To avoid selling my body, or even a kidney...

[Vermilion]

I have found the wedding dress of my dreams (will post photo when I can get my mum to overcome her technophobia and send it to me) and desperately want it, but it costs *rather* a lot of money...

I don't want to sell my body, or even parts of it but I do need to make some extra cash if I want this particular dress... What do you guys reckon the success of a website to raise money for it would be? If everyone who trawled the net donated a penny I'd have the cost in no time at all!

Or do I need to offer something in return?

How about if I posted a new dirty story for every £100 raised? Would that work? How about if they were wedding related dirty stories?

So three questions-

-Would this work?
-Would you help me out by writing a 1,700 word minimum story to be offered as a reward (all rights to revert to you after the amount is raised)
-Have you got a better idea?

x
V <-- desperate...

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Bizarrely this actually seems to be forming itself into a plan...
A website with a hand-picked selection of stories vaguely wedding related, with advertisements and donations (if anyone feels inclined) to go towards my wedding dress...

Now we just need a name, someone who is good at websites and a few more writing volunteers if you wouldn't mind, please, thank you...

Below is a list of people who have volunteered to contribute stories (and to whom I now owe massive favours, if not actually part of my soul...
-3113
- (maybe) Belegon
-Bluebell
-Buxxxom
-ChantillyVamp
-Cloudy
-Drksideofthemoon
-Jomar
-Just-Legal
-Maharat48
-MarshAlien
-SalvorHardon
-Ted-E-Bare
-Tickledkitty
-Vermilion (duh!)

 

[MarshAlien]

I think your basic problem with the penny donation thing is that the handling charges would completely eat up your actual cash.

It sounds like a great idea, though. If you can figure out how to do it, I'd be happy to donate a wedding story . . . although my stories tend to turn out more funny and sappy than they do dirty, so perhaps I'm not your best bet.

Catchy title; nice AV.

 

[cloudy]

Don't know if it'll work, but I'll donate a story, sure.

 

[Vermilion]

Well... I suppose I could just offer wedding-related stories, they don;t have to be dirty... I just thought that would attract more attention

About the handling charges... do you mean that paypal (or whoever) would charge me a penny for each donation or whatever so I wouldn't make any actual money?

<sigh>
I can;t think what else to do... I just thought this might get some attention from the press (and hence get more hits/donations)...
x
V

 

[MarshAlien]

Maybe what you need to do set up a web site that would promise exclusive access to a whole group of stories by readers' favorite authors for a 5 pound/dollar/whatever-the-hell-you-people-are-using-right-now-for-money "donation" toward the purchase of your dress. The Vermilion Wedding Dress Obscene Story Collection. I have no idea about paypal, but I imagine they must charge something.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

So you are against "selling" your body. But how about "renting" it our for a day?

 

[Vermilion]

So you are against "selling" your body. But how about "renting" it our for a day?

Stay on topic GoatPig. We can start a hire-Vermilion-for-the-day thread elsewhere if you think it will achieve anything

MarshAlien... do you really think that's doable? I just love the idea of offering smutty stories to buy a wedding dress - a white dress that's a symbol of purity. The irony appeals massively.

I just need some more volunteers, I can write several myself, but I'm guessing my output may not be enough to satisfy people who've paid a subscription...

<sobs>

It's just so rare for me to leave a clothes shop feeling *better* about myself, rather than worse...
x
V

 

[Chantilyvamp]

darlin I'm not sure how well that will go over but for you I'd try and write a story in a heartbeat you know that.

You know you could charge for people to advertise on the site. Maybe sell ads to dress shops and wedding accessory and caterers to put their stuff on there with a link. I've even seen people sell ad space on their cars.

You could also talk to the shops to see if they give you a hefty discount on the dress if you gave them access to your wedding photos to use for advertisement.

Not sure if any of that helps.

 

[drksideofthemoon]

Stay on topic GoatPig. We can start a hire-Vermilion-for-the-day thread elsewhere if you think it will achieve anything

MarshAlien... do you really think that's doable? I just love the idea of offering smutty stories to buy a wedding dress - a white dress that's a symbol of purity. The irony appeals massively.

I just need some more volunteers, I can write several myself, but I'm guessing my output may not be enough to satisfy people who've paid a subscription...

<sobs>

It's just so rare for me to leave a clothes shop feeling *better* about myself, rather than worse...
x
V

I'd donate a story if you thought it would help...

 

[Vermilion]

darlin I'm not sure how well that will go over but for you I'd try and write a story in a heartbeat you know that.

You know you could charge for people to advertise on the site. Maybe sell ads to dress shops and wedding accessory and caterers to put their stuff on there with a link. I've even seen people sell ad space on their cars.

You could also talk to the shops to see if they give you a hefty discount on the dress if you gave them access to your wedding photos to use for advertisement.

Not sure if any of that helps.

A plan a plan!

Hrmmm...

