Are you working a lot harder for a lot less?
 

Are the salad days over for the industry?

Shits happening

No I dont think they are, but a lot of people are going to have to change their thinking.

It ain't the .com boom era anymore that's for fucking shizzle....

Lots of people are still lying about what they're making.

Nope.

Sales increase every year for the past 4-5 years.

Conversions steady as always.

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not hardly

14 out of 6 people can't be wrong

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Is that new math?

not necessary harder but smarter..

I've always been a hard worker.it's in my blood

Once I found a job I loved, I never worked another day in my life.

I love being a webmaster.

I came in too late for the easy money days... Still, all the hard work is paying off over time.

I am working alot... got a few new things going on as well.

still the same old gfy bullshit.

I am working harder for more, but I have to work waaaaaaaaaaaaay harder for the same incremental increases than I did before.

hey jay are you selling snizzshare? i saw it on ebay

I'm working twice as hard for less, but once we are over these summer months, I'm sure it will get easier.

2001: $USD1,000 = $AUD2,083 (more than double)
2008, yesterday: $USD1,000 = $AUD1,009 (nearly at parity.)

I'm not just competing with other webmasters. It hurts when you have to work harder just to make the same amount of local currency.

I've been more organized over the last 2 years with daily tasks, and with strict stat overviews, I've paid attention to what aspects of the business make me the most $. I work about the same, but I seem to be making quite a bit more over the last 2 years.

i dont really do much if i can help it

Because of the weak dollar.. Working harder just to make as much as I used to.

i make money as first as i can..

I'm now starting Career #2 after adult. I have a low threshold for boredom and I'm sure I'll get bored with this new thing in a few years, lol. But back in the early days of working adult, 18 hour days weren't unheard of. Then it evened out where you could build those sites and let them go on autopilot with a little tweaking and work a lot less and make the same amount of $$$. Now the people I talk to in adult who are still in adult 100% full time tell me they are working a LOT harder to make the same amount of money. Maybe they're just telling me that make me feel good since I'm getting ready to go back to starting out all over again and probably looking at at least 16 hour days

the same things that made me money the last few years aren't doing so well. im making the same as before because im doing different things now.

As the pond gets bigger, so do the fish.

I came in late, dabbled in adult way back in the day but didn't make much of it. Started last June and went from $0-$xxx,xxx so I guess sales are good. Managing 200+ sites is definitely not an easy task though.

If other people can work less, it might help me out. Thanks.

I'm working harder and getting getting paid accordingly. I always try to go above and beyond.

Everyone here should be diversifying their traffic streams right now :2 cents:

The economy is just beginning to get bad.....we havn't even seen half of it yet.

If you thought sales were hard last month, wait till next month.

With that said....i think everyone is seeing their conversions drop slightly.

Perhaps people are making more $ today than a year ago.....but thats only because they have more traffic IMO.

JAY....i lost your icq btw, please re-send to 440-887 thanks

nice meeting you in vegas A.P.

that soda i grabbed out of your mini fridge btw, was rancid & disgusting :2 cents:

o well can't win em all! :1orglaugh

I keep growing my traffic from year to year with a few solid blogs. I weened myself from AVS, link list, free sites and TGPs to concentrate on just a few high-end blogs. I am actually making the same these days with a lot more work. In the early days I could take off for a few months and spend well over 1000 a night boozing it up. Oh well, live and learn.

These days I am much more serious about how I run my business.

I agree with the above poster who said not a lot harder, but a lot smarter. I have been managing my time a lot better and getting more done lately

not working as much as I used to but I'm fully aware I could make more if I'd put my ass to work. Just being lazy for the time being.

In our country it is:
2001 1$USD =40CZK
2008 1$USD =14CZK (almost double of what it was in 2001)

And that doesnt count local price increases. The USD buys you(basic living necessities, housing, traffic fares, etc.) around 20% of what it bought you in 2001 here.

Despite that, I am working less and earning much less then in 2003-2006. After few years in adult I got simply bored as hell.

I work more and harder with NON adult stuff!

ive been working harder and i need to make it a lot harder.

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You must adapt like any other industry. Working differently, not harder.

I'm working harder but on mainstream projects.

I think the paycheck at the end of the day will be much better.

Also if the people in the industry focused more on working then going to a show every month and spend all the money to sponsor and by drinks and have painted girls walk around to impress people I think some companies would be less in a jam. Especially knowing that half the twits going to those parties don't have traffic, or aren't even webmasters.

Posting on GFY does NOT qualify you as a webmaster IMHO.

At the end of the day you will ALL work for hahaha ;-)