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Mlle_Mystere
09-09-2012, 12:19 PM
Gold shows are run in party chat, but the no nudity thing is only for the countdown. You set up an amount of time that the show will run, a goal, a minimum buy-in, and an amount of time for your countdown to run. So, for example, you might have a 10 minute show with a $250 goal and a minimum buy-in of $10. If you set your countdown to 8 minutes, then you have 8 minutes to entice guys to pledge $10 (or more) towards your goal. If you hit $250 then your show will start shortly afterwards, even if you still have time left on your countdown. Once your show has begun, only the guys who bought in during the countdown can see you, and you can get down and dirty. If any other guys want to see you, they can join late and pay the per-minute private rate that you have set. Guys can also leave early, but you still keep their pledge. If you leave before the 10-minute mark though, you lose the money they pledged.
I can't advise you on prices, I only ever tried two Gold shows and they were disasters lol.
Mlle_Mystere
09-09-2012, 12:21 PM
Are you serious? Now i need to check where i am put. What do i do? Just check categories and see if i find myself?
I'm seriously wondering about this too. I had damn better still be in the hairy category! And how do they decide? Do they go through records of every girl to see what she does and where they money comes from? Look at customer feedback?
lil_smiley
09-09-2012, 12:25 PM
Gold shows are run in party chat, but the no nudity thing is only for the countdown. You set up an amount of time that the show will run, a goal, a minimum buy-in, and an amount of time for your countdown to run. So, for example, you might have a 10 minute show with a $250 goal and a minimum buy-in of $10. If you set your countdown to 8 minutes, then you have 8 minutes to entice guys to pledge $10 (or more) towards your goal. If you hit $250 then your show will start shortly afterwards, even if you still have time left on your countdown. Once your show has begun, only the guys who bought in during the countdown can see you, and you can get down and dirty. If any other guys want to see you, they can join late and pay the per-minute private rate that you have set. Guys can also leave early, but you still keep their pledge. If you leave before the 10-minute mark though, you lose the money they pledged.
I can't advise you on prices, I only ever tried two Gold shows and they were disasters lol.
What is minimum buy in? A guy has to tip 10 golds so he can watch the show? And is it better to stay just in private chat than doing gold shows? And what happens if the time runs out and i dont get enough golds? good thing is that i cant do gold shows yet :D I dont think i will like that
Mlle_Mystere
09-09-2012, 12:31 PM
What is minimum buy in? A guy has to tip 10 golds so he can watch the show? And is it better to stay just in private chat than doing gold shows? And what happens if the time runs out and i dont get enough golds? good thing is that i cant do gold shows yet :D I dont think i will like that
The minimum buy-in is you much you decide the customer has to tip in order to watch your gold show. It's usually less than the per-minute private rate, because that gives the guys a deal, but if you have a whole bunch of them watching your gold show, you still make more than you would doing a private for one or two guys. I just used 10 as an example, you can set it to whatever you want when you start a gold show. For me, privates are way better, but other girls do quite well getting quick money from gold shows. If the timer runs out before you hit your goal, you can either restart, cancel, or just go ahead and do the show anyway. Even when you get approved for gold shows, nobody will force you to do them :P
lil_smiley
09-09-2012, 12:49 PM
The minimum buy-in is you much you decide the customer has to tip in order to watch your gold show. It's usually less than the per-minute private rate, because that gives the guys a deal, but if you have a whole bunch of them watching your gold show, you still make more than you would doing a private for one or two guys. I just used 10 as an example, you can set it to whatever you want when you start a gold show. For me, privates are way better, but other girls do quite well getting quick money from gold shows. If the timer runs out before you hit your goal, you can either restart, cancel, or just go ahead and do the show anyway. Even when you get approved for gold shows, nobody will force you to do them :P
and what happens if it takes ages to get gold show startes and i just want to cancel it? does that mean i lose all money? this is sooo complicated lol
Mlle_Mystere
09-09-2012, 01:31 PM
and what happens if it takes ages to get gold show startes and i just want to cancel it? does that mean i lose all money? this is sooo complicated lol
If you stop at anytime before the end of the show, you lose your money. If you stop during the countdown, they guys won't get charged at all. If you stop during a show they get their money back. So if you run the countdown and you can only get $50 no matter how hard you try, so you decide to just give up on the gold show, you get nothing at all.
lil_smiley
09-09-2012, 11:04 PM
If you stop at anytime before the end of the show, you lose your money. If you stop during the countdown, they guys won't get charged at all. If you stop during a show they get their money back. So if you run the countdown and you can only get $50 no matter how hard you try, so you decide to just give up on the gold show, you get nothing at all.
and if i dont reach my goal can i still start the show and get money for it? and do guys pay for being in Gold show as well as giving Golds before show?
