I charge $80.00 an hour and here's the breakdown....
$68.00 is what I get after the site takes percentage $56.00-58.00 after my 1099 taxes $45.00 after water bottles, mints, tissues, hand soaps. Etc.... are purchased for my wonderful clients. I'm not even going to say how much I spend on aroma therapy oils for relaxation lol ....and laundry...because who wants to lay on a bed someone else was in? I have to factor in getting ready, clean up, time spent doing laundry...and not to mention the emotional exchange of another persons energy. We are healers, and it makes me happy that I can help a person...but I also know the work that goes into it. I'm doing continuing education for massage, sound therapy and energy work....and that stuff isnt free let me tell ya lol. Everyone has there own view of pricing, I just wanted to share mine for some insight. Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Hugs and good vibes to all!!!
@TeddieB $11 worth or water, soap and mints per client per session? Sounds like you’re going through a couple bottles of smart water, a tin of altoids and a bottle of hand soap per session ;-)
I read that as per hour . So , two hour session , $ 22.00, in h20 , mints , soap .
The client is gonna end up cuddled, hydrated, with clean hands and minty fresh breath.
I think for some people this is considered a job , you pay 15% to the site and take out 25% for tax purposes , I charge 80$ when really I am only making 51 an hr.
@PhotoLady Good reminders. A lot of people complain about the price, but I really have a hard time seeing how I could reduce my rates. Even where I'm at, I'm still working on making enough to pay the bills. Also, at the current rate, that allows me to pay my bills at my goal number of hours each week. If I cuddled too many more hours than that, then I wouldn't have the mental energy or focus to provide the level of service I wish to provide This isn't work that you can do 40 hours every week...
This cuddle pro is not on this site, but I think her asking price is a record. $500/hour with a 2-hour minimum. https://cuddlecompanions.org/cuddler/cuddleminnie/
I guess that's one way to insure your schedule doesn't get too packed. :-/
But at least you can skype or facetime for only 300, that's a bargain in my book....While I whole heartedly support the right of the person to charge as they see fit, I do reserve the right to shake my head in disbelief from time to time.
I have said this in another thread. It may seem absurd to us regular folk, but there are people out there with enough money that they will literally get the most expensive and extravagant option every time simply because they can, regardless of actual quality but rather implied quality. All it takes is one or two multi hr appointments to have your bills covered for that month.
@pmvines But then I wouldn't be able to help most of the people who need it. I do this work to help people, not to make as much money as quickly as possible :-P That intention inherently makes those cuddlers lower quality in my book :-(
@ubergigglefritz I agree
@ubergigglefritz I agree, I am just starting out, I would like to do two two hr sessions a day, 5 days a week, I haven't had any luck yet but I am pretty new. Any advice on getting going'.
@PhotoLady 2 2-hour sessions a day is quite a lot in my book to start out. the days i get booked for 2 two-hour sessions are the most productive days in my book but at the end of it, i know i need to recharge. think about it... even with a 2 hour break in between, you know in that break you have to give yourself a lunch, and prepare for the first and then the next session... that can take anywhere between 30 mins to an hour of preparing.
if pro cuddling was "getting paid for JUST cuddling" then we are forgetting or downplaying the benefits that come from cuddling, the energy and labor it takes to cuddle, and the preparation of course. i do not cuddle coming straight out of bed/sleeping or cuddle as i am. i get ready to cuddle, get my hygiene on point, my energy on point... my space organized and spiritually cleansed (for incalls), and i have AC or heater to set the climate that the cuddler prefers... and set up anything else the cuddler asks for within reason.
and i love cuddling with the intent to make sure the cuddler receives the benefits from it. two-three hour cuddles are amazing in my book because folks i know have seen their best selves emerge from these longer sessions. an hour session is just a taste of the good results. but to be at my best in all aspects, i know 4 hours a day is my max...total. i might be able to fit in a 5th hour but when im finished, im like a car with low gas, beeping to be refilled.
to start seek out an hour a day. two hours if you don't cuddle every day. i know i don't cuddle every day but at some point i did when i first started, and it started affecting my healing abilities. always take at least one self-care day.. maybe on your least inquired day of the week.
best of luck!
Im a newbee here...
$65.