- OnlyFans has been booming over the past three years, especially among adult content creators.
- Subscription platforms have become a lucrative way for many influencers to make money.
- From subscriptions to direct messages, here are 7 ways to make money with OnlyFans.
OnlyFans has become a lucrative method for many influencers, especially adult content creators.
The main ways to make money on OnlyFans include subscriptions, direct messaging, tips, pay-per-view content, and more. Some OnlyFans creators have built their own coaching businesses. The income that OnlyFans stars generate is very high, with some earning millions of dollars a year.
For example, OnlyFans creator Bryce Adams made $6.4 million in 2022 and nearly $9 million in 2023, she told Insider. She uses her three profiles to cater to different types of customers.
Read more about how Adams built his business to millions of dollars in annual revenue and his strategies for success
Here are the top 7 ways to make money with OnlyFans.
1. Subscription
The most basic way for creators to monetize is through subscriptions. Users must pay a monthly or annual fee to unlock content such as photos and videos. The creator takes home his 80% of that revenue, and the company receives his remaining 20%.
How much to charge for a subscription is up to the creator and can be a difficult number to determine.
Morgan Edwards, the OnlyFans star known as “Kitty K,” said that when she was new to the platform, she had “no idea” when it came to pricing subscriptions for her content. Creating a strategy requires some knowledge of your industry.
Read more about the strategies 7 creators use to price their content on OnlyFans
Once she gained some experience, Edwards built a successful career on OnlyFans, charging nearly $70 for three months of access.
See how Edwards built a presence on OnlyFans and made $1.2 million from the platform in two years.
2. Pay-per-view content
Feeds give creators the option of putting additional content behind a paywall, and users can purchase content (usually photos or videos) for an additional fee.
3. Direct Messaging
Another way to make money on the platform (and often the most profitable) is through direct messaging and creating custom content with fans who pay a per-message fee or a flat fee. Audrey Orla, a creator with 3,000 subscribers, has made her private messaging her biggest source of income.
See a breakdown of how much Aura makes in a year from each revenue source on OnlyFans.
Some creators have found ways to maintain their anonymity by publishing content without revealing their faces except in private messages. Farrah, who goes by @nofacemom on the platform, charges her $100 to her $200 for message content that shows her face. Many OnlyFans creators also remain anonymous by using pseudonyms when posting on the platform.
Read more about how Farrah made more than $1 million by charging to see her face and posting it on Reddit
Direct messages are the biggest source of income for OnlyFans creators, but they can be time-consuming, and some people spend a large portion of their day responding to fans. This is the case of cosplay creator Lian Hsu. She told her Insider that she spends two to four hours a day chatting with subscribers.
Learn how LianSu built a subscriber base by eliminating explicit nudity and focusing on personal connections.
Some creators have started outsourcing their messaging and hiring “ghostwriters” from OnlyFans' management agency to respond to messages on their behalf.
Dive into the world of the secretive OnlyFans management company that former employees claim offers 'ghostwriting' services
4. Tips
Subscribers to OnlyFans pages also have the option of sending cash to creators in the form of tips. For example, Amber Sweetheart, whose OnlyFans business is based on personal connections with fans, says she has subscribers who come back every day to interact and send tips.
Read more about how Sweetheart built her OnlyFans business to $2.6 million
Some OnlyFans stars create menus with suggestions for custom content and direct message tips. Charlotte Lavish said the tip menu has helped her earn more money from her free OnlyFans page. Because her fans send messages and she gives the most tips.
Check out three examples of “tip menus” from OnlyFans creators. Strategies for pricing custom content and messages are also shared.
Many OnlyFans creators rely on various marketing strategies to acquire new customers, such as buying and selling “shouts” to each other to promote on OnlyFans and other social media platforms.
Read more about how OnlyFans promotional “shoutouts” are quietly becoming big business for some creators
For some creators, these types of promotional posts are so important to their business that they hire assistants to handle their marketing.
See how a virtual assistant for OnlyFans creators built a business that makes nearly $360,000.
