Promote AVS sites

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Originally posted by GunnCat
Seriously though Blue, my attitude about AVS is more about the corporatization of the business than anything. I stated that in the last post. I have seen many sites that seem decent. It's a drag to see AVS making tons of money just passing out content and offering hosting when there are tons of content producers who make sites and offer a unique product only to have to compete againt the AVS model.

Huh?! Assuming (I have no choice here as you only provided two examples) you have no knowledge of AVS/AEN sites outside your limited scope of experiences, this is a topic you probably should stay out of.

Your thinking that people that build AVS sites are flatulent in the ability to design/code a decent HTML page is pretty bold, if not completely unfounded.

To pick nits... Your new affiliate proggy/site needs some serious work. It's in beta? Why? It isn't even close to complete. Your BizoPorn site's warning page is almost unreadable. While the "flower power" theme is nifty, there is no sell going on. There is no hard pitch, no closer. Basically, you're burning bandwidth IMO.

Now, AVS == Corporate Porn?
Umm, get a clue. Porn has been corporate for longer than you likely have been on the web. Doubt me? Ask Ron Levy and Serge and even GG. If you are an affiliate of ANY program you are in effect part of a corporate machine.

Let's get back to AVS though... It would seem to me, and you are free to clarify, that you really don't know squat about the AVS market. True, there are outfits that shove their own overused content at their affiliates and their networks suck ass (their 4th Qtr earnings likely will decry the same). However, there are dozens of good AVS/AEN systems out there that are seriously viable.
Perhaps you haven't investigated (sorry, I'm making assumptions because you have only thrown out unfounded derogatory rhetoric) just how lucrative the AVS scene can be if worked properly. AVS traffic is Targetted traffic. AVS surfers have already whipped out their CC once - that's a huge marketing advantage. AVS surfers generally know what they are looking for, another advantage as they are self targetting. Unless the interweb has drastically changed within the past 30 seconds, I believe that qualifies them as the #2 top traffic source on the planet just behind SearchEngine traffic.
As to AVS webmasters lacking HTML/design skills you would be best to do some research before spouting off. Yes, there are shit AVS sites - as there are shit Freesites and Galleries. In the same light, the sites of whatever category that make bank are those that are built to market their wares. If you think AVS sites are all shit I'll be happy to send you all my denied freesite submissions I review.

Bottom Line: If you know AVS you can make bank, serious bank. If you know Freesites you can make equal bank, and if you really know TGP you can make equal bank on galleries. Get off your high-horse.