Log in

View Full Version : Raise Your Rates - Challenge!



Pages : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 [19] 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

LaylaLovely
06-30-2014, 06:20 PM
WOW i wish i had the courage to up my rates, i work for LJ and everyone is 1.99 there except for some and an even smaller group are 4.99 i think as i get higher on pages i will raise my rates higher little by little .Ive been there 6 months. maybe 2.49 from 1.99... Wish me luck i hear lj is a battlefield to get onto the top page but hey i already made it to the top ten and the other girls around me have more ratings and less stars!!

Emery Rose
07-01-2014, 02:23 AM
I've been toying with the idea of raising my rates for a couple weeks now, but I'm so worried that business is going to plummet. I normally charge 4.99/5.99, and it's been working just fine- no one's complained about it being too expensive so far- but I think I might take a drastic leap and tweak it up to 5.99/6.99. Wish me luck!

funismymiddlename
07-01-2014, 04:29 AM
I've been toying with the idea of raising my rates for a couple weeks now, but I'm so worried that business is going to plummet. I normally charge 4.99/5.99, and it's been working just fine- no one's complained about it being too expensive so far- but I think I might take a drastic leap and tweak it up to 5.99/6.99. Wish me luck!

I'm gonna do the same thing I made more when I raised from 4.49/4.99 to 4.99/5.99. This month I'm gonna change to 5.99/6.99 too. Good luck.

funismymiddlename
07-01-2014, 04:34 AM
Would the guys be mad if I gradually raise my rates? This month I'm getting an i7 and better cam so I'm going to 5.99/6.99. But I want to raise to 6.99/7.99 in October I figure by then I'll squat myself to a nice plump ass. In Jan I'm getting a breast lift so I want to charge 7.99/8.99. I was wondering would I be better off charging 5.99/6.99 until I get the lift? or just gradually increase it between then.

I'm scared they might think I'm yoyoing prices too much. Each increase won't be without an upgrade though.

Emery Rose
07-01-2014, 05:36 AM
Would the guys be mad if I gradually raise my rates? This month I'm getting an i7 and better cam so I'm going to 5.99/6.99. But I want to raise to 6.99/7.99 in October I figure by then I'll squat myself to a nice plump ass. In Jan I'm getting a breast lift so I want to charge 7.99/8.99. I was wondering would I be better off charging 5.99/6.99 until I get the lift? or just gradually increase it between then.

I'm scared they might think I'm yoyoing prices too much. Each increase won't be without an upgrade though.

If any guy is mad at the rate change, they probably can't afford you. Quality over quantity, right? ;)
I say if you want your end goal to be 7.99/8.99, go for it! Worst case scenario, it doesn't work out. Aaaaaand if that happens, you can always lower it down to the 5.99/6.99 and work your way back up to the 7.99/8.99. Either way, it'll be an increase!

SophieL
07-29-2014, 04:16 PM
Raised mine today to 7.04 pvt and 8.09 excl. Have heard all kinds of grief over it in my room. :(

It was basically a 10 cent raise for both.

Vlodina
08-19-2014, 11:10 AM
Bump! Up to 6.49/8.49 :-D

IvyRose
08-19-2014, 01:10 PM
Raised mine today to 7.04 pvt and 8.09 excl. Have heard all kinds of grief over it in my room. :(

It was basically a 10 cent raise for both.

Strange thing is Sophie that sometimes it doesnt work to add only 10cent better try 1 dollar instead. I know it doesnt make sense, didnt to me neither.. but for example I made more asking 7.99 than over 4.99 <- brought me nothing. So dont worry if a price doesnt work out, it doesnt mean you cannot go higher.
I always upped my prices with a whole dollar, maybe try that too?
Also stick wit them for a while, what you are getting right now are guys who are used to your old prices, you will build up new clientele who enjoy you at your new one. Better build up a higher paying clentbase sooner than later right? ;) You can always go back if it doesnt work out in the long run, but dont give up yet, you will have to make them feel like they either pay a bit more or they will loose out on a Awesome model. Offcourse if you ahve the patrience, and if you can afford to give it a try- if you are in need of money next day I know it is stressfull and thats why it prob doesnt work out, they can sense that kind of thing. Try to feel comfortable with your price and say it over na dove rto youreself that you are worth it and that you will get tehre asses inthat pvtroom ;)

