My start in selling adult videos began with working as an escort. Many of my clients would inquire about whether I sold videos. I also had clients who asked to film our appointments,  so I would let them film and edit the videos then I would sell them to the other clients, usually for gift cards or cash. It wasn't a very big business. Later, I had my own website for my escort business and there was a link to my clip site on my escort page. I still wasn't making very much money though. At this point in my life I really need to supplement my income, so I have to figure out how to make my video business more profitable. These things things would have been even more beneficial for me if I had just done them from the start. So here is my list of things you should consider when you start making clips. 

1. Make sure all of your videos have multiple back ups. It can be a real disaster if you have all of your videos saved on your laptop, and then you spill a soda on it, ruining your laptop, and losing all of the data. Keeping a USB device or a micro SD card in your computer and saving the videos there is a good idea because they can be retrieved easily if your computer breaks. However, if your computer is stolen, and the device is in your computer, it will be stolen too. The best thing to do is use a file storage site on the internet. The video files can be large, so make sure you get enough space! You definitely don't want to lose the copies of your videos. Many clip sites will give you a lot of difficulty in giving you back your videos. ManyVids is not one of them but I was told by another clip site that I can buy my own video if I want a copy. 

2. Don't be afraid to do custom videos. I didn't used to like to do custom videos because, after the initial sale of the video, many times the video would not be a big seller, due to saying the person's name, very specific fetishes, and other things. After awhile, I realized that the custom videos just need to be the right price, and I can be paid right then, instead of waiting for the video to sell. I try to sell my custom videos for what I would normally make off of a video of that length. 

3. Advertise on social media, often. This is really important, because not only does it help you gain followers, but it keeps your fans engaged. Showing them pictures of you will keep you in their mind. At first I was concerned that posting too often would cause some fans and followers to get annoyed and unfollow me. Some did unfollow me, but I have gained around 3,000 followers since advertising more heavily, and my sales have increased by a lot too. 

4. Invest in a decent camera from the start. I really wish I had bought a good camera when I started making videos. Many of my first videos were shot on the webcam of my laptop and the quality is really terrible. The videos would have been excellent and I could have kept selling them now if I would have just used a decent camera. If you can't afford one, save up and buy one because it will affect the future sales of the videos you're working really hard on. 

That is my advice to anyone who is starting out. I probably would have been a lot more sucessful at selling my porn if I had done those things when I first started. I hope this article can be of help to someone! 

by MV Girl Liz Lovejoy

Do you agree with these tips? What advice would you add?