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Graceface
07-26-2013, 05:30 PM
I ended up being on the first page for a while last night. I have no idea how that happened. It's not like it improved my earnings, so I'm perplexed.
temptingmodel
07-26-2013, 08:42 PM
yeah I had a friend complain to SM bc of her placement tanking. She does porn , all the good stuff.
They wrote her back stating placement is determined by speed, amount of time online and privates. She also said she has to do more porn to be back on top. It depresses her to see new girls above her. I feel bad for her. I kindly reminded her that she stepped on some heads (no pun intended) when she had appeared out of the blue. Its a vicious cycle that will kill us if we concentrate on it. I watch my live feed and that is it. I will not let SM mind fuck me, that is what the custis are for ;)
Has anyone else noticed that placement seems to be a little off lately? Mine has been suffering, but I mean the cream of the crop seem to be buried under relatively new models. They used to be first row girls all of the time. Some of them are porn stars who've been camming for awhile. This is messing with my world view.
DoodlebugBites
07-26-2013, 09:29 PM
I will not let SM mind fuck me, that is what the custis are for ;)
Amen!
Nina_Den
07-27-2013, 02:03 AM
They wrote her back stating placement is determined by speed, amount of time online and privates
It's kinda like MFC's camscore, without the actual camscore...
Not sure if it makes it better or worse.
Marina Starr
07-27-2013, 07:01 AM
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x311/melaniamai/tumblr_ma7qe0iqc41r99q40.gif
Its a vicious cycle that will kill us if we concentrapte on it. I watch my live feed and that is it. I will not let SM mind fuck me, that is what the custis are for ;)
hf487
07-27-2013, 07:28 AM
I ended up getting on a 8 am little later than i wanted but it was still the earlier i had ever gotten on! It was Great no different than any other time! :D So good to know for the future, I felt a little more rushed than normal because most guys were just getting on before they started there days, So prob wont have as many guys come in who just want to "talk" Which i love those guys lol they give me a break! :D But still it was great and i would do it again! If only i could be disciplined enough to do it every morning i'd b done by like 5pm at the latest with breaks and all! :D
Hope everyone has a great weekend, Im off Whew lol Need a break!
temptingmodel
07-27-2013, 09:22 AM
its the only way they can keep up with our performances. On sm its easier to land a private but MFC when privates are landed the money is great. Another vicious cycle.
It's kinda like MFC's camscore, without the actual camscore...
Not sure if it makes it better or worse.
Seems like pulling teeth today. I usually do waaay better. Damn end of the month. Encoder is working and everything. And I had my first I want to rape my mom today. Wow. Isn't that special. Silently banned.
JackAlexander
07-27-2013, 10:55 AM
Quote Originally Posted by temptingmodel View Post
"...placement is determined by speed, amount of time online and privates' Its a vicious cycle that will kill us if we concentrate on it. I watch my live feed and that is it. I will not let SM mind fuck me, that is what the custis are for"
yup, this is where I messed up, for some reason started looking at my placement and it messed with my head.
I have been on the first page for 8 months now, all last night and for a second today - then all of the sudden I am on page 3. I also had great placement last night - this whole week has tanked SO bad. My internet sucks, but I have lived here 3 months and was still on the first page, maybe SM is trying to mix it up. I suppose it is because they are enforcing the widescreen in your placement. Since I can only use medium setting because of my sucky internet, maybe the other girls ahead of me have the recommended settings???
I have not even seen 1 regular this week.. :-( I will get better, always does. Still getting lots of new people putting me in favs.
Well wishes ladies..
Jack
Graceface
07-27-2013, 12:23 PM
I got an email in my SM inbox today about TV Broadcast shows? Anyone know more about this?
Snowy0Star
07-27-2013, 12:24 PM
basically they want u to do a really cheap gold show that gets put on tv
Graceface
07-27-2013, 12:53 PM
basically they want u to do a really cheap gold show that gets put on tv
Oh ok. I don't even want to do Gold Shows. When custies asked if I did, I was all, "No, cause I don't have the option yet, email support if you want me to do Gold Shows". Shot myself in the foot there, because someone must have got off their arse and done it.
