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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
HBO and Showtime seem to do fine even with NBC, ABC, and CBS available for free.
Surfers ca not get all the porn they want for free. If they want, for example, full length name brand MILF Hunter movies, they will have to pay. If they want Jenna Jameson content they will have to pay. If they want to see a Hustler Centerfold, they will have to pay. You might be able to find that content somewhere on the web stolen, but that's irrelevant to the free vs. pay debate.
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This is the most flawed analogy I've heard in a while. The business model NBC and major networks have been using since the 50's is based on product advertising. They make money from advertising, not the shows themselves. HBO makes money from advertising, but mostly from memberships.
The difference with the porn industry is that within mainstream television, an advertiser can promote ANY product. While within the porn industry, we can promote only porn related products. If NBC was trying to make money by promoting it's OWN shows, while still airing them free of charge, they would have been out of business a long time ago.
I'd like to issue a request to any sponsor who has the data available on tgp traffic. What are your average conversions as compared to other types of non-free traffic? What are your Chargeback rates as compared to non-free traffic? If tgp traffic is playing a role in high chargeback ratios, I'd certainly be interested to hear it. I think many of us don't want to be thrown into the same boat as webmasters that give it away for free. If the data proves this traffic source to be a contribution to the problem, I'd definately agree with damage: Stop paying out for this type of traffic, because at the same time you are penalizing those webmasters with quality traffic.