Tagged: Business & Creative Work

How Do Sex Bloggers File and Pay Taxes? 2

How Do Sex Bloggers File and Pay Taxes?

My life isn’t all orgasms and rain­bows; there’s much unglam­orous admin work behind the scenes. If you want to kill a bon­er, just men­tion pay­ing tax­es. Unfortunately, tax returns are part of the busi­ness of sex blog­ging in the United…

Diary of a Sex Educator: My Job & My Dating Experiences 3

Diary of a Sex Educator: My Job & My Dating Experiences

I want to find a sanc­tu­ary in my long-​​term part­ner. That applies dou­bly when you're in a polar­iz­ing career field. Sometimes, being a sex edu­ca­tor can put me in uncom­fort­able sit­u­a­tions in the dat­ing world, but I have to remember…

A Sex Toy Reviewer's Ethical Code of Conduct 4

A Sex Toy Reviewer's Ethical Code of Conduct

Friends don’t let friends buy sketchy sex toys from Wish. And friends don’t let friends rely on fab­ri­cat­ed sex toy reviews where the writer hasn’t actu­al­ly fucked the toy. My sex toy reviews are writ­ten for humans look­ing for detail and…

3 Reasons to Deprioritize Social Media for Adult Businesses 5

3 Reasons to Deprioritize Social Media for Adult Businesses

Imagine that mere­ly men­tion­ing “Link in bio” on your Instagram sto­ry could get your account flagged or delet­ed. A pho­to of a brightly-​​colored, abstract­ly shaped dil­do gets marked as “adult solic­i­ta­tion.” Or an edu­ca­tion­al info­graph­ic about sex­u­al health gets you…

5 Ways Companies Screw Over Reviewers & Cam Models 7

5 Ways Companies Screw Over Reviewers & Cam Models

The busi­ness of blog­ging involves alliances and col­lab­o­ra­tions with com­pa­nies. How do you nav­i­gate that? Though many sex shops are delights to work with, psy­chic vam­pires also run ram­pant in the indus­try. They feed on the unsus­pect­ing, try­ing to squeeze…

5+ Worn or Used Sexy Things to Sell — Beyond Underwear 8

5+ Worn or Used Sexy Things to Sell — Beyond Underwear

Selling used panties and bed­room props is a legit way to earn some extra spend­ing mon­ey, espe­cial­ly if you're an attrac­tive woman. I briefly touched on the prac­tice in my pre­vi­ous post about sexy side hus­tles (beyond reviews), but this…

5 Characteristics of the Best Sex Shops 9

5 Characteristics of the Best Sex Shops

I've worked with many great sex shops over the years, and many shit­ty ones. It's no mys­tery: the retail­ers I link to over and over again are the ones who give back to their work­ers, shop­pers, and com­mu­ni­ty. Find out…

4 Common Misconceptions About Sex-Positive Bloggers 11

4 Common Misconceptions About Sex-Positive Bloggers

When I reveal that I'm a sex toy review­er, I some­times hear vari­a­tions of "Really?! But you're so quiet/wholesome/[insert anoth­er syn­onym for demure]!" On a bad day, I might clap back, "I'm sor­ry— I didn't real­ize that intro­ver­sion meant not…

How to Cast a DIY Silicone Dildo at Home 12

How to Cast a DIY Silicone Dildo at Home

If you're a reg­u­lar read­er of my blog, you prob­a­bly already agree that dil­dos can be high­ly col­lectible pieces of art. They're func­tion­al tools, but it sure as hell helps me get excit­ed when I find a dil­do aes­thet­i­cal­ly pleasing.…

My Past Sexy Side Hustles & Free Stuff (Beyond Reviews!) 13

My Past Sexy Side Hustles & Free Stuff (Beyond Reviews!)

In the cur­rent gig econ­o­my, you've prob­a­bly heard Millennial femme friends joke about sug­ar baby­ing, finan­cial dom­i­na­tion, or sell­ing used panties to pay off stu­dent loans. Or just for extra spend­ing mon­ey. It's not a myth— there's no short­age of…