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Custom video request menu with prices, boundaries and delivery times

Custom requests are one of the best paid formats a creator can offer, and one of the most draining when they arrive as open ended DMs. A written menu turns every request into a clear yes or no before any money moves. This guide shows how to build one, what to put on it, what to leave off and how to set delivery times you can keep.

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A creator writing her custom video menu in a notebook beside her phone

Why a menu beats open requests

Without a menu, every request starts a negotiation. The fan asks for something, you ask questions back, you name a price, the fan haggles, and an hour later you still have not recorded anything. Some requests are things you would never do, and saying no takes energy too.

A menu flips the order. The fan sees what you offer, what each item costs and what you do not do, and writes a request inside those lines. You review it, accept it, record it and deliver it. On FansMeetup the fan pays when ordering, and the money is released to you when you deliver.

What goes on a custom video menu

A good menu is short enough to read in one minute. Most creators do well with three to six items, each with a fixed length, a fixed price and one line of description.

  • Personal greeting: a short video that says the fan's display name and a message.
  • Birthday or occasion video: a greeting tied to a date the fan gives you.
  • Themed video: a short clip in an outfit or setting you choose from your own list.
  • Longer custom: a few minutes on a theme the fan describes in the brief, within your boundaries.

Give every item a clear length, such as up to 2 minutes or up to 5 minutes. Fans compare items by what they get, and a length makes that easy.

How to price menu items

On FansMeetup you set every price yourself. The floor is 15 USD for a custom video and 5 USD for a voice message. Above that, a simple ladder works well: a low priced greeting, a middle item most fans pick and one premium item that makes the middle look like good value.

Think about your time per item, not only the length. A 2 minute video can take 20 minutes once you include setup, retakes and upload. If an item regularly takes much longer than you expected, raise its price or shorten its length.

If requests arrive faster than you can deliver them, that is a sign your prices are low. Raise them a step and see how demand changes. The custom videos page shows how ordering and delivery work for fans.

Writing boundaries fans can see

Boundaries are part of the menu, not a separate conversation. Write a short list of what you do not do, in plain words, and keep it visible on every order form. Fans who read it before ordering rarely ask for anything outside it.

  • Keep the list short and specific.
  • Use the same wording every time, so fans learn it.
  • Decline requests outside the list without explaining yourself.
  • Update the list whenever your comfort changes.

Some lines are fixed for everyone on FansMeetup. Nothing involving minors, nothing that shows or asks for a real person who has not agreed to it, and no requests to meet in person. Booking briefs are scanned for phone numbers, addresses, outside handles and meeting requests, and matches are blocked before they reach you. The content policy lists the platform rules in full.

Delivery times you can actually keep

Set a delivery window in days for each item, such as 3 days for a greeting and 7 days for a longer custom. Choose a window you can meet even in a busy week. A fan who gets a video a day early is happy; a fan who waits past the promised date is not.

  • Batch recordings on one or two set days a week.
  • Pause new orders when your queue is full instead of stretching delivery.
  • Offer a faster delivery option at a higher price only if you can keep it.

Because money is released on delivery, delivering on time is also how you get paid on time. Payouts run weekly, to your bank account or in crypto.

Add voice messages for quick requests

Not every fan wants a video. A voice message is a short personal audio clip, quick to record and priced lower. Adding it to your menu gives fans a smaller first purchase, and many come back later for a video or a call.

A menu layout that reads well

Write the menu in the same order every time: item name, length, price, delivery window, one line of description. Put your boundaries under the items, then a single sentence on what fans should write in the brief, such as the name to use and the occasion. That is everything a fan needs to order without sending a single message first.

Declining a request without a long conversation

Even with a clear menu, some requests will fall outside it. Decline them early, before you spend any time on them, and keep the reply short. A single line such as "This one is outside my menu, here is what I can do instead" points the fan back to your items without opening a debate.

  • Decline before recording, never halfway through.
  • Offer the closest item on your menu as an alternative.
  • Report any request that asks for contact details or a meeting, instead of answering it.

A declined order does not cost the fan anything, because money for custom orders is only released when you deliver. That makes saying no easier for both sides.

Build your menu

Add your items, prices, boundaries and delivery windows, and share your booking link. Fans order inside your rules, and you keep 80 percent.

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