Got the hook up with the one and only YNOTBob...it's truly an honor to finally have him grace our Cozy pages! For those of you that aren't familiar with him, he is the VP of Webmaster Sales over at YNOTMasters.com and the co-host of YNOTBob's HumpDay Lunch show on AlbumSide.com. This is one solid Cozy Interview you don't wanna miss! Lets get right to it...pull your chair back and kick up those boots...

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C-Pimp: First off, I wanna thank you giving me this opportunity, given your days are hectic as is it, really appreciate you taking some time off to do this for our Cozy readers!

YNOTBob: Sure! Not a problem. Thank you for asking!!

C-Pimp: Let's get to it, for many of us in the industry no introduction is necessary, but can you break it down for those that aren't familiar with who you really are. Who is YNOTBob and what does he do? How long have you been in the online adult biz?

YNOTBob Sure, I grew up my early years in Hawaii, and then spent the rest of my childhood on the beaches of San Diego. I am the VP of Webmaster Sales for YNOT. Later on, I received my B.A. in Sociology from the University of California San Diego. During and after this time I spent fifteen years as a successful and award winning restaurateur.

In my off-time, I enjoy surfing, backpacking and spending time on the beaches of Mexico. Eventually I would love to move down there and raise my family.

My specific position with YNOTMasters is VP of Webmaster Sales. I am responsible for retaining, and maintaining advertisers and their campaigns. I am also responsible for bringing in new advertisers and building them a successful campaign to help them achieve success. I monitor advertisers' stats reports and I offer advice as to how best maximize their advertising dollar. I truly believe there is no better place to maximize your advertising dollar than YNOTMasters. We have added tools that nobody else has to increase your awareness of your campaign. Through the addition of these tools, you have more knowledge of what your campaign is doing, and thus be able to change or improve if necessary.

"I hope our Industry can forge together some day. We may need to find a unified front."

Another responsibility of mine is to get the good YNOTMasters name out. I attend most all of the trade shows, I moderate and speak on the panels, and I network myself constantly. I answer every email, I return every phone call, and I am always available. I get many, many questions from webmasters every day, which I try to answer. If I don't know the answer, then I find the answer for them.

I have been in the business since 1999 when I was doing some work with friends of mine who were already established in the Industry.

C-Pimp: What were you doing prior to getting involved with the adult internet and all it's glory?

YNOTBob: Before I became involved in the Online Porn Industry, I was in the restaurant business here in San Diego. I never intended to be in the restaurant business, and I kind of fell into it after I came back from backpacking and surfing the South Pacific for a year. I took the year off after graduation from University of California, San Diego, because I still was not ready to get into the “real world” and have a full time job. I took this year off to figure out what I wanted and what kind of person I was. I tell you, being one of only two people on a tiny island in the South Pacific really gives you time to think.

Well, I knew I didn't want a boring 9-5 job, stuck in an office, and answering to the man. When I came back I started bartending for a restaurant in Pacific Beach, California. I started to realize I could really get into this business. It is different everyday, plenty of people interaction, and it gives you an opportunity to be creative. Next thing you know I am an Assistant Manager, a couple months later, General Manager, and a few months after that I am traveling up and down the coast of California, opening and fixing Hennessey's taverns. It was perfect. Working and living in some of the best beach communities of California, in a lively, upbeat business, and learning everything there was to know about the bar and restaurant Industry.

After 12 years of working for them, I borrowed some money and bought my own place. It was located in Mission Beach, California, and it was called Guava Beach Bar and Grill. Within a year we went from doing a couple hundred thousand dollars a year, to over a million dollars a year. We won awards for our food and drink, including “Best Margarita in San Diego”. The atmosphere was charged and the food was incredible. I was very proud of this place.

It was here that I became friends with people involved in the Adult Internet business. And I soon became very interested in doing something in this field. My best friend, who is now the President of YNOTMasters, Greg Geelan, was working for YNOTMasters up in Diamond Bar. He negotiated the sale of the company to FCI and moved YNOT down to San Diego. He asked me if I wanted to work for them, and I jumped at the opportunity.

