About Cadence Caliber: From Retail Burnout to Main Character Energy
In this Creator Spotlight, TrustyFans Founder and CEO Jack Anderson sits down with Cadence Caliber, a top 0.2% creator on OnlyFans whose journey did not begin with a viral moment or overnight fame. It began in a retail job that left her drained, overwhelmed, and unable to invest energy into the creative work she actually cared about. For Cadence, becoming a creator was not a spontaneous leap. It was a conscious choice to reclaim her time, protect her energy, and build a future that felt like her own.
What truly sets Cadence’s story apart is the shift that happened when she stopped waiting to feel “ready.” Instead of obsessing over perfect photos or flawless timing, she chose to take action. Rather than letting fear and self doubt keep her stuck, she leaned into her creativity, humor, and natural personality. That shift changed everything. In under a year, she went from zero to reaching the Top 1% of OnlyFans, and she has stayed firmly within that ranking ever since.
Behind the scenes, Cadence is thoughtful and intentional. She watches what performs well, studies her analytics, and looks for patterns in audience behavior. She experiments constantly, adjusts quickly, and treats her content like a living, evolving system. On camera, all of that planning turns into a presence that feels confident, entertaining, and unmistakably her. Fans recognize her style immediately because she is not trying to blend into the crowd. She is deliberately crafting an experience that highlights her strengths and showcases her personality.
Cadence also understands the power of niche content. Instead of stretching herself thin trying to appeal to everyone, she embraced what she genuinely enjoys: solo content, character driven roleplay, humor, outdoor themes, and dominant energy. She knew early on that real connection comes from authenticity, not imitation. Her niche grew naturally out of the things she loves, and that clarity has become one of her biggest advantages as a creator.
At its heart, Cadence’s journey is a story of ownership. She built a workflow that matches how her brain works instead of fighting against it. She let her identity be an asset rather than something to hide. And she created content that feels fun and true to her rather than chasing every new trend. By following what felt aligned, she built a career that is sustainable, empowering, and tailored to the life she wants. Bit by bit, she claimed her space, trusted her instincts, and stepped fully into the main character role of her own story.
Jack’s Take: Reflections on My Conversation with Cadence Caliber
Talking with Cadence gave me a deeper appreciation for how much discipline hides behind her humor, confidence, and effortless presence. On the surface, her content feels spontaneous and playful. But when you listen closely, you realize she operates with a clear sense of direction and a level of self awareness that many creators never develop. Her success is not an accident; it’s built on deliberate decisions, a strong understanding of her strengths, and a willingness to hold her ground even when the path is uncertain.
What struck me most was how self-created her journey is. She built the life she wanted by refusing to settle for a version of herself that made her feel smaller in the world. When retail left her drained, she didn’t wait for someone to rescue her or validate her potential. She made a choice to bet on herself, and she backed that choice with consistent effort long before anyone was paying attention.
As I thought back on our conversation, a few themes stood out that reveal how she operates and why her approach works.
1. She Treats Momentum as a Skill, Not a Feeling
Cadence doesn’t rely on motivation to create. She builds momentum through action. Even when she isn’t getting the likes, the views, or the validation she hoped for, she keeps posting. She keeps experimenting and showing up. That consistency has now created a snowball effect over time. Her growth didn’t happen because she felt inspired one day. It happened because she kept moving when most people would have stopped.
2. She Designs Her Creative Process Around Her Strengths
A lot of creators pressure themselves to adopt rigid schedules or copy what other “successful creators” claim works. Cadence does the opposite. She creates in bursts, pivots quickly, and builds content in ways that match her thought process. She multitasks and listens to true crime podcasts while shooting. She plans loosely and adapts on the fly. And instead of trying to “fix” that, she optimized for it. That is why she produces such a high volume of content without burning out. She built a system based on her reality, not someone else’s ideal.
3. She Knows Her Identity Is an Advantage, Not a Limitation
One of the most powerful takeaways from our conversation was how confidently she speaks about her identity as a trans creator. She understands the challenges and the discrimination that exists in traditional industries. She also understands that in this industry, specificity is a strength. Instead of diluting herself to fit in, she built a niche around what she naturally brings to the table: humor, dominant energy, roleplay, and creativity. Her audience connects with her because she is not trying to be anyone else – she is uniquely her.
Cadence’s evolution from retail burnout to main character energy is not just a feel-good story about escaping a job. It’s more of a blueprint for owning your own life. She created a career that matches her personality, her creative style, and her values. Her growth reflects what TrustyFans is all about: giving creators space to be fully themselves while building visibility and trust with fans who appreciate them.
Her story is a reminder that progress happens when you stop shrinking, stop apologizing, and start building a life that fits the real you. It’s not luck or chance. You need to shape your future with intention and backing it with action, even when the path feels uncertain.
