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    I did a test on myself today and I found that when I lowered my price I got many more privates!!! Now I can pay my car note and bills. Let's face it I will be 40 years old on Wednesday, I am not getting any younger so guys may not want to pay much for older. I get that now. So they are staying longer and it is like I am making 3.99 a min. Even on Imlive and Cams.com. I will try Streamate tonight. Very happy.

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    Default Re: Under $3 a min!!!

    Sometimes it can work for you, sometimes you will make less. I think really a lot depends on which site. Some sites I've found I can charge way more and some less.

    As long as you are happy with your total paycheck and not worn slap out I think it's up to you and worth experimenting with.


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    Default Re: Under $3 a min!!!

    i cant imagine only making 35 percent of 3 bucks a minute. im glad it works for you but its not an experiment im willing to do.

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    Thanks ladies

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    Default Re: Under $3 a min!!!

    From my experience, when you lower your price, you'll find the quality of clientele goes down. And lower quality means more demands and you end up working twice as hard as if you would have kept your prices high. I prefer quality over quantity, and that leaves me with the same $$$ with least effort. But you gotta go with whatever works for you. I'm older and still do well at 5.99/min. Good Luck!
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    Default Re: Under $3 a min!!!

    One guy told me today on SM I was too much..What? $4.69/min for Exclusive is NOT too much for everything I offer. Then he said, that's too much for an older woman.."32". lol.. I can only assume he was young and couldn't afford much, so I told him to try out GOLD shows if he can't afford privates. No one else complains about my price.


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    Kitty you are funny! Good for you. Tell them off girl. But I don't really play with mypussy much so it does not get tiring for me through the day. One lucky guy gets me to really play and cum.
    That's after he has been with me at least 5 min or more.

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    Sure, you'll get more privates at first.

    After a week or two, all the cheap jerks will have recorded your content to their heart's content and never come back.

    At least that would be my luck.

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    Default Re: Under $3 a min!!!

    That is good to do if you need to pay a quick bill, but long term will be harder. I have tried price changes at different times and it was never good. Here is my overall results of all past experiments:

    More privates but harder work. Yes it seems like your money is going up faster, and your hours are flying by. But After keeping logs over at least a week during each experiment in the past, I concluded that I was even making less money or equivalent pay in the end. But for harder work.

    ^^Not to mention, my knees and body ached so bad.

    Another thing, 2-3 star ratings like crazy. That must be a thing with bargain shoppers

    Beggars are so bad when I have lowered my rates. Not only that, but those who are disrespectful like to call names etc.

    Conclusion: much harder work and hassle.

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    I find when I go over $2.99 I just sit and get no shows. I am at $2.99 on Cams.com and $2.80 on Imlive. Streamate I am at 2.69! I hav enot worked harder at all. I have actually had a great day. I may even buy a blonde wig and see if that will work too? Blondes gets shows a lot from what I have seen. Worth a try. But It was worth it for me I can pay my bills. I don't have to run to mommy to get money. She will be happy!

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    cam, have you used the encoder on SM? if i dont use then encoder i dont make hardly anything.

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    Oh I wanted to clarify, I was speaking of SM in my previous comment. I just now seen the sites you were talking about. I will tell a story though.....

    (SM) Traffic was at a slow peak and had been for a week. I came up with the idea that I would charge .99-1.49 "Happy Hour" (Dumbass) Premium rates to see what would happen. It was terrible. I was in private the whole time and my earnings were barely moving. My star ratings dropped like shooting stars falling out of the sky because 5-6 members would be in the room at once saying things like "Do anal you stupid bitch, etc". Many left 1-3 stars because they were idiots and I suppose I deserved it after attempting to deal with that mess.

    ^in a nutshell.

    After that experience, I actually increased my rates above what I originally had, to avoid ever dealing with those degrading, abusive, creatures of men again. It worked.

