Input on off shore hosting - GoFuckYourself.com

kallisti · 11-11-2002, 02:22 PM

Hello everyone,

Yes I am new here. I am the rep for an off shore company in the Netherlands. I have been reading this board for a while now in an effort to determine what is important to the US Adult industry when it comes to hosting services. I guess the best way to find out is to ask. So if you would give me your input on the subject I would be greatful.

The new company is set to go on line the first of the year. The company itself is not new but this arm of it is. We are on a backbone of a major telacom in Holland and have been in the business for sometime. Our clients presently are everything from universities to embassys. Our location and controlled setting is first rate. We hope to be at the show in LV in January.

If you have questions please feel free to email me or leave them here. No one knows the business or its needs better than those who live with it every day ....that is why I am interested in your input. Are there any problems that you face that could be helped by housing your site in a porn friendly country?

Thanks in advance.

Kallisti

Probono · 11-11-2002, 02:34 PM

I have made several trips to Holland to look for hosting. It has always been too expensive but I am open to discuss it again.

Drop me an email.

[email protected]

jules180 · 11-11-2002, 02:39 PM

speaking of offshore.. Can anyone reccomend a offshore bank that provides net. merchanct accounts (not a third party billing co.and . does not need to process for porn.

playa · 11-11-2002, 02:54 PM

what kind of protection will you get having a server offshore?

kallisti · 11-11-2002, 03:14 PM

Jules,

There is a way to get to where you want to be with the off shore banking thing. I just did the research for another company who wants to operate entirely off shore. Think the elections scared the crap out of him last week! It is actually quite simple and takes about two weeks to get it all done. I believe that it is going to be necessary to remove ourselves from the US both as businesses and for banking purposes if you wish to keep your site up without out interuption and money flowing. I know it is more expensive and US operators are spoiled by the low prices for hosting and the ease of banking(via third party billing companies) but they are loosing a lot of money for the convenience. Also in my research I have found that these companies (paypal-ibill) are being targeted by several of the states attorney generals for accepting payments for Adult entertainment....what a bummer!! One wonders what is in store for the next two years now that our politics are set?? a crystal ball would be a good thing to have right now.

Please bear in mind that I have only recently become involved in this industry(and may I say it doesn't suck!!) most interesting job I ever had!! I am strictly a business person looking at the whole thing from a business and bottom line perspective. My first thought was that if half the people in this industry were as good at business models as they were with making porn they would be instantly rich!! But as I have studied the boards I have found that the best thing most of them could do would be to hire a business manager who kept their butts out of trouble while they went off and did what they are best at...making content or finding it.

There are such obvious answers to questions like the new visa fee which had everyone up in arms about a month ago...How did that ever come out?? did everyone do it??

Get yourselves a good business model and take over the world..with everything that is going on in the economy right now..the one thing that is still selling is SEX!! Get yourselves positioned Safely for the next two years cause when mr Ashhahahahaha (whos first move was to cover the breasts of MS Justice) and his associates are ready to ask for another term to invade your privacy and take away your income...you will be ready and you can literally tell they to go do what this board says!!

However

I think I like this business..it gives me creative opportunities!

I am sorry but I can't leave specifics on a public board about models or give advise.. but on a person to person basis you can email me for what I know. I am not an attorney. Also I am not interested in selling what I know.. the research I have done is free to those it might help.

Kallisti

11-11-2002, 02:22 PM	#1
kallisti Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Holland/Chicago depends on the month of the year Posts: 2	Input on off shore hosting Hello everyone, Yes I am new here. I am the rep for an off shore company in the Netherlands. I have been reading this board for a while now in an effort to determine what is important to the US Adult industry when it comes to hosting services. I guess the best way to find out is to ask. So if you would give me your input on the subject I would be greatful. The new company is set to go on line the first of the year. The company itself is not new but this arm of it is. We are on a backbone of a major telacom in Holland and have been in the business for sometime. Our clients presently are everything from universities to embassys. Our location and controlled setting is first rate. We hope to be at the show in LV in January. If you have questions please feel free to email me or leave them here. No one knows the business or its needs better than those who live with it every day ....that is why I am interested in your input. Are there any problems that you face that could be helped by housing your site in a porn friendly country? Thanks in advance. Kallisti

11-11-2002, 02:34 PM	#2
Probono Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Under the Rainbow Posts: 2,731	I have made several trips to Holland to look for hosting. It has always been too expensive but I am open to discuss it again. Drop me an email. [email protected]

11-11-2002, 02:39 PM	#3
jules180 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 45	speaking of offshore.. Can anyone reccomend a offshore bank that provides net. merchanct accounts (not a third party billing co.and . does not need to process for porn.

11-11-2002, 02:54 PM	#4
playa Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: atlanta, GA Posts: 6,432	what kind of protection will you get having a server offshore?

11-11-2002, 03:14 PM	#5
kallisti Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Holland/Chicago depends on the month of the year Posts: 2	Jules, There is a way to get to where you want to be with the off shore banking thing. I just did the research for another company who wants to operate entirely off shore. Think the elections scared the crap out of him last week! It is actually quite simple and takes about two weeks to get it all done. I believe that it is going to be necessary to remove ourselves from the US both as businesses and for banking purposes if you wish to keep your site up without out interuption and money flowing. I know it is more expensive and US operators are spoiled by the low prices for hosting and the ease of banking(via third party billing companies) but they are loosing a lot of money for the convenience. Also in my research I have found that these companies (paypal-ibill) are being targeted by several of the states attorney generals for accepting payments for Adult entertainment....what a bummer!! One wonders what is in store for the next two years now that our politics are set?? a crystal ball would be a good thing to have right now. Please bear in mind that I have only recently become involved in this industry(and may I say it doesn't suck!!) most interesting job I ever had!! I am strictly a business person looking at the whole thing from a business and bottom line perspective. My first thought was that if half the people in this industry were as good at business models as they were with making porn they would be instantly rich!! But as I have studied the boards I have found that the best thing most of them could do would be to hire a business manager who kept their butts out of trouble while they went off and did what they are best at...making content or finding it. There are such obvious answers to questions like the new visa fee which had everyone up in arms about a month ago...How did that ever come out?? did everyone do it?? Get yourselves a good business model and take over the world..with everything that is going on in the economy right now..the one thing that is still selling is SEX!! Get yourselves positioned Safely for the next two years cause when mr Ashhahahahaha (whos first move was to cover the breasts of MS Justice) and his associates are ready to ask for another term to invade your privacy and take away your income...you will be ready and you can literally tell they to go do what this board says!! However I think I like this business..it gives me creative opportunities! I am sorry but I can't leave specifics on a public board about models or give advise.. but on a person to person basis you can email me for what I know. I am not an attorney. Also I am not interested in selling what I know.. the research I have done is free to those it might help. Kallisti