The psychology of messaging: how to sell your content & yourself via PMs

In the fine art of webcam modeling, communicating with users is EVERYTHING. That’s how you can get them hooked in the first place, and especially, how you keep them coming back to your room.

Such communication, however, should not be limited to your room and online hours; rather, you should follow up with your users to keep them engaged. Therefore, harnessing the power of your private chat is key to helping you earn more. Remember that happy and engaged customers = steady regular income.

To help you on your quest to be the most successful model out there, here are some tips on how you can use messaging to connect with your fans in a more efficient and meaningful way. Sneak peek: it includes information on how to monetize your messages ?.

How to monetise your content via PMs?

Tackle their emotional side

When it comes to trying to recruit new customers, what you don’t want is to come across as spammy or even desperate by sending the typical “Hey baby, come to my room”. That won’t elicit any interest, plus, there are too many models already doing it. On the other hand, a simple “Hi, how are you?” might fall short.

You must find the sweet spot, which should be contacting them in a spontaneous-looking way, and that’s when your wit comes into play.

The easiest way to do it, is looking for common grounds. Scour their profile to find out more about them. For example, if they state that they like a certain movie, drop them a line saying “I just came across your profile and noticed that you like [insert movie name]. It’s my favorite movie! I didn’t expect to find other fans here”. That’ll do the trick.

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. This is unlikely to happen as most don’t fill their profiles let alone share facts about themselves. But that was just an example, the takeaway here is that you must make it look casual and hit close to home. Research shows that when we’re texting, we’re using the emotional side of our brain, so that’s the part you must aim to tackle.

Another practical case: if you see that they’re from Germany, greet them in their language and hit them with a “I hope I said that right. I always wanted to learn German”. You get the gist. Overall, the trick is to make it look like you’re interested in becoming their friend, rather than luring them to your room.

Needless to say, messaging users without a curated and eye-catching profile to lead them to, is ineffective. So make sure your profile is complete and looking fire to pique their interest. We've also explored the conversations in Private guide for users.

Follow up with messages

If you had users tipping you during your show, contact them afterwards and thank them for it and for attending your show – even if what they tipped you was not a lot. A thoughtful message can go a long way and the end result will be a stronger connection with fans. What you do during your streams is important, but nourishing those interactions even when you’re not on cam is vital.

Ask for feedback

Following the follow-up messages, you can use them not only to thank them, but also to ask them for feedback, whether they enjoyed your show or would like to see something different next time. This way you show them you care and value their opinion, making them feel special. And of course, it’s also just a good excuse to chat with them and engage them further. However, don’t overdo it. Asking each user once will be enough.

Go beyond just words

Messages are OK, but photos and even emojis to connect with fans the way they would expect to communicate with friends and family, is the real icing on the cake. They say that an image is worth a thousand words for a reason, so there’s no better way to engage your users than exchanging content with them. But what if I told you that you can also make money out of it if you want to?

If you’re still not familiar with it, Stripchat’s messenger allows you not only to chat with members, but also monetize those chats. Let me explain; you can send photos and videos to users and charge them for it. Users get special footage from their favorite model and you get paid money for building stronger connections with them. A win-win in every sense of the word.

For their part, users can also send you photos and you can set a price for sending them to you. So try to drag your fans to the private messages to bring about that paid content exchange.

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