The Smutlancers

Author: Kayla Lords

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Blogging / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers

Think of Your Sex Blog as Your Personal Sandbox

I once heard a personal website described as the hub of a wheel. All the spokes of the wheel were the ways people should be able to get back to your website. Social media, email newsletters, even writing for another website – it should all point (link) back to your blog or website. All were necessary and everything worked together, but everything should come back to a centralized location. That’s a good metaphor, and a good way to look at the relationship of free tools like social media and your website. There’s another metaphor that sex bloggers should keep in...

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Writing

What To Do When You Run Out of Writing Ideas

I’m going to admit something right here and now so everyone knows it. No holding back. No hiding the truth. Sometimes I have don’t have a clue what I want to write about. I need to pitch publications so I can earn money, but I come up blank. Panic sets in. What if I never have another idea again? Have I used up all the ideas I can write about? Is this the end of my writing career?!?! I might also be prone to catastrophic thinking. I admit that, too. The point is that whether you’re at the beginning of...

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How to Make Money / Making Money / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers

How to Make Money: Affiliate Sales

Affiliate sales seem like the easiest way to make money on a blog. Find a company who sells sex toys, sign up as an affiliate, and put that link almost everywhere. Sit back and watch the money just roooooooll in. Right? Not quite. Like everything else we do in the world of writing, blogging, and creating content, very little is as easy as it seems. I can’t speak for other bloggers with affiliate partnerships, but I know what’s worked and hasn’t worked for me. My affiliate sales aren’t enough to pay the mortgage but the income is steadily increasing. In...

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Freelancers / Writing

4 Questions to Ask Before You Write for Free

I talked to a writer/editor friend of mine recently about the next, hot, new website where you can publish your erotica writing and attract more readers and (hopefully) book sales. She wanted my opinion and I gave it to her. (Is anyone shocked by that?) The paraphrased version of what I told her goes like this: If I’m being compensated for my work, I’ll publish it almost anywhere. But if I’m not, I don’t have time to build an audience on my own website and someone else’s site. I’d much rather play in my own sandbox where I have all...

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Blogging

e[lust] 98 – I’m a Featured Post!

Photo courtesy of Steamy Bedtime Welcome to Elust 98– The only place where the smartest and hottest sex bloggers are featured under one roof every month. Whether you’re looking for sex journalism, erotic writing, relationship advice or kinky discussions it’ll be here at Elust. Want to be included in Elust #99 Start with the rules, come back October 1st to submit something and subscribe to the RSS feed for updates!   ~ This Month’s Top Three Posts ~ Black and white Underdressed I Talk Sex – Female Sexuality and Education ~ Featured Post (Molly’s Picks) ~ You Don’t Know What...

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Smutlancer Life

Remembering What’s Really Important

Image via Pixabay It’s easy to get wrapped up in our day to day work and family lives. Add to that our writing and publishing goals, and life gets busy in a hurry. Our focus often shifts from what we have to what we want, what we hope for, what we wish for. Today is the 16th anniversary of 9/11 and it’s the day after Hurricane Irma slammed into my home state. To say I’m a bit reflective would be an understatement. Sixteen years ago… September 11, 2001 is one of the first dates in my life where I can...

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How to Make Money / Making Money / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers

How to Make Money: Sponsored Posts

Sponsored posts should only be one item in your money-making list, but it’s one of the best ones (in my opinion). Depending on how you set it up, you’re literally getting paid to blog. That’s the dream, right? It’s not something the average sex blogger can rely on to pay their rent or mortgage but it’s certainly an income stream that can help you keep your website running. In a new series called “How to Make Money,” let’s focus on sponsored posts. What is a Sponsored Post? A sponsored post is content that an adult company pays you to publish...

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Freelancers / Making Money / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers

6 Questions to Ask Adult Companies

Blog, publish enough articles, or promote yourself on social media long enough, and eventually an adult company will reach out to you. Whether it’s a private message or an email, it’ll likely reference “partnership opportunities.” They’re asking a question that doesn’t always feel straight forward. They want to know one thing: Do you work with adult companies ? While it’s important to have an idea of the services you offer – sponsored posts, affiliate partnerships, reviews, etc. – it’s also important to know what questions to ask, too. You can’t make a credible decision to work with an adult company...

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Books

Book Review: The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, & Scandal in the Gilded Age

If you’re going to write about sex, sexuality, gender, relationships, and/or the issues associated with any of it, I believe it’s necessary to learn as much as you can. One way I love to educate myself is through reading. Every so often, I’ll share a book I’ve read and why you might want to read it, too. Affiliate links are included in this post. If you click an affiliate link and buy something from the site, I make a small commission. I found The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandals in the Gilded Age by Myra MacPherson in my local...

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Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers / Writing

Develop a Writing Habit and Audience with Sex Blogging Memes

6/22/20 Edit: Some links included in the original post have been removed. Blogging memes hold a special place in my heart. I participated in memes and link-ups from the earliest days of my sex blog. These memes and their hosts help writers by helping you join a community, earn readers, and build a writing habit. Blogging as a regular (although not daily) habit is important to me. When you don’t have a topic banging away at the walls of your brain, it’s easy to decide to skip the day or worry you have nothing to say. Blogging memes offer inspiration...