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    Best time to add clips?

    Still trying to figure this one out. There are so many clips being uploaded to the site now, they stay on the front page maybe a half hour, tops. Obviously we want the best exposure for our studio, and the timing can make a big difference I think.

    Seems like there are a lot of sales from Europe, as a very savvy friend of mine with a top selling studio on the site advised me, and has been borne out since then by others in the know.

    But if we opt for the best time for European exposure, that means we will miss the best time for the USA--unless we upload two clips a day. We have enough content to do that, but the editing takes so much time it's hard to maintain that pace.

    I've been activating the clips at 4:20 PM (haha guess why?), and another at 7 PM if there are two that day.

    Any studio owners have insight about this?
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    Default Re: Clips4Sale--best time to activate new clips?

    DJ- are you able to post in CC? you would get a lot of answers from the girls there if you could.

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    Default Re: Clips4Sale--best time to activate new clips?

    honestly, I think being near the top of the 'update' list in any category is more important than being on the front page...like you stated, the front page update list moves so quickly that half an hour after updating any given studio is bumped down to page 2 or 3
    Pay attention to where your clip is listed in it's category update list-those guys are your target audience
    Also, as you start to make sales, pay attention to where your customers live. Every clipsale email lists the nation in which your customer resides; read those and then think about when those people are most likely to be home and surfing the site. In some categories there is a DEFINITE nationality/geo zone commonality between buyers, so it's worth paying attention to. As an example, some of my best selling clips are really popular among Eastern Europeans, so I try to post those clips in the early am EST, which is late afternoon for them.
    Experiment a bit with different upload strategies/clip styles, when you start getting great regular sales you'll know you've hit the sweet spot

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    Default Re: Clips4Sale--best time to activate new clips?

    I can't post in CC LAChloe, but since I'm not a webcam model I don't mind so much.

    And thanks loveshooks--there is a guy in Australia and a guy in Germany who have both been buying pretty much everything we have uploaded. I never thought of checking the category updates--that's a great idea. We are pretty new on there so it's interesting to see how it all works.
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    Default Clips4Sale cutoff times for price breaks?

    I think it's right around 45 seconds. Meaning if a video clip is 3:45 minutes, you can charge 3.99. But if it's 4 minutes the price can't be set lower than 4.99. That's the problem I've been having.

    I'm trying to keep the prices as low as possible, not only in order to get the guys to buy more clips, but also to make sure they feel they got their money's worth.

    I kept trying to cut the time so that the guys were actually getting 1 minute for 1$, but without knowing when the cutoff time is, it can be tricky.

    There's little tricks to the site that will really pay if you can figure them out.
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    Default Re: Clips4Sale cutoff times for price breaks?

    This is solely my own perspective, but I think you may be overthinking things a bit
    Yes, the typical price per min rate on c4s is lower than what I've seen (and charge) in other venues, but the guys there aren't neccessarily seeking the cheapest clips, they're searching for clips that fit what they want. As such, a dollar or two difference in price will NOT make a huge difference in sales (or any difference, based upon my anecdotal experience).
    I've experimented alot with pricing, and my best selling clips are those to which I add a dollar to the preset price that pops up based on the length of the clip. (For example, a 3 min clip with a preset of $3.99, I'll change to $4.99). Not coincidentally, these are also my fav clips, which is why I feel a slight boost in price is justified.
    Taking the time to shorten a video just to save a guy a dollar isn't worth it, and it isn't neccessary. Like you stated, time is $$$$$. Produce clips that you're proud of, and have confidence that they'll reach an audience that recognizes the value of them.
    Chasing bargain hunters just isn't worth it.

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    Default Re: Clips4Sale cutoff times for price breaks?

    Well in principle I agree with you, and I certainly commend your confidence.



