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  • chowda
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2003
    • 9527

    #101
    100

    beat out 99 other ppl
    Someone finds you...
    2007

    PS: Nationalnet is the best host I've ever had. And i tried alot of them.

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    • lazzlo
      Confirmed User
      • Sep 2003
      • 3709

      #102
      Speaking from a promo, free site, tgp'er perspective......
      1. Do not be afraid to re-invest.
      2. Do not waste time promoting something you don't feel right about about. Just because it works for someone else, it may not for you. Follow your heart! promo stuff you beieve in, something you would join if you were not a webmaster, something you LIKE.
      3. Do not be an ass on boards and other contacts. Egos just burn bridges.
      4. Promo hard the stuff where you have a communication with someone from the company you are promoting, at least I find that works for me.
      5. Go to the webmaster partys, let them buy you drinksand other funny stuff, good PR.

      lazzlo

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      • emmanuelle
        Confirmed User
        • Mar 2003
        • 3662

        #103
        Treat your members / customers well and develop relationships with them. Everybody likes to feel important, and that simple act of a special photo on their birthday, or some acknowledgement of their interests will build a lifetime of loyalty.
        Loyalty = Retention, and rebills are how you eat.

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        • gleb
          Confirmed User
          • Nov 2002
          • 311

          #104
          Originally posted by skillfull
          try to depands the less possible of others
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          • digi
            Confirmed User
            • Feb 2002
            • 1314

            #105
            If it sounds too good to be true, THEN IT IS!!

            Everything in this biz have a price, nothing is 100% free.

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            • Repetitive Monkey
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2004
              • 3505

              #106
              Originally posted by digi
              If it sounds too good to be true, THEN IT IS!!

              Everything in this biz have a price, nothing is 100% free.
              Not true.

              SigMonkey is 100% free. We don't even have ads. Clicky clicky sig to get SigMonkey!

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              • gornyhuy
                Chafed.
                • May 2002
                • 18041

                #107
                Don't be afraid to reinvest every penny into your adult business until you have hit your target revenue, then begin investing your porn profit in mainstream ventures like real estate and stocks.

                What to invest in? Tools that will accelerate your revenue engines (could be content, scripts, traffic, whatever makes your business more scalable and efficient and what ever takes your successful source of income and multiplies it.)

                Another point: while you are growing your business "dance with the one that brung ya". If you made a lot of cash from one technique, don't think you've reached a new level and abandon that technique for 'the next big thing'... just accellerate that technique even higher while you launch the new effort in parallel.

                icq:159548293

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                • mindoza
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 1625

                  #108
                  It is never failure if you learn from it!
                  also Shred..shred..shed
                  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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                  • dikkechill
                    Confirmed User
                    • Nov 2001
                    • 679

                    #109
                    Don't shave

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                    • torrey
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 1656

                      #110
                      Originally posted by mhende6600
                      Don't get high on your own supply.

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                      • boris77
                        Confirmed User
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 546

                        #111
                        Well, I think it's quite simple, and yet it isn't:

                        KNOW WHO YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE!
                        -Make a proper Segmentation on that basis.
                        -Target your products at the right segments.
                        -Position them optimally.

                        Basic marketing.

                        Unfortunately this is a quite expensive process...but it works!

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                        • hyper
                          Confirmed User
                          • Mar 2002
                          • 5294

                          #112
                          seperate your business affairs from your personal life.

                          that means incorporate your business,
                          and keep your financial records seperate

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                          • SENSEX
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 1159

                            #113
                            sleep with one eye open

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                            • jasonir
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 1887

                              #114
                              Don?t associate with MasterBloger A.K.A. SexEducation.com.

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                              • Baersupplier
                                Confirmed User
                                • Mar 2004
                                • 217

                                #115
                                1. If a potential customer has a question, answer it and do it nicely
                                2. Dont screw people over, it will only hurt you in the long run even if you make a quick buck for it now
                                3. Put an ADD TO FAVORITES button on your sites, customers like things to be easy for them and if they click that, you could have a potential customer for life!
                                4. Supply what you are selling, give people what they paid for!

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                                • Baersupplier
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Mar 2004
                                  • 217

                                  #116
                                  oh, please consider all my entries in the last post individually

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                                  • Baersupplier
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Mar 2004
                                    • 217

                                    #117
                                    This is my best:
                                    Put an ADD TO FAVORITES button on your sites, customers like things to be easy for them and if they click that, you could have a potential customer for life!

