How Lucy Banks Built a Million-Dollar Brand Without Stripe or Ads | Ep 68
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Funds and Founders: Untold Journeys Behind Their Breakthroughs
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What is Lucy Banks' background and why is she featured on Funds & Founders?
What's the one thing that people underestimate about the OnlyFans economy?
Uh so the average income is A month on OnlyFans. Ninety nine percent of people that sign up. So let me go back a little bit.
What are some areas, ideas, spaces within the niches within this industry?
Especially in twenty twenty five, it's not enough just to be a cute girl, make the decision to start an OnlyFans. It is I don't wanna say it's oversaturated, but there's certainly more competition.
So what are the biggest challenges that you face just working in this space and working with people in this space?
Only about 30% of applications are accepted. They are extremely strict on verification.
What is the business of OnlyFans?
OnlyFans has become so
Hey guys, welcome back to Funds and Founders. We have Lucy on today. Lucy's been in the corporate world, uh ventured into OnlyFans and the creator space, and now started her own marketing and PR agency to help other OnlyFans creators. Welcome to the show.
Thanks for having me. It's good to be here.
Wanted to start off with something a little controversial. What's the one thing that people underestimate about the OnlyFans economy? And if you had to like highlight one or two things about just that space, that that portion of the creator space, what would you say people very grossly misunderstand?
I think there's a huge misconception that all you need to be successful on OnlyFans is to be a hot girl. And if you're pretty or you've got, you know, big boobs or you've already got an existing audience, that that is going to automatically equate to being successful on OnlyFans. And it it's just not the case, especially in twenty twenty five. It's not enough just to be a cute girl, make the decision to start an OnlyFans. It is I don't wanna say it's oversaturated, but there's certainly more competition than there was back in twenty nineteen. So what used to work back then does not work anymore because people people are more aware, they know that they're being sold to, they know that this girl's just trying to pr promote her website.
To start an early fans in in this day and age, you do need a plan, you do need strategy. The the most success we're s we're seeing is those creators who are really niching down and they're like, Okay, I'm going to be known for for this area. Um and they've got the the the planning and the strategy behind it. It's not just something they're doing as a hobby, uh just posting bikini pics just y just because. Unless you have an existing audience, like you're on reality T V or you're a celebrity, it's not enough just to be hot anymore. You need to come at it with with a business mindset and strategy.
We were talking chatting the other day and you mentioned an interesting stat. I think last year or maybe the year before, OnlyFans reported six billion in revenue and top line revenue. But I think you were telling me the average creator makes X. What was the monthly income for an average creator on OnlyFans?
Yeah, so the average income is three hundred dollars a month on OnlyFans. Ninety nine percent of people that Sign up. So let me go back a little bit. If you want to join OnlyFans as a creator, only about thirty percent of applications are accepted. They are extremely strict on verification. Which is a very good thing. You don't want people trying to get in underage or set up fake profiles. They won't let AI models on or anything. So the verification um rules are a good thing. However, they they even exclude just normal people trying to get on. Um I know girls who have had to take off their fake eyelashes and have them removed so they can verify with their ID. It's very hard to get on in the first place. If you manage to get verified and get onto the website, only you know a very, very small percentage.
I would say yeah, the top one percent of people are going to be making enough to do it full time. Ninety nine percent of people either give up before it's successful or they're not Executing it right.
Before we dive into the rest of the episode, I have this joke where retention on YouTube is like three minutes.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Lucy Banks' background and why is she featured on Funds & Founders?
0:00–6:03
2
Why is being attractive not enough to succeed on OnlyFans in 2025?
6:03–12:30
3
What is the average earnings of an OnlyFans creator and why do 99% make less than $300/month?
12:30–19:17
4
How difficult is the OnlyFans approval and verification process for new creators?
19:17–25:41
5
What challenges do censorship, shadow‑bans, and bank bans pose for adult creators?
25:41–31:03
6
Why do Stripe and Mailchimp block sex‑tech businesses and how does this affect creators?
31:03–36:13
7
How can a Stripe‑like alternative be built for adult creators?
36:13–41:49
8
What are the top growth tactics for new OnlyFans creators to reach $1 M+?
41:49–46:55
Speakers
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