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  • Paul Markham
    Too old to care
    • Jun 2001
    • 52942

    #1

    Why we retired from porn.

    After a successful career shooting and selling porn we were hit by two disasters.

    First my wife was in a near fatal car accident and expected to die in the night. She thankfully survived after 10 days in an induced coma in the trauma ward then 6 months in body caste.

    Then I discovered the lump on my neck was cancer which was stage four. After intensive chemo and radiation it took another year to bring me back to anything like healthy enough to look after myself.

    This happened mid 2007 to the end of 2009 and by then major customers in the US and UK had stopped buying any new material. This was a major problem losing large part of our magazine business meant we could no longer make the money we used to. Because online porn was never going to pay as much as offline porn.

    I was also 60 years old and with money in my private pensions, money still coming in from the sites I decided to enjoy the last years of my life. Recently my kidneys gave in, due to the chemo, and I'm housebound.

    So please stop saying I failed because I didn't make as much as people you pretend to know.



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  • King Mark
    So Fucking Banned
    • Aug 2016
    • 27033

    #2
    I don't wish all that on anybody.

    But you won troll of the year on here a few times. Most people probably assumed you had thicker skin and could roll with the insults.

    You on a kidney list?

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    • CaptainHowdy
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Dec 2004
      • 94733

      #3
      This is GFY, Paul . . . Failure is the first epithet they'll swing at you in an argument.

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      • Ferus
        Bye - Left to do stuff
        • Feb 2013
        • 4108

        #4
        Your Customer stoped buying your content 12 years ago - your own words. So you failed in my point of view.

        I wish you no harm, but I do wish you stop pretending you know how things work today.

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        • Beaver1
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2002
          • 651

          #5
          After all these things I would open a "goodbye gfy" thread
          to then spend the last part of my life with my family, friends or hobbies.

          The last thing I would do, is go back to an internet forum every day and to talk about things that i am retired from.

          Best regards
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          • trevesty
            Confirmed User
            • Aug 2006
            • 3810

            #6
            Originally posted by Ferus
            Your Customer stoped buying your content 12 years ago - your own words. So you failed in my point of view.

            I wish you no harm, but I do wish you stop pretending you know how things work today.
            Sums up my thoughts exactly.
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            • PR_Glen
              Confirmed User
              • Oct 2006
              • 9058

              #7
              Failure gets a bad rap...

              Nobody in this thread hasn't failed at something, including myself. Nobody in this industry hasn't failed at some point, even the ones who scored big and we tend to admire. It doesn't stop there either. Any major success you can think of in history (who is honest) has ever spoken or written of their journey have stories of failures along the way, both before and after their successes.

              You clearly had a ton of success with the offline part of things and I can't imagine anyone around here trying to deny you of this accomplishment. I don't think anyone here could even criticize how you handled it ending as it was a tough adjustment to even try to move things online, i'm sure. I may not know all the details of your online adventures but I do know what you have been saying over the years with regards to both content and the online industry and most of it has been incorrect, assumption based, and overall bad info.

              That being said, you didn't have success with online sales? who cares? most of us here never came close to what you did offline and never will so who says you have to be great at everything to have a qualified opinion? I may disagree with most of them in regards to content and online business but you still have a lot of experience that we can all learn a bit from. Personally, i wish you would just stick to your strengths as both online biz and politics are not your strengths ;)

              but at the end of the day you don't owe anyone here an explanation for anything.
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              • nikki99
                Supermodel
                • Nov 2004
                • 23087

                #8
                death will retire me
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                • Brian mike
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                  • Oct 2014
                  • 8735

                  #9
                  Originally posted by beaver1
                  after all these things i would open a "goodbye gfy" thread
                  to then spend the last part of my life with my family, friends or hobbies.

                  The last thing i would do, is go back to an internet forum every day and to talk about things that i am retired from.

                  Best regards
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                  • Kittens
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                    • Jan 2016
                    • 1440

                    #10
                    Originally posted by trevesty
                    Sums up my thoughts exactly.
                    Agreed whole heartedly.

