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Originally Posted by Robbie
Yes, but your not listening
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But I am. OK maybe I missed the idea that will turn it around for the industry, maybe I don't think it will work for the industry. But I will listen and will reply.
This I do know. For the industry to go your model, taking a single girl and producing a site of her, is a non starter. The reasons are many but the underlying reason is there are not enough girls worth signing up exclusive who will generate enough money to pay her what she would earn non exclusive. Plus few webmasters would want to put their business into the hands of models.
Don't tell me about the few sites that make it work, most of those guys can't afford to open another exclusive contract girl site. They've asked me how much and I tell them what the girls earns free lance. THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
Putting different girls into a site on live web cam could work though. Maybe making the membership experience more than just a way to watch videos is a route to take.
Locking down content is a joke and I doubt if it could be done and I know that a lot of sites will not do it and DVD content is still in the shops.
Thanks for answering mrfrisky.
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Originally Posted by mrfrisky
Paul, why is sueing them so hard.
Forgive me for not knowing, but i really dont understand how people sue other because the microwave didnt tell them NOT to put a hamster in it to dry, but sueing someone over theft is that big of a problem.
Not joking, dont want to offend you, but i really dont know.
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Robbie and Far-L explained it. All they missed was after getting the guy in court and spending a fortune to get there the Tube site will claim exemption under DMCA and your money is lost. This is assuming the guy is in the US and taking down content when you notify him.
The actual fact that people can suggest lawyers and lock down as solutions to Tubes, after 2 years, is a testament to how little they understand the legal process and business. Many sponsors will not spend a couple of hundred dollars a month to get Remove Your Content, spending thousands a month on lawyers is not going to happen.
Yes getting Remove Your Content to hound them with DMCA's is good, but not the solution as they will use content from other sites. So they stay in business and keep taking members away.
And that's the real problem. Members going to Tubes prefer Tubes to us. To win them back we have to make them prefer us to Tubes. It's simple to say but takes hard work and investment to achieve. Here's what is needed.
Better content inside the members area. Yes they will still try to steal it, but protecting it is worth while. Stop thinking that content is something anyone can produce and start respecting the product that brings people to you to spend money.
Make members areas more than just an easy way to download/view videos. That's what Tubes are. Give them free webcam, dating, live chat and make the members area more of a club feeling. Will not appeal to everyone but can be done.
Price and membership packages need to be more flexible to suit the members needs and not ours. If I want a 30 minute jerk off tonight I will not join a 30 day membership to get it. I might take a 3 day membership though. Or I will find a site that gives what I need and not what they need.
The days of forcing surfers to buy are gone, we now have to start real marketing and selling. Spending 30% on getting thousands of people to a site and 5% on converting and keeping them are over. You know what I mean so no flaming the figures. We spend too much on "free loaders" and not enough on "customers".