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MellyMay
03-28-2013, 11:38 AM
MellyMay, I guess it is... weird it doesn't allow you to create your account! Maybe it's not allowed in your state?

Hmmm......I found that there is a separate "application" for US stuff....it seems to just send an email though!?!? hmmm.... I'm probably gonna just call the cust serv number.
Weird, right?

delilahd
03-28-2013, 07:59 PM
MellyMay, try signing up through a third party site. I signed up for a Payoneer card thru ImLive and it was approved fast. ImLive is a bit painful with the whole 0.98/min credit limit for new hosts, but at least my card came in. Now I can use it on my main cam site and also for direct transfers.

twistedprincess
04-04-2013, 06:26 AM
You cannot get a Payoneer directly through Payoneer in the US. You MUST get it through a site. ImLive, SM, MFC, and LJ offer payoneer. Some other sites might too, but you CAN check that on your own, y'know...

MellyMay
04-06-2013, 09:42 AM
You cannot get a Payoneer directly through Payoneer in the US. You MUST get it through a site. ImLive, SM, MFC, and LJ offer payoneer. Some other sites might too, but you CAN check that on your own, y'know...


Yes I CAN check this on my own. Thanks for that reminder.
I really just wanted to see if anyone had experience with this, so I really do appreciate your help.
i was hoping to find a friendly support system of other cam girls. This is supposed to be the place for that, am I wrong?

EDIT 4/8/13: I did take your advice and signed up via a site and things seem to have worked fine. Thank you everyone for bearing with a newb like me.

StrokerChase
04-13-2013, 05:22 AM
Here are some things that I found helpful as a newbie:

No, it's not as easy as getting naked. You'd be surprised at just how much these simple steps can help.

Enthusiasm. You need to show up each time like you want to be there. This is a major factor in determining if people will stay in your room or if they will make a connection with you.

Constant Connection. It's not just about being sexually appealing, it's about forming a connection between you and your customers. The worst thing that you can do is have a silent room. You need to be able to talk to them through chat or through your video cam. Think of it in terms of the entertainment business. No one wants to go to see a show where the performer has dead air time.

Proper equipment. No one will stay in your room if your audio is off. No one will stay if they can't properly see your camera, or if your connection is choppy. This is a sad fact.

Finding the big players. Find the big players, the ones who are willing to drop hundreds in one sitting. By making them happy, forming a connection, they'll keep coming back.

Marketing. Give people the incentive to pay you. This includes having a great model profile and also offering more ways to connect.

No Begging. Begging for tokens or for tips is a major turn off. This won't help you. Asking for tips every now and then is OK, but you need to be confident that the money will come, and it will. People go to these sites for you to care about them.

A plan. You need a plan on where you're going to go and what you're willing to do. You need to start the chat off by telling people what you hope to achieve in the session. Tell them what you want. That doesn't mean keep bothering them. See rule number 6.

Fun. Have fun. The more fun you're having, the more fun your viewers will be having. It's a simple step, but don't lose sight of it.

Silencing those who need to be silenced. That sounds so horrible, doesn't it? However, most of the top models will mute the guests and people who they know can't pay money. They are mostly there to spam, and it bothers the paying members if you don't.

Incentive. This is your natural attractiveness plus how you are dressed and the overall theme of your webcam. This is how well you are at the slow tease. This is how great you are at making members want to pay you to get more. You need to offer tiered systems of payment.

StrokerChase
04-13-2013, 05:27 AM
Here are some things that I found helpful as a newbie:

No, it's not as easy as getting naked. You'd be surprised at just how much these simple steps can help.

Enthusiasm. You need to show up each time like you want to be there. This is a major factor in determining if people will stay in your room or if they will make a connection with you.

Constant Connection. It's not just about being sexually appealing, it's about forming a connection between you and your customers. The worst thing that you can do is have a silent room. You need to be able to talk to them through chat or through your video cam. Think of it in terms of the entertainment business. No one wants to go to see a show where the performer has dead air time.

Proper equipment. No one will stay in your room if your audio is off. No one will stay if they can't properly see your camera, or if your connection is choppy. This is a sad fact.

