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    s. Over 20% of the respondents said they bought Sex Toys online during this same period. Of the 33 different product categories we tracked, these two naughty niches were the top two most cited categories for online purchases.

    It's no surprise that the growing acceptance of, and comfort with, making adult purchases online (due to

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    Okay, so you're looking for new ways to grow your online business and you can't help but notice all those adult oriented matchmaking sites popping up (literally) all over the place. After awhile you begin asking yourself if it's time to replace or augment your G-rated online dating affiliate links with companies offering something a little more seductive.

    You're thinking about this because you're wondering if the membership conversion rates of adult dating sites will be higher due to the tantalizing personal profile ads they display and the desire of many viewers (single or otherwise) to see more details that are only provided to their paying members.

    Or perhaps you're thinking of going even a little more "X-treme" with the idea of sponsoring a particular fetish site, adding an adult toys area to your online gift shop, or writing a new eBook related to some exotic sexual taste.

    Well before you decide to take the leap into any of these "Naughty Niches," there are several other questions you should be asking yourself before doing so.

    Question #1: Can I really make money being naughty?

    In a Dating & Relationship Marketplace consumer survey we conducted during October through December 2003, over 27% of the respondents stated they had purchased lingerie or sexy clothing online during the prior 12 months. Over 20% of the respondents said they bought Sex Toys online during this same period. Of the 33 different product categories we tracked, these two naughty niches were the top two most cited categories for online purchases.

    It's no surprise that the growing acceptance of, and comfort with, making adult purchases online (due to

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    You're thinking about this because you're wondering if the membership conversion rates of adult dating sites will be higher due to the tantalizing personal profile ads they display and the desire of many viewers (single or otherwise) to see more details that are only provided to their paying members.

    Or perhaps you're thinking of going even a little more "X-treme" with the idea of sponsoring a particular fetish site, adding an adult toys area to your online gift shop, or writing a new eBook related to some exotic sexual taste.

    Well before you decide to take the leap into any of these "Naughty Niches," there are several other questions you should be asking yourself before doing so.

    Question #1: Can I really make money being naughty?

    In a Dating & Relationship Marketplace consumer survey we conducted during October through December 2003, over 27% of the respondents stated they had purchased lingerie or sexy clothing online during the prior 12 months. Over 20% of the respondents said they bought Sex Toys online during this same period. Of the 33 different product categories we tracked, these two naughty niches were the top two most cited categories for online purchases.

    It's no surprise that the growing acceptance of, and comfort with, making adult purchases online (due to

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    perhaps you're thinking of going even a little more "X-treme" with the idea of sponsoring a particular fetish site, adding an adult toys area to your online gift shop, or writing a new eBook related to some exotic sexual taste.

    Well before you decide to take the leap into any of these "Naughty Niches," there are several other questions you should be asking yourself before doing so.

    Question #1: Can I really make money being naughty?

    In a Dating & Relationship Marketplace consumer survey we conducted during October through December 2003, over 27% of the respondents stated they had purchased lingerie or sexy clothing online during the prior 12 months. Over 20% of the respondents said they bought Sex Toys online during this same period. Of the 33 different product categories we tracked, these two naughty niches were the top two most cited categories for online purchases.

    It's no surprise that the growing acceptance of, and comfort with, making adult purchases online (due to

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    estions you should be asking yourself before doing so.

    Question #1: Can I really make money being naughty?

    In a Dating & Relationship Marketplace consumer survey we conducted during October through December 2003, over 27% of the respondents stated they had purchased lingerie or sexy clothing online during the prior 12 months. Over 20% of the respondents said they bought Sex Toys online during this same period. Of the 33 different product categories we tracked, these two naughty niches were the top two most cited categories for online purchases.

    It's no surprise that the growing acceptance of, and comfort with, making adult purchases online (due to

    Will They Actually Read Your Small Business Web Site
    You may have spent quite a bit of time designing your web site and writing the copy for it, or you may have spent quite a bit of money and had it all done by a professional designer and copywriter.But there are about 4 billion websites on the internet. That’s a lot of competition for your site, so how do you get people to actually read your copy? There have been several interesting studies about website reading patterns and usability. They’re referenced at the bottom of this article.Website users generally leave a site that takes longer than 7 seconds to load, and the average visit length is just over 1 minute. So assuming your site loads in less than 7 seconds, you have on average, one minute to convince your vi
    s. Over 20% of the respondents said they bought Sex Toys online during this same period. Of the 33 different product categories we tracked, these two naughty niches were the top two most cited categories for online purchases.

    It's no surprise that the growing acceptance of, and comfort with, making adult purchases online (due to the potential "embarrassment factor" of purchasing adult products in person) makes them ideal (although highly competitive) naughty niches for future growth.

    And as far as making money with Adult Dating Websites, you don't have to be the size of an AdultFriendFinder.com to be successful. Small sites like SexHookUp.com (which was recently acquired by AdultFreeway.com) claims to have been attracting over 300,000 unique users a month during its first four months of operation. Numbers I'm sure any webmaster would like to achieve.

    So is there money to be made promoting or participating in these growing market segments? Well it's obvious that some companies are doing quite well exploiting these most basic human desires. But before you decide to participate, consider the next question first.

    Question #2: What will my existing customers think?

    So now the real question becomes, do you risk driving away your existing customer base by offending them with adult products or adult promotional advertisements? In other words, could adopting a naughty niche strategy kill your existing business?

    This is a real possibility and one you must consider before just adding adult products or affiliate promotions to your existing Website. Chances are the types of customers you're attracting to your current Website don't hav

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