PS I always did a 1 dollar raise since it is worth it too me to deal with their whiney asses and getting my ass in gear to make some new clients. Make it worth it to work and hustle your ass off again. Own that new price. You can do it, I am sure of it.... In the beginning I thought I could NEVER go higher than 4.99 since I didnt get one single pvt with that price for days. Than I tried out vene higher prices, since I was out of my mind obviously XD but that did work.. I coudnt wrap my head around it.

CurvyWinona
08-19-2014, 01:31 PM
I raise a whole dollar, too. .40 extra won't make a big difference for me and it may looks funny to the custies. .99 is always a magic number. haha

RaineyLane
08-19-2014, 09:32 PM
I'm at $4.99/$6.99 and been at these rates over a year. It got slow at a point and I started offering slightly discounted skypes and blocks to encourage spending and it got even slower. So went back to the $4.99/$6.99 and doing well at these prices. Thinking about raising them. I don't think my clients would even notice. I want WHALES not minnows!! I'm thinking $5.99/$6.99 to start then, $6.99/$7.99. How many months/weeks do you stay at the same price before you change?

SimoneGray
08-20-2014, 01:43 AM
^^ I'm also now at $4.99 and $6.99 and it seems to be working out...that $2 difference is like something magic, so many guys comment on how they think that excl will automatically be better cos its priced higher than pvt by a lot, so yeah, I'm always gonna keep a $2 difference.

RaineyLane
08-21-2014, 02:31 AM
^^ I'm also now at $4.99 and $6.99 and it seems to be working out...that $2 difference is like something magic, so many guys comment on how they think that excl will automatically be better cos its priced higher than pvt by a lot, so yeah, I'm always gonna keep a $2 difference.


Hmmmm... I'm not entirely certain about that but am curious. Thought I'd be sneaky and raise the pvt to 5.99 since some of my true pvt guys get cheap and downgrade to pvt. Thought this might be a way to just encourage them to go true pvt. You see my thinking? Have to tried the $1 difference, Simone?

Cora
08-21-2014, 03:33 PM
This post inspired me to start off with higher prices! I just started streaming on SM today. I originally planned to have both rates set fairly low to attract a lot of customers, but now I've decided against that. I started today with my rates at $3.99/$5.49. I was online for almost two hours and got three premiums for 5 minutes, 6 minutes, and 20 minutes. I'm happy with that for my first time, but I've decided to raise my rates even more. Now $4.49/$5.99, we'll see how that goes tonight.

CurvyWinona
08-23-2014, 02:58 PM
I never change my exclusive rate (at $9.99) because slow days like we are having lately can save my ass. Today was so slow but this guy came in room and took me to exclusive out of nowhere! I reserve my exclusive for hard shows or for guys who have money. :D Do not be afraid to crank up your exclusive rates to much higher! :)

38717

JackAlexander
08-23-2014, 03:58 PM
I never change my exclusive rate (at $9.99) because slow days like we are having lately can save my ass. Today was so slow but this guy came in room and took me to exclusive out of nowhere! I reserve my exclusive for hard shows or for guys who have money. :D Do not be afraid to crank up your exclusive rates to much higher! :)

38717

Thank you for that info. I have always had my exclusive rate $2 higher then private on SM. I am not sure why I would limit my exclusive to only @2 higher. It is now $4 higher then private :0) It just never occurred to me, creature of habit I think. And for the things I do in Exclusive, uhm...yea that should be really $$$$$
Thanks for jarring my brain and for your post.

