How to Choose the Affiliate Program that is Right for You by Chris Sellers
There are many choices in life - and in business. However, sometimes there are so many options that it can become confusing and overwhelming. Welcome to the world of the adult affiliate program. Sometimes it seems that there are more programs to choose from than stars in the sky! But, choosing a program can be easy if you know what to look for - and what to avoid. By asking yourself just five simple questions you can find the affiliate program that is right for YOU!

Affiliate Programs Explained: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask! by Chris Sellers
For those who are just getting started in the business of online adult entertainment and sales, the world can be a pretty confusing place. Which HTML editor should you use? What graphics program is the best? Should you build a pretty site - or an ugly one? Many of those questions can only be answered over time...

Where To Find Free Design Software And Webmaster Resources by Gary B. Smith
Who said that the days of free information and software on the Internet were a thing of the past? Whoever did was certainly misinformed. If you are looking for Web design and webmaster tools or information there is a virtual cornucopia of sites that offer free downloads and full applications. Many trial demos and shareware products are also available and are usually fully functional...

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Webmaster BEWARE!
by Mike Stevens
Of course they don't realize that many of us are simple family folks, many of us living in small town suburban areas --probably right next door! We have kids, we belong to the PTA, we are active community members, and we really do pay our taxes. But who cares when we get scammed, and what can we do about it? Unless the scam is big enough to attract the attention of the government...

Back to School
by Kath Blackwell
If you think your "newbie" days are over, think again... I'm amazed at how many veteran webmasters have a negative outlook on the "newbie" webmaster. Sure, sometimes it feels like we've "got enough already" and the boards feel like they're flooded with new names and faces who claim to be players but have really never made much of a splash...

To Pop or NOT to Pop?
by BennyB
The history of the pop-up console or window goes way back to the early days of the Internet. When used correctly, the pop-up can actually be a very advantageous marketing and informational tool for both the website owner and the website surfer. Today, in both the adult and mainstream online markets, pop-ups have become a standard marketing tool...

How to Create a "Simple" Free Site
by Kath Blackwell
A simple free site? Is there really such an animal? With 101 different ways to go about building one of these things - your best bet is to go with the basics. In this tutorial you will be provided with a basic outline - the basic floor plan - for a simple free site. After we hit the basics, we'll touch on the 100 other ways you can build a free site...

Directories - by Jo Hawke, AEBN
Directories and Link Sites are script-driven websites with a human touch. Unlike a search engine, you volunteer your site and the Directory Staff decide whether or not you belong in their directory. The operators of directories spend countless hours collecting and sorting through the 'Best of the Best' on the Internet. Directories give the surfer the means to search for whatever it is they are looking for...

The Summer Slump Cliché - by Kath Blackwell
It's just around the corner and before you know it - summer will be here. Long, sultry days on the beach, warm evenings out by the pool - weeks on end, spent trekking around on the country on vacation... Sure, it sounds nice, but what do those summer months do to your conversion ratios? What happens to your bottom line as your customers are out ogling bikinis on the beach? Uh, oh - it's the dreaded summer slump...

The Top 10 Mistakes Webmasters Make
by Kath Blackwell
Even with the multitude of webmaster resources, tutorial centers and education-based magazines - such as Klixxx - it's hard to learn absolutely everything, take advice from those who've "gone before you," and learn how to overcome all the obstacles, hurdles and other trials that can bring down even the best laid plans...

How to Get a Quality Webmaster Education
by Kath Blackwell
If you look around on the Web today you'll find lots of people and sites boasting that they have the solid information and training abilities that will help you to become a successful adult webmaster. But who has the real goods? Who can you trust to point you in the right direction, help you get started with your own online business...

A Newbie's Guide to the Legal Side of the Biz
by Kath Blackwell
Just getting started and you don't know what to do? Looking to join the adult industry as a webmaster, a content provider - or maybe a paysite or affiliate owner? The first thing you should consider before diving in with both feet is NOT what color scheme in which to build your site - but what legal obligations, requirements and pitfalls...

The Neophyte Webmasters' Guide to TRAFFIC
by Jo Hawke, AEBN.com
Thumbnail Gallery Post (TGP) and Movie Gallery Post (MGP) are the traffic kings. They were invented just shortly after the invention of 'dirt' and have been maturing nicely ever since. The days of the picture-post are gone for the most part. The free sites are still around, but they take a fairly substantial amount of time to build...

Is This for Me? Make Money on eBay!

Everything imaginable, new and used, is available for purchase on eBay from sellers great and small, private and commercial. Recent listings ranged from 5-cent packs of unopened baseball cards to The Isaac Meason Mansion. The 18th century mansion is renowned as one of the nation's most historic places...

Strategy & Basic Marketing Plan for Webmasters
by Jean-Cristophe Gramont
Should you run a single site or a mega sponsor program? Basic marketing rules apply. The business marketing models that worked for years in the old economy are not so useful to us now. The first consideration in the development of your marketing plan is to study the internal and external aspects of your site/sponsor program...

