Sign up
BentBox tips

How to promote your BentBox page and make more sales

The most reliable way to sell more on BentBox is to promote your page yourself, consistently. Post your content, share previews on other sites and social media with a link back to your BentBox page, upsell through personal contact with your supporters, and repeat. It is a long game, and it pays off.

Where to promote Upload a Box

By BentBox · Updated · 5 min read

Promoting a BentBox page — a marketing plan for photos and videos

Promotion at a glance

The cycle
Post, promote, upsell, repeatFour steps, run again with every new Box.
The one rule
Every post links back to your pageA preview without a link cannot turn into a sale.
On mainstream platforms
Keep it safe for workPost SFW material and link to your SFW presentation page.
The habit
A little, every dayRegular posting on several sites beats occasional bursts.

The sales cycle: post, promote, upsell, repeat

We receive many emails asking what the best way to increase sales is. The answer is simple: creators who sell well promote their content constantly. Think of every Box as a cycle with four steps.

  1. Post your content

    Publish your photos and videos as Boxes on your BentBox page, each with a strong cover image, a clear title and a price.

  2. Promote it where people already are

    Share previews and promotional material on other sites, on social media and in messages to your supporters. Every post carries a link back to your BentBox page.

  3. Upsell through personal contact

    Talk to the people who follow and buy from you. Tell them about new Boxes, answer their messages and point them to related content they have not seen yet.

  4. Repeat the cycle

    Promotion works as a habit, not a one-off. Set aside some time every day and run the cycle again with each new Box.

Why your own promotion matters most

People will buy your content if they see it. Your job is to make them see it. A Box that is posted and then left alone will not reach the sales it could reach with steady promotion behind it.

On BentBox, public pages list content newest first, with no ranking algorithm and no paid placement. We occasionally feature creator content on our own social channels, always crediting the creator, but people buy from creators they feel a connection with. The audience you bring to your page is the audience that buys.

Established brands work the same way. The Coca-Cola Company, already one of the best-known brands in the world, still reports billions of dollars in advertising expenses every year.[2] Being well known is not a reason to stop promoting.

The timing is good, too. Goldman Sachs Research estimates the creator economy at about $250 billion in 2023 and projects it could approach $480 billion by 2027.[1] There is a lot of content on the web, and a growing number of people are willing to pay for work that is good and original.

Where to promote your BentBox page

Post your promotional content on any site where you can reach people who like your kind of work. The more places carry a link back to your page, the more ways buyers have to find you.

Promotion channels for BentBox creators, what to post on each, and where the link should point.
Channel What to post Link back to
Preview and gallery sites Free previews, within each site's content rules Your BentBox page or the Box itself
Social media Safe-for-work photos, clips and updates Your SFW presentation page
Photography communities Portfolio work that shows your style Your BentBox page or SFW presentation page, depending on the site
YouTube Mainstream videos that follow YouTube's rules Your SFW presentation page
Messages to supporters News about new Boxes, offers and promo codes The specific Box

How to use each channel

Preview and gallery sites

If you make adult content, post your previews on sites that allow it. There are many free picture and video sites where creators keep a profile, publish a sample of their work and link to the place where the full set is sold.

The principle is simple: create a profile on several sites, post free previews, and put a link back to your BentBox page on every one of them. Each profile is another way for a buyer to find you.

Only post content you own, follow each site's rules, and keep your BentBox uploads free of other sites' watermarks.

Social media

Should you use social media even if your content is adult? Yes. Just don't post material that can get your account in trouble: mainstream platforms restrict nudity and sexual content.[4] Keep it safe for work and link to your BentBox page.

Some platforms also check the pages you link to. For that reason BentBox gives you a safe-for-work presentation page: a non-adult profile you can use on any social network or mainstream platform. Set it up in your presentation page settings.

Photography communities

Many photographers are also collectors and buyers of good content. Photography sites such as Model Mayhem, Flickr, DeviantArt and Model Society are worth your time.

Promote your BentBox page there and don't be shy about it. Your own promotion gives the best results in sales and earnings, so show people what you can do.

YouTube

YouTube has huge marketing potential. It does not allow explicit content and may remove links it cannot verify as safe,[3] but that should not stop you from being creative: post videos that meet YouTube's standards and send viewers to your SFW page.

Two BentBox creators who run successful mainstream channels:

Market and promote your content for more sales

Make promotion a daily habit

Dedicate some time every day to promoting your BentBox page on several sites and platforms. Sales that come from a steady routine tend to be steadier themselves, and over time they add up to a more predictable income. Many creators on BentBox already work this way.

The more places you talk about your BentBox page, the more content you will sell. Tools such as promo codes give you something new to announce, and selling more Boxes in 3 steps covers what to do once visitors arrive.

Want to share your story? If you have a marketing approach that works and would like other BentBox creators to hear about it, email us at info@bentbox.co and we will share it in our newsletter.

Start your next cycle

Post a Box, share the link, and tell your supporters. Questions? We are an email away at info@bentbox.co.

Upload a Box Create a free account

Frequently asked questions

Promote your BentBox page consistently outside BentBox. The cycle that works is: post your content, promote it on other sites and social media with a link back to your page, upsell through personal contact with your supporters, and repeat. Content that is posted and never promoted reaches far fewer buyers.

BentBox occasionally features creator content on its own social media channels, always crediting the creator. Public pages on BentBox list content newest first, with no ranking algorithm and no paid placement, so most of your buyers will be people you bring to your page yourself.

Anywhere you can reach people who like your kind of work: preview and gallery sites that allow your type of content, mainstream social media, photography communities such as Model Mayhem, Flickr, DeviantArt and Model Society, YouTube, and direct messages or email to your existing supporters.

You can promote yourself there, but keep what you post safe for work. Mainstream platforms restrict nudity and sexual content and some also check the pages you link to. Post SFW material and link to your SFW presentation page on BentBox rather than to explicit content.

Yes, as long as the videos follow YouTube's rules. YouTube does not allow explicit content and can remove links it cannot verify as safe, so post mainstream content that shows your style and personality and link to a safe-for-work page.

Make it a daily activity. A short, regular routine across several sites and platforms builds a steadier audience than occasional bursts, and each new Box is a new reason to post.

A preview that represents the Box honestly, a short description of what the buyer gets, and a direct link back to your BentBox page or to the Box itself. Only use content you own and have the right to publish, and follow the rules of the site you are posting on.

Sources

  1. Goldman Sachs Research (2023). The creator economy could approach half-a-trillion dollars by 2027. Estimates the creator economy at about $250 billion in 2023 and projects roughly $480 billion by 2027.
  2. The Coca-Cola Company (2025). Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024 (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). The company reports its advertising expenses each year in the notes to its financial statements.
  3. YouTube Help. Nudity & Sexual Content Policy. Explicit content meant to be sexually gratifying is not allowed on YouTube, and links that cannot be verified as safe may be removed.
  4. Meta Transparency Center. Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity. The Community Standard that governs nudity and sexual activity on Facebook and Instagram.

Platform policies change. Check the current rules of any site before you post there.

Top