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Nasdaq · 08-27-2001, 06:17 AM

Just found this Article :
http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories...805300,00.html

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dynamite · 08-27-2001, 07:18 AM

I don't agree with that article. If you can't make any decent money, then it's something wrong with your strategy. Of course there is more competition, but don't forget there are ~500 million internet users worldwide (June/July 2001 statistics). Expect a lot of newcomers from EU and Asia in next two years.

Wizzo · 08-27-2001, 09:06 AM

I thought the article was right on target...

Naughty · 08-27-2001, 09:27 AM

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Originally posted by Wizzo:
I thought the article was right on target...

hmm, Quote:
"To save money, pay operators are increasingly "shaving" down the true number of surfers who actually buy memberships"

I hope that is not the reason for only 11 hits in 3 weeks to Eraser

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Amputate Your Head · 08-27-2001, 09:33 AM

I've read it twice, but I refuse to believe it. LA LA LAAAA LAAAA LAAAA LAAAA LAAA I'M NOT LISTENING....

Lensman · 08-27-2001, 10:19 AM

Interesting article, I read it the other day.

I think it's only half right, many of the older guys that were making money despite themselves are feeling hard times. The easy shortcuts and poor disclosure/policies are no longer tolerated, so those guys have to actually do legit business.

Considering the economy and the mainstream .com downfall, the adult .com biz has held it's own pretty well.

shunga · 08-27-2001, 11:40 AM

"If you make more than $1,500 profit in six months, you're doing well"

Babagirls · 08-27-2001, 01:01 PM

hell, i havent made one penny since i started about 6 months ago LOL

i built a gallery a day, but i only have one site....i cant seem to find the time

I'm still trying though! I REFUSE to give up!

12clicks · 08-27-2001, 01:15 PM

until they interview me, they will remain clueless as to whats going on on the net. Adult or otherwise.

On-top · 08-27-2001, 03:59 PM

I have to agree with Lensman. There are some good points made, with a lot of truth in that article. A lot of guys who made decent money a couple years ago with very little effort are having a very hard time adapting to a more competitive environment. It's a more stagnant environment, and to gain share now, the traffic has to come from a competitor. Where as before, in a repidly expanding market place, new traffic had to be constantly absorbed.

You can tell though, by folks who have their game on, that the business possibilities are still very open. And until Connie Chung gets the in-depth interview with 12Clicks, the real world is never going to be able to tell you what's going on in this business better than you can from the inside.

CDSmith · 08-27-2001, 04:42 PM

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Originally posted by shunga:
"If you make more than $1,500 profit in six months, you're doing well"

God, if it ever took me more than six weeks to make that much I think I'd quit. Too much good opportunity online though, so I'd say that the above statement is true only due to the vast amount of newbs that are just trying to get started.

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Originally posted by Babagirls:
hell, i havent made one penny since i started about 6 months ago LOL

Don't worry, it took me nearly a whole year to figure out that I needed to trade links with other sites in order to get traffic

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Originally posted by Babagirls:
i cant seem to find the time

And there is your problem right there. A lot of people give a lot of shitty advice about how to succeed in this business, but one fact that is indesputeable is you get out what you put in. You need to make this a priority. It's the old "shit or get off the pot" theorem at work.

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Originally posted by Babagirls:
I'm still trying though! I REFUSE to give up!

And therein lies your greatest weapon to success -- the desire and determination to succeed. You've got the commitment, now you just need to put the rest of your life on hold for about 2 years and you'll be retired from any "day job" you may have now.

Trust me, working from home be da bomb.
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08-27-2001, 06:17 AM	#1
Nasdaq Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NY Posts: 8	Interesting Article about Online Sex Biz. Just found this Article : http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories...805300,00.html ------------------ Nasdaq ------------------

08-27-2001, 07:18 AM	#2
dynamite Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 63	I don't agree with that article. If you can't make any decent money, then it's something wrong with your strategy. Of course there is more competition, but don't forget there are ~500 million internet users worldwide (June/July 2001 statistics). Expect a lot of newcomers from EU and Asia in next two years.

08-27-2001, 09:06 AM	#3
Wizzo 2011 GFY Hall of Fame! Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Back in Texas! Posts: 15,224	I thought the article was right on target...

08-27-2001, 09:33 AM	#5
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	I've read it twice, but I refuse to believe it. LA LA LAAAA LAAAA LAAAA LAAAA LAAA I'M NOT LISTENING....

08-27-2001, 10:19 AM	#6
Lensman GFY Chaperone Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Adult.com Posts: 9,846	Interesting article, I read it the other day. I think it's only half right, many of the older guys that were making money despite themselves are feeling hard times. The easy shortcuts and poor disclosure/policies are no longer tolerated, so those guys have to actually do legit business. Considering the economy and the mainstream .com downfall, the adult .com biz has held it's own pretty well.

08-27-2001, 11:40 AM	#7
shunga Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Loveland Posts: 994	"If you make more than $1,500 profit in six months, you're doing well"

08-27-2001, 01:01 PM	#8
Babagirls Text Writer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 18,812	hell, i havent made one penny since i started about 6 months ago LOL i built a gallery a day, but i only have one site....i cant seem to find the time I'm still trying though! I REFUSE to give up!

08-27-2001, 01:15 PM	#9
12clicks Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: God's right hand Posts: 19,789	until they interview me, they will remain clueless as to whats going on on the net. Adult or otherwise.

08-27-2001, 03:59 PM	#10
On-top Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: IN Posts: 2,283	I have to agree with Lensman. There are some good points made, with a lot of truth in that article. A lot of guys who made decent money a couple years ago with very little effort are having a very hard time adapting to a more competitive environment. It's a more stagnant environment, and to gain share now, the traffic has to come from a competitor. Where as before, in a repidly expanding market place, new traffic had to be constantly absorbed. You can tell though, by folks who have their game on, that the business possibilities are still very open. And until Connie Chung gets the in-depth interview with 12Clicks, the real world is never going to be able to tell you what's going on in this business better than you can from the inside.