Marina Starr
07-27-2013, 01:29 PM
Thanks to Oprah, I now have reached over 2000 posts.
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x311/melaniamai/62729337_cry_gif.gif (http://s184.photobucket.com/user/melaniamai/media/62729337_cry_gif.gif.html)
JaneBurgess
07-27-2013, 04:12 PM
OMG what's with so many freeloaders? Hurry up and END summer so it goes back to normal.
whirlerz
07-27-2013, 04:30 PM
I'm a little pissed that the gong/bell/whatever does not always go off, & I miss guys in my room..emailed them about it..cant' wait to hear this one::)
Snowy0Star
07-27-2013, 05:31 PM
I'm a little pissed that the gong/bell/whatever does not always go off, & I miss guys in my room..emailed them about it..cant' wait to hear this one::)
i dunno why but i dont hear the plonk sound when i get taken pvt or the money chimes when i get tiped gold even tho i know i have sound effects enables
temptingmodel
07-27-2013, 05:44 PM
I'm watching it all because SM is fucking me over lately. I've never had to contact them until this past month. My first concern was that a significant number of my favorites vanished within an hour. Support told me that they all just chose to remove me from their favorites within that hour. Ok. My second concern was that I'm not appearing online to a lot of users. I had noticed that my regulars were mia, but I chalked it up to the slow summer season. Then I started to recieve "Did you quit camming?" messages. Apparently, I've been 'offline' to most of my regulars for over a month now. I'm still waiting for a reply from the proper department on that one. Then there's the glitch that empties out my room or tells them I'm in private when I'm sitting there wondering where everyone went.
Placement is relatively low on my list of concerns, but I've also noticed that occasionally when I log on, they'll stick me at the bottom of the list with the girls who are in private sessions. I stream using the recommended ws settings, and my computer handles it rather well. My stream is high quality enough that I get compliments on how good it is. I pay for kick ass internet. It is incredibly frustrating to see my placement suffer when my my lack of income and private sessions is due to their glitches. I've been camming for almost a year, and I worked hard to get my placement up to the very bottom of the first page.
I'm generally in the streamate fan club. As craptastic as they are sometimes, I generally understand that I work online and technology is imperfect. I've always thought they were still very much preferable to the other options. Right now I feel as though I'm being punished for their failure. Not only can my fans not see when I'm online, I'm buried so that new people don't see me unless they're looking through a niche. I can't even tell them to add me to their favorites. They still won't know when I'm online.
When I saw the recent line up, it did kind of piss me off. I'm happy to see people succeed, but at the same time I'm wondering how much they earned it. I can't be the only model who's been experiencing these glitches.
P.S. There was also the awesomeness the other day when I had a "very long username" jump into someone else's private, and I sat dildoing myself for a full minute before I noticed my free chat filling up.
I am experiencing the exact same crap.
Lost favorites <-- I was going to say something to them but choose my battles bc I am in contact weekly over something ridiculous.
One moment I am seen on the page I am to be on and the next Im still in free BUT I have seen myself disappear for a lengthy amount of time. I am hesitant about logging off. I log off, log on and back to my one of my spots. I do watch the pages but look for myself. (I see other models online and notice placement "hey what up" , never go say hi lol ) Most of them are in the spots they are suppose to be or close.
I wonder the same, we cant help but to wonder "what did she do to skyrocket" but whatever. I see girls that have gone the extra mile and I dont see the result we should see.
I said this somewhere before, SM has given me a whole new level of patience, a category of its own.
TY got the heads up about members not knowing we are online, I will send out a few mass emails. A few nightly regs, long prvs, have suddenly tanked. :/
~Carmen~
07-27-2013, 06:03 PM
One of my loyal regulars kept coming in and out of free chat today. He's not one to do that so I finally typed and asked him what's up. He told me he couldn't see or hear me. He finally gave up. Makes me wonder because today was unusually slow.
Marina Starr
07-27-2013, 06:06 PM
I've noticed that happens to a few girls. Their video is completely black. What gives?
