Who Helped you most?

[T Pat]

Without question MrMaryLou and On The Bench helped me most (think outside of the box)
Then Surfin (I miss his ICQ's) (think outside of the box)
Then GreenGuyandJim members like Linkster Bill Cleo amid Ramster
Then the rest of GreenGuyandJim Members that post (so I didn't have to ask the questions)
Now I'm barely in what most of you would consider the Adult Biz, I do have a full time employee that
is skilled in the areas that I'm lacking in and it still seems like there aren't enough hours in a day.
Without this board I would of ended up going back to work for someone after pissing away every cent I could get my hands on

[Mishi]

I could easily single out a couple without whom I would not be here today. They know who they are.

Beyond that - the community at Adult Netsurprise, back when we had Thursday night radio with Dokk, helped me keep my sanity. Okay, mostly.

There are so many good people in this business, I hesitate to name names.

You are all much appreciated.

[Ramster]

Originally Posted by Mishi

Adult Netsurprise, back when we had Thursday night radio with Dokk

Now THAT was a lot of fun.

[Barron]

I remember the milestones in my Adult Industry career. With each one of the milestones, there were different people envolved. There wasnt any one Mentor so to speak.

The first person I have no clue who it was. I emailed a webmaster from a video link list and asked "How do I get started?". The reply was a one line answer with nothing more than the url to YNOT.

That lasted about 10 minutes. I found a link for newbies, read one article and did the math. The author of the article couldnt add, or subtract for that matter. If I followed his example, I would have been several thousand dollars in debt and nothing to show for it. But, YNOT taught me the phrase "webmaster resource". A quick Google search sent me to Netpond.

Thats where I meet Voltar, who taught me the basics of getting started.

From there the most influentual was Dravyk. Reviewing for allofem got me going to other boards.

From there, Tommy was the guy that did more for me expanding than anyone. That came in the form of a one line post "We know very well about cookies", or something close to that. That sent me to tommys site and reading the cookie he was setting. That opened a whole new world for me.

Then came Pasta, he taught me the value of watching what other people were doing. That snow balled into reading between the lines and listening to what wasnt being said on the boards.

The next person I met pulled it altogether for me. I dont know which nick to use for him, but Jim taught me "Once you click a link of mine, I can do what I want with you". That in itself gives a whole new meaning to "filtering traffic".

Old Tom taught me the value of learning to do my own coding and the value of learning the power a unix operating system can give you. Learning html, php and perl only scratches the surface of what you need to know.

I have no clue what the name is of the next guy, you will know who you are though, your Merchant/processor is in Panama. You taught me the meaning of deceptive and how to make money with it. And, never to do it.

Last but not least, Greenguy. He does a very subtle thing on this board everyday that gives everyone a golden key on how to make money. I changed somethings in my own little porn empire because of this and its starting to pay off. From some of the posts I read, I dont think there are very many that pick up on it.

My hat is off to all of you! Thanks for all the help

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[docholly]

hmmm that's really a hard question.. i guess the 1st person would be my Uncle Matty who made me bartender at Plato's Retreat when i turned 21.

As far as online..

Tart |cool| who kicked me from in front of the cam to behind it..

DangerDave & Zilla who 1st listed our galleries that are STILL listed.. ok at least on DD.

GG... who i learned about from one of my cam girls who suddenly found her pics splashed all over one of his site.. she freaked out (since she'd retired her cam) and called him. Not only was he a complete gentleman but removed her pictures within 5 minutes.

and most of all MML who has spent countless hours on ICQ and yahoo pushing, shoving, encouraging and motivating.. and i learn something NEW every week at OTB..

There is invaluable information stored here.. SE stuff from Linkster and DD, seasoned advice from Ramster and Raw Alex. Cleo, who i always list my sites with 1st cuz i know if they get accepted there, they'll be accepted anywhere.. she is a Tough cookie.. and All the OTB crew

Gosh i'm so sentimental or maybe just MENTAL.. lmao.. its friday the 13th.