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Re: Raise Your Rates - Challenge!
Just done my first shift back camming after 6 months. 2.5 hours on streamate, 44% in paid chat, rates at 3.99/4.99.
Trying to talk myself into raising my rates, but really worried I'll be being ungrateful for how well today went for me and the world will come back to bite me in the ass... What do you guys think?
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I raised my rates and it's making everything worse. From 5.49/6.99 to 5.99/7.99. I don't know if it's just a bad week overall on SM, or if it's me, but no one is biting, my paid percentage is tanking, all privates are shorter and I'm making $20 less an hour. Should I revert? Or persevere? I personally know I am worth the higher prices. Especially for exclusive. It's only been 6 days, but it's been 6 terrible days. I am stressed about it as usually I hit my goals easily. Advice?
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rubydiamonds
Hmm. I tried this and raised my rates from 2.49 to 3.24 and started making on avg 20$ more per hour! I stayed with this for a couple of weeks and saw this thread again so I tried to raise them again and haven't had much luck. I raised them to 3.94 and make 16$ less per hour so far (feels like way less). I've only worked 8 hours with this raise but I'm starting to doubt it. I have hardly been getting pvts and feels I'm getting really bored. Should I go back to 3.24 or rise them way high like some girls here and see? It's really hard sitting in a room without seeing much results!
Holy moly. I posted this 1 month ago and can't BELIEVE I was charging 2.49 for over a year! And sometimes I was charging even less than that if I was having a slow night. I didn't stick with the 6.99 pvt because I went on vacation and lost my traffic but I'm at 4.99 now and steadily making money! I've been online for 4 hours now and making about 20$ an hour which I can't really complain about can I. Once the parts for my computer come and I get it built finally I bet my cam will look even better and smoother which it isn't really right now.
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From 9,99/11,99 to 9,99/12,99... Its not such a big deal since its only a raised my excl price. I wonder when I get the balls to go over the 9,99 mark for private.. well see =)
Go raise! And dont give up after a week. the past two weeks have been slower, also for me, but its not the prices who are to blame. I had some days/houres back to my normal hourly, so I am positive the slowness has to do with glitches.
Sometimes raising them even more is an answer too. For example I didnt really made good $ at 4,99-6,99 but when I went above it I banked again. Keep confident and keep trying. That it doesnt work at one week doesnt say anything yet
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The dilemma is real! I still have no idea what to do. It's stressing me out. I know SM has been glitchy and to be honest I haven't even seen a lot of my regs online lately so maybe I am jumping the gun. I don't know why this is so confusing and stressful to me! Too many factors to consider, I suppose.
I guess I'll try one more full week since SM has been glitchy. I just need to make sure I make decent coin in April so I can pay my taxes, so if I have to lower my prices then, I will. Then I'll try again.
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Raising my rates for 2 weeks did not help me, unfortunately. I now made my private rate half of my exclusive and it has gone much much better.
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SoloDesire
Well, I guess enough time has gone by that I can report back on this. I had raised my rates from $3.99/$5.99 to $5.99/$7.99 and tried it for 3 weeks. I had a hard time meeting my goals at the higher prices. I was definitely sitting much longer between shows and the shows I did get weren't lasting any longer than before...so I felt the hit from having higher rates. I moved them back down to $3.99/$6.99 and instantly started making more money. Maybe I should have kept them up longer, but I couldn't afford to keep taking a hit on my income so I decided to try moving them back down...and it seems that the higher rates were keeping me from making the money I was used to. I think everyone is different and each person should experiment with their rates to see what works best for them personally. Not everyone does better raising their rates. Don't short yourself on what you deserve, but keep in mind that not everyone has the same hustle. I will try raising them a little bit again eventually, but for now I'm going to stay in my safe zone where I know I can make money at a price I'm perfectly okay with.
I have tried higher rates and although certain fellas will pay them I can't live on what I'm earning. Shows are very few and far between. Something has got to give. I need to live. I love this idea. Thank you for these words, this makes me feel better!
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The Scarlet Letter
I have tried higher rates and although certain fellas will pay them I can't live on what I'm earning. Shows are very few and far between. Something has got to give. I need to live. I love this idea. Thank you for these words, this makes me feel better!
Aww! And this made MY day! Glad I could help someone else <3 Hang in there!
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So, the million dollar question...
How much? I'm just getting started after such a LOOOOONG time. Sadly, I'm not starting in the conditions I was hoping, but it's better than nothing, I guess. My internet connection isn't the best, but many other goodies will be available, like decent quality stream (Audio and video), toys and stuff. Trans section, so there isn't much competition but still.
$3.99 a minute private is what I'll be asking at the beginning. Is it too much? Is it ok?
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I think as a trans girl honestly you should be charging more than that! ;) I'd go with like 5.99
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KarinaGiselle
So, the million dollar question...
How much? I'm just getting started after such a LOOOOONG time. Sadly, I'm not starting in the conditions I was hoping, but it's better than nothing, I guess. My internet connection isn't the best, but many other goodies will be available, like decent quality stream (Audio and video), toys and stuff. Trans section, so there isn't much competition but still.
$3.99 a minute is what I'll be asking at the beginning. Is it too much? Is it ok?
