Adult Blogs... a mystery to me

[Machiavelli]

I am not sure how to begin with Blogs.. are there any articles on how to build one, how they make money (for instance is Google Adsense a source of income for them? etc.)? are there articles on Cozy frog/academy on the subject? a Basic article for newbies perhaps... etc.. etc.. any help is appreciated...

Are you thinking about adult blogs or blogs in general. Most adult blogs don’t use Adsense. The main source of income is sending visitors to sponsors.
Take a look at my last panties blog . From each post I give link to Flower Panties picture gallery, and from right sidebar to movies gallery that show nice panty shots.
On the left I have space for blog directories.

Did you read about SEO and traffic on cozycampus? It’s a good read.

[Ledrak]

I think you should 1st figure out what’s your purpose for the blog. IMO, a blog should be about something. You can’t just throw up a bunch of pictures with generic text descriptions, link them back to a sponsor and call it a blog. That’s not a blog. Your blog needs to have some sort of depth if you expect people to stay there for more than 2 seconds.

While drachen’s panties blog is a good example as far as basic structure and technicalities for adult blogs go, it’s actually a poor example of what a blog truly is. (no offense drachen).

None taken.

I was aiming at something better than automated RSS splog. I know that I am nowhere near a blog full of hand written articles that has dozens of people waiting to come back and read my new post. (Bows to Hammer)
Maybe I misunderstood opening post a bit. I put it as a illustration of how blog can make money from affiliates.

[mynameisjim]

Don't feel bad drachen. If this was a poker game I'd love to "call" and have all these webmasters that build so-called "real" sites post up some links.

I'm curious how many practice what they preach.

[artwilliams]

1. Decide what porn niche you personally like and decide to write about that niche (i.e. MILFs, big tits, lesbians, etc).
2. Buy a domain name that reflects the intended niche of your blog (i.e. MILFsAreMyPassion.com).
3. Get real hosting. If you're lame when it comes to computers then look for a host that has one click installation of blog software (i.e. Fantastico with Wordpress).
4. Pick sponsors that offer products and services that match your niche blog (i.e. BangBros with MILFLessons if you write a blog about MILFs).
5. Write blog entries that you would personally like to read about on your topic of interest.
6. Learn by inspiration (not copying). Look for other niche blogs and try to figure out what makes them so popular.

Don't be like me and fuck around for years before starting. Just do it! You'll make a ton of mistakes but that is how we all learn.

BTW, Google Adsense cannot be used for adult but there are adult imitations. BlackLabelAds comes to mind though they are much maligned.

Good luck!

[Ledrak]

Originally posted by mynameisjim
Don't feel bad drachen. If this was a poker game I'd love to "call" and have all these webmasters that build so-called "real" sites post up some links.

I'm curious how many practice what they preach.

I’m practicing what I preach, but what difference does it make if someone isn’t? Having a great site doesn’t automatically validate someone to give worthy advice. There are a lot of people that have decent sites up that I wouldn’t dare take advice from. Just because you have it, doesn’t necessarily mean you have the psychological “know how” to help someone else get it.

You don’t have to be a great player to be a great coach.

[mynameisjim]

Originally posted by Ledrak
I’m practicing what I preach, but what difference does it make if someone isn’t? Having a great site doesn’t automatically validate someone to give worthy advice. There are a lot of people that have decent sites up that I wouldn’t dare take advice from. Just because you have it, doesn’t necessarily mean you have the psychological “know how” to help someone else get it.

You don’t have to be a great player to be a great coach.

True, but my statement wasn't really aimed you directly.

But if someone feels that building real sites is the way to make money but doesn't make money via real sites, how can they tell others to do that?

It just seems that most real sites are done as an experiment and the webmaster makes his real money from spammy sites, the same type they rip on all the newbs for making.

Truth is, most newbs won't make any money no matter what type of site they make, so this is really more about the thinking behind certain advice given on boards as opposed to a discussion of what type of site to build.

[Ledrak]

Originally posted by mynameisjim
True, but my statement wasn't really aimed you directly.

But if someone feels that building real sites is the way to make money but doesn't make money via real sites, how can they tell others to do that?

It just seems that most real sites are done as an experiment and the webmaster makes his real money from spammy sites, the same type they rip on all the newbs for making.

Truth is, most newbs won't make any money no matter what type of site they make, so this is really more about the thinking behind certain advice given on boards as opposed to a discussion of what type of site to build.

I don’t do spam sites, nor do I visit such sites. For me they are a turn off. People may be making a killing off them for all I know. But I stick to real sites cause that’s what I know, and that’s where my passion is. It was never my intent to tell anyone that they shouldn’t build spam sites…. I was merely stating that just because you put something in a blog template doesn’t automatically make it a blog. All I'm saying is If you’re gonna put up a spam site, don’t try to pass it off as a blog when it’s really not.

[phuckbunny]

Originally posted by mynameisjim
True, but my statement wasn't really aimed you directly.

But if someone feels that building real sites is the way to make money but doesn't make money via real sites, how can they tell others to do that?

It just seems that most real sites are done as an experiment and the webmaster makes his real money from spammy sites, the same type they rip on all the newbs for making.

Truth is, most newbs won't make any money no matter what type of site they make, so this is really more about the thinking behind certain advice given on boards as opposed to a discussion of what type of site to build.

Excellent points which actually compel me to talk bollocks out loud about the whole internet medium and why some sites succeed while others don't but I'll keep it to a minimum. From my limited experience, the spammy sites is what will make you your bread & butter mostly b/c they will get targeted SE traffic for a particular niche and keywords if you know how to work SEO. Since you can't write an entire Sunday New York Times each week about licking pussy or sucking cock, a "real" blog, adult or not, which would make its money from selling ad space, would require much more effort to get it to the level of traffic necessary to get revenue solely from ads. Building up that traffic as well as not relying on the fickleness of SEs is a daunting task though I imagine it can be done but more and more difficult these days.

In mainstream media, internet and new media technology are probably both a blessing & a curse; you could have a stellar rock band or have made a great short film and you put them up on itunes or youtube and expect to get rich overnight but that won't happen without extra promotion and creative approach to marketing, I think same thing applies to the net and certainly for adult webmastering be it pushing sponsors or your own original content.

Am I talking bollocks yet? Time for a glass of wine I think...

[Mr. Lovepants]

Originally posted by mynameisjim
Don't feel bad drachen. If this was a poker game I'd love to "call" and have all these webmasters that build so-called "real" sites post up some links.

I'm curious how many practice what they preach.

Feel free to take a look at Seymour Totti, in my sig. It only has a trickle of traffic but it sells surprisingly well. I only have one splog (out of half a dozen) that does anything like as well and they all get heaps more visitors

[Exo_Seb]

AdSense is a big NO-NO for adult blogs. It's agains AdSense TOS to place thier ad boxes on websites with adult content. Even if you run a mainstreem site with partly adult content you can get banned for that.

If you are searching for adult pay per click solution then check http://www.exoclick.com/