it sounds like there are a few of us keen on getting in on a chat, maybe I can arrange something on IRC....maybe Darren Austin will lend us his chat room for an hour?
cheers,
Luke
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it sounds like there are a few of us keen on getting in on a chat, maybe I can arrange something on IRC....maybe Darren Austin will lend us his chat room for an hour?
cheers,
Luke
I'd certainly be open for a chat ... and I have a chatroom available on a nonporn website that isn't open to the public at the moment... (the chatroom isn't open, the site is) ... that I don't mind us borrowing, and anyone wanting a fast chatroom on a non porn domain name - go grab one by setting up an account at www.bravenet.com ... 15 minutes of tinkering a little and you're good to go.
Lee ... any idea on how EZBoards setup their chatroom option for their board users? Once I set that up for another forum I help out with, it actually put in the links and shows how many people are in Chat right on the forum header.
Bec, I like the idea of stealing Darren Austin's room for a bit, its totally easy to use - no tinkering required, just use the java version on his site or hop in via IRC. Anyone can hop in at any time, other than showtime it is usually empty.
But of course I would like to get permission to use it first!
cheers,
Luke
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Originally posted by Chilihost
Bec, I like the idea of stealing Darren Austin's room for a bit, its totally easy to use - no tinkering required, just use the java version on his site or hop in via IRC. Anyone can hop in at any time, other than showtime it is usually empty.
But of course I would like to get permission to use it first!
cheers,
Luke
does that mean non GWW'ers would be in there during
our chat ??
~Bell
Lee is completely right! When my hosts AND computer AND backups all went at the same time, I was SOL and had no financial security. I have yet to recover! Always make sure you have a really good nest egg going before plan b becomes plan a.Quote:
Originally posted by Lee
The one MAJOR peice of advice i would give is make sure that when you do go full time, you have AT LEAST 2 months of money you can use to fall back on icase things change drastically.
Having a 'safety' bank balance is probably the most important thing any webmaster looking to get into adult full time can have.
Regards,
Lee
My only advice on going full-time is create a platinum avs site that you are really, really passionate about, and make it the pivot of your "empire" promote it on everything you create, so you always have your own tier between avs and sponsor upsell. Since platinum is recurring, you can build up a huge amount of resells while always increasing the amount of traffic you are sending it just by continuing the work you are doing now.
This dosn't work with avs sites that use other avs's than the platinum one, they don't allow links to other avs sites, but ugas has a nice regular and platinum avs, and eventually you will probably end up doing some TGP and free sites.
*slides in next to xst8 and steals his notes*:goof:
Actually, I do have a question: Let's say you're dreaming about a site that you're REALLY in love with, the niche is yummy perfect for you, but no one that you know of actually produces the content for it and you're a piss-poor writer who has trouble keeping the lights on?
What to do??
I think being an part time adult webmaster is a great job. The money is great for the amount of time you put in. But... I also believe that being an adult webmaster full time can be a crappy stressful low reward job. Relying on it for your sole income brings alot more of the bad things into play.
You have to work 10 times harder to double your money when you go full time. You have to wonder if it's worth all the extra effort. It isn't easy. I personally don't think it's worth it. I like working a few hours a week to update and keep the rebills going. It's relatively stress free and I can concentrate on other things in my life. Being a full time webmaster made me crazy, cranky, and always on the brink of quitting during the Visa days.
Being a full time webmaster is so much more complicated than it used to be. Not only do you have to do your design and updating duties, you have to be a p.r. person, go to the forums, get the latest information, etc. It is all encompassing and 12 to 16 hour days are alot more common than the average 8 hour job. Good luck on whatever you choose.
This made me chuckle ... sounds like you've climbed in the same boat quite a few of us find ourselves in ... we've got the boat, and can see the destination, but no oars to get us there!Quote:
Originally posted by Tala
Actually, I do have a question: Let's say you're dreaming about a site that you're REALLY in love with, the niche is yummy perfect for you, but no one that you know of actually produces the content for it and you're a piss-poor writer who has trouble keeping the lights on?
What to do??
That's be it. And it's driving me bugnuts.Quote:
Originally posted by Bec
This made me chuckle ... sounds like you've climbed in the same boat quite a few of us find ourselves in ... we've got the boat, and can see the destination, but no oars to get us there!
HH brings up a good point. This is one thing that worries me a lot. In the past 6-9 months, I've managed to double my revenues, but at the same time, my expenses have doubled. With more time devoted, I would hope to double my revenues again (to reach my goal) without increasing my expenses too much. Is that too much to expect?Quote:
Originally posted by Huskyhunks
You have to work 10 times harder to double your money when you go full time.
Has anyone recently gone from part-time to full-time?
DigitalJay,Quote:
Originally posted by DigitalJay
My only advice on going full-time is create a platinum avs site that you are really, really passionate about, and make it the pivot of your "empire" promote it on everything you create, so you always have your own tier between avs and sponsor upsell. Since platinum is recurring, you can build up a huge amount of resells while always increasing the amount of traffic you are sending it just by continuing the work you are doing now.
This is the only thing I'm doing right already ;)
I have one really kick-ass site that brings in the majority of my money. I do need to expand on the traffic I bring to the site by TGPing or using other "webmaster friendly" AVS's.