Cross-promotion businesses come in many forms. After being hired by superstar OnlyFans model Bryce Adams, creator Reyna Rose started her own OnlyFans account and signed her contract with Adams. Adams promotes Rose's content on Rose's social media profiles, and Rose gives her a portion of the proceeds.
Read more about Rose's monthly salary and revenue share agreement details
6. Coaching
Some OnlyFans creators have established private coaching businesses or course programs as another source of income. For example, Aura started her OnlyFans course after she started receiving more requests for advice on how to succeed on the platform.
Inside the OnlyFans coaching business and how the network of creators works
7. Live streaming
Creators can build deeper connections with their fans by live streaming on OnlyFans. Live streams may be free to subscribers, or may be accessible for an additional fee.
For example, Steph Mi regularly goes live on the platform, usually for around two hours. His first hour will remain public, and the second hour will switch to a private pay-per-view version.
Read more about Mi Earn money with live streaming and golf shows
Meanwhile, Bryce Adams is gradually incorporating live streaming into its content offering. She has experimented with different formats, but one of her most successful is her “marathon” livestreams, which are shows that last up to eight hours straight.
Read about the different strategies Adams tried with livestreaming and how she made nearly $60,000 on one show.
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- Audrey Aura is a creator with 3,000 subscribers and is in the top 0.46% of earners on OnlyFans. She shared her annual income and analyzed different sources of income.
- Morgan Edwards, known as “Kitty K” on OnlyFans, has 5,000 subscribers. In two years, she built a business that made over $2 million.
- Isabella James has over 128,000 subscribers. With annual earnings of $2 million, she is one of the top earners on OnlyFans.
- Bryce Adams has a page with more likes than Amouranth or Bella Thorne. She earned almost $5 million with her page, which has 480,000 fans.
- Adams has experimented with different formats of content to maximize revenue. Live streaming is highly profitable, with a single show earning up to $60,000.
- Nita Marie made up to $40,000 in just six months after joining OnlyFans. She currently makes $100,000 a month across three platforms.
- British creator Belle Grace has around 2,400 fans. She shared her exact timeline on OnlyFans to make six figures and allowed herself to buy a house.
- Jade Nicole was able to earn a seven-figure income with a small fan base. She told how she was able to make $1 million with just 1,000 fans.
- Male OnlyFans creator Teddy Bear quit the adult entertainment industry to focus on OnlyFans. He is building a business and plans to make $300,000 in 2022.
- Kitty Morgan has over 85,000 subscribers. She made $1 million in just 18 months after joining OnlyFans.
- Amber Sweetheart built her subscriber base by focusing on personal connections. She made more than $2 million in two years, primarily through direct messages.
- Anne is an OnlyFans creator and a stay-at-home mom. She primarily uses Reddit to promote her page.
- Steph Mi has around 50,000 OnlyFans subscribers and has started an OFTV show. She used creative marketing strategies to grow her page and hit five numbers in one month.
- Farah, a former medical worker, has 3,500 subscribers and posts most of her content without revealing her face. She has made more than $1 million in revenue by charging fans extra to see her face.
- She is known as “Mrs. Robinson” on OnlyFans and has around 1,600 subscribers. She doesn't show her face in most of her content. She uses the persona of “hot teacher” to stand out while revealing her face only in pay-per-view messages.
- MelRose Michaels teaches other adult content creators how to grow their business, including using ASMR and other safe work-friendly content in their promotions. She increased her OnlyFans income to $30,000 a month.
- Chloe Sasha is a single mother of four who uses cooking and Spanish lessons to grow her audience. She made six figures in 11 months on the platform.
- Lian Xu has built a loyal fan base with content focused on cosplay. Even though she doesn't feature explicit nudity in her photos or videos, she still earns thousands of dollars a month.
- Rayna Rose is a 19-year-old creator who earns up to $24,000 a month on the platform. She started her career by splitting almost half of her income with her former boss, who was also an OnlyFans creator.
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