OnlyFans model makes $200 selling ‘dirty’ body video

When most people think of side hustles, they think of selling vintage clothing online or carpooling, making something and selling it on Etsy or Amazon.

But for 23-year-old Avalon Saph, known as Lana to her fans, her most lucrative gig comes from something unconventional: selling videos of herself farting.

“I paid $200 to send a video of me farting on camera,” Lana revealed to news.com.au’s new show. Sex, lies and streaming podcast. “There’s no smell. Nothing. Just a video of a fart sound.”

In the second episode of the podcast, host James Weir meets Lana and her boyfriend Ryan while they’re at an adult expo in Las Vegas, where Lana turns heads in fishnet bras and a fur coat and opens up about a shameless business that exploits her most natural bodily functions to make money.

While the concept may sound novel to outsiders, for Lana, it’s all part of the job. She’s a stripper who about a year ago decided to join the world of OnlyFans, a platform where performers sell custom adult content directly to subscribers.

With her entrepreneurial spirit, she was able to break through a very niche niche.

Lana and Ryan, both from Toronto, Canada, met in high school but only started dating three years ago after reconnecting at a bar. Their relationship is open, polyamorous and built on humor, with Ryan frequently guest-starring in Lana’s content as “the man behind the woman.”

“Like any time I make content, he’s in the background, just laughing,” Lana said.

“Sex should be fun. If you’re not laughing, what are you doing?”

Ryan admits he often finds the process hilarious.

“Every time she makes content, I laugh in the background. It’s kind of meta. It’s a second level of humiliation for her fans because they love that another person is also laughing at them,” he said.

Lana revealed that her subscribers range from curious newcomers to long-time “paypigs,” submissive fans who pay to be dominated or humiliated online.

“Sometimes they just want to be scolded when they send money,” she said matter-of-factly.

While the fart video was one of her most unusual requests, it wasn’t the only one.

“Some people like cream pie videos, some people want to be humiliated, and some people have very specific kinks,” she explains. “If it’s safe and makes me feel comfortable, I’ll consider it.”

But the real question is, does farting pay the bills?

Today, the bulk of Lana’s income still comes from stripping three to four nights a week. She said she makes about $130 to $195 a month through OnlyFans.

The truth is, content creators on OnlyFans don’t get the full amount paid by subscribers. So she has to do a side job, her side job, to get enough energy to free up her digestive tract.

“OnlyFans takes 20 percent of whatever you do,” she said. “So the real money comes from selling privately to fans.”

For example, her fart video is sold outright, which means she gets the full $130.

As James joked in the episode: “OnlyFans didn’t profit from your fart video…you literally showed it to the man.

“You have to take responsibility for your own shit.”

Lana’s experience mirrors that of countless creators pursuing their OnlyFans dreams. Brett Musette, a former Army veteran who transitioned from traditional studio porn to DIY content, describes his brutal first few months on the platform.

“I think back to the first or second month, my expenses were only about $130, $160,” Musette recalls. “I put it out on every platform I have, reach people… do more work with less money.”

Ryan may not be into this fetish, but his idea first is to “make money” from her farts.

“It’s a running joke because Lana’s farts are disgusting. And, so we say, you, you really have to make money.”

He totally agrees with her “girl boss” attitude, “You gotta own your shit. They’re yours, baby.”

Despite the silly subject matter, Lana’s attitude is pragmatic. She and Ryan were fully aware that they were operating in a rapidly growing digital economy, built on parasocial connections and niche fantasies.

They handle it all with humor. How could you not when you sell shit for a living?

“There’s definitely a lot of humor in our relationship,” Lana said. “We would find anything funny. We were always joking.”

Launched today, Sex, lies and streaming Pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar creator economy, revealing the cutthroat economics, power plays and human costs behind the digital gold rush in the online sex industry.

Hosted by news.com.au journalist and cultural commentator James Weir, the six-part series follows controversial British creator Bonnie Blue as she spends a pivotal week in Las Vegas that could make or break her career, while meeting the wild characters who live and bustle in her world.