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This is an issue I beleive a lot of people have been thinking about, because it is going to be a reality for many people. Not necessarily on Jan 1st, but probbaly in 2004.
I am going to grow citrus and pecans on my land and set up a street vending operation! haha
Seriously, I am fortunate to have a few options. DirectNIC continues to grow exponentially, and there are some great opportunities there.
I also have a few other side businesses that if the time came open I could devote more to, and would make some nice $$.
In a pinch I could always go take the bar and practice law. Though it would have to be on my terms, or else I would be pretty misserable.... but the good thing about being an attorney is you get to pass your misery on to other people!
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I'm in the process of opening up a antique/art gallery here in the downtown area. Should be opened around march 1st(fingers crossed) It'll also be online for all my rich friends to shop
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Also thought about being a fishing guide with Brad!
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Originally posted by dantheman@Dec 17 2003, 11:18 AM I'm in the process of opening up a antique/art gallery here in the downtown area. Should be opened around march 1st(fingers crossed) It'll also be online for all my rich friends to shop
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Well, I own a mainstream business which is doing well enough, and I have been investing both in it and in my retirement accounts with the money I am making here. So if it all went away tomorrow, I would just put that time and energy into the mainstream biz. Plus I am working on a couple mainstream net projects as well, so if they take off even better.
Originally posted by Rolo@Dec 17 2003, 12:02 PM I will start a crusade aginst worthless politicians in the world - that should keep me busy for as long as I live
Would it be easier to go on a search for a worthwhile politician
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Originally posted by Vick@Dec 17 2003, 11:36 AM This should be a very interesting thread
Myself, I'd like to continue along the path I've been on and further my career as an Illusionist
Already to that end I'm considering taking some time to further hone my skills performing for different crowds
At my age and mindset a new career has to be something I throughly enjoy
If economic conditions dictated I could always go back to being a marketing director but that is long, challenging work without a lot of enjoyment
A perfect reason to come to Vegas. You can work the booth!
That or come to New Orleans for New Years Party - we could use more entertainment. Billy pulling is pants down and dancing to "We are Family" gets boring 3 years in a row!
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I want to try writing some more. I have an edge in that I've been published before. I haven't written much in the past 2 years but I've recently started again. I have an original idea for a book/movie that I've started working on. I'll bet Serge will never see it because it involves football.
Could always go back to the mundane world of programming/design as well. Loved programming, hated working for idiots.
My other gig is ebay. I'm getting pretty good at selling on there and I would like to find something unique to sell on there that I could repeat over and over again. My neighbor makes his living selling cheap clocks on ebay. He's going to get hit with a copyright infringement suit soon if he isn't careful. He rips off logos like chevy, bmw, porsche, ford, etc. and puts them on clocks. His attitude is that he's going to do it until someone makes him stop. I have a feeling he's going to get a wake up call soon but then again he's been doing it for 5 years and no one has bothered him yet.
If the biz ended January first my concern would not be income, it would be boredom and driving my new wife crazy. I have saved up a nice stash over the years.
I would love to buy a house in cabo, and just fish, and relax. But do not think my wife would be too keen on that. So I would probably get into some real estate ventures, and possibly go to law school.
In reality though, this business is not going to just dissappear one day. Many eggs, in many baskets. If all I did was sell fresh photos, I would be living in a trailer these days.
As with alot of people who posted here, I'd be doing my mainstream stuff as well....brick and mortar and also Internet related. I think I'd die if I couldn't do at least SOMETHING internet related...hahaha
I already have a brick and mortar going (mainstream) and it's doing alright....something I love doing which is important.
I also agree that it won't disappear overnight....or at all....it will just morph into something different.
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i think i'd be sad, the adult biz has been such a great learning environment.
but realistically i dont see it going away, just evolving.. and adult webmasters are like cockroaches... we just go skittering across the floor to the next meal ticket. look at that atherton character. he's running the paris hilton scam right now after losing many many merchant accounts. i hear he's doing upwards of 8000 joins a day right now and he's billing each customer 200 bucks. fuckers making 1.6mil a day right now. he'll get shut down.. and find another way to make a quickbuck (no pun intended)
i personally have a software biz that is already making millions and a wine distributorship that is doing very well also, so i'm not worried about flipping burgers for a living.
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Well I've got a large portfolio of domains acquired now. Half adult, half mainstream.
2004 forward I'm putting more focus on mainstream anyway. That's were the big money has always been and will always be if you know how to work it well.
Also working on a lot of technology projects.
Adult's always been just a side biz for me over the past 20 years, so nothing really changing in that respect. I've always believed in staying diversified.
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I might finally get around to updating all of my personal and mainstream sites. They need it badly.
I've actually been slowly getting rid of my online mainstream biz - hosting. I stopped taking new clients a while ago and now am just waiting for my current clients to either outgrow me or not need hosting anymore. Only have a few left. I'm just tired of supporting them.
Most likely I'd pull out my clay and start selling miniatures on eBay. Might write up a few more ebooks and sell those as well - people can't get enough how-to info!
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I already own a mainstream business, and would concentrate even more on making it grow. (IT outsourcing) plus i might open another restaurant in the near future.
Well, I already have a headstart....... at retiring, with toys to play with.
I still have my real estate license, but selling R.E. is not as much fun as it was in the 70s. I have always bought and sold real estate..... if done correctly, it's the best investment you can make. AT ONE TIME, I had 35 rental units, but not up for that anymore. I went into 2003 owning 4 properties, with any luck, I will end it, only owning two. whether Adult hold up or not - I will always invest in Real Estate - Adult just allows me to buy bigger Real estate.....
I am busy learning to run my boat and learning to fish all over again. You know what BOAT stands for don't you? Bring On Another Thousand :-)
Originally posted by Peaches@Dec 17 2003, 03:45 PM
Now, IF the porn biz ever goes away, we still have to agree to have conventions once or twice a year to catch up with everyone. :P
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I'll make sure I'll be the last one to shut Oprano's doors
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Originally posted by BradShaw@Dec 17 2003, 04:15 PM Does anyone here really make $ anymore? I just do it for the free booze and to get out of the house.
I haven't been doing real money since 2000.....but it surely beats the heck out of playing with myself all day long
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I know a few people will be in New Orleans for New Years and guess what you can see my new venture, it's a band. The name of the band is Billy and the boners, so far in the band I have Mike, Tim, Edd and Luke but I am always looking for a few good boners !
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Did not know what to do with some old domains.. wow Parked made them make a little money : )
I'm a professional mainstream photographer as well as doing adult-related stuff, so I think I'd just shift my focus back to mainstream stuff and push it. The money is there I just prefer the adult stuff.... It's a much less competative environment, amazingly enough.
Either that or start doing mainstream graphic design..
if the porn industry disappeared in jan i'd be fine. i really havent made a living out of this so i've had to keep jobs while putting myself through school. i'd finish up my degree's then go off to grad school. the only thing that would really kick me in the ass would be trying to finance ideas for patents and a mainstream projects. im still young though(22) so it wouldn't be a total set back
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