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Life On The Outside...
Well it has been almost seven months since I surrendered my HTML editor, and much to my satisfaction. I wanted to write about what its like being a reformed Webmaster. I started out as many newbies do, curious and hungry to make the money
Thoughts On Spam
A thread on the boards started me thinking about spam, the definition of spam and filtering options. While we all get tons of unwanted junk in our mailboxes every day, how much of it is spam? And for that matter, what is spam? And for those of us who are completely fed up with it, what can be done about it?
The Value of Advertising Pay Sites on TGP Sites
While there has been a lot of talk about free porn and whether or not it is hurting the industry, there may be a way to make the free sites work for those who run pay sites. When talking about free sites, I am going to concentrate on TGP sites, since they have a lot of links to what is essentially free porn.
Insights on Interfaces: 2: Now What?
A functional user interface is vital for member sales and retention. While most Webmaster's consider this to mean "easy navigation" — it involves more than that. Today's installment will look at the "selling interface" that your visitors are exposed to: your AVS or pay site's 'splash,' tour, and 'join' pages:
Insights on Interfaces: 1: Enter Now
Having a well thought out and functional user interface is vital for member sales and retention. While most Webmaster's consider this to mean "easy navigation" — it involves more than that. This article will look at the first "user interface" that your visitors are exposed to: your Web site's "front end;"
Focusing on Feedback
Are your Web site’s visitor’s satisfied with the content that you're giving them? How do you know? Feedback forms and surveys are the answer, and today I’ll show you how to build, implement, and enhance these valuable marketing tools.
Are Those Your Breasts on that Billboard?
Fred Lane returns with another legal update to help keep you well informed of the important issues affecting Adult Webmasters and society today. As always, keeping "abreast" of these issues is one of the most important responsibilities we face. Check it out:
A Walk On The Wired Side
December is the Month of Giving, so here's some "Stuff to Buy! Check out this list of gift items that suddenly appeared in my "inbox" ~ some you'll want, other's you'll want to avoid, but there is definitely something here for everyone! Enjoy!
Dwindling Liberties v. The War On Terrorism
In light of the recent tragedy of September 11, 2001 and the war against the terrorism, that the United States and its allies have waged against Afghanistan and all the terrorist networks around the world, United States' Congress has been busy enacting new legislation to deal with the "new" threat to our country.
Counting On Counters, Part 3: The Final Countdown
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed the importance of knowing how visitors find, enter, flow through, and exit your site. Now we'll look at a few "mainstream" alternatives to using the popular SexTracker counter for getting a handle on your site's traffic.
Counting On Counters, Part 2
In our first installment, we looked at the underlying reasons for, as well as the steps involved in setting up, a free "counter" to measure traffic flow into, around, and out of, your adult Web site. This time we'll take a look at some of the information available as a result of this installation, what it means to you, and whether it's worth it.
Counting On Counters, Part 1
Knowing how much traffic you receive, where it comes from, what surfers are doing on your site, and where they're going when they leave, is incredibly important for developing an effective traffic flow plan. While more advanced traffic monitoring solutions are available, many Webmasters rely upon "counters" as an alternative.
The War On Terrorism, and its Impact On Porn
In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., I began contemplating the future of online Adult Entertainment, and what impact these events (if any) would have upon our business. Here are a few thoughts:
A New Browser on the Block
Following on the fading footsteps of Netscape's latest release, Microsoft has finally issued the latest version of their popular web browsing software: Internet Explorer 6. Over the next few weeks I'll have a chance to really put this new browser through its paces, but for now.