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Service with a Smile

For many adult paysite operators, member retention and the resulting recurring billing is the name of the game. And one of the keys to member retention is providing prompt, comprehensive and courteous service. This comes in the form of making the membership experience as satisfying and hassle-free...... More »

Think Before You Act

My father was a man with an aphorism for all situations. His aphorisms often carried a Socratic undertone, as much question as statement. One (of many I still recall) would be rolled out while I, in my youthful haste, dove into a project full-bore ahead. He'd quietly stand back and watch, until I'd...... More »

Planning for a Profitable Paysite

As the obvious costs of entry continue to fall and the conversion ratios for many affiliates continue to drop, an increasing number of well-qualified webmasters are now looking at the prospect of becoming paysite owners for the first time as well. Many seem to falsely believe that running a paysite...... More »

Secunia PSI Automates Vulnerability Scans

A new, free tool that all computer users can benefit from is Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) — an application that scours a user's system, reporting on vulnerable and not-currently-updated software. According to the company, it performs daily tests on various products searching for...... More »

Working with WordPress

For "newbies" and would-be operators, part of the barrier to entry into the online adult entertainment industry is the level of technical sophistication that is required in order to be even remotely competitive in today's marketplace — where the surfer has come to expect a high-level of "Web...... More »

Choosing a Business Entity

The type of entity you choose for your business is important not only for tax reasons but also for purposes of investment from third parties — and an eventual sale. What types of entities are there? A business may be formed as a C-corporation, an S-corporation, a partnership, a limited...... More »

Top 10 Tools for Today's Adult Webmaster

With a wild political season, a massive wall-street bailout, and the stock market crash, one might assume the adult webmaster has been upstaged. In reality, adult entertainment is one of the most recession-proof industries on the Internet. When a web surfer has lost his job, his girlfriend and/or...... More »

Password Management Challenges

Jack Dowland serves as systems administration director for the family of companies whose flagship adult products include TopBucks, PlugInFeeds, WildWestCash, Yappo and Pink Visual. Over the years, Dowland has confronted a wide variety of password management challenges, from the relatively simple...... More »

Watching Your Words

Want to build a website that acts as an ATM machine for making cash withdrawals from Google? Well, it's a simple matter of watching your words. Search engines, and the traffic they deliver, are based upon words after all, and a tool that I've been using is shedding new light and insight on my...... More »

Lighting for Amateurs: LED's Lead the Way

Among the hardest things about being in front of the camera is trying to deal with the distracting glare of the bright lights typically needed to get a good video image while pretending to be comfortable performing under the immense heat the lights give off. Fortunately, there is a not-so-new...... More »

LEGAL PERSPECTIVES

Craigslist Impacts UGC Sites

Operators of user generated content (UGC) websites, including social networks, 'tube' sites, and online adult classified operations, may be substantially implicated by the outcome of the litigation involving... More »

Wages and Hours: Paying Overtime Correctly

With the downturn in the economy, companies are often finding themselves laying off workers in order to save money and meet expenses. As I discussed in a previous article it is often necessary to let a... More »

Creating, Selling and Buying Media Companies

Wouldn't it be nice if someone wanted to buy your business for a lot of money? We constantly hear rumors about buyouts of adult companies, but they are hard to verify. Deals that get done are usually done... More »
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