When did you get your start in Adult?! - GoFuckYourself.com

BrettJ · 02-23-2006, 08:05 PM

inspired by a thread of BradShaws,

I was curious, when did you get your start in adult? Doing what?

I started in June/July of 1999 - working for Sexhound in their marketing department.

Incorporated the current company Feb 8th of 2001. Launched DormAngels march 3rd of 2001. (about to celebrate it's 5th birthday)

So... let's hear where/when you got your start...

Spunky · 02-23-2006, 08:07 PM

99 started sites in Yahoo groups and MSN communities

who · 02-23-2006, 08:08 PM

1998, in highschool for about a year (webmaster - no result) then back into it in 2002 (at company similar to ifriends), quit that in 2004 and wming till present.

TMM_John · 02-23-2006, 08:11 PM

Late 1996, first domain reg'd Jan of '97

Blizzard · 02-23-2006, 08:18 PM

Since 1884

ozmatt · 02-23-2006, 08:22 PM

the year 2000 for me, designing sites/banners etc

J$tyle$ · 02-23-2006, 09:03 PM

96/97

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...ghlight=Ambush

The Heron · 02-23-2006, 09:26 PM

Online since 99. Though not sure you can say that first year or two I was putting out anything real impressive haha.

LaurieX · 02-23-2006, 09:31 PM

2000 started with TheAdultWebmaster (Now owned by YNOT)

Babagirls · 02-23-2006, 09:33 PM

early 2001

K&P Promo · 02-23-2006, 09:53 PM

2002 Ash asked me if I could make her a site so I wasn't turning that down

BusterBunny · 02-23-2006, 09:58 PM

after i drank the jesus juice

Syl · 02-23-2006, 10:34 PM

Started adult in Dec 2003

MichaelP · 02-23-2006, 10:41 PM

January 1996 after my first trip to Vegas for the CES, I then discovered the biz at a small adult show at the Sahara... Almost no internet by then but a lot of CD rom that I started to sell thru classiffeds in newspaper, then came the internet, so I started designing website. Got one of my big breaks in 2000 when I did Penthouse's Carl Wachter website....

60grand · 02-23-2006, 10:42 PM

Feb 01 06. been mainstream before.

biftek · 02-23-2006, 10:46 PM

around about 2000 for me

BrettJ · 02-23-2006, 11:00 PM

nice ... some good stories and some old schoolers here

Sosa · 02-23-2006, 11:18 PM

august of 2001 I think is when I started. Read an article on the net about it and started then.

BradM · 02-23-2006, 11:22 PM

Feb 2003. I worked for mainstream companies before (march 2000) I even really knew there were adult "affiliate programs"

If only I knew then when I know now!

Bastone · 02-23-2006, 11:23 PM

i was given this opportunity in 2004 for JuggCash and I don't regret the choice! Working wiith a great group of people and it's great meeting people at the shows! Looking forward to meeting more of you guys at upcoming shows and finally launching this program!

WWC · 02-23-2006, 11:23 PM

Started in 1989 by inventing the personals ( 976, 900, 011, etc ) in print... and live sex, psychic lines, sports picks, etc....

Then converted towards internet in 1994.....

Had about 380+ adult sites and affiliate program AdultLounge.com which i sold in July 2005...

Now running WorldWideContent.com and soon launching WorldWideFeeds.com :-)

dpw · 02-23-2006, 11:24 PM

Just now for me - mainly do mainstream design.

Jakke PNG · 02-23-2006, 11:25 PM

I made my first adult site in 1996 on my ISP's space, and with stolen images. Got listed on persiankitty. Then someone emailed me and told me it was a bad idea to steal pics, and my ISP threatened me with $10k bill per month on bandwidth, so I took the shit offline.

I then, in 1997 or so registered my first domain, and bought some content from web-legal. I played with it until 1999 when I had to take mandatory military service, in 2000 I moved to my own apartment and started to work more in adult. At this point my job was to drive a cab, I got caught speeding and lost my license for 3 month.. a perfect opportunity to start working full-time. That was summer of 2000. Income wasn't good, as I was a retard.

In 2001 I found out that there was a community of people I can learn from. Before this I hadn't red any tutorials, and hadn't networked with anyone. I just did things my way..and without much success.
I joined boards and have since multiplied my monthly income (and expenses :P) many times over.

The short history of TGF. you're welcome.

BrettJ · 02-24-2006, 01:05 PM

very cool.... any more stories

Methodcash Rick · 02-24-2006, 01:29 PM

Started in adult in 91 back in the BBS days, running a fairly large adult BBS, then this "internet" thing came along so we went online officially December 95, and haven't looked back since.

