How are you adapting?

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Although I've been an amateur for several years now, as many know the bulk of my work has been in 'mainstream porn' for the past 7 years.

Working with the big paysites, etc.

I am fully aware of the advantages amateurs have over many sponsor programs as far as content, originality and creativity go...however, I'm curious.

The biz is tougher for all nowadays - more competition, more jaded surfers, processing bs, etc. How close have the two sides of this industry become in how they operate?

Things like:

Major paysites allow access to multiple sites - how many amateurs here either a) share members areas with other ams or have multiple sites of their own for members to enjoy? (I do)

Major paysites are upselling the hell out of their members - how many of you use upsells inside the members areas? (I have one or two upsells, no banners)

The big boys are trading major traffic via their exit consoles - ams traditionally have traded buttons on tour pages, is that changing?

Cross-selling - Even the most, um, reputable sponsor programs are using those little check boxes on join pages where the surfer ends up a member of multiple programs - and imo without really ever realizing it....are we getting that desperate?

There's things large paysites do that are solid, smart biz moves - definitely. But there's others that imo just show how desperate they are.

Where do most ams fit into this scenario? Guess I'm wondering how much we've learned by watching other 'genres' in this biz. Plus, I had some time to ramble while drinking my coffee lol