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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
I think it has more to do with "because they can". No government is watching for monopolies or unfair business practices in porn unless it's watching for customers getting screwed. No government is interested in protecting ma and pop porn operators. It's open season on the smaller players as a way to increase earnings from a dying paysite industry. Visa and Mastercard (which are monopolies in themselves) does not help matters either.
If there were something like paypal for adult it could change things overnight. But part of the reason it doesn't exist is because the big players in adult don't want to see it. Imagine anyone with content being able to open a paysite in an hour while paying 2.9 to 5% + 0.50 per transaction regardless of volume. It would radically shift power back to the ma and pops as well as some affiliates.
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Why should the government protect mom and pop? How about, mom and pop works harder, does more volume, and gets their own merchant account?
No one is forcing mom and pop to use any one billing company. If you don't like the rates, don't use them or get more sales and negotiate a lower percentage. If you can't do that, look at where you're leaving money on the table and try to make up the difference somewhere. I'd wager most smaller sites who complain a lot leave a LOT of money on the table, or have user friendly disasters for sites.
Yea, I wish the 3rd party companies didn't charge so much or scrub so hard, but that's how it is if you want to use them. I can't complain much about it if I know going in what I'm getting. However, I can work my ass off to try to make my sites as sticky as possible and tweak them for optimal conversions, as well as find other ways to make money with the content and get the most out of each member who does join.
You gotta work with what you have.
