I'm not wanting to argue here, cause really it's pointless to argue with a 'stranger' BUT I would like to address a few of the things that you 'said'
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Originally Posted by suesheboy
You don't take advice and can't even see that selling your art to others dilutes its value and created a world of competition that if you want a pay site you have to compete against. You are blind to the roadblocks that you have put up in your own life.
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You really don't know me or what I have or have not done, but to clear up a bit of things so that OTHERS don't take your words as any sort of gospel lol
SELLING MY ART IS MY BUSINESS, Since 2007 my business model has been to create and sell content to companies, I know full well what that means all across the board, and I played out every possible scenario BEFORE I decided to sell content.
Saying that I created my own competition is both true and false because ANYONE (who does not buy content) has the same competition if they decide they want to start a site, people who shoot their own content STILL have competition but on differing levels.
It really is irrelevant though, because unless you are me, and possess the years of experience I have you can't really understand why I do what I do.....
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Originally Posted by suesheboy
You have never had serious business schooling, corporate management training or a competent serious successful mentor.
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You couldn't be more wrong on this, and I do find it a bit funny that you or anyone else would choose to just make up stuff instead of ASKING.
I have an extensive business background, I might not possess any fancy diplomas for what I have studied extensively but I've worked years with SBA & SCORE, I helped launch a 501C3 org and served as chairman for 2 years.
I've had personal coaching sessions with people like Zig Ziglar, Robert Kiyosaki & Tom Monaghan (founder of Dominos Pizza)
I don't feel the need to go around "bragging" about any of this though because at the end of the day none of it really means anything, and I'd be considered a pompous ass if I tried to work it into every post I made.
I was taught NOT to 'brag' about myself and to be and keep a modest appearance, in some aspects people never see me coming lol.
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Originally Posted by suesheboy
Most great artists are shitty business people with some rare exceptions such as Peter Max. See how he does not dilute the value of his content.
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I agree with you here, But I've always considering myself an artist second, a businessman first.
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Originally Posted by suesheboy
You were given positive advice, which you turned into negative roadblocks (which other here see).
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I have actually taken most of the 'advice' that was offered in this thread, I did not turn anything into a negative roadblock in all honesty, when I did "denounce" an idea or piece of advice I had actual solid reasoning....
EXAMPLE: When people told me to sell my content via other channels such as AdultCentro and Paul I declined BECAUSE I already have an EXCLUSIVE RESELLER contract in place with another company.
But, After I went through my jump drives and found content that was NOT covered by my current agreement I DID take the advice offered
When People told me to "Partner with someone" I did not turn that into a roadblock, I simply expressed the fact that I do NOT want a partner
I have checked out Fivver and I also registered at 99designs (I'm still leery on 99designs as their fine print is worse then some contracts I've signed over my years lol)
Zombaio I turned down as I've read more "negative" about them from affils then I care to deal with, they might be a great company but why waste my time setting up with someone that not many people want to promote?
and as for being told to setup a wordpress site I already addressed that one.
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Originally Posted by suesheboy
We all wanted corvettes to be our first car. We usually settle for less until we can earn the vette. I got laid in my beat up 20 year old station wagon that was better than walking.
You insist on walking if you can't get the vette and in the color you want.  |
Although I totally understand your analogy it doesn't apply to me believe it or not, I STARTED as a program owner, I made decent money with my program and sites, due to issues I was forced to close my program and in turn I switched my business model and YES I KNOWINGLY created competition (and honestly you're welcome!)
Again it was because I did that that the market grew the way it did, I NEVER had the money to do the types of "advertising" that the bigger companies I sold to did. I NEVER had the "armies" of affils that the bigger companies did.
In truth I took the toon market as far as I could by 2007 and then I created my own competition that could take the market to those next levels that I profited from.
I don't want to come off sounding like a megalomaniac here, as I've said a few times already there ARE methods to my madness, and EVERYTHING I've done has made PERFECT business sense. I remember when I first pitched my overall plan to my old coach at the time, he got done reading all my outlines and said point blank....
"That's fucking brilliant!"
I have solid plans in place IF I end up re-launching a program and sites, and I say "IF" NOT because I have a "failure mindset" but in all honestly I have STILL not made up my mind IF I even WANT to do it all over again, I'd be much happier just being picked up by a company and work for them then being the "boss" again, there's allot less stress being an employee then the employer.
so THAT is why I keep using that "IF, WHEN, MAY"
But I KNOW (hands down) that IF I do make the return to program owner the sites WILL make money for all involved (so how the hell do I have a failure mindset??)
I can't go into details on WHY I am so certain because no good businessman would show his hand before it's time to play, BUT I will say that if I decide to NOT re-enter the program side I will be more then happy to create a thread with all the steps someone should do to dominate the toon market.
I think that covers everything for now.
-Loki-