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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
I think the trust issue is secondary.
The biggest problem is traffic.
There are many many ways to make membership to a site more affordable. The cost of traffic makes them mostly impossible. Maybe a Tube site can do it with their traffic and an upsell to buy a particular video or videos in full HD. so as people see something they like, they can drop it into a basket for 50 cents. 4 videos = $2
Do iTunes have a big affiliate program? Mind you mainstream doesn't pay 50% and does it give out lots of free music to promote selling music?
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Traffic is very easy part, good quality, converting, traffic, is all over the place. It's not easy if you have no idea wtf you're doing.... it is easy, once you do.
Yes, iTunes has an affiliate program.
Payout %'s in mainstream depend on profits and product costs, yes iTunes pays a much lower %, they only make like 40%, and give us 5% of the revenue earned, forever.
However I know of other products that pay 50% and more, on products that cost $100's of dollars. If the product has the margin to pay, they almost always do - just like in porn.
Yes, YouTube music is free and you can make money on it too... so yes, music is given away for free and sold right next to it.