So Why After 10 Years Do Straight Webmasters...
Still not cohabit gay webmaster forums for the most part?
I dont understand it myself, we have boards like GFY where straight companies that own gay paysites post and there never seems to be any serious issues so why wont straight webmasters, male and female, come out in force on the gay webmaster community boards?
It always seem like 'we' have to go to 'them' whenever they need help with something.... Or we need help promoting straight product offerings.
Your thoughts, do you think after all these years as an industry the straight side of the business still considers gay marketers to be lower than them because we promote gay content?
Regards,
Lee
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Originally Posted by
Maryflixxx
Last year at Phoenix Forum, Gary asked me to moderate a panel designed to give straight companies insights and contacts with the gay adult industry.
Not a single straight webmaster showed!
LOL! At the end of the day "fear and loathing" are probably the real reasons that the average straight company will not attend gay boards or sponsored events.
I remember panelling with Lisa (BadPuppy) at another PF and polling the crowd for gay webmasters who attend "straight events" (tonnes of hands in the air) then asking the reverse of the straight webmasters (no hands in the air).
They want the money, but more often than not are terrified to leave their comfort zone and get involved enough to make solid partnership.
I'm gratified to see a few other posters on this thread who, like me, are either straight or work for a predominantly straight company and are actively participating in and supporting this community.
Cheers Guys!
Mary
I think Maleflixxx and Cybersocket have made great strides in welcoming ALL industry professionals to their events - and every function they support seems increasingly to embrace all industry demographics. Participation in the forums can be more daunting for someone who does not also run sites, but if you are engaged in the online gay market it would seem ecommerce marketing and site operation transcends all genre...
