Note all the past tense in your post. You're comparing the past B2B adult shows to current adult consumer shows. I built my first adult site 20 years ago this Fall. I'm no newbie. Non consumer adult shows haven't been bastions for talent or affiliates to do much business in nearly a decade. If there was still substantial business to be done, those people would be there, and the sponsors and others throwing money (parties) at them would be as well.
You can wax nostalgic all you want, but the comparison is still flawed.
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Originally Posted by Rochard
I disagree. Our industry is made up of performers. Performers, models, and content were all looking for work, or looking for affilaites to promote their sites. Shows used to be an excuse to go to a different location and do photo shoots.
We used to be cutting edge entrepreneurs who worked eighteen hour days. We did everything - we recruited the talent, shot the content, edited the photos and videos, build the sites, maintained the sites, worked with the billing....
We used to rent out the largest hotel suites we could afford and bring in our own booze and just throw parties. Content was every where. The first time I met Aaron Matthews was at an ICS party - he was in the bathroom shooting Ram banging KittyCat 69 in the tub. During a convention party.
Sigh. Those were the days.
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