Does anyone know who will host an adult site?

Adult as in porn? Or adult as in adult non-porn topics?

I'm working already with a site that offers chat, postings, news, etc to the gay comunity in Europe. We want to do the same over here, and also with a straight site. People can also post their stuff, which includes pictures.

OntimeOnline.com offers adult hosting -- but at $36.99/month for small sites and up from there.

I'm looking for something cheaper.
It has been depresing to see that it is impossible to host an adult site in the US as any other site. I thought it was a legal business... I feel like there is a global censorship by the hosting companies.

Check out this one:


http://www.unrestricted.net/


They are owned by Burst.net

There is greater liability and fraud with adult sites.

I know this is a new site but I believe its a directory of adult providers
http://www.findmyadulthost.com/

http://www.unrestricted.net/
This one is cool, but the space that they offer for storage is just a joke.

All the servers that I've checked by now have high prices and low features compared with what is available for other sites.

Generally speaking adult hosts charge a lot because they can - they're a niche market.

There is method in madness though. Adult sites are notorious for bulk mailing and generating a lot of hate mail, as well as using a ton of resources in regard to data transfer from people downloading images day and night. In the case of your own site it doesn't appear you fall into the adult category *directly*, but the picture upload is going to be the part that tips you over the edge I think.

Sex is always a sticky point (no pun intended). A mature adult discussion sharing tasteful photos is one thing and probably something 95% of people will stick with doing. Sadly it only takes the other 5% to ruin it for everyone else and get your site (and possibly the host), taken off the air.

Most hosts just choose to pass on anything adult related as the baggage it carries with people ranting at the host for letting such things online *blah blah* Hosting adult stuff uses a lot of human resources, and as a result most will charge accordingly.

Greg Moore