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Renton
12-12-2013, 02:58 AM
whoa, was today just fucking horrible on sm or what.
Today sucked! i was on the first row and couldn't do a gold show for the life of me!
did a few short pvts and made 27 dollars. 77 total....but nowhere near my goal
today was weird.. i logged off feel weird...
i just.. where the hell was everybody!?!?!?
I felt like i did something wrong, cause no one was tipping much at all!
sigh....
anyone else have a weird day? I am going on at night... although I do not want to... but 77 dollars dont cut it.
Happened to me yesterday, I had to put in a lot more hours to get to my goal but I stuck with it and exceeded it enough to make up for not making Monday's goal too :) Today seems even worse than yesterday so far, but fuck it I'm gonna stick with it for as long as it takes to get my money. They're not gonna get the best of me. This is a weird week indeed, hope next week is back to normal!
Good luck ladies!
sexyred
12-12-2013, 03:05 AM
Has anyone had any issues with being paid after a Gold Show tonight? I had a TV show and well exceeded my goal. Yet the only earnings to ever show up was what was given once the show started. It's been three hours and I've contacted supported, but of course haven't heard back.
Thanks!
brittany_bitch
12-12-2013, 04:15 AM
I was wondering how you guys determine your hourly averages? How long in some of yours experience have you made the same hourly consistently? I know sometimes it can be far less or more an hour but when you average it out by your total hours and earnings is it always consistent, around the same amount? I am going on soon and I will update if my placement has changed I went on without the encoder and was on page 4 so using it I should not have been on page 4 earlier. Very strange well thanks :)
brittany_bitch
12-12-2013, 05:50 AM
Back on page one :) yipppieee. Maybe it was a site glitch but I turned my sound on for like 5 seconds lol and then maybe the site just needed to detect my cam or maybe I wasn't ever on page 3 lol maybe it was just the glitch idk. I am happy though lets hope I stay here because theres so many cheap asses today and noone isstickin around long uggh. O well a camathon it is I am going untill cutoff :) My little goal is min. 500 and I always try to hit that or pass it. I hope to hit it with all these hours I better :)
CurvyWinona
12-12-2013, 06:19 AM
this morning sucks too. morning is normally great for me, but every single guy comes in my room so far just wanted a "quick look" without a tip. what the hell is up with the site. i guess i will log off for a bit and come back when the beggars go dry.
justanothercamgirl
12-12-2013, 06:24 AM
Back on page one :) yipppieee. Maybe it was a site glitch but I turned my sound on for like 5 seconds lol and then maybe the site just needed to detect my cam or maybe I wasn't ever on page 3 lol maybe it was just the glitch idk. I am happy though lets hope I stay here because theres so many cheap asses today and noone isstickin around long uggh. O well a camathon it is I am going untill cutoff :) My little goal is min. 500 and I always try to hit that or pass it. I hope to hit it with all these hours I better :)
I am so happy to hear that things are back to normal for you! It always sucks so much when you get hit with a glitch and you can't do anything to fix it.
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xXMamiXx
12-12-2013, 06:31 AM
Has anyone had any issues with being paid after a Gold Show tonight? I had a TV show and well exceeded my goal. Yet the only earnings to ever show up was what was given once the show started. It's been three hours and I've contacted supported, but of course haven't heard back.
Thanks!
Same for me. Will let you know once it's resolved. could you do same? ta x x
CurvyWinona
12-12-2013, 06:33 AM
What do you girls do when custies come in pvt and say NOTHING and not responding to your questions like what they want to do? I always got plenty of them and it is driving me nuts. I finally had a private with guy who do not respond to my questions few times past the year , so I sat pretty and wait for his answer.... then he finally answered. wtf.
SoloDesire
12-12-2013, 06:47 AM
What do you girls do when custies come in pvt and say NOTHING and not responding to your questions like what they want to do? I always got plenty of them and it is driving me nuts. I finally had a private with guy who do not respond to my questions few times past the year , so I sat pretty and wait for his answer.... then he finally answered. wtf.
