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Re: Raise Your Rates - Challenge!
I swapped rates cuz lately more guys come to me for fetish and I didn't want do that too cheaply. 6.99 private / 9.99 exclusive rates are doing me some good money. I think I will stay with the rates for a while, at least until I get new furniture and stuff. It's been a slow month so it's good time to stay at this rate, right?
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i raised them too, 4$ for nude play and 5$ toy play and 7$ for dp, all including c2c. guys pay for 10 minutes upfront (or more) and i keep most of it so i am very happy with them.
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LittleLexy
I'm at 7.99 for privates and 5.99 for exclusives. I have only had two cheap ass regulars complain about my increase and I could give a rats ass about them. They were two minute guys anyway. I am going to stay here for awhile. I tell you what though..if I was to get a better internet..I would raise both in the blink of a eye. I put a lot into my shows...they are geared towards what my customer wants 100%. I feel I deserve all that money and I feel I'm very attractive and offer a shining personality. I hate privates because of the 30 second peepers. M husband thought that idea what stupid. I tried to explain that if I got more then just one guy in my privates quite often, then I could see not doing more for privates. I'm not one of those girls that get 5 to 6 guys in my privates each time. I can count on all my fingers how many times that has happened since I started at Streamate in October of 2010. So that one guy that is paying 7.99 can absorb the cost of the 30 second peepers that enter my private show. My price increase hasn't slowed my business down at all..it's about the same. I often wonder why some regulars enter private still and not exclusive...but whatever I guess. LOL If they wanna pay a extra 2.00..I'm not going to complain.
Lol when I first tried reversing my private and exclusive I did $9.99/$5.99....
Within 5 minutes of me logging on with those rates a guy took me to private....hit his limit twice, raised it and came back unitl they wouldnt let him raise it anymore...
Im like silly man.....why arent you going exclusive.
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Re: Raise Your Rates - Challenge!
I raised my exclusive rate on SM by $1/min on Jan 1 (I am now at $5.99/exc, $6.99 pvt). Not one of my regulars has said anything about it. Cool!!
Yes, having the exclusive rate lower than private really stopped the 30-sec peeping. I made this change about a year ago and soooo glad I did.
When I am asked why exclusive is lower than private, I say that "Private chat is group chat, and it's more work for me to perform for a group, so I charge more."
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Well today was my first day on after raising my rates (thanks again Hayden). No traffic this morning but this afternoon made up for it. I had a few exclusives with regulars and they didn't complain at all. In fact, they stayed longer than usual :).
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For my return to SM I'm raising my rates to 4.99 pvt/5.99 exc. And I'm thinking of putting in a note on my profile that it'll be a 5 gold tip for toys (which I only have available in exclusive anyway). It'll be a slow start since I won't have a new model tag, but I didn't have any regulars so it shouldn't be so bad hearing about the rate increase.
I think once I have regulars( or in 6 months) I'll raise my rates to 6.99 pvt/5.99 exc. I can tell the regulars that go into the group private it's actually only a small increase to get me alone if they complain. And my better, exclusive regulars get a deal because they wouldn't get a rate increase.
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Originally Posted by
Aurora14
For my return to SM I'm raising my rates to 4.99 pvt/5.99 exc. And I'm thinking of putting in a note on my profile that it'll be a 5 gold tip for toys (which I only have available in exclusive anyway). It'll be a slow start since I won't have a new model tag, but I didn't have any regulars so it shouldn't be so bad hearing about the rate increase.
I think once I have regulars( or in 6 months) I'll raise my rates to 6.99 pvt/5.99 exc. I can tell the regulars that go into the group private it's actually only a small increase to get me alone if they complain. And my better, exclusive regulars get a deal because they wouldn't get a rate increase.
I'd be careful about having a tip necessary for toys on SM
SM isn't a tipping culture Site like MFC where it is common and expected for guys to tip for extras on top of the group and private rate.
Actually I saw a model on SM who had a cheap pvt rate but charged for EVERYTHiNG extra in pvt and her ratings and comments were trashed.
