Business Opportunities (Seeking Partnerships/Sites For Sale/Roles within Companies)
 

If you dont already know, i own and manage Solo Revenue. I recruit and shoot my models as well as do all the tasks from the ground up (editing, marketing tools, integrations, etc).

Before this, i was a large affiliate since about 99, mainly running high traffic tgp networks.

My company is still growing at a good pace and one of the very few companies to launch post 2010 and find success (i say companies and not brands for a reason). On top of that, it was done in a niche that many thought was already dead.

Ive always been very forward on GFY regarding financial numbers because im not offering something that can be duplicated/saturated. Most of my sites do reach the ceiling that exists in this niche which is about 5-7k net a month (500-600 active members). This is the ceiling for a new girl with no existing brand, is not involved in her site and who is softcore, obviously I can get higher than that with well known pornstars/popular camgirls and hardcore models but for what my network is, i am hitting the ceiling. But its still a business model that can be duplicated nonstop as there are endless models out there who want these sites and the profit margin is one of the best in the industry, 10-15k investment lands you a site that makes atleast 5k a month in profit for years and there is 0 risk of failure with such little investment, even a failed site makes a killing.

Anyway thats my current business. Why im making this thread, is that, similar to ThePornNerd's predicament, i feel there is even more growth to be had but to really maximize that, i will have to look at expanding via partnerships. I am a one man business taking over the all the small tasks because i dont trust anyone else to do them right because doing any small task wrong can lead to a failed site, its 2014 and now there is no room for error. Due to the decline of this industry and how closed off it is (noone really even knows how to get in, nobody gives numbers, etc), there is a lack of new minds/businesses in this industry so just about everybody talented is involved in something already and the people seeking out jobs are small reps who move around because they are familiar enough with the industry to offer something but dont bring enough to stick around and actually make it worthwhile for the company, they find another role with another company due to them having worked for another big company and having a decent rep because no company wants to see an ex employee who they got along with not able to find another job.

So im hoping with this thread, I might be able to reach out to some of the people who are looking to make some serious growth in the next 2-3 years. I am open to all sorts of business proposals.

Just to name a few to get the ball rolling:

? Open to discussing roles within other companies if the opportunity was right (must be okay with me having a current program of my own / relocation is not an issue) No I am not interested in any small rep roles or marketing manager roles as I am a strong believer in doing everything right from the ground up, choosing models, style of content, etc etc - So if i were to take a role, i'd need a say in how its constructed so that i can be 100 percent confident in its success.
? Failed site? If i think it has potential, im willing to partner on just a single site
? Producer sitting on content who wants to turn it into a site
? Content brokers who might consider turning their new top models into a paysite instead of shooting a bit of her content for everybody until shes oversaturated. Think long term, make a site based around her and keep her exclusive. Just because youre not in that business doesn't mean you can't be.
? Selling sites? Any size/any niche, let me know.
? You know of a model who is solo calibre, there could be a nice referral bonus if shes what we or somebody i know seeks.
? While I am not selling whatsoever, one would be close minded not to listen to offers. So feel free.

Or just interested in chatting about my niche or this industry, feel free to hit me up at anytime.

I am not interested in cross sales/upsells, or any cross promotion of any sort. While i believe there is room for that in hardcore, i keep my solo sites free of that. So reps, do not contact me about that.

And third party billers, i am not currently interested.

While I am involved in solo now, my future plans are to be heavily involved in hardcore. All my prior experience to Solo Revenue was in marketing hardcore content. With the overall market being larger, more marketing avenues, etc, hardcore is the side of the business I will be moving towards. Any future hardcore networks i have will almost definitely lean towards art/babe. Nubilefilms, reallyusefulcash, x-art, etc - Higher end production, and higher end models. I mention this all just to clarify for anyone who thinks i am only involved in softcore or that i plan to keep it that way.

I missed out on the phoenix forum as i am in the middle of a launch so figured I would make up for it by doing a little networking i wouldn't have done otherwise.

