Something I'm REALLY tired of (rant enclosed)
First, a bit of background info for those who aren't in the know.
I am a writer, first and foremost. Yes, I tried the tgp/gallery/freesite stuff. Yes, I went through a lot of different ideas. None of them made money, mostly because I didn't like doing it.
When I decided to stick with my talent and just write, I found that I was immeasurably happier.
However, the adult industry seems to think that text work is rather unimportant and thus should not cost much to produce. Time for a wakeup call.
TEXT SELLS. Whoopdeshit, you have images and movies. What's so special about that? Everyone else has those. What makes yours special?
The text on your galleries/sites is what differentiates your stuff from everyone else's. Without the text, no one knows if your collection is exclusive. Without the text, that girl could be your sister for all anyone knows. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those thousand words could be the wrong words and you'll lose bucks. You have to put the thousand words you want in the minds of your surfers! If there's not any text on your site or gallery, you're not going to sell a damn thing.
So why do people constantly treat writers as though we're the bottom of the barrel? You pay for other content, and if it's exclusive stuff, you're happy to pay more. Why is it when you ask for exclusive stuff from a writer that you seem insulted when the price quoted is more than $20?
Part of this is the fault of some "writers" out there. They're so willing to write their asses off for $20 that the rest of us are forced to lower our prices or go broke. Competition is good, but christ on a tin-plated crutch, people! CHARGE WHAT YOU'RE WORTH!
Writing is work. It takes time. If you want to do something easy, go work at McDonald's and leave the professionals alone to make some money. If you can't afford to hire a professional, then write your own stuff.
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I am a writer, first and foremost. Yes, I tried the tgp/gallery/freesite stuff. Yes, I went through a lot of different ideas. None of them made money, mostly because I didn't like doing it.
When I decided to stick with my talent and just write, I found that I was immeasurably happier.
However, the adult industry seems to think that text work is rather unimportant and thus should not cost much to produce. Time for a wakeup call.
TEXT SELLS. Whoopdeshit, you have images and movies. What's so special about that? Everyone else has those. What makes yours special?
The text on your galleries/sites is what differentiates your stuff from everyone else's. Without the text, no one knows if your collection is exclusive. Without the text, that girl could be your sister for all anyone knows. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those thousand words could be the wrong words and you'll lose bucks. You have to put the thousand words you want in the minds of your surfers! If there's not any text on your site or gallery, you're not going to sell a damn thing.
So why do people constantly treat writers as though we're the bottom of the barrel? You pay for other content, and if it's exclusive stuff, you're happy to pay more. Why is it when you ask for exclusive stuff from a writer that you seem insulted when the price quoted is more than $20?
Part of this is the fault of some "writers" out there. They're so willing to write their asses off for $20 that the rest of us are forced to lower our prices or go broke. Competition is good, but christ on a tin-plated crutch, people! CHARGE WHAT YOU'RE WORTH!
Writing is work. It takes time. If you want to do something easy, go work at McDonald's and leave the professionals alone to make some money. If you can't afford to hire a professional, then write your own stuff.
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