I think about a of couple things when it comes to grouping or generalizing members and thinking about them as a collective.
1. I think here on the forum we often lump members into a generalized group to help give threads a broad sense of an answer or a general direction of an answer. Especially since most questions that are posted on here are open for discussion and interpretation, so likely an array of answers will come from members and models. That exchange between models and members i think is incredibly valuable.
However the more specific a question is, the more direct a answer will be from models and members who meet or understand the specificity of the question.
2. When it comes camming, I kind of having a different point of view. I think the boundaries a model has or things a model won’t do, will help solidify a group of members. For example, I am not a submissive model, so I naturally deter members who are looking to dominate. From there, the diversity of that group carries out in subgroups. That’s my observation of streamate members at least.
Perhaps it is a better thing to consider "How many paying members are interested in X?" and "How many other models do I have to share/compete with for those members?".
I
don’t particularly like to think of how my skill set or fetish appeal competes with other models. I find it best to focus on myself and think of ways how I can better my skills.
I
do like thinking about how many members will pay for “x” activity. When I first started camming I would find myself in a rut where I said yes to everything and nobody would come back. So I started thinking more critically about my strengths and weaknesses and put myself back into the shoes of the type of member I am trying to attract and how will this happen. That’s where I think my boundaries helped bring about a “collective” of members in my chat and a more consistent flow of money into my room.
I am quite communicative with my chat, so when I have an idea that I want to try in my room, I will ask my regulars for their honest feedback as well as new members to the room to garner a sense of how successful will this be. I will think critically about it, work through the pros and cons, but then it is up to me to make sure I execute the activity such that it still remains attractive in the future. I hate the idea of going gun-ho on an idea with out considering a member perspective and my idea failing miserable.