What started out as a semi-joke idea is starting to coalesce (sp?) into a semi-plan... I think I'll make a list of story offerers, though this in no way obliges you to take part, it'll just help me keep track of people to PM later...

I love you all

x
V

 

[Adi87]

I cant write... but I'm more than ready to help you with something else.

 

[Vermilion]

I cant write... but I'm more than ready to help you with something else.

Well... you're good with computers... any good with websites...??? <wheedles>

x
V

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

Collecting good web-advertising dollars is hard, hard, hard. So many sites are so general and generic that they can't turn over a good CPC or CPM--and topically, targeting the market is a pain in the butt.

A "donations" style interface works if you know enough people--but ultimately, you have to have a product (and a solid and realistic product) to make a buck online.

 

[Adi87]

Well... you're good with computers... any good with websites...??? <wheedles>

x
V

Am still on the basics so not sure how much that will help.
But I'm still here just in case you need me.
ETA: A friend told me a tool to build a site... I'll ask him and tell you about it. It contains all the presets required.

 

[3113]

Wedding Stories!

I think having a site that specializes in Wedding Stories, especially erotic ones, is a fantastic idea!

You know, there was an idea floating around a bit back about a "Wedding" chain story where every erotic little story would take place at one wedding. Someone would devise the setting and who the wedded couple were, and everyone else would write a story about the mother of the groom and the youthful best man, or the once ugly cousin who arrives at the "cousins" table as a new, and beautiful woman, etc.

I'm not suggesting that here, but I do think that if you want to draw people in, you need a theme for your website, something to distinguish it and catch someone's interest. I think a "Dirty wedding stories" site would be great...especially if you offer wedding tips, and maybe have a place where people can chat and exchange wedding advice. You might try to get advertisers who are flamboyant wedding specialists (like those who make dirty cakes for bachelor parties, or specialize in couples who want to marry while skydiving).

Make the ad area and advice/chat area free (paid for by advertisers), and have visitors to the site pay maybe a dollar to have access to the stories (?) And yes, I'd donate a story.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

You can't ask for a more noble cause than true love.

I'm in for a story if needed. Probably a really naughty dirty one about what happens at bachelorette parties

 

[Guest]

story

Hit me for a story when the time comes.

EDIT: There is something really kinky about selling dirty stories to pay for white wedding dress

You could advertise your site on Myspace, or actually, do the whole thing on Myspace.

Just yesterday I saw a profile of a guy asking for $$$ to fix up his vintage car...

Maharat

 

[Just-Legal]

Count me in for a short...

 

[Varian P]

A few thoughts on how to make vast wads of cash selling things you thought you should just flush/throw away:

Selling Yourself by the Ounce

 

[Vermilion]

A few thoughts on how to make vast wads of cash selling things you thought you should just flush/throw away:

Selling Yourself by the Ounce

But don;t you need to publish a face shot to advertise? I don;t mind people knowing I write smut, but I'll be darned if I want my RL persona associated with some of those kind of practices...

x
V

 

[Varian P]

But don;t you need to publish a face shot to advertise? I don;t mind people knowing I write smut, but I'll be darned if I want my RL persona associated with some of those kind of practices...

x
V

I wish I had sage advice on the range of business models for that whole deal. I'm just fascinated/horrified/encouraged to know there's a market where one can not only get paid $45 for a bottle of pee or a baggie of toenail clippings, but where pretending to like my customers would actually undermine their satisfaction.

 

[Guest]

Read in your best announcer like voice :

New, from Finance-My-Wedding Industries...Subscribe now to a live, webcast of our wedding night. Two camera, well lighted production of two horny, attractive people as they embark on their marriage with sweaty passion.

Only 50 pounds if you act fast.

But wait, there's more...

Be one of the first 100 subscribers, and we'll send you after it happens, a DVD of the first child's birth! Just think, with some luck, you can witness not only the birth, but the conception!

Operators are standing by. Call Abtrustians Bar to reserve your spot!

 

[Vermilion]

Read in your best announcer like voice :

New, from Finance-My-Wedding Industries...Subscribe now to a live, webcast of our wedding night. Two camera, well lighted production of two horny, attractive people as they embark on their marriage with sweaty passion.

Only 50 pounds if you act fast.

But wait, there's more...

Be one of the first 100 subscribers, and we'll send you after it happens, a DVD of the first child's birth! Just think, with some luck, you can witness not only the birth, but the conception!

Operators are standing by. Call Abtrustians Bar to reserve your spot!

<snigger>

Would that be you volunteering me a story?
x
V

 

[Chantilyvamp]

A few thoughts on how to make vast wads of cash selling things you thought you should just flush/throw away:

Selling Yourself by the Ounce

OMG...I think I am one step closer to having seen it all

 

[buxxxom]

I'll donate a story. It'll be good for me, get something else in my head besides what's in there and WON'T come out. Sort of like an exercise, or therapy. Yeah, that's the ticket!