Originally Posted by Just_in_Support

I work at XTube daily and send around 300 000 hits per day to different affiliate programs. However if you think that the new user-generated content surfer goes to a tube site with the intention of signing up to a Member site, then you may find yourself stuck in the past.

Take a look at Peep Shows. I'm pretty sure they were saying the same things you've said here: The internet will never work, it will only work in a way that will benefit us. If the 'Net sends people to our Peeps Shows, then it will be viable.

Ask yourself this:
Why do Tubes even need your content when they can go 100% Amateur?

You may want to think of the new paradigms at play here, ill shoot off a couple:
1. The average user does NOT want to pay a monthly fee, for fear of recurring. Don't believe me. Look at Prepaid Cell Phones. Would not exist if people loved using a phone and consistently getting billed every month, some do, when they want the most features, but most dont like bills.

2.The average user does not need 40 Gigs of your content, and spending 39.99 just doesnt justify getting off this second. The average user can only justify this by ripping a whole Member site for future use.

3.The average user is stuck in an "Immediate Gratification"
Most users wanyt porn now. Not after a payment, or after a slew of tour upsells.

4. Most users dont mind paying a small fee for a small portion of porn. Dont think so? My sites sells around 500% more scenes than Full DVDs. A Mainstream example: ITunes.

So theres my two cents on the matter of whether a Tube site is financially viable. Most sites, including all the evil P2P/Torrent Sites, can be financially viable. It is just a matter of monetizing the system by not letting the user assume its "all free"

FYI: XTube sells VOD/Streaming TV/Ad Space to cover the bandwidth. How will you adapt in the future