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Paul, Paul, Paul:
A "nice $xxx.xxx income" IS exceptional. Why? Here's why:
I started in January 2009. 2 1/2 years ago (almost). ZERO money, ZERO online skills. ZERO. Now look at me: 28 websites and counting, an entire successful network, MID six figures income.....yes, exceptional. Mister Peabody should be on Oprah Winfrey as a real American success story.
having said all that Paul: YOUR problem is pathetically low self-esteem coupled with a giant overcompensating ego. MY income/success/online business/experiences have ZERO to do with YOU Paul, your success or failures, your experiences, your business...only a pathetic, sad figure would contstantly compare themselves to other people, as you do in almost every post in almost every thread, as if you are THE Authority.
Final point (because then I'm done with Paul "what's going on?" Markham):
It's not JUST content, it's not JUST traffic, it's not JUST market share, it's not JUST Tours or Members Areas or bonus content or whatever the fuck you can think to throw in there Paulie. IT'S A COMBINATION OF EVERYTHING.
If it were JUST the content, or JUST the traffic, or JUST the (fill in the blank)...then anyone and everyone would do JUST THAT ONE THING.
So harp on "content content content" all you want (coming from a former content producer, how shockingly self-absorbed) but that's only part of the equation, and the more you dismiss the other aspects of business the further you get from anyone taking you seriously. OBVIOUSLY Manwin/Nathan/Fabien/Brazzers whoever are making money, Robbie is making money, I'm making money, Barefootsies is making money, many others on this board are somehow (somehow) making money....
The only person NOT making money is Paul Markham. Ah ha! We finally get to the truth behind all of Paul's endless, misbegotten rants: Jealousy.
Sad.
PS: Sme "marketing" that will surely (not) impress Paulie:
Changing your Join buttons from red to orange, because market research shows orange is better for Join buttons
Changing your link structure so surfers are pointed to the Join page
A-B testing every design change, from colors to thumbnail placements, to "hot spots" on pages, to....on and on.
Email marketing your former members
Having Newsletters to keep your current (and ex) members notified of any cool changes
Writing and re-writing ad text....
Of course we market, silly Paul!
Oh - and I was a "mainstream" journalist for fifteen years there Paulie, writing for Penthouse, Esquire, New York magazine, on and on. So I know the mag trade as well as you, having been an editor for the Village Voice for 3 years and other gigs I could list. But whatever, keep thinking no one else knows shit but Thee. LOL
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