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Originally Posted by Shap
The followup question.... Is there anywhere where these real webmasters are hanging out?
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On non-porn webmaster forums.
The situation for many is the days of throwing people at a product and hoping they will buy is over. Because the surfer demands more. If a person wants to buy a camera where would they look? On a site that did no more than list all the cameras and basic info or on one that offered real advice and can prove it's trusted?
Dating is going the same way, cams will go more towards free, with no need to even bother going via an affiliate. Tubes will stay and drop in income unless the profit from buying ad space disappears. Adsense will stay, but why would a company give affiliates the chance to earn from it when it's easier and more profitable to place an ad themselves.
It will happen slowly as I predicted ten years ago when I said free porn would devastate the industry.
The only affiliates who will be left are those who can provide real entertainment or knowledge that can be supported by ad sales. Newspapers and the top Youtubers are great examples.