In an article penned by freelance writer Jenny Powers for Business Insider, Arizona-based cam model Ainslee Divine opens up about her experience camming, taking readers through how she got her start, her typical work schedule and the level of her earnings, among other interesting aspects of her day-to-day and backstory.
“It all started when I was 42 years old,” Divine relates. “I’d owned a property management company for 15 years, so I wasn’t looking for a career change — just a little fun.”
What started out as a quest for fun quickly revealed itself as a good moneymaking opportunity and “the next thing I knew, I went from zero to 20,000 followers in 45 days,” Divine recounts. “Now this is my full-time job. I’m at the top end of my industry and making more money than I ever imagined.”
Underlining the fact that camming is real work and requires discipline just like any other professional endeavor, Divine notes that she cams on Streamate “Friday through Monday beginning at 8:30 a.m., and I don’t stop until I hit my minimum daily goal which ranges from $1,000 to $1,800.”
“About eight months ago, I decided to step up my game and began spending Tuesday through Thursday creating subscriber-only content to post on OnlyFans,” Divine adds, noting that she brings in “five figures a month on each platform and that during her best month to date, she “earned dollars shy of $80,000.”
Addressing the widely reported increase in cam performers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Divine said that while there used to be “anywhere from 1,700 to 2,200 models online,” with more people looking to work from home it’s now “more like 3,000 models at any given time.”
“There’s a crazy amount of content creators now, but since I was on an upward trend before all of this started, I’m not really concerned about the influx,” Divine adds.
Divine says that camming is a “365/24-7 job” but adds that during the day, she takes “lots of breaks.”
“Finding balance is important, Divine says. “I’ll lay by our pool, play with our French bulldog, play golf (I’m a 9 handicap), do laundry, and pick up groceries.”
On top of her previous award wins and nominations (which include past nominations for YNOT Cam Awards) another sign of her success is the amount of fan engagement Divine inspires: Ainslee says she receives “over 3,000 direct messages a day on Instagram and selectively answer between 50-100 daily.”
“Since I appeal to people worldwide, 30% of the messages I receive are in a language I don’t know,” Divine adds. “The messages are overwhelmingly complimentary. I’m very proud that all my followers are organic. I’ve never paid anyone to advertise or buy followers. I run my own accounts and don’t use third-party apps either.”
As a first-person snapshot of the life a cam model, Ainslee Divine’s piece is a rare example of mainstream coverage of adult camming absent the sort of sensationalism or focus on negative aspects that all too often colors mainstream coverage of adult industry endeavors. Click here to read the full article.