I know you aren't charging for everything and just the toy but a lot of guys don't read and might be pissed once they are in the show paying and don't want to tip for the toy
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Re: Raise Your Rates - Challenge!
I wanted to chime in! I am awaiting approval on SM but after reading through this and the don't be cheap thread I've decided to go in with a BANG. My exclusice rate is 3.99 and private rate is 4.99. It might be a daring move for a new girl, but I. Am. Worth. It. I'm cute, fit and personable and pretty unique for my category (Ebony).
Looking forward to seeing how this goes!
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Just messaged SM support asking them to raise my upper limit, so that I can raise my rates further. Here's hoping...
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I just raised my rates from $3.99/min to $5.99/min! Yay! I didn't have the option for quite a while. I'm pretty confident I can do well at this rate, on my site. I'm also goiong to raise my NF rates to match, since it's slow but when I do get called, it's typically by guys who don't care what it costs, anyway. I'm going to adjust my shows so i can tell guys a "full" show is 10 minutes, rather than the 15 minutes I would usually take. I'll still try to make my shows last that long but I'll adjust down for the cost since the math is simpler. The max bundle of credits a guy can buy is 60 for $60, so I'll just keep it simple that $60 = a 10 min show. He can bump up, after that, if he's a whale. Yay! I've wanted to raise my rates on this site for a while! Now, if only the Admins will agree to a 2.5% raise for the models, I'd be happy (for this year, anyway).
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Expedited Streamate Approval + RAISE YOUR RATES!
Hello everyone, I just wanted to say that when I contacted "Liz", one of the Streamate support staff members, my profile was immediately approved (can't guarantee this will be the case for everyone, but thought it very worthy of reporting) AND, she was the first and only staff member I spoke to whom immediately granted my wish to choose my OWN rates (above the 4.99 limit) which she immediately accommodated. So, that is my first point.
Secondly, and this is to emphasize the beauty/power of the "Raise Your Rates" thread, WOW! I set my rates to $8.99/$9.99, as a complete beginner, coming from LiveJasmin where my rates capped at $3.99 and I once was at $2.49 (NEVER AGAIN), and though I was unsure of myself at first, I have had customers POURING in and not a single complaint about my rates. I have been online for slightly over 45 minutes and have already made $103.50. I'm not boasting by any stretch, but I seriously think that all girls should consider that this may be a reasonable rate to charge! My "Encoder" isn't even working right, my cam quality is shitty but acceptable, and not a single complaint, only almost constantly being in private. Perhaps this is because I am a new girl, but seriously, it would be amazing if this could become the "industry standard." Thank you SO much for everyone who inspired me to do this in the thread I mentioned. I'm sure I am only one of many whom have been amazed by just how wonderful things can be when you DO decide to price your service (your LUXURY service as the thread often clarifies...) according to your actual WORTH. I've never been so excited to be a cam girl. (That says something, because I absolutely *HATED* it two days ago.)
Just a little anecdote that I hope may inspire some of the other girls here. Jessica, you were right; RUN don't walk to Streamate. Raise those rates, bitches!
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Congrats! I missed out on my new girl intro period on SM, if there is one, so now I'm struggling with lack of traffic and trying to find the right rates. I guess the moral of the story is, take advantage of that intro period! It makes things so much easier later with ranking, location on page, traffic, and ultimately money. My rates are pathetic compared to yours. lol I'm still at LJ level for now, especially since being MIA for last few months. Speaking of LJ... I dread going back but I have to make payout so I never have to return there.
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Originally Posted by
adarksideoftown
Hello everyone, I just wanted to say that when I contacted "Liz", one of the Streamate support staff members, my profile was immediately approved (can't guarantee this will be the case for everyone, but thought it very worthy of reporting) AND, she was the first and only staff member I spoke to whom immediately granted my wish to choose my OWN rates (above the 4.99 limit) which she immediately accommodated. So, that is my first point.