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                                    • kush
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Feb 2001
                                      • 3382

                                      #118
                                      Originally posted by MattO
                                      YOU GOTTA SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY
                                      not always.

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                                      • snowpimp
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                                        • Feb 2002
                                        • 1099

                                        #119
                                        don't jerk off too much, it cuts into productivity
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                                        • cayne
                                          My time is coming...
                                          • Jan 2004
                                          • 7475

                                          #120
                                          Originally posted by MaskedMan
                                          Nice contest
                                          yeah. could be interesting.
                                          If lesbian anal is wrong, I don't want to be right.

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                                          • -=HOAX=-
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Dec 2001
                                            • 4365

                                            #121
                                            When italian dry salami smells like feet...don't eat it...it will shred your ass. *poot*
                                            Insert Value Here.

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                                            • hottshot
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Feb 2001
                                              • 900

                                              #122
                                              There's always a better, more efficient way to do things. Search for that at all times

                                              Focus on creating value for the customer. If you create value, everything else falls into place

                                              Get yourself a good mentor ? someone who's been around lots who can help you avoid the pitfalls. And realize that, no matter what, you're still going to end up in some of those pitfalls

                                              Every day is a new opportunity to win or lose. If you want to be realistic, then count the cost, understand what you're getting into, talk to people about the risks and rewards

                                              Research, research, research

                                              Take the risk

                                              You have to be a pit bull. You've got to go at it every day, no matter how many times you get kicked in the ass, with everything you've got

                                              Keep a sense of humor
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                                              • Oracle Porn
                                                Affiliate
                                                • Oct 2002
                                                • 24433

                                                #123
                                                Learn from your mistakes....or even better, learn from the mistakes of others.


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                                                • goBigtime
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                  • 7761

                                                  #124
                                                  How to get rid of your SPAM.

                                                  This solution isn't for the masses because it might be considered too "complicated", but it will work perfectly for anyone here with zero lost emails and nearly no time lost filtering junk mail from real mail.


                                                  1. Buy a domain.

                                                  2. Give everyone their own custom email.

                                                  ie... you have a friend Robert, Jane, Sarah..

                                                  Give them:

                                                  [email protected]
                                                  [email protected]
                                                  [email protected]


                                                  If you sign up for ebay... give them: [email protected]

                                                  If you sign up for dotster... use [email protected]

                                                  Never post your email address in plain text somewhere that it can be harvested but not changed (like Usenet or WWWboards)


                                                  If any of them get compromised, you can always log into your account and change your email address they have on file & blacklist the old one. If it was a personal contact, just send them like three emails to let them know you have updated THEIR email address for you because you ahve been getting spam on it, and now its [email protected] for example.

                                                  It is very easy to blacklist email addresses with Qmail:

                                                  Just create a dotfile with the account you want to blacklist:

                                                  .qmail-robert

                                                  and put: /dev/null

                                                  inside it... that's it! No more mail will be delivered from that address.

                                                  I found that 90% of my spam mail came from my domain contacts. Luckily I was using [email protected] so all I had to do was update the contact info and blacklist the old domain.

                                                  Those domain contact spam lists are very old. It is much harder (but not impossible) to harvest big numbers of whois records for free now... so if you were to update your contact information and blacklist the old address(s) then you would see a huge drop of spam without any collateral damage (lost valid emails)



                                                  Spam can definitely effect your progress throughout the day by cutting into the amount of time you have to spend working on things. This method will help you reclaim most of that lost time.


                                                  Btw... it's not hard to start using this method retroactively. Just look at your contact list & start logging into your accounts and changing the addresses on file. If they are personal contacts, just be sure to update them with their new email address for you.
                                                  Last edited by goBigtime; 03-20-2004, 05:55 AM.

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                                                  • SomeCreep
                                                    :glugglug
                                                    • Mar 2003
                                                    • 26118

                                                    #125
                                                    see sig

                                                    Webair Hosting

                                                    I use and recommend Webair for hosting.

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                                                    • jpwhits
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Mar 2004
                                                      • 1045

                                                      #126
                                                      set yourself targets, this should be done with every business venture you do, hit the targets then make new ones, hit those then make new ones, repeat until death
                                                      ))<>((

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                                                      • Observing
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Jan 2004
                                                        • 809

                                                        #127
                                                        Go to a big webmaster board and make a contest that rewards the best business tip

                                                        Think it's pretty obvious the prizes are mine

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                                                        • benc
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jan 2002
                                                          • 788

                                                          #128
                                                          heres more entries.