One of my loyal regulars kept coming in and out of free chat today. He's not one to do that so I finally typed and asked him what's up. He told me he couldn't see or hear me. He finally gave up. Makes me wonder because today was unusually slow.
whirlerz
07-27-2013, 06:09 PM
One of the guys in my room told me that this happened w/my cam (going dark)
Snowy0Star
07-27-2013, 06:11 PM
where do u go in ur profile to change ur about me and stuff? its probably right in my face but im clicking all over my profile links and i cant find it -_-
Marina Starr
07-27-2013, 06:14 PM
Log into your account, under your big profile pic, click on "update my show text".
where do u go in ur profile to change ur about me and stuff? its probably right in my face but im clicking all over my profile links and i cant find it -_-
Snowy0Star
07-27-2013, 06:16 PM
Log into your account, under your big profile pic, click on "update my show text".
yeah i just found it on my own i thought that was just for the header under ur icon in the model listings till i clicked it but thax :P always the last place u look XD
A QUESTION.... Does using the high or medium (or low) HD encoder settings effect my placement? Like, if I'm using high will my placement be better than if I were using the medium settings?
Because the medium settings look the best for me, for some reason...
A big THANK YOU in advance to whoever answers, haha :)
Snowy0Star
07-27-2013, 11:30 PM
A QUESTION.... Does using the high or medium (or low) HD encoder settings effect my placement? Like, if I'm using high will my placement be better than if I were using the medium settings?
Because the medium settings look the best for me, for some reason...
A big THANK YOU in advance to whoever answers, haha :)
i dont think it matters as long as ur in widescreen u'll get the "bonus points" in ur placement. it look better because ur computer cant handle the demands the first settings that came out require that why sm made the medium settings its a lower demand on ur computer but its still widescreen
i dont think it matters as long as ur in widescreen u'll get the "bonus points" in ur placement. it look better because ur computer cant handle the demands the first settings that came out require that why sm made the medium settings its a lower demand on ur computer but its still widescreen
Yes I think it is the fact that my computer can't handle it... my internet is literally the fastest connection/upload speed possible in my area. I have an i5 though. I guess I better start saving for an i7 :/
AliceFun
07-27-2013, 11:49 PM
^^^ i5 should handle the higher settings pretty well, i have i5 myself (desktop) and can run ManyCam software, sm higher settings PLUS ImLive HD streamer and i tried a 3rd site out of curiosity, ifriends Advanced settings; i wanted to see how much my pc and internet can handle lol. there must be something else not working/ not set right. u have a desktop or laptop?
VictoriaChaos
07-28-2013, 12:26 AM
I was gonna say, a laptop would probably have harder time running software like that compared to a desktop with the same processor.
Nina_Den
07-28-2013, 01:21 AM
I have an i7 laptop with 8 RAM and I can only run the medium settings. My connection's not the best, though. I'm hardwired, but my upload speed is 1.50 mbps; I'm pretty sure you can't go higher than that in my area, unless you pay a fortune for some buisness package.
I'm cool with the medium settings, even though, wow... there's this girl, I'm pretty sure she's not on the forums, who's streaming in such stellar quality, it's astounding to me. Looks as clear as watching TV. She's not in a studio; she's streaming from her very own bedroom. Always wondered what kind of computer, Internet connection and webcam she has, lol.
Nina_Den
07-28-2013, 01:30 AM
Question about a member account. There are so many girls in here that I want to tip and join the GS of. However, I'm not sure how to do that. If I sign up as a member with my own, legit name (the one I'm signed up with as a model) and the very same credit card number I use as a model, will SM ban my member account?
I know many ladies in here have a member account, that's why I'm asking.
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EDIT: I tried doing it now, and upon finishing filling in the details, I got a "Congratulations! You already have an account" screen, which led me to my model account page. Damn. How do you guys do that? :(
biancabaker
07-28-2013, 05:22 AM
I cammed fri w/ sm and had no issues but last night i was in pvts w/ my girl and we would have people in there for a few mins and we never got the pay- happened FOUR times!!- THANK god i got there names and didn't X out (i'm assuming SM wont do shit anyways) also we had multiple issues getting disconnected for no reason! BUT FIRST page 3rd row- amazing!!!
