coming from another side of the business and then a different industry in general, i don't remember those good old days, but i will say applying strategic sales and consumer psychology principals is very effective with the adult consumer opposed to other industries and businesses (biggest reason i'm even here).
from an affiliate side i don't do tgps, submit galleries or any of that other stuff but overall i'm converting 1:100 on top sponsors and with secondary sponsors i'm doing 1:300 with targeted se traffic and viral campaigns
from a sponsor standpoint which i'm tracking and analyzing as an outside party (both strengths and weaknesses) is that there is a need in aggressive marketing, sales and overall branding - the closing seems to be before any clicks happen...
in my opinion porn is still very fresh with a consumer base that parallels with population growth
...the consumer in adult is a very easy target when compared to others, there is so much opportunity in this side of the business especially if you can take other proven principals from outside industries and apply them effectively.
i can also tell you many pure mainstream program owners and traditional businesses are looking towards adult as there is an expected exodus with people merging or just non-adjustment/adaptation to the changes in this market....many are looking for the market gap...i am
