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Originally Posted by rotterdammer
Paul, still thinking about a reply to my post, come on! The first and probably the last serious reply you got in this thread, reply to it! Spread your knowledge!
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No I went to watch the TV and then to bed.
Yes I see your point. Some sites are big and showing the inside to a surfer gives them an edge because of their diversity. Seems a lot are shooting at me for telling people about these sites.
So if a site is very narrow in appeal it's best not to show how narrow it is until the surfer has signed up.
Now factor in the sites that a surfer has signed up to and found the tour shows 20 scenes and the site has only 20 scenes. We all know these sites exist. Does the surfer and affiliate deserve to know what a site contains before they waste time and money?
Barefootsies you hit the nail on the head. Sites set up for smash and grab. Now factor in more sites going the open route and soon more surfers are asking themselves why other sites don't do it, they lose sales, affiliates lose sales, traffic flow gets diverted.
But does the industry as a whole lose one single paying surfer? I don't think so. Sorry if your site can't show the surfer what he's buying but that is your problem and this is business. Not a social club where we all conform to your rules because you can't step it up.
In the long run does the industry grow stronger or weaker by showing the customer what he's getting?
Dollarmansteve are you saying as an industry we are gaining the surfers trust or not? I would say reading some of the threads about the way honest review sites are building traffic the answer is yes. Could we do more to get the surfers trust? Again I think the answer is yes.
I'm sure you can step up to the plate and benefit from this.
