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  • polish_aristocrat
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jul 2002
    • 40377

    #1

    Who do you consider a succesfull adult webmaster?

    How much should an adult webmaster make per month, so that you could consider him a succesfull webmaster.
    $5k? $10k? $100k?
    I don't use ICQ anymore.
  • Manowar
    jellyfish  
    • Dec 2003
    • 71528

    #2
    5k-10k a month is successful . anything is over that is plain pimpin'

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    • slapass
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      • Nov 2002
      • 14625

      #3
      I know everyone will scream 100k is too small etc but at 10k a guy/gal is doing pretty well in most countries and is fine in the US. So it is probably 20-30k per month to be a success.

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      • brand0n
        been very busy
        • Nov 2002
        • 26983

        #4
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        thats what came to mind
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        • Ray@TastyDollars
          • May 2002
          • 6797

          #5
          ahh, so If a webmater makes 100K a month and it costs him 100K to make that 100K he is successful?

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          • polish_aristocrat
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Jul 2002
            • 40377

            #6
            Originally posted by brand0n
            lens
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            marc
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            helmy
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            myself!


            thats what came to mind
            did you read the question?
            I don't use ICQ anymore.

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            • Ross
              Ik ben een aap
              • Sep 2002
              • 18874

              #7
              Originally posted by Ray
              ahh, so If a webmater makes 100K a month and it costs him 100K to make that 100K he is successful?
              That depends. He could be an employee of his company getting paid $10K per month but the company runs at no profit.

              Too many factors involved.

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              • brand0n
                been very busy
                • Nov 2002
                • 26983

                #8
                Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

                did you read the question?
                ahh i thought u were asking WHO, not how much
                im not awake yet man, just rolled outta the bed, kinda hung over

                um, i dont think how much you make really matters as long as you live happy in your means. if you are happy, then why compare yourself or your income to anyone else? then there is always the factor that there is someone out there who is making more then you. that shouldnt be the drive in life, or atleast i dont think it should be. id reather enjoy spending a day with my girl and daughter from time to time, then tryin to figure out how i can make the money fantasy man makes.

                btw g morn.
                want to buy this spot for cheap? it is of course for sale. long term deals are always the best bet. brand0n/ at/ a o l dot commies.

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                • Tofu
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                  • Jul 2003
                  • 5615

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Ross

                  Too many factors involved.
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                  • s9ann0
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                    • Sep 2001
                    • 4873

                    #10
                    you need to have over 50,000 hits a day to be successfull

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                    • Ray@TastyDollars
                      • May 2002
                      • 6797

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Ross
                      That depends. He could be an employee of his company getting paid $10K per month but the company runs at no profit.

                      Too many factors involved.
                      True.

                      But what im saying is you cant messure succes by how much money a webmaster makes.

                      I know one webmaster (from the board) that makes 10-12K a month from his basment and yet does not have a penny to his name.

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                      • Sly_RJ
                        Live Hard - Die Hard
                        • Feb 2002
                        • 17042

                        #12
                        Originally posted by brand0n
                        lens
                        bone
                        grim
                        fly
                        juicy
                        sleazy
                        aaronm
                        pk
                        turbo
                        bt
                        marc
                        princess
                        helmy
                        chris
                        larry
                        voodoo
                        euro
                        jenn
                        myself!


                        thats what came to mind
                        Just curious... what in your mind makes all of these people successful? Do you know them personally? Or are you basing your thoughts on something else?

                        No offense intended to the people in your list, but I know that some of them are not as "successful" as one might think.
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                        • polish_aristocrat
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 40377

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Ross
                          That depends. He could be an employee of his company getting paid $10K per month but the company runs at no profit.

                          Too many factors involved.
                          No, I don't mean someone who works for someone else in a regular job.
                          Rather someone who started as an affiliate and then eventually created some paysites and small-medium affiliate program.

                          Or a tgp owner, gallery submitter, seo specialist or whatever...
                          I don't use ICQ anymore.

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                          • brand0n
                            been very busy
                            • Nov 2002
                            • 26983

                            #14
                            you dont have to know any of these people to know they live a happy life. and wouldnt you consider living a happy life a key element in succes?
                            want to buy this spot for cheap? it is of course for sale. long term deals are always the best bet. brand0n/ at/ a o l dot commies.

