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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
Paul like i said I am trying a low priced huge quantity licensed material paysite and have had it up for over a year now. Not going to side either way on that issue as it was a test I started long ago. I just wanted to see how it would stack up.
To me dollar for dollar I still make much more with exclusive micro niche sites where volume is impossible and content can get saturated. I know eventually I will get jacked some from pirates and I will DMCA where I can. However my members are willing to spend the 7.50 per scene they get per month at my micro niche sites. Oh I also sell the scenes (much older ones) via clip/vod sites for the same rate. They are more than happy to pay a premium and alas seem to be very stable as well unlike other markets.
I guess I am saying general porn will suffer much more and maybe will have to adapt or be in the premium or best of the best range to command a high monthly price in these times ahead.
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People will always pay extra for micro porn, assuming it's not cheaper else where. And that's my argument. Unless we ignore every single buying trend ever we will suffer with a price war.
Out of every 1,000, will 10 people sign up at $30 or would 20 sign up at $15? Probably not and not what I suspect.
I suspect it will go this way, out of every 1,000 5 will sign up at $30 and 10 will sign up at $15, the guys on $30 will lose out to the guys on $15 and they will lose to the guys on $5.
The guys selling $30 memberships are screaming about the $15 site guys, who simply don't care. They are taking the $30 clients and doing less work to get $15. Would your cheap site make more money if it was $30 or would it cost more and take more work which would eat into the profits?
I know I can make more money selling cheap content, because more will buy it who don't care about quality and exclusivity. No matter what the sponsor and affiliates post on quality and exclusivity the reality is the main thing 95% buy on is price. The over all spend on content is less, but less money is spent with less content providers who make more money.
The surfer is no different than webmaster and sponsors. He will not buy if he knows it's cheaper elsewhere. This has nothing to do with running a paysite or porn, it's human nature and experience in selling.