We are new here in Toy Chats and have some questions for people who may have or have had blogs on the topics of intimate products and sexual health. My partner and I decided to go down the route of making one ourselves after we came across a couple of companies that offered us a toy for review. That led us into the rabbit hole, and we found Toy Chats. We decided to start posting reviews here while our blog is under construction, and we will likely post in tandem with Toy Chats when it is up.
For anyone who has their own blog, what social media platforms are best for posting this type of content? Most I know don’t allow shapes that are too realistic, or toys in general. Since we want to start adding video reviews to each of our posts, we need a place to post those videos so we can embed them on the site and save storage space.
We also want to be able to connect with people who are interested in toys and sexual health, but it seems to be complicated due to the nature of the beast.
We also want to know if Toy Chats allows posting links to personal blogs within reviews, or if it’s only allowed on the links page in your profile. Both are fine for us, we just don’t want to step on anyone’s toes here!
And if anyone has any recommendations on things the blog would benefit from, i.e., things you would like to see in a blog or you know people generally enjoy, we are all ears! We want to know what the community looks for in an adult-focused blog.
It’s great to meet everyone! Thank you for stopping by!
Hi I read your review on the backend. I freaking loved it. You can def post personal blog links, we are so excited to see what you’ll bring to the horndog community. Love ya!
I just wanted to share a bit of my own experience!
Running a blog is awesome — you get to share your personal thoughts and experiences, and you have complete freedom over what you post. It’s fun, but the biggest challenge is traffic and consistency.
SEO is definitely the best way to get free traffic, but it takes a huge amount of content and a lot of time before search engines start trusting you. Trust me, this part is hard. At ToyChats we’ve invested a ton of effort into SEO, and it’s still a long, slow grind.
You might think: “I’ll just promote on social media.” But many social platforms heavily restrict adult-related content — even completely harmless toy reviews. Some platforms will even outright ban your account. So relying on social traffic can be extremely frustrating.
That’s actually why we created ToyChats in the first place. We wanted a place where creators can speak freely and post their reviews without worrying about censorship, even if the toys look very realistic (lol). Video reviews are totally fine too.
And the best part? We send creators free toys, run different community events, and even have a paid review program going on right now — you can post a review and earn gift cards. Pretty cool, right?
So honestly… starting an independent adult toy review blog in 2025 is doable, but it’s a tough road. Keep going, though! I’m cheering for you!
I’ve run a blog with toy reviews for years and it wasn’t until a year & a half ago that I really started getting serious about posting reviews with regular frequency. It’s not my main focus, but it enables me to have work to do when I’m done with my regular work or when I’m not feeling up to being on camera. Plus, I really love toys and reviewing them ties in really nicely with my brand (I’m an adult performer/pornstar/spicy content creator).
Even with my brand as an online sex worker that has existed since 2009, it’s taken that full ~1.5 years of regularly posting reviews to start making money that feels “worth it” from affiliate programs. I could probably do better with SEO, but as Lesley said, it’s the hardest part. And SEO is a slow growth method. I don’t run ads, I don’t have a backlinking strategy in place. I primarily post on social media, here on TC, YouTube, and NSFW tube sites.
Yea, I promote on social media, but sometimes it feels like screaming into the void. You have to dedicate time to managing your own posts, but you also have to engage with posts from others in hopes of growth. And even still, shadowbans exist on most social media platforms that stunts growth.
If you’re serious about it, Epiphora has a course to learn how to be a sex blogger: https://beasexblogger.com but it’s not the cheapest. I haven’t taken the course, but it does exist!
Editing to add: although I’m an award winning pornstar, I’m also pretty unknown! My dedicated fanbase is on the small side, though I am quite lucky to have a number of “whales” in my life.
