View Full Version : Raise Your Rates - Challenge!
KittenGirl
03-05-2022, 06:05 PM
Email liz @streamate.com
I'm so happy. Raised my rates for the first time in 4 years. From $5.99/$7.99 to $7.99/$9.99 and I met my goal in far less time. For those saying that it attracts better clients, it's true. They do stay longer. I raised my rates because I was tired of men only lasting 2 minutes. I'm gonna milk you for all you're worth if you're gonna do that;D
SapphireXO
03-11-2022, 06:34 AM
Had my highest month EVER in camming in August 2021. No regrets AT ALL raising my rates. All the sites I'm on I make average $3.32/min MY CUT including SM. It varies but depending on the site I charge $4-$15/min on all the various sites I'm on.
Success! I have successfully raised my rates on all my sites again. Although some days are slower than others, the overall earnings picture is the same if not better for less work now!
OnlyFans: $9.99/mo instead of $5.99/mo
Streamate: $9.99/private and $9.99/exclusive up from $5.99/private and $8.99/exclusive
Direct Pay: $6/min if they need to pay through a site like IWC or MV. $5/min if they pay me directly.
NiteFlirt: $6.99/min instead of $4.99/min
SextPanther: $6.99/min cam and $4/min audio only instead of $5/min cam and $3/min audio only.
My Skype ID price went from $1.99 to $2.50 per buy.
I am slowly upping my video prices from $1/min to $2.00/min+. I already did this for my pregnancy content!!
Ultimately I am really just trying to price out the $15 budget customers and attract $50-$100 budget customers.
DaniSkyPrivate
03-16-2022, 07:03 AM
Hi everyone, you must me thinking who am I and why am I posting here. I know this is YOUR space, but I found it really insightful. I am also a SkyPrivate admin, and we have come a long way talking about raising prices and finding the right one to get quality shows. I am a believer that you cannot compare price and quality. If you could give me some points, how would you a approach other models to help them raise their price? On our end when a performer decides to raise it, we do the process with them to see if views have increased and for a few weeks we compare results.
My point here is, know your value and stand with it.
Have a great day!!
SuperPookie
03-16-2022, 07:46 AM
@DaniSkyPrivate I would say you usually can at least a rough estimate of price and quality as $1 a minute smells like desperation ( drug addiction, trafficking etc) though of course not every higher priced model is on top of he game and everyone has off days myself included.
Via Flaminia
04-21-2022, 02:59 PM
Hi,
This thread is everything. Coming back to camming after several years, and I went to this thread first.
This place is still great. I'm so happy to see familiar faces and new faces too.
Thank you all for giving me the courage to start strong again.
xoxo Via Flaminia
Marina Starr
04-21-2022, 05:10 PM
Welcome back to Hoeing :)
Hi,
This thread is everything. Coming back to camming after several years, and I went to this thread first.
This place is still great. I'm so happy to see familiar faces and new faces too.
Thank you all for giving me the courage to start strong again.
xoxo Via Flaminia
~Carmen~
04-21-2022, 07:02 PM
Hi,
This thread is everything. Coming back to camming after several years, and I went to this thread first.
This place is still great. I'm so happy to see familiar faces and new faces too.
Thank you all for giving me the courage to start strong again.
xoxo Via Flaminia
It's great to see you back! Welcome!
Via Flaminia
04-22-2022, 12:01 PM
It's great to see you back! Welcome!
Thank you Carmen! And thank you for all of your great advice over the years!!
Via Flaminia
04-22-2022, 12:02 PM
Welcome back to Hoeing :)
Haha, right? I love you, Marina!!
misspandora
05-30-2022, 10:10 AM
I'm so happy. Raised my rates for the first time in 4 years. From $5.99/$7.99 to $7.99/$9.99 and I met my goal in far less time. For those saying that it attracts better clients, it's true. They do stay longer. I raised my rates because I was tired of men only lasting 2 minutes. I'm gonna milk you for all you're worth if you're gonna do that;D
Inspired by your post to raise my rates too! I'll let you all know how it goes!