NewCamGirl1
09-09-2012, 11:59 PM
I see all of this, too. It sucks. I really hate those guys who come in multiple times and never speak. Or they come in once, sit there and won't speak even if you address them, then leave. I've also been seeing a lot of girls struggling to get gold show goals. Asking for 2 gold for 5 minutes (for example) there's 20+ guys in the room, and no one will chip in. Yet, they ask to see feet, stand up, turn around, do a little dance and show off for them only they feel you should do it for free. I feel like I'm ranting, but things have just been pissing me off lately.
I haven't had the issues others have had. Sure, it's slow from time to time but overall for every hour I spend online at least 45 minutes of that is spent in private. At, least that's my average at the end. Beggars, I nip them in the bud pretty quick and they leave. I just say "I'll stand up in private" they either go pvt or they leave. What are you wearing? I find I get way more annoying beggars if I'm showing a lot of skin than if I'm wearing clothes I can go out in, or at least a nice body hugging slip.
Mlle_Mystere
09-10-2012, 11:32 AM
and if i dont reach my goal can i still start the show and get money for it? and do guys pay for being in Gold show as well as giving Golds before show?
If you don't reach your goal, you can start your show and get your cut of the amount you have reached. TV Gold shows are a bit different, but don't even worry about those yet. Anyone who has paid your minimum buy-in will not have to pay by the minute to watch your show - the amount paid before the show (during the countdown) is ALL they pay, unless they choose to tip you. Anyone who joins late after your show has started pays by the minute.
PrincessLuna
09-10-2012, 11:44 AM
Anyone who joins late after your show has started pays by the minute.
I could be misreading what you said but: if a guy joins a gold show after it has started they pay the gold show price, not per minute fee. I just went to my earnings to double check this. If you do a $5 gold show buy in, then they will get charged $5 even if they come in a the last minute. Unless I'm missing something?
Mlle_Mystere
09-10-2012, 02:11 PM
I could be misreading what you said but: if a guy joins a gold show after it has started they pay the gold show price, not per minute fee. I just went to my earnings to double check this. If you do a $5 gold show buy in, then they will get charged $5 even if they come in a the last minute. Unless I'm missing something?
Thanks for correcting that! I don't know why I thought that, but I double-checked the tutorial on SM, and you're absolutely right.
MommieLongLegs
09-11-2012, 11:31 AM
I haven't had the issues others have had. Sure, it's slow from time to time but overall for every hour I spend online at least 45 minutes of that is spent in private. At, least that's my average at the end. Beggars, I nip them in the bud pretty quick and they leave. I just say "I'll stand up in private" they either go pvt or they leave. What are you wearing? I find I get way more annoying beggars if I'm showing a lot of skin than if I'm wearing clothes I can go out in, or at least a nice body hugging slip.
I always wear a shirt and underwear (regular panties or thong), and most of the time they just see the shirt because I'm sitting. I've worn leggings, stockings, pants and shorts as well. Even short cut socks to cover my feet at times because of too many foot fetish free loaders in Free.
Also, things were great for me until the past 2 weeks. I sit and sit and sit because guys just want to talk, don't wanna tip for anything or go private. If they do go private, aside from long ones here and there, it's mostly 3-minutes then they leave, even though they express how much they like the show. I even get guys who say they wanna go private, log out and never come back. At this point, I'm looking to do something else with my life, at least as a backup, because knowing that at the drop of a hat my income could become non existent scares the shit out of me, and causes to much stress at this point.
It'll be a year camming for me next month, so I'm not new. I don't know what's happened. If you spend 75% of your time in private, and I'm spending 2 hours waiting, it makes me feel like I'm just failing and need to do something else.
NewCamGirl1
09-11-2012, 01:00 PM
A lot of times they will talk for free if you talk to them. Say a few words but then don't say anything at all to the ones who aren't taking you private. I don't know your personality. I can't say. I start being a bitch to people and I'm in private lightning fast.
MommieLongLegs
09-11-2012, 01:41 PM
A lot of times they will talk for free if you talk to them. Say a few words but then don't say anything at all to the ones who aren't taking you private. I don't know your personality. I can't say. I start being a bitch to people and I'm in private lightning fast.
Well, I do ignore after awhile knowing he's wasting my time, but maybe not soon enough. Typically, I do have a shy/nice personality, but I get a bitchy attitude with free loaders. Sometimes they go private, sometimes they leave. Like I said, things were great until two weeks ago, and making anything has been like pulling teeth. Idk maybe I'm doing something wrong. This is my only income, so since it's not working for me, I'm exploring other opportunities in the meantime. I'm glad you're super successful, though.
