AVS Sites vs. Free Sites - Which do you prefer?

[LD]

I learned about the watermarks the hard way at CA. The termonology is a little odd, they "accept" your site, but it doesn't show up on list or the search function. Guess how much traffic you get...

I am now trying to get some traffic to those sites by listing on some list that accept avs sites. Also, I have some sources for non-watermarked content...in general I enjoy building them as it is a little different and less structure...time will tell if it pays.

One question: the signup revenue looks nice, but does most revenue come from that, or from sponsor links (as in freesites..) ?

[SheepGuy]

Originally Posted by LusciousDelight

I learned about the watermarks the hard way at CA. The termonology is a little odd, they "accept" your site, but it doesn't show up on list or the search function. Guess how much traffic you get...

I am now trying to get some traffic to those sites by listing on some list that accept avs sites. Also, I have some sources for non-watermarked content...in general I enjoy building them as it is a little different and less structure...time will tell if it pays.

One question: the signup revenue looks nice, but does most revenue come from that, or from sponsor links (as in freesites..) ?

Usually, for me at least, most revenue comes from the AVS signup, but I build a lot of premium sites so it likely would be different for someone just doing basic or "free" AVS sites.

[phunlee]

Hey everyone, I found this thread and am new to the board, so I thought I would ask everyone's opinion on AVS sites.

I was an adult webmaster part-time from late 98-01. Now that many things have changed, I've decided to get back in the business.

I used to make some money from AVS sites like AdultCheck and AgeCheck (now CyberAge) as well as a few others like Netverifer (I think they actually had a free AVS service, too.)

I used to make some coin, especially AgeCheck.

Can anyone give me an idea of what's happened with them over the last seven years?

[Fonz]

Originally Posted by phunlee

Hey everyone, I found this thread and am new to the board, so I thought I would ask everyone's opinion on AVS sites.

I was an adult webmaster part-time from late 98-01. Now that many things have changed, I've decided to get back in the business.

I used to make some money from AVS sites like AdultCheck and AgeCheck (now CyberAge) as well as a few others like Netverifer (I think they actually had a free AVS service, too.)

I used to make some coin, especially AgeCheck.

Can anyone give me an idea of what's happened with them over the last seven years?

If you made $100 in 1998 you'll make $2 now. It's way harder to get a sale these days then it was 10 years ago. If you're still looking for the quick buck you're better off speculating on the stock market. Even the most seasoned webmasters are complaining about their drop in sales.

Now about AVS sites, I'll let Sheepguy handle that one