Soon it was easy to see I loved the business and my passion for the restaurant Industry faded, so I sold my place and dedicated 100% of my energy into YNOTMasters. A short time later, FCI then sold the company to myself, Greg, and our other very talented partner, Gary Grigoryan. Together we make up a team of ownership I just don't think you can find anywhere. You have the brilliant lawyer Greg, President and steering the company to success. You have Gary, who is an amazing designer and programmer, and possibly the most patient man I know. And then you have myself handling sales and Industry relations. It's a good, solid team.

C-Pimp: I like to drop by your site from time to time and check up on what you have cookin', it's pretty laid back with some really funny pics, anecdotes along with some useful advice and help links for webmasters. Can you tell us a bit about YNOTBob.com, what's it all about and what do you wish to accomplish with it?

YNOTBob: After attending many trade shows, I noticed a lot of Newbie webmasters were afraid to come up and talk to the seasoned Webmaster. They were afraid to post questions or talk on the chat boards. I noticed many of them were just plain intimidated. So I came up with an idea to have a laid back format, catch some laughs, and yet get a ton of great information. The links on YNOTBob all lead up to YNOTMasters invaluable information. I knew that if we could acclimate them to the climate, and then move them gradually up to YNOTMasters, we could create a growing community of confident webmasters.

I also like to show people that its not all about work. I hear stories of Webmasters working 24 straight hours, seven days per week. This is not healthy. I am a solid believer that you need to live your life too. Who knows what can happen? Things can change at any second and you don't want to have any regrets about not having a good life. So BRING IT ON, and work hard but play harder.

C-Pimp: I've had a couple of telephone conversations with ya and always seem to find you online when I need some assistance or simply need to holla. How do you manage to make time for those that need help or simply wanna eat up a chunk of your time? Do you ever stop working? What helps ya keep your shit together?

YNOTBob: I don't know?? I love this business and I love working with the people I do. I genuinely feel lucky to be where I am today. I have a great company, great job, my best friends are my partners, my other friends are all in this Industry, and I have a solid loving family at home. My kids teach me every day how absolutely lucky I am. And I never forget it.

C-Pimp: Been listening to the HumpDay lunch online radio show for quite some time. Both you and Jay have been doing a great job with keeping things interesting week after week. It's only getting better with your crazy antics, interviews and pranks! How did the show first come together and what's the one craziest or most embarrassing “on air” moment that comes to mind?

YNOTBob: Thank you! I was listening to another radio show one day and it was horrible. Not even funny. It was actually a disgrace to our Industry and the person who was the host should be ashamed. I felt I could do a better job and so I contacted DoKK, the “internet radio guru” and talked with him about it. He was, and always been 100% supportive so we worked out a general game plan. I then brought in LAJ, our Editor of the YNOTNews, and he has proven to be an invaluable compliment to the show.

We cater to the Adult Industry, but anyone would enjoy the show. We don't just bring on somebody to interview about the latest affiliate program, rather we bring them on and talk about their lives, and the crazy things they do. We like to think that every listener feels better after they leave the show than when they first come to the show. Sometimes I am laughing so hard behind the scenes I have to “mute” my microphone. It's a great, entertaining show with great chemistry. We listen to kick ass music, we play some hilarious pranks, we interview some of the most interesting people, and I would say we have the best listeners. The people in our live chat are some of the best people on the Net today.

I am also lucky enough to have two kick ass sponsors who let us do what we do, and give us full reign to be nutso. Steve and Tanker over at LightSpeedCash.com are actually even regular callers and they love to help with the pranking. Joey over at PROAdult.com , our other sponsor, is also a huge supporter and regular listener.

One of my favorite pranks was the one where Jay and I pretended to be Mafioso. We then called up Steve's, from LightSpeedcash, mother and started to demand money that Steve supposedly owed us. We hung up on the mother, and everyone was yelling in the chat room, and calling in that we just couldn't do pranks on people's mothers. Then Steve called his Mom, pretending like he didn't know what was going on. Then his Mother told Steve that is was his employees', Tanker's fault, and that he should have never got involved with him. Hahah It was classic!!

C-Pimp: Are there any other projects that you are currently working on or involved with that you would like to share with us? What you got cooking in the Bob Basement?

YNOTBob: YNOTBob.com does have a whole new design coming out shortly. I have a guy streaming a ton of video from tradeshows, parties and conventions, and we have some great new additions to the site soon. There will be something added to YNOTBob.com real soon that I am very excited about, and I am sure many others will be as well.