This is why I ignore everyone in free chat until they talk to me first...and even then it's limited interaction. They wanna talk they can go private and pay for the attention.. so it doesn't bother me when they don't speak.
ETA: Just realized you were asking about private. When they don't speak I wait out the 30 seconds waiting on them...If they still don't speak I just start teasing slowly and then move on with the show and don't speak to them. Basically make it a voyeur masturbation show since they don't want to communicate.
~Carmen~
12-12-2013, 06:55 AM
What do you girls do when custies come in pvt and say NOTHING and not responding to your questions like what they want to do? I always got plenty of them and it is driving me nuts. I finally had a private with guy who do not respond to my questions few times past the year , so I sat pretty and wait for his answer.... then he finally answered. wtf.
If they do that in private, I usually turn my music up and dance :D
chloemonet
12-12-2013, 08:29 AM
Things turned around for me on SM last night - like another girl said I think I'm definitely going to stick to the night shift, aside from weekend mornngs (where I seem to turn a lot of profit) My daily goal was $50 yesterday since I'm still fairly new but I made $63 in about 3 hours. Tonight I'm going to aim for $75 :)
audritwo
12-12-2013, 09:11 AM
So is anyone getting paid out after gold shows correctly? Cause I'm not? I did three this morning. And its all fucked up.
VictoriaChaos
12-12-2013, 09:13 AM
So is anyone getting paid out after gold shows correctly? Cause I'm not? I did three this morning. And its all fucked up.
I saw some chick tweet at streamate about it. I don't think your the only one.
justanothercamgirl
12-12-2013, 09:51 AM
It is all fucked up for me too. :(
justanothercamgirl
12-12-2013, 09:54 AM
What do you girls do when custies come in pvt and say NOTHING and not responding to your questions like what they want to do? I always got plenty of them and it is driving me nuts. I finally had a private with guy who do not respond to my questions few times past the year , so I sat pretty and wait for his answer.... then he finally answered. wtf.
I stay clothed while teasing and touching my body and go on and on about how they must be the strong and silent type and how can I please them if they don't tell me what they want and ask them if they want me to beg for their attention and so on and so on.
I had someone in private for almost an hour that way once and I ended up keeping my clothes on the whole time. ;D
audritwo
12-12-2013, 10:38 AM
I just wrote down all what I made during my goldshows. give it to the end of the day. see if it fixes itself. If I don't see $99.92 for this morning. Emailing liz. I'm slowly getting paid. But its all out of order.
audritwo
12-12-2013, 10:40 AM
I saw some chick tweet at streamate about it. I don't think your the only one.
Could of been me >.<
PlayfulDesire
12-12-2013, 11:08 AM
Anyone else HATE gold shows. I've tried them in the past but the fact that I work so hard and don't get goal well it's upsetting. Reminds me of why I don't like mfc. I refuse to do them. I also think there way to cheap. Someone asked me to do one. I never see anyone making goal .
audritwo
12-12-2013, 11:13 AM
I usually always start mine. Some money is better then no money IMO. But I start them if it's reasonable. like my private is 3.99 a min. start it at 30 with 6 minutes. usually some stragglers will join. its like a giant private.
AlexisCam
12-12-2013, 11:34 AM
So is anyone getting paid out after gold shows correctly? Cause I'm not? I did three this morning. And its all fucked up.
I'm having the same problem. I did a few gold shows a couple hours ago and still havent been paid for any of them
Rosemary Rabbit
12-12-2013, 11:46 AM
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Bubblegum1235
12-12-2013, 11:49 AM
Edited. I just read the explanation of the 30 second rule. :D Still don´t like it of course, but if there is no choice...
Blovely
12-12-2013, 12:06 PM
Happened to me yesterday, I had to put in a lot more hours to get to my goal. :) Today seems even worse than yesterday so far, but fuck it I'm gonna stick with it for as long as it takes to get my money. They're not gonna get the best of me. This is a weird week indeed, hope next week is back to normal!
