Originally Posted by rayadp05 (Post 22745130)

I obviously cannot speak for other paysites, but in terms of my paysite, it's working out absolutely great. I've been running it for nearly 16 years now and it has always generated enough revenue for me to be able to do it full time and for me to be able to pay my mortgage, cover shooting expenses, pay all of my other bills and to have a decent amount of money left over for other things. I think it entirely depends on each and every individual paysite. There are some that do very well and there are some that do absolutely horrible. The content that you shoot obviously matters a lot and keeping the site updated on a regular basis so that you can retain the existing members that have already signed up is equally important.

Acquiring and using successful marketing skills so that the site is able to generate new signups is also very important. There are so many different aspects to making a paysite generate a nice amount of income, and if you're knowledgeable regarding how to implement them into your business, and you shoot content that people want to see and are willing to slide their debit card out of their wallet in order to gain immediate access to the entire collection of content that you've produced over the years, as well as continue to produce on a regular basis, it should do well for you. Establishing your websites name over the years by hitting up the review sites, releasing promo content, advertising, and updating the site on a regular basis are all very important factors, as well as many other things that can be done to generate signups and to keep as many existing members as possible.

Originally Posted by trevesty (Post 22745209)

I think the most interesting take away is how people project their own failures (or successes) onto the rest of a fairly large industry.

VR guy thinks it's the only profitable thing ever, but there's many pay sites making way more than him in a very profitable fashion. Guys barely making 6 figures thinking it's impossible that others are making 9 figures, etc.

Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd (Post 22745339)

Most of us live in a bubble of our own creation so it's best not to play the Comparison Game (unless you know how to play so you win every time).

This is why I focus on MY definition of success, not what other companies or other individuals are doing. That's a loser mentality and you set yourself up for failure because there will always be someone who has more than you do. So best to focus on what you have and need and what makes you happy rather than comparing yourself to others. :thumbsup

Originally Posted by trevesty (Post 22745571)

As long as my wife and the IRS aren't mad at me, I'm sleeping like a baby. :winkwink::1orglaugh

Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd (Post 22745622)

In that order? LOL :)

Originally Posted by Screwed Up (Post 22748468)

Of anybody in this thread, Joel, you have probably the juiciest info... Spill the beans! Haha.

Originally Posted by norpwasp (Post 22748739)

As an avid porn consumer and now VR owner, the only time ive paid for porn in my entire life has been with VR porn because you cant find quality vr porn for free, and when you are sitting there with your quest on and a tiny joystick to do all your typing aint noone got time to fuck around looking for free vids.

Plus with the rise of crypto and being able to pay for VR porn for 1 month and not need to sign up to an endless subscription it makes it so much easier and anonymous (to prying eyes) also PH's vr section is garbage.

I do think VR porn is the future and a growing niche but I think interactive VR porn is where its at, and AR porn will be when the technology is here.

Originally Posted by Screwed Up (Post 22748468)

Of anybody in this thread, Joel, you have probably the juiciest info... Spill the beans! Haha.