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The Diminishing Fruit of Labor
I hate coming up with titles for columns that reek of despondency and despair, and even more with describing them alliteratively, but in this case once the thing popped into my head and the idea of the column began to coalesce into something to do with value, work and the decreasing number of...... More »
Adult Content Trends
Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "What is the most significant trend in adult content today?"
Here's what they had to say:
The most significant trend in adult content today is the move to HD. Many content producers are ahead of the game shooting in HD and some...... More »
Porn and Pedophilia: Cause and Effect?
Recently, Morality in Media President Robert Peters called into question the efficacy and integrity of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP), a non-profit agency primarily funded by donations from the legitimate adult entertainment industry —and an association which I'm...... More »
Show Me the Money
I wrote this column for XBIZ World's billing issue, in which the vagaries of processing and transacting for adult products and services are laid bare for the edification of the industry, providing a full picture of a side of the business where, unfortunately, most of the really bad stuff happens...... More »
A Change in Scenery
As Mick Jagger succinctly put it oh so many years ago, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need."
No mere trip down memory lane, these lyrics illustrate a basic optimism that things always will be all right, even if they are not...... More »
High-Tech Tokens
The first quarter of 2009 is nearly over, and it won't be missed in our business or many others. As the other components of the economy that employ our customers suffer, and those customers either lose their jobs or start buttoning their wallet pockets in fear of losing them, our numbers will show...... More »
The Trouble With All Work, No Play
My phone rings. Reluctantly I look up from my computer where I'm editing my latest shoot, and see that it's a close friend that I haven't seen in quite some time. She wants to know if I'd like to have dinner the following night. Without even thinking, I give her my usual answer — one I've been...... More »
The State of the Industry
At the time of this writing, I had just returned from the recent XBIZ State of the Industry '09 Conference in Woodland Hills, Calif. — the world epicenter of the adult entertainment industry — and there are a few observations of this event and its impact on the industry that I'd like to share...... More »
Challenges for Porn
I'm writing this on the eve of a trip to Sacramento with the Free Speech Coalition to lobby the California Legislature about some scary porn-unfriendly bills which apparently are being "shopped around." It looks like we once again need to educate some lawmakers about the beneficial impact of porn...... More »
I am Your Customer: What Do I Want?
I am your customer: do you know who your customers or surfers are and what they want?
The more you know about your customers or surfers the more money you can make. If you would like to find out what your surfers and customers are thinking and watching this will help you target what they would...... More »
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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... 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... 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... More »
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