07-11-2003, 09:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Dallas, TX
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Originally posted by Pornfreak
The free trials are not the issue by any means. If your site is good enough, people will stick around. Yeah maybe not at $40/month, but at $30 probably, but at $24.95 I think your retentions would be damn good. And at $20 watch out! This is totally justifiable in many peoples eyes.
But it is all based on quality. If the sites were at least decent, there would be better retention. I have joined a few of the free trial programs, and was shocked at what they were trying to sell me on. Garbage.
Example... the movies were shit! I mean litterally shit. I have a 1.8Mb Cable modem and the movies were fuzzy garbage. I have seen better video on the TGPs. The only movie content that I have ever seen on a pay site or from a content provider that was worth paying for was WebmasterCentral's. If I owned a pay site, they are the only one I would use. (not a plug either) I make a median salary much higher than that of most folks out there and would not throw my money away to these programs... for $20, yeah I would seriously think about it. For $40, suck on my salami!
The purpose of a free trial was for webmasters to more easily get surfers to signup. Well, once they signup, it the sponsor's job to make them stay. I as a promoter have no hand after they jump in. I believe it was poor content, a lack sponsor effort, and high membership fees that killed the free trial. And I stick to my guns on that one.
How about tactics to make the surfers stay longer. We have rewards points as webmasters, why not for surfers who stay longer? Why not reducing membership fees the longer they stay?Little customer appreciation tactics work. They have for years in other mediums. To me, the customer who paid the bills have been getting the ass end of the deal, now maybe that will be realized.
This is probably the best thing to happen to this industry in a long while. And believe me, this VISA move just cost me a bundle. I lived on free trials, but if the industry improves because of it and the stupidity stops, I will cut my losses now for a brighter future.
Good luck everyone. May the smart succeed.
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ok.. now lets hear your theory on what makes good content... since you are also a "pornstar"
an opinion is fine... but unless you work with an affialiate program you have no idea... |
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