View Full Version : Raise Your Rates - Challenge!
caitir
04-01-2013, 04:06 PM
Why are you setting your sights so low when you clearly see that most models on here that work sm are much higher priced (even before they raised their rates)? Raise em girl, at least a couple more dollars on each!!
Lol. I guess... just a little insecure- I'm not in amazing shape or anything and don't feel justified in charging $4+ til I lose weight. But at the same time, I know I'm a sexual vixen- so there's this huge conflict within me... :/
HaydenBlue
04-01-2013, 04:16 PM
Lol. I guess... just a little insecure- I'm not in amazing shape or anything and don't feel justified in charging $4+ til I lose weight. But at the same time, I know I'm a sexual vixen- so there's this huge conflict within me... :/
Dude. If you "wait to raise your prices until you loose weight" I'm sure almost all of us would be waiting a long ass time. DONT. Screw it.
I'm 200+lbs and am BUSY at 5.99/min and 7.99/min. RAISE THEM.
Trust me. Your self-esteem will skyrocket after you do.
You're welcome.
Mlle_Mystere
04-01-2013, 04:23 PM
Yes, bb, listen to Hayden! BBWs can do amazing!!! Raise those rates, no matter what your niche is.
caitir
04-01-2013, 06:19 PM
Yes, bb, listen to Hayden! BBWs can do amazing!!! Raise those rates, no matter what your niche is.
Thanks everyone- I'm not a BBW, (just outta shape), but thanks!
TheBrownFox
04-01-2013, 07:32 PM
Just raised my Premium rates from 2.99 up to 3.24. Nervous about what it'll do to my Pvt shows though... :/
Raising your rates will allow you to get shows with better quality guys, as opposed to the cheap bastards who room hop looking to see who's cheaper. You can tell who the cheapasses are, cuz they're the ones who room hop, never even greet the model, and blurt out "5.99? Are you fucking crazy? You really think you're worth that?" LOL. The guys who say "Lower it to 1.99/2.99, bb" are not guys you wanna be doing shows for. Those guys are demanding and don't even stay in private for a reasonable amount of time. And please don't ever let guys on Streamate tell you how much to charge for YOUR Gold shows/premiums/exclusives. I cringe every time I see models allowing that.
DoodlebugBites
04-02-2013, 12:29 AM
And please don't ever let guys on Streamate tell you how much to charge for YOUR Gold shows/premiums/exclusives. I cringe every time I see models allowing that.
Ugh, there is a guy who twice now has questioned my gold show goal, telling me about his psychology major. I can't wait to ban him, after first perhaps asking if he got his degree at the University of Kmart.
JackAlexander
04-02-2013, 01:30 AM
Dude. If you "wait to raise your prices until you loose weight" I'm sure almost all of us would be waiting a long ass time. DONT. Screw it.
I'm 200+lbs and am BUSY at 5.99/min and 7.99/min. RAISE THEM.
Trust me. Your self-esteem will skyrocket after you do.
You're welcome.
She is right, I just raised from 4.99/6.99 to 5.99/7.99. I am over 30, red stretch marks BETWEEN my legs, crap ton of makeup, jiggly belly and all (all about the angles eh). I have been MUCH busier at the higher rate (Same time block, regulars and all), mainly exclusive. Tonight one guy jokingly said, honey you are not charging enough.
Look at it this way, my avg private lasts 5 min. 5min x $5.99 = $29.95..... It is $30 bucks! If a guy cannot pay me $30 to do what we do then he can go on with his cheap self, plenty more who will gladly pay it. $30 BUCKS! :-) I blow $30 on stupid stuff all the time. They have $30 - if they do not, are they going to go to private anyway?
As far as the $7.99 exclusive, mine get into intense RP, so I say you want to play that game you are going to pay... and they gladly did.
I just heard a great quote from a top notch paint sales rep yesterday that made me think and react..he said "If no one is complaining about the price, the price is too low."
When a couple people start complaining, you are at a good starting point and then go sell it baby!
I LOVE THIS!!!! I dare them to complain mwahahahahahahaha - it is only going to feed me.
TheBrownFox
04-02-2013, 05:52 AM
I used to do 750 tokens til topless, and then 750 tokens til naked, but recently I decided to be brave and start raising it. So now I do 1,000 tokens til topless, then 1,000 tokens til naked. I did that tonight (or last night, I should say), and when topless/naked was completed, I said what the hell and added a new topic of '1,000 tokens til baby oil/sexy cam angles/boob bouncing and booty-clapping'. And I completed that too, and then got more tokens after that. :)
Mlle_Mystere
04-02-2013, 02:51 PM
That's what I like to hear, Foxy Lady!
