Best of luck! I've been thinking about starting a tube site myself, especially since I'm already in the adult industry.
I have a few questions if you don't mind:
Are you manually adding videos from whichever third-party host you're using, or are you automatically importing them? Do you copy the title, thumbnail, description, and tags from the original host, or do you add your own touch to them?
These videos are free to use, right? They can't be taken down through DMCA takedowns?
You're not engaging in any external promotion (like social media), correct? You're just adding videos and relying on organic search traffic?
I know your traffic primarily comes from a Tier 3 demographic, and you're not overly concerned with monetization. However, could you share your earnings so far from the ExoClick banners you have hosted?
Also, what is the monthly cost to maintain the site, including hosting and third-party video hosting/provider fees?
Apologies for the barrage of questions—I'm following your journey and excited to see how it unfolds!
Thank you, mate. I'm glad to hear you're in the adult industry as well.
Here are my responses to your questions:
Are you manually adding the videos from whichever third-party host you're using, or automatically importing? Do you copy the title, thumbnail, description, and tags from the original host, or do you put your own spin on them?
I personally add and import videos to my website by scraping the title, thumbnail, description, and tags from other websites. After adding a keyword to the title, I import the videos in batches of 25 using an Excel sheet to consolidate the data. This process saves me a significant amount of time and simplifies the process.
Are these videos free to use and not subject to takedown requests through DMCA?
No, the videos I use are not free for public use, and they can be subject to takedown requests under the DMCA. In fact, I've observed that many adult tube sites feature copyrighted videos on their platforms.
You're not engaging in any external promotion, like social media, right? You're just adding videos and relying on organic search traffic?
Currently, my main focus is on increasing traffic through organic search. In a previous project, I tried using social media and sex.com to drive traffic, but the results didn't justify the time and effort I put in. However, I'm considering using Reddit to speed up the indexing of my content. One challenge I'm facing is that only 25% of the videos I imported have been indexed by Google, while the remaining 75% are still awaiting indexing.
I understand that your traffic primarily comes from a Tier 3 demographic, and you're not heavily focused on monetization. However, could you share your earnings so far from the few ExoClick banners you've hosted?
In the past 7 days, my earnings have been:
$0.14 from ExoClick
$0.5 from video hosting
I only use banner ads.
As for the monthly cost to maintain the site, I've spent $42 on hosting and an additional $8 to test some premium features of a third-party video service. So far, my total investment has been $50.