Transcript of the Interview with Cadence Caliber
Introductions
Jack Anderson: Welcome everybody to another TrustyFans Creator Spotlight. I am Jack Anderson, CEO and founder of TrustyFans. This series is all about real creators, real journeys, and the stories behind how people build their audience. TrustyFans, for those who don’t know, is a creator search engine that helps fans discover creators based on what they want to see and helps creators get found through verified reviews and advanced search filters.
Today I’m excited to introduce someone who brings personality, strategy, and humor into everything she does. Cadence, welcome.
Cadence Caliber: Thank you. Thanks for having me.
Jack: Of course. Cadence Caliber is a top 0.2% OnlyFans creator and performer known for building a highly engaged fan base through authenticity and consistency. I didn’t know this, but you may have seen her on the reality TV series, The Cupcake Girls. Before OnlyFans there, she was working a retail job and shifted her approach to hit Top 1% in less than a year. She has over 20,000 followers on X, 62,000 followers on Reddit, and 18,000 on Instagram. She creates bold and playful content, and she connects with her audience in an amazing genuine way. Cadence, again, welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.
Cadence: Yeah. Thanks. I’m excited to be here.
Jack: Well, great. For those discovering you for the first time, how would you introduce yourself in your own words?
Cadence: So I am a trans creator who makes I would say most of my content is more solo, like, role play focused. I do do the occasional, collab, and I’m known in that regard for being in more of a dominant role. I would say, a lot of my work has a lot of creativity and comedy. I love a themed shoot. I’m also kind of known for doing a lot of content outdoors is kind of a niche that I find myself falling into as well.
Jack: Oh, like public content?
Cadence: Yeah.
Jack: Oh, interesting. Curious, what is the story behind your name Cadence Caliber? Is there a special meaning to that?
Cadence: So Cadence is my actual first name.
Jack: Okay.
Cadence: I wish there was more to that story than…
Jack: Still good. Still good.
Cadence: Caliber? There’s a little bit that went into it. So it’s kind of like a play on words in that the term “caliber” can have to do with a gun, obviously, which is kind of, to be honest, a euphemism for my junk.
Jack: Gotcha. Yea I thought so.
Cadence: So there’s that! And then also,the term “of the highest caliber” being of a high caliber…
Jack: Oh!
Cadence: …is a good thing. So I’ve always liked names and visuals and stuff that kind of play the lines… that have, an edgy factor to them. So I don’t know. As soon as “caliber” came to me, it just felt right.
Jack: It just felt right.
Cadence: Yeah.
Jack: Speaking about names, I heard you have another name, “Spike.” I would like to learn a little bit of where that came from.
Cadence: Yeah. So I my entire life, I’ve just named everything. Like, if I have a favorite purse or… it’s kind of like how, like, guys name their car or their boat. I name everything. So, eventually, when my boobs first grew in, I named them. And at a certain point in my content creation, I decided that, I needed to name my dick, so I did.
Jack: Okay.
Cadence: And it was kind of a joke at first, and then it really caught on with my subscriber base. And so, I get more messages asking, like, “how is Spike today?” Than like, they don’t care about me. They just wanna know about how Spike is doing. Yeah.
Jack: That is funny. Yeah. When I was reading your reviews that people are leaving for you on TrustyFans, they kept seeing …”Spike…Spike.” I’m like, “what is this? Is this like a dog?”
Cadence: You’re like, “who the hell is Spike?” Yeah, I know.
From Retail Burnout to Full Time Content Creation
Jack: Oh, that’s amazing. Well, great. Yeah. So I kinda gave this in the introduction. You kinda told me that you started in the retail space and kind of started transitioning into content creation, but what drew you into, actually, content creation instead of some other kind of career or anything like that? I was wondering, just curious about that story.
Cadence: Yeah. So I had always been a creative type. I’ve always loved performing. Prior to content creation, I did a lot of theater, musical theater, like, stuff on stage, burlesque for a while.
Jack: Wow.
Cadence: And then, I mean, obviously, working in retail is, like, soul crushing. So, I watched a lot of like, quite a few people that I knew who were doing OnlyFans and were doing really, really well for themselves. And I was so tempted to do it. And for a few years, I dabbled at it. But to be honest, I was, like, super conflicted about it for a long time. I was like, “I don’t know if, like, I can handle there being all this type of content of me out there and, like, what other people are gonna think about it” and…
Jack: Mmhm.
Cadence: This, that, and the other thing. And then eventually, I got over that, I think. So I really just dove into it as a full time career. Yeah.
Jack: Did you ever, were you ever started off as, like, a faceless kind of creator, or you just automatically start showing your face?
Early Fears and Getting Started Online
Cadence: I started showing my face right away. But in the beginning, I made an attempt to, use a separate device for anything related to online sex work and to, like, a different name and to really keep the two separate. And then I gave up on that pretty quick, to be honest.
Jack: Was it just because it was challenging, or you just figured this is you now? Or how did that come through?
