Have you heard about Throne? It is my preferred Wishlist landing spot and I think you should make it yours too! Maybe you have heard about it but you would like to know more about it? Well, buckle up, because you are in the right place to find out all you need to know about this platform. It doesn’t matter whether you are a creator or a fan, this post is for you.
What is Throne?
Throne is a internet based platform that is built for content creators of all types. It is designed to be integrated into Twitch, in particular, so that creators can share their wishlists during their streams while they are interacting with their fans.
However, it isn’t just for Twitch streamers; it can be used by anyone. Because Throne’s primary partner is Amazon, they predominately support Amazon products, but you can add ANYTHING to your wishlist. Throne has a list of partner brands (currently only for US creators) that they treat in the same regard as Amazon, but you can add pretty much anything, from any online store to your wishlist.
Why is it better than other Wishlists?
I think that Throne smashes all other wishlist options out of the park, with the main point being that it holds everything in one place, with an emphasis on security and privacy. Instead of having multiple wishlists on multiple platforms, you can have it all in one place on Throne.
But let’s get into some of the details of why Throne goes above and beyond the features of other wishlists.
For creators
For creators, the big plus is that your delivery details are private; Throne takes safety and privacy seriously! Certain items cannot be delivered to a PO BOX, but with Throne, you can include a physical address that will not be shared with your gifters.
You can also use your real name for deliveries, and once again, Throne take privacy very seriously. Your stage name is publicly visible, but you can use your legal name for your deliveries. If you have ever had arguments with your postal service because the package name doesn’t match your name, then you understand how convenient it is to share your legal name and not be concerned about your information being leaked.
If an item cannot be sourced through Throne, you can still add it to your list and your fans can pay out the cost of the item, almost like a tip. And for these payouts, Throne charges the same low fees that they charge for all other orders. So in fact, more money ends up in your pocket from your fans giving you tips!
For fans
As with creators, all fans details are private and secure, and gifters can choose to add an alias to their gift. As a gifter, you can see the full list of the content creator, and see what items they have set as featured, so that if you are not sure what you want to get your favouritie creator, you can choose one of these.
But perhaps you have an idea for something you want to gift your creator? Well, you have this option too, where you can give gift recommendations. That way, if you come across something on the internet that you think I need (or you would like to see me use!), you can make a gift recommendation and add it to my profile for me to review and add to my list.
All content creators on Throne go through a verification process, so you can be sure that you are gifting to the content creator of your choice (and not a scam account!). As I said before, Throne takes safety seriously, and this is another example of checks and measures they have in place for this.
But wait… there’s more!
Throne has lots of little extra add-on bits which make it a great experience for both creators and fans. I haven’t explored all of them, but apparently there are tipping options and crowdfunding options which have the potential to be really useful for adult content creators. Because Throne fees and charges are low, more of your tips will stay in your pocket. We are talking between 5 and 7% of the item/tip, and payment processing fees. You know how some sites keep 20% of tips? Well yeah, do the math.
Go and check out my Throne Wishlist and tell me what you think!
Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.
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My family have always been self-employed business people, so my earliest memories are of them working and developing their various businesses. This entrepreneurial spirit was demonstrated to me very early on and as a result, I was always interested in running my own business. My first was actually selling really cool pens to my classmates in year 4, which was stopped by the principal once he was made aware of what I was doing.
Apparently, this was a no-no in primary school.
Later, I got into the music industry, starting performing in local bands when I was 15, moving onto roles in management of bands, venues and one-off events as I got older. I served on official boards and help develop large projects involving the industry.
Yes, I am being purposely vague. You can work out why.
Working in the music industry across multiple levels means I was able to view it from a variety of angles, and look at what makes certain artists, events and ideas successful or not.
To me, it appears that the music industry people and people in the independent adult content creation industry share similar challenges when it comes to growth. What you need to know and what is required to grow in the businesses of music can be applied to that of independent adult content creation.
Here are my thoughts.
Technical Mastery
When you start out, your technical mastery of your individual art form isn’t always the best. There is growth and development to be had before you can progress any further.
In the music industry, this stats at learning how to actually play your instrument, moving onto how to develop songs and eventually how to record them.
The same applies in the porn industry; you need to know how to perform a particular act for the camera, how operate your equipment and how to edit your content so that it is enjoyable for your audience.
All of these technical skills are being continually worked on, levelling up as you gain further experience and tools to use.
The Conduit to Your Audience
In the previous section, I mentioned the audience. The audience is obviously crucial to both industries; these are your consumers and they must be kept at the forefront of your mind.
After your technical mastery has reached a passable level, then you will have begin to learn the mechanics of whatever medium your art uses to reach your audience. Once you have selected a site to begin sharing your content on, you. you need to know how the site works. Essentially, the site is your storefront, and once you have learnt how to navigate that, then you need to work out how to grow, which means how to reach your target audience..
