Any info on building your own adult website

kidstone

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My girlfriend and I are considering building some sort of adult content website for her. I've seen some pretty good websites for independent providers and I'm wondering what resources they used?

And is it easy to set up an account to generate income from such sites?

Also we don't want to run afoul of the law. So are there certain things we shouldn't do?
 

JustCallMeR

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I'm going to skip all the details and cut to the heart of the matter.

If you expect to generate any serious income from it, it's just not going to happen. If you are looking at doing it for fun, or for advertising or promotional purposes where occasionally you might get some money out of it, then fine.

The Internet is so overloaded that very few make it work. And you'll find that those that do have been doing it for a long time, are backed by a large professional distribution / promotional organization, are very beautiful, quite explicit and usually have a very specific fetish / niche market that they are catering to.

In fact, one of the most common scams that used to be around, was to sell everything required to run their own money making web cam site to dancers. It ended up costing them a lot and the people who really made the money were the ones selling it to them.

The doesn't mean that you can't make money doing it, but just don't think that you can get a great looking girl, a great looking web site and you'll make money at it. There's far more to it then that. And when you see how much the "successful" ones are making, you'd be quite disappointed I'm afraid.

But if you want to do it for fun, or for promotional purposes, then go for it!
 

JustCallMeR

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Disclaimer: When I said "when you see how much the "successful" ones are making, you'd be quite disappointed I'm afraid", I don't know any that had invested 6 figures into the launch of their own site. So I can't say how that would work. But if Tuula2 (and sister) have found a formula that works, more power to them!

But I think you'd agree that the main message is the same...
 

JustCallMeR

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Agreed. And my comments were not intended to attack what you were saying Tuula2.

But I especially want to make sure that I underline something Tuula2 said: "there are a lot of scammers out there". I can't emphasize that point enough, so REALLY do your homework.
 

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Adult hosting

Not all hosting companies will allow adult content. One that does and is very inexpensive is http://www.exmasters.com. But they do not offer the CPanel interface many hosts do, and therefore are a bit less user friendly.

It's very easy to sign up for affiliate programs from various porn providers, but the trick is attracting enough traffic to make any money.
 

timhorton

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You can make a little bit of extra pocket cash without too much effort, or a lot of money with a lot of effort and capital. It's like any other business - you have to have a good product, a good price, and promote it. And figure out what your business model is. Are you making money from subscribers, advertisers, or a bit of both? I tend to think, as with any syndicated content, that most money is made from advertisers.

When you say you've seen sites for independent providers, understand that they are generally making money from being service providers, not content providers. Their sites are promotional rather than the product itself. A few have "members only" side businesses and might make a little, on maybe a notable sum if they are constantly providing fresh content and reaching new subscribers. Most seem to entice subscribers with the idea that they might "meet" lucky members.

Internet Porn is a machine. There's little magic to it. Content, price, promotion. Then you sell the successes of that to advertisers. The well-established principles of business still apply. If you treat it like a hobby, it will pay off like a hobby.

Web development isn't cheap - the bigger sites have sizable infrastructure supported by large capital investment and high ongoing maintenance costs.

If you wanted to start with a small respectable site where you could manage content, memberships, with a payment mechanism, I'd budget minimum $5000-$6000 for design and build. This is a starting price. Then you have to look at advertising programs. These can be a clickthrough cost or fixed scope media campaign. These are ongoing costs because subscribers fall away faster than you can generate new content.

If you just wanted a hobby site, were willing to learn some basic HTML, and used Paypal or other payment provider, then you could get off cheaper, but it's more ongoing labour and people are less likely to fork over money for something perceived as less valuable.

I'm not trying to discourage you. It's just not a small project if you want to make a goodly amount of money from it. You could squeeze out a few dollars without a huge effort, though.

Feel free to PM me again if you have more questions. We could chat on the phone if you want.
 

timhorton

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Not all hosting companies will allow adult content. One that does and is very inexpensive is http://www.exmasters.com. But they do not offer the CPanel interface many hosts do, and therefore are a bit less user friendly.

It's very easy to sign up for affiliate programs from various porn providers, but the trick is attracting enough traffic to make any money.
Hosting's not an issue. There are lots of hosting providers that will allow adult content. Most will.

Where the servers are located can be an issue, because the US and Canada have different rules regarding record-keeping and the like for adult content. I put together some hosting packages for an adult content provider in the states who was looking for server space on Canadian soil, which is how I know a little about it. The project didn't go through for funding reasons on their end, but I'd done a bunch of the groundwork.
 

kidstone

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You've all given me a lot to think about. I'll have to talk it over with her.

I'm interested in building my own site(s) for my editing business--and maybe getting some work as a web editor. But that's my own route. I just thought I might be able to help her out with a side project that would generate a little bit of money for both of us. But that doesn't seem like it would happen.

On the other hand, since she wants to eventually go in another route away from lap dances to actual seminars for communities in dance and using her real skills--it might be good if she could promote herself through that. And she is a world traveller--so a website she could refer clients back to, in any country she visits, might help her advancement.

But that's all things we have to talk over in the near future (and the far future).
 

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If you wanted to start with a small respectable site where you could manage content, memberships, with a payment mechanism, I'd budget minimum $5000-$6000 for design and build. This is a starting price. Then you have to look at advertising programs. These can be a clickthrough cost or fixed scope media campaign. These are ongoing costs because subscribers fall away faster than you can generate new content.

If you just wanted a hobby site, were willing to learn some basic HTML, and used Paypal or other payment provider, then you could get off cheaper, but it's more ongoing labour and people are less likely to fork over money for something perceived as less valuable.
Of course, you could start small and do it yourself, and then gradually expand by re-investing your profits. If you already have a computer, then your start-up costs could be in the $15 - $25 range -- plus your time.

I do not believe PayPal allows its use on adult sites, but you don't need them as long as you're making your money from affiliate programs. They collect the fees and pay you a percentage.
 

JustCallMeR

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I'm interested in building my own site(s) for my editing business--and maybe getting some work as a web editor. But that's my own route. I just thought I might be able to help her out with a side project that would generate a little bit of money for both of us. But that doesn't seem like it would happen.

On the other hand, since she wants to eventually go in another route away from lap dances to actual seminars for communities in dance and using her real skills--it might be good if she could promote herself through that. And she is a world traveller--so a website she could refer clients back to, in any country she visits, might help her advancement.
Now that sounds like a much more solid plan. Good luck with it!
 

timhorton

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Of course, you could start small and do it yourself, and then gradually expand by re-investing your profits. If you already have a computer, then your start-up costs could be in the $15 - $25 range -- plus your time.

I do not believe PayPal allows its use on adult sites, but you don't need them as long as you're making your money from affiliate programs. They collect the fees and pay you a percentage.
You can always do it yourself if you are reasonably confident in your abilities and have the time. Figure out your opportunity cost of learning and doing over paying someone. Kind of like building anything. Probably anyone could learn to build a house, but it might not be worth it to do it yourself.

True that Paypal doesn't directly allow payments for adult sites. You can still accept personal "undefined" payments or do it through third-party services. Again, it's the hack way to do it.
 

kidstone

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You guys are scaring me a little, but that's probably a good thing. Doesn't hurt to be cautious.

I still would like my friend to set up a basic website, where any potential employer/client could look her up, to present a professional image for her. As well as something down the road for her dancing (as she is a trained dancer in ballet and other styles).

But it's up to her to decide. I've discussed it with her in person and sent her some of the information by email. Now she has to consider the possibility (she might just decide it's too much work).

I'll let you know what she decides in the future.
 
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