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lil2rich4u2 · 08-04-2003, 12:45 AM

The Hun: Conquering Online Porn

When The Hun built a link list in 1994, he was simply trying to learn HTML. Today, The Hun's Yellow Pages (www.thehun.net) is one of the Internet's top destinations for adult link lists, attracting more than 1.3 million unique visitors a day. Users flock to the site for its links to hundreds of pages filled with adult pictures and movies. Adult webmasters flock to the site, too -- getting a page listed on the Yellow Pages can mean tons of traffic and dozens of sign-ups.

Thehun.net is split in to three sections: The Hun's Yellow Pages, a list of links to free images and movies; The Hun's Thumbs-Up, a small TGP; and The Hun's Overflow, a page of galleries not included in the main site because of space constraints.

Together, the sites take up three servers, all of which are co-located in California with Hurricane Electric (www.he.com). The Hun?s Yellow Pages pull in a whopping three Terabytes of traffic per month. On Sun machines running Apache Web Server, they are connected to Hurricane Electric's backbone.

"They (Hurricane Electric) don't have to do much more than point out where we can hook up the servers," he says. "And of course keep the backbone up. So far they've been doing a great job at that."

Not bad for a site started in 1994 by a kid who had to pay long distance charges just to connect to the Internet. "[Getting online] was a pretty price for a student in the Netherlands at the time," he says.

Aside from creating high-traffic-Web site success, The Hun also became an accomplished programmer. In fact, coding now takes up the majority of his time. He says he spends a lot of time fine-tuning his server's operating system in order keep his sites running smoothly and his expenses down. "It's a lot more cost-effective than going for newer, faster servers," he says. "So we're constantly working on that."

The Hun says one of the biggest challenges in building the site was trying to generate revenue. "In the old days when there were no affiliate programs, it was hard to get sponsors," he says. Since that time, however, advertising has "gone through the roof.? Proof of this, is the size of the waiting list, of advertisers wanting to be on his sites.

With ad sales booming, the Hun?s only challenge now is updating the site with the least amount of overhead. "I run the site pretty much on my own," he says. He did, however, outsource his advertising and sales responsibilities, which are now handled by Florida-based Cybercat Productions (Cybercatinc.com).

When asked about his nickname, The Hun explains: "I was in a demo group at the time, programming 3D rendered graphic animations and stuff," he says. "Everybody was using a handle in those groups, so I had to come up with one myself. That became 'The Hun'."

Although his name is well known, no one online can afford to sleep on an idea. Always innovating, he's currently working on Linkshelf.com, a new site that allows users to access its bookmarks from anywhere in the world. The Hun says he has lots of ideas in the works, but he?s keeping them under wraps for now.

"There are always new ideas," he says. "More ideas than time."

article

many other stories and good interviews HERE

TDF · 08-04-2003, 12:47 AM

ANOTHER STUPID STUPID THREAD..

TDF · 08-04-2003, 12:47 AM

bring on the typing jackasses

MuleScrote · 08-04-2003, 12:47 AM

So how does the hun make money?

lil2rich4u2 · 08-04-2003, 12:49 AM

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Originally posted by toodamnfli
ANOTHER STUPID STUPID THREAD..

what exactly makes it stupid? i found it rather interesting.

atleast its biz related, unlike the nonsense you post half the time.

Haha69 · 08-04-2003, 12:50 AM

Those articles contain so much bullshit it's not even funny anymore....

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YNOT Bob serves up a taste of the adult industry. And while Bob speaks his mind on the site, he says even on his own message boards, he finds it "kind of hard for me to be myself - a little nuttier, a little crazier." But Bob is forthright in his opinions. That?s why YNOT one of the Internet's most popular adult webmaster resource portals.

Nothing against Bob, I like him, but whoever wrote the statement "Bob is what made Ynot one of the most popular resource portals" needs to get a catscan.

