Memories of the industry some 6, 7 or 8 years ago (for all the noobs) - GoFuckYourself.com

Libertine · 04-21-2006, 05:27 PM

Some memories...
- the Circle Jerk reigned supreme. Instead of thumbs leading to galleries, you had text links leading only to trades. And people actually clicked them.
- every paysite had the same design. A big pic which fit into an 800*600 screen and consisted of a bunch of pictures put together and adorned with such slogans as "Over 10000 pictures!"
- a semi-blind click was easily worth $0.25, and sponsors actually paid that. Per click.
- a site using tables had a pretty advanced design compared to most other sites.
- people clicked banners when they said "click me".
- almost all galleries were on free hosts, most of those non-adult freehosts.
- if you updated a site with 5 new real galleries a day, surfers immediately started bookmarking your site, passing it on to their friends and sending in grateful emails.
- every other site out there was using stolen content.
- toplists were pretty advanced software.
- SEO consisted of spamming your website to every mainstream directory and search engine out there, and putting every word you could think of in your description and keywords metatags. This really worked, too.

chadglni · 04-21-2006, 05:29 PM

Don't make me cry again man.

madawgz · 04-21-2006, 05:30 PM

hahahahaha people clicked banners that said click me

BlackCrayon · 04-21-2006, 05:34 PM

the good ole days.

chadglni · 04-21-2006, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by madawgz

hahahahaha people clicked banners that said click me

No banners but I remember early 2001 I would get 2k hits to my site and 1800 of them would click to sponsor AFTER reading a sales pitch. 1:15 of those converted. Definately miss it.

VicD · 04-21-2006, 05:36 PM

Ha, i was not around at that time, shit

Pornwolf · 04-21-2006, 05:37 PM

Viva la Terra.es

Libertine · 04-21-2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by chadglni

No banners but I remember early 2001 I would get 2k hits to my site and 1800 of them would click to sponsor AFTER reading a sales pitch. 1:15 of those converted. Definately miss it.

I remember using a dialer and actually getting about a minute (worth $0.50) per visitor to my site, on average

Libertine · 04-21-2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vicd

Ha, i was not around at that time, shit

I was. Had I not been a lazy noob back then, I would be a gazillionaire now.

Nickless · 04-21-2006, 05:45 PM

memories of the industry some 2/3 years ago: you could make a good living submitting galleries, and a killing if you knew what to promote, now you have guaranteed negative ROI spots for sale, or 5k/day tgps selling partner accounts.

Pornwolf · 04-21-2006, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickless

...now you have guaranteed negative ROI spots for sale...

Bwahahahahaha!

Libertine · 04-21-2006, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickless

memories of the industry some 2/3 years ago: you could make a good living submitting galleries, and a killing if you knew what to promote

And a few years before that, you could do all that without ever having to pay for hosting

chadglni · 04-21-2006, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pornwolf

Bwahahahahaha!

Nickless · 04-21-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by punkworld

And a few years before that, you could do all that without ever having to pay for hosting

tell me about it, started out with $0, smutserver/kinghost and sponsor content

uno · 04-21-2006, 06:20 PM

I miss 1997 more.

Libertine · 04-21-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by uno

I miss 1997 more.

I was 15 then. Only entered the industry at 16

CyberHustler · 04-21-2006, 06:25 PM

back then i used to join affiliate programs just so i could jerk off to the free content... i didn't give a fuck about promotin'

OY · 04-21-2006, 06:28 PM

I have vivid memories of Epochsystems first transactions. They had hooked up speakers to play a "chaching" sound every time a new transaction (sale) happened using their system, back in 96. Well, it didnt take long before the "chaching" sound, which used to happen ever 10 seconds or so, got so annoying because it sounded continously that it had to be turned off to give peace to the programmers when they worked.... LOL

anyways...

After Shock Media · 04-21-2006, 06:29 PM

Hmm I do remember getting bw at 7.00 a gig and thinking that was a great deal.
Getting iratated when the hun linked gallery pages because it skipped the main page of the free site.

Having nightmares about biancas smut shack.

Emailing yahoo because a site needed a category that was not listed, they responded same day and added both the site and category.

Submitting to a search engine, getting listed within a few hours. If you were on a free non adult host often your site was then down again by next day to excessive bandwidth.

4-5 bucks a piece was an acceptable price for non exclusive pictures.

After Shock Media · 04-21-2006, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BuySexProducts

back then i used to join affiliate programs just so i could jerk off to the free content... i didn't give a fuck about promotin'

6,7,8 years ago hmmm what free content. Even super large sites only had a few sets if that.