    All I'm saying, is that we work in the adult industry. We are a luxury - not a necessity. If said customer doesn't have the funds to cream his balls to our services with, then he needs to crawl back in bed with his wife.

    As for the hair change or anything like that.. I can name most top earners on cam sites and they are brunettes! (I can't name names here though lol). From what I see in your pic, Camgirltee.. you got it going on girl! And you definitely don't look in your 40's!

    With cams.com. When I worked for them, my room was dead if I went past the 1.49 mark. If you are hitting 2.99 numbers there, you are doing damn good!

    Try at least 3.59-3.79 on SM with 3.99 exclusives.... and like Crispy said use the encoder if you can. If you can't do the encoder, try it anyway. Give it a week and see how it goes. SM customers are a lot different than Cams and IMLive.
    Last edited by Lusty Laken; 11-14-2011 at 08:08 PM. Reason: I wanted to add the word dumbass in parenthesis in my story :)


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    Default Re: Under $3 a min!!!

    I don't think you should have to lower your price because of your age but if your happy an your bills are paid then it works. A couple of months ago I lowered my price by just a couple of dollars... errr never again. I got more a-holes and it felt like it took 10x longer to make my goal. As soon as I put my price back to normal the a-holes were less frequent an it felt like I did like 10 shows to get to my goal instead of like 60.
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    Lol whoa! this makes me feel cheap lol....both my prv's are under $3 on SM.....then again I am a newbie lol...definitely upping my prices after this week! lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lusty Laken View Post

    All I'm saying, is that we work in the adult industry. We are a luxury - not a necessity. If said customer doesn't have the funds to cream his balls to our services with, then he needs to crawl back in bed with his wife.
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    I totally disagree with the OP.
    Find a way to not only maintain your prices , but increase them!

    Your age does not matter.
    If you look, act professional and demand high prices, people will pay.
    Setting a lower price only tells the potential customers that YOU do not think YOU deserve more for your performance.
    If you dont think u deserve more, why would they think that?
    Lowering price is the slow steady way to failure...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fridays View Post
    thank you

    I totally disagree with the OP.
    Find a way to not only maintain your prices , but increase them!

    Your age does not matter.
    If you look, act professional and demand high prices, people will pay.
    Setting a lower price only tells the potential customers that YOU do not think YOU deserve more for your performance.
    If you dont think u deserve more, why would they think that?
    Lowering price is the slow steady way to failure...

    Reading this post just changed my prices lol, thanks for the insight Fridays

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    Quote Originally Posted by lolabunny View Post
    Reading this post just changed my prices lol, thanks for the insight Fridays
    your welcome
    I wish more cam models would think highly of themselves and charge decent/high prices!
    We'd all end up making more...
    ( not just those who charge high $ .... )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lusty Laken View Post
    With cams.com. When I worked for them, my room was dead if I went past the 1.49 mark. If you are hitting 2.99 numbers there, you are doing damn good!

    Try at least 3.59-3.79 on SM with 3.99 exclusives.... and like Crispy said use the encoder if you can. If you can't do the encoder, try it anyway. Give it a week and see how it goes. SM customers are a lot different than Cams and IMLive.

    See, I think some are overlooking this. Some sites you can charge more and some I find I don't do as well with the higher prices.


    I do agree though, SM has a LOT of high rollers with money I have found and you should definitely try some higher prices there. Lower prices there tend to attract guys with very little to spend.

    My profits actually went up when I raised it. You need to stick with it for at least a week I think though to give it a good try and let the better quality customers who can pay those rates find you.


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    Default Re: Under $3 a min!!!

    I agree with the "up your prices = high quality experience & customers."

    To put it in perspective, since we're all women:

    Would you rather go to a high end Salon and pay $200 and know exactly what you're getting by someone with experience who knows that their time and work is worth the money? Or walk down the street and into a side alley and pay $30 to get it cut by a meth addict with an Edward Scissorhands approach?

    This is essentially the fork in the road we are giving customers.

