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Re: Raise Your Rates - Challenge!
Today starts my fifth day since raising my rates - it has not been good so far - up until i raised my rates i was pulling at least 150/200 a day - NF/TTM/Phrendly/LCMS -- This week its been about 100.00 - Im getting a little panicked........ Im not sure if it is the rates or just a slow week - I know basketball finals just started
NF is my main site and my regulars are not liking the increase - I only bumped my phone rate by .25 after 7 years - my longest phone reg set up a session this am and then an hour later sent me a chat that he loves me and Im great but he will not pay over 1.99 a minute - WTF for a 20/30 minute call that equates to 5/7 more per call - he's super easy so IDK - another cam long time regular set up a call yesterday then ghosted on me I had another regular give me a dissertation on NF sweetspot with rates - I did tell him I would put my rates back to 2.99 for cam for him BUT he does 3 hour shows - he and I had a battle a few years ago when he tried to get me down to 2.50 and I refused to budge even for 3 hours - he ghosted on me for about a year then popped back up and never mentioned it again until this rate increase 2.99 to 3.99
so..... did you ladies message clients to make them aware of your rate increase? did you make exceptions for good regulars or ride it out? did you lose many regulars? did you see a decline in your sales ? if yes how long before you recovered with new clients I know there are a shit ton of individual variables but Im curious how things played out for you
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I never tell my clients when I increase my rates. If they wanna pay, fine, if they dont, fine too...I increase prices every year, everything I buy, is increasing prices, why shouldnt I? I lose some client and make new ones, so the ones not willing to pay my new fee, can look somewhere else.
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You never say anything about rates increased. Don't make an issue out of something that's not an issue.
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My phones (both on my real me and my characters) are only 99 cents and my cam on my real me is $2.99 but phones have been DEAD all across the board for me. I'm scared to raise my rates but as someone mentioned here, everything is increasing, we should to.
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And let's not forget our customers are being paid more at their jobs than they were years ago, so why shouldn't we? Most people get yearly raises. They should have more money to spend so we should increase our rates. I have regulars who were willing to pay $7+ dollars a minute 5 years ago, so they should be willing to pay a lot more than that by now.
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I did something kinda crazy...on aw, u see rates around 1 and 3, more like 2 and traffic has been quiet the last week, so i knew it wasnt my rates as i was charging 1.99 and 2.99....i went to 4.99 only private and left it there. I dont care coz if someone pays me 9.99 on imlive, someone will pay 4.99 on aw, its a matter of patience to grab a whale. This year, Im going for 18 years camming and i decided is more than time, to charge more for the great cam girl i am, coz very few stay this long, having a good rep and name. its time for guys to pay more for some quality camming and i decided to slow down a bit my hustle as im getting tired of doing so much, not only on cam, but in my real life, with kids, regular work, family and all. Im 45 and i want some time for myself now, so they need to pay what i decided i worth after all these years giving them so much pleasure. lol
hahaha am i right?
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SylvySinclair
I did something kinda crazy...on aw, u see rates around 1 and 3, more like 2 and traffic has been quiet the last week, so i knew it wasnt my rates as i was charging 1.99 and 2.99....i went to 4.99 only private and left it there. I dont care coz if someone pays me 9.99 on imlive, someone will pay 4.99 on aw, its a matter of patience to grab a whale. This year, Im going for 18 years camming and i decided is more than time, to charge more for the great cam girl i am, coz very few stay this long, having a good rep and name. its time for guys to pay more for some quality camming and i decided to slow down a bit my hustle as im getting tired of doing so much, not only on cam, but in my real life, with kids, regular work, family and all. Im 45 and i want some time for myself now, so they need to pay what i decided i worth after all these years giving them so much pleasure. lol
hahaha am i right?
Yesssss girl! I am 6.99 at the moment. My view is that if things are quiet i will damn well make more off the poor suckers who DO pay me. And they always do :)
Have faith x
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Thanks Susie! Its nice to have some support when it comes to raise prices because we are always very uncertain when it comes to this subject, isnt it? With your rates being 6.99. do you have the same traffic as before? Do you feel you lost clients or made better ones? Tell me a bit since you are the head of this thread most of the time lol
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I don't rely in just aw anymore or on camming alone so i don't tend to fret too much if it seems slow. I hustle guys to pay me more, more often, and independently. An upside is that this gives you super confidence and as someone said above guys seem to KNOW when you are on top and they want you more. I go up and down between 3.5 - 7 depending on my mood on aw and the same guys that pay 3.5 will also pay 7 if they want me bad enough that day.
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SylvySinclair
its nice to have some support when it comes to raise prices because we are always very uncertain when it comes to this subject
Researching sales and marketing techniques, and psychology helps give you confidence and a 'toolbox' of things to try to improve your business. Also knowing sometimes you just have to step back and take a breath because today is not your day x
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I float on prices myself depending on the mood im In as well. I work everyday, i also dont rely on cam alone as that wont bring me the income i want and need, but is my biggest income, for sure. I sell a lot of videos and snapchat and other stuff along with cam, phone and texting and I also believe that guys pay whatever to see the model they like the most. But at this point of my life, i really want to lower my game a bit and enjoy my life a bit. Being able to be more available to my family and travel more. Its been a hell of 18 years....always working, always providing, always taking care and paying everything, i feel that i need some time off more often, if u know what i mean....haha i think middle age is doing that to me, dunno. Fact is, that want to make more, working less. hahah
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That's so interesting about switching prices. Back when I was selling my art, people always told me to never lower my prices, only raise them. But I know sex work is an industry of its own, and more of an impulse purchase situation. Guys get excited about change.
I've been really wanting to increase my rates. I finally have a good setup, and feel like it's time. Gonna go from $2.49 to $2.99 per minute on phone, and from $4 to $5/min on indy cam.
