The Requisite "Friends" Page:

Have you ever visited amateur porn sites and wondered if the people linked on their "friends" pages were really and truly friends? Here is the inside skinny: sometimes yes, sometimes no.

Some friend links are "reciprocal" meaning the amateurs are trading traffic with the "friend". It's a way for people to advertise without spending money - when you click on the friend's link, you are helping the site owner get a little more exposure and it costs you nothing (if pop-ups drive you crazy you might want to get Google's free pop-up blocker since many porn sites use pop-ups).

Some friend links go to sponsor sites: if you join the "friend's" site, your favorite amateur gets a share of the revenue. When you join a site referred to you by your fave indie pornographer after clicking on a link she provided to you, oftentimes you are helping her out without even knowing it!

Our links here at SpyOnUs and our other sites are a combination of the above and "real" friends. We like to boost our traffic and revenue, but we like to do it by recommending websites we truly think are worthwhile, interesting, or belong to people who are truly our friends or people we respect professionally. We also make it a habit to link to websites even when we don't get a traffic or revshare kickback.

The Myth of Easy Money:

Contrary to popular belief, building a business in internet porn is not an easy way to earn a living. Competition is fierce (partly because the myth of easy money persists in luring many into the profession). In reality it takes YEARS (and/or a substantial financial investment) for indie porn sites to attract enough surfers and members to actually realize a profit, let alone "get rich". Almost all of my webwhore peers struggle financially to make ends meet. We go into debt buying expensive cameras, costumes, video equipment, computers, web hosting, software, etc. to keep our members happy.

So why do we do it if it's not financially rewarding? And why am I telling you all of this? Speaking for myself only, I am building a business founded on pornography because I believe in the American Dream. I love working for myself and believe great things can happen if I keep working hard and believe in my vision. Porn is a political tool; being a "pornographer" empowers me and it's FUN. I'm telling you about it because most folks are curious about the ins and outs (pun intended) of being a full-time webwhore.

I also believe most folks prefer to support entrepreneurs and small businesses rather than big corporations. By telling you a little bit about the adult industry I hope to remove some of the suspicion and criticism levelled against our business AND help you spend your porn dollars and surfing time in a way you can feel EXTRA good about. When you support indie porn, you are helping out regular people in very significant ways. $20 or $30 or even just clicking on a link is a big deal to an indie while it's barely measurable to a big corporation.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this and for checking out our friends, sponsors, and affiliates! We'll continue adding more links so bookmark us and check back often!

Posted by Trixie - April 2004