While the rise of the Internet saw a slew a free adult content posted to the web, which made some webmasters rich in advertising and membership fees, pornstars were deeply affected, as the revenues collected by such sites did not trickle down to them, and the content was often ripped off and pirated. Many of the stars that were used to a steady stream on income found it hard to adapt to changing revenue streams.

The rise of technology saw porn stars needing to brand themselves, much like Ron Jeremy or Sasha Grey has. Jeremy is practically a household name as his career has spanned over a generations worth of time. If anything, the Internet has helped to create this legend and build his career, not damage it. Free porn sites were the way the story of his huge manhood spread virally and helped him break into the mainstream. Same with Grey, her exposure on free sites helped to elevate her to where she is now. However, the issue of video piracy is still a huge matter.

With the rising trend of tube sites, many content providers have created methods that allow tube sites to pay for distribution and airing rights of content for a certain amount of time. This is the method that Orgasm.com has provided. Many of the old school porn stars are still familiar with tube sites being filled with stolen content, and like Jeremy often speak up against them, but unknown to them are sites like us, which are paying big dollars for their film or clip rights.

Meanwhile, certain stars have embraced free tube sites and have used them to help create a brand around themselves. Contests such as Orgasm.com’s Hunt For The Orgasm Girl have helped winning stars such as April O’Neil to brand and promote themselves around the Orgasm brand. This is the way things should be for the future. Such ways allow real talent to flourish and rise while girls in it for a quick buck are weeded out. Actors and actresses are pushed to actually work in order to build their brand, and not just paid for spreading their legs. Being a porn star in todays world doesn’t just mean being able to get fucked, but also giving yourself a public image which is high in demand.

In all brands of entertainment, there are performers and there are superstars, and if you want to be a superstar in porn today, you better start building a brand around yourself. It’s that basic.

“Hey Janine, turn your pussy out a bit okay? This is going on the XXX Delta Delta Delta holiday card.”

“Omg you guys, these red hats are like sooooo cute. What’s this guy’s name again? Is he the quarterback? Who’s on deck?” (click here and find out what on deck means in our sex wikipedia)

“Don’t I look like April O’Neil? The free porn star you guys, not the chick from Ninja Turtles.”

“Which one of us sucks first? Do we do it at the same time?”

“Listen up Chi Omega sluts, the guys from Psi Epsilon will be here any minute. Who wants to put on the first girl on girl show?”

“Tammy, before we have sex I’m just gonna like totally stick my hand in your ass, k? Omg stop LOLing! If you laugh, I’ll laugh and it won’t be as hot as the free porn we watched together last night when everyone else was asleep.”

“I am like so glad I pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma, otherwise I’d never know what to do with a double-sided dildo.”

The writer isn’t always getting their jollies writing about cock and pussy all the time. They’re constructing sentences and forming literary movement and paying attention to grammatical flow. They edit and rewrite and sound things out. In short, it becomes a job just like any other writing gig they might receive. It’s a job and they have to deliver a professional product to it’s destination. They can’t skimp and they can’t turn in a half baked job to their boss or their editor. They’re likely to receive at best a reprimand and at worse, they’re looking for a new job. That hot steamy story you just read about porn star April O’Neil was probably approached very clinically by the writer who’s only joy came from their editor with a pat on the back and a good job, then it was on to the next project. Now this doesn’t go to say that writers don’t get any enjoyment or arousal out of what they write but any joy comes secondary to the job.

It is a job, and that job demands concentration and professionalism so these obligations have to be met first before they can, like you, sit back and enjoy what they read. There are hazards also that have to be watched for. It doesn’t do your writer any good to have their characters getting into some game of twister where the sexual positions are pushing the boundaries of anatomical possibility you see. If Jack is going to be doing Jill then the writer has to answer a few questions first. Does the action flow smoothly? Is it realistic? Would real people do these things or find them pleasurable? Only after these questions have been answered can your writer turn to the joy.