Peaches I agree and disagree.
There are some content babes who know the business inside and out but there are a bunch who don't. Same with the webmasters
For example, I wouldn't expect any good ideas from most of PhotoGregg's models. They're just in this to model and have fun. But Shauna would most likely be able to give you an earful and some good ideas.
The amateur ladies in this biz know a bunch of tricks that many of the big-time sponsors would benefit from - like how to keep a member!! They still do old-fashioned hard link trades, they don't ignore certain traffic sources like toplists or pic posts simply because some industry guru thinks they're "old school" and "don't have enough traffic".
I was able to talk to Aria for a little while too as we were both checking out of the Westin, she's really a sweetheart and not at all struck on herself. I'd love to have a long conversation with her over dinner or something.
If Holly's group *does* disclude amateur and pro content girls, they're cutting their own throats. Besides being the *reason* for the industry, there are some girls like Jenna and even Sabby who could school anyone on certain aspects of the industry.