Finding the big players. Find the big players, the ones who are willing to drop hundreds in one sitting. By making them happy, forming a connection, they'll keep coming back.

Marketing. Give people the incentive to pay you. This includes having a great model profile and also offering more ways to connect.

No Begging. Begging for tokens or for tips is a major turn off. This won't help you. Asking for tips every now and then is OK, but you need to be confident that the money will come, and it will. People go to these sites for you to care about them.

A plan. You need a plan on where you're going to go and what you're willing to do. You need to start the chat off by telling people what you hope to achieve in the session. Tell them what you want. That doesn't mean keep bothering them. See rule number 6.

Fun. Have fun. The more fun you're having, the more fun your viewers will be having. It's a simple step, but don't lose sight of it.

Silencing those who need to be silenced. That sounds so horrible, doesn't it? However, most of the top models will mute the guests and people who they know can't pay money. They are mostly there to spam, and it bothers the paying members if you don't.

Incentive. This is your natural attractiveness plus how you are dressed and the overall theme of your webcam. This is how well you are at the slow tease. This is how great you are at making members want to pay you to get more. You need to offer tiered systems of payment.

ShesSoSusie
04-26-2013, 01:11 PM
This information was very helpful. I am having trouble searching in the forum search engine though. Anyone else having the same issue?

PrincessN
04-29-2013, 06:43 PM
I've started using adult work :) get customers daily :)

Fifi_McKnight
05-07-2013, 01:43 AM
I keep coming to this thread over and over and over again for information (and the camsite main threads). I've been researching for a little over a week now, and I'm nearly ready to start. I've decided on a few websites to sign up with and I am super excited! Thanks so much for this thread and this forum in general because without it I doubt that I'd be ready to start work in a couple of days!

LadyVirgil
05-17-2013, 12:15 PM
Hey ladies, I wanted to say thank you for putting this awesome forum together, and that I've learned so much from you all! I've been through all the monster threads and a lot of the forgotten ones too, and living vicariously through you has given me a lot of confidence to get on cam.

I've decided to go with Streamate after doing MFC for a short period of time, just because I don't like the idea of having to get naked/do public shows to attract customers. And frankly, I'm not a bombshell with a great working space and camera, so I couldn't see it working for me.

I do have a few questions I'd like to ask the veterans here.

On Streamate: How do I promote if I could get suspended for giving out my twitter, etc? Are they lax about that kind of thing?

In general: Like I said, I don't have an HD cam or an attractive studio space. I have a small apartment with dingy furniture, my room is crowded as all fuck and try as I might, I can't seem to find an alternative way to arrange my furniture. Which is a shame because if I could get a good angle, I could include my mirrored closet doors! I also have barely any money (I'm mostly doing this in lieu of not being able to find a vanilla job, but also because I always thought I would enjoy the sex industry so long as nobody has to touch me). How can I make the most of my space for cheap, and what's the cheapest Logitech cam that I could get away with using on SM for now?

Thanks very much in advance for helping me out. :)

chloemay
05-20-2013, 02:56 PM
Hey ladies, I wanted to say thank you for putting this awesome forum together, and that I've learned so much from you all! I've been through all the monster threads and a lot of the forgotten ones too, and living vicariously through you has given me a lot of confidence to get on cam.

I've decided to go with Streamate after doing MFC for a short period of time, just because I don't like the idea of having to get naked/do public shows to attract customers. And frankly, I'm not a bombshell with a great working space and camera, so I couldn't see it working for me.

I do have a few questions I'd like to ask the veterans here.

On Streamate: How do I promote if I could get suspended for giving out my twitter, etc? Are they lax about that kind of thing?

In general: Like I said, I don't have an HD cam or an attractive studio space. I have a small apartment with dingy furniture, my room is crowded as all fuck and try as I might, I can't seem to find an alternative way to arrange my furniture. Which is a shame because if I could get a good angle, I could include my mirrored closet doors! I also have barely any money (I'm mostly doing this in lieu of not being able to find a vanilla job, but also because I always thought I would enjoy the sex industry so long as nobody has to touch me). How can I make the most of my space for cheap, and what's the cheapest Logitech cam that I could get away with using on SM for now?

