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  • emmasexytime
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2015
    • 4512
    #1

    Stories about webmasters golden years

    I and I am sure others want to hear some of the stories of what it was like as a porn webmaster during the years of like 2000-2007.

    What programs did you offer?

    What sort of payments did you receive?

    What costs did you have?

    How many sites did you have?

    How much traffic was there?

    Who were the biggest players in that period?


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    • CurrentlySober
      Too lazy to wipe my ass
      • Aug 2002
      • 38946
      #2
      I wrote a long detailed post about one of my projects back in around 2003 including all the math behind it, along with the earnings.

      I posted it within the last 3 months - I'll look later when I have time to see if I can locate it - I just know it wont come up easily with the search...


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        • plsureking
          bored
          • Aug 2003
          • 4904
          #3
          there's so many analogies for those years. gold rush is the most common.

          early adopters paid the biggest price but got the most gold. once word got out, everybody wanted in. now today, you need African mining rights to make money in porn



          i got in late in the early wave (2002).

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            • BRKUK
              Confirmed User
              • Sep 2022
              • 41
              #4
              The golden era is coming with age verification. The big players are struggling.

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                • Lief Thorson
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2023
                  • 528
                  #5
                  Originally posted by BRKUK
                  The golden era is coming with age verification. The big players are struggling.
                  I look forward to age verification and being able to sell porn again

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                    • plsureking
                      bored
                      • Aug 2003
                      • 4904
                      #6
                      Originally posted by BRKUK
                      The golden era is coming with age verification. The big players are struggling.
                      you mean the thieves and pirates who crushed the early winners?

                      the 2008-2019 era was pretty sad. many producers left...

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                        • CurrentlySober
                          Too lazy to wipe my ass
                          • Aug 2002
                          • 38946
                          #7
                          Originally posted by CurrentlySober
                          I wrote a long detailed post about one of my projects back in around 2003 including all the math behind it, along with the earnings.

                          I posted it within the last 3 months - I'll look later when I have time to see if I can locate it - I just know it wont come up easily with the search...
                          Found it - Its all written hypothetically of course, but it gives a good idea of the money coming in, from just one single solo site that was updated once a week or so...

                          https://gfy.com/23095533-post12.html

                          A little more info, in order to answer obvious questions, is that the site displaying the banner was the Sunday Sport Newspaper in the UK. I wasn't paying for advertising - It was a straight split with David Sullivan (The Owner)

                          Obviously I didn't earn that EVERY week, but even after the split, it was still pretty much more money each week, than the average UK person would have earnt in an entire year...

                          Those were MY golden years...


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                            • V_RocKs
                              Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                              • Nov 2003
                              • 32449
                              #8
                              You must mean before there were tubes. Because before there were tubes money in porn was easy to come by. Oddly enough tubes came in right about the same time the housing market was taking a shit. So, as stated earlier, the porn industry was taking a shit right around the same time as the rest of the world.

                              How did I get paid? Epassporte. I also rarely had to buy Xmas presents because most programs like traffic cash gold, pimp dollars, light speed cash, etc had pretty generous bonus programs where they also paid you in their own currency that you could then use in their stores.

                              For instance, back when ipods were the new thing I got 5 of them, plus two mountain bikes, a laptop, a large flat screen monitor, an HDTV, etc, etc. I literally did all of my shopping for my kids, nephews and nieces in this way.

                              On top of that, I was considered a large affiliate by many programs so every year they sent me an Xmas care package filled with things like scotch, branded clothing, branded koozies, pens, coffee cups, etc. If you came to my house and got something out of my kitchen you knew I worked for porn in some capacity.

                              I still get those care packages. But they aren't as nice as they were back when I was 1/10th the affiliate I am now.

                              I never paid for stats remote. I always got free years of it from one of those bonus programs.

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                                • Rochard
                                  Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                  • Dec 2001
                                  • 75733
                                  #9
                                  2000-2008 were great years.

                                  I remember one kid bought a cute sounding domain name and put up a TGP. All he needed to do was create a logo and put it on top, install a script, and select which sites to promote. Two or three hours worth of work and he was making money the following day. Within a year it was making him six figures.

                                  One TGP.

                                  It was crazy.
                                  Herschel Savage
                                  Brooklyn, NY

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                                    • fuzebox
                                      making it rain
                                      • Oct 2003
                                      • 22352
                                      #10
                                      Given what I know now about billing, those companies back then paying $25 pps were banking...

