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Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 12:46 AM

Who was the first sponsor you got your first check from?
How much was it?
And what year was it?

I will start. I made my first few checks from Xpics back in 95'.
Not much to survive on but that is when I borrowed money to Start AgeCheck. Then it took another two years to see a profit. Then we started the first free adult web hosting and everything took off from then.

What about you?

brand0n · 02-10-2005, 12:48 AM

1st sponsor was econoclicks.com, my 1st check from them was 1500 bucks and that was 4 years ago in april

Abyss_Vee · 02-10-2005, 12:49 AM

My first sponsor check was actually not porn related, it was web advertising affiliate programs back in 95 or 96 when i was in 9th grade

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by brand0n

1st sponsor was econoclicks.com, my 1st check from them was 1500 bucks and that was 4 years ago in april

That was a great start. Congrats.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Abyss_Vee

My first sponsor check was actually not porn related, it was web advertising affiliate programs back in 95 or 96 when i was in 9th grade

All sounds true except the 9th Grade.

Abyss_Vee · 02-10-2005, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

All sounds true except the 9th Grade.

how does 9th grade not sound true?

UniversalPass Pete · 02-10-2005, 12:51 AM

First Virtual

What ever happen to them?

I think that was the name, that token payment system????

quiet · 02-10-2005, 12:52 AM

couple hundred bucks from adult check back in late 96, along with another check from an avs called pornopass right around the same time, for around the same amount.

swedguy · 02-10-2005, 12:52 AM

I think my first check was from Sweden Teens or Swedish Teens. Not sure if they're around any more.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Abyss_Vee

how does 9th grade not sound true?

Because you are in tenth now and I know you have been doing this for a couple of years.

Abyss_Vee · 02-10-2005, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

Because you are in tenth now and I know you have been doing this for a couple of years.

they keep holding me back, i was supposed to graduate class of 99

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UniversalPass Pete

First Virtual

What ever happen to them?

I remember them. Like one of the first processors. 4.95 one time fee.

Theo · 02-10-2005, 12:54 AM

i cant think of any good story now lol

i just somehow miss the times where i was more relaxed and with less worries

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quiet

couple hundred bucks from adult check back in late 96, along with another check from an avs called pornopass right around the same time, for around the same amount.

Yup, same here. And AdultSights too.

Theo · 02-10-2005, 12:55 AM

quiet,im mailing u in a bit

UniversalPass Pete · 02-10-2005, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

I remember them. Like one of the first processors. 4.95 one time fee.

I am trying to think if that's the name?? some kind of token system, the problem is the sale was allowed the surfer got access, and had the option of (later) accepting or declining the charge!

Wonder why they went out of business

UniversalPass Pete · 02-10-2005, 12:59 AM

Anyways, we used them and got hundereds of sales in a day, and found out we were only getting paid on like 10% of them!

that sucked!

quiet · 02-10-2005, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

Yup, same here. And AdultSights too.

adultsights!! i forgot all about them, that was the other avs i was using back then. lol.

quiet · 02-10-2005, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soul_Rebel

quiet,im mailing u in a bit

cool, no rush bro

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UniversalPass Pete

I am trying to think if that's the name?? some kind of token system, the problem is the sale was allowed the surfer got access, and had the option of (later) accepting or declining the charge!

Wonder why they went out of business

I remember them. They were ahead of their time.

UniversalPass Pete · 02-10-2005, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

I remember them. They were ahead of their time.

LOL Pre-emptive chargeback system!

I guess they were!

quiet · 02-10-2005, 01:08 AM

the first processor i used was interbill, starting in early 97. when they went under, they said they'd pay me all of my reserves in 6 months. i was so amazed, when 6 months later, they actually did!

i remember these guys ran their processing on a domain 'aol2.com', i wonder what happened to that lol.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quiet

the first processor i used was interbill, starting in early 97. when they went under, they said they'd pay me all of my reserves in 6 months. i was so amazed, when 6 months later, they actually did!

i remember these guys ran their processing on a domain 'aol2.com', i wonder what happened to that lol.

THEY PAID YOU. WOW.
aol2. Damn. That's why they went bankrupt.

UniversalPass Pete · 02-10-2005, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

I remember them. They were ahead of their time.

Is someone doing anything like this now? maybe the model makes more sense today????? I guess it's kinda like Paypal??

http://www.huamark.com/english/link/epay01.asp

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swedguy

I think my first check was from Sweden Teens or Swedish Teens. Not sure if they're around any more.

Where do these people go so soon. Crazy.

WWC-Moe B. · 02-10-2005, 01:28 AM

Good topic Dave... I've been in the industry for few years now selling content...and Raffi got me into this

For once i trusted him and can't say anything bad about it

Lots of great people here...

wargames · 02-10-2005, 01:29 AM

Nice thread.

