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Are Third-Party Tools Right for You?

Are Third-Party Tools Right for You?
It doesn’t take too long for most new paysite operators to realize that they are leaving money on the table through declined sales transactions and inadequate affiliate tools if they only rely on the services and technology offerings of a single billing provider. While some affiliates take com... More »

Mitch Farber: Dedication — The NETbilling Way

Mitch Farber: Dedication — The NETbilling Way
If there is one person that is synonymous with “adult merchant accounts,” it is the affable President of NETBilling, Mitch Farber, an experienced operator who has helped many top adult entertainment companies prosper amid ever-changing market conditions. NETBilling offers credit card an... More »

Blogger Spotlight: Cultural Exposé

Blogger Spotlight: Cultural Exposé
Based in New York, 24-year-old Sarah White became an international media sensation as the Naked Therapist offering counseling services in the nude online via video-chat. As a subsidiary to her business White launched Naked-Therapy.org to expose various views on sex and the impact on culture. Through... More »

Working With 3rd-Party Service Providers

Working With 3rd-Party Service Providers
For many companies the question of “how can we save money and reduce overhead?” arises as part of an internal optimization process that typically involves the re-negotiation of services with third-party providers, as well as an analysis of other operational costs. They say that “t... More »

DatingGold Approaching a Decade in Business

DatingGold Approaching a Decade in Business
Approaching nearly a decade in the online dating game, the amount of knowledge, savvy and hard knocks experience DatingGold can offer is … well, worth its weight in gold. Founder and CEO allan Henning took the plunge in 2001 into what was at the time a fledgling market to start his own mains... More »

WIA Profile: Karen Raehpour

WIA Profile: Karen Raehpour
Each month, in conjunction with industry media organization XBIZ, a new WIA member is profiled in the pages of XBIZ World and XBIZ Premiere magazines to highlight her career accomplishments, dedication to her trade and outstanding contribution to the adult business community. Women like Karen R... More »

Is the Affiliate Model Dead?

Is the Affiliate Model Dead?
The question was asked at the recent adult entertainment Virtual convention, and has been asked elsewhere before — including on the XBiZ.net industry forum: is the adult affiliate model dead? The short answer is “no,” but it’s not quite as easy as all that. First, realize t... More »

Businesses and Blogs: A Love-Hate Relationship

Businesses and Blogs: A Love-Hate Relationship
In researching the role of sex bloggers for the debut of the NoveltyBiz section’s Blogger Spotlight, I reached out to some of the professionals I assumed were benefitting from the increased attention that sex toys were getting thanks to the rise of the blogosphere. However, I was introduced to... More »

Porn Customer Service and The Golden Rule

Porn Customer Service and The Golden Rule
Customer service is always going to be important, regardless of what type of business you’re in. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling widgets, a service, or viewable entertainment — you are always going to interact with customers in one way or another if you are looking to mak... More »

Beth Ann Smith Steers Williams Trading Co. to Success

Beth Ann Smith Steers Williams Trading Co. to Success
When your business is keeping the retail market fresh by distributing top sex toys to retailers nationwide, a dedicated leader that keeps the team organized and focused is vital in keeping business thriving. For more than 35 years, Williams Trading Co. has been distributing adult goods throughout t... More »

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