I'd rather be one of the top TGP's ANY DAY than one of the top paysites...
Free sites are a lot less work... fewer responsibilities... no customer support... no graphics/promotional materials necessary... no expensive servers to maintain... no problems with password hacking... no credit card fraud... you can work independently... nobody waiting for paychecks... don't have to worry about buying more content all the time... no building galleries... no making thumbnails... no transfering of tons of files... you spend less money... less legal responsibilities... and no need to pay an accountant.
Most of the money you make with paysites goes into buying more content, paying revsharers, credit processors, programmers, hosting companies, parties/promotion... not to mention if you want to grow you will have to pay for employees, an office, etc... 95% of my free site income is straight profit... I spend weeks even months without lifting a finger...
That's why you see a lot more free site people like Boneprone hanging out here on the boards -- because we can afford time to fuck around...
Wolfshade says, "Real bigshots are NOT bragging about their accomplishments they are to busy securing even more $$$."
In other words, the "real bigshots" are too *busy* trying to keep up with their expenses to even enjoy the money. Admit it -- paysites are a dime a dozen -- everybody and their mom is pushing a paysite...
Everybody wants higher payouts so that's less profits for you big ballers -- aka Joe Paysite. Once there's a new program with better returns or better content -- the traffic goes elsewhere. Look at the original top free sites -- they are still around and growing... Can you say the same thing about paysites? To me they seem to come and go with the seasons.
Anyway flame away! ;)
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