~Carmen~
05-30-2022, 05:08 PM
Thank you Carmen! And thank you for all of your great advice over the years!!
I must have missed your post. That makes me feel so good, thank you!
Vlodina
05-31-2022, 03:22 AM
Put my private price up a $1 on Streamate but exclusive staying the same (don't have the option to go higher anyway lol). $6.99/9.99. Some fucktard did a 1.5 min private show yesterday and rated me a 3 and that was when I changed it!
fetishqueen
05-31-2022, 10:44 AM
Put my private price up a $1 on Streamate but exclusive staying the same (don't have the option to go higher anyway lol). $6.99/9.99. Some fucktard did a 1.5 min private show yesterday and rated me a 3 and that was when I changed it!
You know you can get ratings removed if the show was less than 3 minutes? :)
Vlodina
05-31-2022, 10:54 AM
You know you can get ratings removed if the show was less than 3 minutes? :)
Yeah. But it's pretty rare so I usually just block and move on. Plenty 5* to compensate so doesn't seem worth the effort. Xx
gorgeousbbw
05-31-2022, 06:50 PM
I have been working SM for years and i notice anytime i go over $3.99/min private i barely get shows. needless to say I am really struggling to make anything right now and the guys that do come in don't do more than 3 min shows so i am going to raise my damn rate and hope for the best. it's been long overdue idk why i get so scared because it just feels like i get no shows anytime i go higher.
kortneykay
06-02-2022, 01:11 PM
Success! I have successfully raised my rates on all my sites again. Although some days are slower than others, the overall earnings picture is the same if not better for less work now!
OnlyFans: $9.99/mo instead of $5.99/mo
Streamate: $9.99/private and $9.99/exclusive up from $5.99/private and $8.99/exclusive
Direct Pay: $6/min if they need to pay through a site like IWC or MV. $5/min if they pay me directly.
NiteFlirt: $6.99/min instead of $4.99/min
SextPanther: $6.99/min cam and $4/min audio only instead of $5/min cam and $3/min audio only.
My Skype ID price went from $1.99 to $2.50 per buy.
I am slowly upping my video prices from $1/min to $2.00/min+. I already did this for my pregnancy content!!
Ultimately I am really just trying to price out the $15 budget customers and attract $50-$100 budget customers.
Thanks to you I went up to $9.99/9.99 too from $6.99/9.99. I don't care if they bitch, I only get 15 min or less with many under 5 min so they can kiss my grits, lol. Amd I'll take $3.49 my cut for taking my time with the peepers knowing I didn't even stand up for it let alone strip, lmao. One guy made me LOL by asking if it'd take a mortgage to get my clothes off in free chat. Well shit if I look that expensive bring it.
Loyalty
06-06-2022, 08:17 AM
Believe in yourself you got this I use to feel the same way about sm. I am at 9.99 exclusive and I get shows maybe even more and it's worth my time now and average out cause of free chat stand firm and believe good luck
MelanieJ
06-12-2022, 11:05 PM
To help with STFO, I'm going to try a few changes:
Being more aggressive in asking for tips or shows, muting my mic (I'm known for being a pretty conversational Domme, so I may not do this, but I'll keep it in mind), increasing my rates (I'm at $8.99/$9.99 on Streamate), and adding a few more "high ticket" options for shows (Topless in exclusive for $50 gold extra). I had a guy tip me last week 100 Gold just to show my breasts, and that sparked my desire to offer it. I'm always of the mindset, "If one man can do X, ten men can do it too."
I'm saving to relocate in December, so I don't have time for little chump change here and there. I think I do pretty well at an average of $62/hour, but I want more than that. Since I'm no nude and only do fetish shows, I sometimes don't feel as confident upping my prices, but I'm sure there's at least 10 other Dommes who charge way more than I do and get shows. We'll just have to experiment and see what happens!
kortneykay
06-13-2022, 08:58 AM
I'm also adding tips to do anything in pvt to secure more money. $50 for tits, $75 for penetration, etc because fuq it and it's been done.
