Adult website not making a good return

[Matt1966]

Hi,
I'm an SEO professional who generally earns money through clients, and my own AdSense, or Mediavine projects.
The problem is that a project I've recently created is in the adult niche. It's an adult review site.
At this point, I'd typically give up... but I'm currently getting ~80k users each month, and getting probably less than $100 a month in revenue which I find absolutely insane. My current tactic is a hybrid of Crakrevenue and Adultforce with links to reviewed websites, alongside some cam ads.
How is this performing so badly? PS- Website is attached as an image.

 

[Graybeard]

project I've recently created is in the adult niche. It's an adult review site.
At this point, I'd typically give up... but I'm currently getting ~80k users each month, and getting probably less than $100 a month in revenue which I find absolutely insane.

That ~80k /mo is organic SEO? If so, you got that part right ... however;
Not to hurt your feelings --but:

1. The site design is boring and very amateur for a porn cam site
2. Using stock creatives for affiliates is generally a bad move for the reason the viewer has probably seen the same thing over and over.
3. Generic porn is also very hard to sell because the tubes whored out the static pay-site format years ago and totally commoditized it.

You need to get a much better user experience to properly utilize that organic search traffic -- you should see 200+ conversions a month if it's not just click-bait for search traffic.

Update:

forces a redirect to chaturbate
that is not what someone that wanted to visit that porn site wants.
bad UX and a wasted referral --you don't deliver what you advertized.

 

[Matt1966]

That ~80k /mo is organic SEO? If so, you got that part right ... however;
Not to hurt your feelings --but:

1. The site design is boring and very amateur for a porn cam site
2. Using stock creatives for affiliates is generally a bad move for the reason the viewer has probably seen the same thing over and over.
3. Generic porn is also very hard to sell because the tubes whored out the static pay-site format years ago and totally commoditized it.

You need to get a much better user experience to properly utilize that organic search traffic -- you should see 200+ conversions a month if it's not just click-bait for search traffic.

Update:
forces a redirect to chaturbate
that is not what someone that wanted to visit that porn site wants.
bad UX and a wasted referral --you don't deliver what you advertized.

Yep, organic SEO.

No offense taken, it wasn't supposed to be a UX masterclass unless it showed potential. If it showed potential, I'd then fine-tune UX, conversion, etc.

Using stock creatives for affiliates is generally a bad move for the reason the viewer has probably seen the same thing over and over.

What would you suggest? Any examples?

forces a redirect to chaturbate

This is because Crakrevenue has altered/changed the link, or the affiliate program is no longer a thing. It would have, in the past, referred you to the correct location. Due to the fact it hasn't made a good return, I haven't been able to dedicate the time to upkeep things like this. Every ~6 months I tend to fix any dead/broken affiliate links at the same time.

 

[MisterAJ]

I think the largest problem is the user intent. I don't know the actual keywords but people looking for free alternatives of free sites are not really ready to spend money on anything. So no real problem you're solving with a solution that is monetized. Just my thoughts.

 

[Matt1966]

I think the largest problem is the user intent. I don't know the actual keywords but people looking for free alternatives of free sites are not really ready to spend money on anything. So no real problem you're solving with a solution that is monetized. Just my thoughts.

Yeah, fair point. I have a friend who has a one-page website dedicated to cams. It makes more than this site getting ~80k users.
Perhaps focussing on higher converting categories? Some categories are paid for (cams, premium stuff) vs pretty pointless traffic E.G. 'P*r*h*b alternatives'.

 

[Graybeard]

Creatives -- Most cam programs have XML or JSON feeds, learn to parse them and make creatives from the feed's content --that is 'official' issued content to affiliates.

***static porn site used to offer images and content .mp4 vid shorts for promotion I imagine active ones still do

If your links are being redirected, and without any notification to you, you have a much more serious problem.

This is because Crakrevenue has altered/changed the link, or the affiliate program is no longer a thing.

That is an excuse --you are wasting 80K SEO referrals that could potentially make you money.
200 LP conversions to cam programs on revshare would make $150+ lifetime customer or about $1,000/mo PPS

Porn paysites used to convert @ $30 pps //I haven't done that for years ...

 

[Matt1966]

So in a nutshell, so far:
1. Improve design
2. Focus on the higher converting categories
3. Maintain the website better
4. With the display ads, make my own artwork?

 

[T J Tutor]

get a much better user experience

Over the top important!

Or hire a graphics guy.

YES YES YES!

 

[Matt1966]

So, update...
1. I've put in a huge order ~$5k of content for a niche within porn that always demands monetary conversions.
2. I've reached out to a couple of UX guys.
@Graybeard, do you think keeping display ads with affiliate links is a good move? If so, I'll also ask my graphics guy to sort something out for this.

 

[Graybeard]

4. With the display ads, make my own artwork?

Or hire a graphics guy.

 

[xlovecash]

I say add our xclone white label for fit.

 

[gordon555]

I'm reviving this thread even if it's dated. I hope someone will share my thoughts.

I have a shemale category tube and at the beginning I had tested it with many webcam programs. The beauty was that the clicks had a crazy ctr even up to 50% between impressions and clicks.

Then I saw that they never made a profit, because I think chats are now a saturated market and whoever pays has already signed up everywhere.

Now there is the trend of only fans but you only make money with your videos and not as a webmaster.

I'm looking for a pay per traffic program like magmaclick which I already work with but doesn't have as much content in my niche.

how are you doing?

I've read about redirect methods with crack revenue but I don't know if dating sites still work given how cams are doing.

 

[T J Tutor]

I'm reviving this thread even if it's dated. I hope someone will share my thoughts.

I have a shemale category tube and at the beginning I had tested it with many webcam programs. The beauty was that the clicks had a crazy ctr even up to 50% between impressions and clicks.

Then I saw that they never made a profit, because I think chats are now a saturated market and whoever pays has already signed up everywhere.

Now there is the trend of only fans but you only make money with your videos and not as a webmaster.

I'm looking for a pay per traffic program like magmaclick which I already work with but doesn't have as much content in my niche.

how are you doing?

I've read about redirect methods with crack revenue but I don't know if dating sites still work given how cams are doing.

That has nothing to do with the OP's (original post) in this thread. Start your own thread!

 

[Graybeard]

So, update...
1. I've put in a huge order ~$5k of content for a niche within porn that always demands monetary conversions.
2. I've reached out to a couple of UX guys.
@Graybeard, do you think keeping display ads with affiliate links is a good move? If so, I'll also ask my graphics guy to sort something out for this.

Good luck reselling that content --though row to hoe* these days. Independent pay-site format.
How about micro-pay for content?
The customer opens an account for $10.00 the pays per video or full image gallery he wants? rather that the subscription model --or as an alternative or as a hybrid option?
If you are the one selling the porn you will need to set up a custodian of records U.S.C. §2257 any merchant account will what to see that statement on the website.
also you are restricted to merchant accounts that allow adult. NO PAYPAL.

2. Generally, affiliate links like you are currently using are bad.
If you are serious look in 1-click billing solutions in your member area.
epoch.com merchant accounts can do this. ccbill.bill is also an alternative but rather archaic.

Let me know when it's progressed to beta stage ... I will hook you up with a cam site deal