Cadence: It was a couple things. I think part of it was that I had not, like, a huge one, but a semblance of an online presence and a following that knew who I was. So trying to build from scratch rather than monetizing the following that I already had just didn’t make sense to me at that point. And then I also… yeah. Over time and, like, relatively quick, I just had no fucks left to give about it.
Jack: That’s the way to describe it.
Cadence: Yeah. Yeah.
How Her Creative Process Evolved Over Time
Jack: That works! So, yeah, kinda thinking about that same line of thought. So think about your early days compared to now. What has been kind of the biggest change in you, maybe creatively or personally?
Cadence: Great question. Creatively, I would say that I do a lot less thinking and a lot more doing. I used to be… I can be, like, very, very hard on myself. So, in the beginning, I would take, you know, like, hundreds of photos and pick ten of them that were good enough and then edit them for two hours before I posted them. And now, I think I’m at a point where I realized, like, nobody cares except me. You know?
Like, it’s a lot more fun to just, like, give into that, like, the passion and creativity of doing something different or fun than it is to overthink everything, which really, I guess, kind of answers both parts of that question because that shows some personal growth as well as the difference in how I do things professionally. Yeah.
Jack: Yeah. And that’s kind of a trend I’ve been hearing too from creators that in the beginning, they’re trying to be like this, I don’t know, something perfect, whatever that means. And then…
Cadence: Yeah.
Jack: I think they realize, they come to realization that people are following them for them. Right? They’re they’re they’re authentic self. And so it’s interesting that’s happening to you as well.
Cadence: Yeah. Totally.
What Has and Has Not Changed About Her Content Style
Jack: Has anything maybe stylistically other than editing maybe changed for you? Like, maybe the content or type of content you post or anything like that?
Cadence: To be honest, I think that I really quickly sort of found what worked for me, and I’ve always kind of held fast to the rule with myself that, like, I’m gonna make what I want to make and what I feel good making. And I’m just sort of counting on the idea that the right audience is going to find that rather than trying to, like, push myself to do things I don’t wanna do.
So I think, yeah, early early on, I kind of found what worked for me. And the biggest difference is just that I’ve gotten better at it, and I have better equipment. So the visuals are better. But in terms of the actual, like, subject matter of the content itself, it’s been pretty much set for a while, I would say.
Jack: Gotcha. I gotta say your posts are always confident or fun energy posts when I see them on social media, like your “forgot my panties” post or the holiday one. So it’s always… I always enjoy it when I’m going through my feed and see your posts.
Cadence: Thank you. Yeah. I yeah. Instagram is hard, but it’s fun.
Themes She Loves: Humor, Roleplay, Outdoor Shoots
Jack: Yeah. What kind of themes, I guess, do you like enjoying, or do you enjoy putting together the most?
Cadence: I really have a lot of fun with any, like are we talking social media or, like, on OnlyFans?
Jack: Anything.
Cadence: Yeah. Yeah. I think on social media, I love to do anything that shows that has, like, a sense of humor to it, but that has sort of that, like, nuance subtext of intelligent humor to it. Like, in the beginning, I used to really try to avoid expressing any kind of opinion that could be construed as, say, political or, like, subversive in any way. And now it’s kind of like you said, people are subscribing to me because they enjoy getting to know more about me. So I really I just let loose with sort of making fun of the things and people that I wanna make fun of.
That’s probably my favorite when it comes to Instagram and social media. And then on OnlyFans, I would say my favorite stuff to make is anything that has, like, a role playing aspect to it. I love when I get, like, a custom request that is very specific and involves, like, acting.
Jack: Okay.
Cadence: I find, yeah, the creativity that I get to use in those kinds of moments are probably my favorite.
Jack: That sounds fun. It sounds like it relates to your background a little bit. Right?
Cadence: Totally. Yeah.
What Social Media Growth Taught Her About Algorithms
Jack: That’s great. Thinking about this industry, a lot of people join OnlyFans, and they realize the challenge. Right? And so I’m just curious for you. It seems like you’ve done very successful for yourself. And what has that journey of building and expanding your audience really taught you? I mean, you wrote a blog post for here…or for TrustyFans.com talking about what did and didn’t help you on OnlyFans. Just curious, you know, what has that journey been for you, and what has that taught you?
Cadence: So many things. I definitely encourage people to go check out that blog where I get a little more in-depth about it. But I think for me, the biggest takeaway about what I’ve learned during the process is probably that there’s never gonna be, like, a right time. I’m not gonna feel ready to do a, b, and c or, like, good enough to succeed at x, y, and z.
Faking it till you make it is such a huge part of how I’ve grown as much as I have. I’ve just, like, unabashedly, shamelessly posted as much as I can and taken action every single day and been, like, there are times where you’re posting three times a day and you feel like nobody is watching. But I think as long as that, those affirmative steps of action are taken and the consistency is there, it’s eventually, it’s gonna go somewhere.
