2005 - out with the old, in with the new

[cj]

I'm sure ya'all have had this thread but I wasn't here so humor me ...

what's everyone working on in 05? what's your priorities and where do you see yourself? do you have a clear plan or is 05 just another year?

the last 3 months of 04 i spent preparing for the 1st of january 2005 - when the clock struck midnight, I was so ready for this year it was scary!

my health is better than it has been in 3 years, i'm mentally ready to take on the world, and some of the deals i'm working on are with companies I only dreamed of working with.

so I'm all but finished in adult, or 'traditional' adult at least ... i've taken that official sidestep to that place i've always wanted to be - NAUGHTY instead of PORN

Here's some of the stuff i'm working on ...

http://www.purve.com - bye bye paysite business model, hello portal ;-)
got stuff for women? post it, i'm open to all suggestions ...

http://www.purvemodelsaustralia.com - a monthly magazine for gay men and straight women combined. watch for us at your local news stand mid year ;-)

i partnered with tim & toyboy from curious cash, so if you see them in vegas they should have a color copy of the mag with them - otherwise hit me up & i'll send the pdf.

want to advertise? full page $300 for the next 2 issues only. its available as a pdf for surfers to download and archives will eventually have stacks of traffic.

so what else have I missed around here?! is anyone pregnant?! did anyone fuck anyone!? anyone taken up drinking, given it up or missing from christmas festivities?

i need the all of 'em version

[BillPMB]

2005 is going to be just like 2001 only better. Everything is falling into place nicely.

Fuck naughty! At least 10 new sites before May. Good nichey stuff that doesn't require a gagillion hits to convert. On all my PPS program testing, my sites convert better with the same traffic. The only factors I'm missing is their retention numbers, I obviously have my own.

I wish you the best and heard of your health problems, but Lisa reports you're much better. Of that I'm glad. Happy New Year CJ. Glad you're ok

Cheers and best of luck in your new endeavors,

BillPMB

[BillPMB]

"Reading a book on HTML.."

Now THAT is fucking funny!

[Nickatilynx]

2005 is going to be just like 2001 only better. Everything is falling into place nicely.

I couldn't agree more.

I see a whole bunch of veterans having gone through various changes in their lives since then.

Having grown,matured and learned by the trials of both fortune and misfortune.

They seem to all be regrouping , rebuilding ,focusing and deciding that 2005 is the second front.

I certainly am totally enthused over the future year and the plans I know are brewing

[cj]

Thanks Bill,

Good to see you back in the biz with that kick ass attitude of yours - we missed that in the biz.

I read your post recently about the calculations of PPS with great interest ... I think there will be a big sway back towards the rev share programs this year because, quite simply, they are more trustworthy and spin less bullshit.

PMB has always been the 'safe' program for webmasters, and the more time that goes by the more of a following you'll have. Every PPS program could fall over tomorrow but PMB wouldn't change a thing, and that kind of solidity is very rare in any business, especially this one.

I still get some little checks for PMB, and haven't had any traffic to send in over a year. I think you guys have purvette in your members areas too for a bit of filler ...

Good to see you're on board the '05 express & hopefully we can work together someday! ;-) But this time, i'm sure you won't be slagging off my programs for the benefit of your own! LOL

[gonzo]

2005 can start now that my sister has been found.

Mwah

2005 looks great so far I can't wait to get back and get started. I met boy toy and his girlfriend today as well.

[Mike AI]

CJ, ever think about the concept of a mainstream ( non-porn) magazine that is like Maxim/Cosmo / etc. but targets gay guys and straight chicks.

Straight chicks love gay guys. Look at all the TV shows. Sex in the City, etc...

There could be a niche for this - something hip, stylish. sarcastic, funny. You could probably sell a lot of shoe ads!!

Of course there is probably something like this already....

Oh yeah, Razor!!

I am just joking RB - I am just pissed your Jets could not help the Saints out!

