Q&A: Nikki Benz Is Souped Up and Accelerating Faster Than Ever

Q&A: Nikki Benz Is Souped Up and Accelerating Faster Than Ever

Riding high on a two-decade career that spans adult, indie and mainstream, Nikki Benz has established herself as a prolific creator, streamer and acclaimed studio star.

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Wed, 8 February 2023

Adam Lewis Reflects on Vision That Spawned Hot Octopuss

Adam Lewis Reflects on Vision That Spawned Hot Octopuss

Of all the homemade masturbation devices created by many a crafty young lad, very few have what it takes to see the light of day as a viable consumer product. Luckily for the men’s pleasure product sector, one such lad had business chops to match his teenage experiments.

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Tue, 7 February 2023

From Heartstrings to Purse Strings: The ABCs of Charitable Giving

From Heartstrings to Purse Strings: The ABCs of Charitable Giving

Growing up, I developed friendships with people from all walks of life. In our community, there were many immigrant and refugee families. I saw, early on, some of the struggles that came with moving to a completely new country.

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Mon, 6 February 2023

WIA Profile: Jackie Richerson

WIA Profile: Jackie Richerson

It’s hard to imagine Jackie Richerson as a green retail part-timer from small-town Kentucky. After all, today’s Richerson is an old pro at the sex toy game, for whom phone calls to Europe to lend her manufacturing expertise are the norm.

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Sun, 5 February 2023

How to Put on a 'Voyeur' Cam Show

How to Put on a 'Voyeur' Cam Show

Every time you do your makeup, style your hair, take a shower or just run errands without featuring it on cam, you’re missing out on what could potentially be a great show and earning opportunity.

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Sat, 4 February 2023

Want to Sell Merch? Learn to Market Merch

Want to Sell Merch? Learn to Market Merch

Let’s get one thing straight: Marketing is not sales and sales is not marketing. They’re not even two different breeds of the same animal — they’re more like two different species.

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Fri, 3 February 2023

Prep Tips for Optimizing Your Adult Retail Trade Show Experience

Prep Tips for Optimizing Your Adult Retail Trade Show Experience

January is trade show season, probably my favorite time of year in our industry. I love the anticipation of kicking off the new year with all my work colleagues and customers.

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Thu, 2 February 2023

Making TikTok Work for You

Making TikTok Work for You

Being an entrepreneur is hard enough, but folks in the adult industry have it even harder. Every single day, tens of thousands of social media users open their smartphones to log in to their profiles and engage with their networks, only to realize that the worst has happened: account deletion.

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Wed, 1 February 2023

Tips for Growing Followers, Building Loyalty Through Social Media

Tips for Growing Followers, Building Loyalty Through Social Media

It’s no secret that our industry is heavily regulated, even stigmatized. It may seem unfair that content about sex education and intimate wellness gets lumped into the same category as pornography.

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Tue, 31 January 2023

WIA Profile: Charlotte Stokely

WIA Profile: Charlotte Stokely

Charlotte Stokely is parlaying her nearly two-decade career as an acclaimed adult star into a talent-empowering role as chairwoman of The Cupcake Girls, a national nonprofit that champions and supports sex workers while combating sex trafficking.

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Mon, 30 January 2023

FinXP Expands Its Reach With Payment Innovations

FinXP Expands Its Reach With Payment Innovations

Founded in 2014 by Stefan Haenel, Jens Podewski and Michael Kramer, FinXP was originally known as Paymentworld Europe.

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Sun, 29 January 2023

Consumers Prefer Freedom of Choice With Payment Options

Consumers Prefer Freedom of Choice With Payment Options

The ways consumers can spend their money are constantly evolving, becoming easier and more streamlined. Setting up your business to accept various types of payments should be just as simple.

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Sat, 28 January 2023

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