How do adult sites make money?

[Genialnames]

I always wondered that, where come out the $$$ for porn sites?
There are a lot of Porn on the web, and much is for free too. I haven't saw ads (ok, for what I could see) I saw there are paysites, but I don't know if people sign up there, paying fees, with a lot of the same thing to see for free.
Also fees seems to be very low, so even having thousand subscribers I don't think would be possible to cover the general maintenance costs, included servers, pc, designers, webmaster.....and then I imagine that also the material to publish should have some cost.
Can someone explain this thing?

 

[barefoottech]

You're kidding right!!
If you had taken a little more notice of the prices charged for the PaySites and less of the photos.
You would have seen that there is a very BIG potential for making money.

 

[DropLister]

Each has a referal program for webmasters (usually) so people just make directories, or they charge membership fees in the xx per month range, there is plenty to be made since porn and poker and google are pretty much the top 3 uses of the internet for the average joe. Its much easier to get clicks with porn, people dont care where they get it when they are in that mind set, they just click click click

 

[JoshHendo]

I haven't saw ads (ok, for what I could see)

:lol:

Anyway, they obviousy don't use adsense or anything, though they probably have other paid ads. Like, well, yea, I don't know if they have ads, but they must have some sort :\

 

[Genialnames]

it is like to say that this is the future of the web...
Porn Poker and Google... a bad end for a great invention.
BTW I still can't see the real businees core here. Webmaster affiliate in this case (as well for any other case) was good at the beginning where few affiliates an much money to share, the more the slices ,the little they are, it is a math.

37.100.000 results for porn with google. it's a lot of stuff!

I understand where the poker money come out, and also I can see the Avera-joe" play at casinos, he bet money , but a big part of these moneys are given back, maybe not to hiom but to another player, I have made a research for a client about hazard games,slot players payouts for istance are in the order of the 85%/95 % .

I just check it now: 37.100.000 results for porn with google. it's a lot of stuff! I wonder if would be better, to keep porn separated from the rest, it would not represent a loss or an inconvenience for Porn industry but it would free 37.000.000 results for more interesting and well done websites. I am not saying it is bad or judge it negatively , I am just going by logic.
If I am not wrong to see adult content in the images results there is a box to check at least.

 

[leviathon]

There are countless ways for a Porn website to make money. For instance, they can always use ads, and affiliations as money source. And if successful (click-wise), their affiliates may earn them BIG bucks. About 700% profit as success rate for one of the Porn sites (not that I research them) that have been posted in one of the advertisement zones on the internet.

 

[Virgil]

Porn sites are still big money makers. A friend of mine started a couple of such sites a few years ago, and now he earns more a week from his websites alone than I do with my brick and mortar and online ventures combined in a month. So, yes, there's still money in adult websites, and will be for years to come.

 

[Genialnames]

thanks for the replies anyway , even if are not answering the question.
I am not interested to know if there are still money to make with porn, I am not planning to jump in the biz, I really wish to understand something that appear to me to be at least not clear.
I can understand for poker and also for google where moneys come from, but not for porn.
Absolutely not justified
the huge number of sites and quantity of material diffused and the people involved in the business and the revenues that potentially this business generate, to recover everything and even generate revenues....simply doesn' t match.

 

[Reppy]

thanks for the replies anyway , even if are not answering the question.
I am not interested to know if there are still money to make with porn, I am not planning to jump in the biz, I really wish to understand something that appear to me to be at least not clear.
I can understand for poker and also for google where moneys come from, but not for porn.
Absolutely not justified
the huge number of sites and quantity of material diffused and the people involved in the business and the revenues that potentially this business generate, to recover everything and even generate revenues....simply doesn' t match.

There are forums like namepros where they discuss adult related programs, sites, and everything you come to expect that's involved in the business and a lot that makes you go "wow, I hadn't thought of that".

Not everyone is making money from it. But like the domain name game, there are those that have a knack for it and are creative and imaginative in the way that they approach the business.

PM me if you want to know about a forum or two which may interest you. The funny thing is the forums that deal with adult webmastering are some of the cleanest sites as far as Safe For Work material goes :D

It's a different end of the internet market, but there are things you can learn that benefit you in other areas.

I actually stumbled upon namepros.com from a members post in one of those sites.

 

[barefoottech]

thanks for the replies anyway , even if are not answering the question.

Absolutely not justified
the huge number of sites and quantity of material diffused and the people involved in the business and the revenues that potentially this business generate, to recover everything and even generate revenues....simply doesn' t match.

The Question has and is easily answered again. Just because you and a lot other people don't pay the subscription fees ,there is literally Millions of people worldwide who do. It is actually easier to see where the income comes from with most porn-sites. They are aggressively asking for Credit Card Details continually.

