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Shap	01-08-2014 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuzebox (Post 19938357)

Bucket list of places to visit? :)

Hmm good question. I don't really have a bucket list of places to visit. There are a few places I'd like to go to...

Singapore
Hong Kong
South Africa
Anywhere really awesome in Asia. I don't know much about the best places to visit but have heard from so many people that love going there.
Australia and New Zealand
Necker Island (just because LOL)

TheStout

01-08-2014 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 19938367)

Yes two boys 2 and 5. One of them is in school but we have so many half terms here it wasn't hard. We've never traveled non stop for a year. We go on one trip at a time from 1 to 3 weeks then come home. It's always nice to reset and get home and start eating better and start working out again :)

One thing I would recommend if you like traveling then travel before your kids are going to school. I really wish I had traveled more when they were younger. It's a little bit of a pain in the ass to be traveling at higher prices and busier times because everybody is taking trips at the same time.

Many of my questions are useless now that I read this. I was under the impressions you travelled straight for a year. Something I have been interested in doing.

Shap	01-08-2014 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by C H R I S (Post 19938370)

Cake or Pie?

Do you miss being in the biz?

Cake.

I really missed it when I watched Wolf of Wall Street. Gave me some good ideas of some fun I could have had with my staff.

It's a love / hate miss. I always loved the creative side of the business. I love making money. I hate the bs side that really takes over as things grow. HR, accounting, legal shit etc.

Shap	01-08-2014 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheStout (Post 19938364)

After travelling for a year (not sure if this is true but someone mentioned it earlier) I have a few travel questions;

1. Did you get bored after a certain amount of time? If so how long did it take?
2. How long did you stay at each place? What did you find to be the perfect stop over in a city you liked?
3. Did you work during your travels at all?
4. Did you travel solo? If not (assuming SO) did you two ever split up for any of the travel?
5. Favourite country overall?
6. Would you do it again or was it too much?

Thanks and sorry for the multiple questions.

Just saw your other post. Let me know if you want any of these still answered ;)

Shap	01-08-2014 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links (Post 19938318)

Follow up question:

when is the non compete i presume over... assuming there was one :winkwink:

There was one. In the near future :winkwink:

Shap	01-08-2014 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mavruda (Post 19938354)

Interesting. Would you like to hear my idea - obviously I will need like years before I start making serious money with what I do - I can see opportunity within the joke - how can I get in touch with you so I can share my idea and to get your feedback ?

sure email me at 88 shap at gmail

TheStout

01-08-2014 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 19938378)

Just saw your other post. Let me know if you want any of these still answered ;)

Sure why not, which country is your favourite to visit (any time frame not just last year). Add in favourite city (does not have to be from your favourite country if thats the case).

Thanks

Shap	01-08-2014 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by newB (Post 19938189)

I thought that was Thomas Pynchon.

Serious question for an industry veteran: If my site (see sig) were yours, what would you change/add/remove to improve upon it?

***you did say site feedback***

Ok checking it out now I'll need a little feedback from you to help out.

- Why made you start the site?
- Who is your competition?
- How are you better than them?
- How are they better than you?
- What can you do/offer that they can not?

DWB	01-08-2014 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 19938361)

If I understand your question correctly..
Could I start Twistys today and enjoy the same success I had? The answer is absolutely not. There were two major parts to my success.

#1 was my traffic network at the time was large and quite valuable. I sent large amount of signups to a number of sponsors. Using that traffic to start my own paysite was a huge advantage and great way to test tours and retention without spending money and without damaging my brand with affiliates.

#2 affiliates played a huge role in our growth. I worked very hard to have great relationships with my affiliates. Many of them are still friends of mine and when I see them post on facebook I think of them by their affiliate id ie tcranks instead of by name :)

The internet has changed a lot. Starting a new site would be very hard to do and would cost quite a bit of money imo. The timing was so perfect that it would be hard to be as successful starting today.

Yep. That was the question.

Thanks. :thumbsup

Shap	01-08-2014 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheStout (Post 19938384)

Sure why not, which country is your favourite to visit (any time frame not just last year). Add in favourite city (does not have to be from your favourite country if thats the case).

Thanks

I love Dubai but i don't trust what goes on behind the scenes. Great place to visit but not to live.

Maldives was nice for super high end getaway. Don't go during rainy season.

South of France is a phenomenal place to visit. I highly recommend it. Quality of life, weather, scenery, enjoyment. It's phenomenal.

Tenerife is a great spot for europeans to visit. Really enjoy going there. Lots to do, great weather, great climate. Awesome place.

All my big trips now are family trips so what I'm looking for is a lot different that what others may be looking for. For example Tenerife is awesome because they have an amazing water park (which isn't too busy) and a volcano that is just awesome to visit.

Shap	01-08-2014 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWB (Post 19938394)

Yep. That was the question.

