Owning a website is a great way to provide a higher long-term income for yourself. Previously many of us would never have considered the Adult sector as a way of making profit. These days changing attitudes and big opportunities mean it’s a very real opportunity.

Here I will share with you why making Money from adult websites is something you should seriously consider. It can bring in big profits and be good fun!

This is a big article presenting an opportunity to make lots of money so please grab a coffee, sit back, and take it all in.

Why’s porn still a dirty topic?

One thing that surprised me when I started looking into the adult content sector is that it’s actually more mainstream than I thought. Simply searching for “setup adult website” surprised me when I saw web pages by eHow and BusinessInsider! Two giants of the web game.

First off let’s be clear here with a bit of clarification. By “adult content” I’m including content such as; art that contains nudity, talking about sexual topics and being an affiliate for products like sex toys. Of course there are your regular porn tube sites too.

There has been a lot of data published about the usage of adult content online. PornHub do a great job releasing data about visitor behaviour. In 2016 they received an average of 64 million visitors per day – that works out at 44,000 visitors every single minute! Truly incredible statistics. Remember that is just for their website, not the whole adult industry!

Despite the general view that it’s only men who use porn the data shows that’s a myth with huge amounts of women enjoying it. In Jamaica the PornHub data showed 46% of visitors were women. The average age globally is 35 with a spread all the way from 18 to over 65. Who know’s how old the oldest user is! Overall the report shows what a massive business this is and just how many people are customers.

These figures show how much a part of our lives it is. As a business, or in society as a whole, there is no need for it to be a taboo. There are now changing attitudes and there is more openness to sexual pleasure. With lots of money to be made from it why not take advantage of this opportunity and treat it like the serious business that it is.

How much money can you make?

It’s impossible to give exact figures on potential profit. It’s a tricky topic to answer because there simply isn’t that much information available. It also varies highly depending on how you go about monetization.

Here are the main ways to make money from adult websites:

• Affiliate programs
• Display advertising
• Sell adult products
• Premium content
• Membership sites
• Donations
• File hosting

The methods you choose will affect how much profit you can make. The type of website you setup will also dictate what type of methods you can implement.

If you want to go the affiliate route then you can promote webcam websites using affiliate networks like CrakRevenue. Here is a screenshot for a program called MyFreeCams. You get paid $2.50 per signup.

With highly targetted traffic they are the sort of programs that convert nicely because it’s already a popular well-known website in the niche. With large traffic numbers you will make good money using display advertising. Companies like PlugRush are good for that.

If you are a blogger or want to setup a dropship website then adult products such as sex toys can have good profit margins on them.

For tube sites you could also sell premium content. This can provide an extra revenue stream on top of display advertising. That is how PornHub make their money. If you don’t want to offer any free videos you can setup a membership site and charge users monthly.

If you have a free tube site you can also let people download the videos. Some file hosting services will pay you money each time someone downloads a file. You upload the file to the file hosting service and then include the link on the video webpages. That saves you money because you don’t have to host the file and provides another income opportunity.

There are personal bloggers who discuss their sex life and fantasies. These people tend to have a loyal following. In that situation you can ask for donations to help support your blog.

The income can become passive

Another huge benefit of this industry is that if you create a strong website it can become passive income. You have to put in the work first to setup the website and make it excellent for users. Over time though the traffic should be solid and with good processes in place you can take a fairly hands-off approach.

The only way this won’t become passive income is if you rely on methods for promotion such as Twitter. The main aim is always to get high search engine rankings for popular search terms. That way it can become a passive income.

If you do rely on methods that don’t have a long time span (such as social media) then you can hire freelancers from websites like Upwork. You will be able to employ people who are happy to do the work. Others won’t want to do it though so always be clear they would be working in the NSFW category. Another thing you can do is use services like Buffer to schedule social media posts. This can also be a time saver.

Costs are low, potential revenue is very high!

Now let’s get to one of the big benefits of this industry. The lovely double edge sword of low costs and high revenues. This means the level of risk in starting is low because you can’t lose much money if you do a bad job. Yet the potential for huge profits is there for those who do a good job.

For a start web hosting is low cost. It shouldn’t cost much depending on the type of website you want to own. If you are going the route of a blog then WordPress is free and there are loads of high-quality free themes. For tube sites there are scripts for setting them up easily and importing videos. For membership sites there are good solutions too that don’t cost much money. Setting up an e-commerce site is also cheap. Whichever format of site you decide, it shouldn’t cost much.

The price of content will depend on the site. For tube sites you will be embedding other sites content. That means you don’t pay a penny. For bloggers you will be the one creating most the content. Finding nude stock photos is incredibly cheap thanks to websites like Dreamstime. If you setup an e-commerce website then the images of products like dildos and lube get provided by the dropshippers and wholesalers.

If you want to go the route of original content and setup your own porn channel then you would need to hire photographers and models and that would be alot more expensive. It’s not an area I’ve looked into and I don’t expect many people reading this would also want to go that route. The other types of content mentioned above represent a much better risk to reward ratio.

Finding an adult web host

Another benefit is that hosting is no more expensive or tricky to setup than for any other website. Not all web hosts allow adult content though. Some are very strict in their policies that you should never show any nudity.

To avoid any problems you need to use a web host that allows adult websites. Popular choices are HostGator and Dreamhost.