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                            • Sly_RJ
                              Live Hard - Die Hard
                              • Feb 2002
                              • 17042

                              #15
                              Originally posted by brand0n
                              you dont have to know any of these people to know they live a happy life. and wouldnt you consider living a happy life a key element in succes?
                              Absolutely. However, that level of success has nothing to do with this thread. I'll let you wake up.
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                              • Scott McD
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                                • Nov 2002
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                                #16
                                Originally posted by Sly_RJ

                                Just curious... what in your mind makes all of these people successful? Do you know them personally? Or are you basing your thoughts on something else?
                                High GFY post count i think...


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                                • Ross
                                  Ik ben een aap
                                  • Sep 2002
                                  • 18874

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

                                  No, I don't mean someone who works for someone else in a regular job.
                                  Rather someone who started as an affiliate and then eventually created some paysites and small-medium affiliate program.

                                  Or a tgp owner, gallery submitter, seo specialist or whatever...
                                  Oh no sorry. I'm not saying that. I mean someone who has their own company but for tax reasons is "on paper" as an employee of that company. Then they get paid a salary.

                                  I know someone who does this. His accountant told him its the best way to do so. Dunno why!

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                                  • Ross
                                    Ik ben een aap
                                    • Sep 2002
                                    • 18874

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Ray


                                    True.

                                    But what im saying is you cant messure succes by how much money a webmaster makes.

                                    I know one webmaster (from the board) that makes 10-12K a month from his basment and yet does not have a penny to his name.
                                    Money isn't a true measure of success. Well not to everyone anyway. Sure its an important factor but not the sole factor.

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                                    • Ray@TastyDollars
                                      • May 2002
                                      • 6797

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Scott McD

                                      High GFY post count i think...

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                                      • BobChezule
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                                        • Aug 2002
                                        • 779

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Ross
                                        Oh no sorry. I'm not saying that. I mean someone who has their own company but for tax reasons is "on paper" as an employee of that company. Then they get paid a salary.

                                        I know someone who does this. His accountant told him its the best way to do so. Dunno why!
                                        People do this because you can then expense a great many things to the company and those expenses are counted as pre tax, thus saving you money when it's time to pay uncle sam.

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                                        • Ross
                                          Ik ben een aap
                                          • Sep 2002
                                          • 18874

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by BobChezule


                                          People do this because you can then expense a great many things to the company and those expenses are counted as pre tax, thus saving you money when it's time to pay uncle sam.
                                          Yeah I knew that. But then doing so this way you pay personal tax. So wouldn't it just work out the same?

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                                          • Sly_RJ
                                            Live Hard - Die Hard
                                            • Feb 2002
                                            • 17042

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Ross
                                            Yeah I knew that. But then doing so this way you pay personal tax. So wouldn't it just work out the same?
                                            Nope. Your business can buy and write off stuff. You pay yourself a small amount (little taxes) and you still get all the cool toys, actually more.
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                                            • OldJeff
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                                              • Feb 2003
                                              • 2554

                                              #23
                                              Success is dependent upon what goal the webmaster is going for.

                                              Make a car payment ?
                                              Not need an outside job ?
                                              Pay your mortguage ?
                                              Have a million in the bank ?
                                              More ?

                                              All of these can be considered successful, it all depends on what the person is trying to do.

                                              Someone looking to make a car payment netting a thousand a month is very successful, while someone looking to make a million a year making 30 gand a month is not successful.
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                                              • seven
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                                                • Apr 2002
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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Scott McD
                                                High GFY post count i think...
                                                lol. Exactly what I was thinking. But hey if you are so busy posting on gfy you couldn't be too busy counting your money huh? Just kidding..

                                                Anyways, you guys better be talking about "NET" income "NOT GROSS" otherwise, I'm so fucking successful that it's not even funny Reminds me to hate my content providers, PPCs I buy traffic from, traffic brokers, TGPs I pay for slots, paying employee, my host etc. etc.
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                                                • Ross
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                                                  • Sep 2002
                                                  • 18874

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Sly_RJ

                                                  Nope. Your business can buy and write off stuff. You pay yourself a small amount (little taxes) and you still get all the cool toys, actually more.
                                                  Then it indeed does sound like a very good idea.

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                                                  • sickkittens
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                                                    • Jul 2002
                                                    • 25100

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

                                                    did you read the question?
                                                    Topic: Who do you consider a succesfull adult webmaster?

