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Originally Posted by AceKicker
I plan on starting an erotica blog where I create a hot-wife persona who shares stories of her exploits. I'm male FWIW.
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You did not ask BUT that is (imho) not a great plan there. Niche surfers are pretty savvy and can spot a fake a mile away. Best practice with a blog is to write from a perspective that reflects truth. You could switch this up and write from the perspective of the husband who secretly knows of his wife's exploits or something like that.
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so I'm not expecting to be very good at SEO in the beginning. I will do my best to optimize my site but I'm thinking that it will take me a fairly long time to rank well for my keywords.
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Not necessarilly true. A good blog will be pretty text rich. The SEs love the text. Keyword rich text will do more for your ranking then just about anything else (again imho).
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1. What is the best way to monetize this? I guess the standard line would be to be an affiliate to cuckold and wife swapping sites. Is there a better way? My concern doing this though is that my subscribers will already be savvy with regards to these sites. I'm concerned that my conversion rates will be too low to make any real money. I was thinking about trying some non-adult affiliates. Will any non-adult affiliates accept me?
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Most non-adult (mainstream) sponsors will not go near adult. As far as monetizing it I would go with some well placed ads to sites associated with the niche, try to avoid looking too spammy. You also might try some dating and cam sites associated with the niche. Perhaps a white label dating site dedicated to the niche.
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3. I'd like to get a slew of photos of a model who can be my persona. What are the best ways to go about finding such a model and how much will this cost? Is there a place where I can buy unique adult stock photos?
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You can probably use most purchased content in this manner. You could get some good non-exclusive content pretty cheap or you could get someone to shoot some exclusive for you with some little known models. Check with the various content producers to see what they can offer you and if they have any problems with it being used this way. My guess is most of them have no problem with it. Check out
http://www.adultlabs.com and
http://voodoocontent.com they both have a great selection at a good price. Also check out Ma Dalton and the other content producers that frequent the board. Ma Dalton is
http://www.amazingcontent.com/ I believe.
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4. Do any of you have any general advice for a total noob like me?
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Listen and learn. Ask questions, ignore the trolls. Learn to recognize trolls, not everyone that answers without being friendly is a troll. Not everyone that answers friendly is a friend. Sharks are everywhere and most anyone can have an agenda
Good Luck.
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