imlive - to be or not to be?
a while ago i had this massive cb there and ended up having a huge negative balance. just the idea of doing free shows to get back to making that little money that is to be made there terrified me. so, today i logged on and saw that now there are only -4$. looks like ive had an incredible amount of pre-recorded video sales. doing a free show for 4$ doesnt sound that bad after all. now i just dont know if i should go back there. im kinda reluctant to. yet, it was easy (when there are no cbs), no free chat, just a site to keep open in the background.
what do you girls think?
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There is one big reason why I would never go back to imlive.
When you set your rates, eg to 3.80
they charge the UK custies £3.80 (over $6) - yet they only pay us 30% of $3.80 -
when I asked about this they said it's standard industry practice - which it's not! such bollocks!
So, the UK guys think we're expensive and the site is only paying about 20% on UK guys. As most of my viewers were in the UK the rip off factor just killed it for me.
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oh wow, i didnt even know that! most of my guys there were from uk or from other places in europe. so those in other european countries are charged in euros, not dollars too?
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I don't trust that site at all and it was a horrible feeling when every pay period came to an end and I would be nervous all day, just crossing my fingers that I wouldn't get a cb. Also, I remember seeing a girl on there talk about getting a cb that was from the year before.
Re: imlive - to be or not to be?
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gingergina
a while ago i had this massive cb there and ended up having a huge negative balance. just the idea of doing free shows to get back to making that little money that is to be made there terrified me. so, today i logged on and saw that now there are only -4$. looks like ive had an incredible amount of pre-recorded video sales. doing a free show for 4$ doesnt sound that bad after all. now i just dont know if i should go back there. im kinda reluctant to. yet, it was easy (when there are no cbs), no free chat, just a site to keep open in the background.
what do you girls think?
A few reasons that I recently decided to rejoin ImLive is the fact that I'm not required to do free video chat, like on MFC and SM. I can be logged into ImLive while watching a dvd on my computer and checking e-mail and Twitter. :) Yes, you get guys coming into your free text chat, but don't let those guys take up too much of your time. If after a few minutes has passed and they're not showing any indication of wanting to buy a private show, kindly wrap up the conversation.
I also love the fact that I can choose to charge 3.80 or 2.80, etc. whenever I want, and I can give discounts when I'd like to.
Also, I love that you can take snapshots of yourself on cam (including several timed snapshots) and record your private sessions.
Also, when you want to block a user from your chat, you don't have to hurry and do it before he leaves the room (I hate how on SM you have to "catch them" in time). You can block them even after they're gone. What sucks though is that a few times, I've kicked or blocked someone and had to leave my chat and re-enter for it to work right. *rolls eyes*
And the weekend party themes and weekly awards is cool. One week I had won the 'Nicest Smile' award and got a ribbon for it on my profile. It's a shame that they don't let you keep the ribbon on your profile permanently. They remove it when that week is over.
There's tons of great host features on that site. But yes, I agree that the chargeback issue is definitely a big problem on there.
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I personally don't think I would go back if I were you. I know you are only -$4 now but it's not like they did you any favors. You sold clips which got your balance back up, but you still did something for free. You just didn't have to sit in front of a camera. And then what are the odds that some of those sales will be cb's? I'm someone who has never really had an issue with imlive. I think I've maybe had $20 of cb's the whole time I've worked that site but like Holly said, just having to be nervous about whether you're gonna be paid for something is one less thing I need to worry about.
Like the other night on SM, I had a really long exclusive chat and I was happy doing it. But if I had been on imlive, I would have been nervous the entire time wondering if I would get paid for it. I have seriously grown to hate long privates on imlive because I get too anxious.
With all that being said, I wouldn't do it but if IMlive is a good money-maker for you in spite of the chargebacks, then go for it. But from what I read, it was only pocket change for you so I would just work the other sites where you know you will definitely get paid. It's so easy to make money on the other sites.