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                                        • fuzebox
                                          making it rain
                                          • Oct 2003
                                          • 22352
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by V_RocKs
                                          You must mean before there were tubes. Because before there were tubes money in porn was easy to come by. Oddly enough tubes came in right about the same time the housing market was taking a shit. So, as stated earlier, the porn industry was taking a shit right around the same time as the rest of the world.
                                          I started making real money after the tubes. Despite doing tgps and freesites since 2003, 2011 and 2012 were my biggest years until recently. 2021 and 2022 were bigger than those, and 2023 is looking to be my best

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                                            • Colmike9
                                              (>^_^)b
                                              • Dec 2011
                                              • 7230
                                              #12
                                              I was in middle school tricking people to go to whitehouse.com to try to get them in trouble..
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                                                • Tasty1
                                                  Bla bla blaa
                                                  • Jan 2005
                                                  • 9529
                                                  #13
                                                  With a new virus and lockdowns we can get the golden ages of the Corona period back.

                                                  everything is fake

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                                                    • plsureking
                                                      bored
                                                      • Aug 2003
                                                      • 4904
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Rochard
                                                      2000-2008 were great years.

                                                      I remember one kid bought a cute sounding domain name and put up a TGP. All he needed to do was create a logo and put it on top, install a script, and select which sites to promote. Two or three hours worth of work and he was making money the following day. Within a year it was making him six figures.

                                                      One TGP.

                                                      It was crazy.
                                                      that kid could have been a lot of guys on here. guaranteed he has gray hair now

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                                                        • Tubevideditor
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Sep 2013
                                                          • 352
                                                          #15
                                                          My paysite experiences:

                                                          The excitement of getting a getting a listing on thehun.net (for free), then worrying if the traffic will bring your server down. That one listing usually guaranteed me 25+ full price sales (not cheap or free joins).

                                                          Remembering my first sale and thinking it was pretty easy and a year later, 5 figure weekly checks were rolling in.

                                                          The magical day of breaking 100+ new (full price) joins in a 24 hour period.

                                                          The excitment was so much more back in the early 2000's. It was great fun dealing with and talking with affiliates who were also really keen. My ICQ list of active affiliates was big and was a pleasure working with almost all of them ;)

                                                          GFY used to move so fast. An unanswered post could be knocked off the front page by the day was done. There were some other cool forums too, now theres just here really and its so slow but a sign of the times with market being so fragmented.

                                                          I wish I could re-live 2000 - 2006 again.

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                                                            • Roald
                                                              SecretFriends.com
                                                              • May 2001
                                                              • 27910
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by fuzebox
                                                              Given what I know now about billing, those companies back then paying $25 pps were banking...
                                                              Even Dee paying $90 PPS was banking


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                                                                • Tube Face
                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                  • Apr 2023
                                                                  • 83
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Roald
                                                                  Even Dee paying $90 PPS was banking
                                                                  yeah but then he banged those people's cards to their limits

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                                                                    • Roald
                                                                      SecretFriends.com
                                                                      • May 2001
                                                                      • 27910
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by Tube Face
                                                                      yeah but then he banged those people's cards to their limits
                                                                      No shit


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                                                                        • celandina
                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                          • Jun 2006
                                                                          • 11723
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by emmasexytime
                                                                          I and I am sure others want to hear some of the stories of what it was like as a porn webmaster during the years of like 2000-2007.

                                                                          What programs did you offer?

                                                                          What sort of payments did you receive?

                                                                          What costs did you have?

                                                                          How many sites did you have?

                                                                          How much traffic was there?

                                                                          Who were the biggest players in that period?


                                                                          On line since 2004.

                                                                          What programs did you offer? NONE. Buy DVD for 30 bucks or GFY

                                                                          What sort of payments did you receive? 30 bucks per DVD now it is per purchased stream, 48 h rental is 1/2 price

                                                                          What costs did you have? about 70 to 100 K to make one movie unfortunately had to drop costs to about 30 K

                                                                          How many sites did you have? One and still have one

                                                                          How much traffic was there? Do not know and never figured it out to this day have Google Analytics but am to busy making content and DO NOT understand that shit anyway

                                                                          Who were the biggest players in that period? In "my neighborhood" Viv Thomas,Met ART..I do not count tubes... and they still are , well maybe add Lesbea and Ifeelmyself

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                                                                            • AutumnBH
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Oct 2012
                                                                              • 298
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Here is a truly inspirational post by one of the best to ever do it.

                                                                              https://gfy.com/fucking-around-and-b...ttle-life.html

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                                                                                • plsureking
                                                                                  bored
                                                                                  • Aug 2003
                                                                                  • 4904
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by celandina
                                                                                  On line since 2004.

                                                                                  What programs did you offer? NONE. Buy DVD for 30 bucks or GFY

                                                                                  What sort of payments did you receive? 30 bucks per DVD now it is per purchased stream, 48 h rental is 1/2 price

                                                                                  What costs did you have? about 70 to 100 K to make one movie unfortunately had to drop costs to about 30 K

                                                                                  How many sites did you have? One and still have one

                                                                                  your visitor messages are lit

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                                                                                    • MakeMeGrrrrowl
                                                                                      Grrrrrrrrr
                                                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                                                      • 4986
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by Lief Thorson
                                                                                      I look forward to age verification and being able to sell porn again
                                                                                      Do we think this is going to come back around?