You can find an email on the support page at solorevenue.com

Thumbs for business thread :)

bump for you :thumbsup:thumbsup

Samples of my work/models:

http://divinemediainc.com/highheels.jpg

http://divinemediainc.com/chrissy2.jpg

http://divinemediainc.com/IMG_2052-11.jpg

http://divinemediainc.com/IMG_6571-1.jpg

http://divinemediainc.com/IMG_9946.jpg

http://divinemediainc.com/galleryautumn.jpg

http://divinemediainc.com/hotautumn55.jpg

http://divinemediainc.com/IMG_7155-1.jpg

http://divinemediainc.com/VJ0W6453.jpg

When you run a solo network, its good to be flexible with your shooting/lighting style so thats why the many different looks. Have to keep it fresh when its the same model over and over.

One of the better images I've seen lately...

http://divinemediainc.com/galleryautumn.jpg

Nice work and good luck :thumbsup

Good luck!

Lets talk buddy.

Great bizz thread and amazing work! Good luck.

Interesting. I may hit you up soon.

Thanks guys :) and sounds good trevesty

and a bump for the mon-fri crowd.

Nice to see biz threads on GFY!

Solo is tough market for sure but it is doable. When dealing with solo girls, you are right that there is likely a max on potential especially of the solo girls do not move on to shoot for other companies and get their name out there. You need members and surfers from other sites to go looking for them to build your sites up more.

Not sure what you mean, im very happy with the success of my solo sites. Its a softcore market based around one model, there is only so much of a market, my models who update are generally searched on freeones/google as much as most pornstars. Im definitely reaching the ceiling. And again, this thread wasn't really a complaint about that, it was moreso just to explain that i seek out future partnerships in a market with a very high ceiling, so even if i could get more out of my solo sites, i would still be making the move because im looking even higher than that. Even if I doubled all my solo sites, i would still be looking at hardcore within the next year or two. And I would still be looking to form partnerships or more help to reach such goals.

Autumn was one of the top searched models on freeones for her entire first year or possibly longer

I will continue to create sites for individual models even when I make the move into hardcore. Its just a smart thing to do. And I question why more companies dont do this. But its just not enough for where I wish to be within the next 2-3 years

And regarding your comment about shooting elsewhere, that doesn't actually help, there are exceptions, sure. But its a slippery slope. My sites maintain a large memberbase for years and years, for as long as i want to update it, most girls who go around and shoot with everybody are only searched up for a while before people stop caring and the top ones like Riley Reid, etc seem to find themselves in hardcore and never really realize the smartest way to go about it because obviously the people they work with dont want to lose such a big name to an exclusive company/site.

So what im basically saying is that shooting with other companies is not a good idea, unless its the odd shoot with playboy, metart, twistys or some other big brand softcore site but you have to make sure they dont continue to do these shoots with them or else itll start to go in the opposite direction

Mutt and I share sales information and his models do shoots with Hustler, MetArt, Playboy, etc so i am well aware of how much of an increase it gets you and the positives/negatives.

Free Bump-er-Roony 4 U :)

EDIT: We posted at the exact same time :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

And the increase from exposure on such sites is only about 10-20 percent. But increases your chance of losing your models by 500%.

With less affiliates and less marketing avenues, if you run a proper and well promoted program, people will find your models.

Theyre on sites like the chive almost daily, facebook fanpages, their own social media pages, tube sites, freeones, theyre found no problem.

I run Chrissy Marie's page and shes shot for everybody in the business, including twistys/playboy.

your content has always been great
I'm sure anyone would be lucky to be able to work with you

Since my "predicament" was mentioned I will chime in here. :) First, congrats on your success with solo models; that's how I started but then grew weary of insane models hassling me on a daily basis with stupidity and questions like 'How come I made 2 sales yesterday and none today huh? Huh??" So you are a FAR better man than me, at least in terms of model tolerance. LOL!!

So i moved to 'hardcore' a few years back. This week I am launching my newest "eritc HD" Affiliate Program. I've also just acquired a competing network of amateur sites (50 paysites) so will be re-launching THAT in the summertime.

So: 3 networks, 3 affiliate programs. That's one way I'm getting myself out of my "predicament". LOL

I would be interested in discussing ways we could partner tho really it comes down to:

new sites
traffic

Content for new sites is 'gettable', traffic is harder to come by.

Anyway best of luck whatever you decide to do, and with whomever you do it with. :)

Tax Day bump for you. :)