Class Outline - Online Porn Business
I taught classes at a local community class program about setting up an online business in the porn industry; it was designed mainly for non-producers. I see some items here that need to be updated in discussion.
Here is the outline:
- Overview
a) Business experience
b) Many hats
i) Web designer
ii) Programmer
iii) Graphics editor
iv) SE guru
v) Marketing expert
vi) Accountant
c) What to expect
d) Don’t be in a hurry
e) Attitude
f) It’s your business
g) Ethics
h) scams - What you need to start
a) Money
b) Business plan
c) Time
d) Computer
e) Legal advice
f) Accountant
g) Organization
h) Anonymity
i) Internet access
j) Living Expenses - Kind of business
a) Business entity
i) Corporation
ii) Individual
b) Paysite vs. Sponsor
c) Banking - Legality &Legal issues
a) 2257 Compliance
b) Prostitution - Sponsor Model
a) Sponsor Sheet - Type of site
a) Free
b) AVS
c) Paysite - Area of focus (niche)
- Resources
a) Boards - HTML
- PHP/CGI/XML/RSS/CSS
- Software
a) Free vs bought - Content
a) Where to buy
b) Make your own
c) What to look for - Web Authoring
a) Picture editing
b) Frames - Setting up site
a) Domain
b) Hosting - Hub Design
- Site management
a) stats - Traffic
a) SEO
b) PR
c) Link building
d) TGPs