>So my question is have I been gimping myself by publishing mainly to distributors?
perhaps. there are PA policies that can get you fans by publishing on websites. also other means with investments, photostudio, sending your contracted models to conventions...
>Another question I've got is a model can be contracted up to ten scenes a month, so if I make a personal website for her does it cap out at requiring ten scenes?
there's no hard cap for websites. but at one point you just cant reach those goals, which serves as a soft cap.
on patreon
or maybe someone already posted it, but the thread isnt updated
popular tags will add to the total bonus % when calculating the final revenue. unpopular the same. they all add together.
tag has to be unpopular to get you a penalty. so if bbw is trending, you don't get penalty for petite.
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>Asking because I'm wondering if having more "generic" or "blank" characters (where no tag is possible, like with age, weight, or alt status) is better than having specialized ones in long term*. Because obviously if they're trending they will get more.
well, depends. having less tags on a girl will also have less tags on the scene. so more fans and more market share.
but as you said, you don't get those trending bonuses, which are pretty good.
>For example, I can slap a tattoo on every character, making them all Alt, which would be great if it is not penalized in case Alt tag is not the hot shit, but if it is penalized, then this idea could nosedive the numbers.
if alt becomes unpopular it's not really the end of the world. theres a policy to reduce that unpopularity penalty