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Originally Posted by Choker
I know many people will disagree with me, but I say the affiliate model is dead already. It's been shrinking for years now it's to the point that sponsors control 75% of the traffic, not affiliates anymore.
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Ok, I'll disagree. I have no facts to argue your point about sponsors controlling 75% of traffic - so I'll defer to your experience and concede.
Being a webmaster who runs low-traffic, micro-niche sites, I've seen no reduction in sales or income that I can blame on tubes or file-sharing sites. If it wasn't for the weak US dollar, I'd be making a lot more than I did a decade ago. As it is, I'm pretty well holding steady.
I realized a long time ago that I can't compete with the "WalMarts" of the porn business (I tried and got man-handled... ), but I've carved out a good niche with my mom and pop,
corner-store style sites.
Too many people want to rule the world without having the imagination, ability, or financial backing. I'm content to rule my neighbourhood.
