Is It Still Profitable To Build TGP Sites?

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10-11-2011, 10:08 PM
Bec

Is It Still Profitable To Build TGP Sites?

I'm thinking about buying the JMB server edition of their TGPX script, which is now available for a mere $50. I'd have one control panel and the ability to put a tgp on literally every site I have on my server.

Part of me is thinking this would be a nice added feature to a lot of my blog domains, something I can control from one installation instead of having to build galleries using a plugin of some sort on each one individually.

I know sponsors are still putting out hundreds of hosted picture and movie galleries, so they must still be converting. Right?

My Questions are:

1. With the current tube craze are TGP's (thumbnail gallery post) past their prime?

2. Are there still good trades between tgp'ers? IE: So add a trade script?

3. Are webmasters still needing/submitting galleries and would I want to have partner accounts available?

4. Any sponsors care to share just what promo materials affiliates are asking for nowadays?
10-11-2011, 11:32 PM
MaxxAdult

Why not look outside the box?
TGPs have always looked way more attractive at face value than generic tube sites. Nice over saturated thumbs, hand picked to get clicks.

Tubes, are the new craze.. Everyone loves those videos!

Why not launch TGPs, using TGPX is that is your choice, and instead of linking to galleries, link to tube videos? Sure, this would involve having your own tube site, but that isn't hard these days.

Try something new Bec!
10-11-2011, 11:35 PM
x0pa

damn talk about price drops.... now im wondering if i should do up some tgp's i really like them ;) and linking to tube style galleries vz fhg or mgp or even your own tube's video pages is a really good idea... i have site organizer and thats just not gonna cut it when it comes to tgp's....

definitely something to think about for sure...
10-11-2011, 11:37 PM
x0pa

bec we still give out photo gallery content for emoprofits hunkmoney britishbucks latinobucks
10-12-2011, 03:51 AM
attis

As everyone says TGP sites are dead, it's probably the best time to go that way. ;)
10-12-2011, 10:37 AM
HunkyLuke

I think TGP sites still have a place in helping drive traffic, especially if you can get a good trade script and trade with some of the more established TGP sites.

Something that I have done with a number of my TGP sites is change them to "destination" sites by adding more functionality, like a blog or a daily video. That helps with the stickyness.
10-12-2011, 12:17 PM
Bec

Quote:

Originally Posted by HunkMoneyLuke

Something that I have done with a number of my TGP sites is change them to "destination" sites by adding more functionality, like a blog or a daily video. That helps with the stickyness.

.... which is what adding them to my established blogs would accomplish, right?

Quote:

Why not launch TGPs, using TGPX is that is your choice, and instead of linking to galleries, link to tube videos? Sure, this would involve having your own tube site, but that isn't hard these days.

I do have tube sites Maxx, so yes, I'd be adding cross links between them. And I agree, tgp's do look more attractive than the tubes!
10-12-2011, 12:22 PM
Bec

Quote:

Originally Posted by x0pa

damn talk about price drops....

Yeah really! Weren't we just paying like $150 - 300 PER DOMAIN for some of the tgp scripts? That price for a server edition certainly got my attention! Just a couple of sales and it'd more than pay for itself.
10-12-2011, 05:06 PM
x0pa

yeah it was priced a lot higher not that long ago, seriously thinking about buying it up since its so cheap and does so much and others still cost more...
10-12-2011, 05:06 PM
x0pa

plus if you take time with your thumbs and make them look awesome you get lots of clicks ;)
10-12-2011, 06:14 PM
x0pa

whelp bought me a copy ;) too good of a deal
10-13-2011, 12:19 AM
Bec

Quote:

Originally Posted by x0pa

whelp bought me a copy ;) too good of a deal

oh cool ... you going to setup trades? http://www.arrowscripts.com/ ... download the ArrowTrader Lite III ... it's free and should handle the trades for you. I don't know a whole lot about the tgps and trading, but I figure it's about time I learn.
10-13-2011, 12:33 AM
x0pa

I have trade pulse licenses
10-19-2011, 11:08 PM
x0pa

is there any place to buy tgp templates anymore? from trustworthy sites?
10-20-2011, 04:13 AM
Bec

Quote:

Originally Posted by x0pa

is there any place to buy tgp templates anymore? from trustworthy sites?

Take a look at the ones on Adult Template Revolution
10-20-2011, 04:17 AM
x0pa

is there anyone else though, like pre-made templates ade is always the same look and feel to every design for years now blah

and im not going to go custom unless i design it myself which i may have to do ;p
10-20-2011, 08:22 PM
Bec

Does Bluefly have any? I'll look around though.
10-20-2011, 08:29 PM
Bec

Found this one so far: Free TGP-Templates has about 52 and they're available to just download, nothing to sign up for.

He includes the .psd file, so if nothing else, they could provide a jumping off place to something more customized.
10-20-2011, 08:53 PM
Bec

IDS Adult Outsourcing -- they do single job requests as well as part time and full time design, webmasters, programming, etc
10-20-2011, 09:01 PM
Bec

Found these guys using a tgp search string, and ended up on Digital Point's forum. They posted a sample tgp for sale and I just followed the link to their website. I'd check with them on pricing, as they look to be very reasonable for their other templates.