Ivanovich
09-12-2012, 01:37 AM
i signed up for streamate and uploaded all th eid and agreement info but now they keep asking me to resend everything. Does anyone know how you find the upload page on their website, I keep going round in circles with them. Can't find anything on my profile page that allows me to upload and to be honest the people at support are driving me mad
thx xx
Your Evil Twin
09-12-2012, 08:39 AM
I signed up with my regular email. Is my email going to be posted for cam customers or is it only for Streamate because if customers will have access to my email I really want to change it.
Jinja
09-12-2012, 09:51 AM
Customer will not be able to see your email address. However, I would recommend having a separate email for your cam persona.
asiankittyxxx
09-13-2012, 02:12 PM
I am new here. I usually get my Streamate checks issued on Wednesdays, however, it's not showing it's was issued yesterday (Wednesday) or today. Should I be worried? Has this happened to anyone else? I emailed them but not getting much help. Any help here would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Jessica1001
09-13-2012, 02:14 PM
I think this happened to a few people last week. No, do not be worried. It looks like the 'new' issue day might be Thursday.
asiankittyxxx
09-13-2012, 02:19 PM
Oh, okay. Thank you so much! :)
asiankittyxxx
09-13-2012, 02:43 PM
When you sell videos for GOLD on Streamate, do they need to be in .wmv format? Does anyone know which format is best for this? Thank! :)
asiankittyxxx
09-13-2012, 02:49 PM
I just received an email from Streamate. "There isan error with the payment history display which should be resolved shortly. All payments will be issued normally and on time. Thank you for your understanding." So don't freak out like I did. Just know the checks are still issued and on the way as usual. :)
DiamondCupcakes
09-13-2012, 08:18 PM
Format doesn't matter because you are sending them a download link
asiankittyxxx
09-13-2012, 08:22 PM
Thanks so much! :)
asiankittyxxx
09-13-2012, 09:02 PM
Check issued is now showing up in my Streamate account! I hope no one else had this issue and if you did, check your account payment history and it should show that your check was issued too. :)
GracieBlue
09-13-2012, 11:57 PM
Ugh. I am having the worst week. I got a new cam the Logitech 920 and ever since I installed it etc. I have been having a hard time. I don't have the HD symbol so therefore my placement is horrible. I did email support. Has anyone experienced this? Thanks in advance.
asiankittyxxx
09-14-2012, 12:04 AM
Are you using the media encoder when you stream?
asiankittyxxx
09-14-2012, 12:15 AM
If you don't have the HD symbol when you're streaming, it's most likely because you're not streaming using the HD encoder or the encoder isn't configured properly. Make sure all your settings are correct and match exactly to what Streamate wants. Also, make sure your computer has enough RAM so that your video feed isn't choppy. Hope that helps a little.
GracieBlue
09-14-2012, 07:03 AM
Thanks Kitty. I was using the encoder. I will take a look at my settings later.
CourtneyRaine
09-14-2012, 09:02 AM
I can no longer use the encoder but for months I've been using the HD High from the drop down and I do always have the HD icon. However, I never have the audio icon anymore (even though I always broadcast with audio). Anyone know how to get the symbol without using the encoder? I have a feeling guys are skipping over me on the homepage because they think I'm boradcasting in silence even though I'm not :(
GracieBlue
09-14-2012, 09:05 AM
^^I wish I knew! They make it very frustrating for us.
CourtneyRaine
09-14-2012, 09:10 AM
^Yes, they do! It's bad when I come to you girls for help before I go to SM support, because I'm 99% sure you girls know more than their support team.
GracieBlue
09-14-2012, 09:14 AM
I know! They just send a canned response! Courtney, if you are using high hd...is it affecting your placement? I hope not! I will send you some good vibes!
CourtneyRaine
09-14-2012, 09:28 AM
Thank you! YES, it has definitely affected my placement. When I was still using the encoder I was consistently around row 4-6 on the first page. Then when I had to stop using the encoder I bumped down to the third page, even with the HD icon. To be fair I am not sure if I dropped so low because I stopped using the encoder, or because I started logging on less because I wasn't making as much. You know, I noticed a drop in placement and a subsequent drop in income, so I spent less time on SM, so I dropped lower and made less, so I spent even LESS time on SM. Really bad cycle. But now that one of my main sites has shut down and I'm back on SM more regularly this week I do see a rise in placement- already up to row 5-8 page 2, depending on who else is online.