Secondly, and this is to emphasize the beauty/power of the "Raise Your Rates" thread, WOW! I set my rates to $8.99/$9.99, as a complete beginner, coming from LiveJasmin where my rates capped at $3.99 and I once was at $2.49 (NEVER AGAIN), and though I was unsure of myself at first, I have had customers POURING in and not a single complaint about my rates. I have been online for slightly over 45 minutes and have already made $103.50. I'm not boasting by any stretch, but I seriously think that all girls should consider that this may be a reasonable rate to charge! My "Encoder" isn't even working right, my cam quality is shitty but acceptable, and not a single complaint, only almost constantly being in private. Perhaps this is because I am a new girl, but seriously, it would be amazing if this could become the "industry standard." Thank you SO much for everyone who inspired me to do this in the thread I mentioned. I'm sure I am only one of many whom have been amazed by just how wonderful things can be when you DO decide to price your service (your LUXURY service as the thread often clarifies...) according to your actual WORTH. I've never been so excited to be a cam girl. (That says something, because I absolutely *HATED* it two days ago.)
Just a little anecdote that I hope may inspire some of the other girls here. Jessica, you were right; RUN don't walk to Streamate. Raise those rates, bitches!
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
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BlueBunny
Congrats! I missed out on my new girl intro period on SM, if there is one, so now I'm struggling with lack of traffic and trying to find the right rates. I guess the moral of the story is, take advantage of that intro period! It makes things so much easier later with ranking, location on page, traffic, and ultimately money. My rates are pathetic compared to yours. lol I'm still at LJ level for now, especially since being MIA for last few months. Speaking of LJ... I dread going back but I have to make payout so I never have to return there.
Ugh! I know how you feel. I don't really get complaints with my rate, but the traffic does seem somewhat limited. The last thing I want is to end up on LJ, but for the time I have been on SM, though I did spend more time in traffic-limited free chat than I would have liked, I'm comfortable with what I made. The best part is, I know I didn't sell myself short. And, I guess that's worth more than being in private more often, with a greater number of total people in my room at one time, on LJ with a much lesser rate that I have a difficult time emotionally justifying.
I'm sticking to my guns for at least this entire week, seeing what I make, ensuring that I am seen by new potential regulars, and hoping that it steadily improves rather than declines. Positive thinking! ;)
...Neither of us want to go back to LJ.
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Jessica1001
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
You DID tell me so and it appears you were right! ;)
You helped me out, big time, Jessica. Glad to see you are on the raise those rates high bandwagon! Do you find that the extent to which you are in private fluctuates from time-to-time/day-to-day? It would be interesting to hear what your full experience has been. I know I'm giving it at least a week at these rates before I even consider adjusting it down. Though, I'm now of the mentality to never be opposed to bumping it upwards and onwards.
I missed chatting with you, by the way. Genuinely.
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adarksideoftown
Ugh! I know how you feel. I don't really get complaints with my rate, but the traffic does seem somewhat limited. The last thing I want is to end up on LJ, but for the time I have been on SM, though I did spend more time in traffic-limited free chat than I would have liked, I'm comfortable with what I made. The best part is, I know I didn't sell myself short. And, I guess that's worth more than being in private more often, with a greater number of total people in my room at one time, on LJ with a much lesser rate that I have a difficult time emotionally justifying.
I'm sticking to my guns for at least this entire week, seeing what I make, ensuring that I am seen by new potential regulars, and hoping that it steadily improves rather than declines. Positive thinking! ;)
...Neither of us want to go back to LJ.
If I'm making $100/hr.....Im more than happy to spend as much time as I can in free chat.....
Less work for me, more pay.
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Missbeth
If I'm making $100/hr.....Im more than happy to spend as much time as I can in free chat.....
Less work for me, more pay.
That's an excellent point and something I thought of as well; if you made a very respectable amount in a relatively short period of time (in 3 hours total, I made something I was very comfortable with, though not ecstatic) then I guess it helps to think of "Free Chat" as "part of the job." Specifically, that like any job, there are aspects you enjoy and do not enjoy, and if you put in a solid "X" amount of time daily, then you will generally fall between a certain profit margin.
