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The TGP Conversion Dilemma
Fact 1: There is way to much FREE porn offered to surfers.
Fact 2: People have tried to revamp the TGP concept, hence TGP2... not such a great success.
Fact 3: TGP as we know it today - structure wise - isn't going anywhere fast.
With TGPs popping up faster than Clinton's cock in a room full of interns, it's nearly impossible to say TGP is going to die out anytime soon, if ever. But the problem still remains that there is way too much free porn available through TGPs. I believe that the solution lies within the gallery makers. Those of us who make galleries would like higher conversions, but as time passes the value of the TGP click lessens. Everyone it seems is trying to out-do everyone else when it comes to galleries, trying to offer more hardcore pics, more graphic content, etc. I propose that this is the reason that TGP traffic has deteriorated to the point it's at now. Put yourselves in the shoes of the surfer for a moment. You head to your favorite TGP, there, right in front of you are hundreds of galleries covering most every niche you could want, all free. You go from gallery to gallery, tons of hardcore pics flash in front of you. Why the fuck would you ever need a credit card, unless you are some porn feign who can't get enough. But the average surfer is not a porn feign, the average surfer can get his fix from a TGP in 15 min and go on with the rest of his day. What I propose is that we stop giving the surfer so much free hardcore content. Not less pics, just less graphic pics. Say you have a 20 pic gallery... make the first 17 pics non-nude teasing and let the last three pics show a little something. This works great for single girls (amateur, teen)... and in the case of a hardcore set you can have most of the pics being the undressing part, pull off the shirt, undoing the pants, etc... and have the last couple pics show something that the surfer wants to see. 3 nude pics isn't shit, the surfer wants more, so he'll be more inclined to click further.. TEASE THEM FOR CRISSAKES. Some people try and offer small pics, low res pics, this approach is crap.. you don't want the surfer to think that all the pics he'll be paying for will also be small and low res, give him the high quality stuff up front, just not all the graphic content. If every gallery on a TGP, whether it has 14 pics, or 25 offers only 2-4 nudity pics, guaranteed you will see your click-through and conversion ratios rise. If the surfer is determined not to pay, at least make him work for his fuck'n free pics. Make him have to click through 30-40 galleries to get enough porn to satisfy him, not 5-6 galleries. You may say, well this is what we tried with TGP 2, less pics... I don't believe the key is Less Pics, I believe it's less graphic pics. The teasing pics that lead up to the nudity and hardcore acts are whetting the appetite of the surfer, putting him in the right state of mind to want to view more of THAT content.
Most content providers include enough non-nude teasing pics in the beginning of a set to suffice for a gallery, and if there aren't enough use two different sets or switch who you get content from. Paysite owners who give free content should commission more teasing content from their exclusive shoots, and offer more of it to their affiliates and encourage them to use it (not all that old shitty 1989 porn that many sponsors offer).
Ok, so everyone probably won't follow suit with this plan, who gives a fuck... Those who do will see their conversions and click-throughs rise and the others will still experience similar shitty ratios.
Imagine what I propose for a moment as if it was reality. The number of free graphic porn pics reduced by approximately 75% ...this may sound corny, but it's a fuck'n beautiful idea...
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