This is exactly the same for people in the music industry as it is for those in the adult industry. Though the sites may be different (or in some cases, the same!), they all operate the same sort of way. Each has a “creator portal”, “terms of services”and types of content format that can be uploaded.
The People You Need to Know
Once you have got to the stage where you have mastered the platform you are hosting your content on, you will become aware that there is something that is preventing you from making the next leap in your career.
This used to really puzzle me, as I couldn’t see what was required and what I needed to do. This is because this is where you get to the point where you can’t see the machinations of the industry unless you are right inside it. And that takes a special kind of action because you need to find the people in the industry who are important to know. I know that there are people in both industries which you need to connect with to get to that next level.
In the music industry, this includes venue owners, booking agents, sound engineers, industry bodies and other bands within your genre.
The adult industry is exactly the same, but the people you need to connect with are slightly different; site owners, heads of departments, photographers/videographers, industry specifc media and other models within your niche.
Level Up – Develop Status
I just mentioned industry specific media, and both industries have their own types of media that you need to connect into. This is because the next level involves developing status and media is the primary way to develop this and industry respect.
I just mentioned industry specific media, and both industries have their own types of media that you need to connect into. This is because the next level involves developing status and media is the primary way to develop this and industry respect.
This means being seen as an expert in your particular genre and respected as someone with industry experience and credibility. Status comes from being heard, talked about and visible. So interviews, product partnerships, blogs, guest appearances on podcasts are just a handful of the ways this is done, with solid support from social media.
Obviously both of these industries have the same ways of developing status, although the content differs significantly.
Don’t ever discount the advice of business people, just because they work in a different industry to yours. Because, as you can see, we can probably learn so much more from each other .
Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.
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Although “intox” and “forced intox” content is banned across a number of platforms, customers still request them in the form of real time sessions (on cam or video chat). Despite pre-made content being restricted, it is still a very popular sub-category of Femdom. These sessions can be potentially harmful, so here is a run-down of what you need to think about before you dive into one as a model.
What is an intox session?
I started learning about “intox” like most models do; a quick google search. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of information, but in short: a Dominant encourages their submissive to become intoxicated and then complete humiliating tasks. From the start, we can see this involves areas that need specialised knowledge and experience.
First of all, there is the power exchange, which requires trust, clear communication and respect. This is a dynamic that can be exploited and result in real physical and/or emotional harm. But then, we also have the use of substances, which are being used for the purpose of becoming intoxicated and impairing multiple abilities. This type of use is termed as misuse, as intoxication and impairment are outside what is regarded as “normal” use.
Although intox is very popular, you can see that without proper care being taken, it can potentially go very bad.
The Dangers of Intox
In any intimate situation, setting boundaries is a must, but intox requires two different types; those relating to the Dominant aspect and those relating to the intake of substance. For the purposes of this blog, I will focus on the substance portion; power exchange is a subject that could fill a library!
The main thing to remember with the intake of substance is that it impairs multiple functions of the person taking them. With alcohol, these functions include walking, speaking, decision making and emotional balance. For an alcohol intox session, the submissive needs to specify what they will be drinking (spirits, wine, beer) and the amount for the total session. Alcohol impairs our ability to make good judgements and it can also affect us differently depending on if we have eaten, our physical health, and our mental state amongst a slew of other things.
You can see that if the participant says “I can handle 3 shots of spirits and 5 beers”, this needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Maybe they have before, but perhaps today they will not. With intox sessions conducted virtually, you don’t have the ability to see the small changes in someone that let you know they are having trouble with consumption.
Harm minimisation
I operate from a harm minimisation framework; basically, this assumes people will do things that could hurt them, but we support people to do them in the safest way possible. For virtual intox sessions, here are my top tips for keeping your customer safe:
Food: Make sure they have eaten prior to. If this means you incorporate a virtual dinner date into the session, then do it. Snacks for during are also a must!
Water: use spacer water drinks between the alcoholic ones.
Discuss the maximum amount they wish to consume in the session and make notes of this. It is your job to keep track during the session, so you need to stay focussed and keep a record throughout.
Check what their plan is for if things start to go awry. What is their safe word? Are they near other people? What are they comfortable with you doing to assist them if they need help (eg who can you call or alert)?
Aftercare: after the session, ALWAYS check in with your customer to make sure they are physically and mentally feeling ok.
Intox sessions are an exploration of power play, with an increased level of intensity. By staying alert and keeping your customers safety in mind, you can support them to do this safely.
Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.
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My first blog post with tips for growth on ManyVids is one of my most popular blog posts. The thing is… that piece just scratched the surface of what will help you grow on the site. I felt like we really needed a follow up post to start building on that foundation, and give you a few more things to think about as you go about conquering the world that is ManyVids.
Let’s do it, shall we?
Why Have Descriptions?
I am a writer by trade, having been in academia for 10+ years and working as a researcher in my desk gig. I have written hundreds of thousands of words over that time, with one of my longest pieces being a 30,000 word thesis.
