Babaganoosh, You use to own tgpdevil.com right? Just making sure im talking to the same person.
Im not sure why you didn't say TEVS when writting your threads, its only now that you bring my name into this thread.
Just some information.
I made my first tube site over 12 months ago. I showed a couple of big players and they liked it. Several purchased source code versions for their members area and free sites.
Over the last 7 months I have been working on a few sites for myself that used this same script. Videosxrated.com (now TEVS) was running the original script which used just flv clips. All clips where from movieprofits.com program and about 1-2 mins long (Fantastic program too). I soon realised that I need more controls over advertising.
A couple of months had pasted and I was asking if their was any webmasters interesting in using this script for their sites. Very few put their hands up. But I continued. Thanks to the beta testers too, you have done a great job!
About 2 months ago I asked webmasters about pricing for my tube script. From the 40 ICQ messages I sent out about half replied with $200-$500 and the others said $50-$150 - some even said free ( those cheap bastards
). So i needed a middle zone. Between $50 and $500. So I picked $250 per license. With the option to remove the "powered by" link for an extra $50 -- which is only 1/5 of the cost of the script.
While you might think $250 is alot, you have not considered this.
1. You can use your script FOREVER!
2. I write addons that are FREE (thats right FREE) to download.
3. Extra licenses are $80 cheaper.
4. I have a webmaster referal program, so some webmasters can make their money back.
5. I work closely with sponsors to make special addons to add your videos quicker. Example, PerfectGonzo addon 1110+ flash videos in under 4 minutes, along with PayServe's 16,000 videos. These files are updated monthly with new movies.
6. 16 hours a day tech support (I have to sleep), 7 days a week.
This all takes time to create, update and support. Im sure as a program you know this. So why is $50 such a big deal?