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  • SteveLightspeed
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2001
    • 7940

    #1

    Paysite owners: Would you rather...

    Would you rather have 100 members paying $20 each or 1000 members paying $2 each? Why?

    Please discuss.
    Abra-cadabra!
  • Oracle Porn
    Affiliate
    • Oct 2002
    • 24433

    #2
    1000
    more exposure....
    better chance to upsell....


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    • Manowar
      jellyfish  
      • Dec 2003
      • 71528

      #3
      Originally posted by Lightspeed
      100 members paying $20
      shows more dedication to the site, and that their more likely to stay longer.

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      • Varius
        Confirmed User
        • Jun 2004
        • 6890

        #4
        Originally posted by Lightspeed
        Would you rather have 100 members paying $20 each or 1000 members paying $2 each? Why?

        Please discuss.
        1000 paying $2 each.

        1) Rebills: If 5 drop you, you lose $10 instead of $100. (However maybe drop ratios are higher with $2 people so it evens out..)

        2) More members can result in more cross-sales, or sales of your affiliate products, etc....more eyeballs.

        3) Chargebacks. I'm fairly certain people paying $20 have a higher chance of charging back than someone paying only $2.
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        • Jace
          FBOP Class Of 2013
          • Jan 2004
          • 35562

          #5
          $1000 at $2 each...

          upsells would be great and chargebacks would barely exist

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          • BRISK
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Feb 2003
            • 12240

            #6
            100
            I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
            I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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            • Dax
              Confirmed User
              • Apr 2002
              • 3161

              #7
              Originally posted by Oracle Porn
              1000
              more exposure....
              better chance to upsell....
              what he said....

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              • SomeCreep
                :glugglug
                • Mar 2003
                • 26118

                #8
                Originally posted by Lightspeed
                Would you rather have 100 members paying $20 each or 1000 members paying $2 each? Why?

                Please discuss.
                100 @ 20. You wouldnt have to deal with so many complaint emails, cancel emails, and tech support requests. Plus, if you had a site with a lot of content, you'd save a lot on bandwidth.

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                • mailman
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2001
                  • 6311

                  #9
                  1000 webmasters..

                  kinda like an old saying its better to have 100 people making you each 1$ then having one person make you 100$

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                  • SteveLightspeed
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jul 2001
                    • 7940

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Oracle Porn
                    1000
                    more exposure....
                    better chance to upsell....
                    Would you still want those 1000 members if your affiliates expect $35 dollars each for them?
                    Abra-cadabra!

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                    • Global Dialers
                      Confirmed User
                      • May 2004
                      • 1349

                      #11
                      1k @ $2

                      more hassles with support but a better chance of them retaining past the first month and upselling possibilities to

                      you also get an addition 900 emails to spam instead of the 100 ;)

                      maximize on everything when running a paysite its not just about the initial $ you get but about the long term revenue each member can generate even after they have LEFT the paysite
                      the hun gets revenue from pre-paid gallery placements on the top 15 spaces and banners.
                      the rest of thegalleries are free placements.

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                      • Global Dialers
                        Confirmed User
                        • May 2004
                        • 1349

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Lightspeed
                        Would you still want those 1000 members if your affiliates expect $35 dollars each for them?
                        what affiliates?

                        if im offering memberships at $2 each im not letting my affiliates anywhere near those surfers
                        the hun gets revenue from pre-paid gallery placements on the top 15 spaces and banners.
                        the rest of thegalleries are free placements.

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                        • JasonB
                          Confirmed User
                          • Nov 2001
                          • 1183

                          #13
                          1000 members.

                          if you only have 100 & 1 charges back ...there's your 1%

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                          • angelsofporn
                            Confirmed User
                            • Mar 2002
                            • 3218

                            #14
                            makes your content look cheap if it's 2 bucks..just raised our conversions to 35 bucks and still the same numbers..should have done it a year ago.
                            If people are paying more they think they are in on something good

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                            • MaDalton
                              I am Amazing Content!
                              • Feb 2004
                              • 39861

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Lightspeed
                              Would you still want those 1000 members if your affiliates expect $35 dollars each for them?
                              hehe - in a bad mood again?
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                              • TheJimmy
                                ICQ- five seven 0 2 5 5 0
                                • Jan 2001
                                • 10747

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Global Dialers
                                what affiliates?

