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Blue Money: Behind Every Director Is a Hard-on

Just what is it that porn directors do, anyway? It could be fairly said about some directors that you still wouldn't know what they do even if you spent a day on their sets.

opinion

Keeping With the Times

If you’re not online, you’re not in business. As we head into 2008, it’s almost impossible to run a successful business without having a website. Here, three retail store industry experts explain the importance of search engines, the advantages to offering your inventory online and the effectiveness of affiliate programs.

David Diehl ·
opinion

Behind Every Director Is A Hard-on

Just what is it that porn directors do, anyway? It could be fairly said about some directors that you still wouldn't know what they do even if you spent a day on their sets.

Ernest Greene ·
opinion

Giving Aid, Content to Our Enemies

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but people who hate all our guts are stealing our intellectual property and trying to destroy us with it. Worse yet, as an industry, we’re not doing shit about it when we so easily could. Unlike the much larger and more daunting problem of piracy, the thievery involved here is fairly petty and it would be both good business and good message making to take the few necessary steps that could put a stop to it.

Ernest Greene ·
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The Powers That Be

Jim Powers, closing in on two decades in the porn business, has not seen anything quite like the last two or three years.

Erik Jay ·
trends

Novelty Knock-Offs

Like the fake Louis Vuitton bags that litter Manhattan's streets, rip-offs can be found in almost any industry. If it's not a designer bag, it's a watch or a designer shirt; the fact is, copying is an inherent part of business.

Alison Marshall ·

XBIZ Ad Network Builds Team, Becomes Premium Sponsor of The Atlanta Forum

Feeding off the momentum and overwhelming industry response from the XBIZ Summer Forum, the XBIZ Ad Network continues to gather interest from advertisers and webmasters alike — this time as a Premium Sponsor of The Atlanta Forum, being held Sep. 18-20.

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Gonzo Newbie

At an age when most female performers have long since split from the industry and faded into varying degrees of obscurity, 38-year-old Julia Ann is having a major career resurgence. And what a career it’s been.

Acme Andersson ·
opinion

Improving Website Structure

In this article we'll examine the final steps needed to ensure that your website structure is optimized for performance.

Leopard Lady ·
trends

The China Syndrome

Although websites, video-on-demand and DVDs represent a huge piece of the revenue pie, there are many other niches in the adult industry. One that predates adult films by several thousand years is the toy and novelty business.

Erik Jay ·

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.

The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

This week's Tech Watch includes fun news about new online gaming innovations, as well as links to handy gadgets and plugins for every webmaster.

trends

Competition, Branding and Trademarks

Once upon a time, not too long ago, the adult entertainment industry consisted of a few dozen brave producers and wholesale distributors who dared to create and sell explicit motion pictures and magazines in defiance of a government determined to stamp out commercial pornography.

Gregory A. Piccionelli ·

XBIZ ‘State of the Industry’ Conference ’09 Set for Feb. 10-12 in Woodland Hills

XBIZ Conference ’09 today announced dates for its upcoming premier industry trade event, which will take place Feb 10-12, at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills.

opinion

10 Ways to Increase Traffic

Rather than solely relying on your affiliate webmasters to keep your site humming with activity, you should consider investing in various types of marketing.

Kath Blackwell ·
trends

An Erosion of the Law

Several events in the online adult industry have taken place recently that are eroding away the legal underpinnings of our businesses.

Stewart Tongue ·
profile

Online Marketing Tips

Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "What is your favorite online marketing, sales and/or advertising technique?"

Tom Hymes ·

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.

The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

This week's Tech Watch brings word of several fun new gadgets, as well as the latest gizmos for the iPhone and other news.

trends

Elevator Buttons

In its simplest terms, being a webmaster presents only one challenge: Attract as many people as you can to your website and help them find their way from your landing page to the moment they become a paying customer.

Stewart Tongue ·