A to the J · 02-10-2005, 01:32 AM

Dimeclicks / non adult 2001
I remem.. $56 lol

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moe B.

Good topic Dave... I've been in the industry for few years now selling content...and Raffi got me into this

For once i trusted him and can't say anything bad about it

Lots of great people here...

Good to hear man. That guy knows his shit.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A to the J

Dimeclicks / non adult 2001
I remem.. $56 lol

Nice, and that was the beginning.

Raven · 02-10-2005, 02:18 AM

First check was from my own pay site. 1998.

J$tyle$ · 02-10-2005, 02:20 AM

Virtual Dreams early 96 - one of the very first point-to-point video conferencing companies. I was earning $2 per minute and could get a Yahoo listing and start making $$$ in 24 - 72 hrs!

It was the logical next step from the phone sex biz.

Clay (now one of the owners of Paycom) was designing and promoting his own adult sites back then, and I asked him if he could start building sites for me that had the Virtual Dreams software available for download.

I think he charged me like $300 per site! I was selling these sites for $3500 - $7500 to my old phone sex clients and paying them $1 per minute and we were all making $$$!!!

LOL

... and this shit was ... bleeding edge - STATE OF THE MUTHAFUCKIN' ART!

The customer would log on using 14.4 or 28.8 modems back in those days and pay something crazy like $5.99 - $7.99 per minute!

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 02-10-2005, 02:40 AM

It hurts to much to think about the past.
Do we have to go there?

My past is a story of nothing but lost opportunity and making everyone else rich.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlienQ

It hurts to much to think about the past.
Do we have to go there?

My past is a story of nothing but lost opportunity and making everyone else rich.

Sorry buddy. But I am sure that is what made you who you are today. Right.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J$tyle$

Virtual Dreams early 96 - one of the very first point-to-point video conferencing companies. I was earning $2 per minute and could get a Yahoo listing and start making $$$ in 24 - 72 hrs!

It was the logical next step from the phone sex biz.

Clay (now one of the owners of Paycom) was designing and promoting his own adult sites back then, and I asked him if he could start building sites for me that had the Virtual Dreams software available for download.

I think he charged me like $300 per site! I was selling these sites for $3500 - $7500 to my old phone sex clients and paying them $1 per minute and we were all making $$$!!!

LOL

... and this shit was ... bleeding edge - STATE OF THE MUTHAFUCKIN' ART!

The customer would log on using 14.4 or 28.8 modems back in those days and pay something crazy like $5.99 - $7.99 per minute!

That's funny. Great story.

J$tyle$ · 02-10-2005, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

That's funny. Great story.

Even funnier ... I owned an "internet company" but didn't own a computer the first 3 months i was in business!

BradShaw · 02-10-2005, 04:05 PM

Xpics was my first big sponsor, I was sending them 100's of joins a day at one time and getting 6 figure prepays. I miss those days.

el_greco · 02-10-2005, 04:08 PM

I didn't see a check from my first sponsor...so I went to the second...NaughtyAmerica (SoCalCash at the time) and it was for roughly $100 somehwere in 00-01. I got rebills on those sales for 2 years.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 04:23 PM

Great stories. Keep them coming.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-10-2005, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J$tyle$

Even funnier ... I owned an "internet company" but didn't own a computer the first 3 months i was in business!

No fricken way. That is funny.

Doctor Dre · 02-10-2005, 04:25 PM

I think it was babylon-x or mod chip :P

probably in 98

02-10-2005, 12:46 AM	#1
Semi-Retired-Dave Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: LA Posts: 11,190	Lets share some good time stories...I'll share if you do. Who was the first sponsor you got your first check from? How much was it? And what year was it? I will start. I made my first few checks from Xpics back in 95'. Not much to survive on but that is when I borrowed money to Start AgeCheck. Then it took another two years to see a profit. Then we started the first free adult web hosting and everything took off from then. What about you? __________________ Support a Good Cause

02-10-2005, 12:48 AM	#2
brand0n been very busy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: the queen city Posts: 26,983	1st sponsor was econoclicks.com, my 1st check from them was 1500 bucks and that was 4 years ago in april __________________ 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.

02-10-2005, 12:51 AM	#7
UniversalPass Pete Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA http://www.universalpass.com Posts: 7,368	First Virtual What ever happen to them? I think that was the name, that token payment system???? __________________ V4.0 It's Here! NOT JUST AVS ANYMORE! Teen Whore Fetish All Milf Sluts Real Asian Cunts All Latina Cunts Massive XXX Boobs All Out Anal Since 1997. ICQ: 107746038 Last edited by UniversalPass Pete; 02-10-2005 at 12:53 AM..

