I agree with you hundred percent. I started off in the adult industry back in Nov of 2008 and I've owned a various amount of sites and still do. I have in particular I worked on it constantly using an adult video tube script and a sub-niche . I mainly focused on building content for the site. Everyday grabbed videos from my affiliate and embed them into my sites script. After 2 weeks my site sprouted out getting 200+ UV's a day. In 3 months it took off getting 2,000 - 2,500 a day. It generated a net income of $200 - $400 a month. I used adult webcam sites, dating sites as side ad income and squirt niche related affiliate promotions as the main-line income. The thing I liked about my site is it had a good script that well monetized my structure of the site in the best areas. I was focused on trading hardlinks with bigger and well ranked adult review and directory sites to move up the SERPs. Guys don't be shy to email these bigger sites with good PR and SERPs, they most likely will give you a hardlink trade. You have to put some effort into the wording you write them. I persuade them telling them how they will benefit linking to my site. I told them that I invested a lot of cash and time in marketing and I update my site everyday. Then you gotta say that their SERPs will get stronger link juice and this will prevent the sandbox for a lot of their mid term - long term keywords. 90% of the time they say "Link added".
I choose squirting, I pretty much set the stage with the squirting niche. I invented squirt tube sites, right now my site only gets around 6000 UV's from google a day and growing I don't want to reveal the profits that is you to decide, lets just say in 6 months my traffic will triple to around 20,000 UV's day..
To get started is cheap it cost $78 for the script, $7 for domain, $20/month hosting. In 3 months you should easily have double what it cost. In 9 months you will prob be making $500-$800 each month. I have all the resources and connections to get who ever wants to started. I could use some link partners and ideas for the industry. Right now I'm doing insane marketing on a stock blog. It has been up for 1 month and has made $86 with 80 UVs from google a day, I love it.
I'm doing heavy research and contemplating a genius idea for a product.
This thread is helpful for a lot of people although I don't use tumblr for adult bookmarking, I use better sites. Although tumblr can be a helpful site, I disagree with marketing it for adult related sites. It is a waste of time. I found out quality hardlink and deep link trades are the key to getting ranked well on google. Adult sites get heavy traffic really quick and getting money isn't hard. A good niche is the best way to see outside the box of the industry, they convert well. I use twitter but will now consider tumblr as an add on of my social network arsenal.
But the real picture here as that most people who get into adult websites end up quiting their first month. They think in 1 month they will make an outrageous amount of cash. These people sicken me and I don't see why patience can't be a virtue. If you guys know what you are doing and have learned the PROS and CONS of the SEO field of being a SEO expert than you should really have no problem understanding the core value of patience and persistence. With those abilities you can accomplish great things.
I just got out of jail charges dropped 2 months ago. I was in their 6 months. My websites paid my rent, car bill, electric, water, commissary, collect call bill. It felt great, I didn't realize how fortunate I was until I found out how I shouldn't take life for granted. A lot of low life people in the place. For some reason my mind has dramatically expanded. I can think clearer, It's like jail rehabilitated me to think clear. So I've moved on to better things. Right now I'm somwhere in financials.
GL ALL. PM . if anyone wants to callaborate ideas or explanations.