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                    • JesseQuinn
                      feeding the wolves
                      • Aug 2012
                      • 6623

                      #11
                      all your trials and tribulations are called life. I've run a biz through multiple deaths of loved ones (most of my fam was in their 30's at min when I was born), serious personal health issues and yes, a car accident when a drunk driver hit me and kept me from dancing properly for months. not comparing that to being in a coma but honestly I wished I was in one as I recovered. being so limited in my movement was so painful in my head more than even in my body

                      yet I still ran my biz and banked throughout

                      yes you had success back in the day when your stat quo and frankly really boring content was in demand as most people didn't have 24 access to T&A on the internet for free so I guess looking at the female body was titillating. these days, you gotta be interesting and you never captured that. that's why you failed in the digital age, totally

                      you spend day after day here shitting on people, being mean and spiteful and bragging about success that was really easy to achieve in your era. you're bragging about the equivalent of A's in a non-advanced high school english class as an EFL and it's pathetic. pardon me while I get all up on my high horse over the boards I used to paint when I was a kid. all other personalized skateboard designs since I was 13 suck, they didn't have my talent. that's you

                      it wouldn't be pathetic if you accepted your retirement gracefully and didn't attempt to be so mean on your way out

                      this post itself is mean, I get that. I'll own it as you're deserving of some truth

                      you let the industry move on without you, and you are so angry about that

                      enjoy your well-earned retirement spending your days being a dick (for real, you are really mean, spiteful as well) on the net while a cam girl turned porn studio earns her second PH award in a row

                      that girl is a good friend of mine (actually she is a dual second in line in people I trust completely only second to my mom and above even my life partner) but of course she would need your vision in 'directing' her

                      she would have no idea what her paying clients want and are down to spend upon. she couldn't possibly create some of the most creative content I have ever seen on her own

                      you clearly get your 'talents' aren't needed anymore, why be an azz about it? not an age thing btw, two of my grandparents when they were alive were much more interesting, kind and curious than you

                      keep ranting though. dare you to read one of the insulting posts you write back to the mirror as you look into it
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                      • CaptainHowdy
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Dec 2004
                        • 94733

                        #12
                        Originally posted by JesseQuinn
                        . . .
                        "There she is - the one that's different. She's not coy or cute or corny. She's a good guy . . . She speaks her mind and she knows what she wants."

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                        • Mediamix
                          Dutch Webmaster!
                          • Sep 2013
                          • 3228

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Paul Markham
                          So please stop saying I failed because I didn't make as much as people you pretend to know.
                          I have mad respect for what you did in this industry, but sometimes you think you have all the knowledge about the online adult world.. You don't.

                          But we've got a lot to thank you for and I take my hat of for you!
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                          • Speigelau
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jul 2007
                            • 3032

                            #14
                            I don't think anyone is saying you failed in "adult", but more so that you were never successful transitioning your offline business to online, thus failed at online sales.

                            What has been especially annoying with many of your threads over the years is that your negative attitude towards online adult seems to be rooted in your lack of success with online sales, thus you stereotype the entire industry with your negative outlook because it somehow makes you feel better with your lack of online success.

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                            • HairyChick
                              Slowly dying
                              • Sep 2012
                              • 3091

                              #15
                              Originally posted by JesseQuinn
                              all your trials and tribulations are called life. I've run a biz through multiple deaths of loved ones (most of my fam was in their 30's at min when I was born), serious personal health issues and yes, a car accident when a drunk driver hit me and kept me from dancing properly for months. not comparing that to being in a coma but honestly I wished I was in one as I recovered. being so limited in my movement was so painful in my head more than even in my body

                              yet I still ran my biz and banked throughout

                              yes you had success back in the day when your stat quo and frankly really boring content was in demand as most people didn't have 24 access to T&A on the internet for free so I guess looking at the female body was titillating. these days, you gotta be interesting and you never captured that. that's why you failed in the digital age, totally

                              you spend day after day here shitting on people, being mean and spiteful and bragging about success that was really easy to achieve in your era. you're bragging about the equivalent of A's in a non-advanced high school english class as an EFL and it's pathetic. pardon me while I get all up on my high horse over the boards I used to paint when I was a kid. all other personalized skateboard designs since I was 13 suck, they didn't have my talent. that's you

                              it wouldn't be pathetic if you accepted your retirement gracefully and didn't attempt to be so mean on your way out

                              this post itself is mean, I get that. I'll own it as you're deserving of some truth