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Congrats!!! My only advice is to try and keep up the momentum and enthusiasm, when you're new (and listed on the new models page) to a site it's easy to get a lot of paying traffic. Be realistic about expecting to make $100/hr after the new period wears off. There's lots of us who pull it off, I'm just saying... you won't know how it's really going to pan out until you aren't being featured anymore.
Also regarding high rates... sure there are guys who will pay the higher rates, but there are less of them which means you will be sitting in free chat for long periods of time waiting for that one guy to come in and pay a high rate for a long private chat. If you dislike being in free chat (sort of got that impression by your follow up posts) this could drive you crazy. You also will likely end up spending more time online to make the same amount of money that you would be making if you had a lower rate (lower as in, don't ever go below $4.99/min). Just something to think about.
Good luck! Sounds like you're off to a good start! :)
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SarahTime
Congrats!!! My only advice is to try and keep up the momentum and enthusiasm, when you're new (and listed on the new models page) to a site it's easy to get a lot of paying traffic. Be realistic about expecting to make $100/hr after the new period wears off. There's lots of us who pull it off, I'm just saying... you won't know how it's really going to pan out until you aren't being featured anymore.
Also regarding high rates... sure there are guys who will pay the higher rates, but there are less of them which means you will be sitting in free chat for long periods of time waiting for that one guy to come in and pay a high rate for a long private chat. If you dislike being in free chat (sort of got that impression by your follow up posts) this could drive you crazy. You also will likely end up spending more time online to make the same amount of money that you would be making if you had a lower rate (lower as in, don't ever go below $4.99/min). Just something to think about.
Good luck! Sounds like you're off to a good start! :)
Thank you, Sarah! I very much appreciate your message. You, too, made some excellent points, some things I have considered. I do not enjoy free chat particularly, but like I said, I'm going to hold out at least until the end of the week. I always make a concerted effort to appear pleasant and enthusiastic. Granted, I was ecstatic upon making as much as I did in an hour, but I quickly came to realize that that would not necessarily consistently be the case. I've considered that, if I am to ever lower my rates as a matter of necessity, I'm going to make them AT LEAST what I made per-minute at 60% on LJ, which would be 6.99. That's the lowest I'm willing to go at this point. I have somewhat of what I believe to be an unorthodox approach to my pricing as well; I price my exclusive chat lower than my premium, because I have always disliked performing for multiple guys even if it can be rather lucrative, and my fondness for doing so did not increase upon learning of the "30 second rule" where they can see what I'm doing for the actual paying customers, and then leave before being charged anything.
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Awesome about your success! I hope it flourishes even further for you. :)
The one thing I want to say though, is pretty much just ~ look after yourself. By that I mean just - stay well hydrated, well fed, treat yourself after every shift, be good to yourself. :) I've figured that the biggest factor to me burning out after spending large periods of time in free chat and generally working, is when my self-care dwindles, life situations affect me too heavily thus affecting my work, and I lose my motivation. But now I keep a journal and use "writing to myself" as both a way of keeping track of things (bills, organizing payments and so on), and also as a means of addressing myself as a friend, lol. It may sound silly, but the ways this helps me are huge.
So yeah, just keep it up, keep your mood, and I am sure you will continue to do great. I didn't start off the way you did on SM - I started out pretty badly really in terms of earnings (having extremely low rates did NOT help! Back then I was like $2.50 per min!) but I have slowly worked my way up to $80 - $100 per hour and hope to continue in this for as long as I can. It is really just motivation to get on cam that I'm finding hard right now. I hope you have many ways and means of keeping yourself juiced up and motivated to work. :)
Congratulations on your success! x
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sooo expedited approval? How is this done? squeaky wheel technique didnt work for me. Ours has been under approval for at least a week and a half. I saw somewhere here that the CS at sm was referred to as " chickens with their heads cut off" and Im beginning to understand.
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Incantatious
Awesome about your success! I hope it flourishes even further for you. :)
The one thing I want to say though, is pretty much just ~ look after yourself. By that I mean just - stay well hydrated, well fed, treat yourself after every shift, be good to yourself. :) I've figured that the biggest factor to me burning out after spending large periods of time in free chat and generally working, is when my self-care dwindles, life situations affect me too heavily thus affecting my work, and I lose my motivation. But now I keep a journal and use "writing to myself" as both a way of keeping track of things (bills, organizing payments and so on), and also as a means of addressing myself as a friend, lol. It may sound silly, but the ways this helps me are huge.
