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Originally Posted by SinisterStudios
What everyone has been saying for years is the affiliate model was going to go away, no one knew exactly when or how but we all knew it would eventually go away.
Welcome to that day, the affiliate model is dying a quick painful death. Programs have built up their traffic networks to a point they just dont need affiliates anymore.
Im so glad i saw this coming and got diversified and more heavily into the mainstream and social media. It was a great run, but if you make your living just being an adult affiliate your going ot have to rethink your strategy.
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Completely agree, just one point - I don't see that many programs having their own traffic networks, unless they steal traffic from others with the DMCA tube clusterfuck bullshit.
Also, try to buy a free site these days, what will be the price?
One third of what it would be one year ago?
And what guarantee you'll actually have that the trend that the traffic is lowering will not continue for years to come?
What now? You want to put out your whole members area on your own tube site to upsell a couple bucks to dating?
Cause that's the only way you can do if you compete with full length bullshit and say you market the GENERAL stuff.
Is this the evolution?
I call this devolution and an epochal fail,
Idiots used to make money, good money
Unfortunately, technology enabled those idiots to steal from other idiots in more volume than ever, and to kick their own asses by completely devaluating the traffic pool.
And that's what happens now.
Some might still keep their eyes closed, some might be doing good money if they are niche targeted and diversified etc.
But I doubt anyone can deny this general trend.