What happened to it in the past?

I hear El X is the biznass

We made the decision to remove it from our CMS software a year after it was introduced to continue to focus exclusively on the membership site business model based on customer feedback. The plan take advantage of what we felt would be the right time for a complete re-development from scratch was always there and for us now is that time.

AJ

Thanks Keith! Hearing that means a lot especially with how long Titan has been using Elevated X and how far we have come together.

I was proud to see Titan join the Gamelink family last year and despite the BS and trash talking rhetoric in these CMS threads, the continued success of our client companies like Titan, Adam and Eve and many others who continue to grow with Elevated X tells us we're still heading in the right direction after 10 years in business.

Your support and friendship is appreciated more than you know. I look forward to the next time we cross paths and to making a dent in a bottle of whiskey with you next year. :)

AJ

I've used many CMS's over the years: Wordpress and a few custom-built CMS's. Here are the problems I've found with those two:

1) Wordpress: You must make sure to constantly update to the latest build, and be careful what plugins you install. Because it's so widely used, wordpress is also (I've found) the most hacked CMS, because everyone knows how it works and that everyone uses it. And plugins may seem like the a boon for non-programmers, but be careful what you install, because since you don't always know who's built them or how secure their scripts are, that's another opportunity for exploits and hacking.

2) Custom-built CMS's: Unless you have a full-time programmer on your team to constantly update the scripts and harden security, you're just asking to get hacked within a couple years. And not to mention, every custom-built CMS I've seen has sucked-- unless you have a whole team of programmers and a whole lotta money to build a bunch of custom functionalities.

I've been a long-time user of ElevatedX, and I don't see myself moving to any other platform any time soon. The amount of features are robust and extensive-- it's a great out-of-the-box solution for a porn star looking to get a membership site started, and for a company like mine that needs extensive features and custom functionality, the amount you can do with it is endless. And with their whole team of programmers constantly pushing out updates, I almost never have to worry about security or bugs.

I'm mainly a front-end developer, with mediocre PHP literacy, but you can see for yourself how much I've been able to customize their CMS: CockyBoys

MAS® CMS - Of course I am biased, so be sure to read about it instead:

MAS v.2 - Adult Website Content Management System

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2008,2013 XBIZ SOFTWARE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
2009 XBIZ PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR
2006 XBIZ SOLUTION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
2005 XBIZ INNOVATIVE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR

Anything yet that will run like VideoZ like a dvd site?

What we're releasing will do both an iTunes 1-click purchase model site and a VOD site with a credit balance - but nothing is available just yet, we are finalizing biller integration right now.

AJ

If anyone would like to read more from actual users of Elevated X than what's already been shared here:
Customer Testimonials

2015 XBiz Software Company of the Year - WINNER
2014 XBiz Software Company of the Year - WINNER
2012 XBiz Software Company of the Year - WINNER

Thanks to Oy's post for reminding me to include this, duh :)

AJ

Should the "industry standard" be so easy to beat?

PornCMS crushes ElevatedX on:

- price (we have the lowest in the industry)
- free hosting
- video converter included in all accounts
- bootstrap template included in all accounts
- integrated member/pass/security management
- free webcam broadcaster on most accounts

The list goes on....

Every industry should have a "standard" that sets the bar so low..

Some would say industry standard means:

• - Free, truly unlimited tech support provided by US based staff with no fees
• - No support ticket limits
• - Being able to get a live, US based, college educated professional out of bed at 3am on a Saturday if your site is hacked
• - A CMS provider well versed in those kinds of disasters and how to handle them
• - One that could sell hosting but instead makes their system work on as many hosts as possible
• - One that supports cheap mainstream hosting like Amazon and GoDaddy
• - One that supports adult VPS hosts, dedicated servers and easily integrates with CDNs
• - A CMS vendor who listens to client input and will code new features for free based on feedback
• - A CMS with a large enough deployment that every popular adult host is familiar with it and its requirements and can fix it quickly if anything goes wrong
• - A CMS provider willing to lose money in order to protect its customers and/or save them money
• - A company that never raises its prices and gives its customers more for the same price and has done so every year for 10 years at a consistent pace
• - A company that introduces beneficial tools and makes use of new trends
• - One with a solid record of succesful clients ranging from tiny startups and solo models to the largest brands in the business

These are just some of the reasons people continue to choose Elevated X a decade after we created it.

It's all about what someone values, not a list of features. Most features mean dick, in all honesty. Elevated X is big enough that if any features another CMS vendor lists as a way of attacking us truly matter to our customers, we add them.

AJ

Free hosting? LOL. That's stupid and simply not true.

