Content is King VS Traffic is King
 

This is one of my favorite debates in the industry. I will not state my position until I get a few replies, just to see what others have to say about this.

traffic.

If you got it, you can monetize it easier than good content IMO.

so far 100% traffic, much expected, keep em coming

make sure you state your reasoning

both are king!

Traffic.

:2 cents:

both are equal if you are going to do it right

If you have traffic, you have customers.

So, traffic is King.

Period.

=End of Debate=

imho, traffic.
when the average joe surfer looks at a paysite tour he wont give a shit if all those pics and videos are exclusive or brand spankin new.. if he likes what hes lookin at, he'll buy.
it's all about the presentation i think.

i hate the saying content is king.

*cough* retention *cough*

not taking sides, just trying to throw some fuel in the fire

I have a stand, but wont reveal it yet.

Neither Billing is KING

you need both, but without good content they never come back and your conversions are shit.

who voted content?

T minus 10 seconds until Paul Markham comes in :1orglaugh

I'm with the traffic camp as well. With numbers I can sell ice to an eskimo, content is just "product X" to me. Obviously it does factor in, but traffic far outweighs it.

Traffic definetly

Lets take 2 programs
A: has 10x more traffic but 10x less content
B: has 10x more content but 10X less traffic

A makes more $ then B, because 10x less content doesn't mean 10x less retention.

Easy formula.

Paul has magic join links, he doesn't need traffic :2 cents:

CONTENT IS KING BUT TRAFFIC IS GOD :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Content is king for me hehe. :winkwink:

I would say content is king! No shit, quality not quantity :thumbsup

No content = no traffic
No traffic = no sales

Pointless debate.

not really, i could buy google adwords and send them to a blank page.

Exactamundo.

Google = collection of content links. Without them Google would have no traffic.

Very few people in Adult care about quality of content but that seems to be changing :2 cents: :2 cents:

Content may be king, but traffic rules.

Both important...but without traffic...you have nothing!:)

Your comment only applies if you assume one without the other. But that's not really the question.. The question implies there is some of both, but which one is more important..

Think of it this way... What should you spend the majority of your time focusing on.... You can sell crap with plenty of traffic so IMO traffic is the most important thing.

design is king :1orglaugh

you think Karups, ATK or Twistys would make the same with shitty content and just 20 sets?

Traffic can bring sales. Content can bring rebills. Shhh... it's a secret.

This is one of the stupidest debates in adult.

You've got to have the content to draw the traffic. If you are somehow getting the traffic without the content, then just imagine what your traffic could be.

Depends what each costs you. How else could you compare the value?

Wow, didn't notice that implication... Might be because it wasn't mentioned in the initial post? :winkwink:

You will notice all of the noobs voting for "Traffic is King". I pose this to all of you... If you build a store that is empty, then advertise the hell out of it, and pack the building full of people... Will you become rich? Nope. You have nothing to sell.

However, if you pack a store with product, then open the doors, with minimal marketing, you will make money.

Obviously you need both to be successful and grow, however, putting the cart before the horse never works. Send traffic to a blank page and see how much $ you earn from it.

This debate has been settled many times over. I don't understand where the disconnect is with you people.

Content is King. Traffic is Queen. Together they can build a Kingdom.

Move along. This is once again... Settled.

TRAFFUCK!!!!!!!!!!!! :) You can have the best content in the world, but it aint shit without traffic.

See the post about yours.

A good marketer can sell snow to polar bear

Yes, as long as there are polar bears around. :winkwink:

You can make money with a shit load of traffic but crap content.

You can't make any money with no traffic and great content.

(although it's rarely as black and white as the above)

Why choose one? Just get both.