First Id like to say this post will get flames to high heaven more than likely as there are many people here who love to argue about everything. =) Thats said with love!
I apologize for any typos in advance but Im just ranting this out quickly.
The amount in return is determined by the aount of time and work you put in obviously. I have not met anyone yet in person that is making a living SOLELY on tgps.. There is usually another business attached.
Our site for example makes at this point slightly under $1000 a month, but we havent had the advertising yet that would bring us over the top. Obviously we make our money from our webstore.
But then again we are not a tgp. I have met many peopel who make money on traffic they sell rather than the money made through affiliates. Not to badmouth affiliates because I have worked with a large amount of great ones.
The money in this industry anymore is found mainly in either content providing, Traffic Services, or adult shopping.
Content providing is either paid content for another site to use, or charging the public to view your own content. This is the most popular form of revenue in the idustry, whether it be in the form of a website ot a DVD at the local Uncle Lou's Hump Palace.
Traffic Services are a close second in the industry. This is where my background comes from. Degrees in marketing and sociology I believe I have a true knowlege of how business works relating to the consumer and the provider. Traffic is a marketing tool that allows never before known of customers to your already existsing website.
Most of the time this can be done through niche guidence but in some instances its cheaper to get a broad varitey of traffic instead of a niche specific trafffic. Either way this is important to many types of adult sites!
Adult Shopping like Content providing is a multi billion dollar buisiness, this is to say that It would be in your best interests to offer a customer other things besides pics and movies, and the best thing for this is Adult novelties and toys.
The weakness of 90% of all tgps and "free" sites out int he markests today are the lack of options people have. People want variety and options and since the advent of places like Ebay, Ubid and QVC peopel want more impulse buying options. Having an adult webstore can net you a lot higher revenue than the tgpp or free site alone.
In this industry not many people are conserned about customer loyalty, they are more interested in quick cash than a happy RETURNING customer. Loyal Customers are money makers for you and your business.
Gay sites and services do better for the most part than straight services because based on many surveys Gay men are more apt to business over and over again with company they feel confortable with and has provided them a good service.
Any person should feel the same way when you offer excellent service.
What ever you do in your endevours make sure you put the customer first as we do and you can't help but find success.
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Thanks for reading and I seriously hope you look into the customer service side of your business. Our company can also help with you that as well, if you are interested..
Thanks again!
Karen O'Shea