 

[Genialnames]

B..... there are those that have a knack for it and are creative and imaginative in the way that they approach the business.

reprobate , Nice and precise definition, it apply in every field, it represent one of the ideals on wich I really can appreciate and admire other's work as well dislike and disregard the rest.

The funny thing is the forums that deal with adult webmastering are some of the cleanest sites as far as Safe For Work material goes

sound funny , you're right.

They are aggressively asking for Credit Card Details continually

eventually this would prove the contrary,( it sustain my reasoning) if they are so ungry of money.
Again, why the Average Joe would pay if can achieve the same for free? (knowing the average Joe's attitude).
I think I have the access to the adult section switched off..... veeeery sorry!
BTW it could be this topic it is valuable for all.

 

[Reppy]

Again, why the Average Joe would pay if can achieve the same for free? (knowing the average Joe's attitude).
I think I have the access to the adult section switched off..... veeeery sorry!
BTW it could be this topic it is valuable for all.

There are plenty of ways and places to get free porn but lets imagine for a moment that everyone who is currently paying for it, and all those that in the future who may pay for it, all of a sudden know of the places to get it free. And the bottom falls out of the market.

If Porn Industry = $0 then they'd stop making it.

There would be nothing new. Though there certainly is enough of it currently that I can't imagine anyone exhausting the backlog of supply. :P

The only way it can be free and freely available is if someone, somewhere is paying for it. And there are a lot of those someones somewhere.

Perhaps the market of supply and demand is fueled by newbies looking for it, and thinking that paying for it is the only way to go. They may be the ones that the first thing they type in to their browser is www.sex.com or www.porn.com

But there are niche markets which the only way 'fetishists' can get their fix is to pay for it.

eg: http://www.moraxian.us (it's relatively Safe For Work)

That site is about 'damsels in distress'.

There isn't even any nudity there.

I know the guy (through one of those forums I mentioned) and he has a specific market that he caters to (he also does some 'foot fetish' stuff).

There are plenty of people making money from it. And certainly for each of those there are hundreds if not thousands who are trying.

Personally for me, I hang out at those sites because there's a lot to learn. Especially about 'buying traffic', making money from 404 pages and a few other things that I can't recall off the top of my head.

Hopefully from what I learn over there and what I learn here I'll be able to put it all together and make a living out of what I enjoy, which is developing sites which have a LOT of traffic and making money out of them from advertising revenue.

 

[Binfus]

I always wondered that, where come out the $$$ for porn sites?

By selling books on related topics such as the Ill Effects of Porn on Society...

 

[Genialnames]

By selling books on related topics such as the Ill Effects of Porn on Society...

wow! Absolutely amazing!

 

[floatingworld]

The free stuff is the trailers, just like you can play poker for free, but there are many buyers for the full website product in both areas.

 

[ammo]

Hey
Not to hijack this thread but it ties in with the question asked. I made a template for a porn site it was like a directory kind of thing, It had loads of thumnails that you click on and they go off to other sites with clips of the movie.

How do thoose kind of sites work, how'd you make money from them? Is it just ads on the site?

 

[Genialnames]

ammo , thanks, your are not hijacking at all, that question it is perfectly in topic.
thanks

 

[Australia]

aebn.com is the best VOD provider i think!

aebn i have found to be the best for this let me know if you find a better VOD provider.
:imho:

 

[wasistdas]

99% of porn websites are just link farms and affiliate directories. In the case I dont see interests for users to come across all those recurring links not finding any real info.

 

[Reppy]

Hey
Not to hijack this thread but it ties in with the question asked. I made a template for a porn site it was like a directory kind of thing, It had loads of thumnails that you click on and they go off to other sites with clips of the movie.

How do thoose kind of sites work, how'd you make money from them? Is it just ads on the site?

By joining affiliate programs. People click through, your affiliate ID is in the link, if the visitor subscribes to the site you get $.

There are a few ways you get paid. Cheque, Wire Transfer, epassporte, CCBill.

Often the best affiliate programs are 'rev share' (Revenue Sharing). So for the life of the subscription you get (a typical example) 50% for the life of the subscription.

PM me if you want a list of affiliates.

99% of porn websites are just link farms and affiliate directories. In the case I dont see interests for users to come across all those recurring links not finding any real info.

99%? 75%? Not sure of the figures. I'll go out on a limb and say you pulled that stat out of your butt :D

Though I'm lost about what you mean 'not finding real info'? People surfing for porn aren't looking for information. They want entertainment.

If you stumble upon an affiliate you're only one step away from the provider. And sometimes the provider is just a middle man. Content Producers often deal exclusively and wholesale with the sites that your typical porn payer sign up with.