quincy99

My first post, but I have tried to do a little bit of homework and research on this and other sites (your educational series is awesome...and lots of great resources in the Q and A's) before asking for suggestions and experiences...

Am a complete newbie. Want to start a global cams site with original specialty live content (call me crazy, I know I know...).

Would ya'all mind giving your feedback and advice--it would be sincerely appreciated.

Payment Processors
Not sure I want to go with a merchant account (or can get one) to begin with. Thus 3rd party may be the way to go. Any feedback on the following?

-CCBill
-Epoch
-Moneybookers
-Zombaio
-Alertpay
-Globill.net
-GTSBilling
-Netbilling.com
-Multicards
-Orbitalpay
-Verotel
-epassporte
-internetransactions.com
-adultmerchantservices.com
-ecorepay.com
-ctopay.com/english (this is a Chinese/Hong Kong outfit)

It seems like CCBill is the deferred, go-to option but I am a little hesistant due to higher % and upfront costs. Zombaio seems less on costs (WAIT! Not as of today, wow!), and the development and integration options look quite nice, like for one-step recharges. Others are possibilities, while some look a little shaky. Anyone work with adultaccounts.com? As you can tell, I am looking at a lot of options, and trying to avoid getting screwed with high percentages, escrows, etc., or when a company can and does go belly up. Need to be as flexible as possible with little upfront and shorter contracts (if any). Also looking for one that has a fairly good global currency support and multiple payment options (V, MC, JCB, maybe phone order support, etc.) to reach far and wide.

Best CMS software for a Cams Site? elevatedx? adultcms?

How about dedicated (managed, likely) server hosting? Any recommendations? I am looking at so many, hard to tell them apart... I am thinking a dedicated server is necessary, but I read that maybe a virtual private server could do the trick, especially in the beginning as I try to build traffic.


Affiliate Programs?
I see so many, but how best to get started, which ones? Which software works best to manage affialiate payouts? How best to trade links and traffic, exactly? Where could I buy traffic? I'd to see where to go to sponsor as well, without wading through mountains of sites that can't direct a lot of convertible traffic. Post your ideas, please and thanks!

I also want to keep my development and programming costs to a bare minimum, using as many open-source tools as I can. I plan to use all sorts of decent SEO methods to generate traffic as well...what seems to have worked for cam sites in particular? I understand it's a rough and tough business, and have to scratch to build uniques, but I am ready to do some hard work.

Again, I am completely new to this, and I apologize for perhaps asking such elementary questions, but ya gotta start somewhere!!!

Thank you so much!!!