    Pay MY high prices for a kick-ass show or go 'down the street' and get something less-than.







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    I hear ya. I was charging over $3 a min on SM and got nowhere fast. I have started camming early mornings instead of nights. It also has done a world of difference. I do think highly of myself. Thanks ladies

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    Quote Originally Posted by lolabunny View Post
    Lol whoa! this makes me feel cheap lol....both my prv's are under $3 on SM.....then again I am a newbie lol...definitely upping my prices after this week! lol

    http://twitter.com/#!/LolaBabii69
    New doesn't have a thing to do with it... 3.99/4.99 starting out. Email SM for price increases after you are established. Don't work for nothing honey

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lusty Laken View Post
    New doesn't have a thing to do with it... 3.99/4.99 starting out. Email SM for price increases after you are established. Don't work for nothing honey
    I definitely hear ya lol, I'm sure this will attract a very different clientele...and also keep the cheap jerks out of private...Reading this definitely changed my prices, like you have a hot young girl in front of you that actually puts effort into her appearance and isn't boring you, why be so cheap?lol


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    The way you dress and speak as well as your "profile" will determine who you attract. If you have a " all about customer satisfaction attitude" more likely than not your hosting " Happy hours" , "Lowering your prices under $3.00 to get more shows" & finding more ways to offer MORE for less...in hopes of getting more customers. Iniatially, you will. In the long run, you will be worn out, and the guys can see you for so low, they are now bored with you. Nothing to keep coming back to.

    I do understand where your coming from. I cannot charge over $5 on MOST sites because my traffic slows down. But guess what I do? Pick another site where $5 is average, not high priced.
    Camming is not a necessity, its premium entertainment!!!!!

    I know I fuss over high priced girls, but thats only because I know, everybody cant charge $7 a minute. And I wouldnt want newbies to think they ALL can do it with no effort.

    But back to you, under $3 is actually cutting yourself short. I understand its paying your bills, but you should be making enough money that it is paying your bills PLUS giving you a huge savings account.

    I notcie that you cam.... Do you offer anything else besides that?

    I just recently opened a PHONE line so I made my Phone + cam rates HIGHER.

    When I get sad and want to lower my prices , I actually don't. I just record content and offer OTHER things for sale, other than myself.

    You can also have a blog and do independent shows if your SEO is good and have drive.
    When i decided to have an Independent/ Indy month on my site I only need 2 shows to make $100. and you may think this is hard.....

    BUT IS NOT.

    I worked on my indy blogs and site long and hard enough that these customers just fal in my lap. Not the same day I post the blog, but eventually. I turn my messenger on and I see that i actually MISS shows...........................

    So with that being said, you don't have to "ACCEPT" lower than 3 because your older. Infact, based on your wisdom and more mature sexuality, you should be able to secure a top notch premium rate.

    Find away to attract clients who are into MILFS, or find older clients that like mature woman.
    You look so good for your age.

    Charging low and charging high is the same amount in the emd..... but one just works ridiculousness harder for it.

    ( for those who wonder.... I charge $5 indy. I make 65 % , 70 % of that. I also sell clips on c4s and make 60% I make more percentage off my $5 thats why I dont have to be on cam ALL day to make a living, just 1-4 shows and im good. I am finicky about indy. but I am also finicky abput some lossy ass %35 and chargebacks. Just find other things to make money at, dont confine yourself in free chat. )

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    My favorite smart a** comeback when a cust says i'm to expensive -- ' well sweetie, you can have bologna or you can have steak - both will fill you up but steak sure does taste better "

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    Thanks Camwhore! You are so nice! I do use C4S nothing yet but I will keep posting. I am on Niteflirt also. I only use the name Camgirltee on every site except for Cams.com I am Tee4u2!
    I will raise my prices on my birthday in the morning. I hate free chat that's why I use Imlive and Cams.com oh and AW! Can't stand SM but what can you do.

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