    But right now--since we have a relatively new studio and I want to get income coming in ASAP--I am trying very hard to generate sales. Whatever the hell it takes, without actually undercutting ourselves. I am very happy with 1$ a minute. As far as I am concerned, the model is as hot as anyone on that site, and her clips are well worth an extra dollar. But I also have to face the fact that most of those guys are there looking for more extreme fetish material, and as hot as she is, she's not popping balloons, sitting on guys faces, or farting (no fucking way are we going to do that lol). So we have to try a little harder there, it seems to me.

    And right now I just finished editing a clip, trying to get it to just under 4 minutes (or however long it needs to be) so I can charge 3.99. The clip was 3:47--but the automatic price cutoff says I have to charge 4.99 for the clip.

    I am thinking from a guy's perspective here. Sure when he's all horny from the previews and pictures, he might not mind paying 5 bucks anyway. But after he's done (), he might then start wondering why he just paid 5 bucks for a clip that says it's only 3 minutes on the site (they round the time down no matter how close it is to the next highest number).

    Plus I have noticed we are starting to get guys who are buying 10-12 clips at once. Those guys are going to appreciate it if they wind up saving 10-12$, and might well then buy a couple more clips. Or so I am thinking...

    I did have to search a little just now to find where I could cut out 2 more seconds, but now that I know the cutoff is indeed at 45 seconds after the minute, I don't think it'll be that hard to aim for that initially and save later trouble re-editing the clips. Also, the way I produce the edited clips is by making the larger, higher quality clips for the main site first, then the smaller, slightly lower quality clips that C4S prefers we use next. So if my finished product for the main site is a little over, I can still charge 1$ a minute because I can of course set my own prices instead of relying on their automatic cutoff. Then cut out a couple more seconds if it's a little over.

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    Default Clips4Sale

    OK I am making a megathread for all Clips4Sale questions and discussion here...
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    I think they just made the list of 'Recently Updated Studios' shorter.

    Which means if you want to be seen on page 1, you'll have to add clips more often.
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    Wow they just added several new categories for grouping the video clips, I am pretty happy about that. There are a couple that are perfect for our studio's genre. It seems like they might be trying to reach a somewhat more mainstream audience--or maybe appeal to both fetish and mainstream. I think that is very smart.

    It seems like this site is taking names and kicking ass lol. Making a lot of money letting all kinds of people play pornstar. More power to them.
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    Default Re: Clips4Sale

    Would anyone happen to know how to use the gizmo FTP tool to upload multiple clips at once?

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    No not yet, a couple friends of mine have recommended that I use it, but I haven't figured it out yet. I can use an FTP program to upload videos to our main website, but Gizmo is a little different. I'm sure its not that hard to learn if I just made myself sit down and try it.

    I'm just constantly having to learn how to use or deal with a gazillion different programs all the time, and I have limited patience hahaha.
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    I copied this from one of the clips4sale threads in cc, originally posted by 'Sara-Clips4sale.com'

    "Our FTP host address is: FTP.INTERMARKPRODUCTIONS.COM

    Username: Your studio log-in username
    Password: You studio log-in password

    FTP CLIENTS:

    Filezilla -
    CuteFTP -

    When uploading with an FTP Client, you want to put your video clips in the CLIPS folder and if you have your own image your want to put that in the CLIP IMAGES folder. Once you have your files uploaded you go back to CLIP STORE and on the ADD CLIPS page the files will show in the drop down boxes "Clip Name" and "Image Name" "

    the thread where I found the info is

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    Wow, thanks! I already use Filezilla when uploading clips for the main website, so that should be easy.
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    Wow I just talked to Neil, the owner of Clips4Sale, on the phone. He is a standup guy, like I had heard. Very friendly and cool. He also has something in the works that might be of great interest to some of you in the webcam business...
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    Hello
    i was trying to sign up for clips4sale, but just saw they have only 2 payment options: checks and wire, which doesnt work for me. Anyone knows any other site to sell clips and pics that offer payoneer or paxum? thnx in advance
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    Plenty of threads that already answer that. or this might help you a lot. it's everything bookmarked

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