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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
Paul had skills (some) as a photographer of pornographic images. Paul failed miserably in trying to sell his content via a paysite. Living in the Czech Republic I'm sure the tiny amount he makes from reselling his ancient content seems like a good living. He's not on the front lines so he can sit back and pontificate (if that's in fact what he's doing).
But selling on the internet is a whole different thing, and focusing on yearly profits alone will get you out of business quick. The most I will extend is a month in terms of monitoring sales.
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My skills are in recognising that trying to be a webmaster running a paysite paid less than selling to magazines, then selling the content to webmasters at a price they can afford. That shooting exclusive was a fast way to lose money. So able to enjoy a comfortable retirement.
Your lack of skills means you can't afford to buy good content for your paysites.
Selling is selling and it always has ebbs and flows depending on the seasons. More so when selling products people don't need. Monitoring sales against the same period in previous years tell's one whether they're on target for the entire year.
Today online selling is maturing and as you point out traffic is no longer as important as the content that inspires people to click a link, look at a site/product and that in terms inspires people to get out a credit card. More so when a product requires a monthly membership fee. Or when that product is sold by 100s of other sites, just by changing the colour, texture, etc of a product doesn't make it unique. A green lawn mower mows as fast as a blue one, neither are unique. They both do the same job. The skill is in marketing and selling one as better than the other.
I studied and taught marketing years before I came online. Online has allowed a lot of people kid themselves they have a clue what marketing and selling it's about. For most, it's about traffic,
"If I had enough traffic I could sell shit". The problem is most could never get enough traffic to afford to buy anything but crap.