Welcome, creators.
Welcome, creators.
OnlyFans is revolutionizing the way creators connect with their online communities and earn income.
Since 2016, more than three million creators have joined the OnlyFans platform to share their creativity, monetize their content, and engage meaningfully with their fans. OnlyFans is built on four basic principles:
The Creator Center helps us empower OnlyFans creators to succeed and to safely use our platform. Whether you are an experienced creator or are still curious about joining, the Creator Center is for you:
Do you have feedback on the Creator Center? Let us know.
Becoming an OnlyFans creator is an incredible way to share your creativity with the world, earn money from your content, and grow your online community. Home to more than three million creators globally, OnlyFans offers creators freedom of expression on a safe and secure platform.
OnlyFans was created exclusively for creators and their fans aged 18 or older, and everyone who becomes a creator must first pass our detailed Creator Verification process. In other words: we need to make sure you are who you say you are in order to keep the OnlyFans community safe.
Read on to discover what types of creators are taking advantage of the OnlyFans platform, how to become an OnlyFans creator, and what brand-new creators should do after joining the platform.
What Types Of Creators Use OnlyFans?
Whatever your niche, you’ll be surprised by how quickly you can find a community of similar creators and enthusiastic fans for the type of content you create.
There are many other genres of creators using OnlyFans to make content, earn money, and engage with their communities. Learn more about Our Creators and what they’re up to.
Signing Up For OnlyFans
First things first: the OnlyFans platform (for creators and for fans) is only available to adults 18 years or older. We take online safety and age verification incredibly seriously.
Our Creator Approval Process
To become an approved creator, you must provide us all of the following information:
Ongoing Verification Requirements
Our commitment to community safety goes beyond the initial approval process. To ensure that profiles remain in the control of their verified creators, all accounts are subject to “selfie checks” on a regular basis. To learn more about the verification process, visit our Transparency Center.
Signing Up For OnlyFans
If you’re ready to begin the approval process, here’s how to start:
Advice For New Creators
A common question potential OnlyFans creators ask is, “Should I join OnlyFans if I don’t already have a large social media following?” While OnlyFans is perfect for creators who already have a large fanbase, all creators are welcome and have the potential to thrive on OnlyFans.
Grow Your Following After Joining OnlyFans
If you don’t have a large following at first, you can still grow your subscriber count once you’re a verified OnlyFans creator. Concentrate on creating excellent content and dedicate time to promoting your OnlyFans profile.
Consider your current fans’ level of dedication and loyalty to you and your content. Many creators find success by catering to a small, but enthusiastic, subscriber base.
Find Your Niche
High-quality niche content might not appeal to a wide audience, but the audience that responds to it, really responds to it. Niche creators often find the most success on OnlyFans when they lean into what makes them, their content, and their following unique instead of trying to appeal to a wider audience.
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There are more great monetization tips for accounts of all sizes to explore in the Creator Center!
Why Collaborate?
What You Need To Start Collaborating
If you work with anyone on OnlyFans to produce content which contains nudity or sexual activity, you must let us know who those collaborators are. We strictly enforce this policy to keep our community safe, and to ensure that anyone involved in creating content with you has agreed to be featured on your profile, and is legally allowed to appear in your content.
Remember: If you don’t let us know who you are collaborating with, your content will not be posted on OnlyFans.
Collaborating With Another OnlyFans Creator
Any time you post content on OnlyFans which features another creator and contains nudity or sexual activity, you will see a pop-up prompting you to take further action.
If your collaborator is with another verified OnlyFans creator, you can easily tag them in your post using “@OnlyFansUsername”. After we confirm that the creator you’ve tagged matches the person appearing with you, your content will become visible on your profile.
Collaborating With Another OnlyFans Creator
Any time you post content on OnlyFans which features another creator and contains nudity or sexual activity, you will see a pop-up prompting you to take further action.
If your collaborator is with another verified OnlyFans creator, you can easily tag them in your post using “@OnlyFansusername”. After we confirm that the creator you’ve tagged matches the person appearing with you, your content will become visible on your profile.
Collaborating With Creators Who Are Not On OnlyFans
If your collaborator is not another verified OnlyFans creator, you will receive a pop-up notification containing a verification link upon posting the content.
Share this link with the other person featured in the content. They’ll be directed to an ID verification process that also prompts them to agree to OnlyFans’ Terms of Service. Your content will only be posted after the collaborator agrees to the Terms and the ID verification is complete and checked by our team.
