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booker · 08-23-2002, 12:20 AM

Sky, that's really interesting that they would buy memberships and such in that situation, which was a mistake by you. While I am I relative newcommer to the webmaster side of the industry, I have been looking at online porn for however long and done some content production...

...have you changed your overall business strategy based on the result of that mistake?

Another question I have.. and perhaps this isn't quite on topic but I'm going to put it here instead of it's own thread.. is influx of new webmasters and such into the industry. I've seen sites which basically tell a newcommer step by step how to build a couple sites and promote them and gain traffic.

It seems to me like a magician who goes on TV and shows how he does all his tricks and illusions. Again, I'm a relative newbie, but what I've learned has come from looking at the successful sites, comparing them and including the winning characteristics into my site, combined with a little creativity and some hard work.

So, how do established webmasters like yourself feel about the flood of newcommers who are trying to cash in or make a fortune overnight on the hard work that you've done to establish quality sites with quality traffic and memberships? Is it welcomed? Is it abhorred? Somewhere in between?

08-23-2002, 12:20 AM
booker Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,370	Sky, that's really interesting that they would buy memberships and such in that situation, which was a mistake by you. While I am I relative newcommer to the webmaster side of the industry, I have been looking at online porn for however long and done some content production... ...have you changed your overall business strategy based on the result of that mistake? Another question I have.. and perhaps this isn't quite on topic but I'm going to put it here instead of it's own thread.. is influx of new webmasters and such into the industry. I've seen sites which basically tell a newcommer step by step how to build a couple sites and promote them and gain traffic. It seems to me like a magician who goes on TV and shows how he does all his tricks and illusions. Again, I'm a relative newbie, but what I've learned has come from looking at the successful sites, comparing them and including the winning characteristics into my site, combined with a little creativity and some hard work. So, how do established webmasters like yourself feel about the flood of newcommers who are trying to cash in or make a fortune overnight on the hard work that you've done to establish quality sites with quality traffic and memberships? Is it welcomed? Is it abhorred? Somewhere in between? __________________ Xanadu024 (aim) or 286785389 (icq) "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."