why did you join this biz? - Page 2

DistantD · 2003-09-09, 11:23 PM

Interesting stories!

I've always been involved with the internet in one shape or another. (trying to run different types of sites from music reviews to web design...)
Always had an interest in this business, and I tried my hand at it (no pun intended!!) back in '99...
Ever since then, it's been great!

DistantD
www.distantdoor.com

finnbear · 2003-09-10, 07:59 AM

I started 1998 because I had nothing to do - I had sold my real life businesses couple of years before and didn't want to start new ones.

I have always wanted to work from home. I tried to think ways to do it back in the 80's when I bought Amiga computer, first one with capacity to show real photos. Unfortunately no net back then.

We built a new PC 1998, bought 56k modem, and rest is history. I started with free hosts, change to paid hosting late 1999 and here I'm still. I know I'm doing this as long as I'm here. At last I can work from home, that's something I have always wanted to do.

docholly · 2003-09-10, 08:51 AM

We were stationed in Naples Italy and in order for me to work i'd have to be a resident for 1 yr and obtain a work visa.. it was just easier to turn my cam on and shake my ass..

after moving back stateside..where i could work, i switched sides to promote cam girls instead of my old phat ass being one.. hooked up with Tart who builds awesome graphics.. and we are now ever evolving..

|goodnight

boneless · 2003-09-10, 09:03 AM

started out two days after i got my connection to the internet (yeah i didnt sleep for 48 hours and surfed my butt off

) well accidentaly i ran into a dutch webmaster site and started reading shit.
When my mom got ill in late september 2001 i saw this as a great way of getting my mind of the shit i and my mom were experiecing in the hoispital (she had cancer and was waiting for her death) plus it allowed me to be more flexible with visiting my mom instead of having a full time job.
This was the best choice i ever made in my live.
Not only did i manage to spend the most of my timne with my mom trying to make thing easier for her (like you can) it also gave me a good start for my porn biz. so for me it was kinda a win win situation....

digifan · 2003-09-10, 12:30 PM

That's the only way left for me to take care of my mom having cancer (brain tumor) 24/7 and to make some $$$.

boneless · 2003-09-10, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by digifan
That's the only way left for me to take care of my mom having cancer (brain tumor) 24/7 and to make some $$$.

hey digi how are you doing yourself? i messaged you several times on icq but i guess my messages dont get through somehow....im having this prob with a lot of people on my list....will try again tonight...

keep your chin up high hon (hope my spelling doesnt suck on this one),

laterz,

Ed

iSC_Paul · 2003-09-10, 02:50 PM

The funny thing is that before I started in this biz, I saw a show on Jerry Springer with some male/female webmasters on it saying how much money they make in this biz, I didn't believe it at all untill I tried

shima · 2003-09-10, 03:03 PM

Back in 97 I was curious why there are so many XPics banners all over the place, so I started sniffing around and found the reason. They paid 18 cents per click. It was a good start.
But I quit like 4 years ago, and now what I do is just design biz..

Syke · 2003-09-11, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jim
I was on my last unemployment check

ditto.

well actually, in dec '98 they(govt) wanted me to work for $1.5/hr or something for it. I thought fuck that and started making crap sites and actually started making money after a few months having learnt about avs sites wasnt long before iwas making more than i'd seen in my life.. ahh the good ol' days :-)

Poppy · 2003-09-14, 02:09 PM

Well Adam, I joined because of the potential to make good $$$, the openmindedness (is that a word?) of the industry, and to become a part of history.

The internet is the fastet growing medium since radio and television and I wanted to be a part of this and the cutting edge technology that adult utilizes.

dareutwo · 2003-09-14, 06:41 PM

I actually backed into this biz -
Was selling cars (and had for years). This Internet thing pops up - so I decide to check it out. Had a direct line to the heads of Autobytel back in the day to help with selling cars online.
My store didn't have a website and they wouldn't pay to build one. So I went searching on How to Build one on my own. In about 20 seconds I was reading a Netpond thread.
And since my office was closest to the door, and furthest away from the managers, I took the liberty of pursuing this further.

Though I still think KK or one of you people I know paid for my 1st sale

(condomfh - no less)

For quite few years it was simply a hobby that paid for vacations, TV's and stuff like that.

Now it pays the bills.