[Newton]

CJ, Can you please send a copy of the pdf to newtonxxx@gmail.com.

2005 will be a phenominal year, that I am already shaking like a shitting dog, at the mere thought of the projects ahead.

[cj]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Jan 5 2005, 01:45 AM
CJ, ever think about the concept of a mainstream ( non-porn) magazine that is like Maxim/Cosmo / etc. but targets gay guys and straight chicks.

Straight chicks love gay guys. Look at all the TV shows. Sex in the City, etc...

There could be a niche for this - something hip, stylish. sarcastic, funny. You could probably sell a lot of shoe ads!!

Of course there is probably something like this already....

Oh yeah, Razor!!

I am just joking RB - I am just pissed your Jets could not help the Saints out!

Mike, I like that idea so much, i'm going to whip it up right now ...

here it is

http://www.purvemodelsaustralia.com

LOL

everything you just said is exactly what this is ;-)

tim shoots all of the male content - i select the coverguys, and pull everything else from purve or our celeb sites & format it into pages its like a walk in the park compared to building a paysite members areas.

every piece of content is relevant to both gay men and straight women ... our first issue has a mega sex and the city pictorial, a feature about johnny depp, a male centerfold, 50 pics of a close-up at a part of a man's body, celeb gossip, in cinemas etc ... and that's just issue 1 - which I've been calling my 'practice issue' ;-)

we've got a bunch of stuff we won't include until it goes to print such as fashion pages, travel destinations where you can purve at hot guys, make up & beauty tips, advice columns etc ... the pink and purple dollars make up a HUGE portion of all of these markets.

its all about PURVING ON HOT GUYS - back to basics from 1998! & so many things follow easily on from that ... its just common sense.

This one's for the female webmasters ... WOULD YOU HIT IT?!

[DrumWild]

i think i'm going to study more about programming especially new programming software

[cj]

Originally posted by Newton - XXXAmigoz@Jan 5 2005, 02:13 AM
CJ, Can you please send a copy of the pdf to newtonxxx@gmail.com.

2005 will be a phenominal year, that I am already shaking like a shitting dog, at the mere thought of the projects ahead.

ygm ;-)

[Winetalk.com]

I am working on wine...
in the age when capitalization of Google is bigger than GE and GM combined,
my ultimate goal is to buy the Catellation Brands, the company which bought Mondavi for $1,000,000,000 right from under my nose....

I want it!

[cj]

a monthly column about appreciating wines would be a great addition to a print magazine for gay men and straight women ...

[Winetalk.com]

cj,
I haven't had this feeling since 1996...and billions of dollars can't buy this feeling.

out to work on buying Mondavi,
one click at a time
;-)

[Dianna Vesta]

CJ, it’s nice to see you around. Whatever you do I hope that 2005 brings you much happiness and prosperity.

In the past I had always diversified between adult and non-adult. I ran my sites and worked for non-adult clients. In 2001 I was working for an adult company that basically went out of business and I had to scramble to make ends meet. I had three residents I was paying for and saw the adult biz going through yet another transition.

In your 40’s you tend to evaluate you life more and in doing that I decided I’d take a big risk and pursue a life long dream. My life was complicated enough so I’m not sure what I was thinking other then escape and release some of the bullshit. There comes a time when you just need to throw caution to the wind and let shit happen. I also saw no benefit in swimming upstream with adult. I don’t see it as a dying industry, not at all but I did see a lot of shit thrown into the air and no one really knew where it would all land. Your idea for a portal/network is one I touted for the last few years. Surfers are more educated and cautious. The same models will not work any longer.

Anyhow, so here I am doing the dream… scary at times when you shift your sails into the unknown. The adult biz was always my foundation for over 15 years I’ve worked in it. My adult sites sat there, still making money with no updates and care. I honestly don’t know where the traffic comes from. I bundled them up and tired to sell them but the offers I received were bullshit and I decided the couple hundred a week I got from them sitting there was worth more then the offers. I’m not exactly sure of what the future holds or if dot com domains will even be part of that future but I do know that adult internet is here to stay.

