Seriously How Many Pics do You Need!?

[Lee]

On the other hand, I'll gladly accept sales made by affiliates using Maxpixels or Ounique content. But I guarantee that the sale will be harder to convert.

Why will the sale be harder to convert?

Regards,

Lee

[Xstr8guy]

Why will the sale be harder to convert?

Regards,

Lee

Because the content the affiliate is using isn't going to be found on the site they are promoting. A surfer sees pics of John X on a blog that is promoting a site where John X is nowhere to be found.

And besides, Ounique and Maxpixels aren't exclusive content.

[Lee]

Because the content the affiliate is using isn't going to be found on the site they are promoting. A surfer sees pics of John X on a blog that is promoting a site where John X is nowhere to be found.

And besides, Ounique and Maxpixels aren't exclusive content.

It doesnt matter, for the last 10+ years people have been using purchased content to sell memberships to sites that didnt have that exact same content set or model in the members area, it never hurt sales then and it doesnt hurt sales now unless you are promoting solo model sites then yeah, that just doesnt make sense $0.02

Can you not see the vicious circle we [the entire industry] has become caught in? 4 sample pics became to little, so we offered 10, 10 became to little, so we offered 20, 20 became to little so we offered 4 exclusive content pics, 4 became to little to we offered 10 exclusive content pics, the pic train left the station so we offered 10 second movie clips, 10 second movie clips became to small so we'll offer 30 seconds, 30 second movie clips became to small so we'll offer 1 minute movie clips, 1 minute movie clips will become to small so we'll offer 2 minute movie clips, 2 minute movie clips will become to small so we'll offer 1 minute exclusive content movie clips, 1 minute exclusive content movie clips will become to small so we'll offer 2 minute exclusive content movie clips, 2 minute exclusive content movie clips will become to small so well offer 1 exclusive content scene....

See a pattern there at all? I do, its been happening slowly but surely over the past 8 years and its going to continue until surfers are being given everything they want for free, we dont need to be increasing the quality or quantity of content being offered, we need to reduce the amounts and quality (in some form) otherwise it wont be long until every paysite needs to start giving away free DVDs with every membership.

Surfers are getting more and more demanding, and we're giving in to them.

It happened on the straight side of the industry a couple of years ago, now all those straight companies are launching their own gay programs and guess what, they are going to kill the gay porn marketplace just like they did the straight one, and we're going to contribute to it, because if we dont, they'll get all the traffic and sales.

More, higher quality, exclusive content being used a 'teasers' isnt the way to plan for our long term profitability.

Go in to your local ice-cream parlor and ask for a sample of every flavor they have on offer and walk out without buying anything. The next day, do the same thing, then the day after that and the day after that, how many times do you think you could get away with it before the owner gives you bigger samples of their ice-cream?

Now imagine if EVERY 'customer' did the same thing and nobody bought until they were being given waffle cones with 2 scoops of ice-cream in them, what would happen to the store?

Regards,

Lee

[Xstr8guy]

It doesnt matter, for the last 10+ years people have been using purchased content to sell memberships to sites that didnt have that exact same content set or model in the members area, it never hurt sales then and it doesnt hurt sales now $0.02

Yeah, that works really great for a blog entry. :crazy:

Example blog entry using Ounique photos...

"Uknakedmen has a really hot guy this week on their site. His name is Ben and he's an Irish lad with a hard trim body and a big cock. He kind looks like this guy here, except this guy is not Irish. In fact I have no idea where he's from. Oh, and you've probably seen this picture years ago a thousand times."

Oh yeah, that is really going to make sales go through the roof! :thumbsup:

[Lee]

Yeah, that works really great for a blog entry. :crazy:

Example blog entry using Ounique photos...

"Uknakedmen has a really hot guy this week on their site. His name is Ben and he's an Irish lad with a hard trim body and a big cock. He kind looks like this guy here, except this guy is not Irish. In fact I have no idea where he's from. Oh, and you've probably seen this picture years ago a thousand times."

Oh yeah, that is really going to make sales go through the roof! :thumbsup:

You quoted me before i had a chance to finish my edits LOL

Also for the record, blogs arent the be-all and end-all of traffic, there are plenty of other places out there to get 'hits' hehe

Regards,

Lee

[Xstr8guy]

You quoted me before i had a chance to finish my edits LOL

Also for the record, blogs arent the be-all and end-all of traffic, there are plenty of other places out there to get 'hits' hehe

Yes, but I maintain that sponsor provided content will almost always sell a site better than generic licensed content.

[Lee]

Yes, but I maintain that sponsor provided content will almost always sell a site better than generic licensed content.

Im not denying that fact, when it comes to sites that feature single models and thats all they talk about, but why should sponsors have to give out THOUSANDS of high quality uncensored images and movie clips anyway, whether its exclusive or licensed?

Why isnt 10-20 low quality teaser pics enough for webmasters to sell their sponsors sites any more? Its because of 1 of 2 reasons...

1) There is already to much free content out there.
2) Webmasters dont know how to sell their sponsors product.

I can sell site memberships using purely text ads, so can hundreds of thousands of other people, if they couldnt, places like Yahoo and Google wouldnt be making millions each year from their PPC services.... Services that dont have any 'preview' pics involved at all, the traffic goes directly to the sponsors sites.

If i want to use images or movies to sell a sponsors site, ill use my own content, that i purchased specifically for that purpose, not the same sponsor content that thousands of other webmasters have already diluted on their galleries and blog entries.

Regards,

Lee