As Editor of The ADULTWEBMASTER Magazine, my job is to help you learn more and earn more. Here are your answers for 03/20/02:

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As Editor of The ADULTWEBMASTER Magazine, my job is to help you learn more and earn more. Here are your answers for 03/20/02:

AVS Site or Member Site?

What do you think, is it good to start with an AVS site, or should I make a pay site?

If you’re just getting started building porn sites, then I recommend that you start with a simple AVS (Age Verification System) site or two or three to get your feet wet. AVS sites are extremely easy to build, and you won’t have to worry about setting up a third party billing system — the AVS company will bill surfers who want access to your site and send you the commissions. Plus, surfers who visit AVS sites generally have lower expectations in terms of site design, image quality and the quantity of content offered. The great thing about AVS sites is you can throw them up and basically forget about them; rather than updating the site constantly with new content on a regular basis, you can simply move on to a new AVS site and build yourself a little online empire.

However, if you plan on staying in the online porn business for very long then you’ll eventually want to build a pay site. Why? Quite simply because there’s more money to be made in pay sites if you do them correctly. Successful pay sites can build a large membership base that produces significant monthly recurring revenues.

So always start with simple AVS sites, but plan on building a pay site when you feel you have the hang of building and marketing AVS sites.

Web Girls

I’ve heard a few times that amateur “Web girl” sites are very popular, but I’m not sure what constitutes a “Web girl” site. Can you help?

I can help and I will help. Web girls are female individuals who have decided to set up a porn site that features themselves. Usually these sites offer pictures, videos and live shows which all feature a single amateur model. Occasionally that model will offer personal interaction with her members, including live chat sessions, daily diary entries, the ability to order personalized and custom videos, etc.

Web girl sites are indeed growing popular on the Internet because they provide surfers with a level of intimate interaction that they just can’t get on a normal pay site. Unfortunately for you, if you’re not female and willing to be the star of your own site then you’re not going to have any luck setting up an amateur Web girl site. Your best bet would be to make friends with that lovely girl next door, then offer to make her an Internet star!