Originally Posted by After Shock Media

Stay off drugs.
Do not support a boyfriend.
Avoid extreme scenes.
Start softer and work your way up. Even first anal if ever should be huge pay day.
Avoid interracial work for as long as possible. (Hard one as I am in that niche myself)
Have and keep a great personality.
Pick your directors/producers carefully.
Stay as natural as possible body wise.
Use the internet and do not let some hacks have your site.
If you can control your own product, not an easy feat but it is possible.
Embrace your fans and make them love you. Do not come off as a bitch when your attending your major fanshows. Oh also do attend them.
Feature dance when you can to expand fan base and build account balance.
Do not live the industry life. You do not need to party every night or buy bunches of useless crap.
Live well within your means and as effeciently as possible saving every penny you can.
Trademark your stagename and also register all domain variants of it before going public.