PS get verified plz. We would love you in there!
Out of shape isn't a big deal. I used to think I had to be ultra hot to cam, but girls next door are quite appealing, too. I've been complimented for having a soft tummy mmm bb just the way I like it over Xmas when I ate like crazy lol
tlulu
04-03-2013, 02:26 AM
ALRIGHT GIRLS!!! I decided to raise my prices too! It seemed like things were going slower for me on MFC. I figured that they got so used to me that they knew that I was going to get naked at some point every time. Rather than freaking out and lowering my prices, I just thought:
"Fuck. Them."
I raised my prices from 1000 tkns to 2500 tkns to get naked in free chat. If I don't hit it in an hour and a half, I log off. I now hit it on time 2 out of 3 times.
I raised all my prices for everything too. Now if they want content, they have to pay a monthly membership. They want panties? They have to pay for a membership for the privileges AND the panties. They want a private? Yup, you guessed it. Monthly membership.
I need a new crowd anyway. Thanks for the encouraging thread ladies!
TheBrownFox
04-03-2013, 06:20 AM
PS get verified plz. We would love you in there!
I FINALLY did step 1 of the verification process just now...halfway there. :)
~Carmen~
04-03-2013, 06:22 AM
I FINALLY did step 1 of the verification process just now...halfway there. :)
It's about time! ;)
TheBrownFox
04-03-2013, 06:24 AM
It's about time! ;)
I know! I was being lazy...lmao.
TeenageAnnie
04-03-2013, 06:44 AM
so like on adultwork i set my group show to only 0.10 less credits than my private show cause like EVERYONE goes group show. it requires one 2 start it and hardly ever anyone else joins. i know instantly that when someone clicks group they are a cheap bastard. i originally had group at 0.40 less credits but it just wasn't worth it since no1 else ever joined to make it aactually a GROUP show. lols. I wont be reducing it either. I had an experiment one night when it was slow and changed my rates to cheap cheap cheap (wasn't actually gonna accept any of the shows) and i still didn't get any show invites. so it made me realise that when it's slow it's because they're no customers and not because I'm too expensive. :) Yay 4 high rates.
bbw_nasima
04-03-2013, 11:28 PM
i keep my rate not working for a studio priv $4.99 and excul $5.99 i do ok . happy i found this forum .
Missbeth
04-04-2013, 03:57 AM
i keep my rate not working for a studio priv $4.99 and excul $5.99 i do ok . happy i found this forum .
Why not bump up that exclusive?
If you sometimes have more than 1 person in private you are actually losing out if you go exclusive... 2 ppl in pvt = $3.49/min your cut 1 person in exclusive = $2.10 your cut.
If they want you alone they WILL pay $7.99, $8.99, $9.99 +/min
Just a suggestion that worked well for me :)
I just heard a great quote from a top notch paint sales rep yesterday that made me think and react..he said "If no one is complaining about the price, the price is too low."
.
I'm totally stealing this for my signature :)
bbw_nasima
04-04-2013, 06:52 AM
good idea i try it
Why not bump up that exclusive?
If you sometimes have more than 1 person in private you are actually losing out if you go exclusive... 2 ppl in pvt = $3.49/min your cut 1 person in exclusive = $2.10 your cut.
If they want you alone they WILL pay $7.99, $8.99, $9.99 +/min
Just a suggestion that worked well for me :)
I'm totally stealing this for my signature :)
~Carmen~
04-04-2013, 10:05 AM
You just convinced me too. Thanks Beth! Now my prices are $4.99/6.99 :)
SoloDesire
04-04-2013, 02:28 PM
I just raised my prices on SM to $5.99/$7.99! We'll see how it goes! Thanks to all of you ladies for the motivation!!
shysara79
04-04-2013, 05:58 PM
I might just try too lol
~Carmen~
04-05-2013, 03:14 PM
Just reporting back that after taking Beth's advice, I had my highest earning day ever :)
Missbeth
04-05-2013, 03:57 PM
Just reporting back that after taking Beth's advice, I had my highest earning day ever :)
Yayyyy!!!!!!
XAnastasiaX
05-01-2013, 03:52 PM
I raised it to 5.99 and 7.99 and only one guys bitched but still bought shows anyways they were just a little shorter than usual. Trust me the guys who take you exclusive at that rate tend to be classier because let's face it if you are paying upwards of 8 bucks a minute you don't mess around and it really does add up and that helps when it's SLOW.
justanothercamgirl
05-01-2013, 03:57 PM
*Achievement Unlocked*
I am afraid I've maxed out on this challenge. ;)
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view2/2043309/epic-win-o.gif (http://gifsoup.com/view/2043309/epic-win.html)
It hope it has been just as helpful to everyone else who has taken up the challenge too!