But when it comes to writing descriptions for my videos and store items, I struggle to get a couple of sentences down. And it is a field you cannot leave empty, so like many of us, when I started, it would be like getting blood from a stone.
Here is one of my earliest clip descriptions:
Miss Sequence has summoned you again… and is going to put your sweet, tight mouth to some good use. It could be your ultimate fantasy… or your worst nightmare.
The Cocksucker by Rem Sequence
Hooly dooly, as we say in Australia. 2018 Rem Sequence thought this was great. However, 2022 Rem Sequence knows a bit different after 4 years reading and writing descriptions on clips and store items.
What is the purpose of a description? It has to do a few things: 1) Give the buyer incentive to buy, 2) Give an accurate description and 3) Give fuel to the clipsite’s search engine and Google itself.
All of these things are related so, let’s break it down.
Describe, Entice, Fuel That Search Engine
Giving an accurate description of the product helps the buyer know if the clip is for them. For example someone who likes dominant women in knee high socks but not barefoot would like to know what you are wearing on your feet and legs in the clip before buying it. At the same time, the description has to entice the buyer to purchase the item. Simply stating what happens in the clip is not going to be as appealing as adding in some spicy bits. I like to add questions into my descriptions as it feels more like I am talking to directly to the buyer. Personalisation is everything!
More about personalisation another time, because that topic is worthy of a whole book!
Your accurate and enticing description then gives the site’s search engine fuel, directing buyers to YOU. A search for “knee high socks” may pick up all your clips where you are wearing knee high socks – if it is in the description!
(I don’t know why I am obsessed with footwear right now, but here we are. Stay with me!)
Furthermore, do not doubt the power and reach of the words you put on the internet. Not only the words themselves, but the AMOUNT of words. This is related to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and something many people much more experienced than me can provide you more information about, including Amberly Rothfield and
Ok. So my early clip description failed on all 3 fronts. It gives a little info about what the clip is going to be about, but enough to pay for it? Probably not. I mean, where is it set? What is Rem Sequence wearing? Who is this Rem Sequence person? The script is non-existent. It is a little enticing, so it has that nice spice, but the fact it doesn’t really tell me about the clip outweighs any flirty cheekiness there is hiding there. And finally… it is only 29 words long. Not even 50 words. What kind of fuel is this giving the search engines being used to find us?
Fuck. All.
Improving Your Descriptions
Alright, let’s fast forward to 2022 and look at one of my most recent descriptions. I am not saying this is absolutely my best work, but it can help me show you how I changed my clip descriptions.
It is your first day at your dream job; you have worked for years to get considered for a place at this company and you are finally here! The CEO, the formidable Rem Sequence, comes in to welcome you to the company and explain to you what your duties will be. After signing a million documents, you are now told that your dream job, in one of the top businesses in the world, is actually a scam. You now owe Rem Sequence a ridiculous amount of money for the privilege of working for her, in her sordid den of sadistic sex. As Rem Sequence explains, you will be sucking cock and getting your ass fucked for at least 15 hours a day working off your debt. And if you don’t work hard enough for your boss, you will become her personal toy. And she has very specific tastes. Congratulations, you are now a member of the Rem Sequence team.
Welcome To Your Dream Job by Rem Sequence
Alright, so probably the first thing you can see that has changed is the word count. This one is almost 150 words which is the sweet spot you are aiming for, but at least 100 words is a must.
Reading through the description, you can now get a feel for what is going to happen in the clip. You now know that it is a boss/employee fantasy with a debt contract and verbal humiliation (the line “as Rem Sequence explains” is where the reader will know that).
This is for a very specific type of fetish, and for fetish clips, you need to be using the language that your customers use to describe what they are looking for. Custom clip requests are the best thing for this, and I encourage my custom clip buyers to put as much info in their requests as they can. Send me an essay or a short story, I don’t care, because I will be able to look through them and pick out the words and themes that my customers use so I can include them in the descriptions. In the example I have given, “personal toy”, “dream job” and “privilege” are all words used in this custom request, and give a very particular feel to the clip.
The improvements that could be made to this particular description? I haven’t said what I am wearing in the clip which could sway a buyer or add more fuel to our search engine. “Pencil skirt” and “corporate wear” are valid tags and categories on sites so they are well worth including!
It may seem daunting and hard, and in the beginning it is! But once you start practicing writing descriptions with these guidelines, it will become easier and easier. So get out there and describe, entice and fuel that search engine!
PS. Huge thanks to Amberly Rothfield in helping me develop my skills with these basics which will assist you across ALL platforms, not just ManyVids. Please go and follow and support them as they do amazing work for models across the globe.
Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.
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Alright, this could get very awkward very fast. So let’s just get on with it, shall we?
The Changes to Come
I received an email on Saturday the 19th of March from ManyVids, informing their uploaders of content rule changes. These are not totally unheard of, as clipsites are constantly having to update keywords, categories and allowed content on their sites.
But this was a little unexpected.