                                                          Find your niche and then be the best at it. You can't be all things to all people, and trying to just results in half assed unsuccessful projects. It is better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a huge pond.


                                                          The most important thing in business is perseverance. By having the attitude that your never going to give up, you are already ahead of a lot of people in this world. I have known plenty of very smart people that could have been very successful, but they give up on things easy.
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                                                          • Baersupplier
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • Mar 2004
                                                            • 217

                                                            #129
                                                            Write down your goals, even put them on a plaque. Hang it over the toilet where you will be facing it every morning when you take a piss. Never lose site of them. If you want to earn $100000.00 this year, break it down to $8333.33 a month, or 1923.08 a week which is 273.97 a day. It already looks a whole lot easier doesnt it? You can reach your Goals, Believe in yourself and you will go far.

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                                                            • Oracle Porn
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                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                              • 24433

                                                              #130
                                                              great advices....more more more


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                                                              • VirtuMike
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • May 2002
                                                                • 2483

                                                                #131
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                                                                • Doc911
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Feb 2004
                                                                  • 3695

                                                                  #132
                                                                  Work Hard Play Hard.

                                                                  Put a full day of work in, get the most for your time.
                                                                  Don't fuck around at all during your 8 hour day.

                                                                  Put at least 10% of your gross back into your business. Not 10% of what you net. Its called tithing.

                                                                  If you're failing to bring in money, change what you are doing. Its not working.

                                                                  If something works and makes you money, do it again.

                                                                  Give people a break, someone gave you one. Pay it back.

                                                                  When work is over put it away. If you aren't happy your work will reflect it.

                                                                  Party!!!! reward your efforts no matter how small with a gift to yourself.

                                                                  Remeber Stephen Kings motto.

                                                                  " All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. "


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                                                                  • Doc911
                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                    • Feb 2004
                                                                    • 3695

                                                                    #133
                                                                    Never judge a book by its cover.


                                                                    Some of the most fucked up looking sites out there bring in mega cash. Have you really looked at the huns page? I think my 9 year old daughter a has a better site.

                                                                    Not to mention some of the best looking sites on the net make nothing and only get only a few hits a day.

                                                                    I had to fire an employee with a suit and a GQ haircut because he was a fucktard.

                                                                    and the blue haired bitch with the staples in her eyebrow doubled productivity and increased sales 10%.

                                                                    hummmmmmm


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                                                                    • Pornopat
                                                                      AdultTubeSubmits.com
                                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                                      • 10598

                                                                      #134
                                                                      ANALYSE

                                                                      50% of your daily routine should be analysing. You can think you have great ideas and work your ass of but how can you tell?

                                                                      Analyse what your surfer clicks. Analyse where he signs up for. Analyse what days/times he likes to surf. Analyse his clickingpattern. Analyse where he is coming from. Analyse how he found you.
                                                                      Analysing shows facts that bring you succes so you can do more of the good things and less of the bad things.
                                                                      So do the math...
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                                                                      • Oracle Porn
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                                                                        • Oct 2002
                                                                        • 24433

                                                                        #135
                                                                        Originally posted by Pornopat
                                                                        ANALYSE

                                                                        50% of your daily routine should be analysing. You can think you have great ideas and work your ass of but how can you tell?

                                                                        Analyse what your surfer clicks. Analyse where he signs up for. Analyse what days/times he likes to surf. Analyse his clickingpattern. Analyse where he is coming from. Analyse how he found you.
                                                                        Analysing shows facts that bring you succes so you can do more of the good things and less of the bad things.
                                                                        So do the math...
                                                                        Any scripts/programs you might recomend to analyse this? I for one wouldn't be able to do that....
                                                                        All I know is where surfers are coming from and where sales are coming from...


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                                                                        • Pornopat
                                                                          AdultTubeSubmits.com
                                                                          • Dec 2003
                                                                          • 10598

                                                                          #136
                                                                          Originally posted by Oracle Porn


                                                                          Any scripts/programs you might recomend to analyse this? I for one wouldn't be able to do that....
                                                                          All I know is where surfers are coming from and where sales are coming from...
                                                                          A lot of the information you need is in the stats. My hostingcompany for example is webair. Their c-panel allows me to check refereing urls by doc. This gives a good impression of clickpatterns.
                                                                          Often sponsors give you info on the stats as well and then there is a tool that gives great info...
                                                                          http://www.porngraph.com/
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                                                                          • Oracle Porn
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                                                                            • Oct 2002
                                                                            • 24433

                                                                            #137
                                                                            Originally posted by pornopete
                                                                            Hows about,

                                                                            Don't give away your secrets.