Experiencing the same. But I'm going to work through it because I have a Christmas goal to make. Will be grinding it out until 7pm on Saturday. Working days, evenings, and late nights with breaks in between.
What do you girls do when custies come in pvt and say NOTHING and not responding to your questions like what they want to do? I always got plenty of them and it is driving me nuts. I finally had a private with guy who do not respond to my questions few times past the year , so I sat pretty and wait for his answer.... then he finally answered. wtf.
It depends on my mood. Sometimes I'll just stand around and wait until they speak or I just continue on with my show. When guys are silent like that I believe that they are either into voyeur or there recording the show. So I turn up my music and constantly say there screen name.
luscious sadie
12-12-2013, 12:16 PM
it's probably better to just turn the music off they normally will record over any audio.
I just sit until they acknowledge me at the very least and assume that they're recording. I find it nearly impossible to do a show for someone who is unresponsive.
sexyred
12-12-2013, 12:16 PM
Mine was fixed.... Actually something amazing happened with my earnings but I don't want to post it and jinx myself until I know they won't take it away, since it's an error on their part!
AmberAustin
12-12-2013, 12:58 PM
I was wondering how you guys determine your hourly averages? How long in some of yours experience have you made the same hourly consistently? I know sometimes it can be far less or more an hour but when you average it out by your total hours and earnings is it always consistent, around the same amount? I am going on soon and I will update if my placement has changed I went on without the encoder and was on page 4 so using it I should not have been on page 4 earlier. Very strange well thanks :)
I have a spreadsheet that I use. I take the info from the hours worked page and the earnings page.
gingerstripper
12-12-2013, 01:43 PM
i am not getting paid for any of my god shows :(
Busygirl
12-12-2013, 01:49 PM
Me neither. Privates only for now. i did a gold show an hour ago and nothing showed up in my stats yet.
CurvyWinona
12-12-2013, 02:12 PM
So is anyone getting paid out after gold shows correctly? Cause I'm not? I did three this morning. And its all fucked up.
me too. i did a 30 min rest voyeur because things were too damn slow on SM. I had 10 visitors and I got paid for only 7 visitors. $50 goal and the end goal was $40... meaning 10 visitors, right? ugh. the first visitor came up in earning almost immediately after the show ended, but others came up hours later.
Busygirl
12-12-2013, 02:20 PM
Same here, not payed for all of them. Scared to run them
Ok finally appeared after 2 hours.
xxtinamariexx
12-12-2013, 02:30 PM
I did one also and emailed liz, she said it was a known problem and they are working on it, I finally got my money for the gold show I did at 2pm, its now 430!
gingerstripper
12-12-2013, 03:02 PM
is sm extremely slow lately?
CurvyWinona
12-12-2013, 03:03 PM
YES. Not even a private in 45 minutes. Thank god I got cam4 as backup for the bonus. haha. And this classic freeloader was so gentleman on SM.... he told me he can go pvt for only 1/2 minute. I put a screenshot into annoying stupid thread. lol
gingerstripper
12-12-2013, 03:08 PM
yeah i feel so fucking weird, honestly.. its like why cant i make my goal? I always do make my goal.. and the last 3 days i cant! :( last two days especially..
CurvyWinona
12-12-2013, 03:14 PM
Lets hope tomorrow gets better... its pay day.
audritwo
12-12-2013, 03:28 PM
I tweeted Vanessa about it earlier this morning around 10ish and she suggested I emailed support about it.
She DM'd about an hour ago telling me that she's gotten reports from other models and made a formal report to the team as a head's up in case there was any widespread issue with payment history. Also said not to worry just yet, but keep an eye on my earnings this afternoon in case it readjusts. Also to tell other models to report your issue to SM support regardless just in case.
audritwo
12-12-2013, 03:39 PM
Also If you do like 4 gold shows in an hour, it may look like this:
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So if you pay attention to your pay time order to know who gets videos or what kind of videos for that kind of show. WRITE THEIR NAMES DOWN JUST IN CASE! Cause I'm a little fucked right now.