This is because the change with ManyVids is something a little bit… odd for a site that hosts porn. As their core business.
The change is that from April 1st, 2022, all profiles pictures, portraits (the really cool pics you will see on the left hand side of a model’s profile when viewing on a PC) and contest entrance images must be Safe For Work. Here is the clause directly from their T0S as of 19th March 2022:
So… just so we are crystal clear. Now on a porn site, where you can purchase XXX content, my profile photo must be safe and acceptable to a public audience. It cannot be sexually explicit. It cannot have full or partial nudity (partial nudity, what even is that?) or depict sex acts. On a clip site. Where you can buy porn. And where you have to click an 18+ acceptance to get in.
Ok. Got it.
The Obvious Question to Ask
The obvious question to ask is why? Why, all of a sudden does my avatar and portrait need to be safe for work on ManyVids? By other platforms standards, this means it can only show my face.
My suspicion is that this is tied in with ManyVids trying to position themselves as a platform for “lifestyle content,” not just porn. When you first enter the site, you are greeted by the following screen:
The official word from ManyVids is that this new landing platform is to give a more tailored experience to their users. But I thought the majority of their users were people looking for porn? Totes confused.
Therefore, I think this is part of a bigger strategy to make the site sustainable into the future. If the war on porn continues to progress as it has so far, the ramifications that this has on adult content on the internet are huge. I don’t have a crystal ball, but going by past actions, I think it will mean that sites promoting adult content as their bread and butter are going to be number one targets for the anti-porn crusaders. ManyVids, having porn as their prime commodity, are going to have to be able to pivot to survive. These changes look to me like baby step pivot points.
So what do these changes mean?
I like visual stuff, so let me show you what these changes will look like.
And here is my ManyVids profile now. Clean, sanitized and safe for work:
New avatar, new portrait, same Rem Sequence.
I have moved on from attacking platforms for these kind of changes because I understand that this is an industry with a tonne of moving parts. Check out my piece on the changes to AVNStars to get an idea of what I mean. Instead of attacking platforms, we really need to focus on attacking the root causes of all of this, namely rampant misogyny, whorephobia and sexual conservatism.
But that is a conversation for another time. Till then, if you are a model on ManyVids, for the love of all things holy, change your avatar and your portrait and be careful of the pics you use for contests.
Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.
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In case you missed the memo, it was announced on December 1st 2021 that AVN Stars, which has quickly become the subscription based platform of choice for Femdomme and Findomme creators/models, will be removing payable content features on January 1st, 2022.
Although creators will be able to continue to post free content on the social media styled platform, they will not be able to sell any items on their profile. AVN Stars, in my opinion, has the best features and usability of similar platforms, including allowing verified users to sell clips, photosets and audio files, wholly integrated free and paid content in the main feed and paid messaging options.
This has already triggered an exodus of models from the site, as the pressure to relocate to another suitable platform before the ability to make money from their content on AVN Stars is taken away in a matter of weeks. From watching my Twitter feed since the announcement, the platforms Fansly and LoyalFans seem to be attracting the most new models who are needing to build subscription based services away from AVN Stars.
Platforms and creators have had to perform sophisticated acrobatics in order to continue to be able to stay on the good side of Visa and Mastercard and ensure customers can continue to pay for their content. This has proved to be a mammoth task; all the platforms I use already had age and identity verification of performers in order to operate accounts,and PornHub was pretty much the last bastion of unverified content. But additional methods of verifying that creators are sharing their content willingly and that content rules set by the big banks are being followed, have needed to be designed, tested and rolled out by all platforms who want to keep their businesses running.
Easier said than done
When it comes to models being able to upload a single piece of content (a video, for example), additional swathes of red tape for creators to navigate have been added to adult sites. In my opinion the target is not the eradication of non-consensual and illegal content, but the eradication of porn and the legitimate occupation of online sex work, full stop.
But let’s talk about the impact on sites. The content verification measures differ from site to site, as some platforms cover all imaginable bases (eg having performers upload identity identification documents, attach those documents to each piece of content, having performers agree that each piece of content is in line with ToS, monitoring clip descriptions to ensure banned words are not used, and then a human manually reviews each clip) and others do just enough to make sure they scrape through (removing banned words from tags and descriptions and improving identity verification requirements for multiple performers).
It is irrelevant if sites choose to have all the bells and whistles of verification and review or the bare minimum to appease the banks, this still takes a lot of work, people, resources and MONEY. And this isn’t a project that can be put off until next financial year; these changes need to happen YESTERDAY, before the banks drop the hammer on the sites and literally paralyze them. Oh, and in the middle of a global pandemic too. Don’t forget that one either.
Looking at a cost-benefit analysis, Tony Rios, the CEO of AVN had to make a difficult decision; invest in verifying mechanisms on the relatively young AVN Stars platform, or drop all payment facilities and focus on the unique things that AVN does that don’t involve being involved with Visa and Mastercard. It is disappointing and frustrating for a lot of people, but it is kind of a no-brainer.
