Is $10k enough to start a profitable program?
 

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What would be a basic lower limit on how much it would cost to start up a new program with a couple of new sites?

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i dont think $10k, unless you plan on buying super saturated content. probably like $25k or so imo

double up to $20k, then maybe yes

It'd have to be, wouldn't it.

I started out with a bit less, but slowly builded it up spitting in every dime I made over the last 1,5-2 years and counting...

But it hasn't been very profitable because of that. Always need more content and design. Hosting and reps :( expensive stuff

I think I can honestly say:

who's asking?
:1orglaugh

750k minimum to do it right and make something worth pushing. IMHO.

Good luck :thumbsup

more than a enought

I would love to see the breakdown of this figure

So people are basically saying that yes, you can do it on $10k and turn a profit, however it will be just another one of these cheap, annoying, and shitty little programs. Hmm. 'Worth pushing'... From what perspective do you mean?

i very much doubt you could do something that great with 10k, if you are talking about an affiliate program and everything. im looking into starting a couple paysites myself but no affiliate program. hoping i can pull it off for about 30-40k.

$700,000 to edgeprod for consulting
$49,000 content
$1,000 beer

The plan:

1) Cut me the check
2) ???
3) Huge success, go buy your Ferrari

Me too. :)

$10k to build a paysite = Yes.
$10k to build a successful paysite = Hell no.

i think x4-5

same. :) I've got 800k that I can spend so let's hear the break down:pimp

Ofcourse it can be done. It depends on how much work you put into it, maybe start with 1 paysite, have it on ccbill or verotel, get a few affiliates, push it hard with your own traffic and tweak lots to make it convert and retain(good and regular members area content updates). Expand as the profit grows. No job for a lazy man thats for sure but it can be done....

Depends on who you are

hahaha sounds like a solid plan :pimp :pimp

Sure it's enough... if you want to start a copy/paste program like 99% of the other ones out there with paysites and ad tools that doesn't make any sense with overexposed content and no updates whatsoever.

How many paysites are you looking to build? Are you going to use NATS? Do you shoot your own content? Do you have to hire people to do everything for you because you have no clue (like 99% of the other ones out there)... There's many factors that comes into play here but remember, money doesn't mean anything at all without work, efforts and brains.

I'd say sure you could build a paysite but not a profitable one. If you're in the US you automatically lose $750 to visa just to get started. I would say it could be done in 1 of two ways.

Number 1 you get a really good deal on content.

Number 2 you happen to be fucking your content.. Meaning she's your G/F or wife.

Then there is always number 3 but I wouldn't go down that road but you could partner up with the content.

This sounds like a great plan!

take the 10k and outsource some designers. you'll make more submitting galleries than trying to launch a program with 10k.

you will lose your 10k guaranteed

I would say $100k - $200k

I think you can do much more profitable things with $10k. Even if you were just simply buying tgp submitters or buying traffic I think you'd make more doing that than with a $10k start up program.

going to take alot more then that

You are competing with programs that spend 10x more then that... per site...

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me too! thats a decent sized number.

Flip your 10k several times in the niche
your going into.

Sure there are plenty of sites already
to work with.

Hone your marketing skills. Document
every thing.

Track how long it take you to double
your 10k. Then beat that record.

See whats in your control from the
marketing side that trigger the response
rate your looking for.

Once you've doubled your 10k several
times I would consider investing starting
your own paysite.

Do you know the name of your first pay
site? Get it out there now.

Get tons of niche traffic coming in with
out doing link exchanges or using traffic
trade scripts.

Who you'll benefit from it later.

Just keep in mind that quality content,
retaining customers cost and that's not
even the beginning.

Take your time, flip your start up cap &
do it right the first time.

DareRing started with 3 videos I made for less than $2K. Even if I add the cost of the camera, the VISA fee, the vbulletin licence, help wanted ads, etc, that's still less than half your suggested budget. Yeah, it took time to develop, but our forum grew, we picked up some affiliates, I reinvested what we made into more games ... now we're shooting regularly and averaging $1K/day in signups. That's a hell of a ROI.

"k" means thousand. :1orglaugh

If you ALREADY have a big pool of converting traffic and your program is optimized for your traffic source, $10K should be enough.

lol yeah i know :winkwink:

That was a joke .. say "haha" :1orglaugh

I think plenty of people started themselves off with far less...