So, you just busted your ass in Photoshop for the past 12 hours trying to be the next Wyldesites and you have nothing to show for it.
Well - if webmastering is what you want to do and you don't want to break your neck trying to learn Photoshop, and don't want or can't afford to outsource work for $100 per page of more - remember: simple is the KEY.
At least, for me. And I don't mean "shitty graphics" style of simplicity. I mean, no graphics. It's like a good acapella, you don't need the fancy shit. It can be difficult, but there are a million and one ways to create a simple yet solid page with a high CTR. For webmasters like myself that want to lower expenses, but optimize time at the same time, simplicity is the key. Find one, add traffic, and you'll make excellent cash from it. However, just because it's simple, doesn't mean it's easy. "Five pics, text link, ten pics, text link" might make cash, but you can do better than that.
Example? The old BOB/dogfart galleries had IT.
There are lots of excellent designers now and and although a good piece of art can sometimes be essential - graphics are generally of secondary importance. Play with Photoshop occasionally and learn how it works - BUT - if you're not Michelangelo or VanGogh, yet find that the first thing you do is fire up Photoshop when you have an idea for a new site, then you're a fucking moron. If you make $300/week submitting galleries and think you're going to make yourself a millionaire by doing this exact same thing every day for the next 5 years, then you're a fucking moron. If you spend more time on boards than you do working, and you're not being paid $1 or more per post, you're a fucking moron. If you reply to this thread without taking the time to read and comprehend what has been said, then CONGRATULATIONS - you're a fucking moron.
Simplicity is the ultimate solution for ANY tight ass webmaster.
Now - instead of deleting the adult spam in your inbox and ignoring newsgroup spam - read it, learn from it, take ideas from it, develop it, you can pick up some real sweet sales lines and text links from that shit. Just remember though - and I can't emphasize this enough - DO NOT COPY A 500 WORD SPAM WORD-FOR-WORD.
Do not reply to this if:
1. You are not a webmaster
2. You are less than 4 months in this business
3. You promote Swoit in any capacity other than the paysite income program
4. You ever joined one of those "adult webmaster schools"
5. You intend to point out a typo
because you know nothing. Just read, take on board what has been said, and act on it.