Tough times in the porn industry

[Greenguy]

This really is a great thread

My traffic is the same as it was about 2 years ago, but conversions are horrible & my income is down about 60-70% Each month I seem to hit a new low for income

There are so many things to take into account when you look at this. I just hope the economy gets a little bit better over the coming months so that we can all sell a couple memberships

[LD]

Originally Posted by Greenie

This really is a great thread

My traffic is the same as it was about 2 years ago, but conversions are horrible & my income is down about 60-70% Each month I seem to hit a new low for income

I jumped in a little over a couple of years ago and have seen steady increases in traffic over the last couple of years as I learn more about SEO and how things work in general. July was record for me in terms of traffic...but my sales are about 50% of what they were last year...

I had hoped to be thinking about doing this full time by now, but looks like it's not going to happen anytime soon.

It's probably a combination of things discussed...I think tube sites do reduce the amount of paid memberships people buy, and the economy causes people to spend less in general, particularly things like porn which you don't have to have. Together I think it has taken a huge bite out of money spent on porn. There's an awful lot of boring, same old shit porn produced, too. I think it makes the perceived value of porn go down in the eyes of the public. There may be people who want better quality, but don't want to wade through all the shit to get it.

Will be interesting in seeing how it all shakes out as the economy starts to recover.

[plateman]

Originally Posted by Greenie

This really is a great thread

My traffic is the same as it was about 2 years ago, but conversions are horrible & my income is down about 60-70% Each month I seem to hit a new low for income

There are so many things to take into account when you look at this. I just hope the economy gets a little bit better over the coming months so that we can all sell a couple memberships

thats where i am standing, but just different numbers $$

[stuveltje]

The last time i checked my yearly stats over a time preriode from 2004 to 2009, i noticed that since 2004 i could get away with less traffic and more sales, now i have 4 to 5 times the amound of traffic then in 2004 and hell i am way down with sales