How to turn unsolicited weiner photos into an opportunity for more revenue
I have to start this blog post with a funny preface: I don’t want Google to punish me for calling these photos what they really are, so from here on out I’ll refer to them as eggplant photos. Please forgive the cheesiness, but I don’t want my website to be flagged.
Alright, with that out of the way, let’s begin.
Eggplant photos used to be the bane of my existence. I know you know the feeling: you wake up in the morning ready to answer messages, and you’re met with blurred photo boxes in your inbox where you can make out exactly what body part is displaying without prior permission. You don’t even need to click on the photo to know exactly what it is.
During my first few months of answering messages, these photos actually deeply upset me: what is it about men that makes them send such photos of themselves without asking first? How are they so bold to assume this is something anybody even wants to see? Why can they have so much confidence, while I am going to therapy to work on my social anxiety? Life is so unfair.
But the fact that these photos are sent SO OFTEN is something we all can capitalize on. Initially, I would gently respond by saying sending such a photo requires a tip. But, that didn’t work very well. People rarely tipped.
But then, I tried a different method. I looked past my annoyance and wondered…what if I just feigned…excitement? What would happen then?
How to turn eggplant photos into more money
Let’s look into the psyche of men who send eggplant photos: they live in a fantasy land where their unsolicited photo is met with excitement and desire. What if we gave that to them in an effort to sell more content and services? This is how that looks:
Imagine that a fan sends an unsolicited photo. This is what you can do next:
Step 1: Respond with a sultry voice memo that thanks them for sending such a wonderful photo. Say that you’d love to tell them what you think about it, ask if they’d like to hear you actually say what you like about the photo. Assuming they say yes to the voice memo:
Step 2: Send a locked short voice memo giving some kind of compliment about the photo. End the voice memo with something to the effect of — actually, I want you to SEE these compliments come out of my mouth. Ask if you can make them a video as well, let them know they can tip you $X. In the text description of this locked message, hype up the voice note. Ask them in the text, how does it feel to actually hear me compliment you? Now, assuming they say yes to the video:
Step 3: Send a video complimenting their photo. From here, you can really continue to upsell anything that fits within your business model: upsell them on a texting session, a custom photoset, etc etc. The opportunities are endless.
I still hate eggplant photos :)
I will never enjoy knowing that there are men out there who find it reasonable to send unsolicited photos. However, turning an eggplant photo into a business opportunity shifts the power dynamic.
Instead of me focusing on the fact that they did this without consent, I can take advantage of their unapologetic aggressiveness and turn it into additional revenue. It is not a perfect solution, but it is one where I feel like I come out on top :) some people would go so far as to say they actually love receiving these photos, because they know it opens up an opportunity to capture somebody’s interest when they’re most excited, and turn it into a sale.