103 Bees – An Innovative Approach To SEO

Posted by Karl on Oct 21, 2007 in Tools and Resources | 0 comments

Everyone with an adult website is always looking for ways to gain a wider audience and one of the ways to increase your audience is to have higher rankings on popular search engines.

103 Bees uses a innovative approach to help web site owners gain organic search engine traffic. 103 Bees does not collect normal traffic, relying only on the referrers coming from search engines. It’s a real-time tool that is highly focused on natural search engine traffic analytics. It provides tons of detailed statistics and in-depth information on the search terms that drive visitors to your web pages. You’ll be able to see which search engines provide you with the most traffic, find out what keyword combinations work best to improve your ranking, and more. If you’re serious about search engine optimization, 103bees might be just the tool you were looking for.

Visit their site at http://www.103bees.com.

Scripting..And YOU!

Posted by Karl on Oct 16, 2007 in Tips and Tricks, Tools and Resources | 0 comments

PERL, PHP, & ASP…Oh MY!

Since I’ve delved into the world of web design I’ve noticed that many website owners, in their growth as a “web developer” tend to become specialized in one scripting language…period.

I do realize that when starting out learning ANY scripting language for the web, that the golden rule is to have a bottle of aspirin and a bottle of your favorite alcoholic beverage at the ready. The challenge though is not to become too attached to that one language.

For the majority of us, scripts allow us to accomplish a goal (provide password protection, have a forum, create a TGP, etc.) for our website(s) and unless you are adept at creating your own scripts…the idea of limiting one’s self to one language is problematic when dealing with websites, unless you’re adept in picking up and building scripting applications.

So which is the more popular language to begin with?

I’d have to say…it depends. For now, the popular language is AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), and before that it was PHP (the “Pretty Home Page” Hypertext Language). As technology improve, new – PHP – or improved – AJAX – scripting languages will emerge and as new developers jump onto the new technology, new applications/scripts will arrive OR more exciting revisions of older applications will spring forth.

So do I just become a JOTMON (Jack of all Trades – Master of NONE)

What I recommend to people working on their own sites is to find that tool/application that best suits your purpose and from there stick with that language as your base. You’ll hear many “evangelists” touting the power of PERL or the flexibility of PHP, blah blah blah…ad nausium. To me that’s putting the horse before the cart…because if you spend the time to master,say, PERL then what do you do when you find a PHP script that seems to better accomplish your goal?

A good rule of thumb is to stick to two scripting languages for your applications…this will make it easy to track application and language updates, general security, and so forth.

Adult Content – Do’s And DON’Ts!

Posted by Karl on Oct 6, 2007 in Tips and Tricks, Tools and Resources | 0 comments

Unless you have a bevy of eager and willing models to create content, you will need to have some measure of available content to get you site started.

When starting an adult site, especially a subscription site, we recommend having more than 2000 pictures and at least 20-50 videos to begin.

Many sites get shut down because they have illegal content – that is to say, content not licensed for use on their site. It is very easy to find good quality content (Usenet, free sites, file sharing tools, etc.), however because it’s on the internet does not mean it’s free for you to use beyond your personal use.

We always recommend becoming familiar with copyright laws (a great primer is available from the US Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html) including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DCMA introduced in 1998, as this spells out what is copyright and what isn’t

So…unless you have a small inheritance, or an investor that allows you to purchase content (typically a “canned” photo set of approximately 40 photos runs around $20.00 and a custom photo shoot can run upwards of hundreds of dollars depending upon the category) how do you find good content at reasonable prices or better yet…FREE?

There really isn’t. There is the ability to become an affiliate to an existing site to get content, however just be very careful when signing up. Some require that you use their content exclusively and many will revoke you license if you have not sent enough traffic to them.

Just remember, that many sites spend LOTS of time and effort to make sure that their content is not being abused. Many use standard techniques (which I won’t go into detail for obvious reasons) to ensure their content is protected so if you do attempt to use unlicensed content…expect a knock on your door, a letter via e-mail, or snail mail.

Use this rule of thumb with our content – if you’re not sure where it’s from or if you can use it for your site….DON’T!!!