~Carmen~
07-28-2013, 06:07 AM
Question about a member account. There are so many girls in here that I want to tip and join the GS of. However, I'm not sure how to do that. If I sign up as a member with my own, legit name (the one I'm signed up with as a model) and the very same credit card number I use as a model, will SM ban my member account?
I know many ladies in here have a member account, that's why I'm asking.
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EDIT: I tried doing it now, and upon finishing filling in the details, I got a "Congratulations! You already have an account" screen, which led me to my model account page. Damn. How do you guys do that? :(
You needed a credit card to sign up as a model? I've had my member account for years. There was only one glitch. They would not activate it right away because I'm a woman. I had to call and verify that it was me. I think this is a precaution they take because of men trying to sign up using their wife or girlfriend's credit card.
VictoriaChaos
07-28-2013, 06:11 AM
I don't understand why they would care if your a model with a member account.
It's all money to them, right?
It all goes back to the same place aside from the small percentage going to the model.
No matter where it comes from the site still makes the most.
So why do they care?
Marina Starr
07-28-2013, 06:21 AM
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x311/melaniamai/tumblr_inline_mma6q4Gv6d1qz4rgp_zps4a13f971.gif
I think this is a precaution they take because of men trying to sign up using their wife or girlfriend's credit card.
VictoriaChaos
07-28-2013, 06:43 AM
That reminds me of the guy who took me private once.
He was in my chat talking about how his wife was downstairs.
He takes me private and it's fine than he types "Oh shit, wife's coming!"
And he left.
I can't imagine who these peoples wife's are but if you would rather pay some chick you will never be able to touch to get you off as opposed to your own wife. . .
Just makes me wonder.
~Carmen~
07-28-2013, 06:48 AM
That reminds me of the guy who took me private once.
He was in my chat talking about how his wife was downstairs.
He takes me private and it's fine than he types "Oh shit, wife's coming!"
And he left.
I can't imagine who these peoples wife's are but if you would rather pay some chick you will never be able to touch to get you off as opposed to your own wife. . .
Just makes me wonder.
I think men just like to be sneaky. It gives them a thrill but the thing is...they usually get caught!
Nina_Den
07-28-2013, 06:54 AM
That reminds me of the guy who took me private once.
He was in my chat talking about how his wife was downstairs.
He takes me private and it's fine than he types "Oh shit, wife's coming!"
And he left.
I can't imagine who these peoples wife's are but if you would rather pay some chick you will never be able to touch to get you off as opposed to your own wife. . .
Just makes me wonder.
1) Many men just get off to the mere idea of an imaginary wife/girlfriend "being upstairs", about to catch them.
2) Now, I'm not defending the guys who do, in fact, have a spouse and are doing it, but I can't even begin to imagine how common that is. I think an incredible amount of people are unhappy with their marriage. A lot of people do not marry from the "right" reasons, or marry out of certain circumstances, and the list goes on and on. As I said, it's not like I "defend" them, but, well... you can never know the entire story.
Marina Starr
07-28-2013, 06:54 AM
Actually it's the excitement, the danger and the unpredictability that they may get caught do turn a lot of men on. That's how they get off. That do apply in real life as well.
I can't imagine who these peoples wife's are but if you would rather pay some chick you will never be able to touch to get you off as opposed to your own wife. . .
Glamourmilf
07-28-2013, 08:36 AM
^^ I have a lot of regulars use that line about the wife being upstairs or downstairs. I now think it's just another fantasy roleplay for them.:shrug:
DoodlebugBites
07-28-2013, 08:55 AM
EDIT: I tried doing it now, and upon finishing filling in the details, I got a "Congratulations! You already have an account" screen, which led me to my model account page. Damn. How do you guys do that? :(
Try using a different email account if you can.
Cam_Model_Jess
07-28-2013, 09:22 AM
I'm so confused. You're trying to sign up for a customer account or a model account? Don't use the same e-mail to sign up for a customer account that you used to sign up for the model account. Also, don't be surprised if you don't have it long, now that you've tried using the same e-mail. Some girls don't have an issue keeping a customer account, but SM has mad blocking skills. IP ban, mac address ban, ban by name.