                                if im offering memberships at $2 each im not letting my affiliates anywhere near those surfers

                                zactly...


                                contractors or in-house/telecommuter employees should be enough of a force to generate a bungload of those 2 buck signups...


                                you know what your top 5-10% of affiliates are doing to bring you those signups right now right?

                                replicate that inhouse or via salaried contractors with bonus for production...bla bla bla
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                                • KingDough
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jul 2004
                                  • 143

                                  #17
                                  i wouldnt sell a membership for $2.
                                  even cigs cost more these days!

                                  but seriously depends on the product.
                                  some of these cheap bastards
                                  wont even break out the card for $2.
                                  but then thousands will pay $40
                                  for the right site.

                                  so i dont think the price matters
                                  its all about the content..

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                                  • TheJimmy
                                    ICQ- five seven 0 2 5 5 0
                                    • Jan 2001
                                    • 10747

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by KingDough
                                    ...

                                    so i dont think the price matters
                                    its all about the content..

                                    some say that and believe it, I'm of the thought that content is secondary to marketing/traffic...


                                    remember all of the ARS cookie cutter sites? did you see the inside of those and 1000s of other programs with very 'mediocre' members areas?

                                    I think Marc De's garage full of fine rides & casa speak volumes of what has worked...push it and push it hard, when you you see a good wave, ride the fuck out of it...

                                    and when it crashes, get off...


                                    right now the cheap signups seem to be a lil wave to catch, if I were Steve I'd fucking jump all over that shit...affiliates or not....


                                    ask Quiet how the generation of traffic inhouse worked out for him and his sub-20 dollar signup paysite went, I'm guessing he might say it did 'ok'






                                    PS: content does matter, don't get me wrong, one of the reasons those cookie cutter sites are gone is that lil marketing ploy to just 'get them in the door' quit working so well as far as the processors were concerned....
                                    Last edited by TheJimmy; 07-24-2004, 01:27 PM.
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                                    • KingDough
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jul 2004
                                      • 143

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by TheJimmy
                                      some say that and believe it, I'm of the thought that content is secondary to marketing/traffic...

                                      PS: content does matter, don't get me wrong, one of the reasons those cookie cutter sites are gone is that lil marketing ploy to just 'get them in the door' quit working so well as far as the processors were concerned....
                                      true, even a shitty site will have nice sales if it gets a 100k visitors. but a good site with a 100k visitors will have a shitload more!

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                                      • tony299
                                        lurker
                                        • Aug 2002
                                        • 57021

                                        #20
                                        Whoever was the brightlight who came up with the idea if its cheap they wont charge back. I worked for a small site that rebilled at $4.99 we got cb's all the time. Lucky for my boss it was in the old days when you could fight them. Also what makes you think a person whose main motivation for joining a site is its cheap is going to be a source of upsells. I can see the writing on the wall , we cant get anymore sales being creative and offering quality so now we will go the cheap game.
                                        Also at $2 a month I dont see a affiliate program.

                                        I think thats why Mom pops having more holding power than corporate porn, the customer can feel a real connection to the girl. So there isnt a need to go cheap.

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                                        • detoxed
                                          vip member
                                          • Jan 2003
                                          • 17798

                                          #21
                                          Costs per member might equal more than the $2 you are getting... bandwidth, advertising, etc.

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                                          • andrej_NDC
                                            Registered User
                                            • May 2004
                                            • 7760

                                            #22
                                            20x100, and trial for the other 900, who dont want to pay 20. 20% of them forget to cancel...

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                                            • Morgan
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • May 2002
                                              • 10520

                                              #23
                                              1 subscriber paying 2k would be best. less hassle
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                                              • NoCarrier
                                                We need more free porn
                                                • Mar 2002
                                                • 16356

                                                #24
                                                If you have 1000 members instead of 100 members, maybe it's because there is a higher demand.

                                                Higher demand = higher prices.

