Because I’ve been struggling to decide on this for years and feel the benefits don’t outweigh the negatives. Firstly it’s very hard to get a solid following. You have to be special to stick out. Secondly if you do get a solid following you run the risk of what you are doing being public knowledge which can impact how you are treated in society by people who know you.
On the other hand the money is good lol.
The median monthly income on OnlyFans is $180/month - half or more make less than that. Yes, the very top performers make big money, but only 7% of accounts make more than $1000 per month, and well under 1% make $10,000 per month.
Plus, you can GUARANTEE that EVERYONE you've ever met is going to hear about it eventually. And while a small group of women are genuinely fine with that, most women are pretty devastated when word eventually gets out, ESPECIALLY if they aren't among those very few who make big money.
You should also at least consider the fact that a large percentage of men will never consider a relationship with a woman who monetizes her sexuality. I'm not saying there aren't men who will, because there are such men, but not only will you limit yourself to a minority of men, it's also largely going to be men that you don't want.
You may not like these harsh truths, but that won't change them.
If you're going to proceed anyway - not that I recommend it - then at LEAST take it seriously and make decisions to maximize your income, and SAVE and INVEST that income while you can, because this isn't the kind of work where you are rewarded for your experience - you are selling YOUTH and BEAUTY, and those things fade far faster than you'll be ready for.
You would essentially be starting a business where your stage name is your brand, so you need to make SURE you have a unique and readily searchable stage name - no mononyms (single names), difficult spellings, and definitely no copies of existing names. Search IMDB, IAFD, and other sources before you settle on your stage name. You might even get it trademarked.
You will also want an entertainment lawyer to review any contracts before you sign anything, and one of the main things you want to avoid is letting anyone else own your brand/stage name - and trust me, nearly every studio, promoter, and agent will try to steal it from you.
Remember: if you're going to make any real money, you need to treat this like any other business, and you need to remember that EVERYONE is out to take what you've got, so you have to protect yourself - and that means being proactive.
I say this because if you are going to throw away your reputation, FOREVER, then you damn well better make it pay financially - and most people don't, and they end up with relatively little money, a bunch of sex toys and sex clothes, and not much else.
This is honestly very helpful advice lovely. I appreciate it. Does make me rethink for sure.
Should you decide to do this, message me, and I can give you some other tips and tricks. I worked in video production for a few years, and knew crewmembers from LA, and heard lots about the adult industry from them - and I can also give some advice with cameras and lighting. Again, I'm not recommending you do this, but if you're going to do it anyway, you might as well do it right.
I will Thankyou lovely ❤️
Very interesting indeed and certainly worth meditating. Thanks for these informations.
Another thing to remember is that the nature of Onlyfans is inherently exploitative because it is a social platform. When you interact with users you are creating a monetized parasocial relationship; you'll be getting money from guys by providing them something that feels like some sort of intimacy or sexual connection when it is not.
If you aren't able to keep the relationships you have as a streamer, and your personal relationships and life separate, you shouldn't go into doing an Onlyfans. Because there will be needy guys, desperate guys, creeps, and genuinely depressed people all looking to reach out and break through the streamer-viewer ceiling. You will have to reject these sorts of people, even as you take their money and flirt and play with them to entice them into paying more. The moment you break that thin glass barrier and allow the parasocial to become truly social, you'll be exposing yourself to a world of drama, trauma, and pain. Your mental and emotional health is something you will be putting on the line, so really make sure you're willing and okay with the consequences and dangers of what you're putting yourself into by doing this kind of streaming.
Not really a dilemma. It’s more damaging than anything to a woman than it helps. Here is why:
1) Your videos and stuff will be on the internet forever. Your kids may see it, your grandkids may see it. And it will impact them in their daily lives as well. That will follow you forever.
2) you said it’s not easy to get a following. You have to stand out. This is the problem most women face. Sex work and OF isn’t hard to do. Which is why it doesn’t yield respect. You said to get a solid following, you need to stand out. No, don’t really have to stand out. You just have to be willing to do some shit that some women won’t. I mean you got dumbass, pathetic men out here buying dirty, cum filled panties and female fart jars out here. It’s really not that hard to gain a following with all the idiots out here.
