Originally Posted by BFT3K

The reality is we are all selling a product that is virtually free, so how much is content really worth now? How much do you charge an eskimo for ice cubes?

How long does it take to recoup the cost of hiring a model for $1,000 or more, versus paying $100 for 100 scenes?

Everyone wants exclusive content, of course, but is it even worth it any more?

Add to this, that once your "exclusive" scene is up on your site, how long before it is stolen, copied, shared, tubed, etc?

For solo fetish and softcore I now pay $50 to $100 p/hour for models, and I can film 2 to 4 scenes with pics p/hour.

I've seen some nice models offered for content on this forum through different producers, and when I've asked for rates, some producers (not naming names) have come back with totally ridiculous rates - like $2,000 for 1 hour of solo softcore, etc.

Free porn is the dumbest thing this industry decided to embrace, but it is what it is. As long as it remains free, content, no matter how good it is, is going to feel the pinch of devaluation, as it is now trickle down stupidity.

I don't know of any other business that bent over this far to destroy itself.