As for other projects, I can only tell you that in a real short time YNOTMasters will have newer features and additions that will blow away our Industry. We have been working hard for over a year at some of these things, and they are now almost ready to be launched. Stay tuned!!

C-Pimp: What do you love most about the online adult business and even better what do you hate most?

YNOTBob: What I love the most is the people. As I said before, most all of my friends are in this business. It's a never-ending, always changing ride that I find interesting as well as exhilarating.

What do I hate the most? Oh man, there are several serious issues I know. I could write a book on some of them. But one is the shady Players in this Industry. There are several. They will do anything for a buck. They lie, steal and even cheat other webmasters. I know who they are and they disgust me. They talk a big story to your face as they rob you blind or ruin your reputation behind your back. No real way to fix this other than let webmasters know I am available if they have any questions or want a referral for somebody they are working with. At YNOTMasters we also screen and check out every single listing and advertiser for legitimacy. They have to pass a strict guideline of qualifications to even just get listed with us.

We also have the only online complaint process. If you have a problem with someone in our listings or an advertiser, submit the complaint form and we will use our resources to find the truth. If we find the complaint valid, we then permanently suspend the business from YNOTMasters. So if they are not listed with us, or they do not advertise with us, there is probably a reason why, and that is they are not legitimate or honest.

C-Pimp: Had the pleasure of meeting ya for the first time at the Cybernet Expo in Montreal…great Job with the seminars by the way! What were your thoughts on the show? How did it turn out for ya?

YNOTBob: That was the first time I have ever been to Montreal and I loved it. I think RawAlex and VegasLee are doing a great job of building back up the CyberNet attendance. This last one was bigger than I can remember recently. I cant wait to get back to the CyberNet next year!

C-Pimp: Given the current state of the adult online web. What's are the things that you would like to see changed in this industry to help it stay healthy in the future?

YNOTBob: I can't just answer in a paragraph, or even in an article. What I do see though, is I see the strong legitimate businesses rising, and more dirt businesses falling to the wayside. I see new technologies coming in and blowing up what a pay site should be. I see the affiliate system as we know it today change completely. I see more and more of a true global push to Internet Porn. And hopefully, I see a bigger effort to eradicate the monsters who prey on children in our Industry.

I hope our Industry can forge together some day. We may need to find a unified front. It has been tried before, but egos and dollars got in the way. But it just may be the best thing to happen to us in order to be more proactive with the government, and to educate America more to the positive side of our Industry. It may be what we need to stay strong and to stay alive.

C-Pimp: Do you spend a lot of time scoping out adult webmaster boards? Which spots or forums do you spend the most time checking up on?

YNOTBob: You know what? I don't. I used to, but I am way to busy to spend my days reading chat boards. I like our boards because it is a great community and everyone treats others with respect. That is about all the time I have.

C-Pimp: Our Cozy newbies are always hungry for any advice they can get, given your mighty veteran status :-), What kind of quality insight can you give our newbie webmasters looking to make a buck in this biz? Where and how should they start off according to you?

YNOTBob: First thing I would tell them is this...READ READ READ! Visit YNOTMasters every single day and read every article you can. There are other portals, such as yours, to read as well. This is a business and you need to know what you are doing. Why spend money on a business you know nothing about?? Second thing is don't be afraid to ask questions. Ask me, ask someone else, but ?ASK ASK ASK! You need to be as well informed on your new business as possible. Otherwise you probably wont be in business too long, and you will have wasted a bunch of money. You should never be afraid to send me an email asking me a question. I will answer every single one of them.

C-Pimp: That just about raps this one up Bob! BIG thanks for dropping the dime on this one…it's been most appreciated! Any last thoughts or comments before you sneak out the Back Door?

YNOTBob: Sure, once again thank you! I would tell everyone to take the high road, and do the right things! Learn as much as you can about this Industry before you get involved with it. Treat people right, and with honesty and respect, and good things will happen to you. But most importantly, don't let the work consume you. Have a good life too. Live it to its fullest. No regrets. Work hard, play harder, and most importantly BRING IT ON!!

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Whoa...there you have it! Hope you enjoyed this Cozy Interview...make sure to hop on over to YNOTBob.com and YNOTMasters.com. Also make sure to tune in live to the YNOTBob HumpDay Lunch show on AlbumSide.com!