The beginner page
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Nine steps, in the order we would do them. It takes about ten minutes to read, and it assumes you know nothing yet.
Most beginner advice starts with "open an account". We think that is the sixth thing to do, not the first. The steps before it cost nothing, and they are the ones people wish they had taken. This page is general information for adults, not legal or financial advice.
Check that you are allowed to do this
Making and selling feet content is for adults only. Every serious selling site asks for proof of age, and you should be wary of any that does not.
Laws on adult content, online selling and tax are different from country to country, and sometimes from state to state. We cannot tell you what applies where you live. Spend an evening reading about your own rules before you spend one on photos.
- You are 18 or older, or the age of majority where you live if that is higher
- Your country allows this kind of selling
- You know, roughly, how side income is reported and taxed where you live
Decide your limits before anyone asks
Buyers will ask for things. Most requests are ordinary, a few are not, and the worst time to work out your answer is in the middle of a chat with money on the table.
Write a short list of what you are happy to make and what you will never make. Keep it somewhere you can see it. A limit you set in advance is easy to hold; one you invent under pressure rarely is.
Build a separate identity
Nearly every creator works under a stage name. The point is to keep this work from leading back to your legal name, your job, your family or your home.
- Pick a name that you do not use anywhere else
- Open a new email address just for this work
- Never sign in with, or link to, your personal social accounts
- Check what name a buyer would see on any payment before you accept one
Make the pictures safe to share
Assume that any file you send can be saved and passed on. You cannot stop that, but you can decide what the file gives away.
- Keep your face out of the frame, and watch for mirrors and shiny surfaces
- Hide or avoid tattoos, scars, birthmarks and jewelry that people know you by
- Shoot against a plain background with no mail, photos or views from a window
- Turn off location tagging on your camera, and remove the hidden data from files before sending
- Add a small watermark with your stage name
Learn to take one clean picture
You do not need a camera or a studio. A recent phone, a window and a plain sheet or blanket are enough. Daylight from the side is kinder than a ceiling light or a flash.
Care counts for more than shape. Wash, moisturize, tidy the nails and wipe the lens. Then take twenty pictures of the same pose and keep the best two. That habit teaches you more than any amount of reading.
Choose where to sell with care
There are sites built for feet content, general creator sites with subscriptions, and social apps where people sell through direct messages. We do not rank them or recommend one. Read each site's own rules and judge it against the same few questions.
- Does it check that sellers and buyers are adults?
- Does the site handle the payment, so that you never share bank details with a stranger?
- Are its fees, payout methods and payout delays written down clearly?
- Does it have a way to report and block people?
- Can you delete your account and your content when you want to leave?
Set simple prices
Start with a short menu: a price for one picture, a price for a small set, and a price for a custom request. Look at what others with a similar style charge and place yourself near the middle. You can always raise prices later.
Remember that a site takes its cut and that tax may be due on what is left. Nobody can tell you what you will earn. Many creators earn little in their first months, and some never earn much at all.
Handle the first conversations
Be polite, be clear and be brief. Say what you offer and what it costs. Agree on the details of a custom request before you make it, and take payment before you deliver. That order is normal in this trade, and a real buyer expects it.
You never owe anyone a reply, a discount or an explanation. Declining a request and blocking a rude person are both part of the job.
Keep records, and review after a month
Note every payment with its date and amount. It takes a minute, and you will be glad of it when tax time comes.
After a month, look honestly at the hours you spent and what came back. Carry on if it suits you, change something if it does not, and feel free to stop. Closing the account is always allowed.
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