My vanilla biz is also picking up, which gives me some confidence. Nice to have your eggs in different baskets. :)
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I started camming in 2004 and the set fixed rate on the site was 3.99 a minute. I started camming with a studio in 2010 and they also had a fixed rate of $3.99. I was surprised that the price had not increased. Today I charge $9.99. Cost of living increases every year. Minimum wage is always increasing and sex workers should be making more. I even contacted a strip club I worked at in 2004 and today they still charge $25 for a lap dance. I can’t force anyone to raise their rates, but it is 2019 and just like everyone else you/we all deserve to be paid appropriately especially with what we have to put up with as sex workers.
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so I have been gone since beginning of January and when I left, my rates were 3.99 on pretty much all of my sites. Streamate I was at 3.99 and 4.99. Would now be a good time to raise my rates since I have been gone for a while and hopefully missed or should I wait till I am back for a bit to try and raise them? I haven't made my come back yet but I will more than likely be logging in later tonight and I am hoping that I was missed :P Several guys have been trying to message me on all of my sites and skype ;D One even sent me a tip a couple of days ago thru manyvids but I have no idea who it is? Idk if its an old customer or what...lol:shrug:
Also, if I was to raise them, what would be a good amount to raise them to? Is it better to raise them in small amounts at a time...or?
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BubblyBlonde
I started camming in 2004 and the set fixed rate on the site was 3.99 a minute. I started camming with a studio in 2010 and they also had a fixed rate of $3.99. I was surprised that the price had not increased. Today I charge $9.99. Cost of living increases every year. Minimum wage is always increasing and sex workers should be making more. I even contacted a strip club I worked at in 2004 and today they still charge $25 for a lap dance. I can’t force anyone to raise their rates, but it is 2019 and just like everyone else you/we all deserve to be paid appropriately especially with what we have to put up with as sex workers.
Absolutely this!!! When i started on AW in 2011 the average was 1.99 group ad 2.99 private (gbp).... today most are charging LOWER! This is insanity. The prices of EVERYTHING have gone up, from every day living costs to the costs we incur for featuring, positioning, bidding etc. This should never be a way to just make enough to get by, it should be a way to THRIVE! So many men are not only willing but literally gagging to pay more, those models are cutting their noses off to spite their faces in the race to the bottom of the pile! I charge 3.99 or 4.99 private now depending how busy i am elsewhere and guys are paying me after also seeing girls who only charge 1.99.. madness.
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AiylaRose
I posted earlier about raising my rates, I think I went up to 3.99 or 4.99. Since then, I dabbled with 5.99 but lowered quickly if it was slow. Two weeks ago SM raised my max without me even asking, to 14.99. I now have my private at 5.99 and exclusive at 9.99. I’m selling at both price points and making much more money for A LOT LESS WORK. Id love to work my entire time on cam but I’m done pounding my pussy for change. This is now my base rate. The type of customer this rate draws is noticeably different than at the lower rate, in a positive way.
can I ask what your placement is ?
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Feeling BRAVE and jacked up my Private to .99 cent and Exclusive $1.99 per minute.
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I'm so proud of you!
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I realize I sounded like an obnoxious whore in my last post about the rates. I’ve been so inspired by the women on this site and I never would have considered raising my rates this high without SW. Not that long ago i was at .99 so what probably sounds like bragging is just me being shocked, and I want to share so others know this is possible for them. i have lost a few customers by raising my rates but overall it’s been fine. I only really work on streamate. I don’t make anything on chaturbate and I rarely try there anymore.
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I only started cramming back in March and didn’t used to show my face. I’ve done really well despite that, but I’m now showing my face now (more for my own benefit than the clients benefit, I got sick of hiding) and this thread inspired me to raise my rates.
I set a target this month for the 1st-5th and hit it within 2 days over 7 hours and I felt like I was busier for it! I’ll definitely be doing the same again in a month or two!
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Just to update... I had raised my rates from 3.99/4.99 to 4.99/5.99 and found that I was making the same amount about but spending way more time in free.... personally I'd rather not be bored.... granted my time online had been shit. But I lowered pvt slightly to 4.29 and kept excl, seems about the same as I was making before tbh...
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Thinking of changing my rates as well,..
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sexysusie
Yesssss girl! I am 6.99 at the moment. My view is that if things are quiet i will damn well make more off the poor suckers who DO pay me. And they always do :)
Have faith x
Thank you for this reminder, I had my rates set quite low for a really long time because it was the only way I was making money, but I hated the clientele I got at lower rates. I've raised them back up to what I feel comfortable with, and will absolutely just ride out the quiet times with the mentality that there will always be guys who will pay, and they will be the guys I want to have.
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SimoneGray
Thank you for this reminder, I had my rates set quite low for a really long time because it was the only way I was making money, but I hated the clientele I got at lower rates. I've raised them back up to what I feel comfortable with, and will absolutely just ride out the quiet times with the mentality that there will always be guys who will pay, and they will be the guys I want to have.
Perfectly said! I couldn't agree more <3
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I had some douche tell me the other day that I was pretty but to old to be tryin to charge my rates
Im at 6.99 private and 5.99 exclusive ( I cant stand the annoying peepers )
I would love to show that douche bag the hot AF young studs who do pay my rate }:D
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gbjenna
I only started cramming back in March and didn’t used to show my face. I’ve done really well despite that, but I’m now showing my face now (more for my own benefit than the clients benefit, I got sick of hiding) and this thread inspired me to raise my rates.
I set a target this month for the 1st-5th and hit it within 2 days over 7 hours and I felt like I was busier for it! I’ll definitely be doing the same again in a month or two!
Without showing your face, were you using a disguise in the form of a wig or heavy makeup?