Wiggles · 02-24-2006, 01:35 PM

i started in 1999 promoting xpics, then they went bankrupt and i quit.

King Adam · 02-24-2006, 01:37 PM

1998 - Stated off making TGPs ... mostly for Busty-Amteurs.com
1999 - Moved to San Diego and go a job with Busty-Amateurs.com

american pervert · 02-24-2006, 01:39 PM

1998 with videosecrets

uncjordan · 02-24-2006, 01:39 PM

July 2004 a spammer friend told me about GFY and I started reading daily. August 31st, 2004 I made my first investment buying a spot on sleazydream with pimprolls $77 promo day. I was dead broke and I didn't have a clue what I was doing. I knew nothing about html and barely anything about computers. After that I never looked back.

Peaches · 02-24-2006, 01:42 PM

I started "in adult" in 1993 working for a 900 company (a few years earlier if you include working for the company that supplied the 900 numbers). Then in 1996 started on the internet.

SilentKnight · 02-24-2006, 01:46 PM

Started in 1992 - video editor for AOV, Canada's largest retailer in adult video rentals.

Started our own adult-based BBS around '97(ish)...

Launched our first bdsm/fetish website Kastle Archives in 1999.

Launched Scrunt's Male BDSM Erotica website in 2001.

So we're in for 14 years thus far...

loverboy · 02-24-2006, 01:46 PM

early 2002, a job all rolled into one (Web Designer/Developer/Tech Support) under a leading industry hosting company based in Texas

Downtime · 02-24-2006, 01:46 PM

what? adult? i thought this was a mainstream forum

Peaches · 02-24-2006, 01:48 PM

As usual, I am doing things backasswards - I started 100% fulltime in adult and now I'm doing it part time

BrettJ · 02-24-2006, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peaches

As usual, I am doing things backasswards - I started 100% fulltime in adult and now I'm doing it part time

tee hee... I just spit my coke on the computer .... too cute

bdld · 02-24-2006, 01:56 PM

sometime in early 2000.

SiningGang · 02-24-2006, 08:02 PM

almost 1yr as adesigner.....

auronsite · 02-24-2006, 08:41 PM

almost 1 yr now. designing adult galleries, banners etc..

polle54 · 02-24-2006, 08:46 PM

2001 one of my friends had a year ealier made $200k+ on eight months and he was no more than 18

so he tought me how to build CJ sites and in 2002-2003 I had some more time and I started to make some 100k CJ sites and made what was left in the dialer biz up until beginning 2005.

the CJ biz is almost dead so had to convert and I am still converting and playing more and more with CPC and SEO work.

Gotta love this biz

Jason · 02-24-2006, 10:45 PM

99 with the orginal cherrydrops.com

working in online since 98 with GoTo.com (Overture) as one of 4 main site developers but started as a database developer.. then GreatDomains.com (Verisign) as their first developer then the development manager.

so.. paysites since day one.

i guess you can say I had a thing for domains and search engines.

SmutGiant · 02-25-2006, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason

then GreatDomains.com (Verisign) as their first developer then the development manager.

Do you know why they got rid of the chat on GD? That place was my GFY of back in the day lol...

Kassidy · 02-25-2006, 12:37 AM

Started back in early 2001 and the last 5 years have flown by. Best decision I ever made was to lose my 9-5 and work from home.

Gnus · 02-25-2006, 12:42 AM

Nov of 1999 is when a good friend of mine got me started in the business.

Gary

Paul Markham · 02-25-2006, 01:10 AM

Started in 1977 taking photos of my first wife and others girls and selling them via the post. Easy and profitable.

KRL · 02-25-2006, 01:13 AM

"Call Me Now Baby!"

When most folks here were still in diapers.

Joe_Blow · 02-25-2006, 01:26 AM

1995 or so selling VHS videos via mail order.

RAM · 02-25-2006, 01:31 AM

Nov 97

MikeSmoke · 02-25-2006, 01:36 AM

Started my magazine in 1994...dipped my toe into online in 1996...went full time in 1999 when i realized that i was making more with 20 tiny free sites and my fledgling paysite than i had ever made at my 9-5 (and I was fairly high
up the ladder in my previous profession ;-)

jaromir · 02-25-2006, 01:45 AM

1998/99 In the university I started my gallery biz

Morgan · 02-25-2006, 02:16 AM

1997-1998

02-23-2006, 08:05 PM	#1
BrettJ ol' timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 4,715	When did you get your start in Adult?! inspired by a thread of BradShaws, I was curious, when did you get your start in adult? Doing what? I started in June/July of 1999 - working for Sexhound in their marketing department. Incorporated the current company Feb 8th of 2001. Launched DormAngels march 3rd of 2001. (about to celebrate it's 5th birthday) So... let's hear where/when you got your start...

