Many people start adult websites with the promise that they will make lots of money.
What is not so clear is exactly how they will make that money.
There are a number of ways to make money through an adult site, and here I will explore just some of them.
The first main way in which people make money with adult websites is through what is called 'Pay Per Action' programs.
Basically the way this works is that webmasters are paid whenever a user completes an action.
Normally in the adult entertainment industry this means when a visitor signs up for another website.
This can be very profitable for website owners hence the reason why you see so many adverts for dating websites; they get paid if you sign up.
The next main way in which to make money is to use a pay per view advertising network.
Usually these rely on popups or interstitial adverts and the website owner will be paid for every thousand people that see these ads.
This type of advertising, however, makes users very annoyed and does not pay very well.
The final way to make money through an adult website is to use pay per click advertising (or PPC).
Google AdSense is the most popular PPC advertising provider in the world but do not allow their ads to be placed on adult websites.
Fortunately, there are a number of alternatives available out there.
The adult PPC industry is just starting to take off but it is possible for webmasters to make a lot of money with these programs implemented on their website.