So you are saying Marc De is not hanging out in his mom's basement griping on a forum about how tubes screwed him?

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Actually that was 100 in a year, not a month. I average about 2 new affiliates a week when I don't advertise for them (here on GFY and other webmaster boards). When I DO advertise it's about 5 a week. Just got a new affiliate overnight, as a matter of fact. Here's some love for them:

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Getting new affiliates isn't really the issue. It's getting affiliates that will actually send traffic consistently. Today, affs are so squeezed that they signup for a Program, give it a shot for a week or less, sometimes a little more, and if sales don't flow in right away they move on to another Program. I can understand this, of course, but sometimes it takes a while for sales to flow and adjustments need to be made. The days of throwing up a video on a Blog and getting mad sales are over.

Quality of affiliates is key, and the ability to interact and work with them is even more important. Many affiliates simply sign up for a zillion Programs and throw shit at a wall to see what sticks. Instead, new affs should contact the Program they just signed up for and work with that Program to maximize sales. Build a relationship, etc.

This year I am taking the initiative and contacting affiliates myself via weekly emails/updates. But another factor is what kind of Program you are running. We are CCBill and many 'whales' won't touch anything that's not PPS (or anything that's CCBill) so this is limiting. Then again, those who use NATS and do the PPS game have their own problems, too. LOL

This isnt about Marc De, this is about how the money for honest webmasters was once flowing and gushing and now it's barely a trickle. And we're supposed to praise the people who did it to us because the big guys here got a fat paycheck from these guys who did it to the industry. And if we don't like it we're "whining".

I use Marc De as a symbol of big success in the past that you don't see anymore.

Exactly.

ARS was a mess for years.

Look at Maxcash now. Both programs long dead.

They along with thousands more were in the Risk Management Business.

Programs in the Paysite business that evolved are doing fine.

Who says you have to praise anyone? I am a realist not a Manasskisser. I do business with them because that is where the traffic is. They could care less if I do or don't send content and I could care less if tomorrow the traffic has gone elsewhere because at the end of the day it is just business.

There are still programs making bank and there are still programs that will explode. Businesses will thrive as others go extinct. What else is the big deal?

That mythical golden age that people keep yapping about? Well some people made "easy" money but many more could never make more than enough for a six pack of beer. And guess what? They complained that TGPs were giving away too much for free. Sound familiar?

Lol... Classic I love it... Don't worry Mike the post is perfect.

TGPs were a 10-20 second clip where no one gave away the cumshot. Tubes are giving away entire 25 minute scenes with cumshot at the end.

That's like comparing giving away a small food sample at the mall food courts with people stealing all of your food and using it to open a restaurant that gives away your food for free.
So yeah, fuck that employee who is complaining about their Christmas bonus.

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People who complain about how the good old times passed by have to realize that past profit margins were simply unsustainable because they were too good to be true. A 'reversion to the mean' happens in about every industry, especially those with low barriers to entry.

I'd say profit margins in adult have normalized tremendously over the last 10 years but in reality they're still pretty good when compared to brick and mortar businesses. When affiliates complain they can't make $100k a year by working 6 hours a week then have they checked what it takes to make the same amount of money in MLM, insurance or real estate brokerage?

Insurance agents blame online insurance comparison sites for the demise of their profit margins, travel agents blame Expedia, real estate brokers blame Zillow. Adult affiliates blame Manwin.

Not true. First off, tgp is pics. I think you mean mgp so now I have to question whether you even know what you are talking about but I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you just made a mistake.

I remember well when there was "cumshot" pic backlash. Everyone debated endlessly then over what was ok or not too.

Fact.

A person that wants to jack off can do it just as easily for free to a picture or a movie, never mind the length. So basically, your analogy is based on a false premise that renders it illogical.

Who the fuck are you for telling some poor saps they can't have a job just because you feel so self superior to them for working at a company you don't like for personal reasons.

You dont have to give me benefit of shit. Most everyone calls it tgp even if its mgp, because most tgps accepted videos and its easier to lump it all in as one word. I used G.A.S.S before any submitter software came out and submitted to hun, pk, shemp, thumbzilla, pinkworld, snakesworld, al4a, worldsex, JJJ etc etc and was a reviewer for pichunter when gotys first started it. I think I know what Im talking about.


And who the fuck are you to support people who ripped off your colleagues to help a company erode our business out from under us because they need a paycheck?
Oh. you're a guy who already made your megabucks and now you're all "kumbaya" because you're not hungry anymore. Eh...horray. for you. I guess

If you have been around that long then you should know how much of that content that the early giant programs ripped off before they went legit. The name David Lace ring a bell?

I am not singing kumbuya. I am just sick of all you manwhiners singing the blues. Get the fuck over it already. Obviously you know how to make a sale if you have been around that long. You should ashamed of yourself. If you have been around that long then you know things change and most of the time the candle that burns brightest burns out twice as fast.

Sorry to be so harsh but enough is enough already. Blaming Manwin for the ills of this industry is just ridiculous at this point. Plenty of people do well with them just like people did well... or did not... with The Hun. I know people that lost their shit on The Hun. Bummer for them and give out a fuzzy pink attaboy to everyone that made a mint with them.

The real business people adapt and survive. They fight for market share and bleed for their brand. They innovate, struggle, and strategize to stay in front of the one thing that is constant and certain, CHANGE.

Wow where did the old Far-L go?
Were you sympathetic to Acacia and Matrix employees when their companies closed down?
Hey If someone gets a job at Acacia or Matrix Content to pay the bills and feed their family you can't fault them for that.
Right?

No you said "Good riddance." and rightfully so.
But when we say it we're whiners and should be ashamed of ourselves.
You used to get people together to take action and kick-ass against torrent sites, now you're saying "get the fuck over it already".

Glad you're in a position where you don't NEED to worry about it. Congrats. I guess. whatever.

I also knew big aff's that worked very hard and made big money.So it wasnt all lazy people raking in cash but it wasnt reality and was going to end. All those industries were effected by the web but they didnt giveaway someone else's work therefore making the product worthless. A house bought on Zillow is still worth $200k, its not because of Zilllow you have to throw in 5 extra houses for the same price. Also centralized traffic sources are a very bad thing because they call the shots and its not like you can go somewhere else.

Well it is ridiculous, yes. Primarily because it's only stating the obvious.

Anyway the same people will always be on here being the apologists and kissing ass. The same with the reps doing it partially to help build some bridges for when they need their next job. After a while you get used to it and come to expect it. That's GFY for you.

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I had issues with Acacia, correct, but I never felt any sort of grudge to the people that worked there. Why would I hate on some secretary or mail room clerk or whatever? That would be like hating the Walmart check out person just because Sam Walton is a douche bag.

Would I prefer to shop somewhere besides Walmart because of their predatory crush the small guy approach? Sure, but the reality is sometimes it is just a matter of convenience that I would have to shop at one place that has everything I need. Manwin has traffic. We have not had any problems working with them. Their staff are professional. Therefore we shop at the Walmart of adult.

Doesn't make me an apologist. Makes me a realist.

When we created the group to fight Acacia, that was against something that did effect everyone but only a very small group of companies came together to fight the problem. Many other companies sold out to Acacia. Whereas, Manwittingly does actually benefit a lot of companies that do biz with them and believe it or not they will always try and help their partners be more profitable. That is much different.