I work through a studio and my agent told me that in addition to a few other factors, ever 4 hours I'm logged on helps boost my placement a bit. I'm trying to remember that and force myself to work minimum 4 hour shifts every day to climb back up and start getting some decent traffic again, but I am still unsure if I'll ever place as high as I did before. I will be very curious to see if I can do as well as I did last year now that I am encoder-less :)
Looking back at my stats (I keep a very detailed journal of my earnings) the second week of September last year was not such a great week for me last year, and it hasn't been that good this year, either. However, last year the third week of September REALLY picked up for me, so I'm very excited to see what happens next week and do a comparison!
GracieBlue
09-14-2012, 10:06 AM
That's interesting. I hope it gets better! I'm going to reconfigure my encoder hopefully that will help!
asiankittyxxx
09-14-2012, 08:05 PM
When I started at Streamate, I had so many problems broadcasting. Problems like my video feed being choppy, my live stream cutting off and stopping my show automatically, my audio echoing, etc... Finally, I got everything pat down right.... Here's what I did...
Problem:
HD Live Streaming Problems
My Answer:
Always use the HD Encoder when you stream with your HD webcam. Why? Because if you don't, your video feed can suffer from lower hd video quality than a model using the encoder and your feed may freeze here and there. Which can make you look odd when it freezes your frame for a few seconds every few minutes. If you have a HD webcam, I really think using the HD encoder is best. At least for me it is.
Problem:
Live Streaming Video Look Choppy Or Keeps Freezing Up Every Few Seconds
My Answer:
For this problem I had, I had to buy a new computer. I bought a 6 GB RAM desk top and it was fixed. Now, if you already have a desk top, you may not need a new computer. Just a newer and more updated video card. Which is the fraction of the cost of a new computer. I originally had a Dell laptop and for laptops, replacing the video card just wasn't an option. At least not for me. For the cost of getting a new video card for my laptop, it was a better investment to just get a new computer. For live streaming, I think desk tops are best, but I do love laptops for the convenience.
Problem:
Voice Echoing Issue
Answer:
When I first started Streamate, I had never been a cam model before and never really used a webcam for anything. I just didn't know anything how to be a cam model, what to use for hardware, what to do in shows, etc... I made many, many mistakes. I watched my video feed from a separate computer to see how I looked on cam. Lol! My monitor just couldn't fit the entire feed on the encoder next to the Streamate live show admin on my computer screen. I made the mistake of leaving the volume up and on the 2nd computer and since there's always a few seconds delay in live streaming, the microphone on my live streaming computer would pick up the voices that were coming from my second laptop and therefore create echoes of whatever I was saying. To make it simple, just keep the volume off on the 2nd computer if you use it.
I have come into problems with almost every technical issue possible on Streamate so I am glad to help anyone if they need it. I hoped I have helped somebody with any of these issues. =^.^=
GracieBlue
09-14-2012, 08:17 PM
Very helpful post. My HD and sound icons are not showing up. Any suggestions? Nothing has changed on my end except I got a better webcam.
When I started at Streamate, I had so many problems broadcasting. Problems like my video feed being choppy, my live stream cutting off and stopping my show automatically, my audio echoing, etc... Finally, I got everything pat down right.... Here's what I did...
Problem:
HD Live Streaming Problems
My Answer:
Always use the HD Encoder when you stream with your HD webcam. Why? Because if you don't, your video feed can suffer from lower hd video quality than a model using the encoder and your feed may freeze here and there. Which can make you look odd when it freezes your frame for a few seconds every few minutes. If you have a HD webcam, I really think using the HD encoder is best. At least for me it is.
Problem:
Live Streaming Video Look Choppy Or Keeps Freezing Up Every Few Seconds
My Answer:
For this problem I had, I had to buy a new computer. I bought a 6 GB RAM desk top and it was fixed. Now, if you already have a desk top, you may not need a new computer. Just a newer and more updated video card. Which is the fraction of the cost of a new computer. I originally had a Dell laptop and for laptops, replacing the video card just wasn't an option. At least not for me. For the cost of getting a new video card for my laptop, it was a better investment to just get a new computer. For live streaming, I think desk tops are best, but I do love laptops for the convenience.
Problem:
Voice Echoing Issue
Answer:
When I first started Streamate, I had never been a cam model before and never really used a webcam for anything. I just didn't know anything how to be a cam model, what to use for hardware, what to do in shows, etc... I made many, many mistakes. I watched my video feed from a separate computer to see how I looked on cam. Lol! My monitor just couldn't fit the entire feed on the encoder next to the Streamate live show admin on my computer screen. I made the mistake of leaving the volume up and on the 2nd computer and since there's always a few seconds delay in live streaming, the microphone on my live streaming computer would pick up the voices that were coming from my second laptop and therefore create echoes of whatever I was saying. To make it simple, just keep the volume off on the 2nd computer if you use it.