Glamourmilf
12-12-2013, 03:54 PM
I'm so glad this slowness, and gs payment f.k up pay is happening today, because if it happened tomorrow, I'd probably blame it on it being Friday, the 13th!
Missymissdemeanour
12-12-2013, 04:29 PM
I posted this question yesterday but managed to sort it out just by rebooting, or so I thought! Since then I have not had a single pvt and have made very little. I didn't think too much about it as I know things are glitchy especially with placement etc, but tonight after having numerous guys popping in and out with out talking I was getting concerned. I checked my feed via my model link as I usually do, was a bit laggy so thought it would be ok except it got worse while I was watching, even started pixalating so I decided to log of and try again. Anyway the feed was ok but I never test the audio, well it was bloody awful! Started ok but very quickly deterioated, first it was as though I was rewinding a tape, it kept repeating everything I was saying several times over! but then there was an awful noise over the top , no wonder guys weren't talking and left quickly! I'm now thinking the problems are connected, has anyone else had this issue? Check your audio on your cam model link, I usually have mine muted. If it's happening to others then it must be a SM issue, if not then I'll try downloading the encoder again. Oh yeah also just noticed that I'm not hearing guys entering or tipping, I have checked that everything is ticked etc, speakers are deffinately ok also the little mic icon is greyed out so I can't mute it! I always thought you could mute the mic via your cam software but again it's not happening for me tonight.
Grrrr I'm having all sort of issues with the encoder today! I've not even managed to log on yet! The encoder is asking me to select a divice for audio but the drop down is empty! I'm the mic on my webcam, chekce dthat is workingfine but for some reason the encoder can't see it? I have been using everything fine for months and months I don't understand why this is suddenley an issue. I was online last night no problem. Any one having or had this problem? Suggestions would be great.
DW rebooted my computer and all is fine lol :-[
Bobo12345
12-12-2013, 05:45 PM
Hey girls !I m knew to Sm ,I have like 5 days,and for the first days i set up my price at 2.8 per min,but had no privates ,then i changed into 1.69 and know i have privates but the most i did it was 50$ in 4 h ,and i feel shitty about !Donno what the heck i m doing wrong :(was working on Imlive for 4 years and was makeing up to 100 $ per day but fro a few months now that site went down and I need a new place ....I like Sm but i hate how less i gain per minute :(
I had a very bad day !
Cam_Model_Jess
12-12-2013, 06:07 PM
I posted this question yesterday but managed to sort it out just by rebooting, or so I thought! Since then I have not had a single pvt and have made very little. I didn't think too much about it as I know things are glitchy especially with placement etc, but tonight after having numerous guys popping in and out with out talking I was getting concerned. I checked my feed via my model link as I usually do, was a bit laggy so thought it would be ok except it got worse while I was watching, even started pixalating so I decided to log of and try again. Anyway the feed was ok but I never test the audio, well it was bloody awful! Started ok but very quickly deterioated, first it was as though I was rewinding a tape, it kept repeating everything I was saying several times over! but then there was an awful noise over the top , no wonder guys weren't talking and left quickly! I'm now thinking the problems are connected, has anyone else had this issue? Check your audio on your cam model link, I usually have mine muted. If it's happening to others then it must be a SM issue, if not then I'll try downloading the encoder again. Oh yeah also just noticed that I'm not hearing guys entering or tipping, I have checked that everything is ticked etc, speakers are deffinately ok also the little mic icon is greyed out so I can't mute it! I always thought you could mute the mic via your cam software but again it's not happening for me tonight.
That doesn't sound like an issue with your audio. It sounds like A. your internet speed (either slow, or fluctuating) and/or B. a "communication" issue between your modem and SM's. Basically what happens when you send your feed, if all is going well, is that SM receives it on its end and your feed is streamed smoothly. When it's not going smoothly for some reason... well, the simplest way to explain it is "buffering". You know when you watch a video and you get the wheel of doom, or the "buffering" notice? It's kind of like that. This can also cause your audio to sound like it's on echo because there's a "skip" in the feed.
