She now has over one million subscribers, and she's a veritable trailblazer in a growing community of strippers on YouTube. And while this is obviously not the first time audiences have been granted access into the world of strippers, this time things are different. The videos Sarah and Cristina make give audiences an explicit insight into life as a stripper, even at times counting their nightly intake of money on camera. Instead, she shows it on the club floor before it gets counted. But how do online audiences compare to real life ones?

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"Magic Mike" is loosely based on Channing Tatum's days as a stripper in Florida.
The year-old college graduate is a successful stripper with a twist - having branched out her business to give online tutorials to wannabe exotic dancers. With , YouTube subscribers and an Instagram following of 30,, New Yorker Tiffany is one of a growing band of 'stripfluencers', handing out tips on everything from how to ace your strip club audition and twerking to feminine hygiene and working during your period. Yamilah Nguyen, a year-old from Seattle, started stripping five years ago, but now spends more time giving advice to , subscribers on how to ace an audition and tips on pole dancing. Her Instagram page is dotted with sponsored posts from fashion and swimwear companies, boosting her bank balance even further. Other strippers are seeing how much money we can make from YouTube and they want to hop on to that side hustle. Wad-waving clips and tips on how to double your money in the clubs are among the most viewed, with viewers lured in by the huge amounts of cash on display.
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It takes more than pole-dance classes and locker-room selfies to become a stripper. Stripping -- and the hustle of selling your time and company -- is a competitive sales job in a highly stigmatized atmosphere. As a stripper of seven years, I know that my chosen work is not for everyone. I formerly worked in retail and healthcare, and I also know that those jobs are some of the most exploitative and depressing ways to make minimum wage.