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Originally Posted by cots
Boy I haven't been here for a while for a lot of different reasons but this all seems bad news.
What's happened to Passion UK? Hadn't heard that her site was closing. I certainly haven't had any mails from her regarding it.
As far as I know Jayde is just closing her affiliate programme. Does anyone know any more than that?
As some of you know I have been running sites in this niche for quite sometime and have to agree with people here that too many solo models think that they can slip on a pair of stockings, take a few pics and bingo! They will be web millionaires! How wrong can you be! They have no idea of what makes a site and initial and then ongoing success.
I have to say that some of the blame has to shouldered by web designers/partners that run a lot of these sites. They sign up the model and then basically do bugger all marketing the site. They just leave it all to the model who basically hasn't a clue what to do!
You can guess how many write to me at Glamour Images asking for a gallery to be posted in return for a banner at their site! Ha ha! A banner? That will get me about 4-6 clicks a day when I am giving out anything around 200-300 a day. No thanks I will stick to promoting affiliates and major link exchanges.
I agree that we will see many, many sites go this year for all the reasons already stated. But I tell you what - there will be just as many, if not more, new sites taking their place!!
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I am launching a new site next week. Its been a year in the making and it is down to the final touches for a very complicated billing structure, but I hope it will do well. I agree with Geoff that the nylons niche is not very well understood and that is a good thing, really. But all of those who pitch it with little understanding of what makes it tick, still eat away at business. Its one of the reasons we got into this business...to provide the real deal to those who enjoy it. And that was...hell 12 years ago. Time flies when you waste a lot of your time under girls skirts....
