I second what Carrie Ann has said. Many of the reviewers use Blogger but have paid for a domain with them. I pay for my own hosting and use the full version of WordPress but use the hosted version for other things and it's nice, too. I think if you're looking for free, Blogger will be more customizable in terms of look.

If you do NOT plan on ever buying a domain, blogger is preferable. However, if you want to buy a custom domain do NOT host it through blogger- I had 2 weeks worth of trouble with them before it ever was active and able to be navigated.

There is also sensualwriter.com, which is based on wordpress format but is specifically for adult bloggers.

I used them and had no issues when I switched to my own hosting.

I hadn't heard of any free adult blog hosting until reading this thread, thanks y'all! I have seen blogs on Blogger that have adult content, but I've had to click through a "this blog has adult content" warning page, which is lame. I have a Blogger blog and I love it, but it's not an "adult content" type of blog.

How do you get the adult content warning to show up?

Never mind - I found it

Piggybacking a question here for the more experienced bloggers:

How long do you wait for there to be a show of interest in a blog before asking yourself if it's worth the effort? Or do people just tend not to leave comments on sex blogs?

Also...

The first year I was blogging I got like... ten readers a day.

It takes awhile to build up a readership.

I just checked your blog out, though, Scott and it's great!

Also, I use and love Webalizer for my visitors stats.

Buy your own domain and you'll never be censored.

Here are a few things that came to mind after reading through this thread...

Hosting - You can get a domain name (I think free for the life of your account) when you buy space (which I believe is unlimited) at Dreamhost.com for $120 a year (which is basically $12 a month)… AND if you search online, there are always discount coupons for Dreamhost signup. After a very quick search, I found an “AW97” coupon which gives you a “$97 off” discount when you sign up. This would mean your first year would end up costing you just $23. If you are worried about there being a problem with your content, just email the company and ask them before you sign up or pay anything. There are a gazillion adult websites out there, if you are going to go HARD-CORE, you may need to find a special host so that you don’t have a problem.

I specifically recommended Dreamhost because a bunch of people I know have been using it, and then I began using it maybe two years ago and it has been great. Yes, you can find some cheaper places, but I don’t know anything about those companies. One super awesome thing about Dreamhost is that it comes with a bunch of stuff already installed for you, like Wordpress. So setting it up at first was a bit of a pain because I did a simple install, (which was simple) but I had very few options for Wordpress and could not upload or customize the themes. I then went back and did an advanced setup and since then everything has been really cool. Now, with any Wordpress theme you see online, you can download it to your computer, upload into your online themes folder, and then easily change and customize your themes.

Like anything else, the more you want to do, the more involved it gets - but it seems to me that if you are serious about the blogging, it would be important to have an understanding of how it works so that you are not limited in doing whatever the hell you want to do, (unless you got the cash to hire people to do it for you). Even though I have built quite a few websites and now have my own blog, I still have a whole lot to learn about how this all works, I figured I would throw out a few things to think about.

Buying a domain from GoDaddy with a coupon code (there's plenty that get offered ... google is your friend) is relatively cheap. Hosting doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg either. I use Hostgator, I run five domains off my main work one.

My hosting costs $6.95US a month. Or in kiwi dollars $10 a month .. that works out to $2.50 NZ a week. Not bad at all. Never had a problem with my hosting company either. Hostgator have Fantastico which basically will install wordpress for you on your domain and then all you have to do is add what you want to it and tweak the template if you have geeky skills. The joy of having your own domain and hosting is you can pretty much do what you want.

As for comments? I dunno, I write for me. If others find it worth commenting on that's awesome. Sometimes it's nice to have feedback or share thoughts on something I have written about but I don't expect them.

Reading other blogs? I read a hell of alot of them. I don't always comment unless I have something to say. Alot of the time I end up chatting to bloggers behind the scenes rather than via the blog.

If you are serious about blogging, write about what you know, what fuels you, the things that interest you. And write on a regular basis not sporadically.