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    Dizzy Negotiating with a studio for higher percentage?

    Maybe I'm a dreamer, but our very own Melonie has inspired me with her posts (and one friendly pm ) to believe that I have the leverage to ask my studio for more money. I don't know if any studios have any redeeming qualities, but this is a shit studio. I've been with them for almost a year now, which seems like the right time to do this. It's for streamate, and instead of my 35% I get 25%. They give out paltry bonuses which pale in comparison to the money they "steal" from me in my opinion. I have been among the top earning models for my studio. I also cam full time and have worked consistent hours for a year. I get the impression there are at least a few hundred models, because I have seen emails stating that 348 models received the time bonus for a given month.
    My question is; how the hell do I go about attempting to negotiate? I haven't had much luck corresponding with them over issues such as them sending my bonus checks to the wrong address. I had to tell them my correct address on 4 separate occasions. So is this a customer service? Or like do i email them and ask for a certain contact? What if they don't respond? I'm not sure if they have a phone number, but if they did, who would i ask to speak to? Or what is a good way to find out?
    So firstly, I'm not sure who to contact exactly.
    My next question would be, what exactly do I say to them? I'd love to threaten to leave if they don't up my percentage to 32%. I'd love to make good on my promise and quit for a year, work some other sites and return triumphantly to streamate to get my 35% after a year of good old contract nullin, but I love streamate, and I love my regulars, and I haven't had much luck on other sites.
    I had tried to weasel out of this mess and get into weeklypay in January with the help of PrincessJenny. It didn't work out because the studio did not properly close my account permanently, even though I asked them to. So my fear is that they may be dicks about it, and I'd never be able to work for streamate directly.

    How do I make it known to the entity that is my studio that I am their MVP and I demand better treatment, or I'll take my star power elsewhere?

    Please help! It makes me cry when I do the math and realize how much money I "should" be making....
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    Default Re: Negotiating with a studio for higher percentage?

    man i am so sorry you can't go with princess jenny.

    Personally I would keep trying until they get your account closed.

    Maybe Jenny can help you. I think she's probably sleeping there, middle of the night in the UK but perhaps she can add more info when she gets up for the day?


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    Default Re: Negotiating with a studio for higher percentage?

    Its a year after the account has been inactive, if they login to the account in 6 months then it resets the year wait as far as I remember, so if they are "nasty" enough you could be in the contract forever.

    If you have the admins email address and your old username I may be able to help further once I have moved into the new property and got the internet working. We have a new method of persuasion to get people out of these contracts


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    this is mafia style.......
    bleah!

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    Default Re: Negotiating with a studio for higher percentage?

    I doubt modelxonline has a few hundred active models in their studio for Streamate.com, studios want to appear exclusive. Not surprised they "lost" your checks four times. If they post a top 10 or top 25 models those are probably their only active performers bc the dropout rate for online studio signups is very high. If it were as popular to have hundreds of active models - we'd have wayyy more posts about modelxonline both here and on other sites. Their internet presence isnt nearly as strong as other SM studios who are far more wellknown.

    Here is info on how to find this guy's info here: http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...ne-non-payment

    As a warning youll see that the OP of that thread said he saw the thread about him, so he reads SW. If you have identifying info in this thread- may be best to use your discretion.

    You cant really threaten to leave and use that as a bargaining point - I mean, Fridays has a point, it is kind of like arguing with a pimp. You're contractually bound and he earns off of your earnings so he'll want it all. If he cant send you all of your (small) bonuses correctly I doubt he'll happily up your payout percentage based on merit. Studios arent exactly professionally structured businesses with salary adjustments.

    You can try but it may be best like Laurie and PJ said to just take the steps to quietly move on. But since he did pay the OP of the other thread bc of SW maybe this thread will do it but, who knows.

    But refer to that thread for clues on finding his information. Since he appears to have paid the OP it may disappear though. But tbh, Im not sure itll be taken well if you contact him in a roundabout way (despite the info being publicly available after 1-2 basic google searches) though? May be best to just email whoever usually emails you as that is 99% likely to be the studio owner anyway?
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    Default Re: Negotiating with a studio for higher percentage?

    You can always threaten to leave for good and go to MFC or somewhere else maybe? IDK. Sorry to hear you are being treated so unfairly =(

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    Thanks guys! Roast, I appreciate your warning about my identifying info. Point taken. I edited the post a little. I think you all may be right, and bargaining may just be a pipe dream. However, i don't know if going quietly is a viable option either, as I'm certainly on the studio's radar.
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    Default Re: Negotiating with a studio for higher percentage?

    Use a different site. Even at 35% cut, sm is pretty shitty pay wise. If you're willing to put in even half the time you have been, then MFC may well work out for you. You could always try AW at the same time x

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    PJ if you are reading this, I sent you a PM
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    Default Re: Negotiating with a studio for higher percentage?

    Quote Originally Posted by DiamondCupcakes View Post
    You can always threaten to leave for good and go to MFC or somewhere else maybe? IDK. Sorry to hear you are being treated so unfairly =(
    I tried this - it didn't work.

    Example :
    Even if you're making $3000 a week and are the top earner in a studio, that studio may have 200 cammers making only $100 a week ($20,000)
    Streamate do not want to piss the studios off, they would rather lose $3000 than potentially risk the studio closing and taking their $20,000 models with them.

    As PJ says some studios are really snide

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    PJ- I've been trying to take you up on that offer for like a month and a half.... can't get a response.
    Not sure what's going on, but maybe I'll just give up on you?
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