As the Economy Improves....

[ArtWilliams]

I think it has to do more with the illegal tubes than the state of the economy. Sure, credit cards have been tightened up but I think that is a secondary factor. Porn purchases are impulsive and a surfer, if the moment strikes him, will pay.

I used to have a top ten ranking for "thick MILFs" a couple of years ago but it has long since been taken by the tubes. Type a keyword combination into Google and what do you get? Ten first page links to illegal tubes. Once the surfer gets hook on to those why should they by a membership to a paysite? Perhaps if it is a micro-niche not covered by the tubes they'll pay, otherwise, it's free full length porn for everybody! In my most recent re-incarnation as a porn web master, I've tried to concentrate on CC bill, single girl (i.e. swinger) sites but that too is proving a challenge. Finding keywords combinations even for that niche is becoming more difficult every day.

[housekeeper]

Originally Posted by artwilliams

I used to have a top ten ranking for "thick MILFs" a couple of years ago but it has long since been taken by the tubes. Type a keyword combination into Google and what do you get? Ten first page links to illegal tubes. Once the surfer gets hook on to those why should they by a membership to a paysite? Perhaps if it is a micro-niche not covered by the tubes they'll pay, otherwise, it's free full length porn for everybody! In my most recent re-incarnation as a porn web master, I've tried to concentrate on CC bill, single girl (i.e. swinger) sites but that too is proving a challenge. Finding keywords combinations even for that niche is becoming more difficult every day.

All true and also very damaging to the state of affiliate marketing, throw in how google likes to change their rules, algorthyms, dangle your pr, etc. it's difficult to maintain consistent traffic. Programs as well are relying less on affiliates and pointing their efforts towards targeted promotions and discounted mailing list deals. The consistent money seems to be in very narrow niches, targeted keywords towards narrow niches to a specific client base. Bottom line is people are not consuming less porn, it's simply becoming slightly more difficult to convince them to purchase through affiliate marketing methods.

[Bill]

It's worse than ever - the "improvement" in the economy, which looks illusory to me, the replacing of good paying jobs with shitty paying jobs and calling that an "uptick in employment numbers", is having no real effect on anything.

[ArtWilliams]

Originally Posted by Bill

It's worse than ever - the "improvement" in the economy, which looks illusory to me, the replacing of good paying jobs with shitty paying jobs and calling that an "uptick in employment numbers", is having no real effect on anything.

To me an improvement in employment stats wouldn't have an effect anyhow. The surfer gets much of their entertainment for free now (i.e. Hulu and other legit venues). Going to SpankWire or SlutLoad to rub one out, they don't really give a thought (or care for that matter) as to whether the scenes they are watching are stolen. It's just where people get their porn. Hell, if it matters to them that much they can go to MyFreePornSite and watch full length porn videos that are not stolen (but in fact someone's back catalog) for free. A free model with an up sell blurs the distinction between what's stolen and what's not.