Thanks very much in advance for helping me out. :)


Before I started camming for money, I cammed a couple of times with a guy I was chatting with on Collarme (lol). That let me figure out where to put my laptop and how many lights to have on and get used to being in the frame, see him and me at the same time. I basically cam from a futon alot of the time, with the laptop on a tall chair pointed slightly down at me, and move the chair back and forth to 'zoom' so there isn't a lot of room involved. Decent curtains are my backdrop. When I get sick of being in that room I move to the dining room table and cam from one of the chairs, move the chair back and forth, can stand up and turn around, whatever.

I can't help with the SM question, maybe try to Streamate thread?

Perfect10
05-25-2013, 10:53 AM
1000's of girls a month come to our site and register to become a new model. Most of them are desperately looking for a way out of their daily routine and some cant afford to pay their light bills.

Whatever the case may be, almost 95% of the people who sign up to become a cam model are looking for easy money.

If there was ever a way to make EASY money everyone would be doing it.

Here is my advice to anyone looking to become a cam model.

Being the owner I see tons of girls come and go. They will sign up and for the first night or to they will will hop on for 20 mins here and there and do a few private shows and then they wonder why in a month they only made $100.00.

Well being a cam model is kind of like waiting tables. Waiting tables can be a VERY lucrative enterprise for a person with the right personality. Waiting tables is also a business that requires alot of patients and dealing with the general public.

However if you stay there for any length of time and you are good at what you do you start to build a long clientele. The more these people get to know you the more personal they become (its called personalizing and its used alot in any business where tipping is a requirement).

The more personal someone becomes with you, the more they feel like they owe you. Thats where making money really starts to get good.

The thing with being a Cam Model is that its no different. The more your on, the more some of the same guys will come on and they will talk to you. You dont have to be nude all of the time or masturbating 24/7...heck we have girls who NEVER undress and make a ton of money!

Where we are different than other WebCam sites is we actually offer coaching to our models and explain all of this.

My advice in a nutshell is for anyone who wants to make SERIOUS money being a cam model is this.

TREAT IT LIKE A BUSINESS!!!!

If you treat it like a business it will pay you like a business. PERIOD!

IF you treat it like a hobby well...guess what? Its gonna pay you like a hobby.
The girls on our site who are making $5000.00 a week and up. They are on LIVE 40+ hours a week.

If your thinking you cant be on for that long or that sounds like way to much...you seriously need your head examined, because $5000.00 divided by 40 hours is $125.00 an hour which is what most skilled surgeons (which I doubt your anywhere close to being one if your reading this) make in the ER and they work somewhere closer to 112 hours a week and never get any sleep.

Plus your making this from the comfort of your home in the air condition and can take a break whenever you want.

So in closing, you can read all the bad experiences from other girls talking about how they tried being a cam model all over the internet. Truth is tho...if you put in the time to build clientele and you treat it like a business (most business owners put in about 80 hours a week at their companies) you can make a fortune at it.

So if your not lazy, you think you could socialize online daily on cam and throw down about 5 - 8 hours a day on cam, then this is probably for you and you'll be well on your way to having a very profitable experience.

LolaLewinsky
06-01-2013, 08:36 PM
Hey So I Mad My First Sign Up As A Cam Girl Tonight On MyFreeCams.Com.! But I Noticed Most Of The Woman Are Either Caucasian or Asian Descent...Do You Have Any Tips On Which Websites I Should Partake In.? I Don't Mind Getting Nude But I Want To Make Good Money And Have A Good Fan Base...

CourtneyRaine
06-01-2013, 10:05 PM
Why yes, we do happen to have tons of tips on here! Here are some threads that should be of interest to you, they will give a starting point on what sites to look into:

https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?160099-How-to-sign-up-for-sites-directly-to-earn-more-(aka-avoid-studios)
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?150383-Starting-Place-For-Cam-Girls
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?169932-How-to-do-a-search-on-Stripperweb
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?158035-Cams-com
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?156623-The-Streamate-Thread
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?159919-The-Paid-Chat-Cam-Sites-List
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?183495-The-Chaturbate-Thread
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?160544-Mygirlfund-quot-main-quot-thread
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?145574-LiveJasmin
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?156594-The-MyFreeCams-Thread

All of the threads I've linked to are all currently on the first page, fyi. Happy reading. You're welcome.

