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I've posted my contact information here several times. I really wouldn't call myself fishing, but here's my contact information in full. And I can understand h

I've posted my contact information here several times. I really wouldn't call myself fishing, but here's my contact information in full. And I can understand how my post may have seen somewhat fishy (no pun intended!). Matt Blalock Tickle Industries, LLC http://myticklespot.com http://myticklespot.com mattblalock@myticklespot.com 336-231-3744

lsc 17y ago
Out of curiosity, why 'women and couples'? I know guys don't like to talk about that sort of thing, but speaking as a guy who has spent more time single than I would perhaps like, I imagine the market for things like the fleshlight is rather, um, large.
- mattblalock 17y ago
  Ha, yes. That market is large, the gay male market is large, and the lesbian market is large (not trying to stereotype, but each of those demographics require different approaches in this sort of product). We are developing sites under the same style and philosophies for each of those markets (hope my competitors aren't hanging out here...) but we believe a "one size" approach simply wouldn't work - the customers are simply too different. Women and couples was what we understood most, so we began there.
  - lsc 17y ago
    what do you need investment for? Are you doing manufacturing and not just retail?
    - mattblalock 17y ago
      Investment would allow us to do more promotion, grow our catalog, bring a designer onto the team and seek out another developer. There are several things I want to do, but I get so caught up in day to day things (answering the phone, responding to customer e-mails, etc.) less development gets done. Further, we write every description on our website, writing isn't cheap. We have over 1,000 products now, but have about 5,000 in a database we want to carry. Everything needs photos, often they need to be cleaned up, photoshopped, the specs found and fact-checked. Basically, each product we add costs us about $20. New products come out every week, so a lot of money goes to that. The ability to increase our catalog quicker would be awesome. Beyond the investment, the expertise the person has, the contacts, the outside interest he/she could bring, would be far more beneficial for us than the money. To answer your question directly, we are not doing manufacturing, but we could. And probably should. Not yet, anyway.

lsc 17y ago

Out of curiosity, why 'women and couples'? I know guys don't like to talk about that sort of thing, but speaking as a guy who has spent more time single than I would perhaps like, I imagine the market for things like the fleshlight is rather, um, large.

mattblalock 17y ago
Ha, yes. That market is large, the gay male market is large, and the lesbian market is large (not trying to stereotype, but each of those demographics require different approaches in this sort of product). We are developing sites under the same style and philosophies for each of those markets (hope my competitors aren't hanging out here...) but we believe a "one size" approach simply wouldn't work - the customers are simply too different. Women and couples was what we understood most, so we began there.
- lsc 17y ago
  what do you need investment for? Are you doing manufacturing and not just retail?
  - mattblalock 17y ago
    Investment would allow us to do more promotion, grow our catalog, bring a designer onto the team and seek out another developer. There are several things I want to do, but I get so caught up in day to day things (answering the phone, responding to customer e-mails, etc.) less development gets done. Further, we write every description on our website, writing isn't cheap. We have over 1,000 products now, but have about 5,000 in a database we want to carry. Everything needs photos, often they need to be cleaned up, photoshopped, the specs found and fact-checked. Basically, each product we add costs us about $20. New products come out every week, so a lot of money goes to that. The ability to increase our catalog quicker would be awesome. Beyond the investment, the expertise the person has, the contacts, the outside interest he/she could bring, would be far more beneficial for us than the money. To answer your question directly, we are not doing manufacturing, but we could. And probably should. Not yet, anyway.