How Much Longer Will Adult Be Profitable For Paysites?

[Squirt]

Wasnt GayVideoBox a program that EddieK was involved in?

Regards,

Lee

Oh no not again! Was he involved with VideoBox for sure?

[videoboxmen]

Let me introduce myself to those in this thread. I am Michael Bauer and I am the product manager of
GayVideoBox.com which has recently gone through a name change to VideoboxMEN.com

EddieK use to work for GayVideoBox.com, however is no longer with the organization.

As the product manager of VideoboxMEN.com, I have a strong philosophy that the paysites provide a different service then those of ppv or vod sites. A paysite where members can have access to a library of various content allows customers a cost effective way to sample all sorts of niches, studios, stars, and begin to learn about the adult industry in a safe, fun environment. A member might try out that smoking midget porn on a membership site; but never purchase it on DVD or stream it on a pay-per-view or video-on-demand site. How many times has a consumer streamed a title on ppv or vod solely based off of a box cover or 3 screen captures and a description, and end up not liking the content and feeling ripped off? Thus creating a poor user experience.

As a membership site with patented technology that Videobox and VideoboxMEN.com (GayVideoBox.com) has, it allows our members to fully explore the whole library and 'edit' the content for the segments that they want to watch or download AND share reviews of the different titles with other members. How many customers actually watch an adult movie from start to finish like a mainstream movie? They usually hit that fast forward button to the action, star, or segment that caused them to watch the title to begin with. Plus with a whole library of content available, it helps members explore (much like a person at a buffet with all sorts of foods) their tastes in adult content and opens them up to new experiences that they might not have had if they had to pay-per-minute.

Plus, paysites provide studios with yet another avenue to gain revenue off of titles that might have lost their shelf life or are not being as profitable on aebn or ppv sites while marketing their studio content to yet another segment of the internet. It would be foolish to think that having only one exclusive avenue of distribution will grow a content provider's profit margins and brand. Or believe that every title a studio has on a ppv site is making them money. Some titles do better then others on ppv, so having an additional avenue to make some additional revenue off of those titles is a big benefit to the studios.

The WorldWideWeb is a big spacious shopping mall, where there is actually room for all different kinds of sites. Much like Walmart, Sears, Nordstroms, and Dillards can all be in the same shopping mall with little unique boutiques. I think there is definitely room for Paysites, PPV, VOD, DVD merchandise warehouses, and even Free sites. As a consumer myself, I have used all of these avenues in my own online experiences.

Paysites won't go away, as long as there are sites developing their own content,such as Randy Blue, Sean Cody, etc., and sites that build members based community, and site that provide new technology that creates better user experiences for their members.

Please feel free to contact me.
Michael Bauer
bauer@metainterfaces.com

[videoboxmen]

Smile.

For a few months I marketed GayVideoBox, now renamed VideoBoxMen. Their stats showed monies earned and then the amount vanished months ago without a payment. I did a test signup and and I was never credited... so be warned about working with adultplatform. I have ceased linking to them.

Without knowing the full experience nor the history with GayVideoBox; please be reassured that under the new brand VideoboxMEN many improvements have been made and are still being made to our site and our affiliate program. We welcome private discussions, direct emails, IMs or phone contacts in order to gain a better understanding. Adult Platform, Videobox, and VideoboxMEN are very reputable and as the product manager for VideoboxMEN, I will do my utmost to learn from our affiliates, our partners, and our members in order to make changes where there need to be, so that everyone can succeed.
Thank you,
Michael Bauer
Product Manager, VideoboxMEN

[Lee]

EddieK use to work for GayVideoBox.com, however is no longer with the organization.

You should have asked on the boards before you hired him and you would have saved yoruself thousands of dollars, Eddiek is a flat out scammer, who is now working for some gay mature sponsor program (that i forget the name of) in fact, i dont think i have ever heard of a company/individual that EddieK worked worked for who didnt get scammed in the last 5+ yrs but people still hire the guy :eek:

I wont touch anything that has Eddiek's name associated with it.

Regards,

Lee

[Squirt]

This is part of the reason I now research new businesses on the boards and am so diligent about the dodgy people and people with a checkered past.

EddieK worked for me at a pivitol time in my business a couple years ago and was the first full time employee I hired to help expansion. That mistake took a long time to recover from and it was a very difficult and painful process.

I checked his references and he got a little advertising deal with me and Falcon so I thought he was legit. A few people privately know what this mistake cost me at the time. Hopefully others will learn from our mistakes

[videoboxmen]

This is part of the reason I now research new businesses on the boards and am so diligent about the dodgy people and people with a checkered past.

EddieK worked for me at a pivitol time in my business a couple years ago and was the first full time employee I hired to help expansion. That mistake took a long time to recover from and it was a very difficult and painful process.

I checked his references and he got a little advertising deal with me and Falcon so I thought he was legit. A few people privately know what this mistake cost me at the time. Hopefully others will learn from our mistakes

Thank you for the insight regarding EddieK. I was not with GayVideoBox at the time when EddieK was with the company. From these postings and through other contacts, I have learned much about the mistakes of my predecessor.

My background is in the educational assessment publishing industry with McGraw-Hill, Harcourt Assessments, and Pearson Education, where accurate, reliable, and valid data is a must as it is contractually stated within each state educational departments. Being a webmaster is a new adventure for me, but establishing good business relationships is not. I have already begun to establish some good relationships within the industry and continue to look forward to building more.

VideoboxMEN is looking to build solid and fun business relationships that are profitable and successful. We only hope to recover quickly from the bad experiences others have had because of the association with EddieK. EddieK is no longer associated with any part of Videobox, VideoboxMEN, or AdultPlatform.

Michael Bauer is at the helm of VideoboxMEN and our vision and direction is clear. I humbly and sincerely thank you all for insights and postings.

[procam]

You should have asked on the boards before you hired him and you would have saved yoruself thousands of dollars, Eddiek is a flat out scammer, who is now working for some gay mature sponsor program (that i forget the name of) in fact, i dont think i have ever heard of a company/individual that EddieK worked worked for who didnt get scammed in the last 5+ yrs but people still hire the guy :eek:

I wont touch anything that has Eddiek's name associated with it.

Regards,

Lee

Would this happen to be the site yer referring to ?
http://askdamagex.com/t15745-paysite-for-sale.html

[Squirt]

Isn't it DaddyCash he's working for now?

If he follows his usual pattern there will be forum spam on a lot of boards for the program, a few small banner deals to bring money in for the owners, and little, if any, bottom line results. After a few months they'll catch on, get fired, and he'll be looking for work again.

[Lee]

Isn't it DaddyCash he's working for now?

If he follows his usual pattern there will be forum spam on a lot of boards for the program, a few small banner deals to bring money in for the owners, and little, if any, bottom line results. After a few months they'll catch on, get fired, and he'll be looking for work again.

Thats the one, couldnt remember the program name.

Regards,

Lee

[wnc]

Without knowing the full experience nor the history with GayVideoBox; please be reassured that under the new brand VideoboxMEN many improvements have been made and are still being made to our site and our affiliate program.

Please take notice that I, as an affiliate, signed up this month as a test and was not credited for the sale.

What is even worst...

As a PAID USER of VIDEOBOXMEN, your DVD option did not work with Vista WM11. I searched your site for support answers and eventually sent a support message via site... and got a "thanks for your comment/suggestion" response.