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Quote >Ms Michelle has 550 fans and makes $8,000 a month, charging a $30 subscription fee to users. She also relies on tips ranging from $5-$200 for pay-per-vi
by Traster 6y ago
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>Ms Michelle has 550 fans and makes $8,000 a month, charging a $30 subscription fee to users. She also relies on tips ranging from $5-$200 for pay-per-view photos, videos and text messages.
>She says her OnlyFans work is the only way she can support her family due to the pandemic, and fears many other content creators will struggle to make ends meet going forward.
- colesantiago 6y ago>She says her OnlyFans work is the only way she can support her family due to the pandemic, and fears many other content creators will struggle to make ends meet going forward. Really? There's always working at Walmart, Target or even collecting an income from Patreon?
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- Eldt 6y agoReally? How well do they pay?
- colesantiago 6y agoWell enough to make at least some additional income, really bad to put all your eggs in one platform.
- colejohnson66 6y agoA grocery store doesn’t pay $8k a month (unless you’re a manager at that store)
- colesantiago 6y agoSure, I am all for creators not going to work at a grocery store, there are other options for them to make an income, and it doesn't even have to be forever.
- pascah7 6y agoDo you really think that everyone can work at Walmart, Target, etc? And I'm referring to the fact that those companies can hire only so many people in one location.
- colesantiago 6y agoYes you can. Walmart, Amazon and Target are doing just fine, when worst comes to the worst, there are options. And also you can do both.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoThose are closed, restricted or its employees furloughed due to the 'rona and won't pay nearly as much as selling pictures on the internet. Patreon has the same issues and a different model - less personalized, and you get paid per creation (or per month), instead of the individual sale model that Onlyfans seems to have (based on this article). Not as much space for personalized requests either.
- colesantiago 6y ago> Patreon has the same issues? But creators can still make money on this platform no? I see most creators there, what are these 'issues'?
- kpmcc 6y agoThe good ole “get a job” reply. You hate to see it.
- colesantiago 6y agoWho said "get a job?" For everyone else on the platform, probably yes? If I was them I would consider options.
- aczerepinski 6y agoCan you really support a family working at Walmart? I can’t even imagine trying to do that. Rent in a modest apartment in my town would be like 2/3 of your income.
- colesantiago 6y agoI'm sure poor Bella would be fine, everybody else on the platform making less than that might want to reconsider their monthly spending.
- kikokikokiko 6y agoIf your only option available is a Walmart job, you definately should NOT be having kids. Society used to judge things like irresponsible pregnancies, and everybody were way better off because of that.
- srtjstjsj 6y agoEverybody except, you know, the families who were permanently destroyed.
- slothtrop 6y agoFertility rate scales with poverty. Those earning middle-class wages or higher tend to have fewer kids, or none. Much is linked to education and access to contraceptives. People will have sex, period. Shaming people for having kids helps at nothing. > Society used to judge things like irresponsible pregnancies, and everybody were way better off because of that. Revisionist delusional fantasy. In Western society people had far more children a couple of generations ago, regardless of wealth. The Church pressured this as well.
- kikokikokiko 6y agoYes, people tended to have way more children. And pregnancies out of wedlock were way less prevalent too. Having two Walmart paychecks instead of one per household will make it way easier to raise a family. But nowadays single moms are heralded as heroes... so-much-progress. Such progressive times.
- Pfhreak 6y agoRetail jobs introduce a higher risk of catching corona, pay terribly (likely close to minimum wage, which isn't enough), are terrible banal working environments, require travel to and from each day, have schedules that might not work for this person, etc. There are tons of valid reasons why someone can't "just get a job at Walmart".
- MisterBastahrd 6y agoI see you missed the "only way" part. She isn't doing this because it's the only way she can make a living. She's doing it because it's the easiest way to make money.
- jrnichols 6y agoThat sounds a lot like my job as a Paramedic, actually. At least Walmart got hazard pay. We were specifically exempted from it. I too lack sympathy that she's only making $8,000/mo on OnlyFans. Reality is that she may have to adjust her lifestyle like hundreds of thousands if not millions of other people have.
- rblatz 6y agoThat $8,000 has to be after taxes. Because after OnlyFans cut she should be taking home $13,500.
- Pfhreak 6y agoDoes a 'fan' imply a subscriber? That could be the difference between a follower and a subscriber.
- lovegoblin 6y ago> Does a 'fan' imply a subscriber? Yes. Generally there is no "free" tier.
- Pfhreak 6y agoThanks. I'm not familiar. I know that Twitch, for instance, has a separate concepts for subscriber (pays money) and follower (wants updates on the person).