UPDATE: I had more exclusives and they were longer. I had several exclusive that didn't want me to get naked. This really was the best monetary day I have ever had on cam and it seemed effortless. Besides, it is my 2 year camerversay so i thought I had worked hard enough to deserve a raise tee-hee.

bbwchristyminx
09-01-2014, 10:44 PM
I gave myself a $1 raise and i also changed my attitude. because of this things have changed for the BETTER! I did this Saturday night and promised myself that i would no longer settle for less. This is an amazing thread and I encourage everyone to follow it because it's dead on and we all are worth more!!

angelbby
09-02-2014, 12:32 AM
now that im on streamate again, i have my rates at 3.99/5.99 but i really want to increase my price to 5.99 cuz my average private is 2-3 mins and i constantly get 5 stars but im afraid to cuz im a small bbw. im on page 2 on the site, and almost always top row in the bbw section

funismymiddlename
09-02-2014, 04:43 AM
now that im on streamate again, i have my rates at 3.99/5.99 but i really want to increase my price to 5.99 cuz my average private is 2-3 mins and i constantly get 5 stars but im afraid to cuz im a small bbw. im on page 2 on the site, and almost always top row in the bbw section


i think being at the top row of the bbw section would prob help a lot good luck

Bambola
09-02-2014, 05:42 AM
And what about raise rates in the weekend when is super busy?

SamanthaSugar
09-02-2014, 07:03 AM
I've been at $4.99/$5.99 for years and just a couple weeks ago bumped up me Exc. to $6.99. In the past I've raised my rates but as soon as I stated to slow down I chickened out and lowered them again but this time I stuck to my guns and left it and it's really starting to pay off. In October I'm getting my boobs redone and I'll hike up my Exc. again to $7.99. I've also decided that for the week of my New Boob Debue I'm having GS's all week with $25 buy in. Those babies are gonna be expensive need to make every cent I can off them before the novelty wears off.

shysara79
09-02-2014, 09:07 AM
My rates are currently 5.99/9.99 but I am finding that daytime at 9.99 doesn't work so well.

LadyFionaStar
09-02-2014, 03:15 PM
Wow! I feel like I am charging WAY too little! I work on Live Jasmin and most of the ladies there are charging 1.99 per minute and I'm at the high end of 2.99 per minute and doing well. I fear raising my rates because I'll be higher than most, AND those gorgeous, young, perfectly annoying (And often very slutty acting) Russian ladies are all at 1.99.

I'm an older cammie, very attractive at 49 and popular since coming on the "Air". I could always experiment and then drop my rates if it backfires because at LJ, we start our 2 week pay period at 30% commission and work on a level dependent system. By the end, so far I have managed to get to 45% comm, but it's usually only for the last couple of days of the pay period and then I have to start back at 30 again.

Advice or experience is very welcomed.

Thanks! Fiona

Vlodina
09-02-2014, 04:54 PM
Glad to report that I'm still at 6.49/8.49 after about two weeks. For the most part I'm making more, although I still have some shitty days (don't we all!). No important regulars mentioned the increase. Only one person mentioned it, a guy who did a very short show ages ago. So girls, DO IT!!

SoloDesire
09-03-2014, 06:08 AM
Raising mine by $.50 today...we'll see how it goes!!

RaineyLane
09-10-2014, 05:46 PM
I have a brand new SM account (used to be on there under the Vivid studio). It was my first camsite and I really had no hustle and did WAY too much for not enough $$$. It's almost 2 years later and I do know what I'm doing and am excited to give it another go. I'm thinking about starting out at either $5.99/$7,99 or $6.99/$8/99 or $4.99/$9.99. Might try each combo for a 4 hour shift and compare results since they have that rate analysis feature... Feeling very thankful for this opportunity to start fresh with so much more knowledge and experience! :)

beauvoir
09-11-2014, 11:47 PM
I am on 3.99 and 5.49. I've been on SM about three months but in October I want to raise them but I'm petrified no one will pay. Is 4.49 and 6.99 too much for a newbie?

