Tube aggregator script: so it seems I made something people want to buy

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  • TheAccountant
    So Fucking Banned
    • Dec 2005
    • 705

    #1

    Tube aggregator script: so it seems I made something people want to buy

    Long story short I developed a script to handle hundreds if not thousands of tube site aggregators with few clicks.

    I tried everything: Buran, STP, KVS but none was able to handle thousands of sites with few clicks and - most of all - having different thumb stats for each site. Coding in php for 23 years it was quite easy to do it.

    That's not my main business. Many people asked me to sell the script. I don't know.

    Selling it (so billing, support, custom developing, update) would be just an headache or a good opportunity for an extra income?

  • Klen
    • Aug 2006
    • 32235

    #2
    Just because people say something does not mean they are willing to do it

    But i agree with your statement - all current tube/aggregator scripts on market are no good, hence i made my own too.

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    • TheAccountant
      So Fucking Banned
      • Dec 2005
      • 705

      #3
      Originally posted by Klen
      Just because people say something does not mean they are willing to do it

      But i agree with your statement - all current tube/aggregator scripts on market are no good, hence i made my own too.
      I agree. They are good for single sites but when it comes to handle many ... it's a nightmare.

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      • blackmonsters
        Making PHP work
        • Nov 2002
        • 20963

        #4
        Originally posted by TheAccountant
        Selling it (so billing, support, custom developing, update) would be just an headache or a good opportunity for an extra income?

        Tell us some of the functions it has because I have never used one.
        What does it do that KVS or Mechbunny doesn't?
        Stuff like that helps me understand.

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        • CaptainHowdy
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Dec 2004
          • 94731

          #5

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          • TheAccountant
            So Fucking Banned
            • Dec 2005
            • 705

            #6
            Originally posted by blackmonsters
            Tell us some of the functions it has because I have never used one.
            What does it do that KVS or Mechbunny doesn't?
            Stuff like that helps me understand.

            KVS and MB are single sites oriented. MB has API but you have to operate on each site independently. KVS has aliases and satellites but in both cases video stats are shared (read: same rating, same listing etc etc).

            KVS is also quite expensive. I managed to lower the price for a basic license to $25 with an order of 1000 pieces.

            KVS is the best script available for tubes in my opinion but for network they should work a bit more on few critical features.

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            • blackmonsters
              Making PHP work
              • Nov 2002
              • 20963

              #7
              Originally posted by TheAccountant
              KVS and MB are single sites oriented. MB has API but you have to operate on each site independently. KVS has aliases and satellites but in both cases video stats are shared (read: same rating, same listing etc etc).

              KVS is also quite expensive. I managed to lower the price for a basic license to $25 with an order of 1000 pieces.

              KVS is the best script available for tubes in my opinion but for network they should work a bit more on few critical features.
              Explain the aggregator.
              Would I be pushing content, pulling content or what?

              Do you have an example website?
              Free Open Source Live Aggregated Cams Script (FOSLACS)

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              • TheAccountant
                So Fucking Banned
                • Dec 2005
                • 705

                #8
                Originally posted by blackmonsters
                Explain the aggregator.
                Would I be pushing content, pulling content or what?

                Do you have an example website?
                https://www.ixxx.com .. a site listing videos from other sites organized in categories. Each thumbnail is linked to the external site.

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                • Klen
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 32235

                  #9
                  Originally posted by blackmonsters
                  Explain the aggregator.
                  Would I be pushing content, pulling content or what?

                  Do you have an example website?
                  To keep it simple - KVS and MB are scripts made to run traditional tube site, while aggregator is more like search engine script. In shortly, completely different product . An example can be seen at video search on bing.

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                  • fuzebox
                    making it rain
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 22351

                    #10
                    I would wager that no one will be willing to pay enough to make it worth your time.

