TROLLENSTEIN

That is the "no more bitching" part of the 1st reason.

I agree the professional affiliates (and by that I mean the whales that have the traffic and sales) will always be welcome, but everyone knows these guys 'n girls and they're invited to provide feedback and targeted test traffic long before it is opened to the general public. This is going to sound terrible, and I honestly don't mean to offend anyone that works hard for their slice of the pie, but, I think the days of the affiliate earning an income by using the same FHGS/clips/etc (that a billion other affiliates have access too) are dead. Now, of course there are many out there doing it and earning enough to justify the work put in to extract an income, but I honestly believe that it's time for a change of that model. I think something radical needs to change in the way people view how to sell porn in 2014. There is a phenomenal amount of "free" traffic out there still, and if you focus your energies on gaining your slice of that pie I think you will be much better off than slogging on with the same affiliate content 1000s of others use. which bring me onto... the Tubes!

I fully agree that many steal/stole content, and when they first started they were extremely shady and for many it seemed like the end of the world. User uploaded content my ass, etc, etc, etc. But, I never understood the outrage from the entire industry over the Tubes. I can understand that owners and content creators that had their stuff stolen would be insane with rage (I would of been too!), but I never understood why the rage continues, to this day, by everyone else (especially on the forums!) when sites like YouPorn started their content partner programs. I view Tubes today as the ultimate social media goldmine for generating traffic and sales. Traffic and Sales that dwarf any, and all, whale affiliates. The Tubes are the new whales, and have been since a month after they launched back in the day. If you think back to Traffic is King, Content is Queen, then the Tubes are the ultimate glue that brings them together. Trust me when I say I hate the mantra 'Adapt or die', but it's a pretty accurate phrase when it can clearly be shown that most never bothered to look into monetising the Tubes.

Now, I realise that there are a great many people that loved to poop on Fabian and now they poop on JT on the forums, and blame them for taking money out of their pockets. But did anyone actually pick up on the golden nuggets of information and data they freely gave? Not too many at all, much easier to attack from behind a keyboard than to actually take the time to think and work out how to take advantage of this new income source. The simple reality is the Tube genie was gone a month after the first tubes launched, so there is no going back. Going berserk on a forum will not change your situation and only make you waste time by raging about something that is not going to change. The smart ones got on board early and are enjoying the same levels of success as they did before the Tubes, if not greater. The next iteration of Tubes is coming when Cloud launches, and I honestly believe that if you aren't at least willing to give it a try then you will be left behind with no chance of catching up. I'm going way off track here now, so I'll shut up.