With followers having the option to pay for the privilege, influencers may upload whatever kind of content they want on the social media site OnlyFans, from softcore to X-rated.
The platform’s popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, shocking the porn business as adult performers interact with viewers directly in exchange for a monthly subscription.
The top OnlyFans pages might receive thousands of visitors per month. Before he started publishing piercing videos, gay entertainer Matthew Camp told The New York Times that his page typically made more than $10,000 a month.
What was once a specialized pornographic website (OnlyFans is not an app) has grown into a significant participant in the internet market. In fact, OnlyFans is so well-liked that Beyoncé mentioned it in May 2020, which increased traffic to the site by 15%. Because OnlyFans is theoretically a general app and not only for those who work in the porn industry, anybody can sign up for an account, and all material is acceptable and varies from clean to filthy. Dieticians, fitness bloggers, and others also utilize it.
However, it has shown to be quite helpful for those who provide adult entertainment, including porn actors and writers as well as cam girls and adult models. (And reality TV stars who want to earn additional money by posting explicit photos.) According to the company’s website, “If you utilize social media and create your own content, you should be utilizing OnlyFans.” Many of your fans would be happy to pay for the content you publish, whether it be lessons, advice, behind-the-scenes video, or just endless selfies. You may view or exchange images, motion pictures, and live streaming. Professional sex workers use the app to increase their revenue, while some creators just use it to post explicit photographs for pocket money.
How to set up an OnlyFans page
Both subscribers and earners are welcome to utilize OnlyFans. Simply link your bank account to the app and begin posting material to start earning. There is no cap on the amount you can charge for memberships, which you may start charging as little as $4.99 per month. If you want, you may ask for a $1 million monthly charge, but no one will sign up. Your supporters may leave you a tip starting at $5.
Every time you sell a viewer a membership, OnlyFans provides you 80% of the money paid. The 20% fee, according to OnlyFans, is used to pay for hosting, payment processing, and “all other related costs with operating the OnlyFans website and applications.”
Because the payment processing system is integrated inside the app, external or third-party billing and payment gateways are no longer necessary. The website claims that reimbursements happen automatically and every day, albeit with a wait of up to seven days. Therefore, whether you receive a tip or a new subscriber on the first of the month, the transaction begins on the seventh. The website will begin a transaction for profits made on the second of the month on the eighth, and so on.
Changes to OnlyFans referrals
When someone first joined OnlyFans, you received 5% of their total lifetime app revenue as compensation for referring them. Yes, forever. Referral payments are now restricted to just one year after the referee joins as of May 1, 2020, up to a limit of $1 million earned by each referred creator. This is because the platform is becoming increasingly popular; according to a Forbes report from March 2020, it was adding roughly 150,000 new users every 24 hours. Referrals made prior to this will still earn the referee money for another year, but after that, the referee will no longer get paid. Many performers, including Aaron Lowe, are outraged by the move to restrict the referral program at a time when many sex workers rely on OnlyFans for revenue. Lowe has started a petition to bring back the previous referral program.
“While Covid-19 pandemic earnings for Only Fans continue to rise and new creators join the site every minute, they have shown little respect for the countless referrers who helped establish their business by dishonestly taking income away from them and breaching the agreement conditions,” he said.
How to subscribe
It’s also quite simple to subscribe; after adding your credit card, just click the “subscribe” button next to any profile you want to follow. All of the material will be immediately accessible after you click “Subscribe.” Prior to admirers subscribing to the account they wish to follow, adult content is restricted. You must continue paying the monthly fee established by the content producer in order to continue accessing the material uninterrupted. Cards are used to make payments beginning on the first day of the membership and continuing every 30 days afterwards until you unsubscribe from the specific profile. Any profile you no longer want to follow can be unsubscribed from at any time. According to OnlyFans, it employs a secure third-party payment processor and never has access to the card information saved on customers’ accounts.
