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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
Yes I think Kink.com really hurt the bondage niche by allowing (and even putting) their content all over the place on the tubes. It fucked a lot of people because they are so big and with so much content. It hit their affiliates first but then it also spread to everyone in the niche and those related to it in some way. By keeping YOUR stuff off you help parry the effects but you still get hit by it somewhat.
That's the story of things for the affiliate too. One sponsor does it, two sponsors do it, three sponsors do it, and soon there are few customers out there willing to pay ever again in the niche. And here we are. It's a damn shame.
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Kink.com is not my direct competitor. The niche is different. My customers are not interested in the "sex" part. They don't even care about nudity. They care about the damsel in distress. But this niche gets hit by myvideo and dailymotion where a lot of non-sex-bondage is for free all over the fucking place. I literally saw people posting: "Wow... all the bondage from all the sites for free! Wish i discovered this site before".
I think there are 2 big reasons why affiliates don't get good ratios with kink anymore:
Indeed... it's all over the place for free
Second: They are so huge and wide-known that everyone knows them. Visitors really don't need an affiliate anymore to direct them to kink.com
Interesting... sponsers that don't put their content on tubes will have a better chance getting affiliates in the future... Businesses could make decissions based on that reality.
They do need to keep their shit from the free sites... also a challence.