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Speculations: The Sex Site Business Model (Overview)
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Speculations: The Sex Site Business Model (Overview) Having watched in horror (along with everyone else) as my life savings are swept into the dustbin of financial history, my entrepreneurial instincts have been aroused. To be sure my *epic comeback* awaits some signal that we have found a *bottom*- however soft- that justifies deployment of whatever stems and seeds remain of working capital. So, how then to pass the time? Increased lurking in this community's blogosphere is one of my tonics. To that effect, I have noticed a surge in blog-posts questioning the value of a Gold Membership. A fair question, given we are in a death-spiral into an imminent recession. That said, if you regard (as I do) participation in this community as socialization and *entertainment*, the value of Gold benefits must be compared with our other distractions. Two comparative examples are alcohol or marijuana, both of which have seen increased consumption (yes, I am self-medicating more frequently) in our troubled times. In sum, for all of us, disposable income is finite and now increasingly scarce, so guns-or-butter choices must sadly be made. All this- in my typically roundabout way- has revived my<b> curiosity </font></b>about how FriendFinder-x makes its nut. Before wading in, I strenuously insist that everything that follows is speculative. I am an FriendFinder-x customer and other than providing payment instructions, have had no contact with management. Furthermore, although a few of friends in this community have shared their (presumably informed) insights, I have no mechanism for peeking behind the FriendFinder-x curtain. Despite our desire to view FriendFinder-x as an authentic *social network* (and I believe the criteria are generally met), FriendFinder-x is also an appendage of the Porn Industry. As distasteful as this might feel (as a social libertarian, I am indifferent), it is this linkage that drives FriendFinder-x's economic engine and mitigates pressure to increase our membership fees to even more rarified heights. To provide an overview (from an on-line report): Porn is worth over $100 billion globally- that's bigger than some of the biggest corporations across the world. Around 10% of that comes from the US alone; however the numbers are shrinking, thanks to free porn. However, just to give you an idea, there are 25 million porn sites worldwide and they make up 12% of all websites and over 30% of all web traffic. Porn is not only pervasive but is effectively a stand-alone economy. And one that circulates its revenues internally through various mechanisms (that I will eventually describe), providing cash flow for a universe of subsidiary businesses, FriendFinder-x included. To complete my introductory remarks, I ask those of you whose interest I have piqued to consider that- like all other Porn Industry subsidiaries- FriendFinder-x generates revenue through both internal and external sources. Internal refers to membership fees and external refers to income sharing through *referrals* and cross-pollination. My next blog-post will continue with my conjectures on internal revenue generation. |
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Interesting... Obviously you've given this some thought. Ok... let me know when that next instalment is ready. I'll be near the buffet. ... is there another way to look at it Going Too Fucking Far NEW Blog Features RevealeD O O A Foolproof Method Posted Over on that NEW site O O
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