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D-Money · 02-29-2004, 05:16 PM

50 Sig Whores yellin' and screaming, "Lars, look at me! Pick me!"

Xenophage · 02-29-2004, 09:33 PM

yup that is sooo true

monkeysnap · 02-29-2004, 11:30 PM

I've been buying and selling thousands of dollars in sig spots every month for going on two years. There's a market there and I make money with it. I've said it all along, sigs rule. Being the first one out there doing it though, as with anything, has been a tough haul. People thought it was stupid at first, but hey, they're just now catching on. More business for me.

KRL · 02-29-2004, 11:34 PM

The celeb factor has definitely come upon our industry.

brand0n · 03-30-2004, 09:17 PM

TheJimmy · 03-30-2004, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by toodamnfli

my sig isnt for sale

mine isn't either...it's only for lease

$5 submissions · 03-30-2004, 09:38 PM

For sig marketing try http://www.webmasterlabor.com/rates.html

davidd · 03-30-2004, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by D-Money

Even a big player needs a bottom feeder to promote their stuff.

Sadly, I think most of the bottom feeders are getting 99.99% of their revenue from selling their sigs. Implied success does not equal success.

-dd

Long time no speak, by the way.

Screaming · 03-30-2004, 09:44 PM

the concept is good, but who clicks these things? i mean really i know i dont

SleazyDream · 03-30-2004, 09:53 PM

people tend to jump on trends when they are over.

sig whoring might still make a few people like me a few bucks, but as a whole the hype is done.

Someone comming to GFY today and expecting to make a living whoring out their sig isn't going to be able to do it - and the few people who did get some money for their sigs really don't care if they get money for them or not.

but being a board rep is the next step - boards are in touch with the industry and it makes sense for a company to have someone show a presence on the boards representing them. not just spamming all day but making new connections and sniffing out any opportunities for the company to persue and pitfalls to avoid

montel · 03-30-2004, 11:04 PM

are people actually making some kind of living out of this board stuff?

pornstar2pac · 03-30-2004, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SleazyDream
people tend to jump on trends when they are over.

sig whoring might still make a few people like me a few bucks, but as a whole the hype is done.

Someone comming to GFY today and expecting to make a living whoring out their sig isn't going to be able to do it - and the few people who did get some money for their sigs really don't care if they get money for them or not.

but being a board rep is the next step - boards are in touch with the industry and it makes sense for a company to have someone show a presence on the boards representing them. not just spamming all day but making new connections and sniffing out any opportunities for the company to persue and pitfalls to avoid

agreed

jayeff · 03-30-2004, 11:23 PM

I used to find almost all my sponsors, hosts, software, content, etc., on message boards. But particularly since sigs started being used for promotion, I'm far more likely to surf around sites for ideas.

More than that, since referrer payments first started the dilution of what was genuinely useful or entertaining for me, I spend less and less time on the boards. On a typical board that I visited from 1998 to 2001, I likely posted 1,500 times a year. This is the board I visit most often now, and after 3 years I have still to reach 400.

If it works for board owners, sponsors and those who sell their sigs, I guess there isn't much to say, but I cannot imagine why anyone would ever click on a sig nowadays. It was bad enough when people started choosing their sigs because of the size of the webmaster referral payout and promoted sponsors you couldn't find a trace of on their sites. Now sig space is being sold, sigs are meaningless as any kind of recommendation.

D-Money · 03-30-2004, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by davidd

Long time no speak, by the way.

Sup playboy?

How's everything?

02-29-2004, 05:16 PM	#51
D-Money Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Player Del Ray Posts: 9,716	50 Sig Whores yellin' and screaming, "Lars, look at me! Pick me!" __________________ Still Ballin'

02-29-2004, 11:30 PM	#53
monkeysnap Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 603	I've been buying and selling thousands of dollars in sig spots every month for going on two years. There's a market there and I make money with it. I've said it all along, sigs rule. Being the first one out there doing it though, as with anything, has been a tough haul. People thought it was stupid at first, but hey, they're just now catching on. More business for me. __________________ I make sex games and you might also know me as 'orange'.

02-29-2004, 11:34 PM	#54
KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	The celeb factor has definitely come upon our industry. __________________ If you would like to develop your domains, you can lease inexpensive foreign labor from the leaders in the field at iWebmasters.com TO LOWER YOUR COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! * * * * * * * * * * * * Domains Adult News KRL's Newsletter Biz Tips Just Listed Domains

03-30-2004, 09:17 PM	#55
brand0n been very busy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: the queen city Posts: 26,983	__________________ want to buy this spot for cheap? it is of course for sale. long term deals are always the best bet. brand0n/ at/ a o l dot commies.

03-30-2004, 09:38 PM	#57
$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	For sig marketing try http://www.webmasterlabor.com/rates.html __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

02-29-2004, 09:33 PM	#52
Xenophage Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 12,122	yup that is sooo true

03-30-2004, 09:44 PM	#59
Screaming I can change this!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18,972	the concept is good, but who clicks these things? i mean really i know i dont

03-30-2004, 09:53 PM	#60
SleazyDream I'm here for SPORT Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phone # (401) 285-0696 Posts: 41,470	people tend to jump on trends when they are over. sig whoring might still make a few people like me a few bucks, but as a whole the hype is done. Someone comming to GFY today and expecting to make a living whoring out their sig isn't going to be able to do it - and the few people who did get some money for their sigs really don't care if they get money for them or not. but being a board rep is the next step - boards are in touch with the industry and it makes sense for a company to have someone show a presence on the boards representing them. not just spamming all day but making new connections and sniffing out any opportunities for the company to persue and pitfalls to avoid __________________ This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog! Now read without the word dog.

03-30-2004, 11:04 PM	#61
montel Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: See sig! Posts: 2,606	are people actually making some kind of living out of this board stuff? __________________ Barefootsies

03-30-2004, 11:23 PM	#63
jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	I used to find almost all my sponsors, hosts, software, content, etc., on message boards. But particularly since sigs started being used for promotion, I'm far more likely to surf around sites for ideas. More than that, since referrer payments first started the dilution of what was genuinely useful or entertaining for me, I spend less and less time on the boards. On a typical board that I visited from 1998 to 2001, I likely posted 1,500 times a year. This is the board I visit most often now, and after 3 years I have still to reach 400. If it works for board owners, sponsors and those who sell their sigs, I guess there isn't much to say, but I cannot imagine why anyone would ever click on a sig nowadays. It was bad enough when people started choosing their sigs because of the size of the webmaster referral payout and promoted sponsors you couldn't find a trace of on their sites. Now sig space is being sold, sigs are meaningless as any kind of recommendation. Last edited by jayeff; 03-30-2004 at 11:25 PM..