Trraffic is KING, content is QUEEN.
I run sixteen paysites (at the moment; two more on the way) and make my living doing this. Ain't no damn hobby for me. So here's the thing:
Ya never know.
LOL It's true! You can start a paysite, do all you've outlined (and a hundred things more) and you MAY get a TON of sales - or not. There's simply no way to tell until you try (and don't believe ANYONE who tells you X is 'gaurunteed' or X is a 'sure thing'. You simply have to try and see what hits).
NEVER buy traffic to start out. NEVER. Total waste of money. Maybe if you're sending that paid traffic to a landing page loaded with thumbs then MAYBE - maybe - but to a single Paysite? Never. Did I mention never?
TIME will be your biggest firend. That, and effort. At some point tho you must (if you're smart and logical) make a decision whether this 'game' is for you or not. In other words, if you bust your ass for eight months and make 3 sales, well....
Good luck! And never, ever stop working.
