Guide To Getting Into Couples Porn (Camming, Video, Phone Sex)

A computer is a basic requirement for any services you might want to offer. Whether it’s used for uploading clips, live camming or promotion. For camming, Windows OS is highly preferred and some camming sites require it. Any modern PC or laptop should be able to work for anything it’s required for.

You’ll want a good upload speed, especially for camming. Having a high upload speed makes uploading clips a whole lot faster as well. 2 mbps upload speed is the bare minimum for camming, but it’s suggested to get the upload speed as high as possible.

If you’re going to be camming, you need a good webcam. Good Logitechs are very affordable and come with a good built-in microphone as well. A good webcam is a nice thing to have, regardless of the services being offered.

A good camera is essential for producing and selling content. The higher-quality the camera, the better the production and the more profitable it’ll be. Although there are many performers producing clips with an HD webcam or mobile phone with a good camera, it’s suggested to upgrade as soon as possible, assuming this is the route you want to go. Nikons are solid cameras and there’s plenty of affordable ones.

Essential for phone sex, but definitely helpful for everything else. Most people already have a phone, so this is generally not an issue.

If you’re producing and selling content, it helps to have photo and video editing software. Something that can cut, splice and watermark content at the very least. Putting effort into post-production will create a better finished product, which makes everything more profitable.

A 3-point lighting system is something that is always helpful, and is something that can easily be built fairly affordably. If you’ve got good natural and artificial light, this isn’t mission-critical, but something to strongly consider.

It never hurts to have a large toy collection. This is something that can be built-up over time. It’s also something that can be built using wishlists.

It also never hurts to have a closet full of lingerie and other outfits. Especially if you’re doing cosplay or roleplay. This is something that can be built-up over time. It’s also something that can be built using wishlists.

Certain fetishes require additional items. For example; the food fetish requires food and the oil fetish requires baby oil. Think long and hard about what fetishes you want to cater to, and if these will require additional props or items.

Camming is very popular and profitable. There’s two main types of camming; public and private. Private shows are charged per minute. Public shows can include tip goals / tip shows, interactive sex toy shows (tip to vibrate), tipping games and other creative show types.

Some of the camming sites also allow performers to make money through other means. This might include selling content from the profile pages, fanclub functionality or other features. What services a performer can offer varies drastically from site-to-site.

Guide To Getting Started Camming – Written primarily for solo performers, but all the information is applicable to couples as well. Goes into great detail on how to get started as a camming model.

Camming Sites Hiring Couples – Not all camming sites accept couples. There are some female-only networks (As well as several male-only networks). Here’s a directory of camming sites that support couples accounts.

Producing and selling content is another service that couples can offer. Clips are great, as each video has the potential to generate revenue as long as it’s available for sale. It’s also possible for the clips to generate sales even when you’re offline. The more clips you’ve got, the greater this compounds.

With clips, you can either choose the site you like best, or perform on multiple sites, as to reach a larger audience and generate more sales. Diversifying and catering to different fetishes can generate more sales. Custom content requests make more money and custom items can be resold as a pre-recorded clips. More information on getting started producing and selling content is found below.

Getting Started Producing and Selling Porn – Guide to getting started producing and selling porn. Geared towards solo clip creators, but all the information is applicable to couples as well.

List Of Couple-Friendly Clip Sites – Not all clip sites are couple-friendly. Here’s a directory of all the clip sites that accept couples.

Phone sex has evolved a lot over the years. Now it’s gone beyond just talking. Texting and various adult apps can be used for phone sex now. There are even couples categories on the phone sex networks. Certain camming sites also offer mobile streaming. Services like Skype can also be used for mobile streaming and mobile shows.

Getting Started As A Phone Sex Operator – Comprehensive guide to becoming a phone sex operator. Geared towards solo models, but all the information is applicable to couples as well.

Phone Sex Sites Accepting Couples – Here’s a directory containing all the phone sex sites that accept couple accounts.

Running your own website can create a revenue stream. It also works as a valuable promotional tool. Best of all, there’s platforms like ModelCentro and AdultMemberSites that make it insanely easy to build websites, and all 100% free!

