The referral bonus program has created a cottage industry of OnlyFans agents, managers, and “mentors” who bring newcomers into the industry with promises of easy money, only to skim off some of their earnings. “[Some of] these people faking those TikToks — as I am positive many of them are — are signing up models making them think it is easy to make money,” says Amberly Rothfield, an adult marketing educator and consultant. Rothfield says that some creators will cultivate a stable of models underneath them, and make thousands of dollars a month reaping the benefits. “To me it is a pyramid scheme. Sex work Avon and super unsustainable,” she says.

“The purpose of the Origami Camp was to get some creators who know each other together to collab and make TikToks, plus any other content [we] were comfortable making since all of us are sex workers,” says Natasha Noel (), who took part in the event. Noel, like most of the creators at the event, uses both TikTok and OnlyFans.



















