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After seeing all my friends blow loads of cash after their summer finance internships, I’m starting to crave a disposable income. I’ve been looking at starting an OnlyFans … any tips?

-NotJustAFan

First of all, welcome back to Sex on the WKND, home of all things racy, risque and ribald! To all my devoted readers, I’ve missed you. Genuinely. My fingers practically ached to write you all advice for your — hopefully — sexy summers. I can’t wait to hear all about them. To anyone new, I’m so glad to have you here. The class of 2026 slightly terrifies me — it’s still not too late to turn back with your innocence in hand — but whether you’re a seasoned slut or a virginal fledgling, this era of Sex on the WKND is going to be a blast. 

Back to the question. I’ll start with what I know about OnlyFans. Launched in 2016, OnlyFans is a subscription-based social platform that allows users to buy and sell original content; this includes entertainment, art, and — most famously — sex work. Unless it gets banned again. To gain access to this content, subscribers pay individual creators a monthly fee between $4.99 and $49.99. Creators can also distribute pay-per-view content or construct a “tipping system” for private messaging/exclusive photos to supplement the subscription-based income. The highest-paid OnlyFans star is Blac Chyna, who racks in $20 million a year from the platform alone. Although this isn’t the norm for the majority of creators, it makes clear that OnlyFans is not only viable as a side hustle — it can be turned into a full-time job.

I know, I know. That was awfully logistical coming from me. I’ll be honest, I’m no expert in this domain. In fact, I relate the quality of my social media presence to that of a middle school boy. Let’s just say, there’s a reason I’m anonymous. Luckily, an old, dear, and sexy friend of mine is an expert and runs a successful OnlyFans profile. I was able to interview them to answer all your questions about the life of an OnlyFans creator.

Creator @SunkissedBloom, like many creators on the site, made their profile in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown as a “way to make money without putting [their] safety and health at risk.” With OnlyFans, they could work from home and with their own hours, which they cite as “common factors” among sex workers’ decisions to join the platform. However, these aren’t the only reasons. Maybe you’ve been Snackpassing whenever the ethnically ambiguous dining hall meals don’t hit. Or, if you’re like me, you live on the fourth floor and have been dying for an air conditioning unit. 

After making an account on the platform, @SunkissedBloom gained instant attention, which included some familiar faces. When asked about the overlap between personal connections and their profile, they explained to me that “it’s funny and shocking to see people that [they] knew from high school who were subscribed to [their] account, especially from people who used to bully [them].” For those of you who aren’t chronically online, to subscribe to someone’s OnlyFans, one needs to make a profile that includes a name and profile picture. So, for all you lurkers out there, make sure you know how to fly under the radar. Or just don’t be a creep. 

Despite the funny side of OnlyFans, the overlap between personal life and business can turn more serious. Thankfully, @SunkissedBloom has had a primarily positive experience with telling those close to them about their account — their mom even “joked about starting her own page for extra money” — but they also mention that this is not the case for many people. Some report being kicked out of their homes, severed from relationships with family and friends and even being fired from other jobs once their side hustle is discovered. Because of the stigma surrounding sex work, if you decide to make an OnlyFans, be sure to have a solid support system to rely on.

After that well-needed warning, let’s talk about the part we’ve all been waiting for: how does one start and grow an OnlyFans profile? @SunkissedBloom had a lot of advice to give, which I’ll condense into three main points: research, find your niche and build social media presence.

1. Make sure that OnlyFans is the right thing for you. According to @SunkissedBloom, it is difficult to pull significant profit if one doesn’t have a “large social media following.” Even then, it still takes “a long time and a lot of work to be able to even make $500 a month, let alone paying for rent and other bills.” An online community full of advice exists, but even after expanding your platform, it requires a lot of upkeep to maintain that growth. If quick cash is what you’re after, try a sugar daddy.

2. Find your niche. There are certain genres of content in the sex realm of the site; for example, @SunkissedBloom’s profile boasts lots of bondage, “fun and cum” videos and ratings of people’s dicks. Maybe you’re not into being tied up, but love a blindfold. Maybe posting yourself being fucked in the vag seems a little too intimate, but the ass is fair game. @SunkissedBloom shared a story with me detailing how they made $300 after sending a subscriber a video of them burping. The point is, when there is an action, there is an audience. 

Once you’ve found your niche, it’s time to start producing content. @SunkissedBloom heavily emphasizes finding your angles, explaining that they “can get a photoshoot of +5 outfits and +150 photos in an hour because [they’ve] researched different poses and angles” and “figured out through trial and error what poses and angles look best.” Twitter is a fantastic resource for nude inspiration; next time you get annoyed by an unexpectedly-salacious photo showing up on your timeline, rethink things. For all you know, it could be your muse. 

@SunkissedBloom also distinguishes between “good” and “great” content — because there is no bad — we at Sex on the WKND don’t kink shame. They recommend having “good lighting so you can see everything,” trying “many different poses that show off all different body parts,” and experimenting with “multiple facial expressions.” If you wouldn’t want carbon-copy sex every time you hit the bedroom, why would expect different from not-suitable-for-work content? Variety is key.

3. Once you’re finished with your desired content, it’s time to publicize. The key to growing your audience is consistency; @SunkissedBloom notes that “even if you only post once or twice, it’s better than making five posts one week, one the next week, none for two weeks,” and so on. Regularity is the foundation of your relationship with subscribers; knowing what to expect motivates them to stick around.

Of course, this isn’t always possible. Work piles on, friends come and go, we find out the ‘rents are getting divorced and have to reinvent our identity around it. Shit happens. It’s likely you’ll lose subscribers. Luckily, rebuilding is similar to the initial jump; @SunkissedBloom highlights the value in subscription “sales” — ex. 50 percent off for a few months — and posting on NSFW-friendly websites like Reddit. Whatever your method, make sure it does not overwhelm you. Just like all raunchy activities, things ought to be mutually beneficial.

With this advice, hopefully you’ll have the tools necessary to launch yourself into the world of OnlyFans. But if making a profile is starting to seem more intimidating than invigorating, there’s still some work to be done. After our lighthearted conversation about optimal phone placement and the understated importance of hip flexibility, I posed one final question: What is the future of sex work? While you all know I love to give slightly-unqualified advice, I think I’ll let @SunkissedBloom take it from here. 

“Decriminalizing sex work/prostitution is one of the most important things because it stops us from getting arrested and punished by law. We have to work to change our perceptions of sex work and give it more respect as one of the longest careers that’s existed in human society. 

“I think a lot of people don’t like sex work because they think of the unethical and awful porn industry and they don’t like the idea of a person “selling” their body in exchange for money. We can criticize the unethical porn industry while simultaneously recognizing that there is a lot of ethical porn out there that doesn’t push unrealistic expectations. That’s why I like OnlyFans so much; it’s way more of an ethical porn that I can do and be safe doing while not sending unrealistic expectations to my customers. 

You don’t have to be over the moon excited about sex work or agree with how we use our bodies, but we are real people who deserve respect and common decency. If more people were willing to open their minds a little more and just put their bias aside, I think a lot of the stigmatization of sex would go away.”

Nuff said.

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