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/999995/no-money-o.gif (http://gifsoup.com/view/999995/no-money.html)
SweetieBelle
05-01-2013, 04:16 PM
Newbie reporting. I tried out $3.99 premium / $4.99 exclusive. I was getting about 1-2 shows for 3 hours time, and the shows were 15-20/mins long. Sitting in free chat for 3 hours is mind numbing, but I managed it several times. I lowered my rates by $1 each for the next 2 days. I barely saw an increase in shows, and after it all I felt pretty cheated by how much I had made. I guess I'll raise it back and figure out what to do during the long waits. I hope to god it gets better. I'm actually horny and want good traffic so that I'm entertained! }:D
As a side note, I'm niche. I have a good Logitech cam. I have just OK lighting. I have phone service now (oh but SM is giving me a crap time with that, so I guess I don't for now). I've decided not to offer anal for the time being because of the hassle. I'll offer role play if they ask, but I'm a noob and need victims to practice on. I have two vibrating dongs that every guy seems to hate, but I improvise with other stuff that they seem to like very well. I kind of want to ask if I'm charging too much as a noob and all, but I don't want to go back to lower rates either. I'm on the fence, and I have meager bills that need paying! I'll figure this out, but gosh it's frustrating. >:(
sexysusie
05-01-2013, 08:05 PM
You're on the lower end of average with those prices. Definitely not too low. If you're not getting as many shows as you'd like then price should really be the least on your list of things to consider - look at your camera, lighting, and room set up, is it tidy, attractive, and showing you off in the best light? Do your profile pictures show you off well, and your bio? How are you feeling in your shows and how is that coming across? Is there a big sports match on at that particular time (here in UK for e.g. cam custies always slow to a trickle when big football matches are on), Are you camming at optimal times? What's your placement like? Have you checked your feed through your cammodels link to make sure you're not jumpy and freezing/ sound out of sync etc?
Look at everything else before you even take into consideration pricing.
And if all of the above is good, also consider if maybe you'd earn that money quicker on another site, or with another site as ADDITIONAL income? x
Snowy0Star
05-02-2013, 10:08 PM
How many of you lose customers after you raise your rates and how many new ones do you get? I'm not asking because im worried im just curious.
MissSassyPickles
05-02-2013, 10:29 PM
Raised my rates 2 weeks ago or so to one flat rate (was charging less for non nude) but since I was doing mostly non nude anyway I made it all the same amount.
Going to raise my rates by another $1 again in a few days because it has only had positive effects and I think I am still priced too low.
HaydenBlue
05-03-2013, 12:09 AM
I had a slow period last week and lowered down to 3.99/4.99 - they whined, moaned, bitched, basically were fucking annoying lol. So I just upped myself back to 5.99/7.99 and now I'm busy again, long shows, and lots of exclusives. Guys are weird. I'm not complaining tho. lol
SweetieBelle
05-03-2013, 04:31 PM
I've been tweaking things and I'm keeping my prices at $3.99/$4.99. And once I have an even better setup I will charge even more. And they will LIKE it! YES!
Everyone back the funk up! I've totally got this!
33484
Gods, I've got to stop drinking energy drinks. They make me psycho. 8)
JackAlexander
05-03-2013, 05:09 PM
How many of you lose customers after you raise your rates and how many new ones do you get? I'm not asking because im worried im just curious.
My regulars didn't even flinch......None of them......I am not sure they even look at the price.?
Not sure about how many new one, I am sure I at least got a few.
Brilynne
05-03-2013, 08:29 PM
Lowered my premium to $4.99 last weekend, upped my exclusive to $6.99 tonight.
Even before SM raised my rates, my exclusive wasn't much lower (had raised it), and I was still getting the taboo pervs in exclusive. But now theyll be paying (at minimum IMO) what they should be for having me indulge fantasies that could get me kicked.
Getting way more premiums. And actually with multiple people these days..
SophieL
05-31-2013, 09:17 PM
Hi,
I am new here and pretty new to cam. I am on streamate and hitting the $500- $1k per week in my first month. May I ask if you called or emailed to get your rates raised? Any and all hints/tips appreciated :)
SophieL
05-31-2013, 10:03 PM
Okay great... thank you. Now if I can just figure out Gold Shows... lol
lifetravelergirl
06-02-2013, 04:52 AM
Geez, I THOUGHT I recognized your screenname.... from like... FOREVER AGO.
You girlies sure do take your sweet fucking time following my advice, don't you? ;-)
Glad it's working out for you, babe.