ChopperM
07-28-2013, 09:30 AM
Yeah, they tell me I already have an account even when I use my alternate email address :( Very upsetting because I have some favorite chicas and I'm dying to watch their gold shows or tip to see them smile when they look ticked off by stupid freeloaders or trolls
It's probably because I made the same mistake as you, I accidentally put my camming email address in first and now no matter what email address I try they tell me I already have an account....I just want to give them money!! :(
VictoriaChaos
07-28-2013, 10:06 AM
I don't even have a member account and I'll get on chrome to switch things up and it'll take me to a member account when I try to log on as a model.
Shits weird man.
Nina_Den
07-28-2013, 10:30 AM
No, no, no! I actually used an alternate email address right from the start, and it still led me to my model page.
Nevermind. I'm much more concerned about the fact it's been almost a week since I last went on cam, and I'm gonna take at least another week off (probably much more). It doesn't worry me financially, because I'm well-off at the moment, but I worry SM will mess with my ratings and/or placement, or delete my account altogether while I'm gone. /:O
SarahTime
07-28-2013, 10:37 AM
Has anyone actually seen a significant increase in placement by using widescreen?
When I look at page one I see the same models in the same general spots. I myself am in the exact same general placement still using standard...
Just wondering if it's even worth upgrading my pc... right now I can't use the widescreen settings and split cam without losing serious quality because the stream is so large... if that makes sense.
nikki187
07-28-2013, 10:44 AM
I just started using the recommended settings today, my placement seems to have went up today. I don't know why because I don't usually work Sunday. I also have been spending more time in paid chat too. so that could be it. I don't know.
I used to be bottom of second page or top of the third. Today I am at the top of second or bottom of the first.
ChopperM
07-28-2013, 11:07 AM
I'm in the same situation in regards to quality with widescreen. My stream was fine using the recommended encoder settings before widescreen, but I had to switch to the medium settings with widescreen because my stream was lagging with recommended =/
It's completely fine with medium settings though and I only have an i3 processor with 4GB of RAM.
I'm not sure what my placement is as I use geo blocking and I don't have a member's account, but I have noticed a big increase in traffic so I assume my placement has improved. This could be based on a number of factors though, I've only been on SM for a few weeks so it could just be that I've found my footing
temptingmodel
07-28-2013, 11:51 AM
they emailed me a letter of bullshit
"low end computers..." i have a i7
"low quality cams can cause.." I have a logitech c920 , what u guys recommend
"if you split cam...." 2 different Internets, 3 different comps, SM has its own internet and computer
then they came out with
turn off IM , all open tabs, windows backgrounds, hyperthreading (which means go into bios and Im not touching that)
over the past 3 days ... 33 lost connections to SM, bit rate goes bonkers , my internet is hardwired, no loss of internet
I see a very slight increase (about a row or two), but my quality looks really bad (pixelated) & my ratings are worse when I'm using widescreen. I had to switch back to standard because my rating was dropping too much. I have 12 upload, an i7, etc. It's something about the site or the settings. I have seen models on who have excellent quality in widescreen. I don't know how they do it. But I plan on sticking with standard until I absolutely have to switch.
Marina Starr
07-28-2013, 11:56 AM
Wow, really? Your video was very clear when I came into your room a few days ago. I am still using my old setting, standard setting and my placement has not changed. I intent to stay this way, no widescreen!
they emailed me a letter of bullshit
"low end computers..." i have a i7
"low quality cams can cause.." I have a logitech c920 , what u guys recommend
"if you split cam...." 2 different Internets, 3 different comps, SM has its own internet and computer
then they came out with
turn off IM , all open tabs, windows backgrounds, hyperthreading (which means go into bios and Im not touching that)
over the past 3 days ... 33 lost connections to SM, bit rate goes bonkers , my internet is hardwired, no loss of internet
temptingmodel
07-28-2013, 11:58 AM
my video is fine until it starts freezing but it was fine b4 this change,
Wow, really? Your video was very clear when I came into your room a few days ago. I am still using my old setting, standard setting and my placement has not changed. I intent to stay this way, no widescreen!