3) you touched on it. The way people will treat you. You will be treated like a hoe. Because that’s what women on OF that do that kind of content are. So historically, society treated them how they are supposed to be treated. Again, you want to be respected as a person, get a respectable job. It’s easy to take your clothes off and fuck a dildo or another person they like and and get money from it because there are a bunch of horned up men out there that would pay for that. Don’t read too much into that.
I’m not an ultra conservative man, I enjoy a good nude or sex tape as much as the next person. I just would never in my life pay for something that’s so plentiful. OF and these sites are a societal problem because it give men access to viewing women without having to approach them and gives them a false sense of interaction. Plus, I don’t believe in paying for shit I can get in person from an actual female. And I know this last point will sound harsh and insensitive but it’s a valid point for smarter guys. There is no worth in paying to watch someone get themselves off in a video or get naked or fuck a guy they are comfortable with online and have me pay for it. The female body isn’t anything worth my money. Their are hundreds of millions of free images and videos of that, and sex or watching someone have sex isn’t worth a dime. That’s a win win for the female. Only way I’ll pay is if I’m personally getting pleasured. That’s a win for both. And I won’t even pay for sex unless it’s a mind blowing (which it usually isn’t) or I’m in marriage… which in some cases is a legally binding prostitution agreement.
There's loads of competition, that's a fact. And it IS sexwork, even though you are not touching another person. And it's also an unknown rabbit hole.
If you've decided that you're willing to do anything a person pays you to do on camera while others are watching and take the RISK of a person you know seeing you, then go ahead.
BUT, if you have a career in mind for yourself, or a college education or some kind of work you're invested in, it might not be the best choice for you.
Think seriously of how you want your life to unfold.
The money is not good. You are 31. The very few women who actually make money at this make quality content, editing, lighting etc and generally are extremely attractive or unique. One girl bigtittygothegg is 4ft10 yet has big tits a fat ass and makes a lot of videos of herself riding dildos. Cassie0pia is 5ft, thick but has giant tits bigger than her head which she uses to pleasure her boyfriend on and on. You can make $200,000 per month but the vast majority would be lucky to make $100 a month.
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u OF has over 2.1 million "content creators." How's THAT for competition?
Of course, it CAN be lucrative for a few. The top OnlyFans creators earn about $100,000 per month on average. However, the average "content creator" has only 21 subscribers and earns approximately US $151 PER MONTH.
https://thesmallbusinessblog.net/onlyfans-statistics/
I don't know who told that "the money is good" but please do your homework before you launch into this. If you go on OF and remove every single article of clothing and let users stare at every square inch of your body. . . there are hundreds of thousands of other girls doing the same thing. . . earning $151 per month. And you do run the risk that someone who knows you sees and recognizes you and most of your social circle becomes aware that you are a low-paid stripper.
Honestly? No. I mean, let's be honest, you're insanely hot, and even I would be tempted.
But OF is overcrowded, and only a handful of people, most of them who already have a big audience from another media, are banking on it. There are many people who tried and now regretting because they simply couldn't earn enough from it.
And OF is basically online prostitution. So you'd have to accept to be seen as an online prostitute. It's easy to get into it, much harder to get out. And if it goes public, many jobs would refuse to hire you because of the reputation issue that would cause them, especially if you work in contact of the public.
Of all the people I knew who did that, none of them are still on it. They simply couldn't make money on it. And some were as hot as you.
Honestly, I'd sell a kid to Satan to see you naked, and more, but to my opinion, it's not worth it. A lot of efforts and nothing from it. You'd make more by doing porn straight, or being a stripper.
But hey, if you want to go naked, I'm all for it 😏
Storm M, as you are Australian I would think you know of that MAFS bride who was exposed on MAFS as having an only fans. It was good for TV business. The media is glorifying her and she is now offering girlfriend and pornstar experiences. She claims to be smashing it.
I think you will find the money is not that good. That is of course relative to what money you now earn. When gentleman's clubs were first being opened the girls were genuinely making big money. Some would fly interstate to work - it was that good. But it quickly became not so good, more like what you'd get for a pub strip after carrying a jug around the bar.