Where to from here?
For a proportion of models, this will mean moving their content to another subscription based site.
For me, however, I have been using ManyVids VIP FanClub (previously known as MV Crush) since I began on the site. I have used it in exactly the same way as I have used AVN Stars, sharing exclusive XXX content, behind the scenes clips and pics and messaging features. So I suggest you follow me over to ManyVids and let’s pick up from where AVN Stars ends.
However, until January 1st 2022, I am selling my clips on AVN Stars for a cheap and nasty price, and including a buy 2, get 1 free deal. So head over and let’s give the site the send off it deserves.
Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.
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For those who missed the memo, MV Crush has undergone a major facelift and has now become VIP FanClub.
MV Crush was the subscription service that used to run through ManyVids. Members had the opportunity to sign up on a monthly basis to receive photos, videos and notes from their favorite models. Although the functionality was ok, there were improvements that needed to be made to make it even easier for fans to access subscription content and for models to provide the content that their fans were interested in.
Not yet convinced? Well, I also have a special offer where you can try my fanclub for a short while before you invest in a longer term subscription with me. So give me a couple of bucks and a couple of weeks for me to show you why you should stick around.
Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.
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After seeing a number of Instagram models recently falling victim to the ultimate act of social media censorship, I thought I would give you a quick run down on what being “Zucked” is and what you can do to do to avoid it. I was “Zucked” in December 2018 after growing my account to 4K followers in less than a year, and I have learned a great deal about how the platform works in the time since. This includes mentorship and professional development from Amberly Rothfield, who is someone at the forefront of marketing adult performers and a wealth of information (read as: go and follow them now on Twitter).
Being “Zucked” gets its name from the CEO of social media platforms Instagram and Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. While Instagram began as a relative safe haven for adult content creators, erotic artists, sex educators and sex workers, with it’s success has come crackdowns on what (and who) is allowable on the platform. Rules regarding nudity, depiction of sexual activity and advertising of adult products which are detailed in the Community Guidelines of the platform have gradually become stricter and stricter. Alongside “shadowbans” (which in 2019 Instagram confirmed they do implement), accounts can be deleted without warning and without appeal if Instagram deems them in breach of their community guidelines. This is what is meant by getting “Zucked”; having your account alive and thriving one day, and gone from the platform the next.
Shadowbanning and the censoring of accounts are lively topics of debate and I have previously written about the dangers of censorship on social media. In this post, however, I am going to talk about what you need to avoid doing so that you don’t get the attention of Instagram moderators and it’s hardworking AI and in turn, get kicked off the platform.
Are your pictures safe for work?
People are pretty well aware of what counts as “inappropriate content” on Instagram… to a degree. But I still see people commenting that they are stumped about why something was removed from their account, when to myself (who has had so much stuff removed) I can see immediately what is going on.
For women, if you are touching or squeezing your breasts or butt with your hands, that is not safe for work. Even if you are using your hand to cover your nipples or genitals, this is seen as sexually explicit (don’t rant at me, I didn’t make the rules).
People with larger bodies are unfairly targeted by the platform due to the AI that scans pictures for skin tones; so if you are bigger and wearing a crop top and booty shorts, your picture may be flagged as inappropriate, even though a size 0 model wearing only a thong may get through.
Aside from these, if your photos have words, emojis, logos or links that are against community guidelines, they will get a strike. This means anything that is sexually suggestive or points to an adult site. For example, I have had posts removed that I have posted before, but by simply adding the logo of my ManyVids store , Instagram flagged it as inappropriate.
Keep your captions clean
It’s not just your photos that need to be safe for work; Instagram also checks captions. Aside from the most obvious (eg mentioning adult sites in your caption), using particular words will get you in Instagram’s bad books. Along the same lines of recent updates to Facebook’s community guidelines, explicitly talking about sexual activity or body parts and the use of emojis associated with sexy talk is to be avoided. Some captions you just cannot post on the platform as the AI will kick in IMMEDIATELY and block it. These breaches may not get you deleted or restricted in the first instance, but multiple breaches appear to add up.
This also includes hashtags. Hashtags are an extremely powerful tool for users to find the content they are looking for, but they are also flagged by Instagram for pointing to content that is in breach of community guidelines.
Certain hashtags are completely useless on Instagram and will show nowhere (#nude, #booty, #boobs, #pussy) whereas others go through periods of being restricted in search due to posts being tagged with them that are in breach of community guidelines.
“#women” at one stage was restricted and “#horror” still requires multiple click throughs of warning messages to get to the content.
People attempt to subvert the hashtag restrictions, in particular, by using accents over certain letters, and these accents change depending on what has been restricted by Instagram at the time. I have seen multiple rotations of certain hashtags subtly changing once the particular ones hit a block in search.
How do you describe yourself and where do you point people to?
