$350 for acting in a porn flick?

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Greg B

Thanks Gonz but I'm not looking for models. Believe you me I could make a model with some pizzazz an assload of cash on the comic book/superheroine/cosplay market.

At our conventions, a model to a comic can sell a fucking photo with an autograph and lipstick kiss for $30 and sell 1,000 in a few hours. On a 3 day convention of note she could walk away with $60k + and not even take her clothes off but that all depends on the books she's promoting. Heck, if I do a comic book cover alternative and autograph it I can make the same. That's why if you go to the comic book conventions nowadays you'll see armies of women in costume trying to get a gig. Some just show up and charge $5 for a photo of them with you. Guys eat that shit up. Due to time however the girls who really rate only make about $500 a day unless they get tips and guys shove $10s and $20s in their utility belts all day. I mean amateur chicks in some superheroine outfit they sewed together the night before. Even the girls in high school pull this shit off and buy iPods and stuff. It's a huge surge.

One funny story is a blonde I saw at a show in Vegas. She was fiiiiiine, slim, in a Japanese Manga outfit. Dudes were all over her. She took pics, charged $10, $20 a pic and kiss allll day. She was tall too like a Nordic princess. Then me being an artist noticed around 5 pm that afternoon that her upper lip had a wee bit too much fuzz on it.

Yep, she was a he and knew I caught on. He leaned over and told me he makes crazy money doing this shit and there were several other guys who do it too. He had me cracking up about how many hits he gets from guys AND girls and even MOTHERS of attendees! He used the money to help his parents and siblings as they were going through rough times.

At the sci-fi/comic conventions hotties show up from some of the R rated flicks but only a rare few from X rated.

Hehehe

Thanks for the tips but Ive been aware of that market now for quite some time. We invade in 2 weeks.

http://www.avnonline.com/index.php?P...tent_ID=274027

[Greg B]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Hehehe

Thanks for the tips but Ive been aware of that market now for quite some time. We invade in 2 weeks.

http://www.avnonline.com/index.php?P...tent_ID=274027

Yes, I know already. My guys run the comic book industry and conventions too. I may add some caution here, if ONE just ONE minor gets into one of your seminars or gets his or her hands on any 'memorabilia' you could be in trouble. Just be cautious. I'll send some of my boys over to say howdy to you if they can get away from autographing stuff and networking.

We should hook up one day and shoot the breeze.

Now why don'tcha' tell us your real last name?

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Greg B

Now why don'tcha' tell us your real last name?

Jim “GonZo” McAnally is his real name

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Greg B

Yes, I know already. My guys run the comic book industry and conventions too. I may add some caution here, if ONE just ONE minor gets into one of your seminars or gets his or her hands on any 'memorabilia' you could be in trouble. Just be cautious. I'll send some of my boys over to say howdy to you if they can get away from autographing stuff and networking.

We should hook up one day and shoot the breeze.

Now why don'tcha' tell us your real last name?

The likelyhood of either of those happening is slim to none.
DragonCon isnt compensating any of us to speak so I am just another attendee that is going to step out of the void a couple of hours.

Feel free to have them come on by. We are just regular folks.
My real last name is contained in that article as well as on record as the registrant of this domain.

"When you aint got nothing...you aint got nothing to hide."

[softball]

"the BEST thing a new site owner can do these days is do it all themself, build the traffic yourself, make the sales yourself....NEVER depend on affiliates for anything"

It has always been that way. I have been around for a long time now and just recently did an affiliate programme. Its ok, but my own marketing costs way less and earns much more. But it is travel money.
Cash programmes are not a good thing for any boutique web business. Cash programmes are good for cash programmes. I have done the numbers six ways to Sunday and they just don't make any sense. They do make sense if you are a bulk content provider which most of us are not.

[Greg B]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

"the BEST thing a new site owner can do these days is do it all themself, build the traffic yourself, make the sales yourself....NEVER depend on affiliates for anything"

It has always been that way. I have been around for a long time now and just recently did an affiliate programme. Its ok, but my own marketing costs way less and earns much more. But it is travel money.
Cash programmes are not a good thing for any boutique web business. Cash programmes are good for cash programmes. I have done the numbers six ways to Sunday and they just don't make any sense. They do make sense if you are a bulk content provider which most of us are not.

You're right on some good points. I must be doing something right as I'm breaking sales records left and right and I haven't even started my affiliate program full swing yet. I'm just now installing the CC Bill program.

Traffic isn't always the key. A few years ago I got listed on The Hun. It was a nightmare! Gillions of hits and conversion was shitless. Just a bandwidth burner. For me, the lower the traffic the higher the sales. I'm so buried on mainstream comics stuff and other illustration stuff I didn't focus on traffic til this year. I kept away from the big traffic sites and the traffic brokers. They send traffic but it's not niche so it's worthless freeloader traffic. Traffic is either an asset or overhead. No gray area.

I'm sure I'll do far better affiliate wise as my test trial a few years ago. That was some GOOOOD money! Always came in, kept coming in, webmasters were happy.

I'll feel back to normal in a week.

I don't do content providing anymore. Only to an invitation only few who respect the work. I don't even charge em'. I do trades for traffic or computer parts or whatever barter is around. Somebody always has a cool hookup! Barter got me big hookups over the years. Don't knock it!

[Greg B]

Originally Posted by gonzo

The likelyhood of either of those happening is slim to none.
DragonCon isnt compensating any of us to speak so I am just another attendee that is going to step out of the void a couple of hours.

Feel free to have them come on by. We are just regular folks.
My real last name is contained in that article as well as on record as the registrant of this domain.

"When you aint got nothing...you aint got nothing to hide."

Well hopefully you'll get to meet the kinfolk down there and get yourself some good down home vittles. I'm probably related to half the state.

Red Eye Gravy, Sweet Potato Pie, Corn Bread.... Gonzo you're gonna be eatin' good!

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Greg B

Well hopefully you'll get to meet the kinfolk down there and get yourself some good down home vittles. I'm probably related to half the state.

Red Eye Gravy, Sweet Potato Pie, Corn Bread.... Gonzo you're gonna be eatin' good!

Hell thats how we eat here all the time. You realize I live here.

[Greg B]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Hell thats how we eat here all the time. You realize I live here.

Well lordy! Has your family been there for long? My kin there are Scottish and Native American. My great uncles, uncles, cousins are all sheriffs and stuff down there. They eat good!

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Greg B

Well lordy! Has your family been there for long? My kin there are Scottish and Native American. My great uncles, uncles, cousins are all sheriffs and stuff down there. They eat good!

Im Irish and Southern. We've been in the South since 10 years prior to the civil war.