what is good member retention 50%??? - GoFuckYourself.com

lagwagon · 10-16-2002, 01:06 AM

for a paysite, what is the minimum member retention that you need to make sure that you are running a profitable site.... say if you had 3000 new members every month and you kept 1500 so 50% and that would stay consistent and slowly they would cancel, but if you kept 50% then that would be really good i would think... can anyone shed some light on this for me?

dickblast · 10-16-2002, 01:09 AM

it used to be 50-60 i think when my frnd ran a paysite he had 53 and he was happy

but now i herd its like 35-40 is considered okay

but i bet ppl will post in here saying they have like 80 take it w/ a grain of salt ... i say 50 is good 35-40 is avg

m0rph3us · 10-16-2002, 01:11 AM

profit = gross revenue - costs

Do the math and if revenue is greater than cost then yes.

Some sites do 80% retention.

dickblast · 10-16-2002, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by m0rph3us
profit = gross revenue - costs

Do the math and if revenue is greater than cost then yes.

Some sites do 80% retention.

sorrie he is right too, some NICHE sites do convert that well, but typical porn sites id say 50 would be veeeery good

lagwagon · 10-16-2002, 01:17 AM

yeah i noticed that i forgot to mention the profit minus the exspense factor. so i guess that you could say a well optimized site with 30-40% retention could do well.... but what about with high res and not all that hardcore shit... will do alright? hi res is sweet and the quality of the pics good... but then again i guess that you are marketing to a different client pool. any ideas on softcore high res with movies??

kevinl · 10-16-2002, 01:40 AM

I dont have much luck with pretty girls in softcore even if they are awesome.
I do well though with unique niches.BBW, natural big tits things like that if you have high quality content and good looking women in those niches.

lagwagon · 10-16-2002, 02:26 AM

so your sayin that even if the girl is a bombshell and there is a lot of content then i cannot retain the members long enough. but it seems to me that this is a good niche just knowing that the surfer is looking at something that he is hopeing for. he may never get it but if he keeps coming back then someday that girl will be on my site and he will love me for it... maybe not but i do see how the hardcore is the way to go to solve the urge for what i want is what i get when i click this link. no imagination, plain and simple i am fucking this girl.

buster · 10-16-2002, 05:31 AM

40% to 45% trail to full membership conversion
80% to 90% then need to make it to the and next month

pimplink · 10-16-2002, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lagwagon
for a paysite, what is the minimum member retention that you need to make sure that you are running a profitable site.... say if you had 3000 new members every month and you kept 1500 so 50% and that would stay consistent and slowly they would cancel, but if you kept 50% then that would be really good i would think... can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Totally depends on your costs and new sign on rate. Hell, even a retention rate of 1% maybe ok assuming that you have super low costs and high enough new sign on levels. The extra income from exits, upsells, and cross sells are just gravy at that point.

10-16-2002, 01:06 AM	#1
lagwagon Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: az Posts: 8,464	what is good member retention 50%??? for a paysite, what is the minimum member retention that you need to make sure that you are running a profitable site.... say if you had 3000 new members every month and you kept 1500 so 50% and that would stay consistent and slowly they would cancel, but if you kept 50% then that would be really good i would think... can anyone shed some light on this for me?

10-16-2002, 01:09 AM	#2
dickblast Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ben Curtis's Tour Bus Posts: 666	it used to be 50-60 i think when my frnd ran a paysite he had 53 and he was happy but now i herd its like 35-40 is considered okay but i bet ppl will post in here saying they have like 80 take it w/ a grain of salt ... i say 50 is good 35-40 is avg __________________ Ben Curtis is a Ninja

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10-16-2002, 01:17 AM	#5
lagwagon Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: az Posts: 8,464	yeah i noticed that i forgot to mention the profit minus the exspense factor. so i guess that you could say a well optimized site with 30-40% retention could do well.... but what about with high res and not all that hardcore shit... will do alright? hi res is sweet and the quality of the pics good... but then again i guess that you are marketing to a different client pool. any ideas on softcore high res with movies?? Last edited by lagwagon; 10-16-2002 at 01:32 AM..

10-16-2002, 01:40 AM	#6
kevinl Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: US Posts: 261	I dont have much luck with pretty girls in softcore even if they are awesome. I do well though with unique niches.BBW, natural big tits things like that if you have high quality content and good looking women in those niches. __________________ kevinl

10-16-2002, 02:26 AM	#7
lagwagon Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: az Posts: 8,464	so your sayin that even if the girl is a bombshell and there is a lot of content then i cannot retain the members long enough. but it seems to me that this is a good niche just knowing that the surfer is looking at something that he is hopeing for. he may never get it but if he keeps coming back then someday that girl will be on my site and he will love me for it... maybe not but i do see how the hardcore is the way to go to solve the urge for what i want is what i get when i click this link. no imagination, plain and simple i am fucking this girl.

10-16-2002, 05:31 AM	#8
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