20% of people would have sex on camera if the pay was high enough

Some people will never understand the point of making porn. Others have made porn their career. Whatever their stance on the skin game, the question is, why make porn?

The age of the internet has also been the age of porn, with more people able to access porn than at any other time. Governments try to control porn with laws and regulations. People always find a new way to get their kicks watching others get down and dirty.

What motivates women and men to do on screen what many people think should be preserved for the bedroom? We’re going to look at reasons like:

• Making porn for money
• Creating porn for the attention
• Making porn because it’s fun

And try to understand the reasons pornstars do what they do.

Why people make porn: The money

Porn is a multi-billion-dollar, global industry. Since so few people want to talk about porn openly, understanding the value of the market is tough. You’ll see numbers anywhere from $9 billion to $97 billion.

Getting a slice of that money is anyone’s game, if you’re game for making porn. In a survey by some anti-porn campaigners, it turned out that 19% of Brits would make porn if the money was right.

They didn’t go into what the money would need to be, but there is a lot of cash to go around. Some of the biggest porn creators on major platforms like OnlyFans and those working on webcams make five- and six-figure incomes each month.

In a survey of 176 female porn stars a few years ago, researchers asked about why people make porn. Money was one of the top reasons. Same like the British folks in the survey, most of the actors said they got into porn as a career for the money.

Especially with easy access to audiences who are ready to pay for personalized porn on sites like SinParty, now is the time for people to make the porn they want and find the audience ready to pay.

Reasons to make porn: Getting attention

A big reason people make porn is that they like the attention. That’s attention from two different places:

• Attention from their on-set castmates who they get to fuck all day
• Attention from fans who spend money and lavish attention and money on them

Amateur porn star Ray Ray started out her porn career by documenting her gang bangs. After posting her images on Fetlife, she realized people actually wanted to see her do what she loved.

The rest is history – documented through her porn which is all about the attention.

One of the things that used to put people off making porn was people finding out. Of course, there is still a stigma to sex work in all its guises, but social attitudes towards porn are changing.

34% of people in the same UK survey we looked at before said that porn was an “acceptable part of modern society”. That does mean about two-thirds disagree with that. However, there is definitely a shifting tide towards sex work and porn – both professional and amateur – being normalized.

People entering the porn industry do need to be mindful of what their family and peers think. While you’re doing nothing wrong, 51% of people would be concerned if someone in their family started making content.

Why people make porn: Having sex

One of the myths about porn is that the sex is purely functional and it’s not actually fun. It’s true that porn is acting and not every orgasm you see is genuine, but people do make porn for the love of the dick. Or pussy… Or both.

There are plenty of people who go into porn for the love sex. Particularly on the amateur creator side of the industry, there are plenty of people who enjoy sex and think, “why not monetize it?”

Plus, having people watch you get laid can be a huge thrill by itself. Voyeurism is a hugely popular porn category. You’ll find whole porn production studios dedicated to the spy-cam concept of porn.

Being able to share your sex life with strangers can add a new dimension to your bedroom action. Putting photos and videos on SinParty for people to buy can give you a confidence boost and bring in the dollar at the same time.

Even professional porn stars love getting fucked. Back to those 176 women who got quizzed that we looked at earlier – they started porn for the love of sex and they like their work for sex.

Clearly, it’s not just the people making it who love porn. Estimates suggest that 40 million Americans regularly visit porn sites. That number is pre-pandemic – we reckon regular porn viewing jumped dramatically during lockdown.

Why do people make porn?

The reasons why people make porn are varied and personal. It’s easy to assume that everyone is in it for the money.

That seems to be borne out by the British survey – interestingly, 32% of 18-34-year-olds would consider making porn for the right money. With income levels lowest in that age bracket, it’s not really surprising.

Yet, there are many other factors that go into why people make porn. It’s not a safety net or a last-ditch option for the people who make porn for the attention they get. The idea of guys jacking off watching you get pounded can and is a huge turn on for women – and men.

The ability to get paid to have the sex they’d have anyway is also a huge part of why people make porn. If you could earn money doing what you want, and what you want is to have sex, then there’s no harm in the situation.

People make porn for all kinds of reasons and it’s becoming much easier to do – and get paid for it, like becoming a creator on SinParty.