Websites can be monetized by subscriptions to access the content. Individual store items can also be added to websites. Live camming from the website an also be achieved a number of different ways. Best of all, the website works as a valuable marketing tool. You’re able to list all your other sites and services. Websites are also able to tap into valuable search engine traffic.

Learn How To Build A Website – Goes over some of the platforms available for building websites, as well as some general information on web development.

Promoting Your Services

Promotion is a huge part of being independent performers. There’s also tons of different ways to promote your products and services. Some forms of promotion are very easy (like social media) while some might require learning some new skills (like running a website). Here are the main marketing channels you should be looking into.

Social media is one of the most effective marketing tools at your disposal. There’s a good chance that you already have a Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat. Using a social media account for promotion is very similar. It’s important to know what networks support adult content and which ones don’t. Even the “Safe-For-Work” networks can be used for promotional purposes. You just have to be careful what you post and what you’re linking to. Here are some social networks to consider marketing through.

Twitter – Twitter is both adult-friendly and a very popular social media platform. Make sure that you flag your profile as being adult, and watch out for the automatic tweets that a lot of networks offer. These can appear very spammy and even get accounts banned.

Tumblr – Tumblr is another adult-friendly social media site. Tumblr isn’t as popular as Twitter, but still a very popular platform.

YouTube – YouTube isn’t adult-friendly, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider promoting through the platform. YouTube has tons of traffic. When YouTube celebrity Celestia Vega started camming, she quite literally broke an entire camming site (and some world records). That should demonstrate the power of YouTube.

Instagram – Instagram is another network that isn’t adult-friendly but still makes a valuable promotional tool. Just be careful not to post anything containing nudity or content that is overly sexualized and you should be fine.

Facebook – Facebook isn’t adult-friendly, but can still be used for promotion. It’s up to you whether to use a personal account or page for promotion. Be wary of personal pages though, as Facebook has been known to suggest alias accounts to real life fans. Freaky how accurate their big data is.

The camming sites, clip sites, phone sex networks and other websites you’re performing on get tons of traffic. One of the most effective ways to promote is through tapping into this already existing traffic. There’s plenty of ways to do this, and most tactics are really quite simple. Here’s some tips:

Use A Great Profile Photo – The profile photo (unless there’s a live preview) is what will show up on all the different directory, category and search pages on the sites. Having an awesome profile photo will help you stand out from the crowd and get more clicks.

Complete Profile Information – A lot of the profile information is used in the search function of the sites. For example; someone specifying blonde hair will appear in the blonde category. It is sometimes used for search functions as well. Having a complete profile also lets potential customers learn more about you and the fetishes you cater to.

Indicate Appropriate Tags and Categories – Whenever tags and categories are able to be specified, make sure you’re using them, and using them as specifically as possible. This makes it easier for the customers to find you.

Build Friends and Followers – Most networks will have some form of connections. Whether it’s following, friends or goes by some other term. Having a strong following on the sites you’re on will greatly help with traffic and sales.

Be Active On The Sites – Whether it’s being active on a cam site or consistently uploading content to the clip sites. Being active on the sites gains you exposure and helps to build a solid customer-base.

A website is a valuable marketing tool. It enables you to tap into valuable search engine traffic. The website is also your main hub. The website is the place to list all the camming sites, clip sites and other networks that you are a part of. Plus the links to social media networks to build a stronger following.

The website can also work as it’s own revenue stream. It’s possible to make money from membership subscriptions, store items and live camming. If the sites you’re performing on have affiliate / referral programs, you can also earn extra revenue from linking to those networks with referral links on the website.

And best of all, it’s possible to get a site up and running, 100% free, without any knowledge of HTML, coding or anything else that’s two technical. There’s platforms designed specifically for adult stars to make doing this very easy.

How To Build A Website – Information on building a website and a list of platforms and tools to help.

Search Engine Optimization – Guide on how to do search engine optimization. Following these steps and best practices will make it way easier to tap into valuable search engine traffic.

