XVideos

There’s MindGeek and then there’s WGCZ Holding. These two companies own all of the best tube sites that you’ve come to know and love. Since you’re down here checking out XVideos’ CPP program, you must have seen the PornHub review as well. PornHub belongs to MindGeek. XVideos is the Czech counterpart owned by WGCZ. Both of these companies have been neck and neck in some friendly competition over who has the sexiest tube content and there’s never really going to be a clear winner. They both offer roughly the same experience to both masturbators and aspiring content creators. They want your smut and show it to the world. You literally don’t have to read further. That’s all there is to this game.

If you’re on the fence about pursuing a content partnership program, don’t be. There’s only one pre-requisite and they get it out of the way right off the bat on their landing page. Do you own content that other people do not have access to? If the answer is yes, then you literally have no reason not to share it with the world for profit. Also, make note of the fact that I said content you own, not content you’ve produced. You don’t have to be the pornstar featured in the video.

You don’t even have to be affiliated with the damn project. As long as you have the legal right to sell the videos you’ve got, you can share them here. Be careful with the legalities, though. Always check your licenses and consult your legal team if you’ve got one on retainer. You don’t want to be caught uploading shit that you don’t have the rights to. It can land you in a heaping mess of trouble. At best, your videos will just get taken down. At worst, you’ll get sued.

How It Works

You create an XVideos account, upload videos that you own or have made and watch the views roll in. You’re also welcome to create a channel, which I think is pivotal for your branding. On top of that, there’s a content partner program, which is sort of the point of this review. It’s kind of like an escalation of the standard uploader format. You can upload smut on XVideos regardless, but the partner program adds profit to the mix. Since you’re uploading your own content and all, XVideos will kick up the earnings to you.

They also have what they call a modeling program, which is identical to the partnerships, except it comes with an additional step. If you’re the main feature of your content, that is, if you’re the featured cam-whore, you need to prove your identity. This is simple as shit. Remember how we used to put shoes on our heads to prove that we were real on online forums? Same thing here. You put a piece of paper in front of you with your username and the date and you’re set to go. You can upload shit on XVideos as yourself. This is a great way to protect cam-whores from scammers. These people will often get away with posting other people’s content for years before anyone notices that they’ve been robbed.

Brand Marketing Features

Having a channel on XVideos means you get some leeway to promote your personal website and content. You can straight up link to an external site that you own with ads and links. With this approach, you don’t get monetization from XVideos, but they allow you to grab as much traffic as you want from their viewers. This works for them, since it rakes in the views and generates popularity for their site. And, it works for you, because you get XVideos viewers to come back to your site. I like this approach for webmasters who are trying to spread the word about a paid program. So, if you’ve got porn on tap for a subscription fee, you should post some of your more appealing videos on XVideos and bring in the clicks. You could also upload shorter previews of your larger videos to tease viewers to see the full product.

The Popularity of XVideos

Their Wikipedia page says that they are the top most visited porn website in the world. They also claim to be the eighth most popular site in the world overall. Sounds good to me. XVideos might have a janky ass design, but their videos are top-notch. They’re also a bit of a Wild West of content in that they take a ridiculously long time to take down videos that shouldn’t be on their site. Is this good for you? I have no idea. You shouldn’t upload illegal or inappropriate shit regardless. I’m sure they vet the paid videos a lot more carefully than they do the free shit.

Either way, all of these impressions are etched into the minds of porn viewers and that’s partly why the site’s so popular. They know that if there’s real amateur porn out there, it can be found on XVideos. That’s the appeal. You, as the webmaster, are looking for a porn site that has popularity. You want to guarantee that traffic will come in. Now, this is a bit of a catch 22 when it comes to the popularity of the destination site. XVideos has millions of viewers, but it also has billions of videos. That means that the chance of your videos getting seen is lower than if you were to post them somewhere sparse, where there are thousands of people with hundreds of available videos.

There are ways to beat the odds and most of it boils down to quality and loyalty. The second you get feedback from some of your viewers, respond to them. Show them that you care. Hell, if you can, try to give them more of what they like. Shoot them a message. Send out a PSA, whatever it takes. Repeat customers are the best customers, since you want to cultivate loyalty. You want people to recognize you as a reputable brand. With XVideos’ brand partner program, you’re not just marketing your content; you’re marketing your name as well. So, to that end, you’re going to want to show them that you are indeed a hard-working porn provider.

Which Content to Post

This part can get a bit complicated, depending on your commercial setup. If you’re selling premium videos, then naturally, you should only post previews on your XVideos page and not request any revenue for them. You’re only after the traffic. You want to lead people back to your site. If you’re a tube site and you’ve got your own videos as well, you can mix and match. Premium previews won’t really work, because your actual website is free, so you’re both looking to funnel traffic and get seen. You could slap your watermark onto all of your videos and try to monetize them, to sort of burn the candle at both ends, but that might backfire. If you’re just looking to get traffic, then the zero monetization model with the external linking is your best bet.

On the other hand, if you don’t have a website to send traffic to, or if you straight up don’t want to expose yourself in that way for whatever reason, you can sell all your videos on XVideos. Just activate monetization, enter your payment information and get going. As long as you have the right to profit on these videos, the money will keep coming in. At that point, all that matters is that you have quality content. Whether you’re producing it yourself or you’re paying someone else to do it, it doesn’t matter.

Some Tips on Original Content

If you’ve decided to make your own porn for the first time ever, here are some tips to get you started. Either copy the industry or carve your own path. That decision is step one. In case you don’t want to be a copycat, which is great by the way, you need to listen to your audience. Start off slow, have some vague idea about your format and improve by listening to audience opinions. If they say more blondes, then bring in the blondes. If they want to see more Asians, then break out the kung-pow chicken and boil some rice.

Give the people what they want. Build an audience for every niche that you can profit on, then branch out to cover additional types of content down the line. Trying to appeal to everyone is just going to bury you under the avalanche of videos that XVideos are hosting. Either way, you’ll be a small fish in a big pond. Good luck.