GeorgeTH · 2003-09-14, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by shima
Back in 97 I was curious why there are so many XPics banners all over the place, so I started sniffing around and found the reason. They paid 18 cents per click. It was a good start.

...those were the days... I think even Private Gold used to pay 0.12 per click back then...

I came to this by pure curiosity: I was online from late 1995 onwards; that a friend was involved in the start-up of the first local ISP certainly helped.
In 1996/7 I had a site up (more for fun and learning) linking to resources (like HTML tutorials and free web graphics) and offering free fonts. I earned a few decent rewards with it but never got past 360 hits a day.
So one day in mid 1997 I made a series gallery from collected pictures on Geocities and submitted it to TheHun: it got over 7,600 hits in just over 4 or 5 hours until Geocities took it down (of course - I had actually expected this). This showed me where the traffic was!
I never managed to get any employment after I moved from Europe to Australia, and my savings were dwindling away, so in a way I was keen for some extra income, too!
So when the first free adult servers came up in late 1997/early 1998 I was one of the first to take advantage of their offer: 2 mb of storage(!!) for a free adult site. Then in March 1998 fsn.net was offering free sub-domains with 5 (or was it 10) mb, it was a stinker of a day, so on the spirit of the moment TropicHeat.fsn.net was born...

Stupid me (not really - it was fun!) went travelling in late 1999 when the boom really started and somehow I never managed to get the same foodhold ever since. Only the last 5-6 months have I've been doing this almost fulltime, but the income is nothing compared to what it used to be back in 1999.

xxxjay · 2003-09-14, 10:56 PM

to have a giant lapse in my work history

stuveltje · 2003-09-15, 06:13 AM

Somebody pulled me in this bizz, because i was bored, that person took the time to learn me html and making sites, i am not sure but i believe he is bold now.......still what started as a hobby is now a 18 hour a day fulltime bizz.Btw the person who learned me 2 years ago......we are partners now

Extreme John · 2003-09-15, 08:30 PM

I worked for Home Depot for about 10 years,m did everything from Asst. Store Manager, to loss Prevention Manager, Cart Pusher, Garden Dept. Ape, Remodels, Terminations, Janitor, Lunch maid... Ok, maybe not.. Well a few years back I had a Motor Cycle Accident, in that Accident I destroyed my L4 Disc, it acted up a little over 3 years ago and has never healed right, during my time off I dabled and now I dable a little more and Im hoping for my big break..

footsex · 2003-09-15, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Extreme John
I worked for Home Depot for about 10 years,m did everything from Asst. Store Manager, to loss Prevention Manager, Cart Pusher, Garden Dept. Ape, Remodels, Terminations, Janitor, Lunch maid... Ok, maybe not.. Well a few years back I had a Motor Cycle Accident, in that Accident I destroyed my L4 Disc, it acted up a little over 3 years ago and has never healed right, during my time off I dabled and now I dable a little more and Im hoping for my big break..

I got into this business because I hope to someday grow up to be just like Extreme John, he is my hero.

Surfn · 2003-09-15, 11:50 PM

Hi footsex

welcome to posting

Extreme John · 2003-09-15, 11:58 PM

Surfn, please tell me why am I always being stalked???

Who's this Footsniffer guy anyway?

footsex · 2003-09-16, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Extreme John
Surfn, please tell me why am I always being stalked???

Who's this Footsniffer guy anyway?

Now is that nice? Just because I am your biggest fan and I idolize you doesn't make me a stalker!

Hi Surfn, thanks for welcoming me, you would think Extreme John would welcome me too, instead of labeling me as his stalker...

Extreme John · 2003-09-16, 12:42 AM

Im sorry, your right... Welcome to the board Footsex...

And from Spunky

great board great people and even some Spunky stuff

footsex · 2003-09-16, 01:22 AM

Thanks Extreme John

I've heard that spunky guy has some good sucking skillz.

<---BTW I'm all about the waving guy haha

Rock2Much · 2003-09-16, 02:10 AM

Before it was a hobby & I juggled it between school & friends. Then a friend of mines asked me to make him a small php script & he ended up paying me like $300, I asked him how he could afford it & then it was all dollar signs.