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                                                    • JohnV
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                                                      • Aug 2002
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                                                      How much should an adult webmaster make per month, so that you could consider him a succesfull webmaster.
                                                      $5k? $10k? $100k?
                                                      polish_aristocrat,

                                                      I would consider you a pretty damn successful publisher
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                                                      • AaronM
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                                                        • Oct 2001
                                                        • 46917

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by brand0n
                                                        lens
                                                        bone
                                                        grim
                                                        fly
                                                        juicy
                                                        sleazy
                                                        aaronm
                                                        pk
                                                        turbo
                                                        bt
                                                        marc
                                                        princess
                                                        helmy
                                                        chris
                                                        larry
                                                        voodoo
                                                        euro
                                                        jenn
                                                        myself!


                                                        thats what came to mind
                                                        At least 1/3 of the people in this list are lucky to pay their bills each month. What makes them succesful?

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                                                        • Ash@phpFX
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Nov 2003
                                                          • 4292

                                                          #29
                                                          sucess is dependant on the individuals definition.
                                                          i am a student most of the year so when im making $1K a month, i will consider my enterprise to be a sucess.

                                                          If lensman or steve lightspeed or someone made $1k a month, i dont think they would concider themselves sucessful though

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                                                          • HarlotCash Dyker
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                                                            • Sep 2003
                                                            • 1828

                                                            #30
                                                            Some people will conder they have made it when they have their own home, a reasonable standard of living, and a decent holiday or two a year and still able to save -
                                                            The amount this takes is different from country to country - Cheap countries Like America and Russia, success can be 4K a month. (but success only to yourself).
                                                            Ultimately, success is achieving your targets -
                                                            To me, there is one stage higher - Mega-success. These people say nothing - Don't brag, don't get flashy, don't give shit.

                                                            Their is only one person like that in this business that I know of - Those that have made big cash in this industry tend to show their lack of class very easily.
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                                                            • Zappu
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                                                              #31
                                                              To be a succesfull webmaster will not be messured by your gross sales, it will be messured by your post on GFY. Below 100 (approx 1 Post per week) is pretty succesfully, becaus eyou are working and not hanging around at the board and getting boring
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                                                              • polish_aristocrat
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                                                                • Jul 2002
                                                                • 40377

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by HarlotCash Dyker

                                                                The amount this takes is different from country to country - Cheap countries Like America and Russia, success can be 4K a month. (but success only to yourself).
                                                                well....$4k per month is $48k per year.
                                                                That's enough also for living in the US.
                                                                If someone started 2 years ago with an attitude "ok, let's build some porn galleries and see if you can really make money with this", then $4k is porobably also an success for him.
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                                                                • slapass
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                                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                                  • 14625

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Well I think if you read the question on make the simple assumption that it is net. This would be a the net income it takes to think of that person as a succes. So think of a sort of random person says yeah this is great i make X. And you go damn that is sweet. What is X?

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                                                                  • Roald
                                                                    SecretFriends.com
                                                                    • May 2001
                                                                    • 27910

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by Ross
                                                                    Too many factors involved.
                                                                    true, I think you are pretty succesfull if you are able to pay your bills and don't have to watch every penny.


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                                                                    • scorpion3600
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                                                                      • Jan 2003
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      financial success in my opinion is efficiency. It doesn't matter what principle you start with but rather if you can compound it at a high rate for an extended period of time. Even someone who compounds 10,000 at 30% per year for 30 years is going to be filthy rich.

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                                                                      • RichC
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                                                                        • Jul 2001
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                                                                        How much should an adult webmaster make per month, so that you could consider him a succesfull webmaster.
                                                                        $5k? $10k? $100k?
                                                                        A webmaster whose earnings exceed the opportunity cost of doing something else with the time... is a success
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                                                                        • ColBigBalls
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                                                                          #37

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                                                                          • crockett
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                                                                            • May 2003
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            I think some one is successful if they can live off what they make.. not meaning living off cheetos either have to live good
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                                                                            • JohnV
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                                                                              • Aug 2002
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by RichC


                                                                              A webmaster whose earnings exceed the opportunity cost of doing something else with the time... is a success
                                                                              Is that why you do so little
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                                                                              • venus
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                                                                                • Jan 2003
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                10k a month would only cover the costs for my site.

                                                                                I feel success is a feeling of personal accomplishment.
                                                                                I may make less then some but more then others, but do I feel successful.
                                                                                There are probably people who would feel poor on what I make. its a personal thing that many people interpret differently.


