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Originally Posted by CarlosTheGaucho
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You don't have to be an Einstein to figure out, that if you can't keep others from stealing from you, than you better start stealing too.
But this is an animal instinct - it's not SMART for Christ's sake!
I'm kind of tired and type retarded things sometimes.
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Where did I say start stealing too? Where did I say that people should start an illegal tube site? I said that surfers are comfortable with a tubesite model right now, and that the merger of the tube and paysite model is going to be more and more popular as people in the industry adapt to the changing landscape of the market. the numbers prove this beyond a shadow of a doubt. It's by no means going to be the only option. I liked what Relentless had to show me, adding an interactive nature to the site is a great move in the right direction, obviously there's VOD too, and surely other innovators will have ideas that come to work with the changing wants/needs of the average porn consumer.
I find it funny that you ask all these questions that you already know the answer for, then reject realistic answers to them.
You ask, where is the traffic going? YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING.
You ask, well why are they going there? YOU KNOW WHY THEY ARE GOING THERE.
People are adapting to survive and you don't seem to think it's smart. I find that pretty damn funny. While the majority of people sit around bitching about tubes, worrying about what to do about them, some networks are embracing them, working with them, and harnessing massive amounts of traffic in the process. I hardly find that stupid. Call it what you will, but adaptation, survival of the fittest, whatever you want to label it is far from stupid.
People are dedicated to their favorite tubes. People get accustomed to their favorite tubes They come back for every wank, they come back daily, twice daily. Now they see something they want, they got their cock in hand, they drop the premium membership fee and they're in. They're happy, the retain paid members. It's a model that cuts out the middle man affiliates, does it's own promotion, and still monetizes content that otherwise would be stolen anyhow. I personally think this a reasonable adaptation to the changing market, and you're certainly going to see more of it.
As you mentioned with ND, they keep everything in their own network. Cams, Dating. they profit from all angles. Now run your own ams and own Dating on a tube site doing a million visitors a day. Cut out affiliate payments, and you have something to work with again.
You don't have to think it's smart, but I do. What I don't think is smart is fighting a battle to maintain an obsolete business model in changing times. I think the adult affiliate is slowly going to be worked out of the equation to maintain profit margins for the top tier of affiliates and networks. It only makes sense. that's why i got out. It took me about 3-4 months of working with mainstream promos to catch up to monthly earnings on par with 3 years of adult promo. That should say something about the shape the market is in here for affiliates.
People made mention of affiliate programs digging for affiliates. I get these emails and ICQ's still too. Guess which programs I'd put my money on being the first to go tits up? If I ran a network, I'd be busting my ass to bring the traffic back in house.
Maybe don't ask for answers to questions which you already know the answers to, and shit on the responses you get just because you don't agree with them.