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Originally Posted by maxjohan
I'm thinking about starting a cam company.
The questions I have are. How profitable are they??
Say 60/40 on the tips side. Is that enough to make it profitable??
Say My Free Cams. What do you believe their net profits to be each year??
How many employees do I possibly need to run a site??
-Security?
-Host contacts
-Support?
-Advertising/Marketing
Is there a way to outsource all this?? Like using people from Odesk or something. Or is it better to run an office locally??
If you've ran or run a cam site, even better. Please, share your experience.
Thanks.
That's about it for now.
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Hi Max,
I started my cam company back in 2000 and have seen lots of growth, lots of setbacks, lots of rewards, and lots of problems. It can be very profitable sometimes, and not very profitable other times. It can be very frustrating today, and crazy fun tomorrow.
There are many factors involved that make things unpredicable such as chat model and customer preferences and behaviour, fluctuations in traffic and traffic sources.
What I would suggest that you do is, since you are just starting out, is to save as much money as possible. Don't hire anyone to help you with a job that you can't do yourself. Don't buy servers that you can rent or lease instead. Don't hire chat models that don't fit your niche.
When it comes to marketing, since your idea is non adult, start with Google Adwords, and definitely use Google Analytics. Google Adwords is cheap and easy to manage, and Google Analytics is a must-have tool. Always track every single type of marketing you do. And if you are working with a new company for the first time, ask for free trials or at least, small ad tests.
Good luck!