Basically, you need to check your internet speed, restart your modem (and router if you have one), call your cable company to ask if there is any "noise" on the line, and try again. It could be something as simple as needing a new physical cable.
Cam_Model_Jess
12-12-2013, 06:09 PM
Also, I've found that the pixelation issue is usually caused by a drop in bitrate. The next time it happens, check your encoder log (the left side of the encoder screen) and see if there are numbers listed (moving down from 800 to 700 to 600 etc). Sometimes it will even recover and go back to normal, but I find that even worse issues happen when I don't restart the encoder after noticing a drop in quality.
If you're noticing that you can't use features on your cam software that were previously available to you, you may need to upgrade the software. That could for sure cause audio issues. I've had soooo many issues resolved just by updating my cam software. You may have accidentally elected to do updates manually. If you don't see one available, go to Logitech's website, check for the latest software available for your cam, and confirm that it's the same as what you're using. If not, UNINSTALL the current software, and download the new version (unless the new version is a patch-- in which case, you would not uninstall the software first, you would just download the patch).
Snowy0Star
12-12-2013, 06:14 PM
how do u talk a guy thru setting up a block show? i only do anal in block shows shows and ive been getting more and more ppl wanting it and they cant get it set up .
audritwo
12-12-2013, 07:43 PM
how do u talk a guy thru setting up a block show? i only do anal in block shows shows and ive been getting more and more ppl wanting it and they cant get it set up .
Tell them to talk to support about that. That's what I do. There is a live support chat for them... they should use it.
luscious sadie
12-12-2013, 07:46 PM
yeah for real.... imo a guy who is asking querstions about that kinda thing is just wasting time.
Prussia
12-12-2013, 10:14 PM
Also, I've found that the pixelation issue is usually caused by a drop in bitrate. The next time it happens, check your encoder log (the left side of the encoder screen) and see if there are numbers listed (moving down from 800 to 700 to 600 etc). Sometimes it will even recover and go back to normal, but I find that even worse issues happen when I don't restart the encoder after noticing a drop in quality.
If you're noticing that you can't use features on your cam software that were previously available to you, you may need to upgrade the software. That could for sure cause audio issues. I've had soooo many issues resolved just by updating my cam software. You may have accidentally elected to do updates manually. If you don't see one available, go to Logitech's website, check for the latest software available for your cam, and confirm that it's the same as what you're using. If not, UNINSTALL the current software, and download the new version (unless the new version is a patch-- in which case, you would not uninstall the software first, you would just download the patch).
Do you find that eventually your shows/encoder disconnect? Every 3-4 months this happens to me. First time it happened, I spent a couple of days trying to fix it, emailing staff etc. I knew it wasn't my Internet or computer. So eventually I just scrapped it all; I deleted my encoder & reinstalled it. Fixes the problem any time this happens.
SarahTime
12-12-2013, 11:00 PM
Finally bit the bullet and moved to wide screen because I had dropped down to row 6... went right up to row 1-3 again and back to being one of the first few listed in redhead category. I didn't expect widescreen to jump me THAT high but I guess them saying it will hurt your placement to use standard def is very true!
Prussia
12-12-2013, 11:13 PM
Awesome news Sarah! ^^
I'm curious, do you mean as in wide screen profile for the encoder? I downloaded the profile setting off SM and it looked fine until I clicked start on the encoder to stream... As soon as I'm streaming my video looks super stretched out.
NikkitaExotica
12-13-2013, 12:54 AM
How can you tell if your streaming in widescreen or not?
Blovely
12-13-2013, 01:18 AM
@NikkitaExotica You'd know because you would've downloaded the widescreen files from SM for the encoder or you would've selected widescreen from the browser broadcaster. Like in order to stream widescreen you kind of have to manually select it or manually upgrade to it. I would screen shoot the settings for you but I'm not at the right computer right now.