Good point. But that usually falls into the category of selling sex, or something taboo for the underage. We call that rebellion marketing.
I think that ship has sailed.
A pay site was one of my many recommendations to Daddy when he asked me to make suggestions shortly after Hooboy died. He claimed that no one liked that idea. And that's when I knew they were all not very bright. They did not truly know the escort-loving community, and they were not serious about ridding the board of nasty trolls. Deej had so many fake usernames, Daddy would have had to ban him.
Let me be very clear, asking for a membership fee alone would not be the secret sauce to success. You need a man at the helm who knows how to build, manage, and satisfy a community. Daddy never had that talent or expertise. And now, he doesn't have the energy.
Furthermore, the time to institute a fee is when your numbers are at their highest. You don't create a fee-based membership when the numbers are falling, unless your product is made by Adobe.
And who can blame him? His servers are in the U.S. The Trump government is cracking down on porn and escorting under the guise of "sex trafficking." Daddy does not have enough money to pay lawyers for any fight that might appear on his doorstep. It's easy to see how frightened he is of cock photos on the site.
Daddy survived the Rick Munroe betrayal fiasco. I found it fascinating that after all that public (and behind the scenes) mess, Daddy eventually allowed him back with his original username. Just goes to show how Daddy's rules are arbitrary. He clearly has a soft spot (favoritism) for certain troll escorts.
I'm confident the JD Daniels fiasco nearly did Daddy in. It happened post Rentboy when so much attention was on the Feds' interest in escorting. He may never forgive JD and invite him back, but it wouldn't surprise me if he did (or has already). And who's responsible for creating/sustaining EOY (Escort of the Year)?
There's no telling what the future holds for escorting. It seems we have a way to go before anything becomes legal. That said, this forum is much better positioned for the near future. Oz may not be an I.T. guy, but he possesses a much better personality than Daddy. And rumor has it he's better looking, which never hurts.