02-10-2005, 12:52 AM	#8
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	couple hundred bucks from adult check back in late 96, along with another check from an avs called pornopass right around the same time, for around the same amount. __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP

02-10-2005, 12:59 AM	#17
UniversalPass Pete Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA http://www.universalpass.com Posts: 7,368	Anyways, we used them and got hundereds of sales in a day, and found out we were only getting paid on like 10% of them! that sucked! __________________ V4.0 It's Here! NOT JUST AVS ANYMORE! Teen Whore Fetish All Milf Sluts Real Asian Cunts All Latina Cunts Massive XXX Boobs All Out Anal Since 1997. ICQ: 107746038

02-10-2005, 12:49 AM	#3
Abyss_Vee Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,208	My first sponsor check was actually not porn related, it was web advertising affiliate programs back in 95 or 96 when i was in 9th grade

02-10-2005, 12:52 AM	#9
swedguy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,981	I think my first check was from Sweden Teens or Swedish Teens. Not sure if they're around any more.

02-10-2005, 12:54 AM	#13
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	i cant think of any good story now lol i just somehow miss the times where i was more relaxed and with less worries

02-10-2005, 12:55 AM	#15
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	quiet,im mailing u in a bit

02-10-2005, 01:08 AM	#22
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	the first processor i used was interbill, starting in early 97. when they went under, they said they'd pay me all of my reserves in 6 months. i was so amazed, when 6 months later, they actually did! i remember these guys ran their processing on a domain 'aol2.com', i wonder what happened to that lol. __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP Last edited by quiet; 02-10-2005 at 01:09 AM..

02-10-2005, 01:28 AM	#26
WWC-Moe B. Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,546	Good topic Dave... I've been in the industry for few years now selling content...and Raffi got me into this For once i trusted him and can't say anything bad about it Lots of great people here... __________________ Moe B. [email protected] ICQ - 286024627 Now get full videos with Matching High Res Photos !!! " CONTENT PROVIDER OF THE YEAR! " ~ XBIZ 2007, 2008 and 2009 AWARDS WINNER New IP-TV Streaming Technology Feeds for Your Site ! www.WorldWideFeeds.com !!!

02-10-2005, 01:29 AM	#27
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02-10-2005, 01:32 AM	#28
A to the J Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 47	Dimeclicks / non adult 2001 I remem.. $56 lol __________________ "Life's a journey not a destination"

02-10-2005, 02:18 AM	#31
Raven Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,874	First check was from my own pay site. 1998. __________________ Raven ~RETIRED~

02-10-2005, 02:20 AM	#32
J$tyle$ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 11,500	Virtual Dreams early 96 - one of the very first point-to-point video conferencing companies. I was earning $2 per minute and could get a Yahoo listing and start making $$$ in 24 - 72 hrs! It was the logical next step from the phone sex biz. Clay (now one of the owners of Paycom) was designing and promoting his own adult sites back then, and I asked him if he could start building sites for me that had the Virtual Dreams software available for download. I think he charged me like $300 per site! I was selling these sites for $3500 - $7500 to my old phone sex clients and paying them $1 per minute and we were all making $$$!!! LOL ... and this shit was ... bleeding edge - STATE OF THE MUTHAFUCKIN' ART! The customer would log on using 14.4 or 28.8 modems back in those days and pay something crazy like $5.99 - $7.99 per minute! Last edited by J$tyle$; 02-10-2005 at 02:21 AM..

02-10-2005, 02:40 AM	#33
AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE best designer on GFY Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IALIEN.COM - High Definition Video and Photographic Productions -ICQ 78943384 Posts: 30,307	It hurts to much to think about the past. Do we have to go there? My past is a story of nothing but lost opportunity and making everyone else rich. __________________ NAKED HOSTING FTW!11 I'm On The INSANE PLAN $9.95/mo! \| The Alien Blog Adult News Worth Reading Updated Daily \| Content For Sale! 641 PICS 216 MINUTES OF VIDEO $350.00 \|ICQ: 78943384 \|

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BradShaw Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: KB's trailer Posts: 7,840	Xpics was my first big sponsor, I was sending them 100's of joins a day at one time and getting 6 figure prepays. I miss those days. __________________ Sig too big http://www.gofuckyourself.com/gfy_faqs.html Want to use a large banner in your sig??? Contact Eric about getting on as an advertiser - eric AT adult.com

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el_greco Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: LA Posts: 352	I didn't see a check from my first sponsor...so I went to the second...NaughtyAmerica (SoCalCash at the time) and it was for roughly $100 somehwere in 00-01. I got rebills on those sales for 2 years. __________________ If you aren't afraid of failing, you're not pushing hard enough. el_greco - 177643483

02-10-2005, 04:23 PM	#39
Semi-Retired-Dave Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: LA Posts: 11,190	Great stories. Keep them coming. __________________ Support a Good Cause