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The Acacia Issue: A Look At The Options

Recently, Acacia sent letters to those who provide “access” to sites allegedly violating their patent claims by streaming video. Most of these new targets are affiliates or link lists, and do not actually stream videos

Lawrence G. Walters, Esq. ·
opinion

3 Things to Look for in a Web Host

If you are shopping for web hosting, what are the top 3 things you should be looking for in the company you choose? That’s precisely the question that CPU Review posed when we sat down with several web hosting industry professionals. Here are their answers in their own words

Derek Vaughan ·
opinion

A Chargeback Management Program

October 1 is just around the corner and unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you know that IPSPs are going to start enforcing new chargeback limits for Visa transactions

Bruce Decker ·
opinion

Do You Have A Leak?

Homeowners learn quickly to make sure that all windows, doors and other possible gaps are plugged to avoid high utility bills caused by leaks in extreme weather conditions

Kath Blackwell ·
opinion

A Toplist Primer

Toplists are one of the best free sources of traffic around. Not only is the traffic highly targeted, but you can get good returns if you spend some time hunting out the good Toplists. The aim of this primer is to show you how a brand new site can go from 0 visitors

Nigel McLaughlin ·
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A New Study Is In: Australians Look At Porn

The interim results are in, and according to the most comprehensive study of porn in Australia, some men are afraid of enormous breasts, dirty magazines are a favorite of conservative voters, and realistic plots have made their way into adult videos

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
opinion

A Webmasters Guide to Sex.com

This article will explain how the ppc (pay per click) system works and how to get the best returns from your investment when using the Sex.com ppc search directory to feed targeted traffic to your site or to your sponsor's site, and how to get started for only $25

Dean Wilson ·
opinion

Weaving a Complex Tapestry: 1: Hosting

At the heart of successful companies in today’s economy is the ability to identify common characteristics among business units, and to create the synergies which sometimes do not leap out to the casual observer. With budgets at a fraction of what they were

Domenic R. Merenda ·
opinion

How Much Should You Pay for a Click? Part 2

In Part 1 we looked at a variety of costs and considerations required for formulating a profitable pay per click business model. In today‘s conclusion, we‘ll look at a few more details, and put it all together along with examples and a look at email campaigns

Andy Quick ·
opinion

How Much Should You Pay for a Click? Part 1

You have a web site ready for action. Your products, order tracking, credit card payment system, and fulfillment process are all in place. Now all you need is traffic! Many entrepreneurs have learned that the magic nut to crack is attraction

Andy Quick ·
opinion

Don't be Labeled a "Spammer"

XBiz’ own new_BEE returns with a look at the perils and pitfalls of running an e-mail campaign and some of the steps that you should take to protect yourself from the fallout of accusations involving the dreaded ‘S’ word – don't be labeled a "spammer"

new_BEE ·
opinion

A Processing Solution

It makes no sense that VISA/MC will not share with their data on stolen cards with the processing gateways. But what we have seen this year for fraud is quite a bit more disturbing and points in my mind to a fundamental need for better general security

doug ·
opinion

A Brief Legal Update

A couple of recent developments in the Internet legal arena may bear interest for adult Webmasters - including an appeal to the US Supreme Court by a fugitive involved in the Sex.com domain case, and the assault on spam by the Federal Trade Commission

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
opinion

A Plea For Help

Now and again I’ve opened my mail bag and shared some of the more thought-provoking emails that I’ve received with you all, and have done so for a variety of reasons. This time, it’s because I was asked for a simple favor

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
opinion

Building a Revenue-producing Ebiz Brand

Building a revenue-producing online brand takes an investment in time, resources and partners! There is no shortcut to success - it takes plain old blood, sweat and tears! If you listen to the Charlatans and digital snake oil types

Lee Traupel ·
opinion

A Newbie's Guide to USENET: 2

Now that you know a little about USENET, you’re almost ready to venture out on your own, but first you need to understand a few basic rules that will help you to make your participation worth the effort to read, post and maintain

Shery Ma Belle Arrieta ·
opinion

A Newbie's Guide to USENET: 1

Message Boards are typically the venue of choice for Webmasters seeking information on their trade, but there is another valuable source of info – one that is nearly as old as the Internet itself, and frequented by countless users

Shery Ma Belle Arrieta ·
opinion

A Processing Alternative?

There seems to be a disturbing trend lately of payment processors dropping adult processing. With the loss of PayPal, it's now getting even tougher for small shops to find a way to sell adult items without having a merchant account

Rob (a.k.a. smvids) ·
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Not Really A (Pay) Pal Anymore

Like AMEX before them, PayPal has decided that they no longer wish to be a part of the online adult entertainment market – a move which will negatively impact a large number of sites who rely upon the company for subscription payment processing and tangible goods sales

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
opinion

A Paradigm Shift in Gallery Building?

If anything, making galleries more appealing to the user today is getting harder and harder, which means that designers and webmasters alike are trying to find the best designs to reel them in. Wouldn’t it make the most sense to use the web’s leading technology

John Blevins ·