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Originally posted by cj@Jul 13 2004, 04:42 PM
I care because I want that surfer ... and I don't want them to be so pissed off by the time they get to me they have picked up a playboy to wank instead.
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I fully understand the concern CJ. But i think that many also refuse to accept the reality that the biz has changed quite a bit and TGP's have always taken a lot of blame for the incompetence in this biz. The whole biz is changing and evolving at the ... well... the speed of the internet. Business owners often are not and often seem to be looking at where to lash out at and point the finger for thier dwindling success.
Surfers are more educated now. They have a good idea of whats out there and where to find it. There are more choices and more sites than ever before. They have been members of others sites. They know for the most part all the tricks, scams all the BS and all the games that have allowed people to make massive profits in the past. They know now that most paysites are a joke. In fact, i have access to any paysite I want and quite honestly, each time I go to a new site expecting to be wowed, i am dissapointed.
There is a lot wrong with this industry and TGP's are just one part of the big picture.
Just like any other business, i personally believe that you have to focus on offering value and something unique because the same models of the past of relying on volume to make sales to a shitty site, with a shitty members area with poor retention is becoming a thing of the past.
The business models of the past are increasingly poor models of the Internet today.
I think that for the most part TGP's are an excuse. Not the problem.