Hello DF,
That was one mega post! I will respond to a couple of your comments.
1) The decline is Bound2Burst sales on C4S is a mystery actually. Customers have exactly the same deal with Beauties in Bondage (they can buy from C4S or from Files Forever). Many choose C4S, and the number grows every month despite the cheaper alternative. In contrast, the desperation sales have dropped significantly in the past few years. This is not a worry since sales through FF are healthy. I don't know why the bondage fans are less inclined to avail themselves of the cheaper option and permanent storage alternative.
2) One can place big files on C4S but not through a web browser, which is how most people choose to upload files. If one uses an FTP client there doesn't appear to be a size limit, thus far at least. Big, long files do push the sliding scale of prices up though. The biggest issue for me is the 40% cut by C4S which, to me, is rather excessive. There is no question that C4S tailors itself to 5-10-minute clips which (apparently) is what the majority of customers prefer. Mine turn out to be as long as circumstances dictate and I tend not to worry about it.
3) I can't do a fast forward version of part of a HIFH movie, and I'm betting most buyers would hate that anyway. I would just film a minute or two here and there for most of the first hour to show progress without having the whole thing drag along. There is only so much a model can say or do in all that time, so it does need to be eliminated.
4) B2B and BiB do indeed have almost unique customer bases. There is a little overlap but not much, which is why I splintered off the bondage side of things a few years ago. I seldom do anything bondage deliberately for B2B these days; when you get them, it is usually because a model needs to pee during the filming of a bondage movie and it seems a shame to waste the opportunity to make her wet herself.
5) Paige & Becky travel a lot but they are only around this area once or maybe twice each year. They rank among the occasional visitors, like Cheyenne and Shauna.