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Independent creators
Posts for performers running their own brand instead of being talent for someone else's — owned media, distribution, the math of going indie.
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Creator business
Run your creator work like a business, or the numbers will lie to you
A hundred thousand views is not a paycheck. The creators who last treat this like a business — a rough profit-and-loss, an honest read of the data, and time spent only on the wins they can actually trace to a dollar. Here's how I think about it.
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Awards
XMA Europe Awards: fan pre-nominations are open — here's how to put a creator on the ballot
The XMA Europe Awards have opened pre-nominations, and this is the stage that's actually in fans' hands: before there's a ballot, fans decide who gets on it. Here's what that means, how to do it, and yeah — if you'd throw one my way, I'd be honored.
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New creators
Where to start: the self-producer's reading order
The questions I get most often are some version of 'where do I start.' This is the answer — the posts on this site, in the order I'd read them if I were day one again, grouped into the weeks they actually map to.
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Traffic funnel
My Content Funnel: How I Turn Views Into Paying Fans
My content funnel is small, slow, built for the long game: social brings people in, the site catches them, paid platforms convert the few who want more.
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Independent creators
Why every adult creator needs their own website
Fan platforms own your audience, your links, and your search presence. A personal site is the one thing they can't take away. Here's what it needs to do and how to build it without wasting money.
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Awards
The 2026 XMA Creator Awards results — Big Bear wins Male Streamer of the Year
The 2026 XBIZ Creator Awards (XMAs) are decided, and the fans came through: Big Bear took Male Streamer of the Year. Here's the recap, plus why fan-voted recognition matters more than a juried trophy.
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Owned media
Why I run my own site (and not just a Linktree)
A Linktree is fine for one click. A site you own is the only thing that survives the next platform purge.
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New creators
The first 90 days in the adult industry, starting from zero
If I were starting an OnlyFans tomorrow with no agency, no audience, and no head start — here's the order I'd do things in. And the mistakes I made the first time around so you don't have to.