                                                                                Originally posted by Manowar
                                                                                5k-10k a month is successful . anything is over that is plain pimpin'
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                                                                                • codymc12
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                                                                                  • May 2003
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  If you make a full time living at it (and not live out of a cardboard box), then you are successful.

                                                                                  These days, anyone who can do that is doing something.

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                                                                                  • RichC
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                                                                                    • Jul 2001
                                                                                    • 368

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by codymc12
                                                                                    If you make a full time living at it (and not live out of a cardboard box), then you are successful.

                                                                                    These days, anyone who can do that is doing something.
                                                                                    Hawgwash!

                                                                                    Folks can make livings doing lots of things.

                                                                                    If you can make more doing something else...(and as long as that something else you're content doing)....well you should do it.

                                                                                    You're a success if you exceed the opportunity cost of doing something else....if not...well maybe think about things. This business isn't for everyone.
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                                                                                    • MetaMan
                                                                                      I AM WEB 2.0
                                                                                      • Jan 2003
                                                                                      • 28682

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by brand0n
                                                                                      lens
                                                                                      bone
                                                                                      grim
                                                                                      fly
                                                                                      juicy
                                                                                      sleazy
                                                                                      aaronm
                                                                                      pk
                                                                                      turbo
                                                                                      bt
                                                                                      marc
                                                                                      princess
                                                                                      helmy
                                                                                      chris
                                                                                      larry
                                                                                      voodoo
                                                                                      euro
                                                                                      jenn
                                                                                      myself!


                                                                                      thats what came to mind
                                                                                      u r such an ass kisser its not even funny, u just listed people who you want attention from and have no idea about their income,

                                                                                      omg DORK!

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                                                                                      • codymc12
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                                                                                        • May 2003
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by RichC


                                                                                        Hawgwash!

                                                                                        Folks can make livings doing lots of things.

                                                                                        If you can make more doing something else...(and as long as that something else you're content doing)....well you should do it.

                                                                                        You're a success if you exceed the opportunity cost of doing something else....if not...well maybe think about things. This business isn't for everyone.
                                                                                        Re read the posts. The thread has been talking about successful webmasters.

                                                                                        My reply is that within that framework (webmaster) it's not the dollar amount - it's your standard of living. If you can do this as a full time job and you're happy with your standard of living, you are a success.

                                                                                        With the exception of someone who is doing a job they actually love, that is the only standard that matters, and there is no set 'dollar amount' for that. Depends on many things - geography (eg, cost of living), size of your family, personal financial goals, etc, etc.

                                                                                        Consult yourself when it comes to that standard, and don't live by the standards of others.

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                                                                                        • RichC
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          what's a webmaster?

                                                                                          strange word!
                                                                                          I brought the flutes this time

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                                                                                          • codymc12
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                                                                                            • May 2003
                                                                                            • 719

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by RichC
                                                                                            what's a webmaster?

                                                                                            strange word!

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                                                                                            • inthestars
                                                                                              Registered User
                                                                                              • Sep 2002
                                                                                              • 2021

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by Ray


                                                                                              True.

                                                                                              But what im saying is you cant messure succes by how much money a webmaster makes.

                                                                                              I know one webmaster (from the board) that makes 10-12K a month from his basment and yet does not have a penny to his name.
                                                                                              Why is that?

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                                                                                              • inthestars
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                                                                                                • Sep 2002
                                                                                                • 2021

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Originally posted by brand0n
                                                                                                you dont have to know any of these people to know they live a happy life. and wouldnt you consider living a happy life a key element in succes?
                                                                                                Have you seen Persian Kitty's house? It's fucking incredible. Believe me, you'd get happy really fucking fast living in a house with that sort of view.

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                                                                                                • sheldonjuan
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                                                                                                  • Sep 2003
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by RichC


                                                                                                  Hawgwash!

                                                                                                  Folks can make livings doing lots of things.

                                                                                                  If you can make more doing something else...(and as long as that something else you're content doing)....well you should do it.

                                                                                                  You're a success if you exceed the opportunity cost of doing something else....if not...well maybe think about things. This business isn't for everyone.

                                                                                                  exceed the opportunity cost ???

                                                                                                  can you explain wtf this means...

                                                                                                  thnx
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                                                                                                  • Spunky
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