Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd

Well I agree with most of what you said but I think your views on paysites TODAY are outdated. Perhaps you are applying your experience back then to how it is now.

Of course "big" paysites that want to invest 100K+ in new content will have a tougher time recouping that investment and it may well take years before they do. Piracy is a huge issue if you are sinking that kind of money into content production.

However, there are many ways to skin a cat (and be profitable NOW and in the future). Expectations must be reset, as with everything else. And the scale has to be reduced (from 50+ employees down to a handful). But with automating being much better today it is possible, through scripting and outsourcing, to be very profitable. You just have to adapt (or die).

I am like a Hollywood Agent. I make a % off every Membership I sell. Anywhere from 25% - 100%. So that's why I have so many "clients" (websites) and keep adding new ones. Remember I started this madness in 2009 - when paysites were DYING. So I had to be creative, especially because I had only $750 to start (a loan from a friend!).

The biggest challenge for your clients will be an ever-decreasing ROI, CTR, etc. That is inevitable.