RaineyLane
09-12-2014, 04:57 AM
Think I'm going with $5.99/$9.99 on SM. Tried $6.99/$8.99 and it was slow. I'm still going to tinker around with it but it looks like I get pretty good traffic at $5.99 so that's good. Hoping to creep them up over time. :)

DoctorChloe
09-12-2014, 05:11 AM
Think I'm going with $5.99/$9.99 on SM. Tried $6.99/$8.99 and it was slow. I'm still going to tinker around with it but it looks like I get pretty good traffic at $5.99 so that's good. Hoping to creep them up over time. :)


My premium and exclusive rates seem to be capped at $5.99 on SM. Is it just me or ??

sweetgapeach
09-12-2014, 05:19 AM
^^You have to e mail support and ask them to raise them for you. Sometimes they do it immediately, sometimes after you meet certain stipulations.

DoctorChloe
09-12-2014, 05:20 AM
oh i see! Wonder what stipulations! Thanks :)

sweetgapeach
09-12-2014, 05:26 AM
I think five stars and maybe streaming requirements, idk. But never hurts to try and ask. They up them in intervals up to 5.99, then 9.99, 14.99, 19.99 <I think 19.99 is the highest right now.

SoloDesire
09-12-2014, 06:57 AM
On SM I prefer to keep my private price at a reasonable rate...usually keep it at $4.99-$5.99 and then hike up my exclusive rate to about double $7.99-$9.99. I do basic group shows in private for the guys that might not be able to afford the higher price in exclusive, but the picky guys who want something in particular to their fetish will have to pay the higher rate if they want something fetish specific. That way there's an option for everyone. I find that this works best for me.

anonymous camgirl
09-12-2014, 07:08 AM
I just bumped my premium rate to 7.99 and exclusive I kept at 5.99.. FUCK IT.. they aren't spending money anyway , the ones who are willing to pay 8 bucks a minute deserve to be punished then... might as well go all out .. just sitting here watching tumbleweeds on SM anyways while I am making money on all the other sites what is the difference.

arinyan123
09-12-2014, 10:01 AM
I've been playing around with the idea for a while and finally decided to raise my Exclusive rates from $5.99 to $6.99. Premium will stay at $4.99 for now, but I hope this will go well when I log on next week!

RaineyLane
10-06-2014, 08:43 PM
Raised mine from $4.99/6.99 to $5.99/7.99 and have only had a couple of guys mention it. Feels like I'm getting longer privates too! :)

DominicanDream
10-13-2014, 10:07 AM
I raised my rates today, and I feel pretty damn good. I haven't actually tried them out yet, but I will tonight. For regular Private, I went from $3.69 to 6.04. And from 4.69 to 7.04 exclusive. ;) Let's see!

Edit:

I kind of started feeling bummed these past couple of weeks because I felt like it'd take me forever to reach my goals. I don't have time to waste, and I have AWESOME ratings and a great HD cam. so why the fuck not!?

AnotherLily
10-13-2014, 11:23 AM
I'd love to raise my rates I contacted SM a few days ago about it. I'm currently at 3.99 /5.99 and I'd like to go up at least a dollar on each.

funismymiddlename
10-16-2014, 10:48 PM
i went from 4.99/5.99 to 5.99/6.99 I only tried it for a week and I haven't been on as much as usual so my placement tanked but I made half as much as usual some regs don't mind it but idk I'm feeling bummed bc I know I'm worth it and I know there are a lot of girls who can get away with those prices so idk why the hell I can't I notice I rely on gold shows more too when I charge more. Maybe I will give it another go and just try putting in more hrs at better times.

beauvoir
10-17-2014, 04:23 AM
So on AW I raied my rates to 2.25 and 3.25 and the only payers I got were regulars, so I left it a week then dropped it down. I was still hitting my targets, but I was less busy. Now I'm at 1.99 and 2.99

On SM I am 3.99 and 5.99. I would love to raise them but I'm really scared I won't be busy.

