Asking for a friend? It’s tough out here. No face shots.

  • @RBWells@lemmy.world
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    Selling yourself is not an easy job. If you can, then sure, go for it. But for each person making thousands there are thousands of people making pennies.

  • @Azzu@lemm.ee
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    It’s actually extremely hard to earn money with OnlyFans. You’re not the first one to get the idea. There’s massive competition and if you’re not seriously willing to do a lot of marketing (which basically means going on social media and messaging thirsty dudes/people and being flirty with them), you’re only going to earn peanuts if anything at all.

    Unless you’re really top 0.01% beautiful, but yeah as you see that’s unlikely.

    It’s basically as much work as any other job, so yeah, might as well do any other job.

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        I meant you wouldn’t have to work as hard as normal jobs if you are top 0.01% beautiful, not that you can’t make money unless you are. If you aren’t top 0.01%, you’ll have to do lots of work to make money.

  • @LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Already have. If you want to limit the exposure to e.g. not damage any future career opportunities then just make it expensive. I did it for £12.99 a month, no free page, no PPV, no RP etc.

    Converted from existing audience of older men I had on YT (3k subs back then), minimal marketing, mostly 1-2 GIFs a week spammed to various subs for it that didn’t have too much effect (ig i was being downvoted by bots/other women?) and had about 5-6 users total across a few months so I ended up having close to ~£100 total which was good groceries money (pre the mid-2022 price inflation) for the month or so I was out of a job, not enough to live on on its own but a good bonus, meant I could eat something other than bread and beans once in a while.

    Fwiw it was fun and a great ego boost ngl, kinda almost makes me wanna do it again even though I def don’t have to.

    • @BadmanDan@lemmy.worldOP
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      That’s how my friend is about this. She wants feel attractive and make some extra change at the same time.

  • @ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
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    People underestimate how much work is involved with anything involving selling online content. This isn’t just Only fans.

    But if it’s an hour of work to make $100, why wouldn’t I?

    There are people giving plasma for money.

    There are people jacking off animals for money.

    There are people who spend hours scamming old people for money.

    Time is a investment though. Unfortunately $100 a hour is not the best use of my time. But maybe it is for you and your situation.

  • Chainweasel
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    164 months ago

    As a cornfed brick-shithouse built Midwestern hairy dude in my late-30s, I’d do it right now if there were a market for chubby hairy dudes but I know better and I’d rather not embarrass myself.

    • Hemingways_Shotgun
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      74 months ago

      There’s a kink for everything. It may not be a large base, but I’ll bet it’s there.

  • 2ugly2live
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    If I knew I was going to make some money? Sure. But I hear it’s super difficult since so many people do the same. But if you think you have a gimmick, or are super attractive, you could make a but of change.

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        34 months ago

        That’s a good point. It’s not like we’re lacking attractive people on the internet.

        • @jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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          As someone who has never paid for porn, I’m always surprised when I know someone that does. I always thought this was a boomer thing. There’s so many free only fans samples on twitter.

          • 2ugly2live
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            I feel the same way. I was really surprised that OnlyFans took off the way it did, when it did. There’s so much out there, I didn’t think there would be a market.

            • Pandantic [they/them]
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              I think it’s the Parasocial relationship thing. They chat with their fans, or pay people to chat with their fans pretending it’s them.

  • toomanypancakes
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    94 months ago

    I’ve thought about it, but I’m willing to bet that the demand for a thirty something tran is pretty low