How to Sell Your Amateur Porn
If you look through Reddit, you will find hundreds of subreddits celebrating the sharing of amateur porn, with people wanting to experience and watch the sex and intimate moments of two ‘real’ people rather than the stylized and polished versions that come from big-named porn stars and porn production companies. But why is it so popular? For many, amateur porn has become popular due to the authenticity of the content created, with a diverse range of ages, bodies, sexualities, and real pleasure and orgasms being depicted on the screen; many feel it captures the true essence of pleasure and sexuality.
On the other side of the fence, for those making a living creating and selling their amateur porn, it has become a popular way to monetize content, be in charge, and earn extra money while doing something, or someone, that they love. This can include crafting content of you masturbating or humping a pillow, using sex toys, and, of course, enjoying sex with other amateur pornstars, with the most famous amateur porn being the adult content that is curated on OnlyFans.
However, if you have decided that making amateur porn is for you, no matter if you are doing it on your own or with others, then it is always important to remember that, like creating adult films with a big porn company, amateur porn is a highly regulated industry with strict legislation in the creating and selling of adult content, from legislation around consent, age verification, and even paying tax. It is essential to know your country’s laws around adult content creation so you do not face criminal charges such as tax fraud or even prostitution.
It is also important to know the rules and guidelines for each of the platforms you wish to sell your amateur porn. Such as proof of consent for uploading content – OnlyFans and Pornhub require you to upload a model release form when performing with others. What content you can and can’t make and the types of ID accepted for age verification when creating an account.
If you are interested in entering the realm of amateur porn, then there are some considerations you need to look into before you start your new venture. In this article, Adult Site Broker offers you this step-by-step guide on how to sell amateur porn and start earning revenue.
Choosing the Right Platform
As you start as an amateur porn creator, you will find that there is a whole world of adult content sites for you to choose from. But which one should you choose? In this section, we have put together some of the most popular amateur adult content platforms, listing their pros and cons to help you decide.
OnlyFans
Payout – 80% (OnlyFans keeps a 20% commission)
Pros: low commission, reputable platform, referral program, large audience, multiple revenue streams offered with subscriptions, PPV, direct messaging, tips, and weekly payouts. There is a wide range of niches to create content for.
Cons: Market saturation (currently over 2 million content creators on the platform) makes it hard to become successful overnight, lacks a search function, and doesn’t allow Bitcoin payments.
IWantClips
Payout: 60-80%
Pros: Fetish/FemDom niche site, allowing you to get your content in front of your target audience quickly, keep 100% of your earnings on custom clips, and geoblocking options for creators.
Cons: High commission, niche audience market, bi-monthly payouts.
ManyVids
Payout: 60-80%
Pros: One of the most popular amateur porn sites, full customer support, adult content accepted, an option to organize a ‘special’ program, and multiple options available to monetize content.
Cons: High commission depending on the type of content sold, market saturation with over 100K content creators already on the platform, variable payments for different services, payouts only twice a month, and complaints that the website could be more user-friendly.
Clips4Sale
Payout: 60-75%
Pros: Niche focused – only shows fetish and BDSM amateur porn, allowing you to get your content in front of your target audience quickly.
Cons: High commission with the platform taking between 25-40%, niche audience, only one payout (on the 7th of every month), and limited payment methods.
Modelhub
Payout – 60-80%
Pros: Has one of the largest audiences worldwide with over 3 billion hits a day; generates earnings from video sales, fan club subscriptions, and PPV as well as hits and paid-for ads; easy-to-use search function on site, multiple support channels for models, and a generous referral program.
Cons: Payouts are only available once a week, with a minimum payout threshold.
APClips
Payout – 75%
Pros: Opportunity to become successful with a smaller content creator base, generous payout, and no hidden fees.
Cons: High commission rate with the platform taking 25%, newer than other platforms, so smaller audience, months waiting for account verification.
As you can see, each comes with pros and cons, so you need to choose which one works for you. When choosing the platform you want to post to, it’s important to take note of the following: what is the commission, how do payouts work (weekly/monthly, etc.), how big is the audience, and what are the rules of adult content creation?
Creating High-Quality Content
When you start creating amateur porn, you will hear two things: you need to produce high-quality content, and you need to choose a niche. But what do these mean?
When creating content, high-quality means that you need to invest in the best tools: from smartphones, cameras, microphones, backdrops, props, editing software on your computer, and lighting; you need to create content that catches attention and keeps people coming back for more. Although you don’t need to be polished, having clear visuals and sound content so people can see what is happening is a must. You can also bulk-create content using props and backdrops and keep it interesting. Your fans want to feel like they are always getting something new, so changing the visuals allows you to do this even if you are shooting the same type of content.
