Key takeaways
- Three months of revenue by source and your weekly hours give you something to measure every promise against.
- Agencies are easier to compare if you decide what you want to hand over first and ask all of them the same questions.
- One deal-breaker, such as a request for your login, outweighs several nice extras.
What should you prepare before the first call?
Start with your last three full months. You’ll want your revenue after the platform fee, split into subscriptions, paid messages and tips, along with how many fans renew and how many hours you spend each week. Your current costs for things like a freelance chatter, tools or editing belong in there too. Without these numbers you have no way of checking a promise, and with them you can tell in the second month whether things are better than before. Our guide to the numbers that matter on OnlyFans shows what to track.
It also helps to know what you want to hand over and what you want to keep. Usually that means handing over the work that eats up your hours or gets missed, such as night chat, price tests, posting, weekly reporting and leak searches, while shooting, the final say on content, your boundaries and your account stay with you. Be open about how much production time you have, because an agency that suits someone who shoots every day may not suit someone who publishes a small catalog once a month.
What should you ask every agency?
These seven questions cover most of what you need to know, and the right-hand column shows what a solid answer sounds like.
| What to ask | A solid answer |
|---|---|
| Who runs my page, and who covers when they’re away? | A named role, a backup and a way to reach them |
| How many pages does that person look after? | A number, and what the rest of the team does |
| What is the percentage calculated on, and which tasks does it cover? | The basis in numbers, a list of tasks and your last month worked through |
| What access do you need? | Delegated access for named tasks, while login, 2FA, recovery details and payouts stay with you |
| How will you sound like me? | A voice guide you approve, boundaries you set and changes only with your OK |
| What will I see each week? | A short review of what changed, why it changed and what happens next |
| How do I leave? | The notice period, the form of notice, a final statement and access removed |
How will an agency treat your fans and prices?
A page that already earns has regulars, a price list and its own habits, so you should know what will happen to them. You can ask whether the chat team keeps your current prices until you approve a change, and how your top spenders are looked after when the person who knows them is off shift. It’s just as useful to ask how the agency learns your voice and how you can correct a message that sounds wrong.
Another good question is what they wouldn’t touch in the first month, because the answer shows how closely they’ve looked at your page. You can then check your impressions against our list of red flags for creators who already earn.
How do you judge an agency’s results?
A result only tells you something if you know the starting point, the period and the revenue basis. “We doubled a page” sounds good but can’t be checked, whereas “This page went from X to Y between these months, measured after the platform fee” gives you something to work with. You can then ask whether that page looks like yours and what the creator still did on their side.
The size of the agency shouldn’t decide this for you, since small teams can be tidy or messy and so can big ones. It’s better to choose the process you understand and can check, and to compare what’s on paper with what you heard on the call.
How do you make the final decision?
Scoring sheets tend to average everything out, so it’s easier to sort what you’ve learned into three columns: must-have in writing, nice to have, and deal-breaker. One deal-breaker outweighs five nice extras, and the typical ones are a request for your login, a fee basis nobody will define and exclusivity with no end date.
If two agencies pass, pick the one with the clearest answers on paper and the people you’d be happy to hear from on a Monday morning. A short start with monthly notice is usually better than a long commitment. You can read the draft with our contract review guide, and if you’re weighing several offers, our side-by-side comparison guide will help.
Frequently asked questions
How many OnlyFans agencies should I talk to?
Two or three is enough to compare them. More calls rarely tell you much more, while sharper questions usually do.
Do I need a big following or a minimum revenue?
There’s no fixed minimum with us. We work with creators who already have an active page.
Can I test an agency before committing?
There’s no free trial with us, but since you can cancel monthly, or immediately by mutual agreement, you aren’t tied in for long.
If you’re comparing agencies right now, you’re welcome to send us your questions as well. We’ll reply within 12 hours.