There was a time when sales methods were relatively uncomplicated for adult entertainment providers. Back in the pre-Internet era, consumers typically acquired their adult magazines and adult VHS releases in local brick-and-mortar porn shops — and clerks were always happy to accept cash. In...... More »

Internet billing has undergone a transformation over the past few years, with new stratagems emerging to give merchants a choice in how they want to collect. The two principal systems on the playing field today are Internet Payment Service Providers (IPSPs) — commonly known as third-party billers...... More »

For the adult webmaster, volume is everything. Success is measured in hits and page views — and out of these large numbers only a small percentage of HTTP requests ever become customers. After all the effort the online adult businessperson goes through to advertise for traffic, the small fraction...... More »

Rampant online piracy has become the bane of adult content producers and distributors. In fact, as we approach the end of the Bush Administration, dealing with the reality of copyright infringement has become a much greater day-to-day concern than the threat of governmental prosecution for most...... More »

From the affiliate point of view, webmasters are led to believe that what matters most is reaching the point of sale as often as possible and as quickly as possible. While it's true that without a sale no company can earn revenue, for many adult affiliate programs the actual sale is only the...... More »