The Basics of Influencer Marketing for Pleasure Brands

The Basics of Influencer Marketing for Pleasure Brands

"Influencer marketing" means exactly what it says: sourcing people to help promote your products, services or events. Influencers can boost your signal by attending brand events, uploading candid reviews of your products or simply giving you a shoutout on social media.

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Thu, 26 January 2023

Billers Beware of Dormant Accounts

Billers Beware of Dormant Accounts

Winter is the time when many things go dormant. Animals like bears, chipmunks and raccoons take little breaks when the weather gets cold. Certain plants and insects also slow down. In the payments world, however, dormancy can be a problem.

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Wed, 25 January 2023

How Romance Publishing Can Learn From the Sexual Wellness World

How Romance Publishing Can Learn From the Sexual Wellness World

When it comes to diversity and inclusivity, the sexual wellness world is forging a path for other businesses to follow.

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Tue, 24 January 2023

Adventures in Brokering: Why Businesses Fail and What to Do About It

Adventures in Brokering: Why Businesses Fail and What to Do About It

There are seemingly unlimited ways a website or business can fail. Yet while venture capital can make profitability an option rather than a requirement in the short term, when it comes to long-term success, profitability is the only thing that matters in the end.

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Mon, 23 January 2023

Brad Mitchell Flexes Tech Muscle With New MojoHost Data Center

Brad Mitchell Flexes Tech Muscle With New MojoHost Data Center

In his pursuit of meeting the adult industry’s unique hosting needs with the high-tech yin-and-yang harmony that MojoHost’s colorful logo promises, Brad Mitchell has spared no expense with his new Detroit, Michigan data center.

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Sat, 21 January 2023

Prankster Pierce Paris Opens Up About Viral Fame, Comedy Successes

Prankster Pierce Paris Opens Up About Viral Fame, Comedy Successes

As the appointed time for his interview with XBIZ approaches, Pierce Paris, the 2020 XBIZ Award-winner for Gay Performer of the Year, sends along a quick DM: “Look who is texting me at this moment!” he writes. “LMAO!”

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Fri, 20 January 2023

How to Advise Shoppers on Products for Sex in the Tub or Shower

How to Advise Shoppers on Products for Sex in the Tub or Shower

These days, folks are more sexually adventurous than ever. BDSM has gone mainstream, sex clubs are hopping and even the most reserved folks are ready to think outside the bedroom.

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Thu, 19 January 2023

Electra Rayne Talks Marquee Studio Shoots, Directing for QueerCrush

Electra Rayne Talks Marquee Studio Shoots, Directing for QueerCrush

Electra Rayne knew early on that she wanted to do porn. She never thought about it as a career option, though, instead viewing it as more of a bucket list item.

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Wed, 18 January 2023

How Retailers Can Take Gift Shopping to the Next Level

How Retailers Can Take Gift Shopping to the Next Level

Let’s face it, gift shopping can be stressful. Stress can make people fall back on “safe” gifts — think ties, scented candles and gift cards — that they aren’t excited to give and, honestly, a lot of folks aren’t excited to receive.

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Tue, 17 January 2023

On the Set: Adult Time's 'The Yes List' Celebrates Sexy Consent

On the Set: Adult Time's 'The Yes List' Celebrates Sexy Consent

In life, as in porn, you gotta — as the 1940s standard by Johnny Mercer would have it — “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive.” Or as Molly Bloom in James Joyce’s “Ulysses” enthusiastically declares, “yes I said yes I will Yes.”

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Mon, 16 January 2023

Ricky Johnson On Slaying the Indie Paysite Game

Ricky Johnson On Slaying the Indie Paysite Game

A few months ago, astute porn observers noticed a new paysite player in town. Well, not exactly “new,” but most definitely a player. Male talent Ricky Johnson, popular both with fans and other performers, had launched a new venture called Ricky’s Room.

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Fri, 13 January 2023

Shani Hart Talks Passion for Wellness Behind 'The Noir Leaf' Brand

Shani Hart Talks Passion for Wellness Behind 'The Noir Leaf' Brand

Those familiar with Shani Hart likely associate her with Hart’s Desires stores, which she co-owns with her husband Mike. What some might not know is that Hart is also the owner and founder of The Noir Leaf, a curated line of CBD products developed to support whole-body wellness.

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Thu, 12 January 2023

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