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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
And all those who think the huge payouts are paid by upsells and cross sells simply do not run a paysite.
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Then why do sponsors still offer such high payouts and even higher payouts on bonus days? Funny thing is that I heard back in 2000 that the $35 PPS model was doomed and would soon become extinct. Yet here we are in 2007 and here it stil is around.
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Get a calculator and work out the ratios that are needed to pay out some of the PPS, then look at the ratios on your site and common sense will tell you it does not work that way. Traffic that converts at 1-1000 suddenly in a flash goes to buying 1-1 on an upsell. 
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Think about what you just said. A site that converts at 1-1000 well the 999 that DIDN'T sign up are not going to see the upsell. The ones that will are the ones that actually PAID for a trial or monthly membership. Someone that has shown a willingingnes to pay is always more likely to pay again than one that never has paid before. So yes I would assume 1000 surfers that paid for membership to convert MUCH better on an upsell insdie the site than 1000 random surfers going to the front page of the same site.