Jack: Yeah. Yeah. I hear that. A lot of times we’re posting stuff on our social feeds. It’s like, is anybody even watching or or seeing the stuff that we’re posting? So it can be, I feel like, daunting of, like, oof. So that’s…
Cadence: Yeah! I had, like, months and months and months where I found it hard to get even more than, like, ten likes on something. And then out of nowhere, it… and sometimes the most frustrating part is like, yeah, the algorithm works a certain way, but it’s also constantly changing. And so much of whether something succeeds or not is luck. Like, I don’t care, like, what some social media guru wants to tell you online about there being a specific formula. Like, sometimes you’re just fucking lucky.
Jack: I agree. Yeah. Sometimes we post random things or I’ve seen posts that are, like, 20,000 likes. I’m like, this is what got the algorithm? No. This is the post that made it. Like, it’s very confusing. So, yeah, I agree.
Cadence: So confusing. And, like, you can… it’s so interesting when you, like, really look at your social media and, like, what is succeeding and what isn’t. And, okay, this post did really well, so I’m gonna try and copy it. And then sometimes, changing certain things about it, but essentially copying it, like, ten different ways. And just the information that you glean from doing that is really interesting.
Jack: Yeah. Especially if you’re signed up for, like, the business accounts or anything where you can see analytics, that is super interesting to see, you know, who’s coming, who’s doing what.
Cadence: Totally. Yeah. Yeah.
Jack: Sorry. I just went on a tangent there, but, yeah, that’s great that you’re looking at analytics, you’re looking at the patterns and things like that. So that’s what I was curious about.
Cadence: Yeah.
Why She Prefers Solo Content and How She Approaches Collabs
Jack: You mentioned in the beginning that your work leans mostly into solo content. So I was curious what do you enjoy most about creating your own content? And then when you’ve done the collabs, what did you create with, or what did you think about those?
Cadence: So, initially, my leaning towards making solo content was, to be honest, largely in due to the fact that, like, I’m a homebody. Like, I get people-ed out so easily that my, like, dream job has always been one that I can do at home by myself with my cat.
Jack: I hear that.
Cadence: Yeah. I think and for a long time, it was also, like I think when people hear that, like, “you’re an OnlyFans creator,” they think that they envision somebody who’s always been, like, super I don’t know what I’m trying to say. What I’m trying to say is that I’ve never really been, like, a casual sex person. So for a long time, the idea of just, like, sleeping with random people to make content was, like, not appealing to me at all.
And I think, like, even now, I do do partnered content fairly regularly, but I tend to stick with, like, one or two regular content partners that I know pretty well.
Jack: Yeah. No. That makes sense. Yeah.
Cadence: Yeah. What was your initial question? I feel like I didn’t answer it.
Jack: No. I thought you were gonna say some more things. Yeah. No. I was just saying, what do you enjoy most about creating your own content? And it sounds like you enjoy the freedom of being when you want to create it because you’re at your own house.
Cadence: Totally. Right. Yeah. Yeah. I think I get asked quite often, especially when I livestream, they always ask, like, when are you gonna do, like, studio scenes? And I’m like, I have no desire to do that. I have no desire to, like, be under the creative control of anyone else. You know?
Jack: Yeah. Yeah. You like that independence. It sounds like it’s it’s strong for you. Right?
Cadence: Yeah.
Jack: For those main or for those people that you do collab with, do you think you’d wanna share those names or give a shout out, or do you wanna keep them private?
Cadence: Probably, like, my favorite, collab partner these days is Brent Ray Fraser. I think he’s been on America’s Got Talent. He likes to paints with his dick.
Jack: Oh, okay.
Cadence: Oh, he’s, like, internationally known as, like, the penis painter. He is yeah.
Jack: I did not know that.
Cadence: Yeah, he is uh, I would say he’s the person I’ve made the most videos with.
Jack: That’s pretty fun. Does he have painted with you or anything like that?
Cadence: No. But that’s not a bad idea.
Jack: That could be a good next thing to do!
Cadence: Yeah!
Livestreaming, Community Moments, and Unexpected Conversations
Jack: That’s fun. When we were getting ready for this, you mentioned you had kind of a podcast mic and things like that, and I noticed that you go on live for OnlyFans pretty often. Is that true?
Cadence: Yeah. I mean, live streaming is one of those things that I feel like I should do more of, but I would say at this point, I really only go on, like, once a week, but I think that is pretty often compared to the average person.
Jack: Yeah. Yeah. I think so.
Cadence: Okay. Yeah.
Jack: What is… oh, sorry. Go ahead.
Cadence: I was just gonna say I definitely think that the more you livestream, the more growth you’re gonna see. People love to see that the account is associated with a real person who’s actually active.
Jack: Yeah. Not an AI video or something. Yeah. I hear that. What has been kind of the most fun or unexpected moment you had during one of those live sessions?
Cadence: You know what? So I wish I could give you, like, the sexy answer to this question, but not going to.
Jack: If it’s unexpected, that answers the question.
