Adult biz articles

An introduction to these adult industry related articles, the topics they'll discuss and how you too can also contribute to them

In the articles to follow, you'll find helpful information, insider-knowledge and best practices to help you get started, stay ahead and become more successful in the adult industry. The aim is to make these articles a valuable resource to anyone just starting out in the adult industry, the people who already work within it and the industry leaders who want to keep ahead of their game.

This resource of articles will continually be updated and added to over time, with all of the latest tools, methods and innovations that matter, as they emerge. So it's probably a very good idea to bookmark this site now (or get the 'Adult Biz Guru News Widget' on the left), so that you too can continue to stay informed and updated as and when things happen or change.

The articles will attempt to cover every topic related to the adult industry and will be categorized by the different roles and work-types within it.

The following list is just a small example of some of the topics that will be covered in these articles:

• Escorts
  

  • Becoming an escort - things you should know and consider first
  • Safety tips and advice that every escort should follow (very important)
  • The pros, cons and differences between being an independent escort or working for an escort agency
  • Advertising and marketing your escort services
  • How to keep your punters (customers) happy and keep them regularly coming back for more
  • Legal issues that might affect you

• Escort Agencies
  

  • How to set up and run an escort agency of your own
  • Advertising and marketing your escort agency
  • Employing escorts and your requirements as an employer
  • Keeping your escorts happy, safe and getting them regular work
  • How, and how much, will you charge your punters (customers) for your escort's services
  • How, and how much, should you be paying your escorts
  • Legal issues and requirements

• Models and Performers
  

  • Starting out as an adult model or performer (porn star)
  • Putting together your portfolio, your showreel and tips for getting work consistently
  • The pros, cons and differences between going it alone, or signing up with an agency or production company
  • Working with photographers and video producers - what to look out for and how to get the best results out of each other
  • How, who and how much, does everyone get paid
  • Legal issues and requirements

• Photographers
  

  • Starting out as a photographer in the adult industry
  • Amateur or professional photographer - how to define yourself and your work
  • Advertising and marketing your services to potential clients
  • Your relationship with, and best practices to follow when working with, models
  • Charging for your services, paying models, content shares and TFP (Time For Photos) - the differences between each
  • Legal issues and requirements - copyright, model release forms, independent contracts, content sharing

• Video Producers
  

  • Getting started as a video producer and creating adult content for distribution
  • Amateur or professional video producer - how to define yourself and your work
  • Your standard equipment needs - from basic to high-tech
  • Your production team - who's involved with the camera, sound, lighting, editing, etc.
  • Producing video content for niche markets (amateur, BBW, bondage and S & M, fetish, teen, etc.)
  • Sales and distribution channels - DVD, video, internet & websites, independent distributors

• Web Designers
  

  • Becoming a web designer in the adult industry and the different types of work you might get
  • The best ways and places to advertising your web design services to your target or niche markets
  • Things you need to know about building 'paid membership sites' and the only kinds of payment gateways you should be using on them
  • Why you should use an adult dedicated server hosting company and the ones that we'd recommend
  • Your relationship with clients, considerations for TLD (Top Level Domain) control, the benefits of reseller hosting accounts
  • Other services, add-ons and little extras you could offer your clients to keep them happy and retain them for the long-term

• And Much More...
  

  • Read on to find out how you too can take part and help out with building up this article resource, by suggesting topics for future articles in the 'Comments' section, or by joining our article writing team.

As mentioned before, the above are just a few examples of the kind of topics you'll find discussed in the following articles, all related to the many roles, work-types and services found in the adult industry.

You will have two options available to you for quickly navigating your way through these articles. (1) You can either use the 'Articles' menu that is visible on the left-hand side of this page. (2) Or you can use the links that appear at the bottom of each article, allowing you to move forward to the next article, back to the previous one or return to this first one in the list.

If there are any topics, roles, work-types or services not already covered that you'd like to see touched upon and discussed in future articles, then please help out and share your ideas with everyone by leaving your suggestions in a comment below.

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