Ofcourse, I'm still broke, but I'm trying!!

xxxjay · 2003-09-16, 12:03 PM

i thought i was gonna get laid
boy was i wrong

Extreme John · 2003-09-17, 12:39 AM

yeah Spunk has some good Oral Skillz, I like the pissed off guy

it reminds me of every asshole that came to the return desk at home depot and wanted to scream at a manager, man it was fun getting A1 Ass Ripping over stupid shit all the time..

footsex · 2003-09-17, 01:02 AM

This is how i like to handle pissed off guy.

2003-09-10, 07:59 AM	#27
finnbear You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 534	I started 1998 because I had nothing to do - I had sold my real life businesses couple of years before and didn't want to start new ones. I have always wanted to work from home. I tried to think ways to do it back in the 80's when I bought Amiga computer, first one with capacity to show real photos. Unfortunately no net back then. We built a new PC 1998, bought 56k modem, and rest is history. I started with free hosts, change to paid hosting late 1999 and here I'm still. I know I'm doing this as long as I'm here. At last I can work from home, that's something I have always wanted to do. __________________ My free porn sites

2003-09-10, 09:03 AM	#29
boneless A woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you'd step over your own mother just to get one! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 56	started out two days after i got my connection to the internet (yeah i didnt sleep for 48 hours and surfed my butt off) well accidentaly i ran into a dutch webmaster site and started reading shit. When my mom got ill in late september 2001 i saw this as a great way of getting my mind of the shit i and my mom were experiecing in the hoispital (she had cancer and was waiting for her death) plus it allowed me to be more flexible with visiting my mom instead of having a full time job. This was the best choice i ever made in my live. Not only did i manage to spend the most of my timne with my mom trying to make thing easier for her (like you can) it also gave me a good start for my porn biz. so for me it was kinda a win win situation....

2003-09-10, 12:30 PM	#30
digifan ...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In your dreams, baby Posts: 3,835	That's the only way left for me to take care of my mom having cancer (brain tumor) 24/7 and to make some $$$. __________________ Webair Rocks

2003-09-10, 02:50 PM	#32
iSC_Paul Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	The funny thing is that before I started in this biz, I saw a show on Jerry Springer with some male/female webmasters on it saying how much money they make in this biz, I didn't believe it at all untill I tried __________________ Please Re-Read The Rules For Sig Files

2003-09-10, 03:03 PM	#33
shima Heh Heh Heh! Lisa! Vampires are make believe, just like elves and gremlins and eskimos! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: YURP Posts: 71	Back in 97 I was curious why there are so many XPics banners all over the place, so I started sniffing around and found the reason. They paid 18 cents per click. It was a good start. But I quit like 4 years ago, and now what I do is just design biz.. __________________

2003-09-09, 11:23 PM	#26
DistantD Are you sure you're an accredited and honored pornographer? Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 65	Interesting stories! I've always been involved with the internet in one shape or another. (trying to run different types of sites from music reviews to web design...) Always had an interest in this business, and I tried my hand at it (no pun intended!!) back in '99... Ever since then, it's been great! DistantD www.distantdoor.com

2003-09-10, 08:51 AM	#28
docholly Nothing funnier than the ridiculous faces you people make mid-coitus Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sin-City USA Posts: 4,973	We were stationed in Naples Italy and in order for me to work i'd have to be a resident for 1 yr and obtain a work visa.. it was just easier to turn my cam on and shake my ass.. after moving back stateside..where i could work, i switched sides to promote cam girls instead of my old phat ass being one.. hooked up with Tart who builds awesome graphics.. and we are now ever evolving.. \|goodnight

2003-09-14, 02:09 PM	#35
Poppy Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: America's Finest City Posts: 21	Well Adam, I joined because of the potential to make good $$$, the openmindedness (is that a word?) of the industry, and to become a part of history. The internet is the fastet growing medium since radio and television and I wanted to be a part of this and the cutting edge technology that adult utilizes. __________________ <!-- Paul "Poppy" Gelvezon Senior Account Manager ICQ: 42640781 AIM: JupiterPoppy http://jupiterhosting.com P: (408) 855-8700 Ext. 207 F: (408) 351-0380 -->

