Succumbing to the Dark Side of the Force

12/21/98


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Table of Contents

Succumbing to the Dark Side of the Force

Fundamental Premises

Morality

Yes, my mother knows what I do for a living!

So, Who Does This Stuff, Anyway?

The Adult Industry

Phone Sex

Web Resellers

How Did I Get Into The Biz?

What is out there?

Let’s Talk About “Product”

So how much money can you make?

How does one get “Product”?

Scanning from Magazines

Garnered from Newsgroups

Stolen from Other Sites

Original Content

Copyright Protection

So Where Do We Get Ours?

Server Load Issues

Load Reduction

Load Sharing

Load Shedding

Load Boosting – Javascript Slamming

Load Stealing – Obvious

Load Stealing – Subtle

Domain Names are Gold

Top-10 Lists and Consoles

Click-bots

Top-10’s – Raison d’ętre

Advertisements Fuel the Market

Ads are sold in many ways

Internet vs. Magazine Ads

What kind of ads work?

Ads vs. Subscription Sales

What Sells?

“What sells” may not matter

Other Ways to Make Money

Running the Site – Human Factor

Site Automation

Security

Keeping the Kids Out

Avoiding the Law – The Right Way

Avoiding the Law – The Usual Way

Keeping Your “Friends” Away

Getting Hits

Getting Paid

Getting Screwed

Ruminations on the Present

Ruminations on the Future

Conclusions

Author: Dan Klein

Email: dvk@erotika.com