[pedonbio]

Yes, for most models that's exactly what they are.  It can be very good, steady supplemental income, but that $85,000 a month number is ludicrous.

Yes, even with the Internet the economics of the business hasn't changed in 40 years. In her blog Wendy mentioned not going topless and not appearing in men's magazines as a drag on her income. I truly doubt that, given the loyalty of her current fan base. During the 1970s I did not know of a single model who made a fulltime job of it.

Danni Ashe was the exceptionally rare case of the perfect person being in the perfect place at the perfect time. Expecting anything similar is like reading "Coding For Dummies" and expecting to become Paul Allen next year.

[TheZookie007]

Danni Ashe was the exceptionally rare case of the perfect person being in the perfect place at the perfect time. Expecting anything similar is like reading "Coding For Dummies" and expecting to become Paul Allen next year.

Indeed.

[Palomine]

^ Which is why even a super-super-star like Chelsea Charms is in a hotel room doing personal sessions as I type.

Actually, I suspect that the reason Chelsea does private sessions at hotels, etc... is because doind that is far more lucrative (and much less taxable) than modelling/appearance work. Based on everything we've read about her here, she made a conscious decision to take that particular path.

[Rentahero]

The variant of Pareto's Law known as the 90:9:1 rule explains that.

I took that into account given there are usually only 10-20 people in the chats.

[ninjrk]

Yes, for most models that's exactly what they are.  It can be very good, steady supplemental income, but that $85,000 a month number is ludicrous.

Yeah, the models I know would be thrilled to get that per year from a fan website.  That's why videos on request and clips4sale and the like are so big, that's where the money is.  And I suspect that Wendy not taking her top off does hurt her.  She's gorgeous and actually isn't afraid to reveal she has a functioning brain but from what I've been told by the talent, guys are going to plunk their cash down on the model's site that has nudity at the least, some soft of masturbation/hardcore all the better.  That and these days a lot of site members bop in, strip the site during their month, and cancel.  Pity but there you go.

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[Rentahero]

Still say she should give the youtube channel a go.

[Master of the Universe]

Kind of been following this from the sideline, but I think she's doing the correct thing.  She is an extremely beautiful woman, but not in the way people want her to be.  She's decided that life is more important than cashing in on her looks, and I think that's fine.  She has more intelligence than it seems people may be giving her credit for.  I've never figured out why she seems to be such a divisive figure on this site and elsewhere, but I wish her luck, and implore her to never settle for less. 

[tdotter]

 

[VincentSnyder]

I hope Wendy's doing okay.  I enjoyed her site but took a break a few months ago.  Hearing about her health problems makes me think I might go back to support her.

I was dismayed to read her post in which she talks about getting breast-reduction surgery.  She says she's thinking of this in part because her boobs might make it harder for her to get acting gigs.  I'm no doctor, but with her other health issues, I can't imagine it's a good idea to get elective surgery too.  Besides, I don't think reducing her boobs will help her get acting jobs.  That's a very tough business to break into regardless of the size of your bust.

[DJPFC]

Gross or net?

Gross.  Then you have to figure in hosting costs, billing costs, webmaster costs, retouching costs, editing costs and affiliate shares that must be paid, not to mention how much it costs to shoot the photos and videos in the first place.  Renting a location alone runs $1000 minimum and then you have to hire hair/makeup, buy clothes, pay for the photographer and equipment, insurance. etc.

I hope everyone out there who previously assumed that all model websites were some sort of unlimited cash machine for the models who own them is starting to get the picture here.

[gmantwo]

The "imperfection" page on her site was a real eye-opener. She calls herself "ugly" and seems to think of herself as a failure that has big boobs and little else going for her. We look at her as an unbelievably beautiful woman with brains in addition to her looks. I have to admit that she's one of the most appealing women I've ever seen and her occasional posts here and her writing on her site just make her more so.

[tdotter]

 

[Dr_Whoopass]

It shows you how fucked up the fashion industry and media are that a woman like Wendy, who would be godlike even with no boobs whatsoever, could think that she is ugly. 

[Palomine]

It shows you how fucked up the fashion industry and media are that a woman like Wendy, who would be godlike even with no boobs whatsoever, could think that she is ugly. 

That's one theory, but it might be a bit simplistic to assume everyone is how they are due solely to external factors such as societal influences/images in the media, etc... I suspect that for most folks, root causes are more varied and complex.