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Originally Posted by MisterPeabody
This is an excellent post - and no, I'm not stalking your threads/posts, this will be my last comment on this subject for awhile. In theory - 450 'little guys' vs. major tubes - is SPOT ON except for one problem: there AREN'T 450 "little guys" anymore.
Many smaller affiliates have left the game - ask Signupdammit, he's got all the facts and figures to support this claim - and those that are left have such limited resources, in both traffic and current income levels, that many are unwilling or afraid to try new sponsers in fear of losing what little they have left to cling to.
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There still are 450 paysite affiliates out there. Probably thousands even. But most are on auto pilot with their paysites. To get them back it will take some big changes and something special beyond what is normal now. Not the standard deal. If the money isn't there then people look for something else. Just as you would in a regular job if your employer cut your pay by 30-50%.
The fear to try other sponsors is more fear of wasting time and effort than anything else and getting discouraged when it turns out like all the others before. Not uploading to tubes and keeping content off tubes is probably a strong plus to many old timers but it might not always be enough alone.
Right now I'm focusing on dating primarily. With some traffic sources I have a uv to free ratio of 1:7. Entirely new methods for me and I find it more encouraging with more potential to scale than the old ways under the new reality. I'd love to be excited about paysites again.