Originally posted by Lee
Allan i would say personally i tend to lean more towards custom content however with that said, leased content shouldnt be cast aside either.

Both have their own unique selling points when it comes to paysite members areas and, although it may cost you more to have custom content imho this should be the sort of content paysites should primarily seek out, especially in todays volatile marketplace.

However, as said there is also a place inside paysites members areas for leased content afterall, if the leased feed, gallery, game or video provider has built thei name in a specific sector of the adult industry much like Chi Chi Larue has done then it adds an overall feel of 'quality' to a members area however, there are also drawbacks of each type of content to.

Whilst exclusive content can in many instance be costly (even though i know your costs are VERY reasonable ) a lot of the 'new' webmasters launching thei own paysites simply wont be able to go exclusive for months or even years however, on the other hand, filling your members areas with nothing but plug ins can also be a major turn-off to a surfer joining a site, why should they join your site if they can find everything you have and more at one of your competitors.

IMHO a even mixture of exclusive custom content and leased content i the way to go whilst ensuring the you also have enough 'filler' content to hold the members once their trial has passed

Regards,

Lee
Good post Lee, I agree with what you're saying. I think custom content surely has it's place, and when clients ask me I advise them to use custom content for tour design and updates and use leased content for member's area filler.

Then there's avs sites.. custom is good for tours on avs sites and in the member's area the same way as you'd use it for a paysite.

Freesites, it's good to use leased content for these especially when you're targeting search engines with thousands of sites (this is where I get all of my best traffic from)

Freesites that you want to submit to link lists or tgp, either custom content or leased content that's not overused.