                              you let the industry move on without you, and you are so angry about that

                              enjoy your well-earned retirement spending your days being a dick (for real, you are really mean, spiteful as well) on the net while a cam girl turned porn studio earns her second PH award in a row

                              that girl is a good friend of mine (actually she is a dual second in line in people I trust completely only second to my mom and above even my life partner) but of course she would need your vision in 'directing' her

                              she would have no idea what her paying clients want and are down to spend upon. she couldn't possibly create some of the most creative content I have ever seen on her own

                              you clearly get your 'talents' aren't needed anymore, why be an azz about it? not an age thing btw, two of my grandparents when they were alive were much more interesting, kind and curious than you

                              keep ranting though. dare you to read one of the insulting posts you write back to the mirror as you look into it


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                              • HairyChick
                                Slowly dying
                                • Sep 2012
                                • 3091

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Speigelau
                                I don't think anyone is saying you failed in "adult", but more so that you were never successful transitioning your offline business to online, thus failed at online sales.

                                What has been especially annoying with many of your threads over the years is that your negative attitude towards online adult seems to be rooted in your lack of success with online sales, thus you stereotype the entire industry with your negative outlook because it somehow makes you feel better with your lack of online success.
                                Another accurate post.

                                The negativity toward industry people and the sites is not going to the win you points. People who do well aren’t sitting on their asses and bragging on gfy. Nor are they putting down anyone else in the industry.

                                I was forced to retire due to health issues. It isn’t easy to let go or stop coming up with ideas. Things end and that’s life.

                                I didn’t do as well online as I did offline but I did well enough to live easy and buy houses for my future. I don’t compare my earnings with others because no two people work alike.
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                                • AdultKing
                                  Raise Your Weapon
                                  • Jun 2003
                                  • 15601

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Paul Markham
                                  So please stop saying I failed because I didn't make as much as people you pretend to know.
                                  You are viewed through the prism of your posts on this forum, that is your problem.

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                                  • pimpmaster9000
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Dec 2011
                                    • 26732

                                    #18
                                    the first disaster was pauls photography skills...
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                                    • Paul Markham
                                      Too old to care
                                      • Jun 2001
                                      • 52942

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by King Mark
                                      I don't wish all that on anybody.

                                      But you won troll of the year on here a few times. Most people probably assumed you had thicker skin and could roll with the insults.

                                      You on a kidney list?
                                      I can now. It's the constant garbage that I failed from idiots who made less than me, so they failed as well. Plus every other content producer who worked online.

                                      Told my doctor to give any kidneys they have to younger people.



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                                      • Paul Markham
                                        Too old to care
                                        • Jun 2001
                                        • 52942

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by CaptainHowdy
                                        This is GFY, Paul . . . Failure is the first epithet they'll swing at you in an argument.
                                        True, when you have nothing else it's all that's left.



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                                        • Ferus
                                          Bye - Left to do stuff
                                          • Feb 2013
                                          • 4108

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Paul Markham
                                          I can now. It's the constant garbage that I failed from idiots who made less than me, so they failed as well.

                                          .
                                          Yeah, Tommy and I made so much less than you... You dont even know what we do.

                                          Right now Im on my way to Sweden and that one day will make me more than the best month you ever had. And I dont even need the money anymore, I work for fun and making the world a better place.

                                          This year I made 58000 squaremeters of new forrest.. What did you do Paul?

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                                          • Paul Markham
                                            Too old to care
                                            • Jun 2001
                                            • 52942

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Speigelau
                                            I don't think anyone is saying you failed in "adult", but more so that you were never successful transitioning your offline business to online, thus failed at online sales.

                                            What has been especially annoying with many of your threads over the years is that your negative attitude towards online adult seems to be rooted in your lack of success with online sales, thus you stereotype the entire industry with your negative outlook because it somehow makes you feel better with your lack of online success.
                                            Quantify what you call success for a content provider online.

                                            Is it selling exclusive sets and videos for a lot less than you get for them offline and via the content stores?

                                            Any content provider who can't sell his content online 10 times is producing pretty bad products. 10 x $60 = $600 for a solo girl set and video. Most sites won't pay $400 for a solo girl set and video.

