A law student earning over a million dollars each year by sharing adult content online has opened up about one line she refuses to cross.
Emily Cocea, currently studying at Carnegie Mellon University, had a typical student life involving lectures and study groups, along with a part-time job to manage the $90,000 annual cost of her education.
Her unique side hustle, however, was generating a seven-figure income annually. The 22-year-old from Los Angeles recently earned $1.3 million.
Despite her ambition to become a lawyer, Cocea faced significant financial challenges when her father died when she was 15, which put her family in ‘really severe financial unrest.’ Working at McDonald’s wasn’t enough to make ends meet.
With the rise of TikTok, Cocea noticed a chance and launched four accounts during high school to determine which persona resonated most with her target audience – men aged 18 to 24, particularly those in the tech sector.
Upon turning 18, she started earning by sharing adult content under the name ‘hotblockchain,’ making $250,000 in her first year.
Throughout college, she maintained a hectic schedule – attending lectures during the day, streaming on Twitch after class, and engaging with subscribers who paid to interact with her.
“I realized I will never be the prettiest girl in the world,” she explained. “But what I can be is the girl who sells exclusive content and is in school.”
While her content is undoubtedly daring, featuring bikinis, lingerie, and engagingly cheeky posts, she has committed to never posting nudity, regardless of the offers.
“There’s nothing I’m uncomfortable answering,” she stated. “But I’ve never posted nude content.”
Discussing her monetization strategy without nudity, Cocea remarked: “For the most part, especially when you don’t do porn, people subscribe to you because they like you and they want to talk to you.”
Now a law student at the University of Michigan, Cocea has proven that her online career is not an impediment to her academic achievements.
“This is not a barrier to scholastic or professional success,” she affirmed.
“If you want it enough, if you’re smart enough, that comes through in the interview and that definitely comes through in the test score.
“I know a lot of girls who have said, ‘oh, well, I did this for money, but now I feel like I couldn’t go back to school or anything’. And I think you always can.”