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Old 11-18-2010, 03:42 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
BTW, same downward pressure will happen to traffic too. As conversions get worse in general the value of 1k premium traffic goes down fast. The destruction caused is considerable within the industry though most don't realize they too will be hurt. Affiliate reps, traffic brokers, domainers, content providers, programmers, affiliates, payment processors, etc. ALL will be hurt.
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Originally Posted by Choker View Post
This has already happened. But it's not just a matter of supply and demand. Huge tube sites,dating and cam sites are the biggest buyers of traffic now. The demand for traffic is higher now than it ever was, however the buyers buy a lot each instead of several buyers buying a little each like it was 3 years ago. And they pretty much dictate the prices they are willing to pay. Traffic I got $6 per k for 3 years ago I get $3 per k for now.
The demand is high and the price is low. What does that tell you?
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