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Old 04-07-2009, 12:20 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by HookUPcom View Post
Change is coming... But with AFF billing $360MM a year, and a hand full of others way up there... It simply doesn't make sense to go free.
Not if Dating sites are the main supporter of free content.

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We (the dating sites) need affiliates driving traffic! Affiliates make the majority of the money, but without them, there are no members.
The amount you bill is not what indicates a profit margin. It's the amount left over after you've paid the bills. With affiliates (does this include paid adverts on sites?) making "the majority of the money". Can you afford to trim that line if the returns dip. And what happens when you do?

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I'm sure this will change.
All things change.

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50% of the population is single. 100% are horny.
But how many are buying dating and what's the profit?
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