I have come into problems with almost every technical issue possible on Streamate so I am glad to help anyone if they need it. I hoped I have helped somebody with any of these issues. =^.^=
Marina Starr
09-14-2012, 08:37 PM
Sometimes I noticed my HD icon won't show up if I just started camming then it does. Do you not able to get the HD icon through your whole shift?
Very helpful post. My HD and sound icons are not showing up. Any suggestions? Nothing has changed on my end except I got a better webcam.
GracieBlue
09-14-2012, 08:43 PM
I will let you know Marina. I'm reinstalling the encoder. When would it show up?
asiankittyxxx
09-14-2012, 08:44 PM
Don't forget, Streamate had changed their Encoder settings. So if you are using an encoder but haven't updated to the newest settings, your streaming will defintely be impacted. The frames settings are higher and different and the audio settings have changed. Log into you Streamate account and ...
Audio Changes To HD Encoder:
Sample Rate: 44100 Hz
Bit Rate: 56 Kbps
If your video feed is jerky or stuttering:
On the right side of your encoder, next to Auto Adjust, choose the option "Degrade Quality" not Drop Frames
Once you update your encoder settings, and use the encoder when you stream, it should show the HD icon and Audio icon.
***MAKE SURE WHEN YOU GO TO STREAM... IN THE SETTINGS AREA ON STREAMATE, YOU HAVE CHOSEN EXTERNAL ENCODER. One in a blue moon, it defaults back to (DSL 256k) *** If you don't, you could think you're using the encoder, but Streamate won't pick up on your feed that you are using the HD Encoder.
Marina Starr
09-14-2012, 08:45 PM
Should only take a few minutes for the HD icon to show up. Use you cammodels.com url to check it.
I will let you know Marina. I'm reinstalling the encoder. When would it show up?
Cam_Model_Jess
09-15-2012, 05:37 AM
So now I'm having a problem with my profile pic staying on. I choose a profile pick and it just shows an icon where the picture should be. Now, Quicktime did update the other day, but I really don't see how that would cause this issue. I had someone log in to a customer account and check for me, and when it disappears on my end it also disappears on the customers' end.
I made about $10/hr last night, and I'm guessing this is partly why.
GracieBlue
09-15-2012, 02:11 PM
Oh the woes of SM. I went straight to ***** for help. She is amazing! They need more people like her! Thanks again ***** if you're reading here. :)
Marina Starr
09-16-2012, 11:52 AM
Tons of freeloaders today. Anyone noticing that or just me?
CourtneyRaine
09-16-2012, 12:31 PM
Not just you. Sundays are usually my best day of the week but this morning I just want to give up. Thank goodness I made a nice sale on MGF, otherwise I wouldn't have made my goal for the day.
Marina Starr
09-16-2012, 12:50 PM
I was only $40 from my goals but I had to log off.
Not just you. Sundays are usually my best day of the week but this morning I just want to give up. Thank goodness I made a nice sale on MGF, otherwise I wouldn't have made my goal for the day.
AliceFun
09-17-2012, 02:01 AM
Hello ladies, i have a problem here regarding Schedule on SM, i am (always was) really confused about the time they use, there is nothing like AM, PM, GMT, whatever, what time they working with? I wish i could type in "I am working evenings EST" or so but is not possible, i really dont like their schedule system, i am an independent cam girl not working in a studio on a fix time frame or some office from 9 to 5 or so;
Anyway, i did not set my schedule yet but i want to as some members are messaging me asking for a private show, i want them to have an idea of what times i normally am on.
Thank you for input! xoxo
BritishBecky
09-17-2012, 02:25 AM
You can fill in your schedule in your timezone and it automatically corrects when others view it in a different time zone (I'm pretty sure that's the case). The only problem is, the website itself runs on GMT and doesn't take into account Summer times (ie 1 hour forward). So, your schedule may be an hour off, and you have to update when the clocks change.
sexysusie
09-17-2012, 04:48 AM
Asking again as no one seems to have an answer - does anyone know if you can re register with SM after you have been banned? is there a way? Cheers
Cam_Model_Jess
09-17-2012, 06:26 AM
Apparently no one has an answer for you. Have you e-mailed Vanessa or anyone else other than just plain support? I don't know that any of us has had her account entirely deleted.