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Old 03-25-2009, 03:01 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by INever View Post
If that suggestion made sense the whole industry could just align with craigslist and plentyoffish, myspace and facebook and other free dating/mingle sites.
Yes linking to these sites and showing members and surfers the options to spending money would be a good way. Thanks for the suggestion.

The problem with this industry As Tony says "its a great idea but for it to work you need long term thinkers and this is an industry of short term thinkers." is the short term thinking of many.

As an industry we have always concentrated more on short term solutions and get rich quick ideas, rather than thinking long term. We have sent surfers to sites we know are not good value just so we could earn a fast buck. And that sill happens today.

The solution to all these problems are long term solutions and will need people to think of their future. To you it does not make sense to show these people where they can get Dating for free, why is that? Could it be that you don't earn sending them there?

We have to think long term and maybe lose one income to protect the income from paysites. In todays world we can't have both.
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