Ok, we decided (one thing) to do with hellopenis.com....a free adult blog site that allows sexually explicit material.

We've let it run on its own for a bit now and it seems to be building up great content for adult blog readers. We're also working on another section of the site for everyone that we'll announce once completed (it's gonna be awesome!).

We decided to take drastic action at AMVC.com and lower prices for all of our videos. Many of our videos are now at $14.95 and we no longer allow any of our amateur producers to price their videos above $29.95.

Our goal here was to compete with the continued increase of pay-per-view and digital downloads. Plus, we figured we should keep AMVC.com as an "amateur videos at amateur prices" type of site. We also wanted to fuck our competition and let our customers and producers reap the rewards :)

I'm trying to think of something groovy to do for hellopenis.com. I'm getting sales from it (not much, but way more than I ever anticipated), but I sort of want to do more. I think it's cute and memorable and certainly has potential.

For now I just do the logo thing on various products at cafepress.com, but keep thinking there's something nifty to do on a grander scale.

And heading it up is...yes...wait for it..a democrat. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, an Arkansas Democrat, claims this porn tax will make the internet a "safer place for children". The bill would impose a 25 percent tax on the revenue of most adult-themed Web sites, but will we be passing that bill onto the consumer?

As an adult company owner, my first thought and hope is that this is the first time the adult entertainment industry has been "legitimized" and as long as the government is making more money from us then maybe they'll stop riding our collective asses (hey...new video idea right there and you were here when it happened :)

But seriously folks....how in fuck's sake can they say that we're evil, obscene, smelly, God-less, and should be removed from the planet but then impose a tax on us. Doesn't make sense. Christ..I just had a horrible thought. What if they make us state-controlled like liquor. They determine our selling hours, our prices, they run the stores, and no porn on Sundays! teehee.

It's not just the government who take advantage of adult companies though. Yahoo (and others) do the same. Did you know that if you run a non-adult website and want a listing in Yahoo's Directory that it costs you $299.00 for them to bump you to the top of the list (but doesn't guarantee inclusion)? Then it's $299.00 a year "renewal fee". If you're an adult website, it's $699.00 for the bump and then $699.00 every year after. I assume they must have their reasons, but I have no clue what they are (nor does anybody I've ever met). Of course after bitching about it, we paid them the money for our listing :)

Like everything else the government fucks with me about, I'll be keeping my eye on this one too.

If you've ever wondered how to make your own adult amateur videos for fun and profit (or perhaps you want to become a porn star), we've written some "how to" pearls of wisdom and helpful hints for you here.

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