05 Nov 2007

Bonus sites

NS All Access - will you ever need this much porn?!

It's been interesting in the last few days to review a few network passes as I haven't seen many in the last few months or so. More interesting though is an increasing trend I've noticed on the bigger networks.

Is the bonus site dying out? In the last few weeks I've reviewed more network sites than not that do not include their fellow network sites as bonuses, and from a network that doesn't not include a network pass either.

It could be argued that networks like NS Cash and Brain Cash don't really need network passes anyway - they include all or the vast majority of their sites as bonuses to their individual sites anyway, so there's no point.

But suddenly, you are having to look a bit harder, particularly amongst the more youthful networks, to find sites that include their network brethren as bonuses. In other words, it's harder to find value for money.

It's not a worrying trend - yet. After all, the aforementioned networks and several others are generally amongst the better networks anyway and offer incredible value for money. In these regards you really shouldn't worry too much.

The acid test will come when and if these younger networks suddenly become enormously popular and start to really eat into the profits of these other networks, if those older networks will stick to their bonus site promises. Time will tell.

Posted by Steve 00:00:00