Start with a price you're confident in. If you're not confident then it's harder to sell it. Then you can raise them accordingly. If you're getting tons of shows at the price you choose then you can raise them until you find what works for you :)
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SoloDesire
I had raised my rates from $3.99/$5.99 to $5.99/$7.99 and tried it for 3 weeks. I had a hard time meeting my goals at the higher prices. I was definitely sitting much longer between shows and the shows I did get weren't lasting any longer than before...so I felt the hit from having higher rates. I moved them back down to $3.99/$6.99 and instantly started making more money.
I had a similar experience. My issue is that at 4.99/6.99 I'd get back-to-back shows that absolutely exhausted me, and at 5.99/7.99 I was making quite a pathetic average hourly and had to stay on much longer, which also exhausted me.
The solution has been to swap around privates and exclusives, and now I'm excl 5.99/ pvt 9.99. I've done this for the last 3 weeks, and even with the glitches and the traffic slump I average a good hourly with a sustainable length of breaks between shows. The hourly isn't always spectacular, but it's only really bad when the site is glitchy and the guys can't go exclusive.
(Also from time to time some 30-sec peeper will click on pvt by accident and after he logs off at 31 secs, I get $4 for smiling sweetly and asking his name.)
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DancesWithSloths
I had a similar experience. My issue is that at 4.99/6.99 I'd get back-to-back shows that absolutely exhausted me, and at 5.99/7.99 I was making quite a pathetic average hourly and had to stay on much longer, which also exhausted me.
The solution has been to swap around privates and exclusives, and now I'm excl 5.99/ pvt 9.99. I've done this for the last 3 weeks, and even with the glitches and the traffic slump I average a good hourly with a sustainable length of breaks between shows. The hourly isn't always spectacular, but it's only really bad when the site is glitchy and the guys can't go exclusive.
(Also from time to time some 30-sec peeper will click on pvt by accident and after he logs off at 31 secs, I get $4 for smiling sweetly and asking his name.)
Hi! My rates are 4.99 and 6.99 and i really think in raise to 5.99 and 7.99 but after reading your experiencies..i dont know,i dont think will work for me ..but maybe i will try
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I love this thread! For the longest time I have Exclusive and Premium switched on SM and my Exc rate was 5.99 so that was the only rate I was getting. I changed it two weeks ago to 5.99/7.99 and it was the best thing I could ever do! All my regulars still take me exclusive, and I get more exclusives than premium, and when I do get premiums 1 or 2 extra people pop in. I have analysed my earnings and I'm only making about 4% more but I am doing much less of work for that amount of time and am able to stay on longer. My usual 20 hours online has become 30 with ease, and will be moving to 40 soon!
Thanks ladies!
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Bambola
Hi! My rates are 4.99 and 6.99 and i really think in raise to 5.99 and 7.99 but after reading your experiencies..i dont know,i dont think will work for me ..but maybe i will try
Try it, you never know. There're so many variables - times, fetishes, guys etc. Good luck!
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DancesWithSloths
Try it, you never know. There're so many variables - times, fetishes, guys etc. Good luck!
I dont want my regulars get scared....but i will try! Can i ask u why your private is much more expensive than your exclusive?
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Bambola
Can i ask u why your private is much more expensive than your exclusive?
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Mainly it's because I prefer to do highly personalised fetish shows, and so want to encourage guys to do more of them. Also, 30 sec peepers during privates drive me nuts.
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I guess I'm weird, I love it when I'm gangbanging with like 5 guys in the room haha, all I'm thinking is it's raining money right now and I'm getting wetter! I try to keep as many guys entertained as possible, gawd I'm such a money slut now.
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MsBellaSpanxx
I raised my rates and it's making everything worse. From 5.49/6.99 to 5.99/7.99. I don't know if it's just a bad week overall on SM, or if it's me, but no one is biting, my paid percentage is tanking, all privates are shorter and I'm making $20 less an hour. Should I revert? Or persevere? I personally know I am worth the higher prices. Especially for exclusive. It's only been 6 days, but it's been 6 terrible days. I am stressed about it as usually I hit my goals easily. Advice?
Whenever I make a change like that I always commit to 2 weeks, just in case 1 week is just an off week. It doesn't seem like 50c and $1 could make THAT much of a difference you would all of a sudden be tanking.
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hyori
I guess I'm weird, I love it when I'm gangbanging with like 5 guys in the room haha, all I'm thinking is it's raining money right now and I'm getting wetter! I try to keep as many guys entertained as possible, gawd I'm such a money slut now.
BAHAHAHA YESS Girl, it's like you're reading my mind! haha
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I raise from 4.99 till 5.79 and from 6.99 till 7.79 and totally dont work,im 21% in paychat when normally im 40%.....
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Bambola
I raise from 4.99 till 5.79 and from 6.99 till 7.79 and totally dont work,im 21% in paychat when normally im 40%.....
give it a few weeks 2-3 the site is glitching really bad right now and its causing a big drop in traffic
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Snowy0Star
give it a few weeks 2-3 the site is glitching really bad right now and its causing a big drop in traffic
Thank you!!!I will try this afternoon and tomorrow...because 21% is very low..
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Not only did I raise my rates on SM to $9.99/min but I also raised my escorting rate to $400/hr from $350. We are so worth the $$$$ girls! #raisethoseratesgirl!
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I think it's a pretty fair price considering most in my category charge that much. Then again, I'm not that experience, so that might affect somehow. IDK.