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Originally Posted by dgraves
Content theft took it's toll on many amateur sites. It's ironic how their fans put them out of business. The same guys that were downloading complete site rips are now the ones asking where they went and how come there isn't any new videos available.
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I would agree to an extent. But content theft has always existed and always will. You have to just live with the fact that there is X # of people who will never pay for your stuff, and will share it on torrent sites etc..
But there are diehard fans who will stay as paying members regardless just as long as you are giving them new content on a regular basis. And there are still a lot of people out there without the know how (or who are just too honest) to go hunting it down on free sites.
Look at Brazzers, they are huge, probably the biggest site there is sales wise. Yet i could go find passwords to get into that site easily, password forums pump them out by the dozens on a daily basis, and their content is posted free on every torrent and direct download site out there, yet they still post up 3-4 new scenes a day with top dollar stars. So there are obviously still a lot of paying customers out there. The content theft doesn't even seem to put a dent into them. Obviously it's a lot tougher for an amateur site with only one person as the main feature. But my point is that if you are going to keep a site up, it should still have updated content. Otherwise what's the point? How long will people retain with nothing there?