What is OnlyFans?
OnlyFans is a social media website where creators charge a monthly fee for fans to follow their account. After paying the subscription fee, users gain access to the feed where they can view the exclusive content. There is also the option of having a free subscription account. Creators keep 80% of the money generated by their account, while the remaining 20% goes to OnlyFans. OnlyFans is very popular in the adult industry due to its unrestricted content policy, however, it also hosts successful content creators from other genres such as physical fitness and modeling.
Setting Up Your OnlyFans Account
To set up an account, all you need is your name, email address, and password. You can edit your profile to say whatever you would like, choosing your username, display name, bio, location, etc. Selecting a username and display name that is the same as your camming name is recommended:
Username = This name will appear in your URL and “@”. For example, if your username is “babygirldevil” your URL will be onlyfans.com/babygirldevil.
Display Name = This is the name that shows up above your username on your feed and your profile, since this is not a username you can add spaces and make it look more attractive, so it can be “Baby Girl Devil”, for example.
The profile you create is as a fan by default. You can view free content available, however, you will need to add a credit card in order to subscribe and see the majority of the content. On the creator side of things, you will need to add banking information in order for you to get paid.
Adding Your Banking Information
If you want to get paid, you have to add your banking information (duh!) The bank account needs to be in your own name and in the same country as the country that issued the verified photo ID to get your age verified. As an alternate payout method, you can add a verified e-wallet. For US creators, you will need to complete your W-9 form. For all creators, you will need to make sure your account is verified and you have added a subscription price.
The available payout methods are determined by your location. Your Statements page will display your Payout Request, Pending Balance, and Earnings. The Pending Balance is the amount that you have earned during the last 7 days. Your earnings become available for withdrawal from the Current Balance on a 7-day rolling basis. Creators in a small number of countries that receive high levels of reversed transactions will have Pending Balances for 21 days. After four months from the first earned transaction, payouts switch to a 7-day rolling basis.
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