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Shap,
I couldn't agree more with your posts in this thread...
I come from mainstream and when choosing a new market to go into I decided to take a serious look at the adult industry. I had always heard it was way ahead of every other industry and blah blah blah...
When I started to take a closer look I realized while the adult industry knows how to generate traffic and skim probably better than most other markets it has fallen WAY behind in terms of user experience. Virtually every pay site is nothing more than a glorified gallery based off of one of a few different frameworks. I don't know of any major players in mainstream that use a prebuilt framework...
The more I learn of the average adult site the more it becomes apparent that there are a LOT of companies lacking knowledge... For example, how many companies do A/B testing? That simple fact alone speaks LEAGUES about this industry.
That being said I decided to dive into the adult market. I've been in development for over a year now and plan to launch on 10.10.10... When completed I will have put about $250k in development into this site (if I were billing). I'm fortunate enough to be a developer with a lot of experience so it's a sweat equity only investment (minus basic hosting costs, etc...) for me.
The face of the adult game is changing. The industry is "growing up" in my opinion and it's got a few more years before it settles down. I'm hoping to hit post summer slump with my launch date and ride the curve up to get things kicked off, positioning myself to be a major player within the next few years.
IMO the barrier of entry remains the same however the results from entering the market on the low end will take a massive hit. You're going to need to breach the barrier at a higher point if you want to stick around and be very profitable.
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