Also: I told you so! :P
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Next order of business: Fix your encoder settings so your feed is PERFECT, deliver some PHENOMENAL customer service for a few days to get some regulars, addict the spenders, and solidify a 5-star rating, and then... raise to 9.99/14.99. Or 12.99/14.99.
$8.99 a minute is for LOSERS. :P
Hmmmm........ Perhaps I need to raise my rates again. It has been a while since I spent much time reading here.
To everyone, When Jessica says, "$8.99 a minute is for LOSERS. :P" I know it is being said in the spirit of playful encouragement and I am glad for the sentiment because I know it is well-intentioned.
There will always be guys who tell you that you are too expensive, no matter how low you set your rates. And my experience has been that the worst guys, the guys who demand a thousand dollar show for a nickel... It isn't worth lowering your rates to get them. I have had this guy lately who wants a 12 minute gold show for two dollars. My personal experience is that if my gold show prices are too low... no one is interested. If I raise my gold show price guys tend to go for it more. There will always be slow times. When it's slow I have to fight the urge to lower my prices because the situation is (to me) a head trip, it feeds on my insecurities and I am sort of an older niche girl and not every guy is into me. Lowering my price won't attract guys who just aren't into me. Also a lot of the guys trolling cam girls are just broke guys who want to see what they can get for free. They make it their hobby, don't let them get you down. They won't spend any money no matter how cheap you are. I am only into this for the money, I am not into it for any other reason. I think having stripping experience at clubs helps me to remember who these guys are and I consider that experience an advantage for cam girls.
TheBrownFox
06-02-2013, 08:37 AM
I think that Jessica is cool too, and I enjoy her posts on this forum. :) Still, she could've just said "Don't be afraid to go with rates even higher than 8.99!" or something similar. I know that her comment "8.99 is for LOSERS!" wasn't intended to be rude and was supposed to be more of a joke, but it still wasn't the best choice of words...whether it's said through text or in person. In the past, there's been posts on here where people have said that models charging "too low" need to "have respect for themselves." Ouch...lol.
Anyway, I think Jessica's post was intended to pretty much say "Girl, as awesome as you are, you could go even higher than 8.99...go for it!" If it had been worded that way, we wouldn't even be having this discussion, you know?
Also, telling another poster that she's "being hyper-sensitive and getting your nose put out of joint" isn't gonna help matters any. :P
By the way, I have my exclusive rate lower than premium too, because I don't like doing premiums. It's as simple as that. And I'm the same way on MFC...I only use toys in true private where it's just the one guy. I think it helps cut down on the number of people who record you too. My exclusive rate is also under 8.99, which is how I like it and how it will stay. :)
lifetravelergirl
06-02-2013, 09:01 AM
BrownFox I am going to have to reconsider the whole lower for Exclusive than for Premium thing. I tried it before and I don't remember why I changed it back. I think it is because sometimes a guy will take me Premium and then a bunch of guys will join in and it is good money for me. Of course there are the turds who jump in for the minimum time and jump back out again. My main concern is a guy who wants me to don a strapon in Premium and as clueless as I am I never learned how to tell when I am in Exclusive or Premium or in a Block Session for that matter O_o ... If anyone can explain it to me I would be very grateful, I think I kinda get tunnel vision when I am streaming. Also is there a thread about making guys cum too fast because I think it's something I need to work on. I will bend over my bed and the guy will be like, "Thanks BB" and then I hear that slamming noise.
TheBrownFox
06-02-2013, 09:43 AM
BrownFox I am going to have to reconsider the whole lower for Exclusive than for Premium thing. I tried it before and I don't remember why I changed it back. I think it is because sometimes a guy will take me Premium and then a bunch of guys will join in and it is good money for me. Of course there are the turds who jump in for the minimum time and jump back out again. My main concern is a guy who wants me to don a strapon in Premium and as clueless as I am I never learned how to tell when I am in Exclusive or Premium or in a Block Session for that matter O_o ... If anyone can explain it to me I would be very grateful, I think I kinda get tunnel vision when I am streaming. Also is there a thread about making guys cum too fast because I think it's something I need to work on. I will bend over my bed and the guy will be like, "Thanks BB" and then I hear that slamming noise.
You should do what is best for you, lifetravelergirl. :) I was just saying that for me (my personal preference) exclusives are better.
*Exclusive: a message will pop up asking you to accept or deny the exclusive session. I think one time I took too long to choose, and it automatically accepted the session. Also, only one guy is viewing that session.
*Premium: a message won't pop up, and guys can just take you premium right away without even asking (you might even be in the middle of speaking, and BAM! you're in a premium show out of nowhere...lol). Other members may pop in too to watch the session.
