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Biggy2 · 09-01-2011, 12:45 AM

You should offer him to 10-20% + a small per rate fee.

For the most part, no one gives a flying fuck about "male pornstars" these days. The ones they do care about are all signed to contracts with big companies or are mercenaries getting paid $6-800+ per day and are booked out the door, and those guys do it because they know thats a lot more than they will make with a paysite dedicated to themselves if they walked away and tried doing something like that. THey don't have the infrastructure nor is the demand out that purely for the male performer, unless of course they were going gay for pay, in which case he would deserve a 50-70% (for obvious reasons) - more growth opportunities, and harder work.

Assuming its a straight site, if you give him a %, make it low, and also pay him a flat rate per scene to cover his "work". Offer him 20% + $2-300 per scene and call it an expense - that is his rate. To be honest, if he thinks that is too low, him walking away is probably a good thing. You are probably saving yourself a headache down the line (a lot of work for a disgruntled partner). Partners are all about expectations. I don't see a male-pornstar site exploding at all, and if one did, it would be totally unpredictable and unexpected (i.e. you couldn't plan for it). If this person is asking for 50%+ and are any decent, I doubt you could live up to his financial expections. I think anything more than less than 60-70% on your end for work + financial risk isn't worth your own time.

In the hypothetical of "if its milfhunter" - honestly, I don't think anyone will care. I think he blew a great deal with RK. You can go out and hire Ron Jeremy for $5-600 a scene. Seems like a similar play, and one that is meh.

Proper financial expectations would be a middle of the road salary ($50-60k per year at 50% split), MAYBE, with the chance of it being much lower. If you need to create a thread to prove a point (just an assumption), sounds like you are starting off on the wrong foot. If it really is an inquisition, set the expectations really really low, so you are good long term, and can surprise to the up side. You might want to even tell him this is more of a hobby than a business.

09-01-2011, 12:45 AM
Biggy2 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,821	You should offer him to 10-20% + a small per rate fee. For the most part, no one gives a flying fuck about "male pornstars" these days. The ones they do care about are all signed to contracts with big companies or are mercenaries getting paid $6-800+ per day and are booked out the door, and those guys do it because they know thats a lot more than they will make with a paysite dedicated to themselves if they walked away and tried doing something like that. THey don't have the infrastructure nor is the demand out that purely for the male performer, unless of course they were going gay for pay, in which case he would deserve a 50-70% (for obvious reasons) - more growth opportunities, and harder work. Assuming its a straight site, if you give him a %, make it low, and also pay him a flat rate per scene to cover his "work". Offer him 20% + $2-300 per scene and call it an expense - that is his rate. To be honest, if he thinks that is too low, him walking away is probably a good thing. You are probably saving yourself a headache down the line (a lot of work for a disgruntled partner). Partners are all about expectations. I don't see a male-pornstar site exploding at all, and if one did, it would be totally unpredictable and unexpected (i.e. you couldn't plan for it). If this person is asking for 50%+ and are any decent, I doubt you could live up to his financial expections. I think anything more than less than 60-70% on your end for work + financial risk isn't worth your own time. In the hypothetical of "if its milfhunter" - honestly, I don't think anyone will care. I think he blew a great deal with RK. You can go out and hire Ron Jeremy for $5-600 a scene. Seems like a similar play, and one that is meh. Proper financial expectations would be a middle of the road salary ($50-60k per year at 50% split), MAYBE, with the chance of it being much lower. If you need to create a thread to prove a point (just an assumption), sounds like you are starting off on the wrong foot. If it really is an inquisition, set the expectations really really low, so you are good long term, and can surprise to the up side. You might want to even tell him this is more of a hobby than a business. Last edited by Biggy2; 09-01-2011 at 12:49 AM..