Originally Posted by dissipate

To put it in plain and simple business terms, the barriers of entry and exit from the industry are just arn't there. If you look at other industries, say soft-drinks for example, the barriers to exit and entry are much greater... which prevents every Tom, Dick, and Harry from jumping in. Getting into the internet porn industry is as simple as getting some cheap ass hosting from some oversold data center for $10-15 a month, applying for an epass account, and submitting galleries. The overall quality of a lot of websites is total shit, along with the content of many, of not most members areas of paysites. I think overall surfers will still tend to gravitate towards the better designed, content rich sites which only someone who knows the industry can provide. Overall I think "newbies" to the industry arn't that great of a threat because they represent such a small piece of the overall traffic pie that the amount of business they compete for is insigificant. Yes "anyone" could open up thier own program, but most programs arnt worth the bandwith they occupy. A well developed, well marketed program will still prosper no matter how saturated the market may seem.

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