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Any Webmaster that has ever built his or her own site has inevitably needed some sort of script to operate the site or make the site more productive. There are thousands of scripts and programmers on the market but the majority of scripts tend to be directed toward the mainstream market. This doesn’t particularly make sense considering the adult industry is a 12 billion dollar a year industry and growing larger by the day. There are several adult companies that offer scripts, however, either the choices are limited or the scripts are extremely costly. There are currently several very good scripts on the market targeted at adult webmasters but you either have to already know the company providing the script, ask for referrals at the various forums or rely on listings at resource sites. There is no repository that lists all the scripts available specifically for the adult industry. The only options you have outside of purchasing one of the few scripts that are tailored for the adult industry is to find a script that will do close to what you want and then have it modified. Modifying scripts comes with its own set of problems including modifications causing instability and/or bugs and the possibility of not even being able to access the source code. At this point the market is wide open to any company that cares to listen to the needs of webmasters and produce cost effective or even open-source scripts that are tailored for the adult industry. Should a company take the necessary steps to research the market and what is currently available and what the industry needs there could be a potential windfall for programmers providing ready-made scripts. Currently, there are several affiliate program management scripts, TGP scripts, traffic trading scripts and content management scripts. But, the more you stray from these particular types of scripts, the more trouble you will have finding a script to meet your needs. There are no adult specific blog scripts, project/client management scripts or forum software. Although, the examples above are available as ready-made scripts they are not adult industry specific and often lack necessary components that may be required when dealing with adult sites. The main problem with adult industry specific scripts is the inability to easily locate them. The sites that offer the larger scripts are easy to find but it could take several days to visit each of the sites offering only one or two scripts and then make a determination. The availability of a central location that advertises both high-end scripts and those available as open-source is a problem that faces adult. Adult companies rely heavily on each other for innovations and other B2B transactions. When you purchase a script from one of the larger companies that offer multiple scripts you often can have it modified to suit your needs by the staff programmers. They are familiar with the program and it decreases chances of errors or bugs with the script later but it is generally not cost effective. You also can hire individual programmers but often dealing with an individual can prove frustrating unless they come with impeccable references. By pulling together as a community and an industry we can enable the effective marketing, production and purchasing of necessary tools to operate seamlessly within the adult industry. A common shopping grounds for scripts and potentially other industry specific products would make the daily job of webmastering a much simpler process and allow us to focus on the goal of improving our products and websites and securing a larger share of the Internet marketplace. Gouging can be a problem because the scripts necessary to run adult sites are so specialized that there aren’t many options available so you either have to give in and pay the prices or settle for an alternate script that may not have the functionality that you need. By offering a repository you have the opportunity to get a good selection of scripts as well as the chance to view the varying prices on scripts, which should inevitably induce competitive pricing. Open-source will also force the script developers to bring the prices down somewhat as well. The problem with overly pricey scripts is the lack of availability to all that need it. Some beginning webmasters or those struggling to create new products may not have a readily available cash flow. I’m not trying to vilify programmers or companies offering scripts but rather suggesting that a collective shopping scenario would be beneficial not only to their bottom line but also to the hardworking webmaster’s wallets.