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                                                • angelsofporn
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Mar 2002
                                                  • 3218

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by TheJimmy

                                                  ask Quiet how the generation of traffic inhouse worked out for him and his sub-20 dollar signup paysite went, I'm guessing he might say it did 'ok'
                                                  Yeah but what quiet dosent know is that he could be making WAY more if he charged $35/month

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                                                  • Global Dialers
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • May 2004
                                                    • 1349

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by angelsofporn
                                                    Yeah but what quiet dosent know is that he could be making WAY more if he charged $35/month
                                                    thats not for sure though

                                                    a higher price means less chance of a sale statistically speaking

                                                    just because his site converts great on $20 doesnt mean it will on $35
                                                    the hun gets revenue from pre-paid gallery placements on the top 15 spaces and banners.
                                                    the rest of thegalleries are free placements.

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                                                    • Manowar
                                                      jellyfish  
                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                      • 71528

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Ganjasaurus
                                                      1 subscriber paying 2k would be best. less hassle
                                                      i cant imagine the kind of content nescessary to do that

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                                                      • tony299
                                                        lurker
                                                        • Aug 2002
                                                        • 57021

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Ganjasaurus
                                                        1 subscriber paying 2k would be best. less hassle
                                                        You are right 4 carefully screened at 2 grand a month. They have to come into the office and sign the credit card reciept lol

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                                                        • KingDough
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                          • 143

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Ganjasaurus
                                                          1 subscriber paying 2k would be best. less hassle
                                                          haha that would be sweet

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                                                          • TheJimmy
                                                            ICQ- five seven 0 2 5 5 0
                                                            • Jan 2001
                                                            • 10747

                                                            #30
                                                            memberbase, memberbase, memberbase....




                                                            1000 people buying porn today, will or may in the future like to buy some soap from you as well ;)

                                                            esp since you now have their info...


                                                            sending shitloads of signups to other people's programs, for them to gather that information and benefit from it later is one of the primary mistakes people make when they choose to be an 'affiliate' versus a site owner...
                                                            Investor with 5m - 15m USD to invest. Do you have a site or network of sites earning 50k - 200k a month income? Email your contact and preliminary data to: domain.cashventures (at) gmail.com....Please...no tire kickers...serious offers and inquiries only.

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                                                            • Reak
                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                              • Mar 2003
                                                              • 17920

                                                              #31
                                                              100 for $20

                                                              they burn less bw.

                                                              1000 at $2 , good change those 1000 - $2 members never will buy a $20 membership again.

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                                                              • Ar3s
                                                                So Fucking Banned
                                                                • Feb 2004
                                                                • 4307

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Reak
                                                                100 for $20

                                                                they burn less bw.

                                                                1000 at $2 , good change those 1000 - $2 members never will buy a $20 membership again.


                                                                thats right i agree with you.

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                                                                • ronaldo
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                                  • 5475

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Reak
                                                                  100 for $20

                                                                  they burn less bw.

                                                                  1000 at $2 , good change those 1000 - $2 members never will buy a $20 membership again.

                                                                  If the $2 members area is shit, and you show them what's IN a $20.00 members area, they'll buy again. They may even be MORE quick to do so.

                                                                  I certainly agree on the bandwidth part though.

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                                                                  • MaDalton
                                                                    I am Amazing Content!
                                                                    • Feb 2004
                                                                    • 39861

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by tony404
                                                                    You are right 4 carefully screened at 2 grand a month. They have to come into the office and sign the credit card reciept lol
                                                                    for that price i'd come to their house
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                                                                    Got German traffic? We convert it into money for you!
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                                                                    • Tipsy
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Jul 2001
                                                                      • 6989

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by detoxed
                                                                      Costs per member might equal more than the $2 you are getting... bandwidth, advertising, etc.
                                                                      What he said. Without detail on the members area it's impossible to give any type of educated or realistic answer. The vast majority of those shouting 2000 members are the ones with no clue on the costs involved in running a GOOD members area.
                                                                      Ignorance is never bliss.

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                                                                      • emthree
                                                                        Dialer Kingpin
                                                                        • Jun 2003
                                                                        • 10816

                                                                        #36
                                                                        $2 cant cover shit, good for short term - bad for long term.

                                                                        $5-20 at least

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