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                                                                                        • plsureking
                                                                                          bored
                                                                                          • Aug 2003
                                                                                          • 4904
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by MakeMeGrrrrowl
                                                                                          Do we think this is going to come back around?
                                                                                          OF definitely broke open wallets we thought were permanently closed by the dipshit tubes. now we need to get those wallets comfortable with buying other products.

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                                                                                            • cordoba
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Feb 2010
                                                                                              • 1363
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by CurrentlySober

                                                                                              A little more info, in order to answer obvious questions, is that the site displaying the banner was the Sunday Sport Newspaper in the UK. I wasn't paying for advertising - It was a straight split with David Sullivan (The Owner)
                                                                                              I remember the Sunday Sport, that takes me back. Surely it's not still going? Is Linsey Dawn McKenzie still modelling for them?

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                                                                                                • Yanks_Todd
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Aug 2003
                                                                                                  • 2493
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Colmike9
                                                                                                  I was in middle school tricking people to go to whitehouse.com to try to get them in trouble..
                                                                                                  I am still good friends with the owners of whitehouse.com
                                                                                                  Todd Spaits - Co-founder -YanksCash
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                                                                                                    • V_RocKs
                                                                                                      Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                                                                                                      • Nov 2003
                                                                                                      • 32449
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by fuzebox
                                                                                                      I started making real money after the tubes. Despite doing tgps and freesites since 2003, 2011 and 2012 were my biggest years until recently. 2021 and 2022 were bigger than those, and 2023 is looking to be my best
                                                                                                      Going into my best years too.

                                                                                                      But pre-tubes it was everyone's best years. By that I mean everyone was making a lot of money. Okay, not everyone. I was. And I knew many who made more than me.

                                                                                                      With tubes the oldest sites out there like sleazy dream, milkman book, elephant list, etc all died a quick and painful death.

                                                                                                      The affiliates who made comfortable livings with $6k months went to $2k and had to find jobs.


                                                                                                      I'm doing 250% better now than I did back then. But the industry has shrunken 20000%.

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                                                                                                        • CurrentlySober
                                                                                                          Too lazy to wipe my ass
                                                                                                          • Aug 2002
                                                                                                          • 38946
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by cordoba
                                                                                                          I remember the Sunday Sport, that takes me back. Surely it's not still going? Is Linsey Dawn McKenzie still modelling for them?
                                                                                                          Still going to print, but not a patch on the 'Big Deal' (& Circulation Numbers) that it used to be. I haven't seen LDM since around 2011? She's probably still going on onlyfans though.

                                                                                                          Nice girl. Warmer and friendlier than you might expect her to be.


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                                                                                                            • plsureking
                                                                                                              bored
                                                                                                              • Aug 2003
                                                                                                              • 4904
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by V_RocKs
                                                                                                              Going into my best years too.

                                                                                                              But pre-tubes it was everyone's best years. By that I mean everyone was making a lot of money. Okay, not everyone. I was. And I knew many who made more than me.

                                                                                                              With tubes the oldest sites out there like sleazy dream, milkman book, elephant list, etc all died a quick and painful death.

                                                                                                              The affiliates who made comfortable livings with $6k months went to $2k and had to find jobs.


                                                                                                              I'm doing 250% better now than I did back then. But the industry has shrunken 20000%.
                                                                                                              pornhub launch - the day the music died



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                                                                                                                • celandina
                                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                  • Jun 2006
                                                                                                                  • 11723
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by plsureking
                                                                                                                  your visitor messages are lit

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                                                                                                                    • fuzebox
                                                                                                                      making it rain
                                                                                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                                                                                      • 22352
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by V_RocKs
                                                                                                                      Going into my best years too.

                                                                                                                      But pre-tubes it was everyone's best years. By that I mean everyone was making a lot of money. Okay, not everyone. I was. And I knew many who made more than me.

                                                                                                                      With tubes the oldest sites out there like sleazy dream, milkman book, elephant list, etc all died a quick and painful death.

                                                                                                                      The affiliates who made comfortable livings with $6k months went to $2k and had to find jobs.


                                                                                                                      I'm doing 250% better now than I did back then. But the industry has shrunken 20000%.
                                                                                                                      Who is "everyone"? Everyone I know is doing better than they were 15 years ago.

                                                                                                                      The affiliate model was just a way to acquire traffic. There is more traffic than there ever was before, and today's companies are doing just fine with that traffic.

                                                                                                                      The fact when it became harder than "submit a gallery and watch sales roll in", everyone had to get a job, just shows that those guys were lucky to even be here.

