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SteveLightspeed · 12-28-2004, 12:47 PM

21) What age did you become able to retire and not worry about money any more if you wanted to ?
I am 38, I could probably retire now if I chose to. But I?m not doing this for money. I do this for fun. I think I have the best job in the world!

22) How do you figure the Math for a good affiliate program without shaving? Figuring in the costs of operation, Model fees, Credit card % (Average 13 to 14% off the top of the signup) Employees etc. When it's all said and done what is the realistic % thats actually left. Also, since some of the check programs are now 50% off the top for a signup, how do you work them into an affiliate program?

The key to all this is controlled growth. Don?t spend money you don?t have! I did everything myself for the first two years. I learned as much as I could before we launched our affiliate program in 2001. For me, having a ton of internal traffic is the way to avoid shaving. We internally generate a lot of our own traffic and most of our sales. We base our budgets with the hopes of keeping about 20% in profits after everyone is paid.

50% for checks? I assume you mean returns and bounced checks. I agree check returns are a big problem. If you pay your affiliates on check signups, it?s fair to deduct the returns from them as well.

23) Will you be adding hardcore solo girl sites?
Many of our solo girl sites already have some hardcore, and all our sites include tons of hardcore feeds. We leave it up to the model herself to determine the level of content she wants on her site. Jordan is one of our most successful sites, and she?s never even done a masturbation scene. Sometimes giving the surfer too much right away doesn?t keep them interested.

24) Do exclusive modeling "contracts" really hold up?
We have our models sign exclusive contracts, and we?ve had several walk away from them. Generally the girls that want to quit are the same ones I would like to fire, so it all works out in the end.

25) What are you going to do with a site when it's model gets too looking?
I have already experienced this, with TaylorLittle.com. She cannot be marketed as a ?teen? anymore. We have instead transitioned the marketing for her site to focus more on her lesbianism and made her into the ?teacher? for our new younger models.

TO BE CONTINUED....

12-28-2004, 12:47 PM
SteveLightspeed Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lightspeedworld Posts: 7,940	21) What age did you become able to retire and not worry about money any more if you wanted to ? I am 38, I could probably retire now if I chose to. But I?m not doing this for money. I do this for fun. I think I have the best job in the world! 22) How do you figure the Math for a good affiliate program without shaving? Figuring in the costs of operation, Model fees, Credit card % (Average 13 to 14% off the top of the signup) Employees etc. When it's all said and done what is the realistic % thats actually left. Also, since some of the check programs are now 50% off the top for a signup, how do you work them into an affiliate program? The key to all this is controlled growth. Don?t spend money you don?t have! I did everything myself for the first two years. I learned as much as I could before we launched our affiliate program in 2001. For me, having a ton of internal traffic is the way to avoid shaving. We internally generate a lot of our own traffic and most of our sales. We base our budgets with the hopes of keeping about 20% in profits after everyone is paid. 50% for checks? I assume you mean returns and bounced checks. I agree check returns are a big problem. If you pay your affiliates on check signups, it?s fair to deduct the returns from them as well. 23) Will you be adding hardcore solo girl sites? Many of our solo girl sites already have some hardcore, and all our sites include tons of hardcore feeds. We leave it up to the model herself to determine the level of content she wants on her site. Jordan is one of our most successful sites, and she?s never even done a masturbation scene. Sometimes giving the surfer too much right away doesn?t keep them interested. 24) Do exclusive modeling "contracts" really hold up? We have our models sign exclusive contracts, and we?ve had several walk away from them. Generally the girls that want to quit are the same ones I would like to fire, so it all works out in the end. 25) What are you going to do with a site when it's model gets too looking? I have already experienced this, with TaylorLittle.com. She cannot be marketed as a ?teen? anymore. We have instead transitioned the marketing for her site to focus more on her lesbianism and made her into the ?teacher? for our new younger models. TO BE CONTINUED.... __________________ Abra-cadabra!