And low price with software serving the adult industry has led to every product becoming unviable in a few years because they never reach critical mass and as a result they're a one man show. My answer is always the same, I'll be here in 5 years so let's prove me wrong.

ElevatedX, MechBunny, MAS, Carma - those are the only such software providers we can all expect to still be viable. I encourage great products and new competitors to give it their all and hope for the benefit of our marketplace they succeed. As a 16 year veteran and business owner myself, I wouldn't use a new CMS myself.

Brad

Elevated X has served us very well.

It scales nicely :)
Others may be more simple, but that is usually a limiting factor.

We use it on Multiple affiliate programs, Tours, Multiple Members Areas, etc.
We like Enterprise level software with fast Tech support and ticket system, etc...
So we can concentrate on getting that paper. ;)

Hey Brad, its amazing that you would hit reply when you haven't seen our product and you don't know what you are talking about lol

Our accounts include hosting:
Porn CMS Pricing and Details

which part of that is not true?

I don't use overpriced hosting, so I can provide free hosting to clients. I'm happy your clients are willing to overpay so that you can go get drunk at every adult show. we prefer to pass our savings on to our clients.

* we even dropped our prices for 2016 to reflect the recent drop in hosting prices.

I built the first version of the cms in 2003. It was open to public sales in 2005. we keep prices low and we still make 80%+ margins. we signed up 3 new sites this week and around 20-25 per month. We're having no problems staying afloat.

we've been around a long time and we'll be around a lot longer. i can guarantee that i will continue to out-develop and out-perform your little buddy's aging cms.

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that's a great list :thumbsup

we hit all those except:

- "Being able to get a live, US based, college educated professional out of bed at 3am on a Saturday if your site is hacked" - i'm never in bed at 3am and i work every weekend. we have people all over the world, not just in the US ;)

- "supports cheap mainstream hosting like Amazon and GoDaddy" - that's not actually a good thing.

- "A company that never raises its prices" - you never lower them either.

*edited*

you're a great salesman tho. i'll give u that..

That's probably the funniest post you have ever made. Thanks for the laugh :1orglaugh

WOW!!! - Anyone considering Elevated X should see this... http://www.cockyboys.com

The new site is amazing. You've really outdone yourself this time. The fact that this is Elevated X leaves me in awe! If only I can get you to sell your business and come work for us... :)

Thanks for posting here and sharing this!!

AJ

Awesome design! :thumbsup
If I had to choose a CMS tomorrow for my sites, Id choose Elevated X hands down.

Hey hey, looking good AJ! Catching up on us on awards! :thumbsup

Not really but we are trying...we got a late start :)

See you in 2016.

A

You don't have "free hosting." You have a bundled product for hosting and a software license. To describe it any other way is at best an exaggeration.

Our clients don't overpay. You operate under an incorrect assumption and perpetuate the myth that MojoHost is expensive. In fact, our retail pricing is lower than the Secured Servers you are reselling. We are happy to unbundle services and offer different configuration hardware, unmanaged services, etc. If you'd like to lower costs and improve performance, I am happy to help you with that.

Our clients receive a tremendous amount for the dollars they spend. More support. Real backups, not backups on the same server and that's in addition to RAID 1 (or better) fault tolerance. A network optimized for performance across multiple quality providers using more than just traditional BGP and manual enhancements, MojoHost uses the Noction platform to proactively correct packet loss and improve latency. Gigabit WAN and LAN networking to allow for substantial growth without platform changes. No restrictions on hosting video or live media. More support expertise from more staff members in greater depth, without limitations or additional cost.

I do apologize for not acknowledging your length in business, so congratulations on that. I do stand by my statement even if not directed at you, it applies to plenty of other software solutions.

I'm above responding to your statement "I'm happy your clients are willing to overpay so that you can go get drunk at every adult show. We prefer to pass our savings on to our clients." Neither is true. Notwithstanding, I could be intoxicated or asleep at the wheel all the time and MojoHost would still provide superior service and value.



Sincerely,

Brad Mitchell

As a long time client of Mojohost I can tell you that they are more competitive than the other hosts we use. It pisses Brad off to no end that I use Mojo pricing to lower my bills elsewhere.

Before the "if mojo is so great why do you also host elsewhere" comment is made, we use 4 different hosting companies as we are partners multiple businesses that have prior contacts and commitments.

As for which is the best CMS I can't comment as we developed ours in house to suit our very specific needs. We still have a few sites on elevated-x and have no complaints, the support is very quick when we need it which isn't often.

Good to see the CMS wars are alive and well:thumbsup