GETTING STARTED ON PORN HUB / MODEL HUB
By now, I’m sure you have all heard of PornHub. If not, where have you been?! When the coronavirus reached pandemic stage, first Italy was locked down and they gave them free PornHub Premium. Then when Spain entered lockdown, they followed suit. The lockdown here in France came days later and by that stage, that was three European countries with full access to premium content. Like the rest of the world, it soon became difficult to keep up, so PornHub just said “fuck it” here is free premium for the world until the end of April!
But the good news is, if you have content viewable on Pornhub Premium, you as a content producer still get paid revenue share on the views. In a recent press release, they announced that they would also be giving producers 100% commission (minus 15% processing fees) on all sales. Read more here:
https://www.xbiz.com/news/251145/pornhub-modelhub-boost-model-payouts-for-april
Now, I understand why some people, especially content creators may have a few ethical issues with Pornhub. But let’s park that and hear me out before you dismiss them as a platform altogether. Back in September 2019 when I first joined, I researched their stats. They really like stats and so do I. But they are so comprehensive about their traffic that I decided to go with the “if you can’t beat them, join them” philosophy.
Also, the numbers don’t lie. Pornhub has an average of 110 million hits daily. That is over 1 billion hits a month. That was the fact that I couldn’t get out of my head and I decided that I wanted a slice of that pie. Can I just repeat that again? OVER ONE BILLION HITS A MONTH.
Pornhub is a tube site. Think of it like You Tube for porn. You upload something, tag it and watch how many views you get. Similar to YouTube, you gain subscribers, friends, people can make comments on your posts and you can also use it as a microblogging site. Warning: some dudes mistake this site for Tinder (but we are used to blocking and/or ignoring so this is nothing new).
If I’m honest, the initial reason I signed up was because even the tamest promo videos I was posting to YouTube kept on getting flagged for violating their terms. I needed host my promo videos somewhere (and to be honest, Venmo would have been more of the same as YouTube). You can use Pornhub that way but also eventually monetise your promo videos. They get more annual traffic than YouTube – and you won’t get booted off! Plus their target audience is adult content.
Then, in recent years, Pornhub set up a sister site called Model Hub. This is similar to the clip platforms that many of you will be familiar with such as C4S, MV, IWC etc and also includes tips, customs and membership but I will elaborate on that below.
Now this is the part where you’re wondering “Bellatrix, when are you going to get to the part about making money”. Like any new platform, it took me a couple of months to figure that out. So now I pass my wisdomme off to you in this two part tutorial. But, there is a catch. More on that later…
Pornhub Basics and Stats
On Pornhub, for every 1000 hits of the free content you post, the revenue share is somewhere in the region of 67 cents. That doesn’t sound like much, but people like free stuff. The free stuff also gets you more hits to your profile. And in the long run, it will all start to pay off.
However, once you start posting your content to Model Hub behind a paywall, the revenue share goes up to somewhere in the region of $30-35 for 1000 views (based on how many subscriptions there were to Pornhub Premium that month). So the more clips you have in Model Hub, the more chances someone will stream your content. Plus, if someone loved a clip they saw in streaming, they can pay to download it. So, you see, some people actually do pay for their porn on this site!
In addition to that, Model Hub also has a fan club option (similar to OF, AVN Stars etc) where you can charge a monthly fee for unlimited streaming for clips you have posted, plus you can also add exclusive content to your account which only your fans can see. There is also the option for your fans to tip you and they can order custom videos similar to many other sites we’re used to. But how many other websites can boast one billion hits a month?
So, now that it looks like so much of the world is either on mandatory or personal isolation, for the entire month of April, they are be offering Pornhub Premium for free to everyone. But we are still getting paid for it! That means loads more hits to your Model Hub account and potential traffic that might have never otherwise passed your way. And to help out content creators, they are upping the payout percentages for clip sales, tips and membership fees for the month of April. So let’s get cracking!
PART ONE – Setting up your Pornhub and Model Hub account
The first step is setting up your Pornhub account, under the model’s section.
https://www.pornhub.com/partners/models
At the initial stage when you sign up, it will just be a regular Pornhub account. In the beginning, I suggest that you post between 2 to 4 videos of your old material that you don’t mind giving away for free. That will bring some initial traffic and get you a few subscribers while you wait to get approved.