Cadence: So, most of the time, everybody is just talking about sex and asking sexy questions on a livestream. My favorite livestream I’ve ever done, like, somehow, there was, like, almost thirty people on this livestream, and we ended up talking about, like, conspiracy theories and aliens and the paranormal, like, ghosts. Like, we had this whole, like, deep dive into, like, spooky subject matter, which was that that’s, like, so my jam that I was like, I wish I always got paid to talk about this.
Jack: That’s amazing. Awesome.
Cadence: Yeah. Yeah. Exactly.
Jack: Yeah. Very unexpected. Wow. That sounds pretty cool. I kinda wanna join one of those the next time you have that.
Cadence: Right? Yeah.
The Most Rewarding Part of Creating Content Full Time
Jack: That was great. What in general, I guess, not just live streaming, but in general, what’s been the most rewarding part about creating content in general for you?
Cadence: I think the fact that I get to do something creative and that I am successful at it and that it’s able to like, I’m able to live off of the income from being self employed and being creative. Because for me, there are so many reasons why having a regular nine to five didn’t work for me.
I have ADHD, for example, and by the time I got home from a job working eight hours, I had no executive function left to, like, do adulting.
Jack: Yeah.
Cadence: I was, like, not I didn’t have the time or energy to put into anything else. And so for me to be able to make substantially more doing with, like, something that takes up less of my time and that I’m actually passionate about doing and that I enjoy doing, it’s like, there’s no contest between that and working in retail.
Jack: Yeah. Go ahead. Sorry.
Cadence: Yeah. It just, like, always really bugged me that I was, like, working like a slave to make a billionaire richer.
Jack: I completely understand that a hundred percent.
Cadence: Yeah. No.
Jack: I’ve used to work for fast food, and that was always a hell of a process too.
Cadence: People I did that too. I hear you.
Jack: Yeah. So it sounds like you’re living kind of a dream life there. If you’re making your own income, your own hours, the content you like doing, like role playing, so you get to make content about role playing. That seems pretty pretty good if I’m right.
Cadence: Yeah. I mean, it’s actually insane how much OnlyFans changed my life and how quickly it changed. Yeah.
Jack: So it’s been a year now. Is that right?
Cadence: No. It’s been longer than that now, but it took me less than a year to get from, like, starting at nothing to being in the Top 1%.
Jack: Yeah. That’s insane. Nice job for that.
Cadence: It was fast. Yeah.
Jack: You’re doing great.
Cadence: Thank you.
Behind the Scenes: How She Plans and Shoots Content
Jack: Awesome. Yeah. Well, maybe transitioning into maybe behind the scenes things that maybe fans don’t ever see from you. I’m just curious if you wanna talk about that.
Cadence: Yeah. I’m down.
Jack: Cool. What is something about your creative process that maybe your audience would never guess just by watching your content?
Cadence: Oh my gosh. I mean, it depends on what I’m making. So, like, okay. Let’s say I’m taking pictures. I will, like, literally be listening to, like, a true crime podcast while I’m taking pictures.
Jack: Okay. Does it get you in the mood, or is it just like…?
Cadence: It doesn’t get me in the mood, it’s just like the way my ADHD brain works. I’m like, I need to be doing more than one thing at a time.
Jack: Oh, okay.
Cadence: So, yeah, I’ll be, like, viewing the photoshoot, but then also listening to something completely unrelated.
Jack: Interesting. Do you ever do kind of, like, a planning process, or you just think, I’m gonna wear this, and this is what I’m gonna pose, or how does that all come about?
Cadence: It it kinda depends what it is, but I am definitely not, like, sitting down and being like, I’m gonna shoot this and then shoot that, and I’m gonna wear this out. No. I’m much more, like, fly by the seat of my pants about it than that.
Jack: Okay. I know some creators are very strict with, you know, Monday is gonna be this day, and Wednesday is gonna be this day. So it sounds like you’re just…
Cadence: No. I do this so that I don’t have to do that.
Jack: Gotcha.
Cadence: Yeah.
Jack: Well, good. So it sounds like when you’re shooting, you’re doing true crimes or something like that. But what else are you doing on that day… what’s the day in the life when you feel like the most productive or the most inspired?
Cadence: Totally. I would say when I feel the most inspired, like, often, the planning that goes into it will be, like, on a daily basis. Like, on my most productive day, I’m gonna have my coffee and sit down and make a list and be like, this is what I’m shooting today. This is the order that I’m gonna do it in that makes sense.
And then I would, like, pull the outfits right before I start. And then sometimes depending on how much I’m doing in one day, I would also kinda try to be strategic about like, maybe I’m gonna make subtle changes to my makeup partway through, and it makes more sense to start with one look and then add on to it later.
So that is about the extent of the planning that would go into it. And then, yeah, I mean, on my most productive day, I might bang out, like, ten social media posts, a couple, like, long form solo videos, and then somewhere anywhere between, like, a dozen and three dozen postable pictures for my OnlyFans feed, and then I would edit all of that.