Email marketing does require some investment, and you’ll need to grow a list, but it is definitely a marketing channel to consider. Unfortunately, most of the main email marketing platforms aren’t adult-friendly. YNOT Mail is the one major adult-friendly email marketing platform. There’s some that don’t specifically mention adult on what’s not allowed, but they’re still really selective.

Once you’ve got an email marketing suite, you’ll want to put an opt-in form on the website and other web properties and start collecting email addresses. Any email marketing platform will make it very easy to automatically add new emails to the mailing list through the form system.

Tube sites are a double-sided sword for performers. On the one side, they’re one of the largest enablers of piracy and stolen traffic. The tube site model has also conditioned people to not pay for porn. On the other side, tube sites can be a great source of traffic when done right. Many tube sites also offer performers ways to make additional revenue. Usually through a share of the ad revenue that the performers content generates.

Learn More: Partnering With Tube Sites

Running an affiliate program is something that a lot of performers don’t really think about. An affiliate program is where webmasters are able to make commissions from promoting products and services. Platforms like ModelCentro also make it real easy to start up an affiliate program, all 100% free.

Affiliate marketing is great, because there’s zero liability to the marketing. You’re only paying affiliate marketers when they are able to generate sales. If they can’t generate sales, you don’t have to pay them. There’s also advantages such as having more control over the content being spread around the internet, enabling legit webmasters to fight the pirates for traffic, and more.

Learn More: How To Run An Affiliate Program

It is very rare that someone manages to join the industry and get out without someone they know finding out what they’re doing. If someone manages to keep it secret, it’s most likely that they weren’t in the industry that long. That being said, if you’re in the industry long enough, people will find out. This means your friends and your family. Luckily you don’t have to worry about your partner, because they’re interested in jumping in with you.

Certain sites have regional blocking capabilities. This allows you to block specific countries and some networks even allow you to block individual states and cities (US performers) and regions of specific countries (International performers). It’s highly recommended that you block your home area.

Keep in mind that regional blocking is not a perfect science. If someone is using a VPN, they’ll be able to bypass it. Also, if someone from a blocked region travels outside of that area, they’ll be able to access your content.

Learn More: Blocking Cities, States and Countries On Camming / Clip Sites

Social media poses a major privacy risk. Even with the social media accounts set as private, there’s still privacy concerns. Also, there’s other people who might share your content over social media as well. Those accounts might be public.

It’s important to make sure that all location-based services are turned off. Snapchat has this on as a default. Also make sure that there’s no location-based information on any media uploaded to social media or other websites.

It’s important to make sure that you don’t give away compromising information while camming, in clips or while interacting with social media followers. For Example; if a performer is wearing a college sweatshirt, it’s easy to assume the performer goes to that school. Not a big deal if it’s a sweatshirt from an out-of-state school, but a big deal if that performer is going to that school.

Be conscientious about what you’re wearing, saying and what’s being featured in content or camming shows. Some performers will list their location as a different state than their real one, or only get as specific as listing the country.

Wishlists pose a security risk. Some wishlists (Amazon being one of them) might give shipping information to purchasers on orders. If at all possible, use a shipping address other than your own. If a friend out of state is willing to help you out, that is optimal. Yes, you’re paying for the freight / postage, but it’s a lot more secure.

“What do you do for a living?” is a question that comes up a lot in conversation. If you don’t want to tell the world you’re a pornstar, you better have an answer for it. If you’re going to school, that’s an easy answer and nobody really questions it. If you also keep a part time job, that’s an easy answer as well. If the adult industry is your only income, you’ll either have to lie or be very vague (“I’m an entrepreneur!”).

If you’re not wanting to tell the truth, it’s worth rehearsing your answer to this question.

Privacy is a major issue for all the networks as well. They don’t want to compromise their performers. For that reason, all the companies use a business name that isn’t adult sounding. This thwarts suspicion from bank tellers, tax professionals and your friends that might see the check sitting on your kitchen table. A little due-dilligence into the corporations and people can figure out they’re adult-related, but it’s not as easy to notice just looking at the checks or transactions.