Next, you will have to take a verification photo (you holding up a piece of paper with your username). The third step is where you add your ID then once that is approved, you will then have a Model Hub account. In my case, it was approved within a few hours, but bear in mind, traffic is up at the moment so it may take a little while longer.
Once your Model Hub account is approved, you can set up your profile. There you will have the opportunity to add outbound links to your personal website (but if you do real time meets, do not use this site to solicit as it is against the T&C and you’ll be deactivated). You can also add your Twitter, Instagram and link to your Amazon wishlist. Under the streaming section, you can also write blogs and promote Skype sessions and other platforms you’re on. Pretty cool if you ask me.
- But before I go any further…once you are ready to set up your Model Hub account, please bear in mind that you MUST upload the ID for all models appearing in your videos. So for every film slave and/or Domina who appears in your videos, you must have a signed model release form as well as their government issued ID. If you do not practice this as a producer then you cannot use this site. They are very stringent about this unlike other sites I’ve been on (with the exception of maybe Nite Flirt). So even if you have a great video of Slave Bob sucking on your toes, without his model release form and/or ID, you cannot post this. It is always a good practice to keep records in case of a 2257 audit or copyright infringement (or a falling out with a very large ego or ex-boyfriend). So if you don’t have this for some or all of your content, you cannot upload it for monetisation. One final and important note on this, upload the IDs BEFORE you upload the clip. Because I didn’t do that and I landed in hot water (although it was rectified within 48 hours when I uploaded all the IDs).
And yes, while Pornhub is mostly blowjobs and P in V type porn, don’t be mistaken how much of that traffic is also searching for BDSM, kink, fetish and most important to me, Femdom. As I said, they really like stats, so chew on this for a while…
https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2019-year-in-review
As I have produced something like 850 clips (with more constantly in production), I have been whacking a lot of my old content into Model Hub. Back in January when I first tried to get my head around this site, I decided not to market it anywhere on social media, my website or my newsletter just to see what the organic traffic would be like. I also set myself a challenge of uploading 100 clips in one month. I’m not saying that’s what you have to do here, but it was my own challenge to see what would happen.
In one month, I gained about 500 subscribers and rose about 3000 places in the model rank. The initial payout is $100 and I made a lot more that month from a combination of the free clips on the Pornhub site in addition to the 100+ clips I had uploaded in Model Hub as well as clip sales. It was only then that I started advertising my profile and member’s site to my following once it was already up and running.
The one thing that annoys me with all of these member’s sites is that they rely solely on you to bring your own following to them to make bank. But here, there is already so much organic traffic that it brings people to you who might have not heard of you before.
So, have a look at my accounts to see what I’ve done decide if this is something for you:
Pornhub: https://www.pornhub.com/model/lady-bellatrix
Model Hub: https://www.modelhub.com/lady-bellatrix/videos
PART TWO – Monetising your Model Hub account
Remember when I said there was a catch? Well here it is. There is the Model Hub Referral Scheme. For everyone who signs up under my code number, I make a referral bonus of $50.
Here is my direct referral link: https://www.pornhub.com/model/referrals?referral=999883991
Or you can enter the referral number: 999883991
As I have mentioned, it took me a couple of months to get my head around this site. Not that I am saying it is difficult, it takes time to learn any new platform. But I was glued to this site day and night for about a month straight trying to reach my 100 clip upload challenge. I found quite a few short cuts. But I also made quite a few rookie mistakes. Their Terms and Conditions are absolutely vast and I learnt a lot of tips and tricks along the way.
Therefore, if you use my referral code, I can help you fast track your way into Model Hub. This is to be entered at the stage when you begin adding your personal details under Settings – Primary Model Information. You will need to have at least two videos uploaded and approved for it to reach my account. And once that arrives, I will give you the full part two of the tutorial – how to monetise your Model Hub account.
If you would like PART TWO contact Me via DM on Pornhub.
As everyone is indoors either wanking or creating content for wankers, jump on this opportunity while it is HOT!
Best wishes from Paris,
Lady Bellatrix
