The sibling analogy falls flat once you're dealing with adults running a business, dude. All it takes is one model who felt like you stepped over a line and next thing you know, nobody of any substance wants to work with you; all us producers have in this business is our reputation, and girls do talk shit about the creepy ones. Release forms, also, are not a license to abuse the talent. You don't let her go the second she says "let me go", congratulations! You're committing a felony no matter what she signed.
Some want a quick buck and are careless with their safety, but the majority will look into you and check references, as they should! Can't agree more with the release form not being a license.
I actually consider my "banter" better than most, but that's just me. Thing is, getting that kind of chemistry and comfort with a total stranger whom you literally just met five minutes before is really difficult...
And even if the comfort level is there or arrives, some people just don't have the type of personality which lends itself to a successful exchange. I've been pretty lucky in this regard, but it takes work and skill to get a stranger to be at ease with you touching them in a familiar way and comfortable enough they will make themselves available to that mental aspect. I know many believe simply tickling them well enough is what induces this state, but sometimes, you know more flies with honey..
If even one percent (ONE FLIPPING PERCENT!) of that one-to-two-thousand viewers bought the video whose preview they fapped to.....
Mind boggling ain't it?
For reference, my 30-second preview clips at 640x480 are usually 4-6MB.
Well there you have it! One thing we can do like they did in the "glory days" - everyone, 320x240 previews! Problem solved haha
I appreciate your clarifications. As far as forum previews are concerned, however, I differ.
You're right, it's no guarantee for a sale. But it still informs people that you exist. Ya, I won't purchase a lot of clips just based off previews, but in the past there were some really good previews that made me get clips. C4S really had nothing to do with my purchases other than following the link to select the clip in question. Promotion is difficult, I get it, but at the same time, even if you don't "get a sale", you're still out there.
Not only is it no guarantee for a sale, it often makes no difference one way or the other. I get it, in theory nothing ventured, nothing gained, can't score if you don't take the shot, etc. Reality is I used to painstakingly go through the process of making clips at the highest resolution I could, while still making them long enough to give a decent representation of the clip as a whole AND still meeting the 4 or 5mb limit. Post said preview clip on multiple sites including youtube and dailymotion (until enough accounts go cancelled), and several hi res pictures to boot. Not to mention the description to go with. Then I stopped updating every other day. And I stopped posting pics. And I stopped posting to multiple forums. And my sales are practically identical.
Ok here is my 2 cents worth. ;-)
I want this to be as constructive as possible, so please any producers reading this post, please please please do not take offence, I am trying to explain what I personally feel is missing and where I think things could be improved.
I think someone on here said it right when they asked / suggested, "Focus on quality not quantity." However there is an issue with that, especially if you are trying to be customer focussed. As you have to KNOW your customer very well to know SPECIFICALLY what your target audiences 'thing' is.
Never any offense taken. It does occur to me that the "focus on quality not quantity" ethos can work both ways, for consumer as well as producer. I'm sure it's been mentioned before, but seems to me a very good option is to order customs with the models you like. I've seen where so many have said they spend a fraction of what they used to spend on clips - so if you take that, and get a custom, you can get exactly what you wish, or something much closer to it than waiting on that serendipitous clip, while the others invariably disappoint. Again, just a thought.
For example I would personally like to see more clips that include:
1. Extremely ticklish sexy girls / women.
2. Tickled out of their mind.
3. Face down / hogtied.
4. Tickled on their bare feet.
That may seem pretty specific yet it is not specific enough. My idea of extremely ticklish sexy girls may be different to the person making the clip, they may think one type of giggle is extremely ticklish whilst I might not think they are 'extremely' ticklish unless they are litterally gasping for air and begging for mercy.
Even assuming the producer does have the same concept of tickled out of their mind (and understand it to be merciless style tickling), they still might not actually have a model who is ticklish enough or who reacts to being tickled in that cant handle it need to escape type of way. I suspect most of the guys who used to spend big on clips and no longer do are like me and want to see the more intense side and that is currently lacking (bear in mind this is from my point of view, I realise there will be producers who could post examples of what they consider to be intense, but when I watch them I may well (if being honest) have to admit they are not as intense as I like.
None of the above is the anybodies 'fault' infact if anything it would be my fault for not being specific enough. HOWEVER I have yet to see a producer ask us to be specific with what we want and then actually listen and produce it. I remember one did a questionaire years ago which I went to great lengths to fill out only to see that producer continue to make the exact same clip format he always had and sadly (for him) closed his doors less than a year later due to lack of sales.
I agree, this is the greatest issue, in so much as what one sees as an accepted generality, is in fact subjectively detailed. I've given up trying to figure out what will be enjoyed by the masses. There are models I've shot with whom I thought would not be well received and have turned out to sell very well. Likewise, there are those I was sure would be wildly popular, and they were not. Or were, however it's worth mentioning popular does not mean sales. Rose Star was one of my most "popular" models, with multiple people reaching out to ask when she will shoot again. However she has only sold 5 or 6 total clips - so, no can book.
Which again brings me back to the idea of customs. Say exactly what you want. Pay for exactly what you want. Quality over quantity no?
That is indeed a good point. So why do producers put these videos on clips4sale? Everyone should just create their own dedicated fetish site, and sell the videos on that instead.
There are so many beautiful women out there that haven't been in videos, that would probably love tickling, but they refuse to do it because they don't want to end up all over the fucking internet. Which also will affect sales and their pay day.
Well I think those who make enough profit, or simply have the capital reserve have done just that. I have looked into it and done some cost analysis, and honestly it's really a wash, and when you add the fact I don't have to deal with any IT issues, it's really not worth it. Besides, if the goal is to keep the material from making it to "other" sites, then it's a fail from the moment the material is in the hands of someone who is going to go upload it to pornhub.
Interestingly enough, you're spot on about so many beautiful women who would definitely do a tickling video, but do not want to be seen on the internet. I'm contacted by the tens of women who are interested. I explain the what, and they are a go. I explain the what for - they exit stage left.
