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that's ... a lot? compared to $0 most posted videos make, especially porn videos. Onlyfans should expand to non-nsfw content and bring people over from youtube.

that's ... a lot? compared to $0 most posted videos make, especially porn videos. Onlyfans should expand to non-nsfw content and bring people over from youtube. It's a different monetization model when the ad revenue option is not available.

dijit 5y ago
I have genuinely looked at OnlyFans for content which is not sex related, since it's a large name and I'm becoming increasingly disenfranchised with youtube. One issue though is that discoverability is very poor on OnlyFans. I suspect this is what causes "OnlyFans Spam" on places like reddit. OnlyFans has little incentive to fix that though, as everyone spamming is basically advertising their platform externally. So, lose/lose?
- michaelt 5y ago
  Other paid-content platforms - like Patreon and Substack - also seem pretty light on discoverability. I'm not sure why that is.
  - hexa22 5y ago
    You don’t find people on patreon, you find them on other platforms and then pay money typically for some way to interact with big personalities. I doubt there is much demand for scrolling through an index page of strangers to pay them money.
  - hansel_der 5y ago
    maybe because most overly puplic communities turn into cesspits?
  - dvh 5y ago
    I know why, look at the front page of bitschute (or however it is spelled). It's full of conspiracy and extremists videos, if only fan showed popular stuff it would be 100% porn.
  - deleted 5y ago
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Cederfjard 5y ago
Are you sure it’s the monetization model, and not the nature of the content, that explains these numbers?
- cblconfederate 5y ago
  are people paying more for porn than movies?
  - Cederfjard 5y ago
    This is not just porn though, this is lonely people buying (imagined) personal intimate connections with real, attractive people. Edit: I’m sure people would pay more money in a model that makes them feel like they’ve got an actual personal connection with the creators, no matter the type of content. However adding sex to the mix probably boosts that effect quite a bit, if I’m allowed to speculate.
    - cblconfederate 5y ago
      No it's mostly porn, and many (partnered) people enjoy porn and want to support the creators. There are other platforms for sugar babies
      - vorpalhex 5y ago
        Most high income OnlyFans stars will do things like have (sfw) movie nights with their fans, or take time to message with people spending a lot. The people who just want to watch porn don't need to spend money. I don't think the creator or the whale intends for it to be a sugar baby/daddy type thing. Whales are lonely, and good creators know there's a lot of value from interacting with and being human to your fans.
ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Could you please explain onlyfans monetization model?

dijit 5y ago

I have genuinely looked at OnlyFans for content which is not sex related, since it's a large name and I'm becoming increasingly disenfranchised with youtube. One issue though is that discoverability is very poor on OnlyFans. I suspect this is what causes "OnlyFans Spam" on places like reddit. OnlyFans has little incentive to fix that though, as everyone spamming is basically advertising their platform externally. So, lose/lose?

michaelt 5y ago
Other paid-content platforms - like Patreon and Substack - also seem pretty light on discoverability. I'm not sure why that is.
- hexa22 5y ago
  You don’t find people on patreon, you find them on other platforms and then pay money typically for some way to interact with big personalities. I doubt there is much demand for scrolling through an index page of strangers to pay them money.
- hansel_der 5y ago
  maybe because most overly puplic communities turn into cesspits?
- dvh 5y ago
  I know why, look at the front page of bitschute (or however it is spelled). It's full of conspiracy and extremists videos, if only fan showed popular stuff it would be 100% porn.
- deleted 5y ago
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Cederfjard 5y ago

Are you sure it’s the monetization model, and not the nature of the content, that explains these numbers?

cblconfederate 5y ago
are people paying more for porn than movies?
- Cederfjard 5y ago
  This is not just porn though, this is lonely people buying (imagined) personal intimate connections with real, attractive people. Edit: I’m sure people would pay more money in a model that makes them feel like they’ve got an actual personal connection with the creators, no matter the type of content. However adding sex to the mix probably boosts that effect quite a bit, if I’m allowed to speculate.
  - cblconfederate 5y ago
    No it's mostly porn, and many (partnered) people enjoy porn and want to support the creators. There are other platforms for sugar babies
    - vorpalhex 5y ago
      Most high income OnlyFans stars will do things like have (sfw) movie nights with their fans, or take time to message with people spending a lot. The people who just want to watch porn don't need to spend money. I don't think the creator or the whale intends for it to be a sugar baby/daddy type thing. Whales are lonely, and good creators know there's a lot of value from interacting with and being human to your fans.

ptr2voidStar 5y ago

Could you please explain onlyfans monetization model?