BangThemes

And don't forget to look around on Ask DamageX, as it's a megga forum for tgp people.
01-06-2012, 01:09 AM
Huskyhunks

HI Bec,

Found this thread, very telling. I'm going into active mode now, was reading your tutorials on the circle jerk sites and galleries, thank you, they are very informative but had questions about the tgp part of the equation. here's the thread.

http://www.askdamagex.com/f2/tgp-own...traffic-52439/

There's probably still money to be made in tgp, it's just how much time and money does it take to extract it from people's wallets via the tgp route.
01-06-2012, 04:16 PM
Bec

Wow -- where HAVE you been??? :welcome: back!

What is your tgp question? I can try to help out or clarify, but it looks like AskDamageX folk would be more current on that sort of advice?
01-06-2012, 11:14 PM
Huskyhunks

tgp

Hi Bec, i took two years off to do art. I've been working the gallery circuit in santa fe and selling a piece here and there. I got a little burned out on adult so took the time off and now i have alot more interest in getting things done the right way in adult.

I guess my question is concerning the individual galleries that we make to build tgp, freesites and avs sites --- if they don't get submitted to a tgp, is there any other option for promoting a single gallery ?
01-07-2012, 12:10 AM
Bec

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huskyhunks

I guess my question is concerning the individual galleries that we make to build tgp, freesites and avs sites --- if they don't get submitted to a tgp, is there any other option for promoting a single gallery ?

1. Use them in your own private TGP sites. I'm pretty sure you can still get free copies of SmartThumbs and they take a 1% skim. It's one way of finding out if tgp's and traffic trading works for you before dropping a chunk of change on scripts. Or possibly grab up the unlimited server license for the www.jmbsoft.com tgp script ... now reduced to $50.

2. Use them on a free gallery page of links on your hubsite and create a page for free gallery links in all of your blogs.

3. Blog about the content and link to your gallery instead of the sponsor FHG

4. You can still do up AVS and Freesites and not submit them to link lists. Just link to them from your hubsite and blogs. If you do the 4 page Freesite and don't submit it, you can insert a full page ad between the index and main page ... ie: index goes to the full page ad*, and at bottom of the full page ad do a "No Thanks, show me the free pics" that gets linked to the freesite main page with the gallery thumb links.
(*Usually link lists won't accept freesites that use the full page ad.)

5. Drop the url to the gallery in dump sites. No recip required.

Hopefully others here can come up with more marketing methods that don't involve link list or tgp submission.
01-07-2012, 01:26 PM
Huskyhunks

tgp galleries

Bec, thank you for the great information. I think to get things started, i'm going to have to look to link list and avs to start building traffic. Once I have a steady stream of traffic to my hub, I can integrate the ideas above. Thanks again for your help !

Charles.
01-07-2012, 05:10 PM
Bec

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huskyhunks

Bec, thank you for the great information. I think to get things started, i'm going to have to look to link list and avs to start building traffic. Once I have a steady stream of traffic to my hub, I can integrate the ideas above. Thanks again for your help !

Charles.

I think that's a wise decision ... I personally wouldn't leave out any opportunity to get free traffic, even if it is a bit of a hassle to comply with some tgp and link list rules.

Good luck, and be sure to keep posting and asking questions or help out others needing a bit of advice!
01-09-2012, 08:23 AM
PUMPaul

Warning: The layout and design is HORRIBLE but...
http://amateurmalexxx.com/

Is a domain I set up for free site submissions a few years ago.
I use TGPX on the domain's index page and link to a combination of self made (free site) galleries and sponsor hosted galleries.
Bec told me to do this years ago when I started so I did. The site does not get tons of traffic but does make a couple of sales a month so it is worth it to me for the 5-10 minutes a month I spend on it.
01-11-2012, 05:19 AM
jIgG

i'd imagine tubes are much more popular nowadays with surfers

I notice many TGPs are still thumbs in front but link to tubes or tube style galleries/videos
01-11-2012, 06:00 PM
Bec

Quote:

Originally Posted by PUMPaul

Warning: The layout and design is HORRIBLE but...
http://amateurmalexxx.com/

...but does make a couple of sales a month so it is worth it to me for the 5-10 minutes a month I spend on it.

There's a saying that ugly sells, and you making a couple sales each month from a site you aren't throwing traffic at proves it's true ... so don't let design dictate your site creations. Some of the most successful link and hub sites remind me of the old Geo-Cities subdomains that everybody had like 10 years ago! Huge fonts, paisley backgrounds, animations out the butt, and some even sang to you! .... but these ugly sites make money.
01-16-2012, 12:46 PM
GM411

TGP with a new SPIN

I use TGP Galleries to bring traffic from my Tumblr blog and Blogspot to my personal website. It does bring traffic and I do not go crazy trying to post to multiple TGP galleries.
01-16-2012, 12:53 PM
GM411

Another Cheap and Profitable solution

I have multiple free sites and my own personal sites.

I have been very successful with posting ONE PICTURE and pre-loading my blogspot to post every day - sometimes three posts a day featuring the same three affiliates - over and over and over.