AsianTS.com turns 5 years old!

[Bit Beefy]

no time like the present guv

[dhz]

Congratulation - good luck for a great future and for a always nice and interesting website.

Were are all this last 1826 days ? My first knowing about this website was when you had done this first photo session of Shemale-Island, about a lb told me that next day she and some other had a photo session.


Go on  

[brocklanders]

5 guys earn their income full time from this site. Does it really take 5 guys to work full time to run this site..wow. Cant imagine anyone would be able to earn a living just working for this site but I assume the employees all live in Thailand where you can still eat noodle soup for 20 baht and rent a decent apartment for 4,000 baht a month.

[vangough05]

(brocklanders @ Jun. 13 2006,06:46) 5 guys earn their income full time from this site.  Does it really take 5 guys to work full time to run this site..wow.   Cant imagine anyone would be able to earn a living just working for this site but I assume the employees all live in Thailand where you can still eat noodle soup for 20 baht and rent a decent apartment for 4,000 baht a month.

Good ole Brocky. Always has to have his 2 bobs worth.
Well I reckon this site is fucking sensational and I even like S.B. Being serious, this site is really fucking awsome entertaimnet. Its interresting, and good ole fashioned fun. Be happy chaps.

[Guest]

Brock's post brings up a valid point and I have no problem addressing it. NO ONE is getting rich from this website. Despite what some people may think, it costs a lot to run a website like this; internet bandwidth, models, travel, rooms, food, clothes, equipment, employee's.... ya' think this stuff just magically shows up here for free? And this is why so few websites like this show up, only 3 or 4 good ones since we launched; it's not cheap!

Employee's...... true, we do have 3 full-time people in Asia and 2 in the USA and many freelancers, and we pay our people well; ask them! again, this is why no one person is getting rich here. I prefer to spread the money around and delegate authority [and take no photos!] than get wealthy and work my ass off for 20 hours a day, and we also have over 200 affiliates who sell this website.....and make half a sale when they do.

So basically this website does OK but we have a lot of money being funnelled to many different places...which is fine with me and as the guy over-seeing this debacle I know where it's all going and have to make sure it keeps going there.

[Bit Beefy]

can i have a job please? Can i not come and warm up the LB's?

[Lotusman]

JD,

Congrats man. It's been a great 5 years. Have enjoyed the ride, and the friends I have made here over the years.... And you know what, I actually like this forum better. Yes there is one in every batch.

Send me an e*mail when you get a chance, would like to catch up on how your doing....

Lotusman

[jaime24]

Congratulations JaiDee and the rest of the guys, and heres to the next five years
Keep up the great work & long may you reign

[Matty69]

Just now saw this thread. Grats to the best Asian TS site on the web on the 5 year anniversary.


Matty

[liisawinkler]

BElated Happy Birthday ATS!!!!

[Guest]

(JaiDee @ Jun. 12 2006,07:37) It's true...... I can't forget the date, June 12, 2001..... which tomorrow will be exactly 5 years now...... Andy hit the switch and this website went live. There were only 2 employee's at that time, myself and him; I gambled every last penny [plus ran up all my credit cards] I ever had that this debacle would fly  and on that day we went live to see if the whole thing  would work.  I was the only one really at risk; he was a paid worker and the only one that had anything to lose here was myself.

         The first year was very lean to say the least..... 4 girls added per month {!} and frankly we almost went under and JaiDee was thisclose to staying in 9-5; yes, I was still working a REAL job at that time and travelling to Thailand whenever I could just to get new photos. It was very hard; every single penny went right back into making the site better and I was on a strict peanut butter and jelly diet because that's all I could really afford and working 16 hour days to boot; 10 at my real job and then coming home and working on site stuff and answering e-mails and just praying this would all work out without me being flat broke and bankrupt [again]. I laugh when people suggest anything was ever handed to me or that starting this website was easy; very far from it.

     Fast forward to 2006....... June 12th to be exact..... This site now has 5 full-time employee's who earn their income solely from this website, and I have finally hit the point where I can relax a bit [hey, it took 5 years!].  We also have 4 or 5 freelance photographer's and a hosting company who makes a good living from us as well now.  The site is generally considered to be the best in its genre by anyone who follows this sub-culture, and we are seen by over 30,000 people every single day [of course the vast majority of these are non-paying members]. We also have the best forum by far...... all in all, as has been said many times up here and appreciated by me especially,  we have the best "community" on the internet for this topic and I feel very proud to have helped start it all off.  Now that Andy has moved on [only to be replaced by another Andy in early 2002] I am the only one remaining from the launch date, so tomorrow I guess I will be celebrating our birthday alone, as well as with all of you guys and girls.


             5 years ....who would have ever guessed..... we have to get Blue Ballz and Lotus up here and have a good laugh about the old days, they and a very few others will remember those lean days of 2001 when this site first started.  Thanks to one and all for making it go  for this long and we  certainly hope to be here for you for years and years to come.

My dearest Jaidee,

A milestone has been achieved by your hard work and your wonderful VISION !! Anybody can start a website but you formed the best ever corner of the WWW that CANNOT be touched by anybody because you brought the best girls and the best class anyone could do for a TS website. You set the highest standards out there and you will only be followed my friend !!!! No one can touch you because you deliver on your promises and because you really CARE about your members and that is what makes you truely unique but so very special too. You got my membership for life now coz I know you are a " Goodfella - the Best I know " !!! And I can rely on you to deliver the best there is out there !!!!

I celebrate your success coz you DESERVE it pal and I salute you for getting out there and being a phenominal player !!! Much more luck to you for the future. I salute your enterprise - many people just sit at home and complain !!!! You did the right thing for this TS community and I for 1 thank you most sincerely for bringing me the most joy in my life !!! Thanks to you I have met ladies I would never meet in my entire life !!! I have lived dreams and re-lived dreams time and time again thanks to YOU !!!!

Jaidee - Thank You SIR ! If I die tomorrow you helped me have the greatest memories - No regrets !!!

Much RESPECT,

Your humble friend,

B

[Guest]

Congratulations! As a suggestion consider nominating 1 girl from each month of the first five years and let vote in a poll for the top 10 girls.

[Bit Beefy]

(liisawinkler @ Jul. 07 2006,03:19) BElated Happy Birthday ATS!!!!

Where u been hiding Lisa, missed you you know havent seen u up here in a while.. Nice to see you back

[tambourine man]

Interesting thread especially I found it by accident this year. I always thought Stogie owned it, because of his frequent postings, overall in depth knowledge on the scene and admin work. Didnt he say something about the new owners not wanting his photo on his avatar, which as a small price to pay?
I wonder how many registered members are they compared to users to the forum? Im sure the latter outweighs the former ten times or so, but the site still grows.

Well keep up the good work folks.

[thaibound]

happy anniversary.
and to jon, stogie, monkeyman and all the posters, members, fellow travellers and beautiful ladyboys i have met thru this site -- a good site is reflective of the people who create, run and participate in it -- so no wonder this is my favorite on all the net.
many thanks.

i look forward to buying another round
as soon as i can get my ass back to paradise.