                                            Is it because I didn't stop shooting for magazines, who paid 10 times what online, and open a paysite. Then everyone who didn't open a paysite "failed".

                                            No it's the belief that online was the best place to be. But the truth is offline porn made far more money than online. All online did was discover the huge amount of money to be made from selling porn and didn't ever think the money was always there.



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                                            • Paul Markham
                                              Too old to care
                                              • Jun 2001
                                              • 52942

                                              #23
                                              I'm a content producer who sells his work for as much as he can get.

                                              Any site that wanted to pay a price that competes with what we could make selling our content can tell me to shoot what they want. So that price is $5,000 for a solo girl set and video and I retain copyright. Lesbian and B/G goes for more. This isn't for a one off shoot, this is for constant buying.

                                              Anyone who doesn't think content can be worth this is not very clued up on the industry.

                                              As are people who keep saying online content is different from offline content. The customers doesn't change his personal porn tastes and preferences because he's online, doesn't have a clue. The only difference is what you can afford to produce or buy.

                                              Anyone who thinks PH awards are more important than money in the bank isn't thinking straight. Just because you know one person who does well doesn't mean anything. I know people who did far better.

                                              Did you ever stop and think I have to kiss your asses to make money?



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                                              • AdultKing
                                                Raise Your Weapon
                                                • Jun 2003
                                                • 15601

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Paul Markham
                                                But the truth is offline porn made far more money than online.
                                                You're joking right?

                                                Pornography was a small brown paper bag market before online porn disrupted that.

                                                Now there is no tangible offline market, the market is online. It's also exponentially larger.

                                                You're like a taxi driver sitting in the taxi queue at an airport wondering why people are taking an Uber instead.

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                                                • Struggle4Bucks
                                                  Sieg Hi!
                                                  • May 2011
                                                  • 3615

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Paul Markham
                                                  Any site that wanted to pay a price that competes with what we could make selling our content can tell me to shoot what they want. So that price is $5,000 for a solo girl set and video and I retain copyright. Lesbian and B/G goes for more. This isn't for a one off shoot, this is for constant buying.

                                                  Anyone who doesn't think content can be worth this is not very clued up on the industry.
                                                  You were overpayed. Period.
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                                                  • pornmasta
                                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                    • Jun 2006
                                                    • 20016

                                                    #26
                                                    Problem to make money in the porn industry ?
                                                    Better call paul...

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                                                    • Ferus
                                                      Bye - Left to do stuff
                                                      • Feb 2013
                                                      • 4108

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Paul Markham
                                                      But the truth is offline porn made far more money than online.
                                                      WTF are you talking about? They dident even make 10% of what the big online corps make today... Not even close.

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                                                      • thommy
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Jun 2003
                                                        • 5469

                                                        #28
                                                        so much truth is written here - too bad that paul ignores it and keep on repeating the same bullshit again and again.

                                                        the adult online family is something very rare in this world. hard but cordial. and i believe that none of us has fun to teach someone like paul every day (unsuccessfully) anew. i don't know how you feel but paul triggers something in me that we call in german "fremdschämen".

                                                        the word describes the feeling you have when you are ashamed of(for) someone else that you would rather respect and be proud of.

                                                        it feels like your grandfather hates his grandchildren for still being able to run marathons. it's like travelling back in time when the world was still flat and wanting to tell people that it is round.

                                                        paul would probably be the one who would be happy to light the pyre on which we would end for the truth.
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                                                        • trevesty
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Aug 2006
                                                          • 3810

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by JesseQuinn
                                                          all your trials and tribulations are called life. I've run a biz through multiple deaths of loved ones (most of my fam was in their 30's at min when I was born), serious personal health issues and yes, a car accident when a drunk driver hit me and kept me from dancing properly for months. not comparing that to being in a coma but honestly I wished I was in one as I recovered. being so limited in my movement was so painful in my head more than even in my body

                                                          yet I still ran my biz and banked throughout

                                                          yes you had success back in the day when your stat quo and frankly really boring content was in demand as most people didn't have 24 access to T&A on the internet for free so I guess looking at the female body was titillating. these days, you gotta be interesting and you never captured that. that's why you failed in the digital age, totally

