FanCentro explained

FanCentro
Type:Premium social network
Language:English, German, Spanish, Russian
Area Served:Worldwide
Services:Social Media monetization, Direct Messaging, Clip store, Subscriptions, Feed
Location City:Matawan, New Jersey
Location Country:United States
Country Of Origin:United States
Current Status:Active

FanCentro is a subscription-based website platform created in 2017[1] that allows adult film performers and other influencers sell access to their private social media accounts. Due to deplatforming and shadow banning of sex-related content on social media sites,[2] the platform began allowing fans to subscribe to content feeds directly on the site.[3] The rise of premium social networks such as FanCentro, OnlyFans[4] and JustForFans is a significant shift in the structure of the porn industry, as performers can own and continue to profit from their work and better control working conditions.[5]

FanCentro has been a vocal defender of the rights of sex workers.[6]

History

The FanCentro platform was developed by the entrepreneurs Stan Fiskin[7] and Alan Hall[8] of AdultCentro following the success of their ModelCentro tool, which allowed individual adult performers to create their own subscription websites.[9] [10] Unlike earlier platforms, which relied on social media or external visitors, FanCentro provided content creators with the ability to build their audience from within the platform's existing audience.[11]

House Of FanCentro

In May 2019, FanCentro launched House Of FanCentro, a free one-week workshop in Miami, connecting models on its platform with professional photographers, with the goal of improving their content.[12] [13] [14] Another House of FanCentro event was held in Los Angeles later that year, and in Medellin, Colombia in 2020.[15] [16] Further events were cancelled following the outbreak of the coronavirus.[17]

Growth During COVID-19

During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic and shutdown, paid social networks experienced significant growth after mainstream adult production was halted.[18] [19] FanCentro said it saw a rise of 65% in new daily sign-ups in the first weeks of the shutdown.[20] By May 2020, the site boasted over 190,000 models (up from 15,000 in September 2019 and 6,000 in July 2018)[21] with 19,000 signing up in the preceding two months alone.[22]

FanCentro encouraged influencers on its platform to help encourage people to stay home and to fight misinformation about the COVID-19 virus.[23]

Centro University

In September 2020, FanCentro launched Centro University (stylized as "Centro U" or "CentroU"), an online business school for adult influencers.[24] [25] The program had been in development for two years but was prioritized after large numbers of new people began using the platform and others like it to sell adult content during the 2020 production holds in the adult industry.[26] Online classes in marketing and promotion, film and video production, privacy and censorship, health and safety and other subjects are taught by sex workers and available for free for anyone using the platform.[27] [28]

Features

Like other premium social networking platforms, FanCentro allows content creators (or "influencers") to interact with and directly sell to fans.

Promotions

Lamborghini Giveaway

In June 2019, FanCentro sponsored a Lamborghini URUS in the Gumball 3000 charity race, from Mykonos to Ibiza. The Lamborghini was covered in a colored duct tape matching the style and colors of FanCentro brand, as part of a collaboration with Miami's Black Tape Project. [36] [37]

