Comments on: My Decade In Online Porn

By: 4 Smart Things Said About Sex Work « Atomic Sex

4 Smart Things Said About Sex Work « Atomic Sex — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:23:08 +0000

[...] Ms Naughty Porn for Women Blog posted about her 10 years in the online porn industry and how she rolled with the technological [...]

By: msnaughty

msnaughty — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:01:52 +0000

I’m sure that dodgy practices within the industry have contributed to its decline. People have long had a mistrust of adult sites that is often justified; there are a lot of very scammy operators in this business. One of the things we’ve always tried to promote with For The Girls was honesty: we’re up front about what we offer, we don’t spam, we make it easy to cancel, we don’t do “cross sales” (signing members up for stuff they don’t want or need). For us it’s a matter of: here’s our site, it’s got nearly 7 years worth of pics, movies and written content. If you give us your money, we’ll give you a lot of entertainment in return and we’ll be able to keep offering new stuff as time goes on. I’m proud of that honesty. And I think that old-fashioned “barter” model needs to be retained. Value for money should be encouraged.

The DVD side of the business has stagnated somewhat; so much porn is churned out using the same formula with the added extra of scenes becoming “harder” (i.e. crueler, more degrading). The DVD has had its run as a delivery model; the internet offers a much better way of viewing the content but it also creates problems with regards to controlling that content.

I’ve been reading numerous postings about file sharing and piracy. Simple economics has come into play: a thing is only ever worth what people are willing to pay for it. If everyone wants porn and music for free… then is porn and music worth nothing in and of itself? I’m not sure. I think the profit motive is always a factor when it comes to creativity. Even Van Gogh wanted to sell his paintings. Being paid is a very big form of motivation. And as I’ve said, you need money to be able to create good porn. But I suspect a lot of people have become so disillusioned with the big companies and their misuse of copyright that the “screw you” ethic will prevail for some time.

By: Aj

Aj — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:43:32 +0000

First let me say congratulations on your success.

I think the expectation of free porn is something of a side effect of the non-acceptance of pornography in society. When you had to go into a store to buy a film or magazine, or even mail order, it was easy to feel society’s disapproval. Even with online sign ups, you still have credit card statements to explain. It hasn’t helped that many sites seem to try to squeeze you for as much money as possible with auto sign ups to other sites. Good pornography certainly should be supported.

On the other hand, I suppose if you look at the music industry, and now film and television industries, they’re also experiencing similar problems.

I don’t know if there’s a good, easy solution.

By: I, Too, Scoffed At YouTube - ErosBlog: The Sex Blog

I, Too, Scoffed At YouTube - ErosBlog: The Sex Blog — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:17:56 +0000

[...] those of you interested in the business of porn, Ms. Naughty has posted an interesting ten-year retrospective. I haven’t been around quite that long, but I found myself nodding along. Especially when I [...]

By: The Porn Librarian

The Porn Librarian — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:32:56 +0000

Thanks for sharing your perspective – this is a great read. When I started doing this, there were maybe five movies a year that were really different and exciting. Now it seems like we are adding five a month – I can’t even watch them all.

It will be interesting to see what happens in the future, but I have to say that the present is a pretty exciting time for women’s porn!