Congrats on the sale. I haven't submitted in a long time, but over the years I have gotten a lot of great traffic from you.

Good luck on everything going forward. You have always been one of the guys I admired in this business so it is good to see you are going to be sticking around.

you won't be able to submit anymore there...

:pimp

thanks my friend, ya the brand and the logo were hard to let go of...

Congrats Shemp. Long time submitter here. Always dug your style.

thanks, roofie :)

stop screaming.

Congrats, Rob!!!

It's been awhile since we've spoke (probably 5+ years now!), but hope all is well!! :thumbsup :thumbsup

If you read the thread, you'd see he's in a contract which says he cannot state the purchase price.

Dumbass.

Elli, thank you for adding some extra glamour to the shempgroup a few years ago :)

Wow, that is kind of a shocker. I bet a lot of folks asking about the price are thinking, "ouch, I wonder what such a great site was available for"

Congrats on the sale and best wishes on whatever you decide to do next.

:2 cents:

thanks buddy :)

thanks Itchy, ive got time for lunch now...

he is the type of person you should work for.

Congrats Rob! Good luck in your next chapter my friend.

it is only worth what it generates and like he said, it's nothing compared to what it use to make and I am sure the sales were in a constant decline. I wouldn't have bought it for more than 4-6 months of previous revenue because that would equal 12-16 months of future revenue.

i remember we used your blog style galleries as a test for a few months, before we went public...it worked out well, so thank you for helping me move into the future..

they did, ive heard you cut back on the ass biting..?

Thanks and please say hi to Sonia for me.. :)

thanks bro, much appreciated..

I'll hit you up Sat then :)

Congratulations Shemp! Happy Retirement :)

All the best,

Brad

He's not retiring just yet :winkwink:

All the best Shemp !! :thumbsup

No problem. It was certainly a case of mutual benefit.

Who knows, maybe another old school type site would like to slip in as your replacement (though not holding my breath... some people are pretty stubborn with regards to anything outside their norm over the last decade.)

Best wishes for whatever you do in the future. And if it's something adult related, let me know and I'll be happy to assist in getting you re-linked. :thumbsup

Congrats Shemp!

When did video-post sell and to whom?

Back in May and to the same buyers.

we have been trading traffic for I guess 10 years, I had partner accounts for years. You wont remember me but I remember you as one of the nice guys of the industry, who took time to answer emails.


Good luck. End of an era, or end of the end of that era :)

:thumbsup Nicely Played Old Man!!!
I look forward to reading the next Shemp/ ???/ started thread about "One door closes and another opens, or something along those lines"

Enjoy the break, but know, it will be short lived....you have been hammering out updates and submissions for so long, the mind will only begin to think of other ways to keep the hands busy! On to the next great thing.:cool-as-a


Much RESPECT to one of the BEST! I am truly happy for your decision, and like wise, thankful for all you have done.:glugglug

congratulations, and I KNOW that feeling well....

Congrats Shemp! You had an absolutely amazing run. I've always admired how you ran your business! :thumbsup:thumbsup

question to everyone who said the traffic was great and they use to post galleries there, why did you stop?

quoted for truth and it was much appreciated :)

i wont be retiring ...

thanks Jean :)

Hi Venus,
that was one of Nina's sites...
http://www.ninaknowsmovies.com/
its a hosted tube right now ...

thanks Ray,
my health is pretty good these days :)

I cannot speak for anyone else, but in our case, we did not submit your typical TGP gallery. I'm not sure we ever really stopped except for the last couple of months while we rolled out a series of niche specific sites in preparation for the fall. Shemp **was** in our budget for this Fall, so this kind of came as a surprise :)

Shemp was one of the very few forward thinking, old school TGP site owners who understood the value in a relationship that went beyond your standard submitter/tgp owner one. He realized the value of working with those of us with solid footholds in search engines and social networks as it ultimately trickled back to him (and others with whom we work).

The value of Shemp's site, at least in our perspective, transcended that of his actual traffic years ago. You just had to think outside the box and be forward thinking, as he was, and is.

One positive that has come from Shemp's thinking was, as mentioned earlier, several old school sites have since realized there is value beyond the partner account renewal. Some are starting to come around, albeit I think the ones who held out, or are continuing to hold out, have missed the boat somewhat.

Congrats Shemp! Used to visit your site all the time before I became a webmaster :)

thanks Zuzana...i can still use it (thanks to the new owners)...

yes, change is good, shakes thinks up a little ..

Congrats and good luck!

thanks Ecchi :)

Thanks Minte, a few of us remember your Haywood days :)

Thanks Tom, hope you and the boys are well :)

thanks bro ...

thanks for buying spots off me, Matyko
it was much appreciated.
and i will still be in the business :)

Best of Luck. You've been one of the people in this business who I consider to be in a higher level of class than most. If only everyone were like you.

it was over 50K uniques yesterday ...

Thank you Nikki, yes that was a while ago...ive noticed that time speeds up as you get older.. :)