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will76 · 11-24-2007, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MrMaxwell

I think that what he means is that pushing a commitment, at $30/month, to surfers who are looking for just one set at a time, some variety every day is not going to work forever..

I'd say that it is NOT so much the PRICE but the perceived waste/commitment that turns most fools off to buying. You can see them saying, well, I don't need that site for a month, you can see them saying, fuck that rebilling shit, because they probably are scared that they might have to call their credit provider and admit to what they bought.

Why don't more sites let people join free with credit card and sell them individual content sets? I think that those VOD sites are a great idea, a great idea.

And once webcams are worth a shit there will be more personalized service at the cam sites - the cam sites and custom content and microniches will win out in the end once computers are good enough and bandwidth is plentiful enough (especially once household internet connections are worth a fuck- they're not, now, alot of broadband users still are between 128-1.5 and that really sucks)

That IS the problem if you ask me- other methods of delivery are all but superior in some ways.. once we're able to show a video to a surfer FULL SCREEN without it looking like shit.. and once people start buying larger monitors/using their PCs as home theatre systems.. that will really help (I realise that these things are already happening but I'm talking about when it is COMMONPLACE for your average surfer to have at least 10Mbps, big large screen, powerful CPU)

Sorry for my rambling- I am old

TWO HUGE FLAWS in his logic before it even gets started.

1. VERY VERY few sites force people to join for 30 days for $30. 98% of sites offer a Trial Membership, usually $2.95 for 3 days. So Paul is 100% WRONG. We are only forcing a surfer to spend $2.95 for 3 days. That's only $2.95 even if they only wanted to use it for 20 minutes and not the whole 3 days, it is still a bargin. How much cheaper do you think it should be sold to meet their needs .99 ?

Paul's solution to this is a $4.95 a month membership for 30 days. PAUL??? you said the surfer only wants 20 mins so we give them 2 DAYS for $2.95. You trying to make them spend more ($4.95) for 30 days. Why do they want 30 days, they only want 20 mins, you not meeting their needs Paul. What is currently in place is a better deal ($2.95) then what you are offering ($4.95).

2. I don't think Paul believes his own shit too much since he still charges $30 for 30 days on his own site. If he really felt this was the way to go wouldn't he change his own site to the " better way" to meet the surfer's needs ???