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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
Good post actually although I disagree with the order of responsibility. But tell me this. Why is it every time I post something about piracy, even when asked, someone comes on and tells me that I need to adapt and "quit complaining" ?
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It's mainly because you come across as a broken record and saying it over and over again isn't going to change anything. A lot of posters on this forum seem to have this deep rooted denial about how this business has changed and there is this incessant finger pointing of blame at others.
I know it's not nice to hear but it's always good business to put your competitors out of business.
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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
I don't know how much more I could adapt when I haven't put up a pay site link as an affiliate in years. Most of my adult income is in dating. I HAVE adapted. I HAD to. That is the whole point.  I'm not complaining. I'm telling the guy how it is as he asked. |
Congrats, good for you. Focus on the positives and how you can use that to your advantage to make more money.
I feel there is so much opportunity to make money on the internet in so many different areas that it's just frustrating to hear the same things over and over every day on this forum. You may not think you are complaining but trust me it definitely comes across as complaining and ranting about the same thing
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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
People talk of the recession and I agree that it makes a difference but near the very day of the bankruptcy and collapse in September 2008 I had some of my best sales with pay sites. I found a site which I was able to sell like crazy at 1:200 with great volume. While the world was collapsing and people were all scared I was banking. Maybe I just got lucky but it makes me believe that the difference between now versus then is the expectation to not have to pay. Back then the surfers didn't expect to be able to get it free so they paid. Now....good luck!
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To be fair, the shit didn't really hit the fan until September/October 2008. That's when the shadow banking system started to unravel and I started buying gold as fast as I could because I thought we where witnessing a repeat of 1929. What happened in 2008 took a couple of years for the full implications to be felt in the economy, most people where still in denial in 2008 about what was happening.
I remember pleading with a friend to sell his house and even take 5% or 10% less than asking price, he wouldn't listen. Now he's in serious negative equity, could have sold the house in 08 and bought it back in 2013 with cash. Wouldn't listen to reason
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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
Well that is kind of what "guesstimate" means.
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With all due respect the point he is making is you can't possibly say anything with any authority if it's based on guess work or assumptions. The same way the only people who really know how much the major tubes are earning, are the major tubes.