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Originally Posted by brentbacardi
After spending some time on GFY you should realize many here fall into the following:
1. Not very educated in business.
2. Doing this for fun/hobby/extra cash.
3. Somehow make money but not sure how. (See 1).
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I have definitely been a #2 for a few years. (HA!) I'm now at a place in my life where I want/need a career change, and short of going back to school (ugh) or jumping in at the ground floor of something completely new (at 46, ugh), I decided to work with what I had and start making a real go of it.
I bought the little micro-sites I helped a friend start with my "For Dummies" book knowledge of php, and began to use them in tandem with the amateur content I'd produced (getting steadily better when I look back at my catalog) and "dad n son" niche live shows.
In July, Adult brought in 1/3 of my income. August sucked, but August always just sucks. September is off to an OK start.
I wouldn't mind at all partnering with someone more established in order to reach my goal of quitting my day job by Thanksgiving. The idea of converting my best-known but still little-known site into a subscription site is my best idea, but given the state of subscription sites and my limited resources, it's more than a little daunting.
I apologize for straying from the topic, but you did ask for replies, so here it is. If anyone has any feedback (especially in Tampa Bay), I'd love to hear from you. But I'll un-hijack the thread. Private message me.