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Originally Posted by Stellar
I don't think it's so much the content,
but the simple fact that those fuckers are the most blatant click/sale skimmers I have ever worked for..
You ever notice how you could have 50 sales one day, and 10 the next with the same exact traffic.. I honestly think they balance out their profits by jacking sales/clicks for any particular webmaster if they are in the red on payout, with the free memberships in all.
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Their affiliate program has always been antiquated to say the least. Yes they really never change shit on that side much. Been that way long before they lost controll of all of MSN's adult searches.
To their defense though I have been on both sides at same time. Ran studios through there as well as sent traffic. Even back then I saw major swings in signups. Had plenty do test signups, click tracking etc. Never found a damn thing, so either they have the most advanced shaving program ever or well they just do not shave on purpose.
Content wise what they started to do around 7 years ago was to screw over the performers. Less communication, more special features that encouraged them to make more free content, web sites, fan clubs, free peeping shows, free video clips, auto archive picture settings, members ability to record favorite shows, and so forth.
Now it does seem like a free sign up, it is not. It always has been 1.00 as a qualifier that they get back as a credit. It also auto bills into a membership. If you accidently take fan club access you could end up tacking on numerous other charges, other accounts have higher monthly charges and so forth. Without a member spending a single penny inside of video chat, they could be looking at 40 a month or more if they joined some fanclubs for the free shows. Hit the paid video and your tacking on 2.00 to 6.00 a minute for live and about half that for pre recorded.
On the studio side we often had regular viewers spending 200 to 1000 a week in video each. One time viewers ussually ranged in the 15 to 60 range each. Occassionally you would get the one minute pop in people but even they added up super fast. So I can also safely assume that member value is well, well above whatever they paid in clickcash at all times and at all levels.