So I’ve teamed up with someone I’ve worked with here and there. I don’t have time to handle the day to day or promote programs with webmasters. I do like producing product and I feel that my niche is in demand and that I definitely have an eye for it. We’re hiring a webmaster right after the show to revamp the sites and turn them into Ezines, so to speak, plug-ins and working on a plug-in that offers chat with content. All fetish and femdom stuff. These will be available for webmasters free (with ads) or paid (without). What I always wanted to do before was more stories and more audio. I think if it’s done right it would appeal to men and women. With wireless the way it is going I think it will be a very hot product. I’ll basically handle operations.

With the rest of my time I’m sticking with trees! Hell yeah! The biggest problem I’m going to have this year is not having enough product due to the hurricanes. Everyone wants to replace trees and many growers lost a lot of trees. My sales are there tho. So I’ve got 18 acres, I’m hunting down a refi to dump some money into my tree biz, will start putting up greenhouses, grafting, growing and creating inventory for next year. I’d like to get heavy into the live herb biz here in Florida. It’s huge. Maybe dabble in specialty produce where the big bucks are. If Lady Law and Serge open a wine store I might have to convince them to add a little gourmet market there and truck them over some fine herbs and cheeses. Another hobby I’ve very interested in is making fine cheeses. Don’t laugh! I have two dairy goats right now and I’m just waiting for the little girls to get big enough to breed.

I got a bow flex and I started working out. This year my personal gardens go in and I’ll grow my own food. Like you I woke up with a serious fire under my ass. I’m ready to rock and fucking roll!


DV

[Cleo]

I'm going to clean my house even if this means having to force the cockroaches to leave.

Other then that since 2004 was a record income year for me I'm just going to try to continue on my present business model.

[Nickatilynx]

2005 will be a phenominal year, that I am already shaking like a shitting dog,

Charming , absolutely charming.... ;-))))


Serge,
If you ever start paying per click to a wine program , I'll find the traffic , somehow , somewhere ;-)))

I'm going to clean my house even if this means having to force the cockroaches to leave.

If they leave of their own accord , its an indication you need to clean yr house ;-))

Another hobby I’ve very interested in is making fine cheeses

Serge , meet Dianne , Dianne meet Serge. ;-))))

Wine and cheese go together like shaking , and shitting dogs

[dantheman]

I've been ready for '05 for quite awhile and glad it's here. I'm going to make money doing what I enjoy the most. Fishing, and it's coming along rather well so for. I have some great folks on my fishing site and adding daily, got plans for some radio and maybe just maybe a little TV.......So, stay tuned

[DrGuile]

I want to start drinking in the morning....

Dont say that I dont have goals!

[Nickatilynx]

Originally posted by DrGuile@Jan 5 2005, 08:18 AM
I want to start drinking in the morning....

Dont say that I dont have goals!

Unambitious....

the art is not stopping from the night before.


;-)))

[sarettah]

I am as always directionless and clueless

But really needed to jump in here and say;

Hi CJ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice to see you posting !!!!

[cj]

Originally posted by Winetalk.com@Jan 5 2005, 07:39 AM
cj,
I haven't had this feeling since 1996...and billions of dollars can't buy this feeling.

out to work on buying Mondavi,
one click at a time
;-)

notice how many of the responses here revolved around us going away from the computer a bit and doing the hobbies we enjoy?

herbs
fishing
fruit trees
photography
wine
cheese

how do a bunch of pornographers end up here?!
couldn't have turned out better if we planned it ...

i've finally given into the fact that one day i'm going to own a restaurant - as much as i've tried to convince myself otherwise, its in my blood, and I feel alive when i'm providing people with a 'dining experience'.

wouldn't it be funny if it 10 years time, i had a restaurant and was importing cheese from DV, wine from serge, and fish from dan LOL

[Nickatilynx]

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