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Old 03-16-2012, 10:24 PM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by signupdamnit View Post
All they have to do is rent a server in the Netherlands and then steal your content. They never have to be without content if they are willing to do what say pornhub.com has done. That's why the industry is falling in the first place. It isn't because you are paying too much to your honest affiliates. But I sense I am just wasting my time writing this.
Yes that's happening and it is part of the changes and why very strict laws need to be introduced. Still blaming the pirates won't change the economics.

Even when the laws are introduced, the traffic will move to legit free Tubes.

You don't control traffic. It's not a tool you can use, write a script to command, manipulate or demand more of than the people who are the traffic are willing to give. And I'm sure I'm wasting my time here, still here goes.

Traffic ARE people. And they have minds of their own, cultures, experience, beliefs and economics that you have to get around to get over a message to them to sell anything. A Rolls Royce, Burger or porn.

The ultimate thing that will make the decision on your income is the ability of the product to live up to your sales message. If it doesn't you lose money. If it doesn't year after year and someone offers them a similar product for free. You lose traffic.

And if they steal my content. Your traffic goes to them.

Last edited by Paul Markham; 03-16-2012 at 10:38 PM..
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