Trax · 08-04-2003, 12:50 AM

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Originally posted by lil2rich4u2
The Hun: Conquering Online Porn

Together, the sites take up three servers, all of which are co-located in California with Hurricane Electric (www.he.com). The Hun?s Yellow Pages pull in a whopping three Terabytes of traffic per month. On Sun machines running Apache Web Server, they are connected to Hurricane Electric's backbone.

this is very interesting
if the servers are in the states:
isnt it illegal for the hun to list beast content for example???
someone told me that that you fall under US law if your server is located in the us!

isnt that correct??

TDF · 08-04-2003, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lil2rich4u2

what exactly makes it stupid? i found it rather interesting.

atleast its biz related, unlike the nonsense you post half the time.

90% ass licking mixed with 10% stupidity =100% lil2rich

Ice · 08-04-2003, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by toodamnfli

90% ass licking mixed with 10% stupidity =100% lil2rich

detoxed · 08-04-2003, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by toodamnfli

90% ass licking mixed with 10% stupidity =100% lil2rich

lol, he must love the BradShaw banner on GFY

Haha69 · 08-04-2003, 12:54 AM

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If there's anyone in the position to predict the future of the industry, it's Mark Tiarra. As a consultant involved in the industry since 1996, he has worked on over 2,000 sites and served a client roster of hundreds, helping webmasters build, promote and profit from their adult Web sites.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHA

Want to travel back to '96 / '97 and see if Mark's predictions from back then all came true???

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA

TDF · 08-04-2003, 12:55 AM

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Originally posted by detoxed

lol, he must love the BradShaw banner on GFY

chemistry 101.

lil2rich4u2 · 08-04-2003, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Haha69

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHA

Want to travel back to '96 / '97 and see if Mark's predictions from back then all came true???

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA

whats wrong with mark?

i consult him on every project i attempt, and he hasnt failed me yet.

ever since i began consulting with him, my income has shot up.

John3 · 08-04-2003, 01:01 AM

Every time I read one of your threads I become more convinced that you were abducted by aliens back in 1999. They just returned you to earth and you believe that the online world hasn't changed in your abscence.

TDF · 08-04-2003, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by John3
Every time I read one of your threads I become more convinced that you were abducted by aliens back in 1999. They just returned you to earth and you believe that the online world hasn't changed in your abscence.

ouch

Doctor Dre · 08-04-2003, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Haha69

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHA

Want to travel back to '96 / '97 and see if Mark's predictions from back then all came true???

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA

You'd be surprised

the Shemp · 08-04-2003, 01:10 AM

was that really the Hun, or was it his reviewer?

John3 · 08-04-2003, 01:12 AM

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Originally posted by the Shemp
was that really the Hun, or was it his reviewer?

Why wouldn't you think it was Patrick?

Preacher · 08-04-2003, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trax

this is very interesting
if the servers are in the states:
isnt it illegal for the hun to list beast content for example???
someone told me that that you fall under US law if your server is located in the us!

isnt that correct??

...and there is a law against beast in california
hm
http://internetdump.com/users/akita/states-law.htm

the Shemp · 08-04-2003, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by John3

Why wouldn't you think it was Patrick?

the pic of the Hun on this page is not the Hun, its his asistant.
http://www.nyclubgirls.com/faces/men.html

quiet · 08-04-2003, 01:30 AM

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Originally posted by the Shemp

the pic of the Hun on this page is not the Hun, its his asistant.
http://www.nyclubgirls.com/faces/men.html

true.

and tdf is one of the smartest people on this board.

Drake · 08-04-2003, 01:31 AM

lil2rich4u2 · 08-04-2003, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by the Shemp

the pic of the Hun on this page is not the Hun, its his asistant.
http://www.nyclubgirls.com/faces/men.html

yea i think nina told me that at the party, but i hadnt had chance to fix.

always too damn busy.

John3 · 08-04-2003, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by the Shemp

the pic of the Hun on this page is not the Hun, its his asistant.
http://www.nyclubgirls.com/faces/men.html

I thought you were referring to the article, not lilrich's page

the Shemp · 08-04-2003, 01:37 AM

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Originally posted by lil2rich4u2

yea i think nina told me that at the party, but i hadnt had chance to fix.

always too damn busy.