LolaLewinsky
06-02-2013, 11:49 AM
Thank You.! I'll Start Looking Now

java12
06-05-2013, 11:29 AM
Hi Im new to camming. thanks for the input.

Laiyla
07-11-2013, 11:03 AM
Hello everyone. As you can see, i am new here. I spent a lot of time reading through this forum, found a ton of useful information, you ladies really helped me a lot to prepare before actually start camming. I just have one question hope you will not find it stupid. First of all, i want to say that i really dont have the porn star look or attitude, i am just an ordinary girl and also a little shy so i just wonder do all of you act like porn stars infront of cam? I mean do you all talk dirty, moan load ,ect.. Do all of them guys want that?

Thymian
07-28-2013, 03:13 PM
Hello everyone. As you can see, i am new here. I spent a lot of time reading through this forum, found a ton of useful information, you ladies really helped me a lot to prepare before actually start camming. I just have one question hope you will not find it stupid. First of all, i want to say that i really dont have the porn star look or attitude, i am just an ordinary girl and also a little shy so i just wonder do all of you act like porn stars infront of cam? I mean do you all talk dirty, moan load ,ect.. Do all of them guys want that?

Hey, I am new here too. But I have been camming since March, and I just wanted to say that I don't think you need a porn look. I think the appeal of camming is that you are real, and guys seem to respond to when I look more natural. I started off as a glamour blonde, but now I am a wash-n-wear brunette and they guys love it! Good luck!

Megamind69
07-28-2013, 03:24 PM
I hope I didn't miss this in previous pages....apologies if so.

I live in the US and am trying to set up a Payoneer account. It is not letting me...based on my location. Is it not valid in the US?

you can open a payoneer account through any of the cam sites you have to apply through them otherwise i think payoneer does not allow for a direct sign up to their site

Megamind69
07-28-2013, 03:24 PM
I hope I didn't miss this in previous pages....apologies if so.

I live in the US and am trying to set up a Payoneer account. It is not letting me...based on my location. Is it not valid in the US?

you can open a payoneer account through any of the cam sites you have to apply through them otherwise i think payoneer does not allow for a direct sign up to their site

MellyMay
07-28-2013, 04:13 PM
you can open a payoneer account through any of the cam sites you have to apply through them otherwise i think payoneer does not allow for a direct sign up to their site

Thanks doll. Someone actually responded in April about this, but you were not at all condescending, as the other person was.

Megamind69
07-28-2013, 05:08 PM
no worries hope it worked out for you

Thymian
10-01-2013, 11:15 AM
If you decide to get a domain with your cam name, make sure to get the privacy protection when ordering a domain. Without it people can search the domain (under "whois") and it will reveal your real name/address. Do research about adding 2257 compliance, trademark, copyrights and anything relates to having a website with adult content.

Just wanted to caveat this to say that buying domain privacy protecting will always hide your address and contact email but not always your real name as the admin. It depends on what company you are using and whether they put their own info as the admin or not.

I discovered this the hard way recently–I have domains through two companies, all with privacy protection. My two domains at the first company, GoDaddy, show up in Whois with GoDaddy as the admin. The second company lists my real name for all FIVE domains, ugh. They told me I can change the name I use for the admin contact as long as it does not refer to them in any way.

Since one of the URLs I have through them is my real name URL, this is pointless. I basically had to cancel all but two of them and ask them to delete the info, but it's too late as the Whois info will be cached by any service that pulls site owner info, and anyone can buy a Whois report for $49 to see all seven domains I own (including one for my cam name through GoDaddy).

I doubt anyone would go to that trouble and I have no reason right now to think anyone is trying to stalk me but I hate knowing that any of my cam info is coupled with my real name outside of billing departments of cam companies that pay me. Considering that it's almost impossible to get better traffic to your own site than any of the big cam companies, I would advise anyone thinking of creating their own site to really ask if it's worth it. The reason I did it is that I am a graphic designer and thought it would be fun and I could aggregate all my selling platforms on one page, so someone who found me from a cam show could also find me on my clips site.

