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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
No never did get it. Tubes get more clicks than anything, but ratios suck.
Today you have a tool to give away 30 second clips, tomorrow someone else will have a similar tool to give away 1 minute clips, then 2 minute and before we know it. 999 are looking for free and 1 is buying. Because dozens have copied the idea and put it on an enormous server to sell dating sites ads.
The attitude that getting conversions of 1-1,000 is good.
Is FUCKED. You're losing 999 potential sales.
But what the fuck do I know, revenue is increasing everywhere, the pavement of the Adult Internet is paved with gold and it gets better and better every single day.  |
I have to laugh a little, Paul. Train left the station long ago. Complaining now is a waste of pixels
The genie is out of the bottle. Can't put it back in.
However, I'm not a tube ... and we are still selling tons of memberships. That being said, we have affiliates that are converting considerably better than 1:1000.
Wasting time and energy on hindsight is futile.
Figure out HOW you can leverage whatever traffic is available today and if you have a good product it WILL continue to sell. Never in the numbers that occurred in 2000 or pre-2000 BUT conversions don't have to be 1:50 ... there's considerably more traffic and MORE SOURCES of traffic.
Those that continue to work smart and hard will harvest the $$$ that those that don't pass by.
I'm thankful for all the people that just complain and give up on trying to make things work ... that means more people falling by the wayside and more $$$ for the products and companies I continue to work with.
Good luck in all your endeavors, bud ... I'm sure magic join links STILL pay off HUGE ... even in 2011 ... so you'll be more than ok
