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u-Bob · 04-14-2011, 08:15 AM

*sigh* not again.... *sigh*

Obviously designers have no clue what they are doing otherwise they wouldn't sell their designs, but use them to launch their own sites instead.

Obviously coders have no clue what they are doing otherwise they would only work on their own scripts.

Obviously content producers have no clue what they are doing or how to shoot content that sells, otherwise they would only use their content to start their own paysites.

Obviously hosting companies have no clue what they are doing otherwise they would use their servers to host their own network of sites.

Obviously writers have no clue what they are doing or they wouldn't be selling blogposts but posting to their own blogs instead.

Obviously bakers have no clue what they are doing and their bread must taste like shit otherwise they wouldn't be selling it and eat it all themselves instead.

Why do designers do what they do? Why do coders do what they do? Why do writers do what they do? why do content producers do what they do?.... because they've found something they are good at and/or like doing and because they've decided to specialize in that.

In economics there such a thing as the devision of labor and the law of the comparative advantage.

Generating traffic = a specific skill.
Converting traffic = another skill.

Somehow certain people in this industry seem to have come to think that converting traffic, selling a product is easy. That it doesn't require any work. They seem to think that the only thing you need is traffic... once you've got some traffic, you throw it at some paysite and *BANG* instant profit.

What they fail to realize is that converting traffic requires hard work. Of course you can throw some *cold* traffic at a paysite link and hope for a signup. But understanding and analyzing your traffic, creating the right kind of landing pages, preselling, finding the right sponsor for the right kind of traffic,... all requires work and time.

So it makes perfect sense for people (with larger networks of sites) to sell (part of) their traffic at a price that is lower than what they would have been able to make from it if they sent it to *the right* sponsor because that way they have more time to focus on what they are good at/prefer doing.

04-14-2011, 08:15 AM
u-Bob there's no $$$ in porn Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: icq: 195./568.-230 (btw: not getting offline msgs) Posts: 33,063	sigh not again.... sigh Obviously designers have no clue what they are doing otherwise they wouldn't sell their designs, but use them to launch their own sites instead. Obviously coders have no clue what they are doing otherwise they would only work on their own scripts. Obviously content producers have no clue what they are doing or how to shoot content that sells, otherwise they would only use their content to start their own paysites. Obviously hosting companies have no clue what they are doing otherwise they would use their servers to host their own network of sites. Obviously writers have no clue what they are doing or they wouldn't be selling blogposts but posting to their own blogs instead. Obviously bakers have no clue what they are doing and their bread must taste like shit otherwise they wouldn't be selling it and eat it all themselves instead. Why do designers do what they do? Why do coders do what they do? Why do writers do what they do? why do content producers do what they do?.... because they've found something they are good at and/or like doing and because they've decided to specialize in that. In economics there such a thing as the devision of labor and the law of the comparative advantage. Generating traffic = a specific skill. Converting traffic = another skill. Somehow certain people in this industry seem to have come to think that converting traffic, selling a product is easy. That it doesn't require any work. They seem to think that the only thing you need is traffic... once you've got some traffic, you throw it at some paysite and BANG instant profit. What they fail to realize is that converting traffic requires hard work. Of course you can throw some cold traffic at a paysite link and hope for a signup. But understanding and analyzing your traffic, creating the right kind of landing pages, preselling, finding the right sponsor for the right kind of traffic,... all requires work and time. So it makes perfect sense for people (with larger networks of sites) to sell (part of) their traffic at a price that is lower than what they would have been able to make from it if they sent it to the right sponsor because that way they have more time to focus on what they are good at/prefer doing.