Work together often? If you plan to frequently work with another creator, it’s easiest for everyone if they’re also verified as an OnlyFans creator. If your collaborator only wants to be featured in your content and/or want to stay private, they can set their Creator profile to ‘private’ on their Settings page.
Collaborating With Creators Who Are Not On OnlyFans
If your collaborator is not another verified OnlyFans creator, you will receive a pop-up notification containing a verification link upon posting the content.
Share this link with the other person featured in the content. They’ll be directed to an ID verification process that also prompts them to agree to OnlyFans’ Terms of Service. Your content will only be posted after the collaborator agrees to the Terms and the ID verification is complete and checked by our team.
Work together often? If you plan to frequently work with another creator, it’s easiest for everyone if they’re also verified as an OnlyFans creator. If your collaborator only wants to be featured in your content and/or want to stay private, they can set their Creator profile to ‘private’ on their Settings page.
Ways To Collaborate
PPV Messages
Instead of posting the content, you and the other creator can monetize your collaboration by offering it through pay-per-view messages.
This would allow you to potentially reach twice as many fans, and share in the earnings.
Co-Streaming
Not all collaborations need to happen in person. Like any other live stream, co-streams are a laid-back way for you and your collaborator to reach your fans, showcase your talents, and earn money.
Plus, viewers can tip one or both of you during a co-stream.
Setting Up Your Co-Stream
To host a co-stream with another creator, simply begin a stream and accept your collaborator’s request to join.
To join another creator’s stream as a guest, navigate to the host’s profile and send a request to join their stream.
Ways To Collaborate
PPV Messages
Instead of posting the content, you and the other creator can monetize your collaboration by offering it through pay-per-view messages.
This would allow you to potentially reach twice as many fans, and share in the earnings.
Co-Streaming
Not all collaborations need to happen in person. Like any other live stream, co-streams are a laid-back way for you and your collaborator to reach your fans, showcase your talents, and earn money.
Plus, viewers can tip one or both of you during a co-stream.
Setting Up Your Co-Stream
To host a co-stream with another creator, simply begin a stream and accept your collaborator’s request to join.
To join another creator’s stream as a guest, navigate to the host’s profile and send a request to join their stream.
Keep in mind, the ability to go live on OnlyFans is only enabled after a creator has demonstrated a history of providing great content, and a high level of engagement with their community. Once you have achieved this, the “Go Live” feature will appear on your page.
Remember that when it comes to making money on OnlyFans, paid subscriptions are just one piece of the puzzle. Many OnlyFans successful creators have discovered that maximizing earnings comes down to monetizing effectively, marketing strategically, and working hard to retain loyal fans. Whether you’re just launching your OnlyFans profile, or you’re looking to discover more advanced earning methods, here is our advice for maximizing monetization.
Monetization Basics
Paid Subscriptions
It’s no secret that paid subscriptions are one of the most common ways creators on OnlyFans monetize their content. Paid subscriptions essentially put all of your OnlyFans content behind a paywall, and only users who pay your monthly subscription price will be able to see your posts, stories, or streams.
As a creator, there are some major advantages to using paid subscriptions:
- Instantly create exclusivity and curiosity around your content
- Earnings may be more consistent and predictable
- Encourage and celebrate loyalty from your subscribers and fans
Free Accounts Still Earn Money
It might surprise you that some of the highest-earning creators on OnlyFans don’t charge monthly subscription fees. Consider the other advantages that free accounts offer:
- On average, free accounts gain subscribers more quickly
- Fans are less likely to unsubscribe when you take content breaks
- Free accounts have access to pay-per-view posts and streams, and can require fans to tip first before sending a direct message
Paid
Pay-Per-View Content
Pay-Per-View messages, posts, and streams allow your fans to pick and choose which of your content they’ll pay to see. For free profiles, using PPVs effectively is crucial to maximizing monetization on OnlyFans. Here are some things to keep in mind when it comes to PPVs:
Content Worth Paying For
PPV messages, posts, and streams should be reserved for your most exclusive content that your fans won’t find anywhere else. Put simply: if you’ve already posted something for free on OnlyFans or other social media, it’s probably not a great idea to offer it as a PPV.
If you’re not sure what PPV content your fans will be willing to pay for, try asking them directly.
Pricing
Setting your prices for PPVs can be tricky, especially if you’re just starting out. When experimenting with pricing, remember that it’s usually better to start low and work your way up.