Jack: That’s intense. It sounds like a lot of things!
Cadence: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I make, like, a staggering amount of content to be real with you. Yeah.
Jack: So do you batch it? Like, do you take a bunch of videos and edit it, or do you kind of take it, post it, take it, post it?
Cadence: It really depends. So I’m trying to get more into batch creation, especially when it comes to social media posts, but it is not my strong suit. Because I like a social media post to be, I guess, just to have a more specific and involved narrative than, like, here’s me posing with, like, random words on the screen and a trending sound that has nothing to do with anything. You know what I mean?
Jack: Sure. Yeah.
Cadence: So I am trying to teach myself to work smarter and not harder, which definitely means batch creating content. But I would say that I’m more of a create and then post create and then post person. Yeah.
Jack: Yeah. I’ve met creators both ways where, again, the planners of, I’m gonna plan this much content. I’m gonna batch it, and then I’m gonna edit it. Versus kind of I think I think the ones that seem to be successful to me are the ones that, you know, it’s good enough. Like, post it. Like, I took this video, and this is gonna be great for TikTok. Post it, not sit there and analyze forever. So it sounds like you’re doing kind of a mix, which is pretty cool.
Cadence: Yeah. Yeah. I definitely think that there is a benefit to batch creating. I just and and funnily enough, especially on social media, content that has been batch created tends to do really, really well.
Jack: Okay.
Cadence: As long as you have like, you’ve got your lighting and your outfit and everything is kind of strategically picked in a way to optimize the reach of that content. When you look at some of the top creators on, say, Instagram, you look at their feed and you’re like, she made a hundred of these videos on the same afternoon.
Jack: Like, the same clothing and everything?
Cadence: Yeah.
Jack: So she batched it. Interesting.
Cadence: Yeah.
Experiences as a Trans Creator in the Adult Industry
Jack: That’s behind the scenes. That was thanks for just interested in that. If it’s okay with you, I’d like, I have some questions related to you being a creator in the LGBTQ+ community. Is that okay if I ask some of these questions?
Cadence: Yeah. Totally.
Jack: Okay. Well, I was just curious how has being part of the LGBTQIA+ community shaped your experience in the industry so far?
Cadence: Great question. I mean, I think that, unfortunately and I can’t speak for, like, the entire LGBT community, but as a trans person, unfortunately, there is always going to be, like, a certain amount of potential workplace discrimination that exists. And while the industries that I had chosen to work in before being a content creator were such that that discrimination was pretty limited compared to, like, other career paths I could have taken.
I think content creation is one of those areas where it really works to my benefit because, like, the more niche down that you are, the easier it becomes to find the right audience and then sort of build a platform off of that.
Now that said, obviously, like, there are a bazillion trans creators. You still have to set yourself apart from the crowd in other ways. But, yeah, as far as like, the industry relates to being a creator who is part of the queer community, I just think that it’s such an invaluable resource for us to have because there are major roadblocks in other industries that, like, for the most part, don’t really exist in OnlyFans creation or other adult-themed work.
Jack: Are you saying because you’re an independent creator that you have kinda set your own rules, or is that what you mean?
Cadence: Or I mean, there’s… yeah. Because I’m an independent creator, but also just, like, generally speaking, like, for instance, something that’s always like, I’ve said, I love true crime, and I would have loved to go into criminology. But then what? I’m gonna… like me, as a trans person, it’s not likely that I’m gonna be super successful in, like, the law enforcement industry because there are major roadblocks to me getting hired or promoted or whatever in that industry.
Whereas working in the adult content creation space, there exists an entire specific niche of people who are looking for content of someone exactly like me. Like, that barrier due to being trans doesn’t exist in this field the way it does in others.
Milestones That Made Her Feel Seen and Successful
Jack: Gotcha. Okay. Yeah. I understand. Has there been one moment in kinda when you’ve been content creating that you’ve been especially proud or affirmed as a creator?
Cadence: Oh, great question. Yeah. I mean, there have definitely… I would say getting to that Top 1%. And I’ve been, like, well within that 1% now for quite a while, but that milestone felt really huge because, like, at the beginning, getting anywhere near the 1% at first felt like it was impossible. So getting within that percentile was definitely a huge milestone.
Jack: Yeah.
Cadence: But I also, like, it wasn’t that long ago where getting to, like, a hundred subscribers felt like a big deal. You know?
Jack: Yeah. Yeah. It’s pretty big.
Cadence: Yeah. It’s just funny to look back on that now because it wasn’t that long ago. And, you know, now there are a lot more than that.
Jack: Yeah. No. It’s pretty amazing. It probably felt good too. You know? You’re making content. You’re putting stuff out there, and now you’re in the top 1%. Right?
Cadence: Yes. It’s super validating. I mean, like I said, like, a lot of the time on Instagram, you feel like you’re posting for the benefit of no one. You’re like, nobody is looking at this except me.
Jack: Yeah.
