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Arnox · 07-22-2018, 10:14 PM

Didn't really have anywhere else to put this, so figured maybe some of you guys would know the feeling.

Earlier this year a client came to me with a project that was like, three times as big as anything we've done before. Simple stuff: tube video rewrites. Completely unique title / 50-word text. Not exactly mentally taxing, but the size .. oh man.

I had 1 casual and 1 part-time writer at the time, had to ramp them both up to 2x full time and put in about 8-12 hours of writing per day myself. The amount of writing required was frying my brain. Client was very strict on scheduling too: they had a deadline, and I didn't want to fall behind.

Project started in Feb, scheduled to be completed by August 1st. Just polished off the last 10k batch of 193k~ videos. So in the last 6 months I've written around 4~5 million words. It's my job, I know that, but still: never felt so damn happy (but tired) at the same time. I did dial back on the last week as a treat, because there was still 10 days left, but yeah. Killer. Wonder how many times I wrote "fuck", "pussy", etc.. Maybe I'll do some graphs on the spreadsheets to find out.

Ya'll ever do some real tough shit in this industry? Makes me appreciate the days where I worked a lot less

astronaut x · 07-22-2018, 10:39 PM

Congrats. Just saw a local guy hiring for the same thing.

Klen · 07-23-2018, 03:17 AM

Nice, i have also project which i need to finish in a month and finally launch it.

CurrentlySober · 07-23-2018, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Arnox

Ya'll ever do some real tough shit?

Yeah, just this morning - It also feels like a huge weight out my ass

Congrats on seeing it thru to completion

CaptainHowdy · 07-23-2018, 05:05 AM

Good going, Arnox . . . I've written zillions of gallery reviews in another life and that's something I'm hoping I'll never have to do again.

The Porn Nerd · 07-23-2018, 05:27 AM

Congrats!! I hope you got paid well and that your work means profits for the company that hired you.

incredibleworkethic · 07-23-2018, 05:32 AM

I used to be a writer and have done the same (hours and hours of brain frying writing).

I'm actually in a position to hire.

What would the job you just did cost?

100 vids x50 words x1 title
500 vids
1000 vids

I no longer write for others but I'm pretty limited to what I can do. Just out of curiosity. Thanks!

kudgel · 07-23-2018, 05:35 AM

Why not creating a tube site yourself at this point? I don't get it, and the rates for as much text must have been extremely low.

PornDude · 07-23-2018, 05:40 AM

Wow, great job!

yuu.design · 07-23-2018, 06:45 AM

congrats man, and yeah, i know how it feels when you finish a long project

Arnox · 07-23-2018, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by incredibleworkethic

I used to be a writer and have done the same (hours and hours of brain frying writing).

I'm actually in a position to hire.

What would the job you just did cost?

100 vids x50 words x1 title
500 vids
1000 vids

I no longer write for others but I'm pretty limited to what I can do. Just out of curiosity. Thanks!

Given the setup was the same (they modified the backend for us to get in, load up a page and macro tab, enter to open up 50 editable videos at a time with thumbnails), it'd be $1 per video. Same price up until maybe 10k videos, then a discount, then another discount over 50k videos. Not a huge reduction, but enough to make you feel like you were getting a deal.

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Originally Posted by kudgel

Why not creating a tube site yourself at this point? I don't get it, and the rates for as much text must have been extremely low.

Because I don't have the input capital right now to start my own tube, and I don't think it's the type of website I'd enjoy running. I'm working on camgirls and paysite reviews right now - those are more my flavor. I'm actually pessimistic about tube sites: I find cams to be a lot more pirate proof.

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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd

Congrats!! I hope you got paid well and that your work means profits for the company that hired you.

Back in 2016 I worked on tube rewrites for a new company that acquired a heap of premium .xxx domains. I think it was gay.xxx, MILF.xxx and a few others. What's crazy is that they didn't even use the rewrites after employing me for 3 months on a full-time contract to write them...such a waste. Hopefully the profits do come for them, especially for how much money they're putting into backlinks and advertising. You never want to see anyone piss up their chance.

Sly · 07-23-2018, 09:17 AM

It's good to put time constraints on your projects, like you had there. Keeps you moving forward. You know what you are waking up to each day, even if it's monotonous, and can focus on the task at hand.