How Much is Enough?
by Titmowse, CozyAcademy.com
There's a famous fast-food chain with a simple, effective slogan: Find one thing and do it right. They appealed to our desire for their tasty food by pointing out the weaknesses in offering too many menu choices. They told us their chicken was best because chicken was their only dish. They stressed how quality decreases in relation to quantity...

How to Produce Your Own Online Movie
by Theresa Lütge-Smith
It's easy to create, produce and distribute your own movie, providing you are equipped with the right tools of the trade, and the necessary technical know-how. What was previously only the domain of Hollywood movie producers and those with high-end and very expensive equipment is now within reach of the masses...

Get Your Own Cash Cow! - by Philip Alsen
The reason why... "Your clients are men," he explains, "and men do not have a sense for good design and affectionate details. On the plus side, men are not very complicated clients. If you don`t make any untruthful promises and give them what they want, you easily win a faithful client." A site made for women? He answers with a smile and a little shrug in his shoulders, "Are only men dumb enough to spend money for sex on the 'Net?"

Marketing 101 - Market Like the Pros -
by Kath Blackwell
We all know the basics of getting the word out on our sites - webmaster resource press announcements, involvement in the community, participation in industry events. But if we want to move forward to the next level, we need to start thinking like the big guys - on a much larger scale. You must see your business as a professional business...

20 Practical Tips for the Beginning Adult Webmaster -
by Lawrence Walters
Too many beginning webmasters attempt to get into this industry without familiarizing themselves with the complicated regulatory scheme applicable to adult Web site operations. Numerous resources exist to assist you in determining whether this is the right business for your personality and risk tolerance level...

Open for Business - by Brandon Palmer
Surfers are no longer looking simply for images to gawk at and mpegs to download. They want products. Today's online consumer is looking to the Web for all of their sexual accessory needs, whether it be dildos, nipple clamps, cocks rings, lingerie or the like. For an adult content site to remain competitive in an increasingly saturated marketplace, it needs to offer customers the convenience of one-stop shopping...

What's in a Domain Name?
Your domain name is critical intellectual property and a valuable asset-a key element that can work for or against your site right from the get-go. Choosing the name (like most important things) is not as simple as one might think-a fun late-night brainstorming session with lots of drinks flowing will not cut it here. This decision demands very careful planning. Surfers prefer memorable words...

Is There Really a Summer Slowdown? - by Kath Blackwell
Some webmasters think positively during this time of the year. If they do experience slow downs, they take the free time to concentrate their efforts on new projects for the fall season, or to fine tune their programs and test out new ideas. A few webmasters actually welcome the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, because they can concentrate their efforts on the countries that are experiencing a cooler climate at that time...

Simplicity is Key - by Kath Blackwell
When you create your advertising slogans, testimonials or sales pitches, don't think about what would be impressive to you - think about what would be impressive to your audience. If your audience is seeking a specific niche, use wording and lingo attached to that niche. On the other hand, try to balance things by not using too many buzzwords, so that the curious non-lifestyle surfer would still be interested in what you are offering...

Effective Affiliate Marketing - by Denise Cooper
Joining an affiliate program for your favorite niche market is very easy. You just plunk into their form, all your personal information, choose a password and you're into the back room. You have just gained access to a virtual marketing office. You have been hired to advertise to all the 'netizens, convincing them to follow you to the door of their adult sites. Your job is to design advertising copy...

All for Naught(y): Advice for New Adult Webmasters - by Cyndalie
Before you start investing money on content, design, and e-commerce solutions, how can you protect yourself from doing it all for naught? Where do you go to find professional adult, business-to-business companies that will treat you with respect and follow through? Adult webmaster resource centers can give you a good idea what the professional companies have to offer, and where to get started...

Getting Started in the Adult Internet Industry - by Kath Blackwell
Once upon a time the adult Internet was born. Way "back in the day" as the veterans like to call it, it was the "Wild Wild West." No rules, no regulations and no limit to how much money you could make. It was all about creativity, thinking "out of the box" and grabbing as much traffic as your host could handle. Some say those were "the good old days," and others say things are easier for newbies today...

Personality 101: Who Are They? - by Bryan Eisenberg
Odd about humans: they've been trying to categorize and understand themselves ever since ever. Know what? When it comes to personalities, almost every philosophizer has decided on four dominant types. For Hippocrates it was Sanguine, Choleric, Phlegmatic and Melancholic. Jung decided on Feeler, Thinker, Sensor and Intuitor. Keirsey calls them Idealists, Rationals, Guardians and Artisans...

Set Up Scanning and Skimming So They See - by Bryan Eisenberg
You spent your time to write right. Not only is your text persuasive, but now you're ready to make sure your reader engages with your text on your webpage. This is a usability issue. So how helpful is it when the terms folks use for talking about usability stuff sound different, but seem to mean the same thing? Take scannability and skimmability...

Creative E-Store Merchandise - by Josielyn Chase
When Klixxx Magazine asked me to write an article on creative and unusual E-merchandise, I knew that this would be a fun topic to research! I've separated all these interesting and unusual items into categories. Some of them are glamorous, others are delicious, some are innocent fun, and some of them are quite downright kinky...