Tagged: Business & Creative Work

A Sex Toy Reviewer's Ethical Code of Conduct 2

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 3

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 8

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 17

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 one…

5 Characteristics of the Best Sex Shops 22

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…

5 Things to Know About Nude & Lingerie Modeling Online (Interview with Dekilah) 25

5 Things to Know About Nude & Lingerie Modeling Online (Interview with Dekilah)

Modeling has changed dras­ti­cal­ly in the time of COVID-​19. Due to social dis­tanc­ing mea­sures, my for­mer day job (pos­ing nude for art class­es) isn't much of an option any­more. Nor are col­lab­o­ra­tive pho­to­shoots. Because of these changes, there's an influx…

4 Common Misconceptions About Sex-Positive Bloggers 27

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 having…

How to Cast a DIY Silicone Dildo at Home 33

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!) 37

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

In the cur­rent gig econ­o­my, you've prob­a­bly heard Millennial femme friends joke about sug­ar[ baby]ing, 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…

5 Countries Where Traveling With or Buying Sex Toys Is Illegal 42

5 Countries Where Traveling With or Buying Sex Toys Is Illegal

Sex blog­ging comes with perks like jack­ing off for work, but down­sides like trav­el lim­i­ta­tions. The right to buy sex toys is one that I admit­ted­ly take for grant­ed. It's not a minor priv­i­lege. Without dil­dos, I couldn't effec­tive­ly massage…

A guide to organizing your sex tools for easy access and fun presentation!

5 ways to optimize sex toy storage and organization!

If you don't have the free­dom to dis­play a met­ric fuck­ton of sex toys, could you say you're liv­ing life to the fullest? Upon mov­ing into an apart­ment with my boyfriend, it's the first time in YEARS that I've had…