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Old 11-09-2010, 10:27 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by DamianJ View Post
Yup. You *can* read!

Who mentioned affiliates?

Ah, you can't read...

It is an idea for a new way to look at a landing page. It is not a website, per se.

Let me explain. Surfers are bored of landing pages. They have seen them all. However pretty, however enticing, however perfectly crafted your copy, it is still just another landing page.

So, why not try something different?

Replacing a landing page with a forum that lures in the surfer and builds trust with them.

It is not intended to be anything vaguely similar to freeones or pornhub. Sorry you got confused Gramps.

It's meant to get them in, and get them some great content that they explore themselves. This 'pic hunting' process may well make them more inclined to get involved with your brand/bird to the point where you can ask them for money and they will say yes.

Not tried it yet, just thought I would share an idea. Sure I will persuade one of my clients to give it a go, when I do, I will share the results.
So no affiliates driving traffic. So SE traffic or bought. I see the sense in that.

Then the surfer who will want to see porn will hit a page full of text and be told to sign up to see the content and will be so impressed he will sign up. Or will go back to where he came from and look at free stuff that does not require a sign up.

Or the guys who are more interested in text and chat sign up to read and chat.

Here's a marketing idea that will rock a few.

Find girls who really know how to turn guys on and not just show lumps of naked flesh. Find shooters who know how to get something extra out of these girls. Have a long discussion with the shooters about how to create content that's truly different from so much filler content around. Then a budget that allows the creation of better content.

Don't make every scene a clone of the last one. We have to realise we're in the business of supplying a months entertainment. And your idea is reliant on the free content, after they signed up to the forum, being good enough to turn a reader and chatter into a buyer.

Then put it onto a site that makes the surfer get think "Shit this is good." And some get out their CCs.

Let's face it we've tried the route of crap content and throwing endless streams of traffic at it for years and can see how well it works today.
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A few sites do it. Twistys, FTV to name two. So it can be done. They get talked about on forums for free.
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