Adult content is goods and services meant only for those older than 18 and sometimes 21, such as tobacco, alcohol, gambling, guns, and pornography. The adult content industry is home to several thriving online websites with about $856 million in market value. The United States alone accounts for 60 percent of the industry’s worth, hosting nearly half a billion web pages across over 4.2 million different domains. The Netherlands and United Kingdom closely follow in the ranks, providing top-notch web-hosting services. It goes without saying that a huge part of adult web companies and their growth hinges on adult web-hosting services. This guide delves into adult web hosting, providing tips to help you determine the best options on the adult web market.
What is adult web hosting?
Adult hosting platforms perform several functions, including content storage, distribution, and sales. Storage is foundational to adult-hosting services. Adult-hosting providers store adult multimedia via the internet, processing and delivering it to consumers upon request. Hosts can store adult data on physical web servers or leverage SaaS cloud storage platforms. The former may require huge machinery in multiple server locations while the latter often only requires a monthly subscription. However, both storage options have similar benefits and features.
What are the main features of adult hosting?
The main features of adult-hosting providers include the following.
Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the volume of information often measured in megabits per second. A website’s bandwidth is closely related to the page size and traffic volume. Generally, websites seeing under 20,000 visitors per month may need about 5 gigabytes of bandwidth. Otherwise, choosing your site’s bandwidth is preferential. It’s not wrong to purchase higher bandwidth plans whether you’ll use them or not.
Storage: Web or disk space is the room that hosting providers offer adult-content creators to store multimedia files including text, images, code, and databases. Adult-hosting service providers offer storage in many packages to suit both beginners with a thin budget and other large-sized creators. Some packages can include storing email accounts used by creators to table better services for their consumers.
Payment Gateway: Adult content is not cheap to produce, and neither are hosting services. Often, adult-content creators make up for these costs by leveraging traffic volumes for ads. But some others put exclusive content behind paywalls and therefore require a payment gateway. The technology allows customers to pay for services and products using credit cards and other payment means.
Legal: Producing and distributing have several legal implications, and you probably need permission to abide by specific rules, including the avoidance of child pornography, which has become a menace for the industry.
Tips for choosing an adult-hosting service.
Last year, the top adult-hosting providers on the market included LiquidWeb, Hostgator, Hostinger, and DreamHost. However, several other adult-hosting service providers exist, and choosing can be daunting. These tips can help you make your final choice.
1. Know your company’s unique needs.
You may need higher bandwidth and storage services, especially if you’re providing livestream services or video content. Knowing your business’s unique needs can be a great way to nail your final choice.
2. Assess server reliability and uptime guarantee.
Adult-content consumers can be put off if your site keeps crashing. This can affect the number of monthly visitors returning to your website. It’s essential to pilot your subscription or check testimonials for success and failure stories.
3. Check customer support features and services.
Live chatbots on your adult website can provide your visitors with a seamless user experience.
All in all, adult web-hosting platforms offer multiple packages to a wide range of clientele. Comparing different offers from top hosting brands can be a great way to make your final adult web-hosting choice.
Barry Lachey is a Professional Editor at Zobuz. Previously He has also worked for Moxly Sports and Network Resources “Joe Joe.” He is a graduate of the Kings College at the University of Thames Valley London. You can reach Barry via email or by phone.
