Hi guys, I’m a trained film maker who is combining my love of filming and porn and have started an Australian based production company. My work so far has been described as excellent quality and I am now ready to begin my first real production. What I am trying to decide on is whether to start my own site or to sell my productions to existing companies. While I am aware my royalties would be minimal selling exclusive rights to a site other than my own it is one less logistical issue to deal with. Alternatively I would hire someone to take care of the internet / billing side for me. Funding for the company has been privately offered based on rough footage I have shared.
Ideally I would like to produce and then sell, as to be able to begin work on the next project rather than dealing with banking / accounts etc.
This is a legitimate company with funding, professional equiptment and models all waiting to go. Just need distribution advice.
Hope someone can help, detailing pro’s and con’s of each option. Below is a letter I have been sending to various porn companies.
If any knows of any companies I may be able to sell to before launching my own site that would be greatly appreciated
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If you love filming, you’ll find that in starting a site of your own that you’ll spend oodles of time doing stuff you don’t like (or paying someone to do it) and less time doing what you really love.
Having said that, let’s say you sell a scene for $1000, you’d be able easily to make $1000 in a couple of days in membership sales once the site gets well established, more if the site’s really good and popular.
On the other side, people in this business are really fucking cheap – they don’t want to pay for anything. Few and far between are the ones who are willing to pay for good quality. You’ll get lots of people wanting to pay you $200 for a scene, fewer willing to pay you $1000.
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Welcome!
I’m sure there is several people here who can give you some ideas and suggestions. But as Michael said in above comment. A lot of keen porn producers who started their own site have ended up stuck with dealing with everything but producing porn - from setting up billing, dealing with members, updating the site, making sure people can find the site, legal problems etc… In the last few years there has been a reversed trend were producers with their own sites have gone into partnership with sponsor programs (companies who run and maintain sites through using affiliates) freeing up their time to do what they like.
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That sounds great. I wanted to sell at a lower cost to an established company to test the market before creating my own site. I’ve been contacting with little luck as these search engines lead me around in circles. If you could suggest some companies that would be willing to buy as well as some tube sites to partner with I would be ever so greatful. I have clips and pics to show that I am legit and can make quality product.
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Hi Simon;
It’s nice to meet you and welcome! We would love to consider your shooting some exclusive content for Badpuppy. Email [email protected] and Mary will be happy to send out intro docs that tell about what we are looking for, payment options, based on whether solo or action, etc… Tell her I suggested you to contact her. Best of luck Simon!
