this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2024
655 points (97.1% liked)

News

23296 readers
3757 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 83 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Enjoy sitting at the shite end of the Pareto income distribution.

OF is a marketing gig, if you don't have a way to push your content and leverage network effects, you're not going to make any money.

The revenue from an only fans is the customer count × avg customer lifetime × avg subscription price, customer count is a function of your exposure to potential customers, and lifetime is a function of your content frequency and originality (I assume if you upload the same content types the fan base gets bored).

So, if you want a successful OF, you need to first focus on exposure, but the algos on most social media reward the haves, so your first issue is getting into people's feeds. The best way to do this is targeting niches, areas with lower volume or high demand for content.

Then you need to keep your audience by engaging with them but pushing new concepts, which will present it's own challenges. There's very much a quick copy culture on these networks that you'll probably have to emulate to keep on the front of the engagement curve, and expect anything you do that success to be quickly replicated ad infinitum until it doesn't anymore. I think this is a losing battle over time.

You can also offer whale services like "girlfriend experiences" to try and lock in big spenders, but first you need them on a hook.

It's not just snap some pics and you're good.

[–] jwt@programming.dev 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That's surprisingly detailed.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Now you know the unit economics of OnlyFans, and it’s an exercise to the reader to try them out.

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Is this the part where you’re supposed to thank us for coming to your TED talk?

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I would like to audit the OnlyFans 101, OF101 class please

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

It's also just common sense.

It's like trying to become a successful twitch streamer or YouTuber - it's a very saturated market. Think about how many articles we've all seen about someone or another getting flak just for having an OF at all, now multiply that by at least 1,000 and you have a rough starting estimate of how many people even have one, let alone how many are "successful."

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How much is your consulting fee?

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Can't tell if you're joking or...because if you're not.....

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The best way to do this is targeting niches, areas with lower volume or high demand for content.

It's Lemmy's time to shine! If my time here has taught me anything, it's that there's a surprisingly high demand for Star Trek and Linux. Time to paint a penguin on my dick and live long and prostitute my ass.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 8 months ago

It has to be the first season TNG uniform.

[–] Omniraptor@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

good luck out there chief o7

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Yea I kno, I've looked into it before and it can be summed up as "it's a job with fun sexy bits, but lots of job bits still" LMAO

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 8 months ago

I know some of those terms!

[–] TangoUndertow@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Considering teachers practically work 100% of the time, it seems it would be difficult to genuinely perform the duties required while still maintaining a flourishing side gig like OF.

My wife is a teacher. I see how much they have to work at home. She probably wasn't a great teacher in the first place.

I feel her point about the pay. Considering the hours worked, teaching is barely approaching minimum wage.

[–] Buffalobuffalo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

"140 subscribers and we do a grading in doggystyle stream! Who wants a sticker?" Throw in a couple A+ emotes, and you've got cross-career synergy. Depending on her grade level it might not be as demanding outside of work.