- published: 29 Dec 2014
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A paysite, in pornography jargon, is a website that charges money to become a member and view its content, and often produces original adult content. They can be contrasted with "free-sites", which do not charge a membership fee. Most paysites offer "free tours" which allow non-members to view a limited number of short trailers. The vast majority of paysite memberships are bought by men. Some of the earliest paysites began by scanning images from pornographic magazines. The number of sites then grew until the market was saturated, and now many thousands of sites catering to every legal pornographic niche.
Because there is free porn available on the internet (e.g. thumbnail gallery post and streaming video sites, not to mention piracy), and some individuals cannot afford to or do not wish to purchase paysite memberships, some consumers of pornography view only free pornography. However, paysites are often one of the main originators of new content; they're one way an administrator can pay for the bandwidth costs and they're one of the most conspicuous ways in the industry to try to turn a profit. Theoretically, the more revenue a site takes in, the higher quality content it can produce.