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20. How did you start in online adult?
Ok the long or the short version ? the long one!... Sure ? C'Mon... Ok, Go for the Long one... In January 1996, while I was working for Bell, they brought me to Las Vegas to attend the CES (Consuner Electronic Show) we were invited by both Nokia and Motorola. So we got there visiting mainly the Mobile Pavillon were all the companies were showing there new upcoming stuff. There was also some other were there was Home Theatre, Car Audio, shit like that... On the second day, one of the guy brought us to the Sahara Hotel were they were having a WAY smaller version of the AVN show we know today. I remember that I got astounded to meet Paula Price in Flesh and Legs, Ginger Lynn and some other big names Pornstars. The Online Adult wasn't really there at that time, it was early 1996, but, CD-ROMS... Adult CD Roms I mean... So I got few business cards and the next day, Fuck the Cellphones, batteries and leather cases... I got back to the Sahara Hotel:) They were giving away some Samples of Actual brand-new-in-the-box Adult CD-ROMs, Glowing Icon among others were having very good ones. So back here I contacted them and I started to sell some Adult CD Roms thru the classified. I sold some, but I wanted to move that a bit further, then I did a small webpage showing the titles and some images. Along the way I was already doing websites for mainstream clients here.. One day trhu the CD-Rom Website, a LA lawyers firm specialized in the Adul contacted me to redo their website. Flash was just coming out and it was the big craze at that time, they wanted their site redid in Flash,so I did it... Couple of weeks later, some other companies wich were clients of these guys started to contact me to redo their website, then another and so on... I was now started in Porn Business... Small time but started at least... hehe From that time, I also started to send traffic to some Cash program.. I remember X-Pics which was paying 0.08$ a Click, then 10, 12, 18 and finally 25 cents until Visa pulled the plug, then they have to shut down the program. Spam was easy in these years and Newsgroups were bringing some good traffic. it was the Far-West if I can say... Haa the good Ol' Days :) I got my Big break when a night in 2000, I got a call from a guy called Carl Wachter, he told me that he was working as Staff Photographer for Penthouse Magazine and he wanted me to redo his site, "Little Ole Me?..Yeah Right" I thought.... Since then, Carl is one on my best friends and one of the man for which I have the greatest respect in the industry, he introduced and refered me to lots of Penthouse people and Pets for their website. Maybe thats why my heart always have been with Penthouse, Indirectly I got my big break from them. I was more than happy to see their Big Booth at this year AVN, seeing the company back were it belongs, At the Top. I can see only good thing for them in the upcoming years... BTW : They have a very Nice program that converts like mad |
21. How do you select your judges for the Quebec Expo? bribes?
You mean the Best Adult Awards ? They have to send home a Keg of 1996 Cristal Champagne ... Nah.. Seriously, Any reputable person in the biz can be a judge, I just need to say that this is not such an easy job, it takes about 6 to 8 hours to review all the sites. It takes a lot of their time and we really appreciate that help. We try to get people from different groups in the biz, from different type of companies, not just Account reps, or Traffic guys, or Hosting Guys.. All the judges have to make their judging on their very personal tastes and point of view. Needless to say the Judges CAN NOT Vote on categories were they or their company have a site nominated in... Any person who would like to be considered as judge can fill the form on the website. |
26. Ever been in Jail? Ever been arrested? Ever broken the law? discuss
My probation agent told me to ask my lawyer before answering to that question ... Nah..... Never been in jail or arrested, the only thing I had against me was when I didn't declare a TAG watch I bought in St-Marteen back in 99, My name have been in file for 5 years with Canada Customs Services, so each time I was entering the country back from shows, they were having a yellow flag about me and sometimes they were checking my luggage.... I've been raised very strictly, my Dad was very stiff on that matter, I can't imagine what would happen if I've benn caught stealing, doing drugs or something like that. I'd been grounded for life! He doesn't seam to have bugs seeing me work in the Biz though :winkwink: |
it will be fun reading all these answers....Michael you are part of a genuine crop in Adult and it's always been a pleasure seeing you at the shows......if I do not make it to quebec this year it will be sad, but my thoughts will be with you all ...as I too had the best time ever at that show!