Types of adult websites you can setup

Now you know where to get adult web hosting here is a full list of the types of site you could setup:

• Review adult products
• Blog about sexual topics
• Niche tube site
• Sell sex toys
• Community to chat about sex
• Toplist content curation (like BuzzFeed for porn!)
• Adult memes and gifs

These are the ones I know of but you could have a brainstorming session yourself and see what other ideas you can come up with. Being unique will help you stand out against competitors.

Level of competition can be surprisingly low

The number of competitors you’ll have will depend on what type of site you setup. There are lots of established e-commerce websites selling products like dildos. That can make it very tough to compete. Other areas are a lot easier to rank for.

I’ve been very surprised at some of the results my research has thrown up. I’ve been using Bing Webmaster Tools to look at how many searches different phrases get. There are search terms that get looked at thousands of times per month (in Bing alone) yet the websites ranking at the top for them are quite weak. When I say “weak” I mean the content quality isn’t great and they have very low metrics. I’ve been using the Moz open site explorer to see how strong websites are. It’s a great tool you should definitely use. Here is an example of how it looks.

There is a very real chance of ranking highly in areas where the domains ranking at the top have low metrics. It will take time with a new domain but it is certainly doable to beat them. In other sectors of life you won’t find hugely popular search terms that are very easy to rank for. This is why this is such a goldmine.

To help you compete you want to make sure you create a really good website, focus on a specific niche and then promote it well. Which brings us nicely on to the next point!

Promotion

Promotion is now easier than it used to be thanks to new types of sites like Pinterest style websites and blogs. You can still use some mainstream tactics too that you would use for any other website.

Here I will do a quick overview of why I think promoting an adult website is quite easy these days. In the future I will do a more in-depth post covering the best marketing tactics.

The first thing to do is setup your website and getting it looking good with lots of good content. There’s no point promoting something that is rubbish!

Once you are fully setup you first need to create your social profiles. Twitter is important, so is Tumblr. They both allow adult content making them very straightforward. Put it in your diary to post on them at least once a day. Get in the habit and it becomes easy! You also need to create a Pinterest account but never upload mature images to it! Instead you want to use it regularly to upload pictures such as women in bikinis. If you are a blogger you can also use it to promote blog posts with nice graphics.

Once you are up and running with social profiles you can create more permanent links. There are websites in the style of Pinterest that are adult only. Do a bit of searching to find those. Join them and share a few images from your website.

You can also search for adult forums where you can put a link in your profile. Join reddit and use some of the subreddits to share awesome stuff. If you have funds to invest you may also want to try buying traffic and measuring your ROI.

You can use other more mainstream websites too as long as you don’t upload explicit content to them. Websites like Slideshare can be good to use. For example if you have a Buzzfeed style porn site then you could do similar articles but without the nudity and upload to Slideshare. You can include a link which will get indexed.

Setting up other spin-off websites on Blogger can be another good way to link to your own website. Leaving comments on sexual blogs can be another easy way to get links. Overall you need to be smart with your promotional methods. There are lots of ways to still get links, just be sure never to spam.

The future looks bright!

Yet another brilliant thing about this sector is it’s one that certainly isn’t going to disappear! People aren’t going to stop having sexual thoughts overnight. You can give this a try knowing the market won’t suddenly shrink.

There is also the huge benefit of no competition from apps. Google Play Store and iTunes don’t allow porn in apps listed on in their stores. This means people have to go to websites to get their naughty kicks!

Other benefits

As we draw to an end of this post I thought I would run through a few other benefits you might not have thought about.

• If you want to you can stay completely anonymous
• Running websites you enjoy is important, who doesn’t like sex!
• Get web hosting on a monthly plan and you can cancel at any time meaning very low-risk if it doesn’t get success relatively quickly
• Your location doesn’t matter because it’s a global business

The downsides

Although I’ve been very positive throughout this post don’t go thinking it is all rosy and nice and easy to do.

Be sure to stay safe legally. I probably shouldn’t have to say it but – keep it legal! I mean that in terms of what you upload. Be sure to also have a DMCA page. This should contain an email address for companies to submit DMCA requests to. If you have accidently stood on someone’s copyright you need to react swiftly.

If you’ve never setup any kind of website before then you will have a learning curve to go through. It’s easy once you get the hang of it but there will be learning to be done.

You will also need to manage your expenses and push yourself to make something that’s quality and then spend the time promoting it. If you tell your friends about the venture be aware that some may not be as open to it as you are. Ultimately it doesn’t matter, but just be aware that could happen.

YOUR TURN TO ACT

Don’t just read this and do nothing about it. Decide if it’s a way you want to beef up your bank account. Hopefully everything I’ve said above has peeked your interest and you are now going to consider it.

My aim for this blog is to help people improve their personal finances. Having seen previous articles I’ve done here such as sex vs internet I’ve realised how powerful certain content can be. If you want to take your finances by the balls and have fun you too should have a serious think about trying something like this.

This article isn’t designed to be a full “how-to guide”. It is meant to share with you why I think this niche is one you should be open to. It’s not a dirty business and there are huge profits to be earnt. Unfortunately there is no magic pill. You will have to work hard at the start to succeed. However the rewards are out there if you want them.

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