What to Look For In an Adult Hosting Service

Setting up an adult website is, in terms of logistics, just the same as setting up any other kind of a website - you still need to look for a hosting service, choose your domain name, check you have enough bandwidth, think about your server storage solution and all the rest of it. The major difference is that you won't have quite as much choice as you might do otherwise, because there are some unique pitfalls to running an adult site that other webmasters don't tend to come across. Read on to learn about some of those.

Terms & Conditions

The very first thing you'll need to read through is the terms and conditions of the particular web hosting company you're considering. It's even more important that you actually do take the time to read these than it is for most people, because you might find that the site you're considering doesn't accept adult sites at all - and were you to contravene that requirement you could find yourself seriously inconvenienced and out of pocket a little way down the line. Make sure you pick somewhere that's happy to have you, and don't try to 'risk it'.

Bandwidth

One of the main uses of adult sites is for streaming and file distribution, which means that you're going to need a goodly chuck of bandwidth - very likely more than most other sites of your popularity level would. Make sure, before you choose a hosting service, that you've properly considered what the demands on your bandwidth are likely to be -and that you pick a service that scales well, meaning that you can easily buy extra bandwidth as your popularity increases and your needs grow.

Space

You're also going to need a plot of disk space to keep it all on - and, indeed, an unlimited data plan isn't a bad idea if you can find one that's affordable. If you're hosting videos for users to stream you're going to need an awful lot of space to put them all in, especially if you're intending to release new content - you can't really accurately predict how long you'll be running the site, after all, which means that you don't know yet how much space you're ultimately going to need to have.

Power & Reliability

The hardware capabilities of different hosts and servers vary greatly, but if you're launching a site that depends on them it's a very good idea indeed to make sure you know what those capabilities are. At the very least you should find out how much RAM the server has, so that you can have a guess at how quickly your website will run and how reliable it's likely to be for your end users.

Safety & Security

If you're making money from your subscribers, then the security of their details needs to be of top priority to you - this applies no matter how they pay, but especially if you take cards payments. Never, ever run the risk of having this data stored insecurely. It's vitally important that you take the time to ensure your SSL certificates are all in place and that all the data that goes through your website is properly encrypted. Otherwise, all you're doing is putting your customers at unnecessary risk - which isn't good for you or for them, particularly if you're hoping for repeat business.