how much do you think the average surfer trusts us? - GoFuckYourself.com

Paul Markham · 09-12-2006, 10:21 PM

Simple enough question, so give me your opinions.

We recently opened the site so surfers can browse through the index pages and see the videos and sets. At first it made little difference, then with some fine tweaking after some great advice ratios began to improve. Now they are 20% better.

The surfer gets to see what we have to offer him, no 3 page tour that leaves him thinking "What am I buying" He sees everything.

So how much do you think the average surfer trusts us as a group?

UniversalPass Pete · 09-12-2006, 10:26 PM

New surfers probably trust us more!

Serge Litehead · 09-12-2006, 10:32 PM

with skimming shit still going around, popup hell, undisclosed cross-sells (if still exist?), spam, over-promising tours, I don't think much trust is happening in general as a group or industry.

Transparent business models do tend to gain more trust. As with your example of browsable content index.

Paul Markham · 09-12-2006, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by UniversalPass Pete

New surfers probably trust us more!

Should of included a category for newbies until we piss/rip him off.

SomeCreep · 09-12-2006, 10:51 PM

Totally, because the american people trust Bush, and if they trust him, then they'll trust anybody.

adultguus · 09-12-2006, 10:53 PM

I think that most surfers don't trust a porn site when they visit it for the first time. It's about getting the surfer to trust you and show him that there is nothing to fear about.

But as said earlier, with so many pop-ups, skimming, redirecting and so on still going on, it's hard to get a surfer to trust a porn site.

High Plains Drifter · 09-12-2006, 11:49 PM

My guesses...

Totally - 5%
most of the time - 15%
Some of the time depending on the site. 60%
Very rarely if ever - 20%

jayeff · 09-13-2006, 12:14 AM

If affiliates were more concerned about surfers trusting us, the majority of the biggest sponsors would be out of business.

I commented somewhere else today that things are finally getting better. For most of the past 10 years I have been lucky to find 15-20 sites at any one time to which I know for sure I can send surfers and they won't start sticking pins in voodoo dolls of me after they have parted with their money. But over the past 18 months that total has more than doubled, a lot of the increase just this year.

I hope that these new sites get into gear fast enough or are well enough financed that they stay in business. Then I think we shall see more following suit.

Paul Markham · 09-13-2006, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SomeCreep

Totally, because the american people trust Bush, and if they trust him, then they'll trust anybody.

Good point, but how many of them have the brains, money and computer to surf the Net?

scottybuzz · 09-13-2006, 01:25 AM

depends on the site in my opinion. however i think new surfers wont trust us at all and older surfers will have more trust.

Paul Markham · 09-13-2006, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by adultguus

I think that most surfers don't trust a porn site when they visit it for the first time. It's about getting the surfer to trust you and show him that there is nothing to fear about.

But as said earlier, with so many pop-ups, skimming, redirecting and so on still going on, it's hard to get a surfer to trust a porn site.

Yes I see the logic in a lot of people coming back to a site a few times before they sign up.

sonofsam · 09-13-2006, 03:02 AM

dude stfu with your fake business threads that are just spam

Antonio · 09-13-2006, 03:15 AM

I think that after signing up for a porn site 99% of them check their CC statenemts every 7 minutes or so

thricer · 09-13-2006, 04:05 AM

About half of the time

Paul Markham · 09-13-2006, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

dude stfu with your fake business threads that are just spam

Why don't you put me on ignore and stop bouncing my threads then?

Barefootsies · 09-13-2006, 05:45 AM

"US" as a whole? = 0.00

Some of "us" as individual webby's = depends on their experience with our sites.

View Poll Results: how much do you think the average surfer trusts us?
Totally.	1	2.70%
About half of the time.	4	10.81%
Some of the time depending on the site.	21	56.76%
Very rarely if ever.	11	29.73%
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09-12-2006, 10:21 PM	#1
Paul Markham Too old to care Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: On the sofa, watching TV or doing my jigsaws. Posts: 52,943	how much do you think the average surfer trusts us? Simple enough question, so give me your opinions. We recently opened the site so surfers can browse through the index pages and see the videos and sets. At first it made little difference, then with some fine tweaking after some great advice ratios began to improve. Now they are 20% better. The surfer gets to see what we have to offer him, no 3 page tour that leaves him thinking "What am I buying" He sees everything. So how much do you think the average surfer trusts us as a group? __________________ Blowout deal. 880 videos, 2,400 image sets, plus many RAW videos. $500. PM me for a deal. Skype Paulmarkham70

09-12-2006, 10:26 PM	#2
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09-12-2006, 10:32 PM	#3
Serge Litehead Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Behind the scenes Posts: 5,190	with skimming shit still going around, popup hell, undisclosed cross-sells (if still exist?), spam, over-promising tours, I don't think much trust is happening in general as a group or industry. Transparent business models do tend to gain more trust. As with your example of browsable content index. __________________ SilverCrocodile.com Adult web design since '05

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SomeCreep :glugglug Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 26,118	Totally, because the american people trust Bush, and if they trust him, then they'll trust anybody. __________________ Webair Hosting I use and recommend Webair for hosting.

09-12-2006, 10:53 PM	#6
adultguus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 815	I think that most surfers don't trust a porn site when they visit it for the first time. It's about getting the surfer to trust you and show him that there is nothing to fear about. But as said earlier, with so many pop-ups, skimming, redirecting and so on still going on, it's hard to get a surfer to trust a porn site. __________________ Want to have your own review site in 2 minutes? Visit us now! For the surfers: Porn Reviews

09-12-2006, 11:49 PM	#7
High Plains Drifter Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ♠ ♣ ♥ Posts: 2,341	My guesses... Totally - 5% most of the time - 15% Some of the time depending on the site. 60% Very rarely if ever - 20%

09-13-2006, 12:14 AM	#8
jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	If affiliates were more concerned about surfers trusting us, the majority of the biggest sponsors would be out of business. I commented somewhere else today that things are finally getting better. For most of the past 10 years I have been lucky to find 15-20 sites at any one time to which I know for sure I can send surfers and they won't start sticking pins in voodoo dolls of me after they have parted with their money. But over the past 18 months that total has more than doubled, a lot of the increase just this year. I hope that these new sites get into gear fast enough or are well enough financed that they stay in business. Then I think we shall see more following suit.

09-13-2006, 01:25 AM	#10
scottybuzz Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2006 Location: NY Posts: 14,800	depends on the site in my opinion. however i think new surfers wont trust us at all and older surfers will have more trust. __________________ $$$$$ MAKE HUGE MONEY IN CAMS - CLICK HERE $$$$$

09-13-2006, 03:02 AM	#12
sonofsam Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 18,638	dude stfu with your fake business threads that are just spam __________________ I like turtles.

09-13-2006, 03:15 AM	#13
Antonio Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spartaaaaaaaaa Posts: 14,136	I think that after signing up for a porn site 99% of them check their CC statenemts every 7 minutes or so

09-13-2006, 04:05 AM	#14
thricer Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,324	About half of the time __________________ None So

09-13-2006, 05:45 AM	#16
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