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=will76;17442257]But I can get the 100th one for free too.
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Not true. Take abbywinters.com, a website that in a niche I am familiar with. I can find some of their stuff on tubes and torrents but not nearly all of it. I can say the same about myself. Not to mention my point was really about the mindset of the consumer and always wanting more.
FACT: Even if you could get the 100th image for free someone will pay to enter an area where they think they might get the 101st even if it wasn't taken
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People? as in more than 1 i suppose? Ok, I will give that to you, "people" will always pay for that... I suppose it is possible two or more people in the world would pay for a flat image.
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Sorry not true. If I ditched my images out of the site my members would flip out. I am not suggesting launching an all image site, just simply that sex sells in all forms. As the porn pie grows it doesn't mean the fundamentals will disappear. I like porn, but I also like the SI swimsuit issue.
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cams and dating wont replace paysites but tub sites will replace most pay sites.
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I think you would need to respond to some of the deeper arguments I made in regards to tube sites,a or even support some of the deeper arguments made against me for this statement to hold any weight.
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Well, it depends on what you are selling. If your paysite consists of more than just images and videos, such as interaction with the members then it should still hang on.
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I agree 100% interaction is necessary in some way.
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There is enough porn out there that it can be and will be recirculated and regurgitated several times. I believe there is enough porn out there now that if someone sat down and started watching every free porn video on the net 50 years from now they wouldn't be 1/2 way through it all. Not to mention pay sites still are producing new content every day... which is being stolen. Also cam shows are being recorded and used for content as well.
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Sorry I disagree again, if you are talking porn in general then yes, however people want specifics. The want to "enjoy" a brand new video in high quality of exactly what they want to see every day. Well produced niche content in HD is something tubes don't do well; Have you ever look at a yuvutu.com video on a full screen 55 inch tv? enough said
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Crappy companies who put shit products out and rip off customers aren't really worried about building a brand. If you cut out the "middle man" then there will be a lot less people finding out about your brand. Less affiliates = less traffic = less branding (exposure).
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Your right they aren't and that is why the are so easy taken out by changes on the billing fronts. However branding without affiliates is simple, less then 4% of my total revenue comes from affiliates because I am not in a "sexy" niche and I am forced find other ways. Affiliates are great, but not necessary. Google, Yahoo and Review sites do just fine.
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Affiliate program is a live and kicking well for cams and dating, and some pay sites. The affiliate model may be getting thinned out, but it is not going anywhere
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I agree, and I should have pointed that out in regards to cams and dating. I don't think it will go anywhere either. I agree it will thin out and evolve.
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one thing really doesn't have anything to do with the other, money can be made from both of them.
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True, that fact isn't written well.
Thanks for the thoughts. I don't agree with many and I think you need to go deeper on some, but anybody who takes the time to respond is all good in my book.