                                                          you spend day after day here shitting on people, being mean and spiteful and bragging about success that was really easy to achieve in your era. you're bragging about the equivalent of A's in a non-advanced high school english class as an EFL and it's pathetic. pardon me while I get all up on my high horse over the boards I used to paint when I was a kid. all other personalized skateboard designs since I was 13 suck, they didn't have my talent. that's you

                                                          it wouldn't be pathetic if you accepted your retirement gracefully and didn't attempt to be so mean on your way out

                                                          this post itself is mean, I get that. I'll own it as you're deserving of some truth

                                                          you let the industry move on without you, and you are so angry about that

                                                          enjoy your well-earned retirement spending your days being a dick (for real, you are really mean, spiteful as well) on the net while a cam girl turned porn studio earns her second PH award in a row

                                                          that girl is a good friend of mine (actually she is a dual second in line in people I trust completely only second to my mom and above even my life partner) but of course she would need your vision in 'directing' her

                                                          she would have no idea what her paying clients want and are down to spend upon. she couldn't possibly create some of the most creative content I have ever seen on her own

                                                          you clearly get your 'talents' aren't needed anymore, why be an azz about it? not an age thing btw, two of my grandparents when they were alive were much more interesting, kind and curious than you

                                                          keep ranting though. dare you to read one of the insulting posts you write back to the mirror as you look into it
                                                          Very well said.
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                                                          • Grisey
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • Jan 2004
                                                            • 1805

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by JesseQuinn
                                                            on the net while a cam girl turned porn studio earns her second PH award in a row
                                                            Since when has winning a PH award mean you've fucking "made it"

                                                            I liked everything else in your post but thats retarded,

                                                            https://www.pornhub.com/awards/nominees

                                                            Not award for best producer, so would be hard for paul or any tog to win an award that doesn't exisit.
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                                                            • kmanrox
                                                              aka K-Man
                                                              • Oct 2001
                                                              • 29295

                                                              #31
                                                              Get well, Paul. Respect.
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                                                              • JesseQuinn
                                                                feeding the wolves
                                                                • Aug 2012
                                                                • 6623

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Grisey
                                                                Since when has winning a PH award mean you've fucking "made it"
                                                                was trying to make an example Paul could understand without outing her and the well-deserved income she earns off ph that is no one's business but hers

                                                                she owns her own studio, through that her content has twice won categories in the awards. Paul could never win one of those even if they allowed porn studio as a category. kinda the point, no one is interested in "what you are". it's what you do

                                                                something I can state without worry as it applies to me, Paul is selling 880 generic and uninspired videos for 5 bills. second last custom I made recently had a higher price point as my niche is rare and for him he likes that it's me in the clip

                                                                I'm almost 100% in adult these days so time to go collect cans to hopefully afford another hour of internet
                                                                throwing molotav cocktails at the precinct

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                                                                • celandina
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • Jun 2006
                                                                  • 11721

                                                                  #33
                                                                  wow, I never have seen so many ill willed folks as in this thread. I do not know Paul, but believe him and what his causes are. You should congratulate him on his longevity and beating the odds instead of "pissing on him" here ( and in other threads). If nothing else, you should respect his age if not his wisdom... so : All the best to you Paul, and all the " naysayers" can go and

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                                                                  • Ferus
                                                                    Bye - Left to do stuff
                                                                    • Feb 2013
                                                                    • 4108

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by celandina
                                                                    wow, I never have seen so many ill willed folks as in this thread. I do not know Paul, but believe him and what his causes are. You should congratulate him on his longevity and beating the odds instead of "pissing on him" here ( and in other threads). If nothing else, you should respect his age if not his wisdom... so : All the best to you Paul, and all the " naysayers" can go and
                                                                    What? You want US to respect him while he disrespects everyone not doing what he did? Because he is old?

                                                                    There is no ill will from anyone, people are just Done with him trying to pass himself of as someone who know anything about the business. Look at his content FFS! It's outdated 15 years ago. Look at his business - it was a mom-and-pops store at best.

                                                                    If he wants respect, he have to earn it

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                                                                    • incredibleworkethic
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Sep 2009
                                                                      • 2302

                                                                      #35
                                                                      I didn't know of you back when your work was more popular. But I respect your accomplishments during those eras. I too, wish you no harm. I hope you enjoy your life as best as you can given your kidney situation and take things like GFY lightly. What's the point of stressing out over this and caring what anyone has to say. You killed it in your time. That's pretty successful if you ask me.

