What you guys think..

[Aly_AVN]

First off, congratulations on taking the leap, and best of luck to you! You're definitely on the right track coming to this particular forum to ask questions, and no matter how your questions may be received or responded to, keep coming back and asking even the most obvious questions. Many of us have been here for a while, have made lots of mistakes and therefore have the wisdom that comes from experience to help you not make the same mistakes. You're starting a gay porn site... good for you.. there's no reason to reinvent the wheel (unless you really truly intend to) we can give you sound and solid advice to save you a lot of time and headaches.

Now, on to your venture... If your friend is gay, that helps with creating something that people actually want to spend money on. If not, you're better to focus on stuff that actually turns you on, but, despite what others may say, you CAN create a successful gay site based purely on trial and error, and, most importantly, coming back here and asking for feedback and suggestions and... BUILDING GREAT RELATIONSHIPS. I recommend you check out some of the many different programs that exist with gay sites.. for a little inspiration as to what works. They've/ we've already taken a lot of the guess work out of it for you. Take a look at a few different approaches... for example, BEDFELLOW.COM offers a site (just the one site) that is possibly the most successful gay porn site on the internet, GAY.COM runs a very successful gay portal, BADPUPPY.COM is also a successful site/ program that you can learn a lot from just by looking at what they've done and how they've done it. PYTHONPAYS.COM is typical of a megasite affiliate program that is more focussed on churning out zlots of different sites in different niches quickly (and effectively) TOPBUCKS.COM is another large affiliate program similar in nature to PYTHONPAYS. All of these differing models (and there are many more than I've listed) work very successfully in their own ways, with different traffic, and with different philosophies on what works best. Do your homework... Again, there's no reason to reinvent the wheel... BUT, perhaps you can be the one to assess what's out there and improve on what we're all doing with a fresh perspective!

My resounding cry to the straight segment of this industry, for a long time now, has been... if you're ignoring the gay market, or worse yet, exercising that indescribabely delinquent strain of homophobia that we see all too often on other boards, you're not only missing out on business (money in the bank) but are also a complete and utter fucking idiot... or words to that effect. So again, congratulations to you for being wise enough to do this. It's like ignoring the foreign traffic you inevitably have... why waste traffic when there are great options for converting it. NOW... to flip that around slightly... remember to offer something (however subtly) for straight surfers as well (just in an exit window or something) Just as a certain small percentage of 'straight' traffic will convert on gay sites... the same is true for 'gay' traffic. So, at least offer links to sponsors with bisexual, straight and transsexual sites as well..(in an exit window that is). And if you're not sure about popping a window when they leave, remember, they're already gone, so you may as well try and sell them something they DO want on their way out the door! Not too aggressively though. Just one or two exit windows really is all that makes the difference without pissing off surfers. But, I guarantee it will make you more money.. which is what you're trying to do, right?

Okay.. forgive me if my response was a little long... Apparently I'm on a typing frenzy tonight!

I hope that helps... or at least makes some sense. Again, congratulations on recognizing and proactively approaching a great and flourishing online market, and for having the sense to come here and ask. Keep asking!! whew.. :bandana: