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Selling adult products online is as easy as 1-2-3
Even if you've never had your own web site, you can have a fully functioning,
income generating adult store operating in less than three days. If you
already have a working web site, it will take only hours, and won't cost
you a dime.
Set up a web site with your own URL(Already
have a web site? Skip this, go on to number 2)
If you've never had a web site, this is probably the most daunting step. But
trust me, it's a lot easier to get your own web site than it used to be. Everything's
automated. Once you pick a host, go to
their site, search for the domain name you want to use (if you already own
a domain name, they'll explain how to point it to your new site). Once you
have the domain name selected, getting your hosting set up is just as simple
as buying a t-shirt. Just pick which size you want to use (for our purposes,
the smallest/cheapest plan will do), click their Buy button, enter your billing
information and they'll let you know via email when the hosting is set up.
They'll also give you all the instructions you need to access your files and
set up your new email addresses.
Setting up homepages can be a little tricky if you've never created
one before. But you're in luck with the adult stores. You can get homepages,
or doorway pages, from the adult companies to upload to your server (your
host can give you instructions on that too). So you won't have to stress
over the site's design. They've taken on as much of the work as possible,
using time-proven designs, to make you as successful as possible. If
you want to build more pages to offer more content, maybe make special
pages to promote certain items, you can always download free HTML editors
(web page creators) to build your pages. If you're like half the computerized
world, there's a good change you're using Microsoft Office which may
have come with FrontPage. It's an excellent HTML editor for people with
no web experience. It's very easy to learn to build more complex sites.
Check out the web hosting companies that
offer affordable and reliable web hosting.
Choose
an adult fulfillment company, and sign up
There are options when it comes to running your adult store. Different companies
offer different services, products, and commission levels. I suggest you visit
the companies on this site, read what
they have to say, and go with your gut. If you're really ambitious, sign up
for all of them. Run multiple stores. Cater to different niche customers. Promote
your sites in different ways. If you want to sell everything to everybody,
the only true way is to have multiple stores.
When you visit the sites to sign up, you'll be asked a few simple questions.
Easy ones like your name, address, phone number, the name of your store,
and your Social Security number or Federal EIN number if you're signing
up as a company. Yes, the adult industry is completely legit, and you'll
be taxed on your income at the end of the year. But that's the bad news.
The good news is that the companies not only make this process INCREDIBLY
easy, it's free too. They do all the work. All you have to do is give
your creation a name, pick out the colors, and tell them what you want
to sell. In just a few minutes, your store is up and running.
Of course, you'll also have the option to put in your own logo, your
own banners, some verbiage ... you know, to really make the store your
own. Some of the stores allow to customize as deeply as you want.
Take a look at the companies who
will handle your adult shopping fulfillment and get started.
Get people to your web site and sell,
sell, sell!
Spread the word on your new site. Enter your site into as many
search engines as possible. Put classified ads in the local paper. Get
your (provided) ad banners on other web sites. Tell your friends they
have a new place to shop for their intimate items from someone they trust.
And don't forget to tell them that you'll never know what they ordered.
Discretion is key here. Anything you can do to put the word out will
help. The companies that set up these web sites for you have built their
stores to convert visitors to sales, so all you have to do is get people
to your store.
You must be 18+ years old to participate
in these affiliate programs.
There is no guarantee that you will make money
from any of these programs.
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