In These Troubled Times, Is It Still Worth Managing A Membership Site?

ClickCastX · 2011-08-15, 04:01 PM

Adult memberships sites used to be so damn lucrative. Cam and Dating sites have flourished out of this business model. It had gone so well that people thought that adult is recession-proof. But with the onset of tube sites, rampant piracy, dwindling support from major financial institutions, government constant interference, the country's economic woes and the audience's preference for free content, it seems creating membership sites nowadays looks risky. What used to be just seems worn and obsolete.

Is it still worth the trouble making membership sites? Marketing gurus say that we only need to create more valuable content. But how more "valuable" can we make them when people apparently prefer quantity over quality? Can we really still make money with content?

And yet while all things remain doubtful, I still think the porn industry will never die. Our industry has always been innovative. We are the the first to try new things. Reinvention is our middle name. It is our adventurous spirit that will lead us to a new profitability. It's just a matter of time.

Do you share my optimism?

Bill · 2011-08-15, 05:35 PM

General rhetorical questions may not be the best way to trigger conversation.

Ramster · 2011-08-16, 11:44 AM

It can still be done yes and is being done.

You need good content, unique, exclusive. HD you cannot get on the tubes for free. You need to be able to utilize tubes for traffic, they have a lot of it so use them.

Open a pay site with bought content that is like a lot of other pay sites and depend on affiliates without utilizing tube traffic and forget it.

Bill · 2011-08-16, 04:38 PM

I think OP is a sigwhore, Ram. He posted this exact same text in a few places, then said nothing to further his question, so far.

Greenguy · 2011-08-16, 06:44 PM

He does have a nice sig

2011-08-15, 04:01 PM	#1
ClickCastX Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 92	In These Troubled Times, Is It Still Worth Managing A Membership Site? Adult memberships sites used to be so damn lucrative. Cam and Dating sites have flourished out of this business model. It had gone so well that people thought that adult is recession-proof. But with the onset of tube sites, rampant piracy, dwindling support from major financial institutions, government constant interference, the country's economic woes and the audience's preference for free content, it seems creating membership sites nowadays looks risky. What used to be just seems worn and obsolete. Is it still worth the trouble making membership sites? Marketing gurus say that we only need to create more valuable content. But how more "valuable" can we make them when people apparently prefer quantity over quality? Can we really still make money with content? And yet while all things remain doubtful, I still think the porn industry will never die. Our industry has always been innovative. We are the the first to try new things. Reinvention is our middle name. It is our adventurous spirit that will lead us to a new profitability. It's just a matter of time. Do you share my optimism? __________________ Video On Demand software

2011-08-16, 11:44 AM	#3
Ramster Life is good Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 11,705	It can still be done yes and is being done. You need good content, unique, exclusive. HD you cannot get on the tubes for free. You need to be able to utilize tubes for traffic, they have a lot of it so use them. Open a pay site with bought content that is like a lot of other pay sites and depend on affiliates without utilizing tube traffic and forget it. __________________ Pornstar Legends \| Live Cam Model Shows \| Hungarian Girls Skype: robmurray999

2011-08-16, 06:44 PM	#5
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,805	He does have a nice sig __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2011-08-15, 05:35 PM	#2
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	General rhetorical questions may not be the best way to trigger conversation.

2011-08-16, 04:38 PM	#4
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	I think OP is a sigwhore, Ram. He posted this exact same text in a few places, then said nothing to further his question, so far.