Adult Video Producers Whine

[softball]

I have heard this shit so many times. I have even bemoaned it myself when I was a newbie...but then we all were back in that day. But the fact of the matter is, that if you have a serious USP, you will do well. Marketing is the key, but not necessarily the "board guru" marketing path. I know a lot of you guys make your money out of selling other people's product, like many other businesses, but the 50 per cent ++ model is not good for the people who actually create the content and if they continue to be lazy bastards and pay more than half their gross to traffic guys, then they are foolish. Nothing has changed. Affiliate marketing is a small part of our business, but it pays my travel expenses, which is nothing to sneeze at, but if it fell apart tomorrow, I wouldn't shed a tear. That is the secret to producing and selling original content. Its not rocket science, it is just plain common sense business. The curious thing is that so many have spread the rumours of my demise, which I fear, were greatly exaggerated.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

I have heard this shit so many times. I have even bemoaned it myself when I was a newbie...but then we all were back in that day. But the fact of the matter is, that if you have a serious USP, you will do well. Marketing is the key, but not necessarily the "board guru" marketing path. I know a lot of you guys make your money out of selling other people's product, like many other businesses, but the 50 per cent ++ model is not good for the people who actually create the content and if they continue to be lazy bastards and pay more than half their gross to traffic guys, then they are foolish. Nothing has changed. Affiliate marketing is a small part of our business, but it pays my travel expenses, which is nothing to sneeze at, but if it fell apart tomorrow, I wouldn't shed a tear. That is the secret to producing and selling original content. Its not rocket science, it is just plain common sense business. The curious thing is that so many have spread the rumours of my demise, which I fear, were greatly exaggerated.

When do you get back home?
We got some scheming to do.

[softball]

Originally Posted by gonzo

When do you get back home?
We got some scheming to do.

I am home now, but between my new snowshoing hobby, setting up a fetish cam thingy, and working my tail off to catch up with being a lazy ass for two months, I am a bit busy. But scheming is always fun.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

I have heard this shit so many times. I have even bemoaned it myself when I was a newbie...but then we all were back in that day. But the fact of the matter is, that if you have a serious USP, you will do well. Marketing is the key, but not necessarily the "board guru" marketing path. I know a lot of you guys make your money out of selling other people's product, like many other businesses, but the 50 per cent ++ model is not good for the people who actually create the content and if they continue to be lazy bastards and pay more than half their gross to traffic guys, then they are foolish. Nothing has changed. Affiliate marketing is a small part of our business, but it pays my travel expenses, which is nothing to sneeze at, but if it fell apart tomorrow, I wouldn't shed a tear. That is the secret to producing and selling original content. Its not rocket science, it is just plain common sense business. The curious thing is that so many have spread the rumours of my demise, which I fear, were greatly exaggerated.

Agree.

Margins on some of my current favorite traffic mechanisms are way too thin to work with someone else's affiliate program. You need a full share and all of the recurring to make it worthwhile. Recurring is also a key, as always, that's usually where the profit comes from regardless of the source of the traffic.