So yeah, just keep it up, keep your mood, and I am sure you will continue to do great. I didn't start off the way you did on SM - I started out pretty badly really in terms of earnings (having extremely low rates did NOT help! Back then I was like $2.50 per min!) but I have slowly worked my way up to $80 - $100 per hour and hope to continue in this for as long as I can. It is really just motivation to get on cam that I'm finding hard right now. I hope you have many ways and means of keeping yourself juiced up and motivated to work. :)
Congratulations on your success! x
Thank you so much! That's incredibly good advice. I really do believe that responding to all areas of life with a higher degree of function requires caring for and healing yourself from the inside-out. I've tried implementing as many positive behaviors/routines into my life as possible, somewhat gradually, one-by-one. Before, and to a lesser degree even still, I would get so depressed especially when camming that I would just completely let myself go. I've never had a weight issue, but I would drink, pull out my hair from stress, not take any vitamins/supplements, eat terribly, take horrible care of my skin. I've done everything I could subsequently to adopt a more positive way of dealing with life. I find I feel much better about myself when I religiously ensure that my body has the nutrients it needs, do pilates/flexibility workouts regularly, I started taking a number of Hair, Skin, Nails vitamins to repair the damage I did to my hair, skin, nails. I also take my makeup off every night, something I did almost NEVER before. Staying hydrated is a bit more difficult as I'm rather petite, and while it's no excuse, I feel REALLY full after like 1 glass of water. I can tell I need more though as my skin gets very dry if not constantly moisturized, and I sometimes develop ridges the beds of my nails. I turned 20 a few days ago, so while it's still relatively early to be truly concerned about aging, going on somewhat of a preemptive "anti-aging" health kick has really added something to my life, in terms of the way I treat myself and my body, that I never had before. I'm really inspired when I see very attractive women in their 40's-50's-60's, and it's something that I enjoy looking up to and aspiring towards daily. That, and, I've dealt with incidents where I've been attacked and physically abused in the past, in all different settings; family, random, relationships. So, a big thing I'm rather passionate about at the moment is making my body strong, and hopefully, strengthening my spirit as well. I'm trying to build character; be kinder to others, be persistent and determined, don't give in at the first sign of struggle or internal-reluctance, take care of myself. These are all things that have a substantial impact on my ability to get from one day to the next, and beyond that, to go on cam and work which has always been a difficult concept for me.
Anyhow, your post really helped remind me of the efforts I have been making that I didn't make before, as well as those which I plan to implement asap. Thank you! :)
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Re: Expedited Streamate Approval + RAISE YOUR RATES!
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temptingmodel
^^^ That is not a nice statement bb.
Yeah, I felt a little "please apply cold water to burned area" on that statement, but I let it slide. I like my 5.49/5.99 ;0;
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D'aww I really, sincerely don't think Jessica intended to cause offence with that statement mah fellow bbs.. I think she just meant it as more of a little motivational buddy-ish joke rather than actual "Those camgirls whose rates are set at 8.99 are inept" kinda thing, lol! 8.99 undoubtedly is still pretty high!
My own rates are now set at 5.99 premium and 14.99 exclusive just because they keep my privates flowing at a rate I can manage without my energy completely vanishing... And my job ain't pretty when I'm running on no energy (I flat-out don't work, it's been that bad) I've struck many a point in my camming career now where I'm getting a good idea of where my boundaries are with just how much free chat I can work before I land a big spender.
We all got our own unique ways. :) As long as you're happy with what you're getting, and (I guess), have tried and tested higher rates out for yourself to see how it goes for you. It's always a pretty splendid and exciting thing to test boundaries where rates are concerned, but sadly that often also goes hand-in-hand with pushing your own comfort boundaries with how much free chat bullshit freeloading shit you can take. ~ If only we could have one without the other!