30 Days of Online Sex Work
One month into my sex work journey and I figure it's as good a time as any to make an initial progress report of how I'm doing.
First off, I love it. And I'm surprised by how much I do. I love getting paid to talk dirty to strangers. I love learning about new kinks and fetishes that I didn't know existed. I love the online community of sex workers who have been so welcoming and generous in all the advice they have shared with me and others new to the industry. I love brainstorming content ideas, putting together photoshoots in my room, scripting erotic audio stories, and being in control of the creative choices I make on what kinds of work I want to do, what types of content I want to create, and how I want to market myself. It is a type of freedom I've never felt before, and I understand why so many choose to be a part of this line of work.
It's too early in the game to tell, but sex work is also changing the way I see myself—for the better. I never thought I had an entrepreneurial bone in my body. I never saw myself as business-savvy or ambitious. But I have been grinding this first month, and despite the learning curve, I've found a lot of joy and accomplishment in this work. It's a great feeling to end a call with a customer knowing I left them satisfied, especially when they leave a glowing review. It's also just as satisfying to stage my own photoshoots, edit my own photos, and package them up together and know that what I'm producing is quality content.
There are some downsides, of course. I have to take extra steps to protect and anonymize my identity, and even then I know there is still a risk that things could go wrong anyway. I've dealt with difficult and disrespectful customers, though as my retail and food service friends know, this is not unique to the adult industry at all. The worst thing about this work for me has actually been the lack of reliability in income, and I suppose that must be true for most forms of self-employment. I can't count on making the same amount from day to day, or week to week, and that uncertainty contributes to a lot of financial anxiety. Thankfully, this is not my only source of income, so I'm able to roll with the punches and know that the slowest days won't break me.
During this first month of sex work, I've earned an average of $200-$300 a week. My numbers are not impressive by any means, but I am proud of the work I've done so far and what I've made. I've made about a thousand extra dollars this month than I would have before I got into the industry. And I'm so motivated to keep working harder and getting better so that I can eventually earn more in the future and build some financial stability for myself.
