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Faust New England · 01-01-2015, 09:22 PM

I want to shoot some amateur video content; I have a few ideas for some shoots that cater to some relatively under-served niches but that can also have some potential for broader appeal outside their niche.

I am an absolute newb at this; I'm just an individual with no experience in this area and no connections. However, I've spent the past few months deeply researching and have some preliminary infrastructure set up to pursue this.

I've drawn up what I consider to be a fairly air-tight model release form after reading dozens of model releases for both adult and mainstream work (willing to let a lawyer inspect it). I've drawn up templates for 2257 Affidavits, and found a cheap, really reputable third-party Custodian of Records service that caters to a lot of adult sites. I set up 2 safety deposit boxes at different banks to store hard copies of any/every document I need for this endeavor; I have cameras, lighting, video editing software; all I need is my first model and a place to shoot

The only question is, should I start out as an individual sole proprietor, a DBA or an LLC?

My business plan is to set up a clip store. As I'm building up my clip store, I'll also start a few porn Tumblr blogs and link to a bunch of other porn blogs while also occasionally providing some free content and links from my clip store. Further down the line, if I can generate a decent amount of revenue (I have no delusions about getting rich off of this), I'll pony up the money to have someone build me a website; I've already designed what the site would "look like," but I just don't know how to build a functional website as that is something I have no experience with.

I have $11,000 of my own money saved up; I'm willing to pour in another $20,000 over the next 2 years before I absolutely have to start making money back. I intend for this to be entirely self-financed at the start, as I don't want to start out in debt or take out loans.

For this strategy, would it be best to start out as an individual sole proprietor, a DBA or an LLC?

01-01-2015, 09:22 PM
Faust New England Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 10	Just starting out; should I operate as a sole proprietorship, DBA or LLC? I want to shoot some amateur video content; I have a few ideas for some shoots that cater to some relatively under-served niches but that can also have some potential for broader appeal outside their niche. I am an absolute newb at this; I'm just an individual with no experience in this area and no connections. However, I've spent the past few months deeply researching and have some preliminary infrastructure set up to pursue this. I've drawn up what I consider to be a fairly air-tight model release form after reading dozens of model releases for both adult and mainstream work (willing to let a lawyer inspect it). I've drawn up templates for 2257 Affidavits, and found a cheap, really reputable third-party Custodian of Records service that caters to a lot of adult sites. I set up 2 safety deposit boxes at different banks to store hard copies of any/every document I need for this endeavor; I have cameras, lighting, video editing software; all I need is my first model and a place to shoot The only question is, should I start out as an individual sole proprietor, a DBA or an LLC? My business plan is to set up a clip store. As I'm building up my clip store, I'll also start a few porn Tumblr blogs and link to a bunch of other porn blogs while also occasionally providing some free content and links from my clip store. Further down the line, if I can generate a decent amount of revenue (I have no delusions about getting rich off of this), I'll pony up the money to have someone build me a website; I've already designed what the site would "look like," but I just don't know how to build a functional website as that is something I have no experience with. I have $11,000 of my own money saved up; I'm willing to pour in another $20,000 over the next 2 years before I absolutely have to start making money back. I intend for this to be entirely self-financed at the start, as I don't want to start out in debt or take out loans. For this strategy, would it be best to start out as an individual sole proprietor, a DBA or an LLC?