Cadence: So to watch it get to a point where you’re like, okay. No. This has actually, like, gotten me somewhere, and there was a point.
Jack: Yeah. People like you for you!
Cadence: Yeah. Super validating for sure.
How the Industry and Audience Behavior Have Changed
Jack: Yeah. Last question on this topic is just have you noticed the industry changing for better or for worse for the community since you started?
Cadence: I mean, I would say I’ve noticed, like, society changing and not for the better. But believe it or not, I think that the more taboo or subversive, like, being trans or being attracted to trans people becomes the better a creator in that space does.
Jack: Mmm.
Cadence: So I think yeah. Like, I’ve definitely noticed a huge surge, for example, in hate comments that I’ll get on social media. People feel, like, a lot more emboldened to sort of just attack me for my transness in general. But a lot of the time, the people who are leaving me the nasty hate comments and the people who are subscribing and paying my bills are the same people.
Jack: I was curious about that. That’s interesting.
Cadence: So, I’m like, say whatever you want. You know?
Jack: I’m sorry you get those messages. That’s not fun. That’s not good. But…
Cadence: I mean, if I’m not getting hate comments, then I’m not getting enough attention on my content, so…
Jack: Well, that’s an interesting way to think about it!
Cadence: Yeah!
Jack: It’s true. It’s true. Well, thank you for letting me ask those questions.
Cadence: Of course. Yeah.
Jack: I’d like to transition into TrustyFans if that’s okay with you.
Cadence: Absolutely.
Why Cadence Joined TrustyFans and What Stood Out
Jack: Well, you recently joined, and you’re kicking ass… with you’re the top number one reviewed creator on TrustyFans right now! So I just was curious what caught your attention about TrustyFans and made you decide that you wanted to put yourself on the platform?
Cadence: That is an easy question to answer. So I have like, I, to this day, do not understand why OnlyFans itself does not have, like, an explore or search function.
Jack: Right.
Cadence: It is such a wasted squandered opportunity. It just makes no sense to me. It boggles my mind. And then, you know, you’ve got all these other platforms that have emerged that do have that function, but they just still don’t have sort of, like, the brand awareness and, like, that OnlyFans does. Like, you can say, yeah. My content is on this platform, and you may be searchable on that platform, but people are still gonna be, like, however much more likely to subscribe to you when they see that you’re associated with the OnlyFans brand because everybody knows what that is.
So, I think when I saw other creators that I follow posting about TrustyFans, I was like, oh, what is this? And then in the sort of reading about it and how it worked… Yeah. It was, like, ten seconds on your website, and I was like, oh, this is something I need to sign up for. Yeah.
Jack: That’s great! That makes me happy. Yeah. You’re that’s what frustrated me and Avery. We were creators once, and it just was so frustrating too. Everything you’d mentioned, the Instagram crazy algorithm, you know, like, you can’t get searched anywhere. It can’t get found anywhere. So I’m glad you caught on to that value. You can get searched whatever platform you’re on. You just have a profile that has everything there.
Cadence: Totally. Yeah.
Jack: Well, good. You already kinda talked about it compared to other platforms out there. So I was just gonna jump to the next question: if a creator asked you why they should join, what would you tell them?
Cadence: I would say that what I really love about TrustyFans is that it’s not like anybody is just, like, reviewing and commenting and saying whatever they want, and it’s just going up willy-nilly. Like, it’s… there’s not… I can guarantee you that no one is getting on TrustyFans and leaving themselves, like, a hundred positive reviews. You know what I mean?
Jack: Yep!
Cadence: All of the reviews and such are being, like, legitimately verified, which I really appreciate. And I just think that, like, this searchability issue when it comes to adult content creation is something that has gone sort of unanswered for such a long time.
That an idea like TrustyFans, like, it may be in earlier days right now, but there’s absolutely no reason I can think of why the concept doesn’t need to exist and why it will not take off in, like, a huge way. So, I mean, when I saw the opportunity, I was like, I’m getting on that bandwagon now. So…
Jack: I love that! Yeah. There’s so many things in our road map for the product to… for the platform to take off. It’s just kinda we’re just waiting, you know, waiting for things, trying to get creators on the platform. So…
Cadence: Totally.
Goals for the Future and Dream Collaborations
Jack: Yeah. You’re right. So thank you for answering those questions. But, let’s switch it back to you because this is the whole point is to talk about talk about you.
Looking ahead, so… what are some goals you’re excited about in the future? Maybe, is that new content types, maybe some new technology coming out, or dream collabs? I know you said you don’t do much, but maybe there’s some new scenes or scenarios you’re thinking of.
Cadence: Yeah. You know, there are definitely some creators that I want to work with. It can just be a little bit hard in terms of, like, navigating the whole travel situation. There is a creator by the name of Jake Daniel that I definitely want to collab with at some point. He would probably be, like, number one on my list, so we’ll see if I make that happen.
Jack: Okay.