What does it say in your bio or description section? What wesbite link have you submitted there? If you say “Porn Star and Travelling Escort” and have a link to your OnlyFans or clipsite, you will get deleted…
I may or may not be talking from direct experience.
I use extremely broad terms in my description so that it isn’t 100% clear what I am doing there. And the link I have is to my own website. I cannot stress ENOUGH how getting your own website is so necessary for us in this business at this particular time.
I remember when the internet first came about and there were 3 websites and two of them were porn (pretty much). And I remember the days when you had to pay a web developer thousands of dollars to get something that looked half decent and actually worked…
Those days are OVER. Get a domain name through an adult friendly provider, host it on an adult friendly server and use WordPress to develop it. Even if you just have a front page with all your links and some pictures, that is way better than nothing at all!
Some people swear by Linktrees or AllMyLinks to be the centre for their directory. I have had mixed feedback from people regarding their use in Instagram bios, as they are becoming less safe as more adult industry people start using it. Think about it like this… you see a link for an OnlyFans account for the first time and you don’t know what it is. Now, due to the amount of people using it for this purpose, OnlyFans = porn. Same deal with Linktrees and AllMyLinks.
Profile pics that will get you in the bad books
It is not just the pictures you post on your account that will get you a black mark from Instagram. Be very careful with your avi or profile pic.
My profile pics on all my platforms were of my big delicious booty… until I kept getting strikes (and on one platform my account was locked till I had replaced it… looking at you, Twitter!).
So, headshots are ok. Profile pics that focus on your butt or boobs or a singular body part will get you in trouble. Likewise, profile pics that LOOK like you are naked or up to some naughty business will get you a swathe of black marks. Basically the same things that are in the “Are Your Pictures Safe For Work?” section above.
What are you talking about in your DMs???
Despite whatever you may think, what you are talking about in your private messages on Instagram is in fact, not private. Artificial intelligence software used in the sweeping of posts is also used to sweep your private messages on all Zuckerberg platforms.
Sending links to adult sites, talking about things which are against the terms of service and community guidelines will get black marks against your account. In isolation, they may not get you deleted, but account deletion on Instagram appears to be a case of reaching critical mass with ongoing bad behaviour on the platform.
If you want to talk about certain things, you need to encourage people off of the platform. My default is email and if people are serious about connecting with you, then they will use the other ways to talk to you.
Finally… don’t be seen to be subverting the rules!
One of the things that is definitely against Instagram’s Terms of Service is behaviour that aims to get around all these rules and controls of platform content. These behaviours include:
Making a “backup” account for in case you are deleted
If your account has been deleted, writing “deleted at 8.7K (or whatever)” in your bio. You are advertising that you have previously broken the rules and still are doing so
Making a backup account and writing “backup for @xyz” in the bio
Masking content in posts with “censored” stickers
There is obviously a shit tonne more that I could say on this topic, but I wanted to give you a brief introduction to this beast that is social media. For adult performers, becoming a member of APAG is also key. This union has done a lot of work with Instagram and is now in a position to negotiate with the platform if an adult film performer has been deleted despite following all the rules (which also happens!).
What would you like me to talk further about on this subject? Comment below and I will work on follow up blog posts!
Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.
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I have been on ManyVids since 2018… it wasn’t the first site you could find my content on, but it was a very close second. Over the years, the site has changed it’s features and functionality, and sometimes it can be overwhelming to know where to actually start to get your profile growing, connect with customers and bag your sales.
I thought it might be useful for models using ManyVids to hear my top 5 tips for getting the most out of the site. At the current time, with the functions available to us, these are the things I believe you MUST do to grow on ManyVids. (these things can and probably will change, but for now, this is where we are at).
Hey, if you are not a model, this may not be very interesting to you… or maybe it will be! If you are a customer, it might help you navigate the site better too (otherwise known as win-win).
Complete EVERYTHING in About Me Section
In your ManyVids profile you will have an About Me section which has a two-fold job; 1) it tells visitors to your profile who you are and why you are so amazing, and 2) filling it out adds points to your MV score which contributes to your rating across the site. The rating is important because it helps you get seen on the site. For example, if someone searches for PAWG and then filters by “Highest MV Score”… BAM! There is your girl Rem Sequence.
See? There I am in the second row, at number 12! Under my beautiful friend, Greeneyedfreakymom… totally not complaining!
And people do this when they get on a site… they will plug in what they are looking for and getting yourself as close to the top as possible is absolutely key for you to become their new favourite person.
Think of it this way… the more info you provide about yourself that speaks in a language that the customer/site understands, the more visible you will be.
The first section looks a little something like this:
As you can see, it has my joining date, my score, my social links, a blurb and my top video tags. The social tags are inputted in the next section so we will leave it for now. The video tags are automatically assigned depending on what you tag your videos. As you can see, my top vids are PAWG, MILF, Big Butts, Big Ass and SFW (I have a lot of non-nude content on my page… don’t judge me!)