Thanks. :thumbsup

:thumbsup I only ask because for whatever reason I kept seeing a few different ways to interpret the question. :winkwink:

Shap	01-08-2014 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nexcom28 (Post 19938176)

What do you do in the business then?

I have to correct myself. I'm clearly a surfer now :thumbsup

TheStout

01-08-2014 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 19938398)

Awesome. Thanks :thumbsup

newB	01-08-2014 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 19938388)

Thanks. So as not to clutter the thread, I'll be sending my responses to the gmail address you cite above momentarily.

ladida

01-08-2014 02:30 PM

20 mil or 40 mil for twistys?
Ciao bella was who?
natnet or swiftwill?

CourtneyR

01-08-2014 02:34 PM

What... is your name?

What... is your quest?

What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

georgeyw

01-08-2014 02:34 PM

Do you miss the cut and thrust of having employees and making money?

PornDude

01-08-2014 02:48 PM

1. Who are you and why everybody seem to know you but me?
2. What was the site or adult business that made you the most money?
3. There is no 3rd question.

Shap	01-08-2014 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newB (Post 19938421)

Thanks. So as not to clutter the thread, I'll be sending my responses to the gmail address you cite above momentarily.

let me know when you send it so i can be sure i got it :thumbsup

BlackCrayon

01-08-2014 02:50 PM

whats it like knowing you'll never have to worry about money?

Shap	01-08-2014 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheStout (Post 19938411)

Awesome. Thanks :thumbsup

One thing I've realized is the most important thing wherever you visit is to try to do memorable experiences. If you just go to Dubai you may not like it the way i did. But if you go there and go on a 4x4 dune safari, go indoor skydiving, go to the waterparks or ferrari world etc you'll have a much more enjoyable time. The experiences are what make a place memorable and amazing and they usually aren't unique to that place but being on a vacation gives you a great reason to do it :winkwink:

Shap	01-08-2014 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladida (Post 19938423)

20 mil or 40 mil for twistys?
Ciao bella was who?
natnet or swiftwill?

1. I can't answer that. But enough that it convinced me to sell and low enough that they've made good money on the deal :winkwink:

2. Was a past board moderator I had on bigbreastlovers that was upset I shutdown that board because it got out of control. He held a grudge and was really pissed at me. I can't remember if it was before or after I sold but I finally got fed up of the situation and went through all my files and finally found his email address. I emailed him and apologized and explained why I had to do what I did and everything was better, i think.

3. That's such a hard question. I really really like Tony Morgan. I've had the pleasure to hang out with him a number of times and I've always enjoyed it. I had all of my business with Swiftwill when I sold and was very happy with the service I received. I think both are good choices.

Sorry you are the first guy that nails me with questions I don't fully answer.

Shap	01-08-2014 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CourtneyR_FFN (Post 19938432)

What... is your name?

What... is your quest?

What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

1 Shap
2 My quest? Live a great life and provide wonderful experiences and opportunities for my family.
3 No clue.

Rumbledog

01-08-2014 03:01 PM

Are you going to work for Manwin like your favorite photographer, Dean?

Shap	01-08-2014 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happyending (Post 19938288)

What is the most solid Business Model going forward in your Opinion in Adult.

I think a business model that provides a unique and interactive experience for your customer.

Customers are hard to come by. Having those two things going for your product will increase your changes of keeping customer imo.

fuzebox

01-08-2014 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PikaPoka (Post 19938453)

1. Who are you and why everybody seem to know you but me?

:error see join date?

Best-In-BC

01-08-2014 03:05 PM

What needs to change in affiliates mind set to be successful ? ;)

Shap	01-08-2014 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by georgeyw (Post 19938433)

Do you miss the cut and thrust of having employees and making money?

There are aspects of having employees that I miss and some that I don't miss at all. I don't miss HR issues and headaches that can come from them. But I do miss the team camaraderie that we had. The fun that we had. My long walks with mpahlca :winkwink: We had a good team and we had a good time. I miss that.

I LOVE making money. I definitely miss that.

Shap	01-08-2014 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PikaPoka (Post 19938453)

1. Who are you and why everybody seem to know you but me?
2. What was the site or adult business that made you the most money?
3. There is no 3rd question.

I'm an old timer i guess you could say. Started in 1997. Had link sites, had circle jerks, had a few big tgps. Probably my two most popular sites were Twistys.com and GayTube.com

Shap	01-08-2014 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackCrayon (Post 19938459)

whats it like knowing you'll never have to worry about money?

It's great. Really really great. I worked so hard to accomplish that exact goal so it's great.

Shap	01-08-2014 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumbledog (Post 19938477)

Are you going to work for Manwin like your favorite photographer, Dean?

Photographers have to go where there is work and where their talents are most required. Twistys and Dean have always been a good mix. There is a lot of history there. I know you hate Manwin with a passion and you respect Twistys. Thanks for that.

