Key takeaways
- Offers are easiest to compare on one month of revenue, because the headline percentage can mislead you.
- Login, 2FA, recovery details and payouts should stay with you, and a request for passwords or 2FA codes is a warning sign.
- A figure without a starting point, a period and deductions doesn't prove much.
Which six things should you check?
You can use the table as a scorecard for each agency, filling in what you got in writing and leaving a blank wherever you only got a spoken promise.
| What to check | A good answer sounds like | A warning sign |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Contact and cover | A named person who knows your page, a stated number of accounts per manager and a clear stand-in when they're away. | Contacts that change without notice, or nobody reachable. |
| 2. Fee basis | A percentage, the revenue it applies to (including your existing income), the order of deductions and a sample statement, all in writing before you start. | A percentage on its own, pressure to say yes quickly, or fees that appear after you sign. |
| 3. Access and approvals | Delegated access where the platform allows it. Login, 2FA, recovery details and payouts stay with you, and you approve content and boundaries. | A request for your password or 2FA codes, or for changed payout details. |
| 4. Reporting | A sample report that shows the period, the actions taken and the results, on a fixed schedule. | Vague updates with no numbers or dates. |
| 5. Leaving | Notice period, final statement, open tasks and the day access ends, all in writing. | No exit rule, or terms that are explained only after you sign. |
| 6. Results | Figures with a starting revenue, a period and deductions, plus samples you can ask about. | Multiples or screenshots with no period or base. |
How do you compare offers on one month of revenue?
The headline percentage can mislead you, so it helps to take one recent month and run each offer through it. Say your page grosses $18,000. Offer A takes 30% of the gross, which is $5,400. Offer B takes 35%, but only of the $14,400 left after OnlyFans' 20% fee (as of November 2026), which comes to $5,040. B has the higher percentage and the lower bill, and you only see that because both went through the same month.
Agencies differ on this, so each one needs to tell you what its percentage applies to. Ours is 25–50% of revenue after the platform fee, including what you earn today, and we write the exact rate down before we start. You can try this with your own numbers in the commission calculator.
What should you ask about access, handover and leaving?
You built the page, so an agency should get enough access to do the work and no more. Ask what access each task needs, whether the platform supports delegated access for it and how fast you can take it away again. If anyone asks for your password or 2FA codes, treat that as a warning sign. Boundaries for the chat team should also be written down before the first message goes out in your name, and you should be able to change them.
The start and the end of the work deserve the same attention, from how the team learns your voice and who signs off the first replies to the notice period, the final statement, open tasks and the day access ends. Asking about leaving before you've started can feel awkward, but it's the easiest moment to get a clear answer. If you're moving over from another agency, our agency switch checklist helps with the order of steps, and your current contract will tell you the notice period. This is general orientation and not legal advice, so for a specific contract you should ask a lawyer.
How do you judge results and testimonials?
Results are useful when you can check them. A figure needs a starting revenue, a period and a note of what was deducted, and a growth multiple without a base tells you very little. A testimonial is one creator's experience, so it can't stand in for a contract. It's reasonable to ask each agency for a sample report with names removed, and to ask what they'd do in the first month on a page like yours. No serious agency can promise income, and we don't either.
How does Drippy answer these questions?
You get a personal manager, and the two of you go through your page in a short weekly review. You can ask us who steps in when your manager is away, as you would anywhere else. Our commission is 25–50% of revenue after the platform fee, including what you earn today, agreed in writing before we start, with no upfront or extra fees.
You keep ownership, login, 2FA, recovery details and payouts, you approve content and boundaries, and you can cancel monthly, or immediately if we both agree. Our team has worked since 2021, with 30+ creators managed and $10M+ in creator revenue. We don't guarantee income, so please judge us by the written terms. If you'd like to see all this next to named agencies, our agency comparisons go through several of them.
Frequently asked questions
How many agencies should I compare?
Two or three is enough to see the differences, because beyond that the calls start to blur together. It works best with the same questions and the same month of revenue for each one.
Is an upfront fee always a red flag?
Not automatically, but it needs a clear service behind it. If an agency asks for money first, get in writing what it buys and what you get back if you leave. We charge no upfront fees and no extra fees.
What if I already have a chatter or another agency?
Then you have something to compare against, which helps. You can write down what works today and what doesn't, including response times, how well replies sound like you and what you pay, and measure each new agency against that list. If a notice period is running, ask whether the start can be timed to its end, so you don't pay two teams for the same work.
You're welcome to run us through the same list. Tell us about your page, and we'll reply within 12 hours and put the rate and terms in writing before anything starts.