Wow..this is a great thread...lots of cool ideas from guys who have been thinking hard
To be honest, I'm not a bit surprised at ANY of the changes that are happening.. Could have predicted all of this several years ago
But I'm coming from the small operator point of view.. I just have small sites with original content...no affiliate programs...and make a solid income since probably 98-99 ish
lately I'm making less money...but that's just because I'm lazy..not cuz the paying customers are disappearing
You MUSt understand the psychology of the paying customer to make it in this biz
The paying customer uses money for power.. He wants power over his life...He uses money to control his time spent...He will spend money just to save time
Also, the paying customer is often a collector...He will pay good money just to make a seemingly small addition to his collections
The free porno surfer is the exact opposite..The free porno surfer thinks "why do all those suckers pay 30 dollars when they can just spend all day looking for the same content for free?" This is the psychology of a loser ..ignore these people. These are the same people that will spend thousands of dollars fixing up an old car that always breaks down...and never get enough money together to just buy a new fucking car.
100,000s of thousands of images....100s of hours of video..>BIG DEAL.. THe paying surfer will fork out 30 dollars for just a few photo sets of a girl he likes....or a certain fetish he has..Thats it... One girl sells your site...or one fetish sellls your site...NO need to be Wal-Mart
I agree with the previous poster about Type in Traffic becoming more and more important
and I also think that pay per view...or pay per download type of thing will be very important.
The feeder site/ affiliate/ tgp idea is dying...I think you need one main site with a URL that surfers will remember and type in...
I always made the best money just by producing good content and constantly updating...That's really the key...just KEEP PRODUCING GOOD CONTENT AND CONSTANTLY UPDATE...PERIOD
Brand your URL...burn that URL into people's brains..make sure they remember it and type it in...and will check back every week or month or even every year...But make sure they check back.
Don't get obsessed with rebills...Lots of paying customers sign up....cancel...and then sign up again six months later. Don't obsess on rebills...Just keep producing good content and the paying customers almost ALWAYS return.
Ok I'm done rambling
