Originally Posted by Alex From San Diego

Timing and luck is everything. My timing was right on by getting in back in 97.

Would I want to start from scratch in this biz right now? The answer is no.

Here is why. I just took the same 60k that I could have used to start another site but instead I purchased a PeterBilt Truck (10 Wheeler) to haul dirt and dump it from point A to Point B. I pay my driver (A buddy of mine) 20.00/hour to operate it. The total cost to keep this vehicle in operation is about 32.00/hour.

I charge 82.00/hour. My profit is around 50.00/hour and I don't do shit.

That comes out to about 130k per year. My ROI is about 5.5 months.
Ask yourself, how long does it take to break even on a site that cost you around 60k to develop? Pretty sure it is longer than 5.5 months if at all.

Sure there is money to be made in this business and probably always will be but I know you can't start out with 200.00 like I did 8 years ago. Today if you want to do it right you need to actually have working capital regardless if you are going to do a paysite or just be a promoter of various sponsors.

Today everything costs money and when I say everything, I mean traffic. There really is no such thing as "Free Traffic" as there was 8 years ago.

I don't believe for one second, The Hun could go out and start from scratch and have the same results as he did with his current site. I don't think you or any of these other guys that have been around for years could either. Timing plays a big part in it and I'm just thankful that my timing was right on.