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Originally Posted by theking
The US economy is the envy of most of the world including most industrialized nations.
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Very true, in fact if it were not true most of those nations would not be lending it money hand over fist.
I have no idea if the US economy is suffering and if it effects sales. I see people losing their homes and rising debt in the US but not sure if that means less porn being bought. I have been in the business a bit longer than most and I can tell you that during previous recessions my turn over went up!!!
IMHO if sales are falling the reasons are far closer to home. A wiser consumer, more options for the guys looking for a 15 minute thrill, more options for guys looking for a 30 day thrill, more "better" sites, more affiliates trying to grab traffic, more sites.
And yes more free porn.
My sales on
www.paulmarkhamteens.com are fine and from what I can see rejoins (members rejoining the site) are doing well, might even do a promo. Content store sales are not bad, but this is the area I want to push more at the moment.
The strength of the dollar has hurt and continues to hurt.