, a brand ambassador for premium social network FanCentro and a top-selling model on the platform. “Increased traffic, increased time to expedite the learning curve of self shooting and editing, and more platforms available to distribute on than ever befSince March, mainstream performers have flocked to premium social networks like FanCentro, IsMyGirl and OnlyFans as a way to generate income. FanCentro says new account sign-ups surged 83% in the first weeks of the quarantine.
“[The] majority of performers earn more off their content from premium platforms like FanCentro than they do shooting scenes for studios,” says Michaels. “You cut out all the middle men and the performer reaps all the rewards.” Michaels takes the business seriously, rewarding high-value consumers with immediacy and meticulously tracking her release schedule. Those who subscribe to her private Snapchat through FanCentro get a live video from her each night.
Premiums have also expanded beyond adult performers. FanCentro says it has over 17,000 creator accounts, most of whom have never set foot on a porn set. Asa Akira, a former AVN Performer of the Year who serves as a brand ambassador for Pornhub, participated in the session, and encouraged studio performers to make the switch. According to Akira, in her ten-year career she’s never made more money than she does now with premiums.
These new representations of sex, divorced from stock set-ups and unrealistic positions, may give their audience a more personal and nuanced version of sexuality. Something for which ethical and feminist directors have been striving for decades.. ”These new platforms offer access to depictions of sex that include the more complicated and nuanced reality of sex, it’s more likely to help naive viewers learn about the complicated, wonderful reality of sex.