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                                                                      • Kittens
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                                                                        • Jan 2016
                                                                        • 1440

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by celandina
                                                                        wow, I never have seen so many ill willed folks as in this thread. I do not know Paul, but believe him and what his causes are. You should congratulate him on his longevity and beating the odds instead of "pissing on him" here ( and in other threads). If nothing else, you should respect his age if not his wisdom... so : All the best to you Paul, and all the " naysayers" can go and
                                                                        Respect is earned not given. You want respect, you give respect.

                                                                        Paul has done no giving of respect. He just expects everyone to respect him because he was old enough to start early then failed to adapt.

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                                                                        • Kittens
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                                                                          • Jan 2016
                                                                          • 1440

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by Ferus
                                                                          This year I made 58000 squaremeters of new forrest..
                                                                          You deserve 58000% more respect than Paul.

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                                                                          • CaptainHowdy
                                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                            • Dec 2004
                                                                            • 94733

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by JesseQuinn
                                                                            so time to go collect cans to hopefully afford another hour of internet
                                                                            Guess we have something in common after all . . .

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                                                                            • RyuLion
                                                                              • Mar 2003
                                                                              • 32369

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Dear Paul,

                                                                              As you've noticed, the industry has changed, a lot!
                                                                              In Summary, we need to adapted! Come on..!

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                                                                              • astronaut x
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                                                                                • May 2011
                                                                                • 4844

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Paul and I have had some words, but I still have alot of respect for him.

                                                                                When I was younger and buying a bunch of porn mags, I didn't know I was looking at his work. But after getting into adult, I recognized his work.

                                                                                Paul is somewhat of a pioneer. A legend some might say.

                                                                                And Paul, you are not a failure. I also had a pretty good ride. But It was in the online realm. You have been a pretty influential force in porn in general.

                                                                                Good things don't last forever.
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                                                                                • Paul Markham
                                                                                  Too old to care
                                                                                  • Jun 2001
                                                                                  • 52942

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by AdultKing
                                                                                  You're joking right?

                                                                                  Pornography was a small brown paper bag market before online porn disrupted that.

                                                                                  Now there is no tangible offline market, the market is online. It's also exponentially larger.

                                                                                  You're like a taxi driver sitting in the taxi queue at an airport wondering why people are taking an Uber instead.
                                                                                  So tell me how much porn shops, x rated tv, telephone lines, magazines made in Germany and the US.

                                                                                  Agreed about offline customers now consuming free online. That's where most of your customers came from.



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                                                                                  • Paul Markham
                                                                                    Too old to care
                                                                                    • Jun 2001
                                                                                    • 52942

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by Ferus
                                                                                    WTF are you talking about? They dident even make 10% of what the big online corps make today... Not even close.
                                                                                    Bullshit. Tell that to Flynt, Hefner, Gold, Sullivan, etc.

                                                                                    Stop displaying your lack of knowledge about everything.



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                                                                                    • Paul Markham
                                                                                      Too old to care
                                                                                      • Jun 2001
                                                                                      • 52942

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by JesseQuinn
                                                                                      was trying to make an example Paul could understand without outing her and the well-deserved income she earns off ph that is no one's business but hers

                                                                                      she owns her own studio, through that her content has twice won categories in the awards. Paul could never win one of those even if they allowed porn studio as a category. kinda the point, no one is interested in "what you are". it's what you do

                                                                                      something I can state without worry as it applies to me, Paul is selling 880 generic and uninspired videos for 5 bills. second last custom I made recently had a higher price point as my niche is rare and for him he likes that it's me in the clip

                                                                                      I'm almost 100% in adult these days so time to go collect cans to hopefully afford another hour of internet
                                                                                      Today anyone earning a six figure income is doing well and you point that out with your posts.



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                                                                                      • Grisey
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                                                                                        • Jan 2004
                                                                                        • 1805

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by JesseQuinn
                                                                                        was trying to make an example Paul could understand without outing her and the well-deserved income she earns off ph that is no one's business but hers
                                                                                        Zero point in bring her into a comment

                                                                                        Originally posted by JesseQuinn
                                                                                        she owns her own studio, through that her content has twice won categories in the awards. Paul could never win one of those even if they allowed porn studio as a category.
                                                                                        Now nope paul wouldn't, BUT back in the day paul would win all the time because the amount of producers was so small he had hardly any competition, the same reason his content was in every single adult magazine going. Now magazine have loads of choice about who to work with and which content to use and buy.


