2 Grooby Girls Magazine 3 Editor’s LETTER 003 e’ve been on a bit of a hiatus on the magazine as we’ve had a lot going on in the first part of 2019, especially with the TEA’s which was our largest and most successful to date. We also wrapped up our tenure as editorial content providers Wfor Transformation - and will be bringing what we learned there, to this magazine with new interviews and features. The main focus of this magazine is to talk directly Layout: Dev Grooby. and Kristel Penn. Editors: Steven Grooby Publication Date: June 20, 2019. to the many models who’ve worked with us - or want to work with us, as well as other models who work within the trans industry. The magazine is to educate, entertain, inform and also for us to learn from you, about how we can further the industry and work together better. Those reading this who are supporters (and in that, I mean you pay for site memberships or downloads) are welcome to join in and observe a little more depth about how we run our business and our goals for the coming years. We’re always looking for features, whether in ideas or editorials written by those in the industry and who may have a point or perspective they wish to share - please contact us at [email protected] with details. We aim to have a new magazine every 2 months - and to remain more current, so make sure you keep this bookmarked. Yours, Steven Grooby Girls Magazine 3 3 GROOBY GIRLS @_skylar_adams LOGOWEAR Have you modeled with us recently and didn’t get a shirt yet? Email [email protected] Thank you for @1MorganBailey standing with us. 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Yet there is nothing so disheartening to have spent time and money on your own scenes only to find them posted for free the same day. o those who Those of you who do buy - pay an affiliate, they make 50% aren’t producers THANK YOU VERY MUCH. It of the sale. That leaves $13.20 or models/cam is you that keeps the industry for the company. At about girls reading this. alive. You are helping pay for 25% affiliates we need to make We’re not expect- the models, you are helping at least 94 sales for that one ing you to pay trans women get confidence, scene. We show over 4 scenes a for all your porn, you are helping trans women month, so each month we need we understand you’re going to come out. You are the one sup- to have 375 members pay just Twatch some for free - but as an porting the ongoing production to break even on the content. tiny, niche industry providing in this niche. At Grooby, we will Add in the other expenses, you with what you need - we do everything we can to make and you can quickly see why do expect you to pay for some your experience on our sites, a so many trans websites have trans porn. Unlike mainstream stellar experience and give you closed, or resorted to cheaper, companies who have the ability the best value for money we non-US content in the last few to market to literally millions of can. years. people (men who like straight Those of you who do not buy - That model who has 200,000 porn, have a credit card and are can you try and consider what it followers on Twitter - you may willing to pay), the trans niche takes for companies like Grooby, estimate if even 1% of them join has a very low ceiling. Most or the many solo models pro- her site, then she’s got 2000 x girl’s websites have a member- ducing their content to be prof- $20 a month. The reality is, she’s ship of 100 or so members, big itable. When a scene for a site luckily if 0.1% join. companies you’d expect in the like Tgirls.porn costs us $2000 Without people buying this 10,000’s aren’t anywhere near to produce before editing, web- content it will dry up and stop. that ... why? Because not only is master fees as well as a budget I’m going to suggest that there a relatively low number of to market, servers, banking fees, we’re going to see at least 2 qualified buyers (those who like etc. We charge for that site $30 of the bigger trans companies trans porn, have a credit card, a month. Depending on the stop production in the next 12 and willing to pay) but I believe biller, up to 20% can be taken months. We’ve already seen many don’t buy a trans website by the billing agent (average the VRBTrans stop their trans over the fear of getting caught is about 12% ... so that leaves production within the last few with (ahem) “tranny porn”. $26.40. From that if we have to months. 8 Grooby Girls Magazine 3 Grooby Girls Magazine 3 9 Let’s look at the different types of piracy and how to deal with them. Mmmmmm... I crave ass meats. The Bum Bandit This is your mega-fan who never (or rarely) pays for porn, but thinks it’s his right to collect every scene and then post it for free on Twitter or tube sites as long as his (false) name is posted with it. He’s in it for the glory, for the ego, for the adoration of people who thank him for it. Truth is, it’s all he’s got going for him - and he probably sits at home dreaming of actually being useful. Before you slap these too hard, try and engage with them and see if they can keep your stuff off - or just post what you ask them to? They may have a lot of followers, or promote you for free - you may be the only friend they have - they may become a mega supporter. If they refuse, then just go ahead and DMCA everything. Bookmark them, check them daily and tell all your friends. Social Media Sluts Similar to the Bum Bandit but more interested in getting Twitter followers, these aren’t as harmless as you might think. There is a circle jerk of Twitter accounts which copy and upload your content - tag- ging each other and maybe tagging you. Do not retweet or like. You’re only helping them gain fol- lowers which they’re then going to use to try and promote cam or dating companies. They’re not your friends, they’re a business and they care nothing about your content. Luckily, Twitter will delete them and we’ve had some very big accounts removed over the last year. We message them and give them one chance, if they still abuse the content - they’re gone. 10 Grooby Girls Magazine 3 Grooby Girls Magazine 3 11 The ‘Legal’ Vulture Sometimes you have to dance with the devil, and despite companies like XHamster, Pornhub and oth- er tube companies having stolen content and continuing to do so for years, they also abide by DMCA rules (some even giving us backend access to remove ourselves) and in the case of the two mentioned, we can make money off their premium channels. Given the amount of traffic they have, a little promo- tion can also be gained. Don’t let them show your content for free (remember some user has upload- ed it, so shutting them down after they’ve spent their time uploading, may discourage them from your content) but also consider ways you may be able to profit. The Thieving Cunt This is your money making pirate. They don’t give a shit about you, your content, trans rights, women’s right or any rights. They deserve nothing less than a bullet in the head or a slow castration. They hide their domains and contact details, the claim to abide by DMCA (but they rarely do). Even when they do remove the links you’ve sent, they don’t remove the content and just rename it. They make their money by advertising (you can thank LiveJasmin, Cam4, Chaturbate for paying for advertising on their sites while showing your stolen content). 12 Grooby Girls Magazine 3 All your content has a value. If you are a model with us, or If you’re a cam girl, you don’t have licensed your content to need your recorded cams being T.porn, then we will automatical- shown for free, if you’re a solo ly try and DMCA your personal producer you don’t want your content when we can if you content there - and if you’re a email us at ‘[email protected]’ performer only, then ask the with the subject line “Please productions companies who DMCA My Content”, we will aren’t aggressive on piracy, why send you back a form to com- not? Every time your video plete giving us permission (note is seen for free, it limits and this is for cam content, self-pro- devalues the amount of future duced and shared content - if work you are going to get.