Question: How many people actually pay for porn?

[stillsexy]

People always say that porn is one of the largest online industries, however, I always wonder how many actually pay to watch porn? Anyone?

[USA]

Millions!!!

[FlowerKid]

I would say 58561299 pay for porn.

[notime]

The correct answer would be: "Less every day". But since the world's population is growing rapidly and more people get an internet connection daily and existing ones will get multiple devices, no frog will jump out of the water.

[MaDalton]

never too many

[halfpint]

Me I just purchased content ..damm I could have stole it instead

[msk19994]

Free porn is available every where
So people whom don't know how to find free sites or kids using their dads credit card pay for porn

[kane]

I think we are done to nine people now.

[Penny24Seven]

easy, about 1 in every 200 pay for it that visit my site

[CYF]

I bought a few Playboys and Barely Legal magazines once.

[Roald]

Originally Posted by msk19994

Free porn is available every where
So people whom don't know how to find free sites or kids using their dads credit card pay for porn

Not true.

[SIK]

at least fifty

[ggrrssyydik]

I think people who are afraid to get a computer virus would rather purchase porn from pay sites. I think most mentality is that if its from a free download then it came with a virus attached to it. If you paid for it, then your only getting what you paid for.Kinda like the same concept on musics.

[xNetworx]

more than 1 and less than 10 billion

[PR_Phil]

I've heard several times lately that exactly 27 people buy porn per week, and it is regulated by CCBill

[Barefootsies]

Originally Posted by Roald

Not true.

Exactly.

Plenty of people are still willing to pay for porn. Assuming you provide them something of value. Including fresh content, updates, girls they like to see, listen to them and incorporate their ideas, etc, etc. etc.. People are still willing to buy a SINGLE SCENE for $10.00 versus a pay site for $9/19/29.95.

If you want to know what is wrong with this industry, start going through your sponsor spreadsheet, and passwords, for 2005. Once you get into their sites, content, when the last update was, etc. (assuming they are even still around)... you will see why people can't "sell" porn sites.

Those who are updating often, providing value, interaction, & quality content are still selling.

[sandman!]

15.569876

[NewNick]

42

..........

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by notime

The correct answer would be: "Less every day". But since the world's population is growing rapidly and more people get an internet connection daily and existing ones will get multiple devices, no frog will jump out of the water.

Look at where the population and connection growth is. Less every day is spot on though.

Originally Posted by Brian837

easy, about 1 in every 200 pay for it that visit my site

That has nothing to do with the OP's question.

To answer his question. Out of people who actually consume porn, it's probably less than 1-5,000.

Look at the maths.

Largest traffic sellers. Their traffic numbers. Their click numbers, price per 1,000 clicks.

Tubes could be getting 10 surfers to every clicker and now go from there.

! - 200 is pointless if 2,000 look at the samples and only 1 buys. His ratio is 1-2,000. Assuming the other 1,800 go and buy elsewhere is delusional.

[pimpware]

69. No more, no less

[Sly]

Originally Posted by PR_Phil

I've heard several times lately that exactly 27 people buy porn per week, and it is regulated by CCBill

You heard wrong. 21 is the new cut off.

[Chris]

ive had 7 full paid joins today so atleast 7

[Colmike9]

Originally Posted by Barefootsies

Exactly.

Plenty of people are still willing to pay for porn. Assuming you provide them something of value. Including fresh content, updates, girls they like to see, listen to them and incorporate their ideas, etc, etc. etc.. People are still willing to buy a SINGLE SCENE for $10.00 versus a pay site for $9/19/29.95.

If you want to know what is wrong with this industry, start going through your sponsor spreadsheet, and passwords, for 2005. Once you get into their sites, content, when the last update was, etc. (assuming they are even still around)... you will see why people can't "sell" porn sites.

Those who are updating often, providing value, interaction, & quality content are still selling.

Also, why does everyone think that all porn out there is free? The only porn that is out there for free is the porn that those affiliate programs are giving to affiliates to promote with and what those paysite and others without affiliate programs are using themselves. I really doubt that password trading and torrents are killing the industry and all of the 'free porn' on tubes just seems like a lot of free porn, but it's really just a whole bunch of promo content. If there is someone interested in a specific niche or a nice looking video that he wants to buy, then he'll but it. It's marketing, not global porn distribution speculation.
Another thing, if a webmaster makes a shitty site that 1,000,000 viewers see, that's 1,000,000 viewers that are going to look elsewhere for a better site. It doesn't mean that the adult industry is dying and everyone is looking for free porn..

[stillsexy]

is there any real life porn millionaire, besides the playboy founder?

[Colmike9]

Originally Posted by stillsexy

is there any real life porn millionaire, besides the playboy founder?

Larry Flint has literally 10x the amount of money that Hugh Hefner has..

[xenigo]

Originally Posted by stillsexy

is there any real life porn millionaire, besides the playboy founder?

Trollololololooooooooo...

[xenigo]

Originally Posted by stillsexy

is there any real life porn millionaire, besides the playboy founder?

Hugh is a bum compared to a lot of guys. Assuming this is a serious question, which I'm assuming it is not.

[bronco67]

Just a couple of them...

[Chosen]

Originally Posted by USA

Millions!!!

Yep

[Raz]

Pay for porn????

[mavruda]

Originally Posted by stillsexy

People always say that porn is one of the largest online industries, however, I always wonder how many actually pay to watch porn? Anyone?

Depending on what you're selling, and how you are offering it.

Good look is always a plus. It would be hard to make any sells if there are thousands more who offer the same thing like you though.

[potter]

I've been in the industry now for a decade or so? - So I've always known more about getting free porn than your average surfer. I've also had more resources than the average surfer. Even had free logins to dozens of sites because I was a good affiliate.

