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Originally Posted by OldJeff
Many factors.......
1. The "my dick is bigger than yours" programs have all ceased to exist, those egos have either retired, or faded into a shadow of their former selves.
2. Late 90's money was easy, tell people it's free, and they take the bait
3. Most people have realized that it is far more profitable to work behind the scenes, off the radar, with private personal deals
4. Affiliates have shot themselves in the foot with ever demanding higher and higher payouts, tons of promotional materials, immediately available reps, all for their 6 sales a month.
We live in a world where traffic buyers realize that 95% of all "affiliates" were absolutely useless to the bottom line. Far better to send people a personal gift as a thank you, or a lunch/dinner with an associate than to spend money on a bunch of the terminally useless.
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This.
The other driver of boobs and parties was always to gather up as many idiot webmasters as possible. Back in the day there were plenty of guys who got into the business because they were losers looking at naked pictures all day and fell into a way to make money from it. Businesses were simply giving those rabble who lived the life what they wanted while they were valuable. Those people are no longer valuable and most of them have returned to their former jobs in fast food.
Quite frankly, its difficult to convince me that I need to go to ANY show now. I can fly into a city, see the couple people who are important to me, and fly home. A good dinner, a good night out, and no embarrassing bottom feeder with a porn teeshirt explaining how you are both pornographers.
Those of us who SELL the life simply have no time or need for those of you still trying to LIVE the life.