KittenGirl
06-25-2022, 10:55 AM
I have been working SM for years and i notice anytime i go over $3.99/min private i barely get shows. needless to say I am really struggling to make anything right now and the guys that do come in don't do more than 3 min shows so i am going to raise my damn rate and hope for the best. it's been long overdue idk why i get so scared because it just feels like i get no shows anytime i go higher.
Hey girl, I'm gonna be someone to tell you that you are charging far too little. If you need help figuring out where you may be going wrong, I can discreetly check out your stream to see if there's anything I notice. I was trained by a Domme for my first 2 years and she taught me a LOT of amazing things, but then it also comes down to every girl having their own hustle style! Most girls get stuck with 3 minute shows, that's why we push our rates so high. Be confident! I'm here if you need help!
Cutie101
07-01-2022, 06:20 PM
Raise impregnation fetish clips/ customs or even cam show request by 10x.
If your regular clip is $1-2 per minute, raise the price at $10-$20/min. Apply it on the old content too.
If it's custom, price shall be at least $100/min.
If it's private and they want roleplay fantasy with impregnation, decide it's worth, but make sure it's expensive as fuck.
They took woman's body autonomy away, this fetish became mainstream now. Tax their wallets like never before.
kortneykay
07-11-2022, 09:32 AM
I was $6.99/7.99, went up to 9.99 but only stayed a day and it was a dud. $7.99 seems like a sweet spot and was quite busy so I'll stay here for a while.
whirlerz
07-11-2022, 10:33 AM
I just raised mine..^
I figured, (as someone else mentioned) if I'm getting these short show guys, I'll get something
Lol U GO, Cutie!
misspandora
07-14-2022, 11:58 AM
I tried that "rate analyzer" tool Streamate offers, and my hourly rate was higher when my per minute rate was lower. :/
Thinking about going back to where I was ($6.89 private/$8.49 exclusive..I had raised my rates by a dollar a minute)
MelanieJ
07-14-2022, 11:54 PM
I tried that "rate analyzer" tool Streamate offers, and my hourly rate was higher when my per minute rate was lower. :/
Thinking about going back to where I was ($6.89 private/$8.49 exclusive..I had raised my rates by a dollar a minute)
Agreed. I tried sticking with $9.99/$8.99, but my earnings weren't increasing...they decreased significantly. I decided to go back to my tried and true, $8.99/$7.99 rates and went right back to making what I usually earn. No harm in trying, but sometimes it just doesn't pay to be more expensive I guess!
Instead of trying to up my rates on a single platform, I've decided to simply add more streams of income to my belt (which I should've been doing regardless)
Publishing more clips (REALLY makes up for slow days sometimes), starting on a subscription based platform, and a vanilla venture. That way, I'm not relying on Streamate alone to be my big money maker. And if I don't make my daily goal, which is not usual thankfully, my other streams elsewhere will cover the difference.
xxxGothBarbie
07-15-2022, 10:37 AM
Agreed. I tried sticking with $9.99/$8.99, but my earnings weren't increasing...they decreased significantly. I decided to go back to my tried and true, $8.99/$7.99 rates and went right back to making what I usually earn. No harm in trying, but sometimes it just doesn't pay to be more expensive I guess!
Instead of trying to up my rates on a single platform, I've decided to simply add more streams of income to my belt (which I should've been doing regardless)
Publishing more clips (REALLY makes up for slow days sometimes), starting on a subscription based platform, and a vanilla venture. That way, I'm not relying on Streamate alone to be my big money maker. And if I don't make my daily goal, which is not usual thankfully, my other streams elsewhere will cover the difference.
Ya , that's what I need to be doing as well. I have been so lazy unfortunately. I have raised my custom prices but my SM rates are staying bc that's the sweet spot for shows. Some money is better than no money. I charge more per min on other indie platforms which are hit & miss.
Hersheykissed
08-02-2022, 09:03 AM
Well I went ahead and raised my rates. Only one guy has commented on it, others if they know they can’t afford me they tend to send gold more lol. My hourly is staying the same so far which I’m ok with.
princess_casual
08-02-2022, 09:49 AM
Success! I have successfully raised my rates on all my sites again. Although some days are slower than others, the overall earnings picture is the same if not better for less work now!
