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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
People have been saying for years that paysites are dead and my response has always been: well if that's true how come people keep creating new ones?
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BINGO!
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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
For Affiliates a major problem with paysites was Programs closing, no support, no new promo tools (or short 2 minute videos when full ones are available on tubes), poor tracking and all kinds of issues. But if you find ones that convert consistently (like mine do) then there's still money to be made.
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Exactly right. Over the last several years webmasters have been bitching about the tubes. Taking all the traffic and then buying up all the programs. I get it. Scary times. But those of us who are left in the biz have lived to tell the tale.
Now, today, it's a New World Order. And most of the shit-tier sponsors have disappeared. Those that are left are solid (for the most part).
The industry has self-corrected over the last several years. You can now subscribe to the entire Brazzers network for $100/yr. That's a good value, IMO. And I think surfers will recognize that more and more. PornPros, TeamSkeet, RealityKings, PornNerd, and on and on... all of those networks are worth ~ $100/yr -- if for nothing else, the convenience of not dealing with torrents, viruses, low-quality tube vids, etc.
But I think the biggest problem -- even bigger than the "porn is free" mentality -- is trust. Paysites have been fucking over surfers for so long (banging cards, hidden fees, unwanted cross-sells, etc.), people are rightly scared to pull out a credit card.
But again, I think the remaining networks are slowly fixing that. MindGeek et al. are thinking long-term. They want to keep customers happy for years, and they're less concerned about instant windfall profits.
All of that to say... I think the future is bright for (some) paysite networks. Though I admit I developed that perspective only recently.
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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
Bonus: less affiliates means less competition for your traffic!  |
Yep. I think the worst of the storm has passed. Bright future in porn.
