I’ll definitely be posting my results. I just need to get all of this self-defeating drivel out of my head before I log on.
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I’ll definitely be posting my results. I just need to get all of this self-defeating drivel out of my head before I log on.
Just wanted to say that this thread is inspiring. 6 years ago, doing Skypes on MFC & CB for 10tokens per minute. I started 4 years ago on SM at 1.99/2.99, and had been stuck at the 4.99/5.99 rate for about 2 years. I justified it for so long with "competitive pricing," but I changed my rates to 7.99/9.99 on Jan 1 and changed my mindset to "yearly raise." 17% increase in income on SM so far. And it's been going up as more spenders find me. That being said, I'm still stuck in my cheap indie prices.. I'll work on those next lol
I've lowered my rates for a little while, due to the increasing number of the models in this time period, wich made everything a little slower, including my income. Nothing wrong with that, tho...
Oh, update. I brought my rates back down after 5 minutes of sitting in free chat. I was just too nervous.
I'm not back at my original rates though (6.99/8.99) I decided to leave it at a dollar higher (7.99/9.99). I just lost my nerve ya'll. Anytime I sit in freemium at new rates I can't stop myself from thinking "IT'S CUZ YOU'RE EXPENSIVE BIH". I can't help it.
So I've been low key hating my Domme line on Talk To Me, even @ 1.99/min (since right now I only get 45% & the guys I was getting @ times were weirdos making me do all the work talking with little to no input), but I was feeling a little pissy today so I decided to turn it on & see if I could kick up my "Domme" side and release some steam (I'm naturally vanilla/submissive, aka lazy lol - I hate how I gotta do all the talking sometimes it's easier to just moan lol).
So I had a random dude named "CashPig" contact me via Chat online & told me (my character) "Oh Goddess you're way to beautiful to be priced @ 1.99/min I would love to call you @ the highest rate possible." And sadly the site only lets you do 2.99 anything higher you have to contact support (BOO). So we chatted a bit, wanted humiliation & did a call, the little premature ejaculator came in 7 min lol. But I decided to leave my rate @2.99 because he was right, I deserve more!
So I left it alone & did admin tasks & had been getting calls like I normally do around 10 min each & I'm reaching my daily goal even quicker just on this site alone! Honestly on this site anything less than a mixture of 2.99 & 1.99 calls is a waste! I'm about to make some more 2.99 lines & have them on so I can focus on getting my NF Profiles together to make even more $$$! :)
I raised my indy / skype rates recently, but in a more unconventional way.
I used to charge $5/min for shows (so $50 for 10 minutes, which was the most requested block of time).
Now I charge $100 per show, and the show lasts any length from 1 minute up to 20 minutes (so it still works out to $5/min if they stay for their full 20 minutes) but most guys can only handle my teasing for 10 minutes before blowing their load.
I effectively doubled my rates, but the guys are still thinking I'm essentially $5/min! :D
Yup, minimum $100 to do any indy show with me (I only use Indiebill / sites that give 80% tip payouts, I quit CMD and SkyPrivate because of too many time wasters). I keep my video prices reasonable, so I figure if they can't afford a show, they can still get an orgasm with me through my content, and the guys who want direct access to me or get intimate with a live show, can save up for it :P
Ive come up with the rate I want to get my SM rates to - so I'm making the same per minute there as I am from indie. only 2 months till I move weee
I've been discouraged by how slow the beginning of the year has been and had my SM rates down a bit ($4.99/$7.99) from what they were at the end of last year. I just went and looked at my rates, my paid percent, and my earnings from last year at this time. I was charging more ($6.99/$9.99), my paid percent is the same as it has been lately, but I was making almost double in earnings than I've been making recently. So I'll be putting those rates back up! That was a real eye opener.
Did you get more premium shows than exclusive at 4.99/7.99? Or was the ratio the same as last year at 6.99/9.99?
I think visually that 7 may look like a huge bump up from 4. Psychologically it may feel like it's way more money. 699 and 999 looks like it's in the same ballpark.
That's a good point! At $4.99/$7.99 I did get a bit more privates than exclusives. At $6.99/$9.99 it was way closer to being even, but still a little more private vs exclusive. Money wise, $6.99/$9.99 I made about the same amount in both pvt/excl...$4.99/$7.99 I made a good bit more in Private (like double).
