The Smutlancers Podcast


The Smutlancers podcast is a weekly show hosted by Kayla Lords and Molly Moore discussing our experiences as smutlancers trying to reach our goals, find success, and build the career, life, and website of our dreams. We share our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, tips, tricks, and how-tos each week!

Below, you’ll find the audio and show notes pages for every episode of the podcast.

episode 87 of the smutlancers podcast - april 2020 mailbag

Smutlancers Q&A: April 2020 Mailbag

Every month, Molly and I answer questions from our fellow smutlancers. We don’t think we have all the answers, but we’re happy to share what we’ve figured out (often the hard way). In this episode: Writing smut when your libido is low Reading and commenting on other blog posts Using the “extra” time to grow our blog and the community Links from the episode: 30 Day Orgasm Fun (2020 edition) from Tabitha Rayne Building Your Audience Through Comments and Conversation (blog post) Why Community Matters (podcast episode 7) The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and...

episode 86 of the Smutlancers podcast

Smutlancing in a Pandemic

It didn’t feel right coming back from a brief break on the podcast and NOT discussing the state of the world, at least from the perspective of how we’re handling things. Pardon the ramble, but we wanted to talk about these things so we can firmly move on from the topic (while also acknowledging the reality of how pandemics impact our smutlancer lives) in future episodes.

episode 85 of the Smutlancers podcast hosted by Kayla Lords talking about growing on patreon

Growing on Patreon

It can be a struggle to find the sweet spot of enough patrons to make a difference in your income while also offering the right benefits/perks to entice people to pledge. I don’t have all the answers, but in this episode, I share what I’ve learned over the years about using Patreon. 

episode 84 of the Smutlancers podcast is the march 2020 mailbag answering smutlancer questions

Smutlancers Q&A: March 2020 Mailbag

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...

episode 83 of the Smutlancers podcast discussing how to deal with shitty comments

Dealing with Shitty Comments

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...

episode 82 of the Smutlancers podcast hosted by Molly Moore

All About Your About Me Page

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.

episode 81 of the Smutlancers podcast discusses making your work with me page

Making a Work with Me Page

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.

episode 80 of the Smutlancers podcast hosted by Kayla Lords and Molly Moore discussing finding new readers

How to Find New Readers

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

episode 78 of the Smutlancer podcast -- this week hosted by Molly Moore and Michael Knight discussing Gutenberg editor for Wordpress

An Introduction to the Gutenberg Editor

For all things website and tech related, there’s really only one place to go — the dynamic duo of Molly Moore and Michael Knight. In this week’s episode they discuss the new(ish) Gutenberg editor for Wordpress. For those of us who are clinging to the Classic editor in WP, our time is drawing to a close.