RIP AmateurMasters

[gonzo]

They were unreasonable about what they wanted I suppose.

I made an offer about a year ago. Said they wanted to get out of it what they put into it.

Shame redirecting traffic ...

[pam]

I went to grab something I had posted a long, long time ago and it was already redirected.

The site I went to had waaaaaaaay too many ads in my face for me to consider spending time there.

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by gonzo

They were unreasonable about what they wanted I suppose.

I made an offer about a year ago. Said they wanted to get out of it what they put into it.

Shame redirecting traffic ...

I wonder how much "they got out of it" by redirecting it. (Mind you, I like Sammy and Brett, and happily do business with them.)

But I gotta wonder, any offer over $500 has gotta be better than the limited re-direct profits you would get???
No?

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

I wonder how much "they got out of it" by redirecting it. (Mind you, I like Sammy and Brett, and happily do business with them.)

But I gotta wonder, any offer over $500 has gotta be better than the limited re-direct profits you would get???
No?

I offered more. They said they had better offers. I suppose that fell thru.

[MRock]

I'm sure the redirect was to get amateurs/webmasters to load their content for sale on Rude rather than sell them something ... how do you measure that value?

[RawAlex]

At this point, Rude offers way to much free content, the videos are way too long, and in my mind it would appear to be detrimental to the adult business as a whole.

hxxp://www.rude.com/main/videos/top_rated/

(disable for everyone's pleasure) Some of the videos on the top rated page are in the 8 minute range, some of them in the 5 minute range, only a couple are under 2 minutes. The sad reality is that most people can get themselves off in under 10 minutes, given the right material, and they might just have to view one clip followed by another to get the job done.

Rule #1 of porn: If the surfer has used his kleenex up, he isn't using his credit card.

As much as I like Brett and Sammy as people, I won't promote any of their stuff because I don't think they are doing things that are a benefit to any of our bottom lines.

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by gonzo

I offered more. They said they had better offers. I suppose that fell thru.

I kind of thought that....

And here's the thing......I understand the whole re-direct thing has value since I have over 150 domain names, and essentially only a single "product line." (Partly because I spend too damn much time here......)

Anyhow, how difficult would it have been to say "Ok Gonzo, we'll sell it to you, but we need a prominent ad space on that for XX months for Rude.com as part of the deal?"

Maybe I'm wrong.....but it seems to be a valuable asset wasted. But, it's not my asset, and I don't known the details, so I'll just have to assume they did what was best for them. But speaking solely as a frequent user, I would have been tickled pink to have Gonzo take over the board, and offer a hands on, sensible approach, to management and involvement of the board.

If I was trying to reach the webmaster market in a big way (with a few notable exceptions) I know where I would place my advertising dollars.

[miz_wright]

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

I kind of thought that....

And here's the thing......I understand the whole re-direct thing has value since I have over 150 domain names, and essentially only a single "product line." (Partly because I spend too damn much time here......)

Anyhow, how difficult would it have been to say "Ok Gonzo, we'll sell it to you, but we need a prominent ad space on that for XX months for Rude.com as part of the deal?"

Maybe I'm wrong.....but it seems to be a valuable asset wasted. But, it's not my asset, and I don't known the details, so I'll just have to assume they did what was best for them. But speaking solely as a frequent user, I would have been tickled pink to have Gonzo take over the board, and offer a hands on, sensible approach, to management and involvement of the board.

If I was trying to reach the webmaster market in a big way (with a few notable exceptions) I know where I would place my advertising dollars.

Well, EJ, you don't want to go making SENSE, now do you? :P

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by LizAEBN

Well, EJ, you don't want to go making SENSE, now do you? :P

Perish the thought.....

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

I kind of thought that....

And here's the thing......I understand the whole re-direct thing has value since I have over 150 domain names, and essentially only a single "product line." (Partly because I spend too damn much time here......)

Anyhow, how difficult would it have been to say "Ok Gonzo, we'll sell it to you, but we need a prominent ad space on that for XX months for Rude.com as part of the deal?"

Maybe I'm wrong.....but it seems to be a valuable asset wasted. But, it's not my asset, and I don't known the details, so I'll just have to assume they did what was best for them. But speaking solely as a frequent user, I would have been tickled pink to have Gonzo take over the board, and offer a hands on, sensible approach, to management and involvement of the board.

If I was trying to reach the webmaster market in a big way (with a few notable exceptions) I know where I would place my advertising dollars.

Ah well. I wish them the best.