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lust really. I made some trips out to Thailand and project management. We try to keep
and had way too much fun. A couple of years people from making bad decisions, the kind I
after my first trip to Bangkok I purchased a made when I got started and trust me, I made
condo right in the middle of town. I was livin’ many.
the life! I was splitting my time between the
Bay Area and Bangkok. Winters in Thailand PO: As a site broker, do you find the job
and springs and summers in the states. It was easier or simply different because you have
really nice. But expensive. more of a “tangible” to work with, as opposed
to the more ephemeral, intangible marketing
PO: Considering the legal status of online consultation “product”?
porn being a grey area in your area, did owning
& operating a business called AdultB2B ever
BF: Quite frankly there is a general
present any problems?
ignorance to what marketing is and what it
is supposed to do, in addition to how much
BF: No not at all. First of all, I am registered
as retired. I am on a retirement visa and I do people need it. That’s one of the reasons I
no work in Thailand technically. And I sure as have spent more on website and company
hell don’t go around and advertise what I do brokering. Plus it’s a lot more profitable for my
here. And since I don’t produce adult content time spent.
I’m really not breaking any laws I know of.
I have no patience anymore for people who
PO: In this time of Coronavirus, it’s don’t think they need marketing. When I look
understandable that cam sites are just getting around at these shows and online and see
hotter, consumer market-wise, but dating sites example after example of horrible marketing I
are also somehow hot properties... what’s your just shake my head. That’s why I started the
social distancing take on that? (Are dating site business in the first place. But in some ways
owners dropping their properties before they I’ve given up. Many people are just lost causes.
take a loss? What kind of market is it? Are the Not all, but many.
offers high because of the demand or vice
versa... etc.?) PO: Past or present, how much of the
marketing services make up your personal
BF: Unfortunately no, lol I wish they would. work load, or do you have staff/team perform
Dating sites sell like hotcakes. We can sell any those campaign efforts for you?
profitable dating site or network we can get
our hands on. BF: Marketing and general consulting about
20%. Website brokering 80%. Fish where the
PO: Your emphasis is now on brokering fish are biting I always say.
adult sites, so have you simply stopped
marketing your marketing services? Are you at PO: What were your longest campaign
a saturation point at that level, and are simply strategies? Shortest? Most rewarding? Of
maintaining a current base?
which you are proudest?
BF: No. I never stop doing anything Greg.
You should know me better than that :) I still BF: I remember one cam site where we
have marketing clients, but I’m a lot more tripled their business in 6 months. A network
selective now as to who I take. I either work of paysites where they went from losing money
with larger companies or small companies to making a million dollars in a year. Those are
who I believe in who can really use our help. just a couple.
But I hand pick who we work with.
PO: Do you prefer the longer-term, pre-
We also have Adult Business Consulting, planned chess game type of strategies, or the
where we primarily work with startups and shorter checkers game campaigns that give a
people wanting to get into the business. That’s more immediate return/satisfaction for you or
a lot of fun. It gives me a chance to give back, your client?
helping people who need the help. I could have
used somebody like me when I got started. BF: I love marketing. But website brokering
That primarily consists of general consulting pays the bills.

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