I've still pretty much had subscriptions to sites the entire time. Hell, I had a 2 year subscription to one expire last month.

I also have half a dozen or so subscriptions to mainstream sites as well.

People will always pay for porn. If you're providing a good enough service - which honestly probably 80% of the industry isn't, I'm betting 80% or more of paysites are still running off the site model that was being used in the 90s. So there is that. I would say my biggest concern if I'm considering a subscription is getting my card dinged. I've had both scams where in one case I got 3-4 random charges to my card upon signing up. Then the other where I clicked on "hidden join links" and was charged for upgrades / cross sales just by clicking on an image/link with no confirmation of purchase. Not only are both these methods completely illegal practices but they really give the industry a black eye. And hell, I've been an affiliate forever, developed half a dozen or more sites, and I've even run my own paysite. I know the game, and I know the tricks - and I still got hit a couple times.

Anyway, point is. People pay for porn. People pay for everything. We're consumers. There is a free market for everything out there. I could probably go get most anything free. However I usually always choose the paid version, because I want the quality and service the premium version offers. A major problem in porn is the lack of innovation. There are very very few paysites and "pay services" actually innovating and keeping up with or ahead of trends and technology. The free side of the industry is light years ahead of what the paid side is doing. Therefore the industry as whole has let the free market outgrow and stand above the paid side in the majority of cases. Adapt or die, and a large number are standing six feet underground.

The moral of the story is people are out there willing to pay, and even wanting to pay. It's just likely that you aren't offering something worth paying for.

[Roald]

Originally Posted by potter

I've been in the industry now for a decade or so? - So I've always known more about getting free porn than your average surfer. I've also had more resources than the average surfer. Even had free logins to dozens of sites because I was a good affiliate.

I've still pretty much had subscriptions to sites the entire time. Hell, I had a 2 year subscription to one expire last month.

I also have half a dozen or so subscriptions to mainstream sites as well.

People will always pay for porn. If you're providing a good enough service - which honestly probably 80% of the industry isn't, I'm betting 80% or more of paysites are still running off the site model that was being used in the 90s. So there is that. I would say my biggest concern if I'm considering a subscription is getting my card dinged. I've had both scams where in one case I got 3-4 random charges to my card upon signing up. Then the other where I clicked on "hidden join links" and was charged for upgrades / cross sales just by clicking on an image/link with no confirmation of purchase. Not only are both these methods completely illegal practices but they really give the industry a black eye. And hell, I've been an affiliate forever, developed half a dozen or more sites, and I've even run my own paysite. I know the game, and I know the tricks - and I still got hit a couple times.

Anyway, point is. People pay for porn. People pay for everything. We're consumers. There is a free market for everything out there. I could probably go get most anything free. However I usually always choose the paid version, because I want the quality and service the premium version offers. A major problem in porn is the lack of innovation. There are very very few paysites and "pay services" actually innovating and keeping up with or ahead of trends and technology. The free side of the industry is light years ahead of what the paid side is doing. Therefore the industry as whole has let the free market outgrow and stand above the paid side in the majority of cases. Adapt or die, and a large number are standing six feet underground.

The moral of the story is people are out there willing to pay, and even wanting to pay. It's just likely that you aren't offering something worth paying for.

Well said!

[Barefootsies]

Originally Posted by potter

The moral of the story is people are out there willing to pay, and even wanting to pay. It's just likely that you aren't offering something worth paying for.

[Pierre Djurberg]

I saw somewhere internetporn gives around 3000$ and more per sec...so we are talking millions per day

[VicD]

Originally Posted by kane

I think we are done to nine people now.

[Major (Tom)]

first question is: how often is your stuff pirated. That is a good indication if people will pay for it. We have 27 sites. It's only the really good stuff that people pirate & buy. facialabuse.com does awesome but gets pirated often. povhotel.com doesnt get pirated much and no one at all buys it. My point is, if it's good, people can't wait and will buy it.
ds

[escorpio]

Porn is free.

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by potter

I've been in the industry now for a decade or so? - So I've always known more about getting free porn than your average surfer. I've also had more resources than the average surfer. Even had free logins to dozens of sites because I was a good affiliate.

I've still pretty much had subscriptions to sites the entire time. Hell, I had a 2 year subscription to one expire last month.

I also have half a dozen or so subscriptions to mainstream sites as well.

People will always pay for porn. If you're providing a good enough service - which honestly probably 80% of the industry isn't, I'm betting 80% or more of paysites are still running off the site model that was being used in the 90s. So there is that. I would say my biggest concern if I'm considering a subscription is getting my card dinged. I've had both scams where in one case I got 3-4 random charges to my card upon signing up. Then the other where I clicked on "hidden join links" and was charged for upgrades / cross sales just by clicking on an image/link with no confirmation of purchase. Not only are both these methods completely illegal practices but they really give the industry a black eye. And hell, I've been an affiliate forever, developed half a dozen or more sites, and I've even run my own paysite. I know the game, and I know the tricks - and I still got hit a couple times.

Anyway, point is. People pay for porn. People pay for everything. We're consumers. There is a free market for everything out there. I could probably go get most anything free. However I usually always choose the paid version, because I want the quality and service the premium version offers. A major problem in porn is the lack of innovation. There are very very few paysites and "pay services" actually innovating and keeping up with or ahead of trends and technology. The free side of the industry is light years ahead of what the paid side is doing. Therefore the industry as whole has let the free market outgrow and stand above the paid side in the majority of cases. Adapt or die, and a large number are standing six feet underground.

The moral of the story is people are out there willing to pay, and even wanting to pay. It's just likely that you aren't offering something worth paying for.

Ok you say there are some paid innovative sites that are not stuck in the 90s. Name few examples of sites that you think are worth paying for to the surfers.