Originally Posted by MisterPeabody

No apologies needed. I've said since Day 1 that it's best to work WITH tubes, especially those that have a solid DMCA policy in place (as YP does) as well as advertise on the same tubes you post videos to, if possible. This 1-2 punch can really boost sales and I've known it for 4+ years now. LOL

But as I said, not everything works for everyone; some content converts well with tube traffic, some content converts better (believe it or not) with TGPs, some content converts better from Blogs and Google. So it all depends.

You did sell at the right time because times DO change; how many tubes are there now? So many means reduced views for everyone. I remember when a video of mine would get 200k+ views IN A DAY while today a similar vid does well with 50k (really well). Often it's 20k or less and, as you said, you get 85% of that in the first day or so. After that it's like falling off a cliff. LOL

So I always say incorporate tube marketing into your other strategies and it is what it is. Rely solely on tubes and that basket full of eggs might break.

(Ritchie and Randi are, hands down, THE best and, I suspect, a HUGE reason why YouPorn's Content Partner Program was so successful.)