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1/ Agencies are taking up to 70% of some creators' income. A BBC investigation spoke to 60 UK creators and heard about locked accounts, £10k exit fees and threats. We built The Creator Side to help you spot the warning signs before you sign. 🧵
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This is what a cold agency pitch looks like. Copy, paste, swap the name. Hey [name], is this the best place to contact you about business inquiries? If it doesn't know anything about you, it isn't about you.
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A creator wrote to the Guardian about red flags before you sign: contracts shown in parts, big penalties for leaving, vague pay terms, and pressure to sign without anyone checking it. If they discourage legal advice, that's your answer.
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1/7 How do agencies actually find creators? We read the recruitment guides they use. It's a numbers game, and it works best on people who haven't been warned. 🧵
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Source: prismreports.org/2024/01/08/…

OnlyFans management schemes trace to YouTube’s manosphere

The growing trend targets less-experienced sex workers and indoctrinates men into the business of exploiting women in the hopes of making large amounts of money off their work

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6/7 Referrals: some guides suggest paying existing models a bonus for every recruit they bring in.
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7/7 A cold pitch isn't wrong in itself. But one that relies on volume and flattery should survive you reading the contract first. Ask who holds the login and what the % is of. Free check on our profile.
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The Creator Side retweeted
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You don’t read contracts by clauses. You have to understand how all of the clauses interrelate. The best advice you can give is to tell someone to hire a lawyer, not try to read the contracts themselves.
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OnlyFans told the BBC it's not party to contracts creators sign with agencies. Ofcom said offences that happen entirely offline aren't covered by the Online Safety Act. So who checks the contracts?
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Agency DM, names removed. 'We average $6k-15k a month.' Of who? '70/30 split.' Of what? 'We handle your DMs.' So someone writes as you? Check before you reply. Send us yours, free.
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Here's a different agency chat from another platform, names blurred. Spot any of the same patterns? Tell us what you'd ask before replying: reddit.com/user/TheCreatorSi…

From TheCreatorSide's profile on Reddit: Concerning! Agency DM, 70% commission, income claims and a...

Explore this post and more from TheCreatorSide's profile

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Where do we think the rise of these new OFM agencies actually came from? Free YouTube tutorials, Telegram groups, courses promising 'passive income'? Or just easy money for anyone willing to cold DM 100 creators a day? Curious what you think.
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How are OFM’s still allowed to run ads literally anywhere? They should be outright banned.
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Agencies asking for 50% of everything you make and calling it 'help'. Nobody should be pitched that as the starting point.
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The BBC found managers commonly take 50% of creator earnings, with contracts going up to 70%. If you've been offered an agency deal, what was the first thing that made you hesitate? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c932…

OnlyFans 'agents' exploit creators while taking half their earnings, BBC finds

Dozens of women on OnlyFans describe being exploited by managers who promised to help maximise profits.

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If an agency asks for your password before you've even signed anything, that's not onboarding. That's a takeover.
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