Advanced Earnings Tools
Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s look at some more advanced ways to earn money on OnlyFans. Savvy OnlyFans creators have been successfully mixing and matching these tools and features for a while, so take notes.
Marketing Your Profile
Marketing and promotion are key to maximizing earnings as an OnlyFans creator. Whether you’re completely new to OnlyFans and are trying to bring in your very first subscribers, or you’re an experienced creator looking to reach even more fans, here are some tips for marketing your profile.
Keep Track of What’s Working
Knowing which of your promotional efforts generate the most visits and subscriptions to your OnlyFans profile can be a massive benefit to maximizing monetization. Fortunately, the Campaign feature makes it easy to keep tabs on this important data.
By creating unique tracking links to your OnlyFans profile, you can find out where new visitors are coming from (Twitter, Linktree, blog, a promotional discount, or anywhere else) and how many of those visitors end up subscribing.
Ready to set up a Campaign? Let’s get started.
Retaining Your Fans
Maximizing monetization isn’t only about gaining new fans, but retaining the ones you already have. Though there’s no magical way to guarantee a fan will come back every month, we do have some general tips on ways to keep your subscribers interested and engaged.
Delivering consistent, high-quality content to your fans can sometimes feel like two different challenges. First, there’s the matter of coming up with new ideas that will keep your subscribers coming back each month. Second, it can be difficult to pull off some of your great ideas on a technical level. Whether you’re looking for creative inspiration, or simply for ways to level-up your content, read on to learn some tips and tricks for creating great content.
Creative Inspiration
If you’ve decided to become an OnlyFans creator, you probably already have ideas about what you want to create and share on the platform. Even so, it never hurts to review the styles of social media content that have become quite popular in recent years:
Keep this list in mind if you’re struggling to come up with a concept for your next post, or just looking to try something new.
Production Advice
You don’t need to be an expert filmmaker to create engaging, high-quality content. Just remember that good content always tells some kind of story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. We’ve outlined some of the essentials of video production, and how you can instantly put them to work on your OnlyFans profile.
Video Editing
There are many free or low-cost editing programs that can help you create professional-looking content, regardless of your editing experience. Here are some of our favorites:
For an in-depth comparison of these programs, check out How To Get Started With Video Editing.
From analyzing statistics about your content and subscribers, to being aware of when and how you’ll receive your earnings, and knowing what to do if someone is infringing on your copyrighted material– we’ll show you how easy it is to handle these more complicated topics on OnlyFans.
Profile Statistics
Having the right data about how your content is performing, and who is watching it, can be a massive boost to your success as an OnlyFans creator. The Statistics page puts those powerful insights in your hands in a convenient and easy-to-understand way. Here’s what you’ll find on your Statistics page, and what it means.
Statements
The Statements tab will show your earnings, payout requests, and referral earnings over a given period of time. You can quickly find out how much you earned in tips last year, for example.
Simply put: anything dealing with financial transactions on OnlyFans can be found on the Statements tab.
Overview
The Overview tab gives you a snapshot of your earnings by content type (like posts, messages, streams, or subscriptions) within a period of time. It’s a great tool to help you determine which platform features are performing best for you.
With a few clicks, you can instantly see your highest-earning post, mass-message, stream, and even find out who your top fan is.
Engagement
While the Overview tab focuses mostly on earnings, the Engagement tab focuses on fan engagement– the number of views, likes, comments, tips, or purchases that your posts, messages, streams, or stories generate in a given period of time.
The Overview and Engagement tabs together give you a comprehensive look at how your content is doing overall, both in terms of popularity and profitability.
Reach
The Reach tab gives you valuable data about your fans and potential subscribers. Find out how many people view your profile, what countries they’re from, and how much time they spend looking at your content.
You can also keep track of how many guests (or potential fans) have responded to your Campaigns, trial links, and other promotions from the Reach tab.
Fans
The Fans tab gives you a detailed look at your total number of subscribers in a given period of time, and will tell you which fans are first-time subscribers, and how many fans renew their subscriptions.
With the Fans tab, you have all the information you need to identify and potentially reward your most loyal fans.
Withdrawing Earnings
At OnlyFans, we are constantly exploring new ways for you to withdraw your earnings quickly, safely, and easily. We’ll help you understand the difference between your pending and current balances, how you can transfer earnings into your own account or wallet, and how long this process takes.