But they could find that info with or without my website, especially since I also have it all on Twitter and that's the number one place any of my cam custies find me off-site. If I did decide to have my own site in the future, I would pick a brand-new performer name and start from scratch using a LLC then a DBA, like GlamourRouge talks about in her post to cam girl privacy.

Sorry for the long rant; I just feel it's important to include a heads-up about domain privacy protection. This is the first time I have had my cam info linked to my own name on the web and it was my own doing through lack of due diligence. Hopefully my story can help prevent someone else from making the same mistake! :/

Starvingartist
10-06-2013, 08:31 AM
This is all very helpful, but I have a few questions and I hope this is the right thread to ask them.

1) Girls, I am sorry if I sound dumb but I still haven't really understood what you actually DO when you cam. I went on LiveJasmin and entered a random room. There were three or four users chatting and the girl was answering politely, but said firmly that she would only show her feet etc. in private. The question is: can you take only one person at a time in private? Or more than one?

2) Many of you here on SW talk about "speaking" with your webcam clients. The girls I saw on LiveJasmin were chatting, but there was no talking. Does it work differently once you are "in private?" Do you have to actually talk?

3) Do you SEE the clients? Like once they take you private and start paying, does their own webcam switch on as well and they get to speak face to face with you?

4) How does the "act" or "the show" actually work? Do you go private and say "ok guys, today I am going to do this this and that" and proceed doing it? Or do you do whatever the client asks you to do? How exactly do you keep track of what's being said in the chat if you are performing? And what do you actually DO? I hear of sessions lasting six hours or more, but what do you actually do during these six hours? Do you have a fixed choreography (like I don't know, showing your feet then fingering then dildo) that you keep repeating over and over again?

I'm sorry if these questions sound basic or really stupid lol, but I don't understand many of the things you girls write here on SW about camming because I haven't grasped what the job is actually about. Like there was a time in which I thought camming was basically online stripping, involving floor work, dancing and all the rest of the package. Then my naive self learned that it's actual solo porn lol. But I still don't really get how it works. Could you help me please?

Staples
10-08-2013, 11:20 AM
Starving artist,

If you read over the many threads in the camming connection forum you will see that camming is many things. It really depends on your personality and what you want to do. I have long conversations with my clients, I give them private shows with toys, I do public shows with toys for tips (on chaturbate) and many more things.

Each site you work for is going to vary in their rules and such but generally you can only take one person private. On Streamate you can have multiple people in paid chat but people can pay extra to take you exclusive so that they are the only one you are talking to.

Really though you've got to read, read, read and figure out what kind of cam girl you want to be!

KittyKat1014
10-10-2013, 09:07 AM
Good morning ladies!

I have been reading over threads on here for the last 2 - 3 weeks but I still have a few questions.

I plan to start camming next Thursday, I am signing up for myfreecams and streamate.

1) I have the Logitech C920 camera, does this have a good enough mic on it or should I pick up separate one?

2) I have two toys as of right now and hoping that is good enough till I start making some money online. I have Mr.Perfect - Dildo and Wonderland vibrator. Is this enough to start off?

3) As far as lighting goes I plan to get a good high quality set of lights with time, But what are some cheap quick fixes to get me on cam?

4) I plan to work around my childs daycare/ sleep schedule and my part time job. Is it better to do 6 hours at once or spilt it into 3 hour shifts? ( 8am- 11am and 7pm to 10pm)

5) I am planning to get a wig before I start camming (makes me look totally different) anyone have any advice with camming with a wig on?


Ill keep reading through the forum and hopefully figure more out :)

Procrasturbator
10-14-2013, 09:31 AM
2) I have two toys as of right now and hoping that is good enough till I start making some money online. I have Mr.Perfect - Dildo and Wonderland vibrator. Is this enough to start off?

3) As far as lighting goes I plan to get a good high quality set of lights with time, But what are some cheap quick fixes to get me on cam?

4) I plan to work around my childs daycare/ sleep schedule and my part time job. Is it better to do 6 hours at once or spilt it into 3 hour shifts? ( 8am- 11am and 7pm to 10pm)

2) I don't use any toys at all (never have) and it's never been an issue so you should be fine.