Shap	01-08-2014 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Best-In-BC (Post 19938483)

What needs to change in affiliates mind set to be successful ? ;)

Hmm give me an example of the type of affiliate you are referring to.

newB	01-08-2014 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladida (Post 19938423)

Ciao bella was who?

Ah, I was trying to think of that guys name just a moment ago - this thread and the posters veiled threats of hacking/DDOSing made me think of him. Me thinks they might be one and the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CourtneyR_FFN (Post 19938432)

What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

African or European?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 19938454)

let me know when you send it so i can be sure i got it :thumbsup

Just sent. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

LeRoy

01-08-2014 03:35 PM

How would you rate Twisty's now? Good, Bad or Oh they're fucking up my site? and Why?

Are you happy with the direction or the way its being managed?

What has been said good or bad from your friends that were affiliates back in the day?

Shap	01-08-2014 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newB (Post 19938522)

Ah, I was trying to think of that guys name just a moment ago - this thread and the posters veiled threats of hacking/DDOSing made me think of him. Me thinks they might be one and the same.

African or European?

Just sent. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

Got your email and replied.

I don't know if his threat was real or not but I went through a few situations where the threat was real and antagonizing the person making the threat would not have helped the situation in any way (never does with hackers). So i treated the threat as real and tried to buy time while my crew made sure everything was locked down tight! If for nothing else it provided a great security audit :)

Juicy D. Links

01-08-2014 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 19938380)

There was one. In the near future :winkwink:

I guess we will be seeing some new stuff "in the near future " :winkwink::winkwink:

Juicy D. Links

01-08-2014 04:01 PM

Ever been in a Turkish Prison?

Ever seen a grown man naked?

Which is better Canada or the US ?

kane	01-08-2014 04:09 PM

1. Is there anything from your time in the business that you regret or wish you would have handled differently?

2. When you sold Twistys what happened to the people that worked on it and the other associated sites? Were they absorbed into Manwin? Let go?

3. Was there any anger/drama/animosity from anyone who worked for you over the sale of your sites?

DamianJ

01-08-2014 04:09 PM

What's the anatomy of a good :

landing page
join page
members' area

Kolargol

01-08-2014 04:11 PM

How to get more affiliates to my sites www.longtoes.com and www.ilovelongtoes.com ?

CourtneyR

01-08-2014 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newB (Post 19938522)

African or European?

correct :)

Shap	01-08-2014 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolargol (Post 19938607)

How to get more affiliates to my sites www.longtoes.com and www.ilovelongtoes.com ?

What have you tried so far. What's worked best what hasn't worked at all?

To start are you listed on every webmaster program directory site?

More importantly how does your traffic convert with the right traffic?

What are you hoping to achieve by getting more affiliates?

Shap	01-08-2014 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeRoy (Post 19938541)

- I haven't kept close tabs on Twistys. I log in once every few months. From a quick glance things looked to be very similar to how they were when I was running it. But it's hard to tell from a quick glance. They definitely haven't fucked it up but that is because Rob has been running the show and he worked with us before we sold. So it still is being run by part of our DNA.

- Don't know enough to comment. I don't care either way. I love what we built but detached myself once we sold.

- haven't really had much of either from friends that were affiliates. We never talk about Twistys. Instead talk about the industry in general.

Shap	01-08-2014 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links (Post 19938585)

Ever been in a Turkish Prison?

Ever seen a grown man naked?

Which is better Canada or the US ?

- No

- Yes far too often (at the gym)

- I've always loved the US mentality and the southern weather. But never lived in the US so can't say for sure.

Shap	01-08-2014 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CourtneyR_FFN (Post 19938617)

correct :)

http://style.org/unladenswallow/ :thumbsup

Lichen

01-08-2014 04:43 PM

Why are you attention whoring?

CourtneyR

01-08-2014 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 19938667)

http://style.org/unladenswallow/ :thumbsup

:)..........

Axel_Crak

01-08-2014 04:54 PM

Why team canada didnt took Martin St-Louis ?

Would you have take him, and if yes, instead of who ?

robwod

01-08-2014 04:58 PM

Hey Shap, long time no speak. I've looked for you from time to time on messenger, but never see "office" ever on any more. Do you still use that same messenger ID? Say hello once in while :)

Actually, would love to chat with you some time. PM me if you like with messenger info.

Ok, question... have you stayed in touch with Kevin, Minnie and Michael?

It's interesting to me that one program had 3 of my favorite people to deal with, from the day Kevin cold-called me at home to join Twistyscash to Michael's notes on the memo field of my cheques (made me laugh). Great crew, good times.

Shap	01-08-2014 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robwod (Post 19938691)

Haven't used icq in a long time. How else can I get in touch with you?

How've you been?

I still talk to all of them. Michael very regularly (once a week). Kevin and I both have boys the same age so every 3 or 4 months we get together in some random city in the world and the boys get to hang out. They are best little buddies.

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