Comments on: Time To Shift Focus A Bit RIP Porn Valley

By: schlermy

schlermy — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 07:02:29 +0000

With the exception of 1992-2007 the old saying still applies “Good porn is like finding hen’s teeth”

By: rawalex

rawalex — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 03:14:52 +0000

Almost with exception, there is still a need for a middleman. “direct from the manufacturer” is always misleading, because most companies are unwilling or unable to process their own credit cards, and often cannot do their own digital fulfillment.

The result is sites like Clips4sale, Model Centro, and others that aggregate various producers and models into a meaningful overall product, and get their hands dirty handling the payment and fulfillment part of the business.

What it leaves out is marketing. Part of the distributor model is that they were able to get your product in front of enough eyeballs to make sales happen. Now that job falls back to the producers and models, and they are honestly mostly not up to it. That opens up a huge space for more middlemen to jump in.

Good news for people like me is that this process re-opens the field for affiliate marketing. Having people working the interwebs finding customers and promoting your product is key, and affiliate marketing generally works well.

Now if the tube sites would just go away…. 😉

By: Karmafan

Karmafan — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 00:53:57 +0000

In reply to BT. Porn companies that are still following the old business models and gaffing people for $30-$50 a month subscription (for one new scene a week) and are still hoping piracy will be eliminated are dinosaurs on the way out.

By: BT

BT — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:17:38 +0000

I think the shift in consumer behavior you described is spot on. I grew up in the era when you actually had to go to a theater or a dirty book store to watch porn. I would park the car and watch to make sure that no one I knew was walking down the sidewalk or out on the street. Along came VHS, and man was that a revelation – except that you had to worry that someone you knew would see you walking into the backroom of the video store. I always rented a regular title when I rented porn and put that on top when I put it on the counter. And, since I work at home, I’d go to the store first thing in the morning while everyone else was at work. Then, along came online video stores – but, hey, the postman still delivered it to your house. And, what if the mail came while my wife or kid were at home; or, I was out of town and my neighbor got the mail. Finally, online porn! Only thing I have to worry about is someone hacking my external hard drive and I can download just the scene I want.

By: LurkingReader

LurkingReader — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:53:01 +0000

There ya go… perfect explanation for why prop60 pass/fail won’t be limited to California. Every East Bumfuck USA town wants their piece of the pie 🙂