OnlyFans: $9.99/mo instead of $5.99/mo
Streamate: $9.99/private and $9.99/exclusive up from $5.99/private and $8.99/exclusive
Direct Pay: $6/min if they need to pay through a site like IWC or MV. $5/min if they pay me directly.
NiteFlirt: $6.99/min instead of $4.99/min
SextPanther: $6.99/min cam and $4/min audio only instead of $5/min cam and $3/min audio only.
My Skype ID price went from $1.99 to $2.50 per buy.
I am slowly upping my video prices from $1/min to $2.00/min+. I already did this for my pregnancy content!!
Ultimately I am really just trying to price out the $15 budget customers and attract $50-$100 budget customers.
I didn't know you could make pvt/excl rates the same... I hate pvts and rarely do them, but I'm afraid to scare people away. Have you always done that?
SapphireXO
08-02-2022, 12:05 PM
Success! I have successfully raised my rates on all my sites again. Although some days are slower than others, the overall earnings picture is the same if not better for less work now!
OnlyFans: $9.99/mo instead of $5.99/mo
Streamate: $9.99/private and $9.99/exclusive up from $5.99/private and $8.99/exclusive
Direct Pay: $6/min if they need to pay through a site like IWC or MV. $5/min if they pay me directly.
NiteFlirt: $6.99/min instead of $4.99/min
SextPanther: $6.99/min cam and $4/min audio only instead of $5/min cam and $3/min audio only.
My Skype ID price went from $1.99 to $2.50 per buy.
I am slowly upping my video prices from $1/min to $2.00/min+. I already did this for my pregnancy content!!
Ultimately I am really just trying to price out the $15 budget customers and attract $50-$100 budget customers.
Alright almost 5 months later...UPDATE.
OnlyFans: $49.95/mo - I am trying to stop getting subscribers as I have so much content out there for $9.99/mo. Over 1000 pictures/short videos/full length videos = less than a penny each. No. Thank. You. I'm not a budget model and I hate giving out daily content that'd otherwise be a PPV for $1 to $5 each. Once I zero out my subscribers, I'm going to cash out and close it.
Streamate: Just changed my Exclusive up to $12.99/min from $9.99/min. A customer told me other models of my caliber were charging much more than $9.99/min and I needed to raise my rates. SAY NO MORE! I lowered my Private rate to $5.99/min from $9.99/min. Now I'm charging for C2C in Private 20 GOLD. These cheap ass customers just trying to wham-bam-thank you ma'am can pay extra for cam/mic access IMO.
Cam Sites Per Minute: $7/min if they pay through a site (SP, NF, MV, IWC, LF). I was $9.99/min for a majority of the year on NF and SextPanther. It definitely limited my traffic but made me focus more on streaming. No loss IMO.
Direct Pay: $5/min directly (no change)
Video Prices: $1 per minute then an additional $1 for my hassle of making video still graphics and posting. Ends up being a 10-15% increase in price for each of my videos.
I am seamlessly hitting my monthly income goals consistently in 2022. However I really worked on my brand and upselling. I polished up all my graphics and pricing menus. If I raised my prices, customers can easily see I elevated myself online.
In 2022 I have no regrets raising all my rates and charging more for premium aspects of my services.
laurielegs
08-02-2022, 12:24 PM
Alright almost 5 months later...UPDATE.
OnlyFans: $49.95/mo - I am trying to stop getting subscribers as I have so much content out there for $9.99/mo. Over 1000 pictures/short videos/full length videos = less than a penny each. No. Thank. You. I'm not a budget model and I hate giving out daily content that'd otherwise be a PPV for $1 to $5 each. Once I zero out my subscribers, I'm going to cash out and close it.
Streamate: Just changed my Exclusive up to $12.99/min from $9.99/min. A customer told me other models of my caliber were charging much more than $9.99/min and I needed to raise my rates. SAY NO MORE! I lowered my Private rate to $5.99/min from $9.99/min. Now I'm charging for C2C in Private 20 GOLD. These cheap ass customers just trying to wham-bam-thank you ma'am can pay extra for cam/mic access IMO.
