A FORMER childcare worker has claimed she now rakes in four times her old monthly salary after joining OnlyFans.
Just a few years ago, Aimee Higher was playing with adorable kids whilst working her 9-5 job a nursery – but after being sick and tired of falling ill all the time, the former childcare pro decided to make money by selling racy content on OnlyFans.
Aimee, who before this was set on a career path as an elite volleyball athlete, explained that although she was ”obsessed” with the sport, she ”still had to pay to play even at the top levels in Australia”.
However, for the young Aussie, both being an athlete and spending long hours with children, wasn’t the right answer, so she desperately started searching for different ways to make cash.
”I adored working with children, but 9-5 wasn’t for me. I got sick regularly and my mental health declined massively,” Aimee shared her journey on Instagram.
”I was searching and trying out many different side hustles – and it was a surprise to me more than anyone else OnlyFans was next in line for me.”
The curly-haired brunette, who regularly uploads sexy bikini snaps on her page, added that it wasn’t a straight-forward journey and ”it took a couple of months” before she found her feet on the controversial platform.
”From the 1-year mark onward, it became a portal of craziness!
”Now, four years in, I’m ready to tackle the next five years with more intention, fun, and clarity,” said Aimee who claimed she had made a whopping four times her normal 9-5 job in just one month after becoming one of the staggering 4.1million content creators on the site.
Despite the criticism the UK-based OnlyFans tends to receive, the Aussie said that ”success means different things to different people”.
”For me, financial freedom gave me access to so many other freedoms, but it wasn’t just about the money.
”It was about the freedom to create and express myself authentically, to invest more time in my mental and physical health (which had been neglected during my 9-5), and to be able to live life on my own terms.”
Aimee, who now boasts more than 330k followers on social media, said that thanks to making a fortune on the controversial subscription site she is now able ”to spend 70%” of her days out in nature and buy a home for her family to grow in.
More importantly, she added, not being stuck in a 9-5 job has given Aimee ”the time to understand and heal” her ”anxiety and depression”.
”It’s been a wild ride with so many highs, lows, and lessons, but looking back, I feel the most successful now that I have an amazing team around me supporting my journey.
”It was a life-changing decision for me, personally.”
OnlyFans is a subscription content service based in London.
As of 2023, it is thought to have more than 220million registered users and over three million content creators.
Sex workers charge monthly fees for access to pictures, videos and more.
While popular for porn, the site isn’t exclusively designed with that in mind – anyone who wants to build up a fan base and charge them for it can set one up.
Celebs like Katie Price and Kerry Katona are popular personalities on the platform.
“Whether you’re uploading tutorials, tips, behind-the-scenes footage or just endless selfies, a lot of your followers would be willing to pay for them,” the company states.
For every subscription that’s sold to a viewer, performers get 80 per cent of the cash while OnlyFans gets the rest.
It isn’t limited to adult content, as it has become popular with physical fitness experts and musicians.
However, her move to ditch a childcare job to flog adult content online has sparked fury amongst critics on Instagram who dubbed the decision ”sad”.
One person said: ”This is so sad. It’s sad for her and it’s sad for all the fellas that pay her.
”This kind of thing is extremely damaging to young people. It’s sad that it’s going to ruin relationships for her down the road.”
Another commented: ”So you gave up your opportunity to be an worthy member of society because you were to lazy for 9 to 5… great stuff!”
”So what I’m hearing is you failed at all your other dreams so you just decided to say fuck it and make an OF make sense,” a third chimed in.
But for Aimee, there’s also been heaps of support, with one fan urging the young woman to not listen to the haters.
”Keep doin your thing girl. Laughing at these boners all the way to the bank!”
A former teacher agreed, writing: ”I used to be a teacher and it was so exhausting.
”Too much stimulation for my brain on a daily basis. So happy there was another option available for us.”