                                                                                        Originally posted by JesseQuinn
                                                                                        something I can state without worry as it applies to me, Paul is selling 880 generic and uninspired videos for 5 bills. second last custom I made recently had a higher price point as my niche is rare and for him he likes that it's me in the clip
                                                                                        Shooting custom content thats so niche that one guy wants to wank over is totally different then 30 year old content package together of generic teens.

                                                                                        Paul charged $5k for a pic and video scene, so back in the day paul wins.

                                                                                        Adult Magazines here in the UK still pay $500 for 1 picture set.

                                                                                        Paul didn't adapt and thought the internet was fad, that was his biggest downfall then and being bitter about it ever since.
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                                                                                        • Paul Markham
                                                                                          Too old to care
                                                                                          • Jun 2001
                                                                                          • 52942

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by celandina
                                                                                          wow, I never have seen so many ill willed folks as in this thread. I do not know Paul, but believe him and what his causes are. You should congratulate him on his longevity and beating the odds instead of "pissing on him" here ( and in other threads). If nothing else, you should respect his age if not his wisdom... so : All the best to you Paul, and all the " naysayers" can go and
                                                                                          All I do is point out the failure of giving away for free in order to sell porn. That pisses the ones who have no alternative off big time.



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                                                                                          • Paul Markham
                                                                                            Too old to care
                                                                                            • Jun 2001
                                                                                            • 52942

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by Ferus
                                                                                            What? You want US to respect him while he disrespects everyone not doing what he did? Because he is old?

                                                                                            There is no ill will from anyone, people are just Done with him trying to pass himself of as someone who know anything about the business. Look at his content FFS! It's outdated 15 years ago. Look at his business - it was a mom-and-pops store at best.

                                                                                            If he wants respect, he have to earn it
                                                                                            If I was a mom and pop store at best where's your site so we can see how good it is.



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                                                                                            • Paul Markham
                                                                                              Too old to care
                                                                                              • Jun 2001
                                                                                              • 52942

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by incredibleworkethic
                                                                                              I didn't know of you back when your work was more popular. But I respect your accomplishments during those eras. I too, wish you no harm. I hope you enjoy your life as best as you can given your kidney situation and take things like GFY lightly. What's the point of stressing out over this and caring what anyone has to say. You killed it in your time. That's pretty successful if you ask me.
                                                                                              I'm not exceptional for offline content creators. A lot of us made far more than online guys did.



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                                                                                              • Paul Markham
                                                                                                Too old to care
                                                                                                • Jun 2001
                                                                                                • 52942

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Originally posted by Kittens
                                                                                                Respect is earned not given. You want respect, you give respect.

                                                                                                Paul has done no giving of respect. He just expects everyone to respect him because he was old enough to start early then failed to adapt.
                                                                                                I also give respect where it's due. The problem is I can't respect a business that from the beginning has tried to give away more than it needed to.

                                                                                                Why adapt to a market that paid far less? How does one adapt to a business like this in your opinion, what did I do wrong?



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                                                                                                • Grisey
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                                                                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                                                                  • 1805

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Paul Markham
                                                                                                  Bullshit. Tell that to Flynt, Hefner, Gold, Sullivan, etc.
                                                                                                  According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Sullivan is worth £1.15 billion

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                                                                                                  • Paul Markham
                                                                                                    Too old to care
                                                                                                    • Jun 2001
                                                                                                    • 52942

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by astronaut x
                                                                                                    Paul and I have had some words, but I still have alot of respect for him.

                                                                                                    When I was younger and buying a bunch of porn mags, I didn't know I was looking at his work. But after getting into adult, I recognized his work.

                                                                                                    Paul is somewhat of a pioneer. A legend some might say.

                                                                                                    And Paul, you are not a failure. I also had a pretty good ride. But It was in the online realm. You have been a pretty influential force in porn in general.

                                                                                                    Good things don't last forever.
                                                                                                    Thank you.



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