Next Door Economics
Recently we spotlighted several top websites that were offering more content for their members in the mold of the "more bang for your buck" marketing strategy. However, one of the names we left off the list was Next Door Studios simply because this is not a new strategy for this company---it's been offering seven sites for the price of one for many months now. Even though we've mentioned this before and talked about Next Door Studios on several occasions we don't think it's been getting its fair share of press lately. Given what's been going on at Next Door Studios it's way overdue.
Here's a recap of the Next Door Studios deal. A membership to any of the seven diverse sites that comprise Next Door Studios gets you access to ALL of them. The easiest way to join is through the purchase of the Next Door Pass---one username and one password and it's only $29.95 a month. Also, the landing page for Next Door Pass is a convenient gateway to all the sites. The seven sites are as follows:
Next Door Male and Stroke That Dick are the two solo jack-off sites in the group featuring the many hot guys you'll see at Next Door Studios. The difference between the two sites is pretty minimal although you're more apt to see the models debut at Stroke That Dick. Next Door Male also seems to get the models out of the indoor set and into a variety of outdoor settings. Originally Stroke That Dick was intended to feature strictly straight dudes but we all know how that can turn out once these guys get going.
Next Door Buddies features two or more of the sexy Next Door guys in all kinds of videos and "activities" and in various settings and scenarios. It's a great way for the guys to try "new things" satisfy viewers interested in guy-on-guy action.

Next Door Hook-Ups is the straight & bisexual site featuring one or more guys and a female model. Not for everyone but the videos are shot in such a way as to focus on the guys.
Tommy D XXX covers all the territory featured in the above sites with one exception. Almost without exception the videos here featuring the All-American blond stud Tommy D. Tommy is one of the most charming, enthusiastic and believable bisexual performers you'll see anywhere. He hosts this site and does it all--solo videos, "breaking in" new Next Door guys (which can range anywhere from oral to topping), having hot scenes with the "regulars", and bisexual three-ways. There's even a blog.
Cody Cummings is all about the handsome and muscular gay-for-pay dude previously known as Tyler Cummings here at Next Door Studios. He proved so popular that he was catapulted into his own site patterned after Tommy D. Cody Cummings has quickly gotten its own identity--Cody has solos and scenes with hot Next Door guys although he's yet to top or reciprocate any oral gratification--but he sure gets plenty. Cody also has straight & bi-three way scenes but is usually the "center of attention". Like Tommy D there's also a blog, mostly about Cody's personal life. One of our favorite guys to watch.
Nude Male Dancers. Live and archived shows from a Montreal club when very hot built dancers strut their stuff--stripping naked. The models also have mini-sites within the main site where they show off even more --from photo-shoots to posing to getting off. Lots and lots of "entertainment".
Throughout the year Next Door Studios has made a big effort to attract some very hot "regulars" to its sites and the gay media has been paying attention by making stars out of them. Popular Next Door studs (and real-life friends) Marcus Mojo & Dylan McLovin were both featured on the covers of Freshmen Magazine. Former regular Phenix was also featured (as Mario Cazzo) and named Freshman Of The Year. Up and coming stars like Zack Cook, Jeremy Bilding, Slade, Marcus Steele, and others have all put in a number of appearances here and it's very possible that their appearances here were big factors in their rise to fame. This year also saw established porn stars guesting at the sites including Mason Wyler, Trevor Knight, and Dak Ramsey.

What we've really appreciated are the efforts to make the content of these sites as sexy as possible. When Mason Wyler put in a nice amount of appearances here, each one of them was different and just as exciting as those that preceded it. Cody Cummings adheres pretty strongly to his straight persona but is definitely not in the "look but don't touch" school. We're still hoping that he takes his cue from Tommy D and tops one of his co-stars soon.
If you look at the roster of guys at Next Door Studios (especially over the last year) you'll notice as we did that the the track record for success is pretty darn high. Some of the sexy str8 dudes have even discovered that they may be a little more than "bi-curious". Dylan McLovin has even admitted elsewhere that he's found that bottoming has been a pleasant surprise for him. By the way, in spite of his goofy name he really is a hottie. Same with his best bud Marcus Mojo. We can just imagine these two sitting around one night trying to come up with porn names they could use and settling on these because they thought they were "cool".
What we've seen over the past year or so is something akin to a "perfect storm". An increase in the number of available sites coupled with an increase of hot guys and video quality. There are very few times when all these factors come together to create a great deal for members.













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