Cam Sites Per Minute: $7/min if they pay through a site (SP, NF, MV, IWC, LF). I was $9.99/min for a majority of the year on NF and SextPanther. It definitely limited my traffic but made me focus more on streaming. No loss IMO.
Direct Pay: $5/min directly (no change)
Video Prices: $1 per minute then an additional $1 for my hassle of making video still graphics and posting. Ends up being a 10-15% increase in price for each of my videos.
I am seamlessly hitting my monthly income goals consistently in 2022. However I really worked on my brand and upselling. I polished up all my graphics and pricing menus. If I raised my prices, customers can easily see I elevated myself online.
In 2022 I have no regrets raising all my rates and charging more for premium aspects of my services.
Thanks for reporting back, so happy to hear it's working well for you! I've had my SM rates at 14.99 for exclusive for awhile now but my private has been at 6.99. Really thinking about raising my SM private rate to 9.99, especially since I've been making a bit more on clips and Loyalfans interactions.
For your OnlyFans - your reasoning about giving so much away for only one small price is part of the reason I made mine free and charge per clip. (Also having a free one removes the pressure to post regularly). When it's free you are able to lock posts and sell each clip. My free members only get a short preview and have to pay to see the whole clip. It took me about an hour to convert to a free one since I had to go in and lock and price each clip but it was worth it! Most of these unappreciative customers don't deserve to get all that content for just a few dollars. It annoys me.
Someone22
08-06-2022, 09:34 AM
Check out this video on raising your prices- I need to raise mine, I always get nervous to but I’m worth it. https://youtu.be/0XuZTbhFjhE
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
12-20-2022, 02:47 PM
What are your current rates now vs when you first started? I've been at it for around 15 years and I initially wasn't charging very much at the time. My streaming rates were $2.99 and $3.99. I had pso lines that went as low as 69 cent!! After awhile I noticed that these rates attracted bottom barrel customers. Even when I was making bank at those rates I was sooo fucking exhausted.
I'm asking these questions because I've had several exchanges with newbies and a few long term customers regarding my rates.
The newbies seem to still be under the impression that because they're new they should charge low rates.
One of my indie customers tried to call me out on my new rates and it pissed me off, but trust I got the money.
Gas is high AF. Chicken wings are now $20 a dozen and oxtails require a down payment. What sort of things are you doing to battle inflation? Have you raised your rates? Are you asking for tips?
Currently my indie rates start at $75 for ten minutes and I set myself for $6.99/8.99 for camsites. I'd like to know how y'all feel about this and also why do so many newbies feel as though they need to go so low because they're just starting out? Where are they getting this from?
Via Flaminia
12-20-2022, 05:14 PM
Hi PGD,
This is my favorite thread! I'm glad this is being addressed because I believe we offer a specialty service that is worth paying a premium for. I respect and listen to other opinions on this, but I am in the raise-your-rates camp.
Eta: For those starting out, don't let the cheap, whiny customers win. They really do smell fear, as someone in the SM thread was saying recently. You have to live with yourself and your rates, and you don't have to Justify, Argue, Defend or Explain (J.A.D.E.) a damn thing.
Anyway, I started in 2011 on SM at 3.99/4.99. I am now on SM at 7.99 excl and 8.99 private. I am one of those cammers who hates the peeping in pvt so I set the excl rate lower. No one has commented on my rates. Shows are better now, customers are better.
I was on Naked.com and Webcams.com in the past (remember those? haha), but I can't remember what I charged. Naked had a fixed private rate and we kept 50%- it was 4.99 or 5.99.
Battling inflation, yes I sell the gold menu and charge more there too. I have raised my SM rates by $1 in the last year, to which no one said a peep. haha
Still looking into supplementing w/another site but I'm not there yet time-wise.
