Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd

Thanks for taking the time to write all that Shap! Here are my thoughts:

First, if you ran Twistys today, I think you'd be shocked that no matter how interactive your Members Area was your rebills would still be anemic. Many, many webmasters who have "thriving" Members Areas with high interactivity are seeing rebills go down. I think it's a state of the Industry and economy.

But to your points: The issue I have with 'love your customers more' is that many paysite members do not want 'interactivity'. They come for the jack, to whack it and sack it, hit and run, etc. Now maybe niche sites, amateurs, cuckold and other more personal porn sites can benefit from such interactivity but I know from my own experience: the LAST thing I want is some porn site I've joined contacting me for 'feedback'.

Mainstream is finding it difficult these days because they do not know how to 'soft sell' so their ad campaigns become ever-increasingly shrill and obnoxious until their customer base tunes them out. Most mainstream companies (giant corps) cannot figure out how to tone it down a bit. So they do what every small-minded/desperate fucker does: try to squeeze more out of the customers he DOES (still) have.

Not a bad thing at all but by no means is this a long-term successful strategy, especially in adult with declining rebills and loyalty.

Websites themselves need to change, to be less IN YOUR FACE and more seductive and things that draw you in. I'm still working on this aspect of the Internet. LOL But remember (some of you) when you could walk down a "red light district" and see all those flashing XXX/Live Nude Girls signs? Kinda cool at first but then annoying as time went on. Most porn sites are like that now.

Anyway, at least we know how Shap is spending his time!!