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With hindsight it's clear to see why online porn has declined as fast as it rose.
The rise was very much matched by the decline of offline porn sales. The claims that millions now could access porn who were previously denied was wrong. Those "previously denied" had magazines or were in countries where they could buy DVDs. What ever actual growth there was, wasn't what many claimed.
What ever we are all guessing.
The "millions" some claim to have made, were just tapping into an existing wealth. Do not look to the manufacturing end of porn for an idea of the porn market. Look at the retail end, the shops, the phone companies. Those serving the end user, not those serving the retail end.
Then the desire, by sponsors, of getting affiliates at all cost. Building a massive, expensive wall between the buyer and the seller. What ever affiliates demanded was seemingly given.
The lowering of standards of the product. Say what you like, few sites reach the top levels of porn. Most of it is churned out cheap rubbish. I'm talking the level that Perfect Gonzo was, Alsscan, Met Art, Party Hardcore. Mostly because no one was able to spend or would spend the money required.
The ease of getting into the online porn business. At the bottom all you needed was a computer and Internet connection. You wouldn't make a fortune, but you could be one of Eric's 1500 new affiliates demanding lots of free content to submit to TGP sites. The saturation of the supply side meant a smaller slice of the cake for everyone. The cake never grew as fast as was required to accommodate the growth of people wanting a slice out of it.
Scum were able to rise to the top. In all sorts of ways, cross billing, card banging, misleading tours, etc. And for everyone of them they had "1500" affiliates sending them traffic. To get a slice of the scam cake.
Then cheap BW. Was the nail in the coffin.
So now free is so much better than buying for our former customers. Yes Manwin may have 20, 40, 60 million hits a day. but it converts at the worse level ever. Because buyers have learned paying for porn is a mugs game.
Still a few more years to wring out a few more dollars and if you keep your costs very low. you'll be fine. Or if it's a part time job, fine.
But don't listen to me. Listen to the no nicks fools working from home.
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