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Originally Posted by Jakez
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I would have to say it is the current financial crisis, period.
I always see people blaming the tubes or people ripping members areas and putting them on file sharing sites.
I do agree the tubes are doing a lot of harm, but people are converting tube ads at equal ratios to any other site. The problem is that no one has money to be paying $30/mo for PORN, and the people that do are the ones signing up.
If the population wasn't so strapped for cash right now we would be seeing amazing numbers IMO. Think about the huge boom of people going online. Even 60+ year old people are emailing and facebooking now.
The only thing I really see wrong with tubes is the fact that they came along at the same time as this financial crisis, which is a major double whammy since they are an easy solution for peoples low funds and their need for a porn fix.
But even still, sales are still there if you want them bad enough. Yeah you can't throw a banner up and make 20 sales but if you know what you're doing then you shouldn't have anything to complain about.
:2 cents:
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I have not read the rest of the thread, but I agree with you.
We are in a serious credit contraction. Mass psychology has reversed. People are saving even if they are not being forced to (ie; those who were not over leveraged, have cash / liquidity, etc.)
When credit card holders who have never been late a payment get a letter saying their credit limit has been reduced from $18,000 to $600 (because that is what they historically have spent and paid back on), it is a serious contraction of available credit.
Of course, this means more cash in bank accounts, which also means you need to make sure you are tapping payment methods that hit these accounts! :) |