Cadence: And then, I mean, to be honest, at this point, my biggest goal that comes to mind is I want that top OnlyFans percentile to have 0.0.
Jack: Oh, okay!
Cadence: Yeah! Yeah. I’m working on it!
Jack: I’m sure you’re gonna get there!
Cadence: Yeah. Hopefully. We’ll see. Yeah.
How She Sees Her Content Evolving Over Time
Jack: That’s awesome. Those are some good goals. If you think about maybe the next few years, do you think your content’s gonna change much, or do you kinda have, like, your bread and butter type content? Or how do you think it’s gonna evolve if it does in the next couple years?
Cadence: You know, I think, like, the overall format of what I do will stay mostly the same. But at the same time, I would love to see it go in an unexpected direction. I don’t know what that is. But sometimes I come across other content or I speak to another creator who is doing something so unique that you would be like, how can there possibly be a market for that? And then there is. You know?
Jack: I’ve seen that. Yeah.
Cadence: Yeah. So I don’t know. I just, I’m excited about the future because I have no idea what it looks like. I love to, like I said I’m a creative. Right? So I love to play around and try new things. And if something sticks, then I do it again. And, yeah, I’m excited to see what the future holds in terms of the way that my content evolves over time for sure.
Her Advice for New Creators Starting Their Journey
Jack: I love that. What advice maybe would you give someone who’s just entering the industry and wants to grow like you have?
Cadence: Yeah. Stop thinking and just do something is my number one advice. Like, just take the pictures. No one cares if your arm looks fat except you. Just post the pictures, post the videos, throw as much social media content on as many platforms as you can. See what works, see what doesn’t, and then double down on what does work would be my sort of advice for anyone starting out.
Where Fans Can Follow and Support Her Work
Jack: I think that’s really great advice. Well, as we wrap up here, I just wanna ask the last couple of questions. Where can people go right now to best follow your journey and to show you support?
Cadence: Yeah. I mean, to best show me support, of course, is on OnlyFans. That would be I’m on OnlyFans.com/CadenceCaliber. And then I would say my socials that I’m most active on are X, Reddit, and Instagram, and you can find all of those linked on my TrustyFans profile.
Closing Thoughts
Jack: Perfect. Good. I’m glad. And is there anything else you’d like to say to people listening or anything else you wanted to share that you haven’t had the chance to?
Cadence: Just that I think there’s such a one of the things I get said to me the most by people who are interested in what I do as a creator is they’ll be like, oh, I wish I could do that. I wish I was this enough or that enough. And I really believe that literally anyone on the face of the planet can be successful at OnlyFans if they’re willing and able to market themselves the right way.
Jack: That is great. I agree with that.
Cadence: Yeah.
Jack: I like that a lot. Anything else you wanna share?
Cadence: Not off the top of my head. No.
Jack: Everything you did share was amazing, so thank you so much for sharing that. We are going to Taboo together. Did you wanna talk about that?
Cadence: Yeah. I’m really excited about it. I’ve never actually been to Taboo…
Jack: Same!
Cadence: …if you can believe that. Yeah. So Taboo is essentially, like, a sex and adult lifestyle convention that travels to different cities in Canada.
Jack: February 6th, 7th, and 8th we’ll be there. Right? You’re gonna be there the 8th, I think?
Cadence: Yeah. I literally, like, get off a flight, right before. So…
Jack: Okay.
Cadence: Yeah. So I’m gonna be there on February 8th at Taboo [Vancouver] at the TrustyFans Content Creator Corner booth from noon until 5PM. And, I’m gonna have some merch with me, which I’ve actually just I don’t have very much of it, and I’ve decided to just give it away.
Jack: Oh okay!
Cadence: So yeah.
Jack: Free merch to hand out.
Cadence: Free merch! Yeah! But there’s gonna be, like, a really great group of content creators there to meet and take pictures with, and I’m looking forward to it.
Jack: We are too. It’s gonna be fun. We’re trying to figure out lighting and anything else we can try to bring with us as we’re flying from the US. So we’re trying to…
Cadence: Yeah.
Jack: …what we can bring with us. But that’s great. Well, thank you so much, Cadence, for being here and sharing, just being so open. Your mix of strategy, personality, and authenticity is kind of what makes your journey stand out to me. And I know a lot of creators will take something really valuable away from today.
Cadence: Oh, well, I would be so pleased if that were the case. So thank you so much for having me today.
Jack: You’re welcome, and I’m sure it will be. And so for everybody else listening, this has been a Creator Spotlight. Again, TrustyFans is a creator search engine built to help creators grow their audience, build trust with fans, and get discovered faster. If you’re a creator looking for more visibility and a place where you profile can work for you around the clock, you can set up your free creator account at TrustyFans.com. Cadence, again, thank you so much for spending time with me.
Cadence: Thank you.
Jack: Have a good rest of your day, everybody, and I’ll talk to you later, Cadence.
Cadence: Okay. Take care. See you soon.
Jack: Alright. Bye bye.
