I did read it. And commented the truth of 2019. Just adding to the discussion since it is relevant today when webmasters wonder if a program is active based on hosted galleries.
In 2007...yes, not having galleries would be an indication.
In 2019, no it is not indicative at all (and it wasn't in 2016 either).
The real question would be...how many affiliates of PAYSITES have any traffic left anymore?
As an affiliate who used to have more traffic to our free sites than most...I would say there aren't many more than a handful left. And certainly not at the levels that we once were (over a million uniques combined).
All that traffic now resides at the big tube sites.
Which is why I said that many affiliate programs no longer see the need for hosted galleries.
Most sites are getting the majority of traffic from their "channels" on the monster sized tube sites.
But if anyone reading this actually has a site with even a paltry hundred thousand real visitors a day...I'd love to have you chime in and do business together.