02-23-2006, 08:07 PM	#2
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,944	99 started sites in Yahoo groups and MSN communities __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

02-23-2006, 08:11 PM	#4
TMM_John Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6,660	Late 1996, first domain reg'd Jan of '97 __________________ Skype: JohnA1078 Too Much Media - Makers of the Industry's Leading Payite Management Platform, NATS!

02-23-2006, 08:22 PM	#6
ozmatt Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: brisvegas, australia Posts: 1,843	the year 2000 for me, designing sites/banners etc __________________ NEW NEW Pimpin Pays Version 2 NEW NEW *** * * AIM - pwize69 - ICQ - 4664 7757 - EMAIL** - matt at pimpinpays dot com * PIMPIN DESIGN - $699 PAYSITES * HIT ME UP NOW - PIMPINPAYS.COM

02-23-2006, 09:31 PM	#9
LaurieX Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,541	2000 started with TheAdultWebmaster (Now owned by YNOT) __________________ [email protected] ICQ# 81820905 Aim LaurieX THE BANNER YOU ARE TRYING TO RUN IS CAUSING ERRORS FOR EVERYONE ON GFY. PLEASE CORRECT IT!!!

02-23-2006, 08:08 PM	#3
who So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ICQ #23642053 Posts: 19,593	1998, in highschool for about a year (webmaster - no result) then back into it in 2002 (at company similar to ifriends), quit that in 2004 and wming till present.

02-23-2006, 08:18 PM	#5
Blizzard Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 200	Since 1884

02-23-2006, 09:03 PM	#7
J$tyle$ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 11,500	96/97 http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...ghlight=Ambush

02-23-2006, 09:26 PM	#8
The Heron Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,488	Online since 99. Though not sure you can say that first year or two I was putting out anything real impressive haha.

02-23-2006, 09:33 PM	#10
Babagirls Text Writer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 18,812	early 2001 __________________ Need a Text Writer? Blogs\|Reviews\|Descriptions\|Paysites\|TGP's\|Stories ICQ: 397892500

02-23-2006, 09:53 PM	#11
K&P Promo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 75	2002 Ash asked me if I could make her a site so I wasn't turning that down __________________

02-23-2006, 09:58 PM	#12
BusterBunny perverted justice decoy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: unborn still in the womb connected via blackberry Posts: 19,291	after i drank the jesus juice __________________ my sig caught gonoherpasyphilaids and died

02-23-2006, 10:34 PM	#13
Syl Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: AZ Posts: 1,953	Started adult in Dec 2003 __________________ Syl ICQ 304 908 973 [email protected]

02-23-2006, 10:41 PM	#14
MichaelP Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: QWEBEC Corporate Office Posts: 7,124	January 1996 after my first trip to Vegas for the CES, I then discovered the biz at a small adult show at the Sahara... Almost no internet by then but a lot of CD rom that I started to sell thru classiffeds in newspaper, then came the internet, so I started designing website. Got one of my big breaks in 2000 when I did Penthouse's Carl Wachter website....

02-23-2006, 10:42 PM	#15
60grand Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 100	Feb 01 06. been mainstream before. __________________ 1,2

02-23-2006, 10:46 PM	#16
biftek So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,030	around about 2000 for me

02-23-2006, 11:00 PM	#17
BrettJ ol' timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 4,715	nice ... some good stories and some old schoolers here

02-23-2006, 11:18 PM	#18
Sosa In Tushy Land Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 40,149	august of 2001 I think is when I started. Read an article on the net about it and started then.

02-23-2006, 11:22 PM	#19
BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	Feb 2003. I worked for mainstream companies before (march 2000) I even really knew there were adult "affiliate programs" If only I knew then when I know now!