SimoneGray
12-21-2022, 12:32 AM
I made the mistake of lowering my rates a while ago. I figured I hadnt been consistent enough on cam and so has to rebuild my customer base. It worked, I'm busier now than I was, but man I miss having high rates. Basically, don't be me, stay consistent so you never have to lower your rates!
laurielegs
12-21-2022, 01:46 AM
I went up to $1.50 / minute for my premade vids a few months ago. Still feel like it is not enough considering the time I put into my videos. It's ridiculous I had been at $1 a minute for over ten years, so today I put my newest video upload out and I priced it at $2 per minute. I'm interested to see how it does.
Also put my custom video price up to $20 a minute with $100 extra for audio / special effects and $50 for their name personalized in their vid. Surprised to see that I'm still getting orders. I would like to charge even more like I see others do, but I think I'll stick with this for this coming year and then see how it goes.
As far as cam goes, when I first started in cam it was many years ago in the days of Yahoo camming and Ifriends, and I charged $1.99. Was busy as hell but nothing but assholes.
Lately I'm trying to do mostly content but when I do cam I'm charging $14.99 for exclusive and $7 for private. Oddly, not that many complaints but I'm definitely less busy. I think if I were on more though the per minute price would more than make up for getting less shows. I just can't stand being live much anymore when I know I can make enough money with prearranged indy and with content sales.
I think newbies charge a low price for several reasons - one is that they have the attitude that they need to please customers and when broke guys complain they think they are charging too much. Wish all models knew about message boards so they could get educated on how things are and that men will definitely pay more.
Cutie101
12-21-2022, 08:45 AM
What are your current rates now vs when you first started? I've been at it for around 15 years and I initially wasn't charging very much at the time. My streaming rates were $2.99 and $3.99. I had pso lines that went as low as 69 cent!! After awhile I noticed that these rates attracted bottom barrel customers. Even when I was making bank at those rates I was sooo fucking exhausted.
I'm asking these questions because I've had several exchanges with newbies and a few long term customers regarding my rates.
The newbies seem to still be under the impression that because they're new they should charge low rates.
One of my indie customers tried to call me out on my new rates and it pissed me off, but trust I got the money.
Gas is high AF. Chicken wings are now $20 a dozen and oxtails require a down payment. What sort of things are you doing to battle inflation? Have you raised your rates? Are you asking for tips?
Currently my indie rates start at $75 for ten minutes and I set myself for $6.99/8.99 for camsites. I'd like to know how y'all feel about this and also why do so many newbies feel as though they need to go so low because they're just starting out? Where are they getting this from?
There's a newbie on Jasmin. She charges one of the highest prices on site and she does pretty well, actually. No one bats an eye. So, I agree that a newbie can start with a higher price, but it really depends on the experience that you have. This newbie from Jasmin, besides she's not in her 20's anymore, she has some cam ethic, which makes me believe she's not new in the industry. She's in her 40's actually and she really hustles her freechat well, I mean, you can tell she has experience.
Also, for a beginner in the industry, only the idea of making $1k a week sounds crazy, because we all come in this job because we were broke and had no other options. So, they are ok with lower prices, till they gain experience and learn how this works and how much they are worth actually. Also, tips help a lot, vibe toys really changed the game and you can have a small price per minute, but hustle toy buzz and tips and make a lot.
I often see girls on Jasmin at $2.99/min, but their king of the room (aka the member that gave the biggest tips- which cumulates with vibe toy buzzes- in the last 24 hours) of a few grand. So, you can be in a 10 minute private at $2.99 per min, but have the member sending vibes worth of $1000. Easily.
As in for prices, since all the token sites are 60 tokens/min, I raised my prices at $6 everywhere. I also hustle tips, so, I am good. But I don't do sites like streamate or imlive anymore. Fuck their low share, it's over for me. Except jasmin, where you start at 30% every period and need like $1000 your cut, to get to a 45% share. But from there, money add up quick, so it's convenient.
Definitely, asking for tips, having a tip menu and having a vibe toy helps.
I feel like price per minute is important on indie, like skype sessions, because it's harder to hustle tips than vibe toys. On a regular cam site, you need to make them keep buzzing the toy and you're good.