It is highly competitive winner take all business. Guys don't look at every girl with carnal thoughts in their mind. It is not enough to just be naked. As I like to say "some naked girls are more naked than other naked girls". There is a spark factor in generating carnal thoughts in men's mind - that's your product by the way.
Emotions cross our faces quickly. Have you noticed in movies, actors hold the emotion on their face? This is an aspect too.
In a club guys won't queue that long for a stripper - they pick another stripper. With on demand video there is no queuing so it is more winner takes all.
In a club, girls can be flirtatious or charming or faux intimate - a whole lot of things to generate carnal. With only fans you just have visuals which are $0 on pornhub. Plus guys can move on quickly.
At the same time the social costs are fixed and paid on entry. It's not just the people you know now but into the future. You can maybe reduce that by making your self look differently on screen than to off screen e. g. a wig with different hair color.
I am saying only what you are saying and am trying to fill it in a bit for you from my side of the fence.
All the best whatever you decide...
I think you should only do it if you are OK with it becoming known to your friends / family because that could happen. I'm not at all recommending against it, just to be aware of what can happen.
I also think a lot depends on how you feel about sex. If you have an exhibitionist streak and performing for people would be fun, then sure, why not. But if the idea makes you uncomfortable, or uneasy, then its probably not a good idea.
I expect that in most cases the money isn't great.
Look, Stormistress. . . I've been seeing your posts and how much you express yourself in an artful and sexual way, but let me be the first person to tell you this : You are NOT that girl.
You are NOT that girl.
You are NOT that girl.
Let me repeat this.
You are NOT that girl.
You will get the consequences for being that girl and NONE of the benefits.
Once again, let me repeat this: You can say some sexual shit on this site, you get some attention, you even got some guys who probably want you here.
But, you are NOT that girl.
From a guy's point of view you are completely destroying your chances to find a good relationship with a nice guy because most guys are turned off bigtime when girls are selling themselves like that.
So if you wanne find love with a guy someday I recommend you to choose another career but if your not interested in finding love from a guy then you should try it if you really think its the best solution.
Just know that there are many many girls to compete with because im getting sick and tired of all these girls asking me to buy their content. It's becoming a epidemic in my opinion🤮
Do you know the Tax you will have to pay in your nation from that source of income.. 😞😞
1) That kind of income is highly taxable.. So you will lose significant amount in taxes..
2) Look at top 1000 only Fans models match your body and looks with them, see if you can generate that level of content online..
If you are good on these 2 criterion, than only think of going for it..
Also if money is your only concern than you can get that from doing other things where your face doesn't gets revealed and your identity is hidden..
You have got into it years ago if you wanted to make money from it. The women who made millions off of onlyfans already made their money and have moved on by now.
If you do it it'll be $200 month because it is over saturated with women trying to do the same thing. But if you feel like $200 a month is worth it then go ahead I am not telling you not to do it. If want to make slightly more you need professionally edited photo shoots.
It's like stock you need to get on it when no else is doing it to make money.
Just here to say. No.
You're going to have a lot of competition, younger competition. And what if they recognize you on the street? Or just see you as a sex object?
And if you're looking for a husband I don't think onlyfans would sit well on the resume.
Not really. There are many other sites where the completion is not so fierce.
Maybe you could also have your face blurred for a while. At least in public advertisements.
Then you could also show it the patrons and the only way they could ever know what you look like is to pay you.
You can say "how would you know I'm on only fans unless you watch me?"
Probably not worth it. It’s not some guarantee cash-cow. It’s highly competitive and may have a lingering consequence or stigma for you to deal with in other aspects of your life. I’d say no. Yet, if you are really thinking about getting into sex work then start on the shallow end of the pool and go far from home, so you have some security from being recognized, and do some stripping. If you find you like it and are comfortable then maybe baby step that way.
Depends, on if you are able to do it. It's not like making a Youtube or Tiktok channel, with little outlay, and focus on message and content.
If you're able to pound yourself on the daily, and make your voyeurs enjoy your peep show, then you can make it. But then, that's the premise of any strip club. The difference being they have a stocked bar to make up the income shortfall, Onlyfans doesn't.
It literally is, how entertaining you and your pussy are to the customer.
