Belt Bound

BeltBound - subject yourself to the belt and let that pain become pleasure. I should write more taglines for websites. Beltbound is all about bringing the beauty and eroticism of girls in leather to anyone willing to enjoy that fetish. They have quite a unique way of bringing content to their members. A two-piece combo of video and photography is what awaits you on their menu. You just have to find the model you like and whatever kink she's getting into while being wrapped in leather.

Beltbound's been doing this for just about twelve years. Producing quality photo content for their members. I'd assume their video quality is up to par, too, but they don't allow teasers for that sort of thing. While Beltbound is a pretty straightforward site, its content can at least bring some excitement.

Design - Copy, Paste

For a site that started back in 2010, there's not really much of a design thought process in Beltbound. At least, not one I can see. The actual main page of this site, where all the updates are listed, is more like showing you the content's own page. Clicking their titles sends you to the same viewing experience just on another page without a list of everything else.

The sidebar, where they show all that they offer, other pages, is the only fancy thing. The images expand and shrink as you roll your mouse over them.

What Beltbound does provide are some photos, descriptions, and links for download for their content. That's made pretty well. It's just not exciting or anything that's really eye-catching. Pretty typical of a simplistic, basic website. Beltbound does have a dedicated page for their porn models. I feel they could've done this better, too. What they've settled for are three columns with their models' photos listed going down the screen.

On mobile, Beltbound is absolutely terrible. They didn't take the time to create a proper mobile website whatsoever. Beltbound on mobile is a squeezed, vertical mess. Nothing is formatted properly to fit the website on a phone. The menu options on the side are still there on mobile and it causes everything in the middle to seem as if they're being stuffed into a bottle.

Content - Variety

Beltbound's sexual fetish and leather-loving content are pretty diverse. What's even more interesting is how Beltbound talks about the BDSM porn they're providing. They drop the ball in proper teasers but I can sort of make out all that they're offering through their content's descriptions.

Just by searching through Beltbound, I came across a good bit of content. They do have around twelve years' worth of this shit anyway. But the variety that they have their models doing is pretty good for those interested. Beltbound does mention, on their opening page, that this isn't for everyone and only those interested should be here. There are videos with nipple clamps, being tied down, suitcases, extreme chokers, and more.

What comes with every bundle, I guess, is loads of photos. There is an issue with how Beltbound shows off what they're about to people. The photos for every update aren't previewable. This means that you see them there in a smaller form and that's it. You can view them at their actual size to get a better look. I can assume that the photos have great quality but I can't really know, you know? Most of their updates have quite a bit of photo content involved which seems to be the bulk of their content flow.

The other piece of content is these short videos. I've come across videos from three minutes in length to over five minutes. Then comes their update descriptions. These sort of tell the tale of what the model is doing and give you an idea of what the video will deal with. So, while the videos aren't exactly the main event, they sort of go hand in hand with the chunk of photos they're giving out to their members. Both pieces can be downloaded from that update's post on the site.

As Beltbound has been sure to mention, there is no "member page." Everything can be downloaded right from the update pages.

Leather Sex Shop (The Positives)

If you love leather and seeing women wearing unique and skimpy leather outfits, Beltbound might be your cut of tea. They're also providing updates with girls being gagged or having gags with some length down your throats. The trick is to make sure they don't let those toys slip out of their mouths! But then you have your classic nipple clamps along with that.

There is a pretty sweet feature of Beltbound. In one of the updates I came across, they mentioned a model being open for "custom shoots." Which leads me to believe that members can contact Beltbound to have a pornstar create something specially for them. If so, that's a massive feature that should be promoted much more on the website. 

Aside from the good variety Beltbound offers, their content is something of a wonder for me. They seem to be a website that's more about fetish photography with their models than actual porn. You're not exactly getting much fucking on this website. I suppose that's why they're calling the women on the site "models" instead of "pornstars." I can also enjoy the clarity they have when it comes to how often they update the website.

Their uploads are called "updates" and these come around "every Tuesday," per the website. Also, this is a premium website considering they have member benefits (only members can download content). You often get slapped up by multiple price tiers on some sites for however much content you want to consume. What I enjoy about Beltbound is that they offer one price, depending on how many months, and you get all of their content for that price.

Too Slow? (The Negatives)

What I wonder is how much production value there is in what Beltbound is offering. Are these videos very good quality and do they offer something that the photos can't? I think, for sure, the videos offer something extra to go along with the photos. It's a video, she's moving, moaning, or whatever. So, it is a different experience. But Beltbound is like a photo fetish website with videos on the side. Do they actually add value?

One of my biggest issues is that they don't offer a small preview of their videos for their content updates. I'm left wondering, as you can see, about their videos. For a premium website, you don't really want to leave people in the dark when it comes to what you're providing. They are asking for money and should ideally show off everything they have to offer. Then comes the lack of being able to preview the images a bit better.

For what it's worth, the images, as they are now, aren't too small that you can't get a feel for them. But it would be nicer to see them in their full size through some sort of site preview.

Promote More (My Suggestions)

The previews/teasers should be a priority for Beltbound. Show off these images a little more and definitely give a teaser for the videos. People love watching sexy videos like this even if there isn't sex involved. We have pictures of these girls with their fat titties out and nipple clamps on. Why not see a video of what they're doing instead of just still photos?

Also, why not talk about the models being available for custom shoots? I'd assume this would involve both a photo session and a video. So, why not talk about this more? Create a dedicated page where members, ideally, can learn how they can get their favorite model to create a custom shoot for them. Their contact page sort of touches on this but not enough to make it satisfying.

In Conclusion

Beltbound is a fetish website with twelve years worth of content. With uploads every Tuesday, it could feel a bit slow for some people's tastes. Although, their backlog of content doesn't make that sting too badly. Members can still enjoy kinky content while they wait for next week's update.

They do lack proper previews and teasers on the website which can both some who wonder about the quality of their videos. Seeing as the videos aren't that long to begin, the bulk of Beltbound's content comes from their massive collection of photos provided with every update.