3) Look into three point lighting. One light in front of you and one on each side. Bonus points for one in back of you and one slightly below you (or at least your face) to cut the shadows. Some of these can be multipurposed (e.g. one side light low and slightly toward the front, the other high and slightly toward the back.) I use a couple $12 clip-on desk lamps from Walmart and they work fine. Also make sure to play with the settings in your cam software or the encoder.

4) 6 hours at once is hard work, especially with toys, especially starting out. I mean really, really hard work. I'd try both to see how you like it but my money's on the two 3 hour shifts. With hours the key is finding your sweet spot and sticking to it so you can develop regs who know when to find you online.

ashleexsapphire
11-07-2013, 12:21 PM
I haven't seen this anywhere on here, but I have a suggestion for any girls new to camming. Instead of just getting behind a camera and waiting for people to show up, make a business plan. What sites will you use? Why? What products will you sell? How will you promote yourself? Will you specialize in fetishes, if any? These thoughts and more should be taken into consideration if you are serious about making good money in this business. I have read about so many girls failing because they think this business is nothing more than prancing naked online.

This thread also has some good pointers and things to consider before you dive in:

https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-176170.html

angelgirlstudios
11-23-2013, 09:11 PM
I really believe that studio cam models do better than independent. In addtion good studios train and market their models.

lh edit: no studio spam in an info thread. for info on how to AVOID studios check out the post linked below:

a good thread for newbs to read: also a sticky....

MellyMay
11-23-2013, 09:12 PM
....says the studio

MellyMay
11-23-2013, 09:23 PM
a good thread for newbs to read: also a sticky....

https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?160099-How-to-sign-up-for-sites-directly-to-earn-more-%28aka-avoid-studios%29

angelgirlstudios
11-24-2013, 04:24 PM
If the client has a cam and wants to be seen, yes you can see the client. LiveJasmin has a Willingness area where you the model can not what you will do in private.

MellyMay
11-24-2013, 04:32 PM
If the client has a cam and wants to be seen, yes you can see the client. LiveJasmin has a Willingness area where you the model can not what you will do in private.

The general consensus on this site is that avoiding studios is best. I can't speak for everyone here of course, but......thanks for joining SW for the sole reason of promoting your studio. It allows for a reminder of what we should avoid when starting out. Thanks loveshooks for the edit above. There's a thousand places to advertise your studio, but here is not the place.

angelgirlstudios
11-24-2013, 04:42 PM
Great gotcha so your forum does not
welcome comments that may be helpful to potential cam models
simply because they are coming from a studio.
Censorship.

angelgirlstudios
11-24-2013, 04:43 PM
Great gotcha so your forum does not
welcome comments that may be helpful to potential cam models
simply because they are coming from a studio.
Censorship.

MellyMay
11-24-2013, 04:49 PM
Great gotcha so your forum does not
welcome comments that may be helpful to potential cam models
simply because they are coming from a studio.
Censorship.

WHOA DUDE. calm down.

We welcome them, sure. Doen't mean though that we are going to support your comments or refrain from having an opinion.
The thing is, while the US (and I'm cure other countries but I'm not knowledgeable of the specific laws) upholds the right to free speech, internet forums have every right to edit and limit a poster from promoting their site/studio/philosophy/way of life/lists of favorite foods/EVERYTHING.

As our moderator said in her edit was: "no studio spam in an info thread."
That's not censorship. That's a policy. A policy that is well stated in many threads and stickies. This policy extends to EVERYONE, not just you or your studio.

angelgirlstudios
11-24-2013, 05:01 PM
The general consensus on this site is that avoiding studios is best. I can't speak for everyone here of course, but......thanks for joining SW for the sole reason of promoting your studio. It allows for a reminder of what we should avoid when starting out. Thanks loveshooks for the edit above. There's a thousand places to advertise your studio, but here is not the place.

My last post was informational not an ad. I was trying to help a poster with her questions. Maybe you just
dont like studios and lump them all together as bad when in fact some help new cam models get started.