*Block session: If you have block sessions enabled, I think a message will pop up letting you know that the member wants to invite you to a 15 minute block session, and asking you if you'll accept it.
lifetravelergirl
06-02-2013, 09:50 AM
I guess I should have figured out the thing with Exclusive and that message that pops up. As sad as it is to admit it... I never really associated the one with the other. Like I said I get tunnel vision when I am streaming though I am getting slightly better and relaxing more. I have done more than a few block sessions, maybe around fifteen or twenty of them (possibly more) and I have never seen any message pop up. Thank you for the info ^_^ .
SoloDesire
06-18-2013, 02:25 PM
Well, the summer slump has begun but I will not let that stop me from RAISING MY PRICES! The slower it is, the more they will have to pay to spend time with me. It seems to be working so far! I'm at $5.99/$7.99 and getting shows even with the slow traffic today!! Let's go bb's...don't lower your prices because it's slow...RAISE them and let them know you're worth it! :D
Khandi_Redd
06-18-2013, 05:03 PM
My roommate who also cams told me about this "raise your rates" challenge about a month ago and so we did it. I'm on SM and raised my pvts from 2.99 to 4.99 and my excl from 3.99 to 6.99. I made a ton of money that week, about double my regular paycheck, but then i hit the summer slump :(
BUT, i must say that I have noticed a change in the type of guys who just hang out in my room. Much less begging, guys tip more in free chat now because i actually have guys who have money to tip and see everything AND go pvt as well. I hate that it took me a year of camming to raise my rates because i felt like I was doing was working pretty well for me. I might raise them another $1 or $2 since the summer slump has been kinda shitty for me. I feel like these guys really will pay whatever if they like you enough so why not lol.
pumpkin_lovely
06-18-2013, 05:11 PM
My roommate who also cams told me about this "raise your rates" challenge about a month ago and so we did it. I'm on SM and raised my pvts from 2.99 to 4.99 and my excl from 3.99 to 6.99. I made a ton of money that week, about double my regular paycheck, but then i hit the summer slump :(
Hey bb ;) Haha, I'm glad you're posting here. I hate to say I have been tempted to lower my rates during the Summer... but you guys all remind me to hold strong, deal with the cheap fuckers, and let the show go on! I love SW... ♥
LadyCoco
06-18-2013, 08:41 PM
I just asked to have my rates raised tonight. Huzzah!
MariaModel
06-22-2013, 08:59 PM
I lowered my rates and made more this week. I've never had to do that but if that's what it took to meet my goal. I am very expensive, and the big spenders were just not on this week. So keep that in mind, you can price yourself out of work. Also, you may have to "go on sale". Just like a product, although we say we aren't a product, we are human, there are seasonal prices. It seems camming maybe seasonal. There's a premium season of high prices and big spenders, then a low season. If you owned a business and you couldn't sell your product during the summer, but lowering rates helped you sell it, it's better to sell it than not sell it at all. So that's how I look at it. Once it picks up and we start getting more customers I'll raise my rates.
Remember too, those big spenders will eventually run out of money too and most of your customers aren't going to be big spenders. Just think, 5.99 a minute, which is what I lowered mine to is still EXPENSIVE. but I was in the double digits, and that's just insane. I'd rather have a bunch of people who can afford 5.99 all year long, than relying on those few big spenders. Because the big spenders will still spend ALL their credits on you if they like you that much. One of my big spenders is so happy he can spend more time with me. I still get the same amount of money from him, it will just take a bit longer.
LilyAnderson
06-22-2013, 09:36 PM
My rates WERE 2.29/3.99.
I raised them to 3.49/5.29.
Needless to say, 4 hours brought in $175.00.
Not 7 hours.
Also, I noticed people are actually taking me exclusive more then ever now! Why? Don't ask me! I'm not complaining :)
LilyAnderson
07-05-2013, 07:34 AM
I just contacted support to raise my rates just a wee bit higher.
was 3.49/5.29 and changed them to 7.99/6.99
lets see how this goesssss
LilyAnderson
07-05-2013, 08:17 AM
*crosses fingers*
Nina_Den
07-05-2013, 01:37 PM
Lily, I wish you so much luck! I've been meaning to raise mine from 4.99/5.99 to 5.99/6.99 for some time now and I admit that I chicken out each and every time.
Incantatious
07-05-2013, 01:51 PM
...I still ain't backing down from my 9.99 private and 14.99 exclusive. 8)
Vela Valentine
07-05-2013, 02:07 PM
Go Incantatious!! You are my inspiration! Sitting pretty at 5.99/6.99 pvt/exclusive, but someday I hope to be at the 9.99 mark!