Bare Bones Pay Site ...

[RyanLanane]

I am going to open a transsexual pay site again. I posted about this before the ownership changed here... and I am sticking to my guns on this one. I have already got the gallery done, and about 5,000 pics - all set with php includes for the headers and footers. As soon as I get a basic layout done, plug that in and at least the pic gallery is done. Time to move on from here ..

God it's been so long... and there is so much to re learn. Her is my thinking. The transsexual market is different, and is only done well by I would say 3-5 sites out there (Truly Done Well). So there is plenty of room for competition, but we all ahve to start somewhere - and starting small is my best, and only option at this point.

I am going to go with a barebones paysite, and add content as I make money - I figure I will charge $12.95 a month off the bat and increase the price up to $24.95 per month as my member base and exclusive content grows. Charging $24.95 per month for what I am offering in that market is a death sentence... This much I know ..

So I have my pictures, going to add some plugin feeds, all tranny and gay/bi

There is no way to start a message board ... Not on a new paysite, it is pointless. So that ones out .. I can't find my old XXX Stories I used to have, and don't have the cash at this point to buy new tranny stories ...

I blabber alot - so here is the main question. Alot of you have paysites here - we all started fairly small on them - Even those with budgets started small from their point of view and had to negotiate which items to keep and which were less important until money was being made. Videos & Pictures are the obvious must haves, where do you think the level of importance in pay site content goes from there ?

I am also trying to get my past member list from all past signups from Epoch - They are trying to get all of them for me... If they do, I believe I am looking at 75,000 past members I have dealt with... and a mailing offering a special price on launch.. Should bring in a nice chunk of change off the bat (hopefully). I am doing this on my spare time at the moment, but want this running soon...