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                                                                                                                        • adultinnovation
                                                                                                                          WIFE CHANGING MONEY
                                                                                                                          • Mar 2019
                                                                                                                          • 5347
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Well I remember promoting some program back in like 2000 or 2001 where they were paying $1.00 for every free join you sent. Meaning all the person you sent to the site had to do was register free and you got $1

                                                                                                                          I was making like $300 / day off that plus extra money when one of those free joins decided to buy a monthly subscription to the site. The program sent me two big buckets full pop corn and candies and goodies as a gift because I was making them so many joins

                                                                                                                          Those days are longggggggggggggggggggggggggggg gone forever.
                                                                                                                          Adult Design
                                                                                                                          HTML5 programming, Wordpress, Paysite Design, Logo Design & branding, Motion graphics, Tutorial Videos, Motion Advertisement's, 3D and 2D animation

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                                                                                                                            • plsureking
                                                                                                                              bored
                                                                                                                              • Aug 2003
                                                                                                                              • 4904
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by fuzebox
                                                                                                                              Who is "everyone"? Everyone I know is doing better than they were 15 years ago.

                                                                                                                              The affiliate model was just a way to acquire traffic. There is more traffic than there ever was before, and today's companies are doing just fine with that traffic.

                                                                                                                              The fact when it became harder than "submit a gallery and watch sales roll in", everyone had to get a job, just shows that those guys were lucky to even be here.
                                                                                                                              i wish i could click like so i dont have to do this



                                                                                                                              was this board built in the 1890's?

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                                                                                                                                • djroof
                                                                                                                                  JuicyDevils.gr Owner
                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                                                                                                  • 25505
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Chameleon Submitter, TGP's, ePassporte, more adult webmasters boards

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                                                                                                                                    • bns666
                                                                                                                                      Confirmed Fetishist
                                                                                                                                      • Mar 2005
                                                                                                                                      • 11554
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      2020s are golden years too...
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                                                                                                                                        • plsureking
                                                                                                                                          bored
                                                                                                                                          • Aug 2003
                                                                                                                                          • 4904
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by bns666
                                                                                                                                          2020s are golden years too...
                                                                                                                                          im posting too much but thank allah for the Rona

                                                                                                                                          or whatever fable u follow

                                                                                                                                          Rona got people at home thinking about their own life

                                                                                                                                          dumb plan. end of civilization. however, great for porn, cuz most those losers are single or lonely.

                                                                                                                                          porn sales skyrocketed during Rona.

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                                                                                                                                            • King Mark
                                                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                              • Aug 2016
                                                                                                                                              • 27033
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              I'd like some more GFY swag. I know I can just make one, but fuck that. I lost my final GFY T-Shirt in Vegas 2 summers ago. Left it at the pool at the Luxor by accident. I was mad as shit when I realized it, that shirt lasted many years.

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                                                                                                                                                • mikeet
                                                                                                                                                  this & that
                                                                                                                                                  • May 2005
                                                                                                                                                  • 5387
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by adultinnovation
                                                                                                                                                  Well I remember promoting some program back in like 2000 or 2001 where they were paying $1.00 for every free join you sent. Meaning all the person you sent to the site had to do was register free and you got $1

                                                                                                                                                  I was making like $300 / day off that plus extra money when one of those free joins decided to buy a monthly subscription to the site. The program sent me two big buckets full pop corn and candies and goodies as a gift because I was making them so many joins

                                                                                                                                                  Those days are longggggggggggggggggggggggggggg gone forever.
                                                                                                                                                  Sounds like WegCash

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                                                                                                                                                    • Colmike9
                                                                                                                                                      (>^_^)b
                                                                                                                                                      • Dec 2011
                                                                                                                                                      • 7230
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Hey mods, you should pretend that it's still the golden years and send me a GFY hoodie.
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                                                                                                                                                      I make a lot more money in the medical field in a lab now, fuck you guys. Don't ask me to come back, but do join Chaturbate in my sig, it still makes bank without me touching shit for years..

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                                                                                                                                                        • INever
                                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                          • Jan 2005
                                                                                                                                                          • 4031
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Sat at the cafe and cloned a few web pages, making a blog from the texts.

                                                                                                                                                          Just before a big vacation found out that blog was the #1 search result for the sponsor. Ca-ching.

                                                                                                                                                          It was that easy.
                                                                                                                                                          I love Camdough

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                                                                                                                                                            • Look Chang
                                                                                                                                                              Voyeur
                                                                                                                                                              • Sep 2010
                                                                                                                                                              • 18255
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              My best years were from 2004 to 2013 with the paysite lbfm.net which is now closed. I am now elderly and retired and just have an affiliate site to keep in touch with the porn industry.

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