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  • Marcus
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    • Jul 2001
    • 3472

    #1

    Have any content providers ever gone out of business?

    Just wondering if any have ever gone into business and had to close their doors for not making a profit.
  • drunkdollars
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    • Apr 2002
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    #2
    Im sure they have
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    • MarkTiarra
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      • Aug 2002
      • 3833

      #3
      I have yet to hear of one although I imagine it must have happened before.

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      • Marcus
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        • Jul 2001
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        #4
        I know Lpzip is gone, but that's the only one I can think of

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        • Mutt
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          • Sep 2002
          • 34431

          #5
          yeah there's lots of guys who've tried and gone out of business, but you wouldn't probably have heard of them because that was part of their problem, not many people knew they were around.
          Some go out of biz cuz their shit sucks or they can't shoot enough content to make it work. I've gone to content sites and there are like 3 models, couple sets of each. Guy is doing it on a shoestring, hopes the sales on those sets will let him go out and shoot more, building his biz up as he goes along. Failure.

          if u can find some old pages on webmaster resource sites with content provider listings you'll see a number sites that no longer exist.

          there should be room for tons of content providers making decent livings, just get a calculator out and figure out how many TGP galleries, MGP galleries, free sites, AVS sites, paysites are out there, how much content is on all those 100's and 100's of thousands of webpages. If even half the content out there was legally licensed content providers would be in fine shape, anybody with good quality content would be sitting pretty.
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          • Marcus
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            • Jul 2001
            • 3472

            #6
            Originally posted by Mutt

            if u can find some old pages on webmaster resource sites with content provider listings you'll see a number sites that no longer exist.
            Thats true I didn't think about that.
            Thanks

            I ask because I was thinking about making niche content that's hard to find but I dont know what kind of an investment I'd need to have to stay afloat until it's profitable.

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            • digifan
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              • Oct 2002
              • 14618

              #7
              Sure.. one provider is owing me $1,500 exclusive content, vids and pics from xmas and their site won't even load.
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              • digifan
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                • Oct 2002
                • 14618

                #8
                And Tom aka Va2K could name another.
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                • Mutt
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                  • Sep 2002
                  • 34431

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Marcus


                  Thats true I didn't think about that.
                  Thanks

                  I ask because I was thinking about making niche content that's hard to find but I dont know what kind of an investment I'd need to have to stay afloat until it's profitable.
                  I'm in the same boat as you. i will soon have a licensed content store and i really don't know how big the potential market is, what kind of sales projections to make. i've asked people but of course i can't expect people to tell me their sales numbers so I'm going mostly on guesstimates. Even if people gave me hard numbers, i'd never know if they were bullshitting high or low. So there's no other way to do it but just do it and see how it goes.

                  if you're niche you stand a better chance to succeed, as long as the niche isn't some micro micro niche that only 2 people are potential customers for. Even if it's a big niche, BBW, Teen, Amateurs, Asian, whatever, should check to see how many content providers are competing in that niche.
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                  • clickpimp
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                    • May 2002
                    • 1159

                    #10
                    quality sells.
                    eventually, earth will lose.
                    enjoy it while it lasts.


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                    • kronic
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                      • Jan 2002
                      • 964

                      #11
                      xratedstudios.com

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                      • UnseenWorld
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                        • May 2001
                        • 5279

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Marcus
                        Just wondering if any have ever gone into business and had to close their doors for not making a profit.
                        It's a business like any other. Why not? Especially someone who is producing unmitigated CRAP!
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                        • sneaker
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                          • Dec 2002
                          • 251

                          #13
                          we do okay

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                          • Marcus
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                            • Jul 2001
                            • 3472

                            #14
                            Originally posted by sneaker
                            we do okay
                            just saw your site, your content is top quality
                            very nice

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                            • Rich
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                              • Jan 2003
                              • 11486

                              #15
                              I can think of a bunch, lpzip, ramcontent, etc.

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                              • Danielle
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                                • Jun 2002
                                • 1227

                                #16
                                Andrew of RAM is the first one that came to my mind also. LOL!

                                We even buried him here.....

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                                • Tipsy
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                                  • Jul 2001
                                  • 6989

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Danielle
                                  Andrew of RAM is the first one that came to my mind also. LOL!
                                  I was just about to mention RAM. That was fairly well known at the time but with a stupid business model ie you didn't have to pay them straight away. Seems they closed before anybody started making payments
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                                  • AaronM
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                                    • Oct 2001
                                    • 46923

                                    #18
                                    http://sunlightcontent.com/


                                    Well, They are on the way out anyway.....

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                                    • Nydahl
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                                      • Sep 2002
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                                      #19
                                      I think I will very soon - yesterday I get 645 USD charge back from one thief - stolen CC and my content is of course already send out
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                                      • Que?
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                                        • Aug 2002
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                                        #20
                                        quite a few gets recruited by corps or big sites. Like divinecontent and Planet content.
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                                        • keyDet79
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                                          • Feb 2003
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by kronic
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                                          This guy didn't know how to run a content provider. He offered cds of 5000pics or so, I don't really remember, and gave out a free set of 100pics. The chicks were REALLY ugly, very cheap stuff, he shut it down in just a week or so.

                                          And I've heared va2k had problems with his licenses and stuff.

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                                          • Mutt
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                                            • Sep 2002
                                            • 34431

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Que?
                                            quite a few gets recruited by corps or big sites. Like divinecontent and Planet content.
                                            what do you mean 'recruited'? I'm not familiar with these two. Did DivineContent do fetish lingerie, pantyhose? Sounds familiar.
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                                            • Mutt
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Sep 2002
                                              • 34431

                                              #23
                                              DivineContent is a full page ad for College Fuckfest.

                                              what kind of content did they sell?
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                                              • MichaelAncher
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                                                • Feb 2003
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                                                #24
                                                The best thing for a content provider, it not having to make a living out of it...that's also improving the quality.
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                                                • Preben
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                                                  • Feb 2003
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                                                  #25
                                                  I know of one company with almost the same name as us? 1content. I have seen them in some resource listings but link does not work so they must be out of business and I do hope that we not get mixed up with them ?

                                                  As in all other business the strong survive ... you need a good product, you need to promote and marketing your product and you need to have some good customer service.

                                                  If not you will soon be out of business.

                                                  We opened just a month ago with all our own material and I must say I am positively surprised how good we have been received.

                                                  At the same time I have also heard from some of the larger players on the scene that they are a little nervous to do business with a new company. But so far orders are coming in every day and its our plan to stay in business for a long time, even though competition is hard. But that is only good, that way unhealthy business will die... and I think most webmasters know quality when they see it.
                                                  Last edited by Preben; 03-08-2003, 10:19 AM.
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                                                  • Loch
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                                                    • Feb 2002
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                                                    #26
                                                    Ive yet to see a big player in the content biz to go down.
                                                    However ive probably seen more then 20 of the really small guys crash and burn in the last year or so.

                                                    Clients are very loyal so i dont think you will see any of the bigger shops like Amp, Markham, Matrix etc etc etc go down

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