FanCentro simultaneously announced a promotional giveaway for the Lamborghini URUS to a model on its platform. Each $69 earned by a model on the platform would result in one raffle ticket. [38] On October 12, FanCentro conducted a raffle hosted by porn star Riley Reid in Los Angeles. Porn star Lela Star won the car.[39]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Get more out of your SnapChat with FanCentro . FanCentro.com . 5 June 2020.
  2. News: Blue . Violet . The Internet War on Sex is Here . 5 June 2020 . Engadget . 17 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Customer FAQs . FanCentro.com . 29 May 2020. News: Clarke . Laurie . The x-rated world of premium Snapchat has spawned an illicit underground industry . 29 May 2020 . Wired . 13 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Onlyfans marketing agency, what are they? . 2023-12-26 . creatorsadvice.net . en-US.
  5. News: The Post-Pandemic Future of Porn . 29 May 2020 . Jezebel . 18 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Celebrating Sex Worker Pride . FanCentro.com . 5 June 2020.
  7. Web site: Stan Fiskin . Twitter . 25 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Our History . FanCentro.com . 19 February 2021.
  9. News: Gray . Lila . AdultCentro Wins XBIZ Content Provider of the Year . 25 November 2020 . XBIZ.com . 6 February 2014.
  10. News: Pardon . Rhett . ModelCentro Surpasses 50K Model Milestone . 25 November 2020 . XBIZ.com . 12 June 2015.
  11. Web site: FC Influencers expressing there feelings on FanCentro . xbiz.tv . 28 May 2019.
  12. Web site: Knowles . Betty . House of FanCentro to Allow Models, Photogs to Collaborate . 3 May 2019 . avn.com.
  13. Web site: House Of FanCentro – The hottest event of 2019 . 7 May 2019 . fancityx.com.
  14. Web site: House of FanCentro: Pro Photoshoots (May 28-30, 2019) . webcamstartup.com.
  15. Web site: Medellin: 2020 . House of FanCentro . 12 December 2020.
  16. Web site: Los Angeles: 2019 . House of FanCentro . 12 December 2020.
  17. News: Adams . JC . FanCentro Announces Postponement of Special Events . 12 December 2020 . XBIZ.com . 13 March 2020.
  18. Web site: Update: Coronavirus Production Hold . FreeSpeechCoalition.com . 5 June 2020.
  19. News: Steadman . Otillia . Everyone Is Making Porn At Home. Will The Industry Survive? . 29 May 2020 . BuzzFeed News . 6 May 2020.
  20. News: Hazelhurst . Beatrice . So You Want to Be a Cam Girl During Quarantine . 29 May 2020 . i-D . 19 May 2020.
  21. News: Rodriguez . Salvador . Subscription porn gains popularity as new apps let models sell directly to their fans . 5 June 2020 . CNBC.com . 15 September 2019.
  22. News: Pornography is booming during covid-19 lockdowns . 29 May 2020 . Economist . 10 May 2020.
  23. Web site: Your Role as An Influencer During COVID-19 . FanCentro.com . 12 December 2020.
  24. News: Ankel . Sophia . Inside CentroU: The online business school transforming sex workers into entrepreneurs . 10 November 2020 . Insider.com . 9 September 2020.
  25. Web site: Home . CentroUniversity.com . 10 November 2020.
  26. News: Song . Sandra . Enroll in Sex Worker University . 10 November 2020 . Paper Magazine . 6 October 2020.
  27. News: Dawson . Brit . Inside the World's First Sex Worker University . 11 November 2020 . Dazed Digital . 9 October 2020.
  28. News: These classes are helping sex workers transition their careers to the online sphere . 11 November 2020 . Yahoo News . AFP Relax . 12 October 2020.
  29. Web site: FanCentro Adds Direct Messaging To Platform . camlandpodcast.com . 17 January 2020.
  30. Web site: Stephen Yagielowicz. FanCentro Boosts Interactivity With 'The Feed' . xbiz.com . 3 July 2018.
  31. Web site: FanCentro Masterclass Round Up . FanCentro.com . 19 February 2021.
  32. Web site: FanCentro Adds Clip Sales To Their Site . camlandpodcast.com . 2 March 2020.
  33. Web site: Sell . FanCentro.com . 19 February 2021.
  34. Web site: Our History . FanCentro.com . 19 February 2021.
  35. Web site: Rodriguez . Salvador . 2019-09-15 . Subscription porn gains popularity as new apps let models sell directly to their fans . 2024-05-23 . CNBC . en.
  36. Web site: FanCentro Sponsors Gumball 3000 Rally, Gives Away Lambo . 7 June 2019 . xbiz.com.
  37. Web site: About Us . The Black Tape Project . 12 December 2020.
  38. Web site: FanCentro Lamborghini Giveaway! #FCLAMBO . 12 April 2019 . blog.fancentro.com.
  39. Web site: FanCentro Lamborghini Raffle: Oct 12, 2019 . 12 October 2019 . 27 August 2020 . webcamstartup.com.

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