You met Nina? you should quit the business now, you've maxed out.

TDF · 08-04-2003, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet

true.

and tdf is one of the smartest people on this board.

quiet, i never thought i would see the day you'd tell an untruth

lil2rich4u2 · 08-04-2003, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by the Shemp

You met Nina? you should quit the business now, you've maxed out.

beleive me i know it.

also met virtuamike and missbunny

could die happy now

MarkTiarra · 08-05-2003, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Haha69

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHA

Want to travel back to '96 / '97 and see if Mark's predictions from back then all came true???

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA

Hey somebody told me I was comin' up smelly on GFY and I couldn't find anything til I discovered the ol' search feature. =]

First - thanks to LilR and Dr. Dre for being nice enough to say something.

Second - I don't claim to be any kind of djinni or claim to be brighter than anyone else in this business. We're in an industry full off very inteeligent people (and some plain old nutcakes but hey that makes it fun!). All I ever claim is that I've bothered to keep tons and tons of data and because I am involved in many people's projects instead of just my own corner of the world, I can tend to give advice that isn't myopic.

I wouldn't ever tell someone to listen to me and ignore what others say but I won't sell information I have short either. It's analagous to when a webmaster posts asking about this billing company or that and he has to take an amalgamation of the posted responses to his question to divine what the overall truth might be. Since I'm working with and getting current data from so many clients I'll have more than just my own experience with a billing company to share so asking me those types of questions (and consulting things in general) just offers you answers that are based on a wider array data sources.

All that said, I'm off to pursue the one totally wrong decision I ever made which is to be a lifelong Red Sox fan... Fenway it is...

stocktrader23 · 08-05-2003, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by the Shemp

You met Nina? you should quit the business now, you've maxed out.

Amen.

CarolCox · 08-05-2003, 02:11 PM

Hey! Mark Tiarra made me the very first banner I ever had for my website, way back in 1995. It was a nice surprise from a really nice guy

I've never known Mark to refuse anyone help.

Carol Cox
http://www.carolcox.com

CoxCash
http://www.coxcash.com

CarolCox · 08-05-2003, 02:24 PM

Mark, I even found the old banner you did for me way back when

Giorgio_Xo · 08-05-2003, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trax

this is very interesting
if the servers are in the states:
isnt it illegal for the hun to list beast content for example???
someone told me that that you fall under US law if your server is located in the us!

isnt that correct??

Yeppers. U.S. jurisdiction.

pronbot · 08-05-2003, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lil2rich4u2

whats wrong with mark?

i consult him on every project i attempt, and he hasnt failed me yet.

ever since i began consulting with him, my income has shot up.

What fucking income would that be ?
you cant even fucking get your WWW adress right on your damn profile!

chowda · 08-05-2003, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CarolCox
Mark, I even found the old banner you did for me way back when

everytime i see ur name i remember carl cox the dj

MarkTiarra · 08-05-2003, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CarolCox
Hey! Mark Tiarra made me the very first banner I ever had for my website, way back in 1995. It was a nice surprise from a really nice guy

I've never known Mark to refuse anyone help.

Carol Cox
http://www.carolcox.com

CoxCash
http://www.coxcash.com

Wow I actually remember that banner! I was so excited to meet you and Danny in Orlando too. Do you remember that poor older couple sitting next to us in the lobby as we were talking business? The shock factor on their faces was priceless! =]

