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Originally Posted by anexsia
sure I could go on TPB and download them for free but when the prices are good and it's so nice having games all in one place like itunes does with music it gives me a great reason to not download stuff illegally.
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Thankfully there are millions of people who think just like you do.
Consumers don't just pay for content. They pay for an experience, they pay for convenience, they pay for quality and for the peace of mind of knowing they can trust the source of the content. "Free" doesn't always trump these things. If it did, the very same people crying on forums about how nobody is willing to pay for porn anymore would be way too busy doing odd jobs to make ends meet to sit on gfy all day.
I agree with Raymor 100%. Having a security script in place that prevents site rips is an
absolute must for any pay site.
If you're really looking to monetize content and control it in today's market, I honestly believe the easiest way is to change from subscription to on demand.
Let users buy a package just like Netflix that gives them credits to use to buy content. We do it with Elevated X and have a plug-in that will let you sell zips for 1 price, full videos for another price, clips for another price. There's no way to leech the site. No reason to limit zips, if someone wants it, they can buy it for $0.50 or $1 or whatever you want to charge. Problem solved.