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How to Successfully Market Your Paysite Offerings
With a flip-flopping public consensus on message boards, depending who you choose to listen to, you’ll be led believe that one paysite business model is better than another.
Today’s Realities With Paysite Entrepreneurship
The online adult entertainment industry has come a long way these last few years.
Paysite Owners’ Big Challenge — Optimal Pricing
I’ve been writing for adult industry magazines for nearly a decade and have somehow managed never to touch on a topic that every paysite owner has to content with — the pricing conundrum.
Elevated X Rolls Out On-Demand Content Store Function
Elevated X has announced the addition of an on-demand content store function to its popular adult content management system.
8 Tips for Successful Business Partnerships
2016 marks my 16th year in the adult entertainment industry and the 10-year anniversary of my adult paysite management CMS software company, Elevated X, a still-thriving business formed out of a partnership that began 12 years ago.
Will Adobe Animate CC Catch On in a Big Way?
Anyone who knows me can tell you I’m not one for flashy things. I do appreciate them, however, and was reminded of my affinity for flashy things as I made small talk with Alec Helmy in the valet line after the XBIZ Awards show and admired the nice cars.
Burning Your Mark in the Minds of Customers
I had the pleasure of speaking on a seminar panel about branding at the recent 2016 XBIZ Show conference in Los Angeles in January. I was not originally slated to be on this panel and ironically, my being asked to participate last minute was a direct result of a branding related decision of my own to pass on participating in a different seminar.
Paysite Power: It's 2016 and It's Time to Stand Out in the Crowd
As we look ahead to a new year, many of us find ourselves amidst the annual period of reflection that’s become a requirement for any full time member of this business.
Paysite Power: Are You Ready to Invest in a Paysite?
As we end another year and the excitement of 2016 lies ahead, a lot of people are already in cruise mode, focusing on their holiday shopping and getting ready to relax.
Elevated X Celebrates 10 Years With Free-Month Offer
Elevated X today said it is proud to celebrate its 10th year providing CMS service for the adult industry and is giving the companies that continue to expand or start new projects an added boost with a special offer worth celebrating.
Finding Real Success by Fully Monetizing a Website
Upselling and cross-selling can be a highly lucrative part of mainstream e-commerce. Mainstream giant Amazon.com, in fact, has attributed up to 35 percent of its revenue to upselling and cross-selling.
It's About Content Licensing, Presentation and Delivery
With the days of cookie-cutter adult paysite networks fading into the past, today’s savvy site operators are busy revamping their content, as well as the ways in which this material is offered to prospects and provided to customers.
Zuzana Designs and Elevated X Team for Responsive Templates
Premier adult CMS solutions provider Elevated X has partnered with Zuzana Designs to enhance the front end display of its content with a fully responsive template.
Affiliate Programs Evolve With the Times
Paysites have been a profitable part of adult e-commerce since the Bill Clinton era, but much has changed with the adult paysite model in recent years. The demand for live webcam sites has grown considerably, mobile optimization is essential and running a successful membership site is much more challenging than it once was.
The Subscription Model is Still in Full Effect
There is no way to candy-coat the precipitous plunge in profits endured by adult paysite owners in the wake of multiyear stagnation — where consumer fickleness, prolonged economic uncertainty, rampant piracy and shortsighted marketing conspired to topple premium Internet porn from its once lofty perch.
Elevated X Completes Client Migration Away From JW Player
Elevated X reported today that migration away from JW Media Player, which previously was incorporated in its CMS software, is now complete.
Paysite Power: Niche Producers Still Killing It Sales-Wise
For at least a decade it’s been no secret that unless you’re one of the few mass-production giants, the niche porn market is where it’s at. Even the leading studios have changed things up and moved away from the standard boilerplate scene in favor of catering to hot niches currently trending.
Paysite Power: Merchant Account vs 3rd-Party Billing
A few months ago I wrote an article about billing that focused on merchant accounts as an alternative to third-party billing services. The intention of the piece was to promote thinking amongst larger scale paysite operators in regards to ways to lower fees.
Paysite Power: Making the Switch to a New Content Management Platform
I was recently asked by an industry pioneer and someone reviewed by many as a production legend to give my feedback on a new design in the works for modernizing of his heavily branded paysite.
The Smartphone Explosion
If the history of the adult entertainment industry has taught us one thing above all else, it is that there is no room for being complacent when it comes to technology.