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Originally Posted by rhetorical
so the higher the skim (traffic redirects i am assuming) the less successful the tgp is. That is interesting.
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Not entirely. it isn't a straight drop off, for various reasons.
Example, if you are running a higher skim, but trading with sites that have lower skim and better traffic, you are often sending out worn traffic for less worn traffic, so your higher skim might in fact be improving your sales.
You can also have incredibly high skim rates (as high as 100%) providing you don't skim the first few clicks. Many TGPs using traffic systems such as chokers deal will allow the first couple of clicks to hit galleries, but every click after 4 goes to pay per click traffic. In many cases, you make more money that way than trying to sell them something.
Gonzo, I agree that the business model of tubes SHOULD be play a sample and upsell out of the sample to the real thing, but very few (if any) sites really do that. Most sites have player pages packed full of other programs, other clips, clickoffs, dating sites, and 101 other ways to turn a little bit of income to help pay for the process. I too am thinking that many of the current tube sites will disappear pretty rapidly, especially if their sales ratios drop too much lower. Considering that some people have been complaining that AFF sales are down (they are apparently buying a ton of traffic from somewhere and dilluting things pretty bad), it might be that many of these tube sites have already lost their true income.
The easiest sales proposition is free. The hardest one to make money from is free.