People get a bit overwhelmed with the About Me section and I totally understand this. My advice, which may not help with this anxiety, is to use the character limit to the max! You want to write as much relevant, bait text in there as you can. You can always go back and edit this so don’t get too hung up on getting your first draft perfect, just get it done!
If you are not sure how to start, visit the pages of other models and see what they have written. Put yourself in the position of a customer who has never met you or seen you before. What are your best qualities, skills and how are you going to entertain them?
Remember all of this can be refined over time… mine has definitely had a number of revisions.
The second part of the About Me is an attributes block and looks a little something like this:
Fill in as much of this as you can. I cannot tell you how many profiles I visit that have nothing in this section. If you have nothing in here, it just says “check back later!” It is important because it tells people what you are about and gives them the option of “hearting” your hair colour, eye colour, breast size, measurements and body type. (For MV Boys and Trans, the options are different but the same rule applies… fill it all out!)
The “hearts” on your attributes contribute to your MV score so provide as many opportunities as you can for people to help boost your score. When I follow fellow models, I immediately go to this page and “heart” all the attributes I can because I know it is important.
Socialise on MV Social
MV Social was a big deal when it first came in. It was a huge change and like change in general, people didn’t like it. I was one of them.
But the main reason I didn’t like it was that I didn’t know how the hell to use it properly!
We get so used to doing things a certain way on certain sites that when it changes up, most of us are not flexible enough to embrace the change. Most of us come kicking and screaming.
The fact is that MV Social is just like… a social media platform. You can post, like, comment on and share other people’s content. I was doing it everyday on Twitter and Instagram but didn’t think clearly enough to transfer that mindset to ManyVids.
So, like you would do on other platforms, follow other models and like, comment and share their posts. If they share a post of yours, it is good manners to reciprocate! Reply to comments on your posts too. And like other platforms, it is definitely a faux pas to advertise YOUR content in the comments section of another models post. Just… don’t.
Have a Pinned Post
Like I said above, ManyVids is really starting to take off as a social community, so you will get people coming to your profile and wanting to like, share and comment on your posts. It is a “I scratch your back if you scratch mine” situation.
However…
Make sure there is something there for people to share! You can pin a post to the top of your MV Social page so that there is always something for someone to share if they want to support you. I share a lot of content from other models, but I always make sure I have an additional one or two posts of my own below my pinned post, so that if someone comes by, they can see what I am about and have more than one post to share.
Connect with other Models
Another thing you must do to grow on ManyVids is to connect with other models. Follow them, like their “About Me” section, like their clips, like and re-MV their posts and be a positive and supportive presence on the site.
There are also many reMV groups operated by models via Twitter that you can connect in with. These help to promote your content on ManyVids, therefore getting it out to a wider audience. These usually have quite specific rules about being a member, including liking and reMVing other models content, voting in contests and reviewing clips. Make sure you understand the rules of the group and always go to the admin of the group if you have any issues.
As I have said in previous posts, it is important to build positive relationships with other models and steer clear of drama. Think of other models as your work colleagues, working under the same employer. If you had an issue at your workplace, how would you handle it? We are often in a position of having to work with people who we don’t like or whose values don’t match our own, but it is important to stay civil and respectful.
Some would say drama between models can help increase exposure and sales, but in my experience, customers don’t like it. If you want to switch people off, or associate your name with a bad vibe, by all means, start drama. But in my experience, especially using ManyVids, customers are not huge fans of those models who are not nice to others in their community.
Enter the Weekly Competitions
This last one is definitely a bone of contention between models. ManyVids do weekly competitions as well as longer contests that can go as long as 10 days. These are opt in only, so you have to put a photo up and a contest quote to enter. You can offer rewards for paid votes (eg $5 = 1 free full length vid etc) which a lot of models do to increase their earnings and get a higher ranking in the comp.
I worked in the music industry for many years, and we certainly rail against gigs just for exposure in that sphere. Because that’s how unpaid opportunities are normally framed: “Yeah, we won’t pay you, but think of the EXPOSURE.” (*insert eye roll here).
But yes, I am gonna say it… one of the main things you can get out of being involved in a ManyVids contest is exposure, eg customers who didn’t know you exist get a chance to meet you. If you can get on the first or second page of the weekly contest, your chances of someone new seeing you go right up.
You can also access a “voter list”, so you can see everyone that voted for you. I make a point of contacting all the people who gave me free votes to thank them personally, and this has been a great tool to introduce yourself to new customers who may be interested in buying your content.
ManyVids does not offer a whole bunch of opportunities to get your face seen by people on the site, and as with all other sites, I advocate that you use what you can, while you can. As crappy as pure “exposure” is, the competitions are one of the ways to gain this. Because there are people out there who are your next big super fan, they just don’t know you exist yet.
I hope you enjoyed this piece and that it gave you some extra things to think about when it comes to how you use ManyVids. I haven’t covered EVERYTHING so if there is something you feel is also important, feel free to email me and let me know.
