[sicnarftea]

Its an fact that we cannot deny, and its growing evident in the number of adult related spam in your inbox (daily atleast 5 emails).

Though some of us disregard these spam emails, the rest still click on the ads and eventually purchase from these spammers.

Do you believe that the adult industry is a good place to invest your money and time (put aside morales and talk about business)?

[akula]

no it's not, low barriers to entry, no competitive advantage

however, the shit SELLS. but does that make it a good opportunity?

sicnarftea, it's a very good question you're asking

here's Fred Wilson dicussing the issue (or failing to discuss it....depending on how you interpret the interview)

http://sugarbank.com/2006/08/28/fred...d-pornography/

the point is, if you do these deals - you're gonna lock your self out of other opportunities because many of your future partners do not want to have anything to do with porn

me included....this is not the kind of thing you'd want to surface later on in your career

that's the cost of doing porn. is the cost worth the return?

so yeah - off-balance sheet considerations relevant to opportunity selection

[Steve White]

In some respects, it is a good idea to get into this area of business. However at the same time, it is not.

You need to look at what you aim to be doing in future years, entering this market now, may limit future partnership opportunities.

You also need to consider the amount of competition in this industry, is it really worth setting up a business in it if 5 or 6 other companies already are offering the same?

[sicnarftea]

The only way to do anything of this sort is to be in the shadows, Complete alias and enter the world of Anons.

Funny thing is I was discussing this matter with a business friend, and he implemented an adult area on his website, a complete extension, which is doing pretty well.

Not only this, he did not lose any current customers, and in turn increased his target audience

[buynick]

I don't partake simply based on moral issues. I don't want to further the proliferation of pornography. It ruins relationships and desensitizes peoples view on intimacy.

[akula]

Originally Posted by sicnarftea

The only way to do anything of this sort is to be in the shadows, Complete alias and enter the world of Anons.

Funny thing is I was discussing this matter with a business friend, and he implemented an adult area on his website, a complete extension, which is doing pretty well.

Not only this, he did not lose any current customers, and in turn increased his target audience

it's tricky stuff and people aren't stupid

let's say, you put together some sort of a porn play

you spend a few months on it and wham! you have a hit

what do you do with a hit? you stick with it

so then, a few years later you wanna start the next google and people ask "what have you achieved in the last few years?"

you did well on your porn play, but it's not like you're gonna advertise the fact on your cv

so then, what are your achievemnts?

in other words - if you're gonna do this stuff - it's not in your interest to get really sucessful at peddling smut, caus it's gonna pull you under

no, very hard work to make very low money... would not advise it at all. Listen to akula, definitely better things you can invest in

[sicnarftea]

I agree, it is a moral issue, for me atleast

though as I said I do know people who has entered this market and are doing fine if not very well. But for their future, I am not sure. Not actually sure what they will tell their kids when they go "Daddy, i need to tell the teacher what you do for a living"

[akula]

:-) good question

daddy employs consenting adults who otherwise would be destitute, and pays taxes which support public education and hospitals

The idea of calling Larry Flynt "immoral" confuses the idea of immorality with "disgust" (jurisprudentially speaking)

someone may be disgusting, but not necessarily immoral. this misunderstanding on the jurisprudence of disgust has found its way into obscenity related legislation, and zoning laws regarding brothels (as well as many other things)

we cast judgement on people not because they are immoral but because they are disgusting

..sorry...I'm just writing a 7,000 thesis on morality and business

actually, it's on corporate social responsibility - but same difference

the point of my paper explores how corporations act prohibits ethical conduct by corporations; so that justices can extend the law and allow a novel defence for directors when they are sued by shareholders who don't approve the directors acting responsibly (e.g. charitably)

[sicnarftea]

oh dear, lets leave the essay for university, way too much brain power consumption for this time of the night