There are a handful of websites where you can share your content and earn money. OnlyFans is one such popular option. But, OnlyFans is the most controversial website by far as it allows the creators to upload any kind of content including porn.
OnlyFans has been around since 2016 and it is widely used by a lot of people, including celebrities like Cardi B and Bella Thorne, who have recently began using this in order to earn an income.
This website has been exclusively used by TikTok creators as well, as they promise exclusive content for money.
As per the reports, CEO Tim Stokely in May 2020 has revealed that OnlyFans had been seeing nearly 200,000 new users every 24 hours. In addition, also 6,000 to 8,000 new creators join everyday. Past April, the subscriptions have been shot up to 50%.
The increment in subscription would be possibly because Beyoncé mentioned OnlyFans in a new song, or as reported by Buzz Feed, maybe because a large number of people have been using this website during pandemic in order to earn money from porn.
What Is OnlyFans?
OnlyFans is basically a British content subscription service. It is based in London, United Kingdom. The founder and CEO of OnlyFans is Tim Stokely.
OnlyFans is a popular adult entertainment industry which is only a website with no official apps. Here, the content creators earn money from the users, referred to as “fans” who subscribe to their content
This particular subscription service is popular among sex workers. But, it also hosts content creators from various other genres which include physical fitness experts, musicians, and also other creators who post regularly online.
Currently, the website has approximately 30 million users and 450,000 creators.
Who Uses OnlyFans?
OnlyFans is used mainly to generate revenue by many models, musicians, actors, physical fitness experts, and also influencers.
This particular website allows pornography. In fact, this website OnlyFans is mainly used by pornographic models, by both professional and amateurs. Apart from pornography, this website also has a market with fitness enthusiast, musicians, and chefs.
The rules for the subscriber would be, regardless of the content required, every user should be at least 18 years old in order to register in the website.
A small selection of notable people on OnlyFans include, Musician Cardi B, Influencer Tana Mongeau, Actress Bella Thorne and Reality TV stars like Farrah Abraham, Blac Chyna, Dorinda Medley.
How Much Can You Earn on OnlyFans?
This website sets its minimum and maximum subscription rates. The minimum subscription rate would be $4.99 per month while the maximum subscription rate would be $49.99 per month.
This particular London-based service allows the content creators to receive funding on a monthly basis, directly from the fans. In addition, the content creators also receive off tips and the pay-per-view feature.
The creators can also set tips or paid private messages starting at minimum of $5, which help boost earnings as well as help creators engage their fans and build a loyal following.
For instance, Blac Chuyna, charges her fans $50 a month just to access her OnlyFans page. While, rapper Rubi Rose made an income of nearly $100,000 on OnlyFans by posting photos from her Instagram in just two days!
Actress Bella Thorne had also claimed to make more than $2 million on OnlyFans in one week.
One of the top-earning creators on OnlyFans is Miss Swedish Bella (Monica Huldt), in spite of setting her monthly subscription price at $6.50. Bulk of her money is made through the fees that she charges for commissioned work sent via private message.
Monica Huldt has currently gained more than 1100 subscribers and has brought in more than $100,000 per year on OnlyFans.
In spite of the fact that Huldt had a large number of Instagram followers, she said Business Insider that she works in OnlyFans content seven days a week in order to maintain her level of earning.
Huldt had offered up some advice for the creators who considered joining OnlyFans to earn money, “I would never advise someone doing it if they only wanted to do it like two days a week or something. It’s not a part-time thing in your mind. You wouldn’t make enough money”.
This is echoed by many online sex workers present at OnlyFans. As many of them talk about how difficult it is to earn a decent money on this platform, as a big part is wrapped up in just being able to build a following.
Beyond that, you have to spend a lot of time and energy in order to produce content consistently for some time, before the account actually starts turning a big enough profit.
In addition, the creators of OnlyFans can also sell personalized or interactive content on the site in order to earn additional fee. Some creators have also built a tip menu regarding the details of the content and interactors they are offering and the amount it costs.
The fan, i.e. the subscriber to a content creator, in exchange for a monthly membership fee can view their content. Based on the income earned, 80% is shares is paid by the company to the content creator. While, the remaining 20% shares is retained by OnlyFans.
In the end, after all the processing and merchant fees, 12% would be the company’s share.
OnlyFans also advices on money earning on this platform that your earning really depends on quality and quantity of content that you upload. In addition, the more you post, the more incentive is for your fans to subscribe and also remain subscribed to your profile.
Written by – Sandhya R
Edited by – Adrija Saha
Who Uses OnlyFans?
OnlyFans is used mainly to generate revenue by many models, musicians, actors, physical fitness experts, and also influencers.
This particular website allows pornography. In fact, this website OnlyFans is mainly used by pornographic models, by both professional and amateurs. Apart from pornography, this website also has a market with fitness enthusiast, musicians, and chefs.
The rules for the subscriber would be, regardless of the content required, every user should be at least 18 years old in order to register in the website.
A small selection of notable people on OnlyFans include, Musician Cardi B, Influencer Tana Mongeau, Actress Bella Thorne and Reality TV stars like Farrah Abraham, Blac Chyna, Dorinda Medley.
How Much Can You Earn on OnlyFans?
This website sets its minimum and maximum subscription rates. The minimum subscription rate would be $4.99 per month while the maximum subscription rate would be $49.99 per month.
This particular London-based service allows the content creators to receive funding on a monthly basis, directly from the fans. In addition, the content creators also receive off tips and the pay-per-view feature.
The creators can also set tips or paid private messages starting at minimum of $5, which help boost earnings as well as help creators engage their fans and build a loyal following.
For instance, Blac Chuyna, charges her fans $50 a month just to access her OnlyFans page. While, rapper Rubi Rose made an income of nearly $100,000 on OnlyFans by posting photos from her Instagram in just two days!
Actress Bella Thorne had also claimed to make more than $2 million on OnlyFans in one week.
One of the top-earning creators on OnlyFans is Miss Swedish Bella (Monica Huldt), in spite of setting her monthly subscription price at $6.50. Bulk of her money is made through the fees that she charges for commissioned work sent via private message.
Monica Huldt has currently gained more than 1100 subscribers and has brought in more than $100,000 per year on OnlyFans.
In spite of the fact that Huldt had a large number of Instagram followers, she said Business Insider that she works in OnlyFans content seven days a week in order to maintain her level of earning.
Huldt had offered up some advice for the creators who considered joining OnlyFans to earn money, “I would never advise someone doing it if they only wanted to do it like two days a week or something. It’s not a part-time thing in your mind. You wouldn’t make enough money”.
This is echoed by many online sex workers present at OnlyFans. As many of them talk about how difficult it is to earn a decent money on this platform, as a big part is wrapped up in just being able to build a following.
Beyond that, you have to spend a lot of time and energy in order to produce content consistently for some time, before the account actually starts turning a big enough profit.
In addition, the creators of OnlyFans can also sell personalized or interactive content on the site in order to earn additional fee. Some creators have also built a tip menu regarding the details of the content and interactors they are offering and the amount it costs.
The fan, i.e. the subscriber to a content creator, in exchange for a monthly membership fee can view their content. Based on the income earned, 80% is shares is paid by the company to the content creator. While, the remaining 20% shares is retained by OnlyFans.
In the end, after all the processing and merchant fees, 12% would be the company’s share.
OnlyFans also advices on money earning on this platform that your earning really depends on quality and quantity of content that you upload. In addition, the more you post, the more incentive is for your fans to subscribe and also remain subscribed to your profile.
Written by – Sandhya R
Edited by – Adrija Saha
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