I have some girls who are friends that do onlyfans and they are not really but they keep loyal to there regulars of clients that play with and they do get paid pretty well. One of them masturbates and gets naked and simulate sex with guys well my other friend just poses naked. The one the dies more than poses makes way more money than the other. You just need to be careful though there are some creeps out there.
I've never been on only fans to even take a look, but I'm always reading about women that's given up on their every day job, and is making a fortune on this platform. I'm guessing that there is a lot of competition on this, and that you really have to give (or show, or do) something that nobody else is. Whilst the money may be good, I suspect it consumes your everyday life.
Dont do it, its all marketing, most of the pepole there make nothing at all, and you may axe your self from thing down the road
As someone else said you be better off doing outher things likely to profit from wirdos then OnlyFans :)
There are other things besides sex work on Only Fans. There's fitness coaches, health people creative people. Like anything you have to find your audience and build that relationship. It takes time, dedication and consistency.
Here's what I've heard: it's a HUGE amount of work for an almost always not guaranteed return. The sex becomes work. And a lot of it.
s nothing truly worth should make you struggle this much
besides you already said the detriment out weights any benefit, so...
I think most of it's a lie personally. They market the handful that do make good money. But after seeing what the onlyfans employees make, most of the content creators have to take a hit.
It just doesn't add up to me. Also, you have to make a ton of videos regularly. So it becomes a full time job.
If you are smoking hot you could probably retire in 6 months doing OF. If not then it's like a bad job at Walmart but you live in infamy online.
I don’t know that much about only fans but just from what I do know I would worry about a future employer seeing it and possibly losing out on job opportunities.
How could it be bad? Even if one don't get much of following let's even if you got 5 bucks for whatever that's still a free coffee. That I know I would take any day.
I would honestly be frightened about having people recognizing me on the streets.
No, people will see you as an object and it won’t ever change. It sticks with you forever. The consequences are too much. But if you are okay with it, then go for it. It’s never promised to be good for one’s mental health in the long run though
I think it certainly can be, but that also depends on what your definition of 'being worth it' is.
If you have the moral character to be willing to do that at all then you are already for the streets.
it's not. will come back to bite you in the ass.
also. the money isn't that great unless, like you said, you are popular (which is a slim chance).
i recommended not bother. not worth the effort
The average monthly in come at OnlyFans is $177/month
Most creators aren't even making $100/mo. It's definitely not worth it when you're making that little.
No offence, but aren't you a little old to be opening an OnlyFans? Have you considered Twitch?
Cougars market is a thing after all 😆 Some guys like more mature women.
my opinion hasn't changed from that last time you asked 😂
It's a terrible bargain. The money is awful, except for a tiny tiny fraction of women. And they are destroying their hearts.
Do you want to? That's the only thing that matters
You have to do what your followers want you to do
If you want to become a sex worker can go ahead and fulfill the experience. Also make some great money.
If you want to die alone with a shiton of money you won't know what to do with sure
You are 31 , well past your prime, find real job.
You say that as if men arnt attracted to mature women. News flash lovely there’s a market for that :)
You are correct. The money versus you out on the internet FOREVER, EVERYWHERE!
I know women who were successful and regretted it. DONT DO IT!
You don’t want to have that on your head the guilt
Not unless you want to die alone. Also, most girls on there don't make that much money.
Wonder what if someone asks your kids, father mother etc... What does she do.
Oh she sells her body, dignity, self respect etc... Online for money.
I was gonna say, I'll totally support you, but then I read that you have zero tolerance for racisim, homophobia and bigotry. No thanks
I didn’t try it but it’s probably not as easy as people make it out
My suggestion, don't do it. If you need more money then learn investing or something.
It is kind of cheap and trashy. Probably being broke is worse.
Personally, I would never pay to access OnlyFans. I never pay for sex
It depends. It's a two way street, either good or bad
No its not be intimate with a real man not with a universe you worth more than that
only if it's worth your dignity
It will never be worth it.
Can be.
Why not you tried?
Why do good girls / women use onlyfans?
Need money somehow. Especially in current times.
What kind of content would you have on it
Most anything I’m very open and flexible.
Hmmm if you’re a free spirit and would do a lot of kinky shit it might be for you
ONLYFANS NEEDS TO DIE
They don't make jack. Sell your panties.
younger yes
over 30 no
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