2003-09-14, 06:41 PM	#36
dareutwo You can't disprove anything with evidence that doesn't exist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NW Minnesota - pop 865 +/- 1 Posts: 2,038	I actually backed into this biz - Was selling cars (and had for years). This Internet thing pops up - so I decide to check it out. Had a direct line to the heads of Autobytel back in the day to help with selling cars online. My store didn't have a website and they wouldn't pay to build one. So I went searching on How to Build one on my own. In about 20 seconds I was reading a Netpond thread. And since my office was closest to the door, and furthest away from the managers, I took the liberty of pursuing this further. Though I still think KK or one of you people I know paid for my 1st sale (condomfh - no less) For quite few years it was simply a hobby that paid for vacations, TV's and stuff like that. Now it pays the bills. __________________ This is me Mark's-Links

2003-09-14, 10:56 PM	#38
xxxjay You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: atlanta Posts: 1,787	to have a giant lapse in my work history __________________ Circle Of Violence

2003-09-15, 06:13 AM	#39
stuveltje Live and learn. And take very careful notes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sunny Holland Posts: 6,157	Somebody pulled me in this bizz, because i was bored, that person took the time to learn me html and making sites, i am not sure but i believe he is bold now.......still what started as a hobby is now a 18 hour a day fulltime bizz.Btw the person who learned me 2 years ago......we are partners now __________________ Canadian Sexlinks - submit Erotica search -submit

2003-09-15, 08:30 PM	#40
Extreme John Afro John says: "Touch The Extreme Afro & You'll Be In Extreme Pain!" Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,671	I worked for Home Depot for about 10 years,m did everything from Asst. Store Manager, to loss Prevention Manager, Cart Pusher, Garden Dept. Ape, Remodels, Terminations, Janitor, Lunch maid... Ok, maybe not.. Well a few years back I had a Motor Cycle Accident, in that Accident I destroyed my L4 Disc, it acted up a little over 3 years ago and has never healed right, during my time off I dabled and now I dable a little more and Im hoping for my big break.. __________________ September 6, 2007

2003-09-15, 11:50 PM	#42
Surfn If you don’t take a chance the Angels won’t dance Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Earth on occasion Posts: 8,812	Hi footsex welcome to posting __________________ Surfn's Links Are you a partner?

2003-09-15, 11:58 PM	#43
Extreme John Afro John says: "Touch The Extreme Afro & You'll Be In Extreme Pain!" Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,671	Surfn, please tell me why am I always being stalked??? Who's this Footsniffer guy anyway? __________________ September 6, 2007

2003-09-16, 12:42 AM	#45
Extreme John Afro John says: "Touch The Extreme Afro & You'll Be In Extreme Pain!" Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,671	Im sorry, your right... Welcome to the board Footsex... And from Spunky great board great people and even some Spunky stuff __________________ September 6, 2007

2003-09-16, 01:22 AM	#46
footsex Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 16	Thanks Extreme John I've heard that spunky guy has some good sucking skillz. <---BTW I'm all about the waving guy haha __________________ <embed src="http://www.extremepaychecks.com/epbuttonchris.swf" quality=high width="160" height="120" style='marign: 0px 0px 0px 0px; width: 120px; height: 60px; text-align: left; clear: left'></embed> Extreme Paychecks.com

2003-09-16, 02:10 AM	#47
Rock2Much If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 34	Before it was a hobby & I juggled it between school & friends. Then a friend of mines asked me to make him a small php script & he ended up paying me like $300, I asked him how he could afford it & then it was all dollar signs. Ofcourse, I'm still broke, but I'm trying!! __________________ ICQ: 37038465 http://www.ebony-fuck-fest.com I make all my scripts Send me traffic please

2003-09-16, 12:03 PM	#48
xxxjay You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: atlanta Posts: 1,787	i thought i was gonna get laid boy was i wrong __________________ Circle Of Violence

2003-09-17, 12:39 AM	#49
Extreme John Afro John says: "Touch The Extreme Afro & You'll Be In Extreme Pain!" Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,671	yeah Spunk has some good Oral Skillz, I like the pissed off guy it reminds me of every asshole that came to the return desk at home depot and wanted to scream at a manager, man it was fun getting A1 Ass Ripping over stupid shit all the time.. __________________ September 6, 2007

2003-09-17, 01:02 AM	#50
footsex Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 16	This is how i like to handle pissed off guy. __________________ <embed src="http://www.extremepaychecks.com/epbuttonchris.swf" quality=high width="160" height="120" style='marign: 0px 0px 0px 0px; width: 120px; height: 60px; text-align: left; clear: left'></embed> Extreme Paychecks.com