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IMasturbate

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6 дней назад, 68 Ответы
Obviously this topic is getting a little intense.

It's a complex topic and I don't thinks things are as obvious as it might seem but I wont go into other to say two things I'm not sure are being considered.

I suspect a lot of the models that do 'hardcore' or 'xxx' don't want to less graphic content because they want the max pay; and if totem is paying for 'xxx' content they are likely going to produce the show accordingly. The model are driving the content in some (or many) cases I suspect and has less about Totem or member preferences.

Secondly, I'm confident the are many members that wont buy a card unless it's xxx and when they are 'stuck' with one from a loot box they ***** and/or rate it low. And while I prefer the more interesting (to me) non-xxx shows, I won't think twice buying the XXX shows if I like the girl. So I'm sure XXX sells better but doubt they are the most in demand at IS. IS has a vast world of XXX competition and those that really only want XXX won't even notice the site beyond following a favorite girl.

IS/Totem has gone in a pretty disappointing direction but I keep sticking with it, [eventually] buying all the shows that I want to own but ignoring the shows they don't want to sell me. But, If guys or girls that were ever guys ever show up I'll be gone before I even have the time to BYE! While I'm not sure I consider a girl shoving plastic for 10 min. actual XXX content, I can live with it and if it makes the other half of the members happy then so much the better.
orclover
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IMasturbate

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6 дней назад, 68 Ответы
Most girls in the passed 2-3 years are either from Ukraine or from Russia. I bet these girls just needed the money quickly so started this for must and have not had any possibility to learn, not timewise, not otherwise. Still at production it is the cheapest to give her a toy and let her play, shoot it in 5-6x 5 minutes and you already have half the show. I pointed out my opinion through the years many times, that the best performances for me are when she does not even touch herself. That is a performance done with grace, especially if her beauty (facial and body) is well over the average. Those Ladies might be more sexy even dressed up. Also you can't be sure if the best selling card gave the best profit since the numbers are not published, (and shouldn't be, because it's none of our business). Don't think all ladies being paid the same for a set of show. Always 3 factors - how much she took the job for, how much was to shoot / produce it and then how many users bought it. As long as the first 2 are lower, you have better chance to do better profit, unless the number of buyers are very different. The more clips, the longer time to spend for shooting, editing, means higher cost. As long as the price is the same for all cards, except cosplay, SEC etc. it is not easy to balance. Can extra 10-15 minutes be priced same as cosplay shows ? Good question, right ?

Totem needs to follow two simple rules:
1. Script the show to the strengths and weaknesses of the performer...they do this moderately well. Girls like Layla Scarlett are not dancers at all. So they have all xxx shows, including a show with all xxx. Sometimes when a girl has pole skills they have her do non-pole cards...this makes no sense.
2. Script as much diversity into the card set. So 6 different style outfits...school girl, office, swim-wear, club wear, tennis shoes, lingerie and use as many toys as possible in xxx, and each xxx has different clothing amounts. They do this really well.

They are NEVER going back to non-xxx performances. It is just boring for most customers as it doesn't appeal to enough people. I am happy people like classy shows where the girl teases and is shy...but most people want more than that and won't watch 5 hours of a girl barely showing their body and teasing.
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orclover
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IMasturbate

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7 дней назад, 68 Ответы
I don't even know if I trust those best seller lists anymore, but look at that, most of the shows on that list were cosplay. From what I saw, the cosplay shows have double or triple the ratings which is an indication to me that they sell better. Years ago, maybe around 2017, when XXX cards only came out like once or twice a week, I noticed that all of a sudden, XXX cards would get the cosplay shows. They would be advertised on a big banner on the home page which had to have given them a boost in sales. Even back then I thought it was weird that so many cosplay shows would be XXX. Now it's starting to make sense. They started getting the cosplay shows to artificially boost their numbers so somebody could justify having more XXX shows. I even noticed that back then and actually was worried it might start being a 50/50 ratio. I had no idea they would go as far as 90% XXX though. They have a unique softcore product. Why would they push so hard into the XXX realm with so much competition? Seems foolish and if these ratings are any indication of sales, then the numbers do not justify this move.

Ratings do not equate to sales or more importantly profit per girl. We also do not know the agent/girl/totem interaction. What if the girls ask for more table clips with xxx? The girls may want the extra pay that xxx/anal generally brings in the industry. Totem historically has struggled to recruit great talent at all times of the year...their CEO has ***** about this multiple times. The way that it is set up might help them create a better experience for the girls, less rigorous than 4-5 hours on their feet dancing per day. My suspicion is they began creating themes for cards to manage the exhaustion of the girls. One card, all dance. Another card 4 xxx, another 3, another 2. Some cards are half table time and so on. The one thing that seems to have worked is they are getting girls in for 4-7 reshoots(I don't like it but it shows totem creates a positive experience for the girls). Reshoots were pretty rare when it was 6 dance cards.
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