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People like the porn that's out there. Surf the tube sites and read the comments. Even studio stuff that we as webmasters find boring gets super high ratings and praise, not to mention millions of views. The growing traffic to these videos also proves that people are not bored with the current content.
If the premise was true that customers find a majority of porn boring than the tubes would be declining. They are not.
Now what people will pay for BECAUSE they can get what they want for free, that's the real issue.
But just because you as a webmaster who lives and breathes this stuff finds it all boring, doesn't mean the customer does.
So if your sales are down I would give the following breakdown..
Up to 20% decline - because of the economy. Most industries are down between 10%-20% so porn is going to be no different.
Up to 30% decline - because of tubes. Tubes took out the casual buyer. The guy that would buy a subscription now and then. Not a hardcore collector or niche guy, just a guy who had a taste for porn every now and then. This describes most guys.
If it was only the economy or only the tubes, webmasters wouldn't be bitching all that much. But together they put the hurt on a lot of programs.
At least that's my take on it.
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