02-23-2006, 11:23 PM	#20
Bastone Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brazzers/Mofos Posts: 587	i was given this opportunity in 2004 for JuggCash and I don't regret the choice! Working wiith a great group of people and it's great meeting people at the shows! Looking forward to meeting more of you guys at upcoming shows and finally launching this program! __________________ Bastone Online Product Director Wicked.com and DigitalPlayground.com

02-23-2006, 11:23 PM	#21
WWC #1 Adult Content Provider Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Glendale, Ca Posts: 11,577	Started in 1989 by inventing the personals ( 976, 900, 011, etc ) in print... and live sex, psychic lines, sports picks, etc.... Then converted towards internet in 1994..... Had about 380+ adult sites and affiliate program AdultLounge.com which i sold in July 2005... Now running WorldWideContent.com and soon launching WorldWideFeeds.com :-) __________________ [email protected] ICQ : 494-353-230 Follow WWC on Twitter CLICK HERE! " CONTENT PROVIDER OF THE YEAR! " ~ 2007 , 2008 & 2009 XBIZ AWARDS WINNER! .......www.WorldWideContent.com / www.WorldWideFeeds.com...... WWC Nominated " Content Licensor of The Year " 2010 XBiz Awards !!!

02-23-2006, 11:24 PM	#22
dpw Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 43	Just now for me - mainly do mainstream design.

02-23-2006, 11:25 PM	#23
Jakke PNG ex-TeenGodFather Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 20,306	I made my first adult site in 1996 on my ISP's space, and with stolen images. Got listed on persiankitty. Then someone emailed me and told me it was a bad idea to steal pics, and my ISP threatened me with $10k bill per month on bandwidth, so I took the shit offline. I then, in 1997 or so registered my first domain, and bought some content from web-legal. I played with it until 1999 when I had to take mandatory military service, in 2000 I moved to my own apartment and started to work more in adult. At this point my job was to drive a cab, I got caught speeding and lost my license for 3 month.. a perfect opportunity to start working full-time. That was summer of 2000. Income wasn't good, as I was a retard. In 2001 I found out that there was a community of people I can learn from. Before this I hadn't red any tutorials, and hadn't networked with anyone. I just did things my way..and without much success. I joined boards and have since multiplied my monthly income (and expenses :P) many times over. The short history of TGF. you're welcome. __________________ ..and I'm off.

02-24-2006, 01:05 PM	#24
BrettJ ol' timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 4,715	very cool.... any more stories

02-24-2006, 01:29 PM	#25
Methodcash Rick Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,720	Started in adult in 91 back in the BBS days, running a fairly large adult BBS, then this "internet" thing came along so we went online officially December 95, and haven't looked back since.

02-24-2006, 01:35 PM	#26
Wiggles Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 14,423	i started in 1999 promoting xpics, then they went bankrupt and i quit. __________________ no sig

02-24-2006, 01:37 PM	#27
King Adam Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Valley of the Sun Posts: 5,408	1998 - Stated off making TGPs ... mostly for Busty-Amteurs.com 1999 - Moved to San Diego and go a job with Busty-Amateurs.com __________________ TWISTYSCASH.com - Proven to be One of the BEST Adult Programs Around Promote These Sites : Twistys ~ Busty Ones ~ Nicole Graves ICQ : 9 6 4 4 0 2 2 1

02-24-2006, 01:39 PM	#28
american pervert Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,830	1998 with videosecrets __________________ I can resist everything except temptation

02-24-2006, 01:39 PM	#29
uncjordan Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: fl Posts: 280	July 2004 a spammer friend told me about GFY and I started reading daily. August 31st, 2004 I made my first investment buying a spot on sleazydream with pimprolls $77 promo day. I was dead broke and I didn't have a clue what I was doing. I knew nothing about html and barely anything about computers. After that I never looked back. __________________ 229043579

02-24-2006, 01:42 PM	#30
Peaches Old broad Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Away Posts: 13,933	I started "in adult" in 1993 working for a 900 company (a few years earlier if you include working for the company that supplied the 900 numbers). Then in 1996 started on the internet.

02-24-2006, 01:46 PM	#31
SilentKnight Megan Fox's fluffer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shooting pool in Elysium Posts: 24,818	Started in 1992 - video editor for AOV, Canada's largest retailer in adult video rentals. Started our own adult-based BBS around '97(ish)... Launched our first bdsm/fetish website Kastle Archives in 1999. Launched Scrunt's Male BDSM Erotica website in 2001. So we're in for 14 years thus far...

02-24-2006, 01:46 PM	#32
loverboy When it rains, it pours Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 20,609	early 2002, a job all rolled into one (Web Designer/Developer/Tech Support) under a leading industry hosting company based in Texas

02-24-2006, 01:46 PM	#33
Downtime Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Location: America. Posts: 7,320	what? adult? i thought this was a mainstream forum __________________ #27024067

02-24-2006, 01:48 PM	#34
Peaches Old broad Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Away Posts: 13,933	As usual, I am doing things backasswards - I started 100% fulltime in adult and now I'm doing it part time

02-24-2006, 01:56 PM	#36
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	sometime in early 2000.