What is the Pending Balance?
All of your OnlyFans earnings– whether they come from subscriptions, tips, PPVs, or anything else– are first added to your pending balance. These funds will be held there before transferring to your current balance.
For example: if a fan tips you on June 1st, that money will be held in your pending balance until at least June 8th before entering your current balance.
What is the Current Balance?
As soon as funds have cleared your pending balance and entered your current balance, you can withdraw them to your bank account or digital wallet.
Check the Earnings section of your Statements page to see a detailed breakdown of your pending and current balances. Payments that have checkmarks next to them have already been added to your current balance.
Requesting A Withdrawal
You can always choose to manually withdraw funds from your primary balance. However, many creators choose to set up weekly or monthly automatic withdrawals.
Any pending funds that roll into your current balance by the automatic withdrawal date specified in your ‘Statements‘ page will be included in that payout.
How Long Until I Get Paid?
All payouts, manual or automatic, will take between three to five business days, on average, to process into your bank account. To check the status of a payout request, you can go to the ‘Payout Requests‘ section in your statements.
All payouts successfully deposited into your account or wallet will be marked with a check.
Payment Methods and Transaction Times by Region
It’s important to note that the withdrawal options available to you and the time it takes for your earnings to arrive can vary depending on where you live.
Making Changes to Your Withdrawal Method
You can select a new payout method directly from the Banking section of your OnlyFans account.
Reporting Infringement
As an OnlyFans creator, you own 100% of the content that you choose to share on the platform. If someone else reposts your OnlyFans content without your permission on OnlyFans or any other platform, they are breaking the law.
We are committed to helping our creators protect themselves and their copyrighted content, and have a dedicated team of experts who work with creators to get stolen material taken down.
To learn what else OnlyFans is doing to help creators protect their copyright, visit our Safety and Transparency Center.
Watermarking Your OnlyFans Content
One way to protect yourself and your content is by adding a digital watermark to all of your OnlyFans content. You can turn on automatic digital watermarking at any time from the Privacy and safety menu in your profile Settings.
OnlyFans is 100% dedicated to being the safest platform on the internet. From our industry-leading age and identity verification processes, to our partnerships with online safety organizations across the globe, we work tirelessly to keep our community safe. Here, you’ll learn about our content moderation policies, how to report abuse on our platform, and tips for protecting your identity as an OnlyFans creator.
Content Moderation
We want to make sure OnlyFans is a safe and secure platform for everyone. This means we carefully review all content, including direct messages, to ensure it complies with our guidelines and policies.
If we find content that doesn’t align with our policies, we may have to deactivate your account temporarily or permanently.
Here are the most common reasons content is removed:
Blocking and Reporting
OnlyFans does not tolerate hate speech, discrimination, or threats on our platform.
While the OnlyFans community of creators and fans is overwhelmingly positive, supportive, and safe, there may still be instances where you may need to block an unruly user and report their abusive behavior to us.
Alternatively, there may also be instances where members of the OnlyFans community come across abusive content shared by creators. This is why each image, video, post, message, and account on OnlyFans features a report button.
What does OnlyFans consider abusive content?
Please report any suspected hate speech, discriminatory, or abusive content and/or behavior by clicking the report button or contacting us at support@onlyfans.com.
Restricting and Blocking Users
When it comes to limiting your exposure to unpleasant users on the platform, you have two options: restrict and block.
You can think of restricting a subscriber on OnlyFans the way you might “mute” an annoying person on another social media platform. A subscriber who you have restricted will still have access to your profile, but their messages and comments to you will be hidden.
Blocking another user is much more severe. Once blocked, a user will have no way of accessing your profile or communicating with you on the platform in any way.
To restrict or block another OnlyFans user, click the three dots in the top right corner of one of their messages, posts, or directly on their profile. If the user is a subscriber of yours, you’ll have the option to restrict or block. If not, you’ll only have the option to block them.
Block by Country
You have the option to block users in specific states, and even entire countries, from accessing your profile. This can be especially helpful for creators who want to maintain their privacy in certain geographical areas.
To limit where your OnlyFans profile is accessible, enable Block By Country in your privacy and security settings.
We’re Proactive About Your Safety
Remember, OnlyFans is an online community. In-real-life meetups between creators and fans are strictly prohibited. We review all of the content on OnlyFans (including messages) to keep everyone safe.
If you share content or information which compromises your safety (such as a physical address), we will remove it.
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