MellyMay
11-24-2013, 05:15 PM
So, you're saying that this post "If the client has a cam and wants to be seen, yes you can see the client. LiveJasmin has a Willingness area where you the model can not what you will do in private."
and this post "My last post. It's a shame you are denying forum members the chance to hear from everyone. "
and this post "I really believe that studio cam models do better than independent. In addtion good studios train and market their models." were INFORMATIONAL?
Even prior to the "NO SPAM" edit, which you disregarded, it seems to just be your opinion & your dedication to promoting your studio (can't fault you there, we're all trying to do our best at promotion in this industry, amirite?).

Which poster were you helping? Could you quote the exact post? If your responses are an answer to a specific question, by all means, answer it. But.....I'm calling bullshit.

And really, let me extend my apologies, as I am not trying to attack YOU personally. Everyone has opinions and you are, in theory, doing your job by promoting your employer. This might just be the wrong place. But good luck with your endeavors despite the fact that i sincerely hope that models avoid studios. They may not all be shitty and predatory as we often lump them all to be, BUT, yeah. We are going to continue suggesting against it.

angelgirlstudios
11-24-2013, 05:31 PM
You can't compare a forum to a studio. A good studio trains, pays
and gives a shit about it's models. We offer
a commission and guarantee hourly plan. You cannot
condemn a studio for taking a percent of a model's earnings no more
than you condemn and agent in any line of business for profiting on his or her services.
A lawyer, sports agent, real estate agent all take
percentages of payments from clients because they provide
a valuable service. A modeling or cam modeling agent
does the same. Some of these professionals are better than others. A model
who starts alone who makes no money would not be better off
than the model who pays 30% but makes great money!

MellyMay
11-24-2013, 05:42 PM
You can't compare a forum to a studio. A good studio trains, pays
and gives a shit about it's models. We offer
a commission and guarantee hourly plan. You cannot
condemn a studio for taking a percent of a model's earnings no more
than you condemn and agent in any line of business for profiting on his or her services.
A lawyer, sports agent, real estate agent all take
percentages of payments from clients because they provide
a valuable service. A modeling or cam modeling agent
does the same. Some of these professionals are better than others. A model
who starts alone who makes no money would not be better off
than the model who pays 30% but makes great money!

again, I really try not to speak for everyone, but, again, the general consensus here is to avoid, for many reasons, but one of which being that THIS SITE is the place to inform cam models how to do all these things ON THEIR OWN without needing to pay an astounding 30% to a studio.

30%?
AM I CRAZY? Wow. Let me just wrap my mind around this, especially considering I'm relatively new to camming...... So, say.....streamate pays 35%......you take 30% of that? MFC pays....i think 65? (Don't quote me on that, I've forgetten), so you take 30% or THAT?

Anyway, Craigslist really is the go to spot for your promotions.

loveshooks
11-24-2013, 05:47 PM
Great gotcha so your forum does not
welcome comments that may be helpful to potential cam models
simply because they are coming from a studio.
Censorship.

for anyone who cares, the member was banned for repeatedly spamming an informational thread after being told not to do so. That's not censorship, that's applying the rules of the forum.

This whole forum provides info and support for cam models, and we don't charge for it. No site or service is allowed to just bomb in and spam our info threads with advertisements, let alone spam a service that has a track record of this behaviour under their other virtual studio name (icamz)

along with hard work the best way to earn $$$$ as a cam chica is to keep a larger percentage of every dollar earned. Why any chica would want to give a this virtual studio $15 of every hundred earned (5% of the gross equals $15 per hundred before streamate deducts its 65% cut) is beyond me.

Icamz/angelgirlstudios is a virtual studio for streamate (and perhaps LJ as well). The direct sign-up link for streamate is here:

MellyMay
11-24-2013, 06:01 PM
Thx loveshooks - I always hesitate to take such an authoritative stand on behalf of the website. It just felt wrong on all accounts.

CourtneyRaine
11-26-2013, 11:57 AM
So it's been almost a year since my studio contract ended and I can sign up directly for SM in a couple of more weeks. FINALLY! SM was my first site but I had a FT job at the time so I definitely didn't take advantage of my new girl status or really know anything on how to be a good cam girl. After a long time I was able to get my hourly up to something I was okay with, but this time around I don't want to wait months and months to build up my income. I'm trying to figure out how to make the most of my first few weeks back on SM. I'll be starting from scratch with a new cam name, no regs, no favorites. I'll have the new model tag so that will be awesome and I plan on making my new cam name my twitter name so I'll hopefully have some social media traffic, but I don't think my laptop can handle the encoder so that will be limiting.

