Industry Effects Of 1 Million New Webmasters?

[kristian]

Originally posted by graphicsbytia
Let me ask you this.. if a webmaster did this on his own with no help from a webmaster board.. where would he likely get his traffic from?

I got my initial traffic from link lists and tgps. I figured out there must be money in posting porn because there was so much of it. I then found some useful articles (not posted on forums). I believe one was written by shemp. Next I found myself a sponsor.

In my case, what got me into the industry was I'd sold my business, and I wanted to work from home. In a way I was unemployed. I would probably still be here now, but the boards have provided encouragement, friends, and knowledge. The boards, however, were not the factor contributing to my entry.

Again, I think boards do more to sustain the new entrants rather than produce them.