Missbeth
10-18-2014, 01:51 PM
So on AW I raied my rates to 2.25 and 3.25 and the only payers I got were regulars, so I left it a week then dropped it down. I was still hitting my targets, but I was less busy. Now I'm at 1.99 and 2.99

On SM I am 3.99 and 5.99. I would love to raise them but I'm really scared I won't be busy.

You may not be as busy but remember at higher rates you dont have to be as busy to make the same money

In private at $3.99/min for 30mins an hour = $42/hr where if you are at $5.99/min it only takes 20 mins an hour of pvt to make that same $42/hr....thats 1/3 less time in pvt to make the same amount :)

funismymiddlename
10-19-2014, 12:38 AM
so i raised it back up and put up a new pic things are going great i think it helps if there is an improvement or something different with each raise

DominicanDream
10-20-2014, 11:43 AM
Last week I wasn't on much. The two nights I was on was pretty slow, people just coming in and out. I don't know if it was related to my higher rates or what. Either way, I will try ONE more week with these rates, and if it doesn't work out, I will lower them a little. Not all the way back down to 3.69, but it will probably be around 5.99 and 6.99 for excl. Sigh. We will see. =/

RaineyLane
10-20-2014, 10:37 PM
I'm at $5.99/$7.99 on SM and have been at that for about a month. Thinking of raising them after reading from Ivy Rose somewhere that she had the worst quality of clients at $4.99/$6.99 so might bump both up by a buck... $6.99/$8.99 here I come! :) I've made a bunch of technical upgrades over the last couple months (new computer, cam, decor, ect) so I feel the increase is totally justified...

addytoi
10-21-2014, 12:50 AM
My SM rates were pretty low because I didn't have confidence but after a week, I have raised them by $1 each. I am excited for the possibilities of more money in the same amount of time. Yay!!!

Charlotteslut
10-23-2014, 02:27 PM
Bump! I'm going back to 5.99 because the guys are nicer and because I want at least $2/min for my shows. I just need to not freak out and lower them when I have a slower period, because I just end up frustrated and tired with lower rates.

IvyAdams
10-29-2014, 08:41 AM
Just got the email from SM that I can raise my rates higher!! I'm nervous, but am going to raise to $4.99/$7.99 and see how it goes. MY BF said "you really think the people who are already dropping $300 are going to care about an extra $2 a minute??" ... I tend to agree with his statement :) Just raised them ,we'll see if any of my regs complain. Either way- better to raise them now then wait until I get more established on the site :) Will come back with an update!! :)

beauvoir
10-29-2014, 09:14 AM
I am 3.99 and 5.99. On November 1st I will be going to 5.99 and 6.99

Let us see :)

AnotherLily
10-29-2014, 12:02 PM
I raised mine to 4.99 and 6.99 I'm sticking to them for the week. I've noticed a slow down in pvts though =( and I'm not getting long enough ones to make up the difference. *sigh*

Rastafari
10-30-2014, 06:49 AM
I raised mine up around those figures too when I first got the email I could raise my rates but I went from being in like 70% private chat to like 10% and it definitely fucked me up and lost me all my regulars so when I went back to 3.69 no one cared anymore so I totally abandoned that ship and hit up mfc. At least I'm doing ok there and if I choose to do a private people are happy to pay $6 or $8 a minute for it. I wanted to go back and see if SM has changed since fall began but I think I've gotten too accustomed to the luxury of not having to put my clothes on and off every 5 min and racing to the death with that damn 30 second timer lol


I raised mine to 4.99 and 6.99 I'm sticking to them for the week. I've noticed a slow down in pvts though =( and I'm not getting long enough ones to make up the difference. *sigh*

beauvoir
11-02-2014, 04:43 PM
Went from 3.99 and 5.99 to 5.45 and 6.99. First three days was fine, and today four people told me I was too expensive so I went to 4.99 and 6.99

uhhhhh what to do.