What is Indiebill, and how does it work?
One model's opinion
The image you see above is the Indiebill page where I sell Skype dates. As you can see, Indiebill breaks down the price per minute, so customers can purchase your show in any denomination you make available (there seems to be no limit on how many show lengths a model can display, so long as they do not pass the $300 mark).
I have compiled a short list of information that I have gathered and learned over the past month while beginning my relationship with this small France-based company.
Anonymity
Both the model and the customer are fully protected through every purchase. When a customer purchases a Skype, a video, a snapchat subscription, or leaves a tip, the only thing that the model can see is their e-mail. There is no exchange of information, meaning that anonymity is fully protected. What does the customer see when they make their purchase? Nothing but your username (unless they purchase Skype or Snapchat, in which case your username on the app is provided after their purchase. Your customer's Skype or Snapchat may also be displayed next to their purchase under your listed sales if they choose to send it to you).
Customer Service
Unfortunately since this is a small start up, customer service is not always as swift as you may hope. This company is based out of France, so any differences in time zones need to be accounted for. As far as I am aware there are only two employees (both male) running this business, and they respond to e-mails as promptly as possible. I have not had any luck with the live chat on their website (since I am probably writing to them at 2am their time), but they generally respond to me questions and concerns within 24 hours.
Currency
All payments are taken in USD. Unfortunately this is not yet displayed on their website. Although the '$' in Canadian and American is the same on paper, in reality there is a huge difference in these currencies. I personally recommend that they add a small icon saying 'USD' next to the subtotal on their payment page. A Canadian customer may think he is only paying $100, when in reality he is paying $130 with the exchange rate.
How does this affect my payout?
All models are paid in American dollars. My payouts are sent via direct bank transfer twice per month. In order to set this up I provided Indiebill with my direct deposit information (transit #, bank#, account#).
My total earnings for the past two weeks are sent to me in American dollars with a reasonable 1% currency exchange fee. The transfer generally takes 3-4 days to arrive in my bank account. I have had 2 payouts so far and have not noticed any discrepancies. When my paycheque arrives in my bank account it has been converted to Canadian dollars.
As far as I am aware Indiebill also offers cheques in some parts of Europe, and can also payout via Paxum (a 3rd party similar to Venmo).
Overall I have been pleasantly surprised and impressed by my experience with Indiebill.
It is refreshing to receive a fair pay check, and most of my customers are keen to pay me through whichever avenue will treat me with the most respect. My favourite aspect of Indiebill is how easily I can upload content and how quickly and effortlessly my customers can purchase it.
I can't express how grateful I am to no longer have to take Amazon.ca giftcards as payment. It was really cramping my style.
If I had to pick a few ways that Indiebill could up their game - because they are a start up, many of my customers have received a fraud alert from trying to purchase through this site! This has scared away a couple of potential clients who backed out at the last minute because it 'seemed fishy'.
The two individuals that run this website (Gerald and Ludovic) seem over worked, and I think it would be in their best interest to hire another employee to share the workload so that they can address any bumps or glitches. I personally recommend they hire a female-identifying person (since the majority of cam models using their site are femme!).
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