[aeon]

-Where are you from? Where have you lived?

Haven't moved that much. I don't like giving out personal information on a general basis. There are some people who know who and where I am. The only bridge in this business I consider truly burned was by someone who took it upon themself to spout off what personal info they thought they knew about me. That's a big no no and ruined me ever doing business with the program they represent. When people tell me personal things in confidence, it stays that way to the end no matter how brutal the pissing gets. That's just a basic human courtesy and I won't break it. I refuse to deal with someone who will blabber what personal info they think they have about someone for whatever reason. There's no way you can trust those people at all. I can't stand ass kissers and those that would try and use other people's private lives as a means to garnishing some brownie points deserve nothing but a slow and torturous death.

[edit]Let me add, the dorks from pro adult decided to accuse me of some sort of spamming when they first started out years ago. I never figured out how they came up with that since I never even built a site for them to spam so I wrote it off to a bunch of fags looking to get pageviews. Their an avs to avoid at all costs. Patrick is a prick and without voeyurweb/redclouds - they'd be flipping burgers at Mcdonalds in moscow. It's no surprise they brought the owner of adult2k (another avs that went tits) on board. Never trust an AVS run by russians. That's the only other bridge burned.[/edit]

-What do you do in the Adult industry?

I dabble in traffic, free/entertainment sites & have a handful of AVS sites left. As well, I have some mainstream projects I've been working on.

-What other jobs have you done outside of Adult? Which of those jobs (if any or all) molded you for what you do now?

Spent many years as a philosophy student under the influence of assorted illicit chemicals. My main areas of interest were ethics & metaphysics. Worked a shitload of different jobs to pay rent during that period. From construction to bookstores.

Philosophy is a great primer for any business related occupation. The ability to analyze a position or proposal on the fly and see both the strengths and weaknesses is invaluable in any setting. It's funny seeing people do pre law/political science for law school when I was solicited by several law schools after I decided to go to grad school even tho I had no intention on law as a career. Law schools love philo grads and actively seek them out for that very reason. That was a bit shocking to experience.

-Name 5 people (if you can) that you would still interact with and why if you were to leave the Adult industry completely?

A few people. You know a couple of them but I don't mention names.

-Is there anyone you wish were eliminated from the industry?

Most all of you.

-Who in the industry do you believe does not get enough credit for what they do?

Again, no names - one guy is the nicest person there is and more successful than anyone on this board can dream of being. He's helped more than a few people become successful and never takes any credit for it. One of the very few people from this cesspool of a business that I would call an actual friend and do anything I could for.

-How old are you?

Thirty fucking one.

-Are you married? Significant other?

I may be borderline anti social in the clinical sense but I'm not stupid - no.

-What services do you seek out? In other words, are you always looking for content, designers, payout promotions?

Designers and programmers (reliable) are always needed. As of lately, printers are becoming more important as well.

-What services do you provide and why are your services something everyone should use?

None. They shouldn't seek me out. I deal with a handful of people and prefer to keep it that way. It's easier to get better deals and a better working relationship with people if you work closely with a select few over dealing with numerous people/programs.

What services / programs / host / designers / etc., do you recommend? People / services you use.

There are a few designers I recommend. If people want to know them, they should hit me up privately - I've always had good luck with reyko content and programmers are just a fuckin' hit or miss situation. Unless you speak klingon and understand that when the next dork con comes up they'll be AWOL for a while...it's hard to vouch for any of them. Hosting - nat net is the best - there's just no comparison. I also like protgp. They're small but very easy to deal with. I wouldn't put critical projects with them just because I'm neurotic about downtime but I've I've had smaller shit with them for years and can't say anything negative. I've had mebbe 3 hours of downtime in 4-5 years. Their mail servers are tricky to deal with but other than that, they're great.

-Do you see yourself in this industry in 1 year? 5 years?

I fucking hope not. In 5 years I hope to have everything moved over to some of the mainstream projects I'm working on but I'll probably be stuck dealing with these degenerates forever.

-Where does your handle come from?

In geology "aeon" means the logest section of measurable time comprising two eras. In philosophy/other disciplines it means a particular period of time dominated by a perspective (which can be universal or relative) - the "aeon of capitalism", the "aeon of subjectivism" etc., I use it as it relates to the latter.

-Have you ever worked for / owned another adult program / service?

No thankfully.

-Do you enjoy talking business on the phone, or would you rather keep things limited to icq / email?

I pay no more than 2.99 per minute and you'd better sound awfully feminine

-If you were given 1 million dollars tax-free today, what would you do with it?

Real estate.

-Do you consider $1000 a lot of money? Why or why not?

Depends on how many hours she stays and if she swallows/does anal.

-If you were to submit a business proposal regarding the infrastructure of a new affiliate program, what is one portion of that proposal that would stand out? In other words, what would you consider the single most important feature that would make or break your program?

I wouldn't. Starting an affiliate program is putting the carriage before the horse. Starting a program should include the basic foundation of a viable product and a sufficient amount of in house traffic to sustain that product before even considering affiliate based marketing. Launching a program and basing it's success on the performance of others opens the door to far too many potentially negative variables that are beyond your control.

-Do you think TGP people lie about the numbers? Is TGP traffic a goldmine, or is it worthless?

All traffic has value (there are obvious exceptions). Aside from a few, most people do lie about traffic. Alexa is a fantastic tool and while not completely accurate, it's the best guideline available to judge the traffic a site is getting. People that say it's worthless usually do so in order to protect their inflated numbers.

If you provide a service, can you offer people in this thread a deal?

No. My traffic costs me and people have to pay to get it.

What are you working on now personally, both adult, non-adult, as an employee or owner?

You've seen a couple of them that I've been dragging my ass on but I rarely, if ever show my sites/projects to people I don't know or trust. It's far too easy to discover how I get my traffic and I'm pathological about protecting that.

What are you good at?

Maintaining the facade of sanity while I secretly dream of becoming a serial killer. Porn has only fueled my desire to see the majority of humanity eradicated rather violently.