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22. How often do you wack off to your own content? My Own? Never... I do prefer other people stuff for that. More exotic... :1orglaugh |
23. How hard is it to get attendees to goto Quebec for a show?
Quebec the City. Very hard. That's why we were very happy for the 200 some attendees we got! Especially for our first year in Quebec City... Quebec the province, still hard. There are so many shows now, the competitoin is very hard. When we started our project, there was only few shows out there... That's what keeping us working so hard to make sure everyone get the best ROI, good time and make tons of business... Anyway I think it is hard to get attendess to go anywhere now. There is no "Easy Show".. If you compare the first years on the Veags show, we were about 3000 on the floor, I remember the Sand Hall A packed with webmasters. Last January we were way less than 3000... That's why I believe the future is goin toward smaller and more personal events, but I might be biased :winkwink: |
24. What the hell is 3xWebdesign?
3xWebDesign is my Main Job in the biz, for now... Since I didn't wanted to mix my Mainstream business with my Adult one, I needed to create another site for my Adult Design Company, the only, good, quick available domain I found at that time was 3xWebDesign.Com then I said Ok that will be my name in that biz... Since couple of years I did some Penthouse Pets and some other Solo Girls websites. The first years of the Vegas show I was going, before it was called IA2000 then Internext, that's what I was promoting/selling there. Now I have the chance and the privilege to get a steady flow of work coming in along the year, that's why I put more energy promoting QWEBEC Expo at trade shows now. Now, I stop taking desgin contract from June to September to give me planty of time to work on the last details of the show... |
25. How did your wife find out what you do for a living?
HA! That was pretty funny! Me and Patty were together for only a couple of weeks, she knew I was doing websites for mainstream corporations here but not Adult Ones.. One day by the end of the afternoon, she was at my place (My studios/Offices are in my basement) sitting there in my chair when the phone rang. That was a guy inquiring for a pay site, so I had to ask him some details about his project... Was he leasing, buying or shooting his content? Was I doing the members section? Well, all those questions that were pretty obvious that it wasn't a Mainstream site ... When I hung up, I looked at her and said "Now you know what I do for a living"... She said " No problems, I'm ok with that" then I knew she was the one... " LOL Now Patty helps me a lot with QWEBEC Expo, she started to come to some shows (Her first was Vegas 2002) and she now get tons of friends in the Biz... Patty is a real people magnet and she can work a Suite Party like no one else :) |
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27. Does your wife know about the easy/sleazy women given to you cause you run QWEBEC Expo?
Hu... No ! :winkwink: Actually she thinks I pay for them, so pease don't tell her that they're free ! :winkwink: :winkwink: :1orglaugh |
A great interview so far.
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Awesome interview Michael, you deserve it Brutha!!!
Love & Hugzz, -ArkansasDave! |
If Anybody have any other question, fell free to ask :)
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doing great dude!
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Dear Mickeal,
I have to tip my hat to you :pimp You have an interesting life but mostly, your gots is going to take you very far my friend. Good initiative Scott for this Ambush Interview! See ya at Qwebec Expo:thumbsup |
felicitation Michel !!
I have a couple of quesions for my French Country man ... 1) Where the hell do you find those suits .. how many do you own? 2) How come you can't hold your booze after midnight ? Mad love brother |
100 Ambush Interviews :)
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http://elli-nude.com/Diary/2006Toron...oronto-093.jpg Thanks to Elli ! This one of the only Pic I have with you :) |
Sorry I got in here so late. This guy is one of the nicest people I have meet in this industry. I definitely have to get my ass up to Canada for one of his shows!
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Txs for the good comments :) |
28. What's with the mullet? Why do you look like someone out of a 1985 yearbook.
Why the question? I don't have a Mullet !!! http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/cover/...et%20cover.jpg What's wrong with Long hair BTW? You don't like my Austin Powers Look ? Yeah Baby ! http://www.qwebec.com/ambush/powers.jpg Nah, Patty likes my hair long, I suspect her to have a little crush on Evan :1orglaugh http://www.qwebec.com/ambush/Evan.jpg |
Talking About Mullet : http://www.mulletmadness.com/ :1orglaugh
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Always a blast at the show bro!! All the best!!
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Congrats on the DVD :thumbsup |
thanks again the interview. nice to more about you. now, you've officially been ambushed.
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1 : I have the chance to have a loving Mom who have been sewing professionally for most of all her life. How Many, I lost the count :winkwink: Usually, I try to have a new one for each Internext Shows... 2 : Ho, was it you in front of me when I was dropping my glass ? :1orglaugh Maybe cause I doNt have much resistance to alcool.. I don't drink that much at parties, well.... :winkwink: Mad Love Too Vid ! :thumbsup |
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