Will the affiliate model die this year ?

[Mike AI]

Originally Posted by JoesHO

do you think that it is now an outdated businessmodel for bot ha sponsor and for an affiliate in adult ?

( do not confucse this with me saying is ADULT dead , I know it will continue to grow)

The question is how and what will the affiliate do to adapt ?


what/how will someone become the NEW whales? what is the plan ?

Joe you smoking again?

[LadyMischief]

I highly doubt that it will die, especially for those affiliates with lots of productive traffic ...however I can see a huge scaling back of the affiliate model and more programs picking and choosing who sends them traffic, while in the meantime building up their own internal traffic sources more.

[softball]

Originally Posted by LadyMischief

I highly doubt that it will die, especially for those affiliates with lots of productive traffic ...however I can see a huge scaling back of the affiliate model and more programs picking and choosing who sends them traffic, while in the meantime building up their own internal traffic sources more.

Its happening at this very moment.

[LadyMischief]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

Its happening at this very moment.

It has been for a long time with a lot of companies, and considering the current changes in laws etc, it's a good idea.

[Elli]

People have been saying this for a very long time. I was thinking back in 2000 that the affiliate model wasn't overly sustainable, but people are still making it work. A little tweaking here or there and it will live on, imo, barring dramatic legal changes.

[Mike AI]

The affiliate marketing model has been around before the Internet, and will continue strong after - including porn.

However, cracking down on shady affiliates is certainly a trend. Supporting "needy" affiliates is many times not worth the money and effort.

The days of the free sites is coming to an end. 8 years ago there were many webmasters who made great livings running free websites. Today it is more and more difficult because the Search Engines have learned how to keep the traffic and $$ for themselves.

[Greg B]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

The affiliate marketing model has been around before the Internet, and will continue strong after - including porn.

However, cracking down on shady affiliates is certainly a trend. Supporting "needy" affiliates is many times not worth the money and effort.

The days of the free sites is coming to an end. 8 years ago there were many webmasters who made great livings running free websites. Today it is more and more difficult because the Search Engines have learned how to keep the traffic and $$ for themselves.

What Mike AI said.

In addition, it'll take just one or two affiliate programs to fuck up with an underage model to cause a major problem. It would be wise to really stay on top of which companies are ethical and not. Let's say Company 'A' does everything right and has 10,000 webmasters selling their shit. Then out of the clear blue it's found one of the hardcore models bullshitted about her age to get money to pay for her family's farm and all the checks and balances failed. Does that put the other 10,000 wemasters as well as the customers in danger? Could be if a prosecutor saw a cash cow and political edge. Would the fines be by the day for 'each' offense of a pic, banner, vid, link? There're enough greedy bastards out here who would push for it.

What about the actors with the girl? Are they in for it even though they trusted the company to keep the records straight? Has it happened before?

Giving someone something to sell for you is and always has been a good idea and profitable. It'll never die especially in this business. Niche-rarity will be the foundation. In some cases it's a win-win situation so why not?