A couple of friends and I have started our own porn company as content providers, making our own movies. We're just about to release our first DVD and we're already working on our second.
I'll mostly be doing "behind-the-scenes" type stuff, specifically web related, and I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions for everyone but wanted to start out on the right foot by introducing myself first.
First question... distribution. We've almost signed with one distributor, but haven't hammered out the details yet. We're not sure if we want to sign an exclusive deal with them, is it kosher to have more than one distributor? If so, any recommendations? Who do you guys use and are you happy with them?
Second question... web hosting. I'm working on the website now, we've got the domain name registered with GoDaddy but I'll be needing to move it to a "real" web hosting company soon. Any recommendations there?
Along the same lines, I'm thinking of using osCommerce for the web store. I've bought a template from TemplateMonster and am in the process of customizing it for our own look. Does anyone else use osCommerce? Pros/Cons? Other suggestions?
Last question (for now)... banking. We've set up a business checking out with a local bank. We'll need to find a merchant account and payment processor. Since we're not quite yet established, are there any special hurdles that we'll need to overcome first? Any recommendations for merchant accounts for newbies?
Thanks everyone, looking forward to being an active member here.
Billy
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