Rem Sequence is an Australian adult content creator, blogger, and internationally published alt model. She has a background in psychology, philosophy and political science and worked in health and sex education, youth work and trauma counselling for almost two decades. Now, she works full time in the adult industry, as well as indulging her passion for arts, writing and music in numerous side projects.
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In the first blog post I wrote on boundaries, I talked about WHY it is so important to have them in these five areas. But what use is a why if you don’t have a HOW? In this follow up blog post, I will talk about how I maintain boundaries in order to stay happy and healthy.
With your TIME
The first thing you need to do when maintaining boundaries is to set them. Time is probably one of the easiest areas to do this in, as it is an objective measurement. For example:
When will you work?
When won’t you work?
When are you available for your customers (how much time)?
When are you not available?
How much interaction are you willing to give to potential customers (how much time)?
Once you have decided on these, don’t be shy about it; make it known. You can do this through your 1:1 interactions with people, embed it into your social media postings or posting on your sites. I am not available after 10pm every night or before 8am in the morning my time and I am pretty vocal about this. At this stage, this works for me. If it changes, I will make it known again. Consider it the opening hours of your business. The thing is, if people know when you are open for business and what to expect from you, then there is no pushback. Why? Because your clients/customers then accept that that is how you operate. You don’t have to be snarky about it, just matter of fact “I don’t respond after 10pm, I will get back to this in the morning.” Treat it like any other business would.
With who YOU are
We all have lives that are separate from our content creator personas, and although there may be some crossover, it is important to keep some distance between the two (for the sake of your mental health). This is difficult though, as we develop relationships with our fans, customers and clients, it is normal that we may start to share more about our lives than we may have at the beginning. Also, the way this industry is now, people expect a certain amount of personal sharing and connection with their favourite content creators. I maintain this boundary by treating Rem Sequence as a job, both in practice but also in my headspace. My fans and clients do not know my real name; I ask that my friends and people who know me in real life call me by my real name. I am not a big sharer anyway, so I find it easy not to share personal details in public. I think this is useful to think about in multiple ways; the content of your photos (keeping personal things out of them), when you talk about places you visit, things you enjoy. Although these can build relationships with your fanbase, they can also erode the boundary between YOU and your work. How much are you willing to share? What things are you going to keep just for you? When I am pressed about certain details, I have a few strategies that I use. Sometimes, I will make something up; other times I will just distract the person. Remember, you are in charge of what and how much you share of YOU. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
With your CASH
As with time, how we maintain boundaries when it comes to our money is a bit easier as it is something objective. Your payment methods, your rates and your pricing are all things you can decide upon and rattle off very easily when asked. How to maintain that boundary? My best piece of advice is to stick to your guns, even if someone gets pushy. Lots of content creators get worried about losing business or what others will think about them if they budge around their cash. If someone really wants to have a piece of you, they will work with you and not waste your time by arguing with you over a payment method or a matter of dollars. Let these people walk. Don’t even bother arguing, just politely excuse yourself from the conversation. You are costing yourself MORE money by justifying why you run your business in a certain way to people that are not invested in what you are doing.
With your PERSONA
When it comes to boundaries around my persona, I have found that the number one reason that I may budge on them is because of a lack of confidence in myself. If I feel like maybe I should explore area xyz because someone has asked me repeatedly about it YET it is something I am not comfortable with, then the reason probably is because of a loss of faith in what I am creating. The way I manage this is by surrounding myself with supportive and encouraging people who are knowledgeable in the business and can pull me up by the bootstraps when I need it. Instead of questioning and exploring my boundaries with customers, clients and random peers, I will go back to this group of supporters and check in with them. Nine times out of ten they tell me that my initial reasoning was sound and not to worry about what anybody else says. I think when it comes to our personas, having confidence in ourselves and commitment to the path we are taking is absolutely key. And the way to maintain this is through the people we surround ourselves with.
With your ENERGY
In my first post on boundaries, I talked a bit about how to maintain these around your energy. It is definitely easy to get sucked into working 24/7 as a content creator and it is just not healthy. In my opinion, the best thing you can do in this regard is to treat it as if it were a vanilla job where you are accountable to someone for the level of energy you put in. Develop a work schedule and stick to it. Incorporate break times/days into this schedule and make sure you future proof yourself for if you are in the unfortunate position to have to take time off. The number one thing is to work out how much you can do in the time you have, and know that some other creators may work more than you and some less, but that doesn’t make you any better or worse than anyone else. And if people make you feel bad about that… well, that says a lot more about them than it does you. Working with people can be incredibly draining, and you must develop boundaries around this and maintain them in order to remain consistent and survive in this industry. Once again, having a strong support network who can encourage and support you in your decisions around this is vital.
I hope this piece helped to address questions you may have had about how to maintain boundaries. However, in writing this, I realised one of the key things to success is developing supportive and encouraging relationships with other content creators and people in our industry. In my next piece, I will talk about finding your tribe and some guidelines I have found useful when building and maintaining my support network.
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