Finally raised my rates to 7.99/12.99 on Streamate. Definitely making a difference!. I hope you all get lots of Gold/ Tokens ladies, you deserve it :)
Now this has me thinking what I originally had before... Should I just say fuck it and jack it up to 6.99/9.99 / min and call it a day... I still haven't been on since December, but I honestly don't want to do cheapo shows, If I'm going to get pulled out of free chat and undress for 2-3 minuets I want it to be worth it damn it lol.
Update: I said fuck it and updated my rates to 6.99/9.99 I wish I did this from the start, but hell I'm doing it now & that's all that counts
I put my private rate up on one of my sites today by £1 and I immediately got a show after. He only stuck around for 2mins but it felt good to see what I earned for those 2mins!
I want to put my SM exclusive rate up to $8.99 so that I earn the equivalent of £2 per min (my cut) but I only put my rate up in January and most of my earnings are coming from SM now too, so I don’t know if I dare push my luck with all my new regs! I might hold out a month or so. I think I’d quite happily keep my rate at that for a while once I’m there.
I’ve actually set my private rate higher than my exclusive rate as I prefer just doing one on one shows and don’t want to deal with peepers. So my rate is 7.99 excl 9.99 pvt. It’s totally unnecessary for people to take me to private but some still do anyway!!
I might try bringing my pvt rate down to 7.99 though and put excl as 8.99.. I’m wondering if maybe I’m losing out having my rates that way?
When guys see your rates, they first see the private rate first so you may be losing customers cause unless they click on it, they wont see your exclusive rate right away so they wont know its less then your private rate.
One of the things I dont do in private is show my pussy. I dont care as much if a lurker comes in real quick and sees my boobs since they can do that in free chat to if another guy tips for them. But my pussy.... thats in exclusive only so no one can peep it. They are paying for it. You want full nudity, we go exclusive.
Some girls can make private work and get those lurkers to stick around and be paid on them but I dont like to chance it because more so then not, they are going to just peek in real quick and leave.
I took your advice and lowered my private rate to what was my excl rate, and then put my excl rate up. So I’m 7.99-8.99 pvt/excl.
I’ve definitely noticed a difference today!! I’ll see how it is for the rest of the week and I imagine I’ll probably keep it this way.
i just signed up for my sm customer account a few hours ago. and .. there are so many 2 girl/3 people shows for 1.99 to 2.xx.. it crazy. its so sad and really
ruins things for everyone else.
maybe because its late here 3 am eastern time zone.. but i cant find a girl /girl or boy/ girl show over $4.99 paid chat let alone over $2.xx a min
so many Colombians doing things so cheap (both my partners are from latin america so i say this with sadness not to discriminate)
because their currency is worth less against the dollar.
when i increased my rates to 6.99 or even 5.99/6.99 for couples.
it didnt work for me.i cant seem to pass 4.99/5.99 to get steady shows.
i dont seem to have the traffic to support a higher number.
my girl/ girl is new so it is stuck at $4.99/5.99 unless i ask to increase the rate, which since traffic fell i dont see how i could.
with the new girl tag things were great. the crazy traffic i had of rooms full of 13 people every few minutes, then yes i could see charging more.
however with traffic 25% of what it was a few weeks ago and 1000 followers.. i dont see that happening.
but 2 girls living full time off 4.99 a minute does not seem rational to me. especially for the hardcore shows we do.
i will check more accounts tomorrow during the day and afternoon to see how other rates are.
i am still pulling a decent weekly wage but i need more to make this worth it.
Oh my lord you are speaking my inner dialogue...I would LOVE to raise up to 7.99/9.99 (hell, even 6.99/8.99 where I used to be, but my income seemed to tank at that rate), but yea I'm too scared, and have been burned before at a higher rate, as I previously stated. Shit, when I went from 4.99/6.99 to 5.99/7.99 I had minor heart attacks every time 20 or so minutes would pass without any talkers etc. Maybe now is the time to do the raise I always wanted...dudes have nowhere else to spend their money, besides online, so it may be worth it.
ETA: I just did it. I upped my rates and I'm not backing down. I offer quality shows and do my best to accommodate what the dudes want. If I felt my work was sub par, I might be less ok with, but dammit, its time to make some motherfukin' money!
Really glad ^^
This is the RAISE YOUR RATES thread!
everyone can do it x