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                    • TheAccountant
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Dec 2005
                      • 705

                      #11
                      Originally posted by fuzebox
                      I would wager that no one will be willing to pay enough to make it worth your time.
                      Yeah. Scripts market is dead for years in my opinion.

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                      • Klen
                        • Aug 2006
                        • 32235

                        #12
                        Originally posted by TheAccountant
                        Yeah. Scripts market is dead for years in my opinion.
                        Why do you ask question if you are already know the answer ?

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                        • TheAccountant
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Dec 2005
                          • 705

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Klen
                          Why do you ask question if you are already know the answer ?
                          Dead = you can't make a living but enough to make decent spare money.

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                          • Klen
                            • Aug 2006
                            • 32235

                            #14
                            Originally posted by TheAccountant
                            Dead = you can't make a living but enough to make decent spare money.
                            Yes, but if you invest same amount of time into making a script for mainstream market, you wont just make living, you can make money up to 200 million. For example, there is one local company which made a shitty SAAS script and they received huge seed funding from venture capital, and they have now currently around 200 programmers working for them.

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                            • k0nr4d
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2006
                              • 9231

                              #15
                              I can tell you that it's probably not worth it. You might sell a few, but not enough to make it worth the time. We made one in the past, it sold poorly and we probably have much more market reach then you do. Similar situation with TGP. We USED to get inquiries about aggregator sites but they are quite rare now.
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                              • emmasexytime
                                Confirmed User
                                • Jan 2015
                                • 4512

                                #16
                                Make it and put it on a website then that will show you if people want it or not.
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                                • brassmonkey
                                  Pay It Forward
                                  • Sep 2005
                                  • 77396

                                  #17
                                  just keep selling space to get peoples vids indexed. don't sell the secret ingredient in the sauce.
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                                  • TheAccountant
                                    So Fucking Banned
                                    • Dec 2005
                                    • 705

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by k0nr4d
                                    I can tell you that it's probably not worth it. You might sell a few, but not enough to make it worth the time. We made one in the past, it sold poorly and we probably have much more market reach then you do. Similar situation with TGP. We USED to get inquiries about aggregator sites but they are quite rare now.
                                    Sad but true. But the question is: back in the days it was plenty of scripts .. Smart Thumbs, Comus, Trade Expert, Arrow Trader, TM3 just to name a few. Everyone with a vibrant community of customers. These days nothing. And the traffic around is 10x or 100x more than before. Traffic being polarised into big tubes is an answer but not enough.

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                                    • TheAccountant
                                      So Fucking Banned
                                      • Dec 2005
                                      • 705

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by brassmonkey
                                      just keep selling space to get peoples vids indexed. don't sell the secret ingredient in the sauce.
                                      Maybe I will start other 1000 sites and 10M daily more traffic

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                                      • Klen
                                        • Aug 2006
                                        • 32235

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by TheAccountant
                                        Maybe I will start other 1000 sites and 10M daily more traffic
                                        That at the moment would be far more profitable in case you are not wiling to dive into mainstream.

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                                        • k0nr4d
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Aug 2006
                                          • 9231

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by TheAccountant
                                          Sad but true. But the question is: back in the days it was plenty of scripts .. Smart Thumbs, Comus, Trade Expert, Arrow Trader, TM3 just to name a few. Everyone with a vibrant community of customers. These days nothing. And the traffic around is 10x or 100x more than before. Traffic being polarised into big tubes is an answer but not enough.
                                          Regardless, very few people would be willing to pay more then $200 for such a script and unless you have the infrastructure already in place to actually provide support, updates etc it's not really worth the trouble.
                                          Mechanical Bunny Media
                                          Mechbunny Tube Script | Mechbunny Webcam Aggregator Script | Custom Web Development

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                                          • wankawonk
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Aug 2015
                                            • 1018

                                            #22
                                            aggregator niche is way harder than it looks

                                            its not likely your first try at a script has any chance to compete

                                            if it does -- use it to launch your own sites. no reason to sell a competitive script.

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