CyberHustler · 04-21-2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

6,7,8 years ago hmmm what free content. Even super large sites only had a few sets if that.

im talking 99 - 2001... my favorite was realbutts.com ... 8 years ago i was 14 and never even touched a real computer yet

Libertine · 04-21-2006, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

6,7,8 years ago hmmm what free content. Even super large sites only had a few sets if that.

I remember a paysite which actually told you where to get free content to use for promotion: on galleries you found online

Worldnet · 04-21-2006, 06:38 PM

1995 was the shit! Competition was slim, and search engine listings were always good.

wargames · 04-21-2006, 06:43 PM

The good old days where you did nothing and got paid for it (good times good times) Thanks for the flashback

mainstream · 04-21-2006, 06:44 PM

well noone to blame other than yourselves, you consistently and constantly find ways to fuck your industry over. Rape and Pillage, the adult webmasters slogan

Yngwie · 04-21-2006, 06:49 PM

I want those days back haha

Bake · 04-21-2006, 06:55 PM

When a Hun listing was only 30k in traffic and a simple AP banner top and bottom with 12 thumbs in between was enough to make $500

kektex · 04-21-2006, 07:01 PM

Damn it. I remember when I first saw porn on the net I thought that there must be some money to make from it but never bothered to find out how.
7 years later I find out how and it`s almost too late.

xNetworx · 04-21-2006, 07:03 PM

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04-21-2006, 05:27 PM	#1
Libertine sex dwarf Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 17,860	Memories of the industry some 6, 7 or 8 years ago (for all the noobs) Some memories... - the Circle Jerk reigned supreme. Instead of thumbs leading to galleries, you had text links leading only to trades. And people actually clicked them. - every paysite had the same design. A big pic which fit into an 800*600 screen and consisted of a bunch of pictures put together and adorned with such slogans as "Over 10000 pictures!" - a semi-blind click was easily worth $0.25, and sponsors actually paid that. Per click. - a site using tables had a pretty advanced design compared to most other sites. - people clicked banners when they said "click me". - almost all galleries were on free hosts, most of those non-adult freehosts. - if you updated a site with 5 new real galleries a day, surfers immediately started bookmarking your site, passing it on to their friends and sending in grateful emails. - every other site out there was using stolen content. - toplists were pretty advanced software. - SEO consisted of spamming your website to every mainstream directory and search engine out there, and putting every word you could think of in your description and keywords metatags. This really worked, too. __________________ /(bb\|[^b]{2})/

04-21-2006, 05:29 PM	#2
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04-21-2006, 05:34 PM	#4
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04-21-2006, 05:37 PM	#7
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04-21-2006, 06:20 PM	#15
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04-21-2006, 06:28 PM	#18
OY Industry Pioneer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA/EU/ASIA Posts: 5,401	I have vivid memories of Epochsystems first transactions. They had hooked up speakers to play a "chaching" sound every time a new transaction (sale) happened using their system, back in 96. Well, it didnt take long before the "chaching" sound, which used to happen ever 10 seconds or so, got so annoying because it sounded continously that it had to be turned off to give peace to the programmers when they worked.... LOL anyways... __________________ Around since 1997, and the company that introduced "Cascading Billing" in MPA3® Affiliate Management and Tracking Software Outsourcing With A Norwegian Twist - NordBits - Inquire within!

04-21-2006, 06:29 PM	#19
After Shock Media It's coming look busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn". Posts: 35,299	Hmm I do remember getting bw at 7.00 a gig and thinking that was a great deal. Getting iratated when the hun linked gallery pages because it skipped the main page of the free site. Having nightmares about biancas smut shack. Emailing yahoo because a site needed a category that was not listed, they responded same day and added both the site and category. Submitting to a search engine, getting listed within a few hours. If you were on a free non adult host often your site was then down again by next day to excessive bandwidth. 4-5 bucks a piece was an acceptable price for non exclusive pictures. __________________ [email protected] ICQ:135982156 AIM: Aftershockmed1a MSN: [email protected]

04-21-2006, 06:38 PM	#23
Worldnet Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 996	1995 was the shit! Competition was slim, and search engine listings were always good.

04-21-2006, 06:43 PM	#24
wargames Kliris Join Date: May 2003 Location: ca Posts: 10,423	The good old days where you did nothing and got paid for it (good times good times) Thanks for the flashback __________________ ICQ 212-115-582 Email Steve at Vas Media Group .com

04-21-2006, 06:44 PM	#25
mainstream Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 22	well noone to blame other than yourselves, you consistently and constantly find ways to fuck your industry over. Rape and Pillage, the adult webmasters slogan

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