Congratulations on completing the project early! That always feels fantastic.

On to the next project. ;-)

freecartoonporn · 07-23-2018, 10:47 AM

congrats man, i know that feeling, just started working on new project , i did take a week off after last project.,

Bladewire · 07-23-2018, 10:58 AM

Well done congrats! Excellent work and seemless upscaling on your part.

NALEM · 07-23-2018, 11:09 AM

Congratulations. Now that you have that gorilla off your back, do you plan on taking a break or will you actively look for the next project?

We just wrapped up 2.5 years of full time work which included research, focus groups, coding and design, on a single project. I dream about taking a very very very long vacation, but I allow my ego to be constantly fed by the work, the challenges and the results.

Axeman · 07-23-2018, 11:39 AM

Congrats on getting that done! We had two major projects last year, and hit the target both times. But it was many many many months of 80-100 hour work weeks to get it done. Was challenging, exhausting, frustrating and in the end very satisfying to get done.

193K videos is no joke. Kudos to you guys for getting that done.

Paul&John · 07-23-2018, 12:27 PM

Sounds like a lot damnit

WiredGuy · 07-23-2018, 01:39 PM

Congrats, I recently just finished coding up a very large scale project and I'm now switching from creation mode to marketing mode. Once the next couple of weeks are done, hopefully I can swap that out for relaxed mode

WG

Arnox · 07-24-2018, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by NALEM

Congratulations. Now that you have that gorilla off your back, do you plan on taking a break or will you actively look for the next project?

We just wrapped up 2.5 years of full time work which included research, focus groups, coding and design, on a single project. I dream about taking a very very very long vacation, but I allow my ego to be constantly fed by the work, the challenges and the results.

Funny you should ask that, I reached out to quite a few past clients over the last week and I've got a plate that's warming up of things to do. A little more variety this time though, so I'm not going to lose my mind. I also started to work on a few of my own things I've put off for a very long time.

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Congrats, I recently just finished coding up a very large scale project and I'm now switching from creation mode to marketing mode. Once the next couple of weeks are done, hopefully I can swap that out for relaxed mode

WG

Relaxed mode is fun, for a bit. The last month has been ... wake up, eat, shower, work for 15 hours, go to bed. At some point you get burnt out, but I still feel quite 'fresh', despite the marathon.

To complicate things I'm moving to England in 6 weeks. So it's not like even if I did have time off, I'd be able to play video games, wank to porn or go watch a movie.

CurrentlySober · 07-24-2018, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Arnox

To complicate things I'm moving to England in 6 weeks. So it's not like even if I did have time off, I'd be able to play video games, wank to porn or go watch a movie.

Where abouts in England? Anywhere near me? Devon area? I'll take you out for a beer if you are

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Arnox Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Radelaide Posts: 2,160	Finished huge project, feel a huge weight off my shoulders Didn't really have anywhere else to put this, so figured maybe some of you guys would know the feeling. Earlier this year a client came to me with a project that was like, three times as big as anything we've done before. Simple stuff: tube video rewrites. Completely unique title / 50-word text. Not exactly mentally taxing, but the size .. oh man. I had 1 casual and 1 part-time writer at the time, had to ramp them both up to 2x full time and put in about 8-12 hours of writing per day myself. The amount of writing required was frying my brain. Client was very strict on scheduling too: they had a deadline, and I didn't want to fall behind. Project started in Feb, scheduled to be completed by August 1st. Just polished off the last 10k batch of 193k~ videos. So in the last 6 months I've written around 4~5 million words. It's my job, I know that, but still: never felt so damn happy (but tired) at the same time. I did dial back on the last week as a treat, because there was still 10 days left, but yeah. Killer. Wonder how many times I wrote "fuck", "pussy", etc.. Maybe I'll do some graphs on the spreadsheets to find out. Ya'll ever do some real tough shit in this industry? Makes me appreciate the days where I worked a lot less __________________ Need Text? X Copywriters \| Adult Writing Service - [email protected]

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incredibleworkethic Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,302	I used to be a writer and have done the same (hours and hours of brain frying writing). I'm actually in a position to hire. What would the job you just did cost? 100 vids x50 words x1 title 500 vids 1000 vids I no longer write for others but I'm pretty limited to what I can do. Just out of curiosity. Thanks!

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