            1. You have to always push forward. The second you stop and get lazy, competitors creep up.

                                                                                                                            2. You have to know your niche and be the best at it. You dont need to be all things to all people.

                                                                                                                            3. Don't do anything that loses money. Risk taking is fine, but it has to be a calculated risk. If your continually losing your shirt on business deals youll never get ahead.

                                                                                                                            4. Dont waste money. When the shit gets thick, youll feel like an idiot looking at your $5,000 rims.

                                                                                                                            5. Dont trust anyone
                                                                                                                            Ever notice that pretty much everything added to the Constitution after the original was a mistake.

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                                                                                                                              • xdcdave
                                                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                • Feb 2003
                                                                                                                                • 1911
                                                                                                                                #82
                                                                                                                                KRL

                                                                                                                                Your posts never fail to impress me. You always reply with a very well thought out, concise, accurate answer to every question posed.

                                                                                                                                Just thought I'd share

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                                                                                                                                  • JamesK
                                                                                                                                    hi
                                                                                                                                    • Jun 2002
                                                                                                                                    • 16731
                                                                                                                                    #83
                                                                                                                                    Originally posted by rooster
                                                                                                                                    5. Dont trust anyone
                                                                                                                                    good one
                                                                                                                                    M3Server - NATS Hosting

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                                                                                                                                      • Theo
                                                                                                                                        HAL 9000
                                                                                                                                        • May 2001
                                                                                                                                        • 34515
                                                                                                                                        #84
                                                                                                                                        Originally posted by xdcdave
                                                                                                                                        KRL

                                                                                                                                        Your posts never fail to impress me. You always reply with a very well thought out, concise, accurate answer to every question posed.

                                                                                                                                        Just thought I'd share
                                                                                                                                        true,very often i feel he doesnt belong here......he is too reasonable!

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                                                                                                                                          • FabianC
                                                                                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                            • Jun 2001
                                                                                                                                            • 1616
                                                                                                                                            #85
                                                                                                                                            I'm making a few bucks every other day every other week

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