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Originally Posted by stocktrader23
Barefootsies, you don't bother me like you do some people around here but you are in fact a close minded know it all on a lot of subjects. Saying it takes pennies to set up an auto delivery system is not the same as it taking pennies to go round up content from providers.
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Whether I bother you, or anyone else, has no bearing on this discussion. Nor did I say it would cost millions for a delivery platform when I was talking about costs. However, I can assure you it cost more than most, including yourself, are willing to invest in this idea.
Off the top of my head:
* An enterprise, properly coded, script to work as described, with volume you advertise is probably $5-20k in development. Depending on who you have do it.
* Merchant account. You would need every dime of profit out of this business model, and giving 12-15% to a 3rd party will not cut it. So you need a merchant account. In this economic climate, I would bet most on this board could not get one. I know many program owners who are still paying for years of cross sales, and chargebacks. By that I mean, high reserves, weeks before getting paid, their fees, and so forth.
* Staff. You are going to need at least a few people to deal with billing, support, and that does not even get into the uploading of the content piece. Which is not just the uploading, but the descriptions, sorting and rest. Unless you are planning to sit at a computer 24/7/365 doing this for pennies.
* Traffic. You need to have the budget to drive your own traffic to make R.O.I., or you have to develop it yourself. If you are doing it yourself, that means either you need more staff who can do it, you do it meaning someone else is uploading the videos etc., or you have a lot of investment for budget.
There are still a number of other factors that go into this, but I am not going to bother going into it since you obviously think you're right and everyone else is wrong. I am simply saying the only way this business model is profitable and sustainable is with a lot of volume of traffic and sales, plus keeping your costs low. Which you could do with a merchant account, assuming you have good credit and get a decent one.
When you put your money where your mouth is and put this idea into motion with your own capital (since it will be so cheap and easy), and can come back here in 6-36 months and flaunt how you were right, you are the king, then we'll concede just how easy it was. In the meantime.... we'll be waiting with bells on.
