Men At Work: Selling Sex Online

Sites like OnlyFans, Flirt4Free, and JustforFans have destabilized the traditional production, distribution and monetization of X-rated entertainment. The potential and risk to make the big bucks, along with all the headaches of running a business, is now in the hands of porn stars and starry-eyed newcomers working from home. From the late 1990s to the early 2000s, dreamers in the porn industry, centered in the San Fernando Valley of California, openly described their multi-million-dollar futures in the business. They could make north of $5,000 a scene and shoot a couple of those each week. Add to that paid club appearances and it was a sweet life. But the internet changed that and wages dropped. And dropped. The solution? Performers have become their own studios, produce, shoot, and cast their own work - often from their home. And just like a Netflix account - people pay to watch. Sure, porn is still popular but it's a one-way experience and guys don't want to pay for it. They want the opportunity to get to know somebody they've seen in a magazine, on TV or on social media. Meet your roster of online boyfriends. And it's cheaper per month than a dinner date