As well as creating stunning visual elements to your content, offering something new and unique is essential to gaining and keeping subscribers. Finding your niche within adult content: masturbation, couples, BDSM, sex toys, etc, allows you to tap into your potential audience and give them something they have been missing. With over 2 million adult content creators on sites like OnlyFans, offering something fresh and new is needed to battle the market saturation and stand out.
Building and Engaging Your Audience
So you have set up a content creator account, filmed your first set of amateur porn videos, and you’re ready to start uploading and making that money? You also need to make time to build and engage with your audience. It’s good to film high-quality, niche content, but if no one knows your account exists, did you even do it?
As an amateur pornstar, you are the director, star, and marketer of your business, so you need to create a strong marketing strategy to promote your content. The best ways to do this are:
Social Media: From Instagram to X, social media is a powerful tool for promoting your content. Create a feed of behind-the-scenes content, sexy selfies, and teasers with the correct hashtags to lure new subscribers into clicking on the link in your bio and subscribing to your page.
Reddit: From joining niche subreddits to creating your own to promote your content and post links, Reddit is a fantastic online community to learn what people are interested in and promote yourself.
Collaborations and Shout Outs: If you’re still gaining a name for yourself, collaborating with other amateur pornstars to create content or shout each other’s content out is a great way to build an audience. It allows you to promote yourself in front of an audience you may still need to tap into and gives you credibility because trusted sources recommend your content.
As well as promoting your content, engaging with your audience is part of the job description. From responding to DMs and chatting directly with your big spenders, you need to create the illusion of intimacy. Responding to comments, sending a personalized DM, and even creating custom content (for a price) all make fans feel special. This makes them want to stay subscribed and keep that revenue coming in.
If you are raking in the money and have a thriving and large fanbase, why not look for outside help managing feedback, comments, and DMs? Hiring chatters is a great way to outsource this often time-consuming task while maintaining and growing your audience.
Managing Finances and Privacy
So how much money can you make selling your amateur porn? The answer is it depends. On OnlyFans, the current average revenue a content creator is making a month is $180. Still, depending on the platform, your subscription prices (OnlyFans subscriptions can be set anywhere from $4.99-$49.99) and how much you charge for pay-per-view and exclusive content, your earnings can be anywhere from $1000-$10,000 a month (or a lot more) if you play your cards right.
When you start making money from your amateur porn, it is also essential to consider the financial management of your new venture, and you need to remember to keep a financial record of how much you make each month and make sure that you complete the correct self-assessment each year for the tax year. OnlyFans helps by sending you the correct forms (a 1033 form for US creators or a DAC7 for EU content creators) to send to the tax man once you start making over $600 that tax year. However, you may find on other amateur porn sites that they do not, so you need to do this for yourself manually.
Other concerns when it comes to making amateur porn is how can you create content and stay private? As your fan base grows, make sure you are using a VPN to protect your location and IP address, hiding any notable piercings, tattoos, and even your face, and even making sure your filming location doesn’t showcase any personal details so fans can find out where you live are great ways to protect your privacy when uploading content. Other ways to protect your privacy are using a different email address than your own, scrubbing all images and videos of metadata before you load, and even using a fake name/stage name for your account.
Navigating Challenges and Risks
Although the financial gain can be significant, making sure you also consider the other side of content creation allows you to work out if the risk is worth the reward when it comes to becoming an amateur pornstar.
Firstly, while sites like OnlyFans and PornHub, and ManyVids are great for curating a loyal fanbase who want to watch your content, there will always be those that just want to be a dick! Trolls, thieves, and doxxers are alive on these platforms, looking to harass, shame, steal your content, and even leak your location and personal details. So, staying safe and having a thick skin is needed to avoid burnout.
Ensure you watermark your content, and if you find it has been stolen and uploaded to a third-party site, look at getting a DMCA takedown notice (OnlyFans will do this on your behalf if you contact their privacy team). Also, block and unfollow subscribers who make you uncomfortable or harass you to protect yourself.
Having a supportive network is key to protecting your mental health; find creators that you can rely on, as well as your friends and family, and regularly walk away from comments/social media to avoid burnout.
Finally, Bulk-creating and pre-scheduling content in advance allows you to free up your time so you aren’t stretching yourself thin, and looking for sex worker-friendly therapists can be a great way to focus on your mental health. Adult content site Playhouse has also created a range of mental health support packages for their content creators, from therapy to resources, as they recognize the importance of supporting and protecting their creator’s mental health.
Due to the popularity of homemade porn videos, creating amateur porn can be a great way to showcase your sexual exploits, generate a fanbase, and of course, earn additional revenue when done correctly. However, before jumping into the deep end and posting your homemade videos to every platform, you must consider multiple factors, from legality and privacy to finances and even choosing the right platform to ensure it is right for you.
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