08-04-2003, 12:45 AM	#1
lil2rich4u2 ICQ: 175171926 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New York, NY Posts: 11,046	The Hun: Conquering Online Porn The Hun: Conquering Online Porn When The Hun built a link list in 1994, he was simply trying to learn HTML. Today, The Hun's Yellow Pages (www.thehun.net) is one of the Internet's top destinations for adult link lists, attracting more than 1.3 million unique visitors a day. Users flock to the site for its links to hundreds of pages filled with adult pictures and movies. Adult webmasters flock to the site, too -- getting a page listed on the Yellow Pages can mean tons of traffic and dozens of sign-ups. Thehun.net is split in to three sections: The Hun's Yellow Pages, a list of links to free images and movies; The Hun's Thumbs-Up, a small TGP; and The Hun's Overflow, a page of galleries not included in the main site because of space constraints. Together, the sites take up three servers, all of which are co-located in California with Hurricane Electric (www.he.com). The Hun?s Yellow Pages pull in a whopping three Terabytes of traffic per month. On Sun machines running Apache Web Server, they are connected to Hurricane Electric's backbone. "They (Hurricane Electric) don't have to do much more than point out where we can hook up the servers," he says. "And of course keep the backbone up. So far they've been doing a great job at that." Not bad for a site started in 1994 by a kid who had to pay long distance charges just to connect to the Internet. "[Getting online] was a pretty price for a student in the Netherlands at the time," he says. Aside from creating high-traffic-Web site success, The Hun also became an accomplished programmer. In fact, coding now takes up the majority of his time. He says he spends a lot of time fine-tuning his server's operating system in order keep his sites running smoothly and his expenses down. "It's a lot more cost-effective than going for newer, faster servers," he says. "So we're constantly working on that." The Hun says one of the biggest challenges in building the site was trying to generate revenue. "In the old days when there were no affiliate programs, it was hard to get sponsors," he says. Since that time, however, advertising has "gone through the roof.? Proof of this, is the size of the waiting list, of advertisers wanting to be on his sites. With ad sales booming, the Hun?s only challenge now is updating the site with the least amount of overhead. "I run the site pretty much on my own," he says. He did, however, outsource his advertising and sales responsibilities, which are now handled by Florida-based Cybercat Productions (Cybercatinc.com). When asked about his nickname, The Hun explains: "I was in a demo group at the time, programming 3D rendered graphic animations and stuff," he says. "Everybody was using a handle in those groups, so I had to come up with one myself. That became 'The Hun'." Although his name is well known, no one online can afford to sleep on an idea. Always innovating, he's currently working on Linkshelf.com, a new site that allows users to access its bookmarks from anywhere in the world. The Hun says he has lots of ideas in the works, but he?s keeping them under wraps for now. "There are always new ideas," he says. "More ideas than time." article many other stories and good interviews HERE __________________ HEY!! Unbeatable hosting! Customer service is top notch! --> ISPrime <-- Do a search on any board, their reputation is rock solid .. for years!!

08-04-2003, 12:47 AM	#2
TDF Triple OG nigga on GFY Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in the BP4L family compound Posts: 27,296	ANOTHER STUPID STUPID THREAD.. __________________ Sig heil

08-04-2003, 12:47 AM	#3
TDF Triple OG nigga on GFY Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in the BP4L family compound Posts: 27,296	bring on the typing jackasses __________________ Sig heil

08-04-2003, 12:47 AM	#4
MuleScrote Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,601	So how does the hun make money? __________________ ICQ 78681003

08-04-2003, 01:01 AM	#14
John3 Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 1,214	Every time I read one of your threads I become more convinced that you were abducted by aliens back in 1999. They just returned you to earth and you believe that the online world hasn't changed in your abscence. __________________ Hook 'em.

08-04-2003, 01:10 AM	#17
the Shemp congrats to the winners Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Echo Beach Posts: 10,891	was that really the Hun, or was it his reviewer? __________________ i use Vacares...so should you Submit your picture galleries to my site...Outlaw TGP

08-04-2003, 01:31 AM	#22
Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	Hmm

08-05-2003, 02:11 PM	#30
CarolCox The Original WebGirl! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Green Valley, ON, CA Posts: 325	Hey! Mark Tiarra made me the very first banner I ever had for my website, way back in 1995. It was a nice surprise from a really nice guy I've never known Mark to refuse anyone help. Carol Cox http://www.carolcox.com CoxCash http://www.coxcash.com

08-05-2003, 02:24 PM	#31
CarolCox The Original WebGirl! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Green Valley, ON, CA Posts: 325	Mark, I even found the old banner you did for me way back when