why did you join this biz?

Bill · 2003-09-09, 07:15 PM

I was sysop of a bbs in the early nineties. Then the internet ended bbs's. I've been totally selfemployed for a while, after the bbs ended I was doing a small business mangement consulting company that included doing the early style "advertise your business" websites.

Then a friend of mine who owned a strip club asked me to look at doing ultravid video streaming from his club. This was fall of 1997. I spent 98 trying various net ventures, ending with a small paysite, losing money all the way (because of my total ignorance of how net business worked) and bickering with my strip club friend. Got disgusted and gave up on that.

Then in 99 I decided I could do the affiliate thing all by myself, a one man operation. I was sick of my other businesses, actually sick to death of dealing with clients in any form. And I had a little money to live on so I threw myself into it working and studying this business full time.

It was slow going at first, but by the end of 99 I was making enough money to live off of, which I thought was damn cool. Now I do fairly well. I like this business, and I could happily do it untill I'm too old to do anything.

So, the reason "Why" I got into this business is I really, REALLY wanted to make money without ever having to listen to another sniveling, chiseling client ever again in my life.

My biggest regret is that I didn't start right into this after I closed down my bbs. But, the affiliate model of this biz didn't exist then...

2003-09-09, 07:15 PM	#11
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	I was sysop of a bbs in the early nineties. Then the internet ended bbs's. I've been totally selfemployed for a while, after the bbs ended I was doing a small business mangement consulting company that included doing the early style "advertise your business" websites. Then a friend of mine who owned a strip club asked me to look at doing ultravid video streaming from his club. This was fall of 1997. I spent 98 trying various net ventures, ending with a small paysite, losing money all the way (because of my total ignorance of how net business worked) and bickering with my strip club friend. Got disgusted and gave up on that. Then in 99 I decided I could do the affiliate thing all by myself, a one man operation. I was sick of my other businesses, actually sick to death of dealing with clients in any form. And I had a little money to live on so I threw myself into it working and studying this business full time. It was slow going at first, but by the end of 99 I was making enough money to live off of, which I thought was damn cool. Now I do fairly well. I like this business, and I could happily do it untill I'm too old to do anything. So, the reason "Why" I got into this business is I really, REALLY wanted to make money without ever having to listen to another sniveling, chiseling client ever again in my life. My biggest regret is that I didn't start right into this after I closed down my bbs. But, the affiliate model of this biz didn't exist then...