The Smutlancers

Author: Kayla Lords

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Episodes

Smutlancers Q&A: March 2020 Mailbag

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In this month’s mailbag/Q&A episode, we answer questions from other smutlancers on consistency, time management, lead magnets, and more! In this episode: Get answers to questions faster — and from an entire community — by joining the Smutlancers Community Best practices for defining a writing niche How consistent do you need to be when creating content? Tips for overwhelmed smutlancers with long to-do lists Do lead magnets work in adult content or is better for non-adult sites? Links from the episode: The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram...

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Episodes / Erotic Authors / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers

Dealing with Shitty Comments

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When you put yourself out into the online world, shitty comments (sadly) will happen. Should they? Of course not. But will they? Eventually. So how do you deal with it? What do you do? Molly and I share our thoughts in this week’s episode. In this episode: This topic comes from a suggestion from someone in our Smutlancers Community. Not all comments are the same. Shitty comments are different from feedback and constructive criticism. Yes, sometimes criticism makes you feel bad but that doesn’t automatically make it a shitty one. You get to determine how you handle comments on your...

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Episodes

All About Your About Me Page

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This week Molly talks about “about me” pages – why you need one and what it should be like. You have spent hours working on SEO and getting people to your site. Now how do you keep them there and give them the best experience possible when they are there. About me pages are a key part of doing both those things.

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Erotic Authors / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers / Smutlancer Life

Handling Criticism From Your Audience

I’m not sure today’s post offers any solutions or advice. It’s more of a thought exercise. There likely isn’t a single right answer (there usually isn’t). That being said, I’m going to share a conundrum I often find myself in when it comes to handling good-faith criticism from my audience. And my example is going to be ridiculously specific but I think it translates to any feedback we receive from our audience. (For the record — the moment you put something you make out into the world, you face potential criticism. Twisting yourself into knots to avoid ANY criticism stunts...

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Episodes / Freelancers

Making a Work with Me Page

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I kept this short and sweet as a quick run-down of how to make a “work with me” or “hire me” page for your website — what to include or not and why it’s a good idea to have one.

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Making Money

How I Earn My Smutlancer Income | 2020 Edition

In my income reports, I break down my income by “client work” which is further broken down between vanilla and sex/adult and as well as a list of revenue streams created by my content — blog, podcast, videos, other work. Let’s talk about what that means.

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Episodes

How to Find New Readers

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If you have a sex blog or run a sex educational/informational site, it’s the question you probably ask yourself the most. How do you grow your audience, bring more people to your site, and find new readers? There are as many ways to do that as there are people in the world. And no single magic formula

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Income Report

Smutlancer Monthly Income Report: January 2020

While my focus on 2020 is meant to be on my own projects, my clients seem to have had other plans. While you won’t see this in the January income, I’ve taken on multiple new projects offered by clients…because I like money and financial security. Plus John Brownstone and I are buying a new house in 2020.