                                                                            or in other words go fuck yourself.
                                                                            I love you too


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                                                                            • Paul Waters
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Mar 2003
                                                                              • 4402

                                                                              #138
                                                                              It is very simple:

                                                                              Treat your business partners well.


                                                                              Paul

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                                                                              • Oracle Porn
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                                                                                • Oct 2002
                                                                                • 24433

                                                                                #139


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                                                                                • yuvalus
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                  • 1906

                                                                                  #140
                                                                                  Originally posted by jawanda
                                                                                  Business is RUTHLESS.

                                                                                  Do you want industry respect? YES.

                                                                                  Do you need traffic? YES.

                                                                                  Do you need to 'duplicate what works' ? YES!

                                                                                  But most importantly, you need to be RUTHLESS when it comes to following your INSTINCTS and running with something that you feel can be profitable.

                                                                                  NO ONE is going to wait around and congratulate you for your good idea, they are going to STEAL it, and for fucks sake, you shouldn't be afraid to do the same. In this biz, the early bird really DOES get the worm.

                                                                                  If it's legal, and it will make you money, do it.

                                                                                  DON'T BE AFRAID OF YOUR OWN SUCCESS, because there are one hundred guys standing behind you who have NO problem copying your idea and doing it 10x.

                                                                                  I still remember the day that I saw that movie (What was it, American Pie? Can't Hardly Wait?) and thought, "I wonder if milf.com is available? That could be big." Of course, it was only a few days after the movie came out and the domain was available, but I never bought it because I second guessed myself...

                                                                                  If only ... If only...

                                                                                  Never say those words again.

                                                                                  -P
                                                                                  Guess you don't have friends out of the net too

                                                                                  Networking is the best thing you can make money with
                                                                                  Mail me: [email protected]

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                                                                                  • SS396chevelleSS
                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                    • Mar 2004
                                                                                    • 1692

                                                                                    #141
                                                                                    Originally posted by Oracle Porn
                                                                                    great advices....more more more
                                                                                    When is the contest over?
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                                                                                    • Oracle Porn
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                                                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                                                      • 24433

                                                                                      #142
                                                                                      Originally posted by SS396chevelleSS

                                                                                      When is the contest over?
                                                                                      1st of april


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                                                                                      • kush
                                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                                        • Feb 2001
                                                                                        • 3382

                                                                                        #143
                                                                                        Originally posted by Oracle Porn
                                                                                        Learn from your mistakes....or even better, learn from the mistakes of others.
                                                                                        lol, you do both very well ;)

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                                                                                        • Oracle Porn
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                                                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                                                          • 24433

                                                                                          #144
                                                                                          Originally posted by kush


                                                                                          lol, you do both very well ;)


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                                                                                          • CDSmith
                                                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                            • May 2001
                                                                                            • 51460

                                                                                            #145
                                                                                            The best advice I could give anyone would be this:

                                                                                            When building a business, just as in building a house, it's structure will only be as good as it's foundation. So, build your business starting with yourself, from a place of honesty and integrity. That means do what you say you'll do, do it on time, deliver better service than you promised, and be professional to all those you do business with. Strive to improve yourself always, and in this business the key to that is to listen and learn from those who have succeeded before you.

                                                                                            Do that and your house will be solid.
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                                                                                            • the indigo
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Sep 2001
                                                                                              • 2016

                                                                                              #146
                                                                                              Originally posted by smokerboy
                                                                                              Best piece of advice - NEVER share you best piece of advice - others will use it to your disadvantage

                                                                                              Here's the winner.
                                                                                              "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." -Hunter S. Thompson

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                                                                                              • emmanuelle
                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                • Mar 2003
                                                                                                • 3662

                                                                                                #147
                                                                                                Acknowledge what it is that you do best, and stick with that. Don't delude yourself that you are a designer / photographer/ etc when you have limited talent in that area. Leave the things that you are weak on to the pros, and your time will be much better spent.

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                                                                                                • Oracle Porn
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                                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                                  • 24433

                                                                                                  #148


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                                                                                                  • Oracle Porn
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                                                                                                    • Oct 2002
                                                                                                    • 24433

                                                                                                    #149
                                                                                                    Originally posted by Oracle Porn


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                                                                                                    • emmanuelle
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                                                                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                                                                      • 3662

                                                                                                      #150
                                                                                                      150 great ideas :-)

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