|
Mike i couldn't agree more. It's educating webmasters as much as it is surfers. When some tube site give away the farm by showing 30+ minute videos; mgp and tgp sites can't compete ergo...end of their business model.
I own and operate a tube site that makes its money from SPONSOR approved content. They have to approve it first, then it goes up. We only use 60-90 second clips because that way we have a chance of converting the tube novice into a paying member on CT's.
Frankly I don't see too many other business models that will sustain themselves in the long run simply because advertising alone won't drive enough revenues from freeloaders.
I do find it somewhat ironic that the loudest opposition seems to be coming from tgp/mgp owners that realise their days are numbered. Plenty of people used to hate their business model when they first came out, then it became the norm and people used the sites, and it was evolution not revolution.
Now i same the same thing with tube sites. They will become more and more niche focused, and the ones that work hard to provide the best content (of their own or from approving sponsors) will survive and thrive. Already they are being accepted by surfers, it's only a matter of time before operators of pay sites and other types of sites come around to working with them to push their content more aggressively with this newer model.
|