I see some brand new girls on SM who start out making an awesome amount and within the first month are making $1k/week. That's the kind of momentum I want to achieve this time around, but I'm not sure I'll be able to hit the ground running like that because with every site I've ever worked it's always been a very slow build for me. Other than posting a schedule and sticking to it (and possibly upgrading my equipment, which isn't an option at this time), does anyone have any SM specific advice on how to rock it from day 1? I eventually got my placement up to first row in my category (and even first spot a lot of times depending what other ebonies were on) and 4-5th row on the front page so I know I can get back there, I just don't want it to take a ridiculous amount of time.

Nikki_Fox
11-28-2013, 09:31 AM
Soooo Happy for you Courtney - I'm sure you will be at the top in no time !!!!

wetredhead69
12-09-2013, 10:23 AM
Oh my god this is all FANTASTIC information! It's so wonderful to find a site where women are being supportive and sharing, rather than competitive and catty. You guys rock!! ;D

So this is my first post here, but I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who shared. I just started a couple weeks ago with LiveJasmin, and I joined SM (though waiting through their super long approval process, ugh). I actually enjoy camming for the most part; I wish I had found out about this in college! lol

Anyway, thanks for the tips; have a fantastic day :)

Rhiiannon
12-10-2013, 04:42 AM
I was just wondering how you all dealt with people who want to chat your ear off but not pay? I don't want to be rude and lose a potential paying customer (one time I talked to a guy for two whole hours until he actually bought something), but I'm so sick of just going along with their sexual BS for free. I mean, for f*ck's sake, at least tip me a damn dollar for admiring you jack off.

Also, how do you promote yourselves? So far I've made myself a Twitter, Tumblr, and I'm thinking of making myself an Instagram as well. I'm also on FetLife. I'm considering selling a few pictures too. Right now I'm using MFC and webcams.com if that matters. Which brings about another question... how many sites do you all use? Is it odd to use more than 2 or 3? I signed up on a lot but isn't it annoying if, say, you have $75 on all 5 sites but your payout isn't until 100? Like isn't it a pain in the ass to keep track of it all? Or does that work better?

I've been doing this for about four days and haven't made much yet, but I'm trying to be optimistic.

lilynne
12-11-2013, 04:07 AM
girls need to watch out sites like this may be promoting females on streamate
type your model stage name and type shemale
in the search engine
really couldn't believe it

yesmissrose
12-20-2013, 02:31 AM
girls need to watch out sites like this may be promoting females on streamate
type your model stage name and type shemale
in the search engine
really couldn't believe it

I don't understand what you think is so shocking about this. This is clearly a white label site owned by Streamate. There are dozens of white labels out there; this one just features their trans performers on the mainpage instead of buried in an invisible corner like the Streamate link you're used to seeing. Transgirls gotta make a living too, y'know.

MissJangles
12-31-2013, 01:20 AM
This is my first post on here, though I've been a member here for a month or more. :D HI!
Well! I'm finally signing up for MFC and I have a question about the payment part of the application. I swear, I've searched and searched all over this forum and I can't locate the question I'm trying to get answered, I'm sorry if I missed it somehow, there seems to be very long threads that maybe just maybe the question I'm asking could be hiding in it somewhere.
So! My question is, when it asks for my bank information it's asking me all the expected things like routing number and what not. But then it asks for the Banks Address, the banks state and the banks zip code.

Maybe this is a stupid question, but last I checked banks like Chase don't just have their own address, that they give out to just anyone. I imagine there is some kind of huge office somewhere, but if that's the adress I need, I can't locate it.
There are individual addresses for each bank in each city, but Chase is everywhere! Well, it's at least in most of the USA. I'm not sure how to fill in the answers..

Any thoughts or comments that could help me figure out this issue would be great! :)

Vlodina
12-31-2013, 02:59 AM
^ They'll just want the information for your own branch that you use/where you opened an account.