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anonymous camgirl
03-03-2014, 01:02 PM
No idea.. i get mostly dust bowls.. and tumble weeds
is it just me or is there a lot of guys just begging today? a majority of the guys that are willing to talk to me and not just leave as soon as they get in my room are pulling the "if u show X we go pvt bb" thing
Magdalena-Elena
03-03-2014, 01:34 PM
Hey all, after much time I got approved on streamate, had my first time this evening and nothing. I am not ready to give up for the night yet, but all I had were guys coming in and out for no more than a minute. A few actually typed something, but the moment I said anything or greeted anyone, they were gone. WTF? I am pretty sure I am not butt ass ugly...so I am really not sure of the problem. My lighting isn't bad...and I smile a lot, tease a little. I didn't even get any beggars!
kittykrane
03-03-2014, 01:38 PM
is it just me or is there a lot of guys just begging today? a majority of the guys that are willing to talk to me and not just leave as soon as they get in my room are pulling the "if u show X we go pvt bb" thing
I had lots of beggars too , some shows, but not many.... i finally said fuck it and logged off. I was a little shy of my daily goal but I had no patience left. .
Jinja
03-03-2014, 02:23 PM
Since I fall into several niches (redhead, BBW hairy, and I think I even qualify for "mature") I am debating if it's even worth trying to use the encoder. I don't care about being on the front page, since I assume the guys who want a girl who falls into one or several of my niches will come find me.
GlamourRouge
03-03-2014, 02:30 PM
It's always dead according to this thread. There's the Camming Sucks thread for a reason. I wish people would stop littering this thread with "it's dead." So annoying.
I know, I find myself not reading this thread nearly as much as I used to for that reason. It used to just be for Streamate tips and hacks. Not anymore, I suppose lol
ladyjalyn
03-03-2014, 02:34 PM
Do not give up... Consistency and persistence pays off... If most guys leave as soon as you say something I would check your sound... Make sure sound is clear and not sticky...
Hey all, after much time I got approved on streamate, had my first time this evening and nothing. I am not ready to give up for the night yet, but all I had were guys coming in and out for no more than a minute. A few actually typed something, but the moment I said anything or greeted anyone, they were gone. WTF? I am pretty sure I am not butt ass ugly...so I am really not sure of the problem. My lighting isn't bad...and I smile a lot, tease a little. I didn't even get any beggars!
Incantatious
03-03-2014, 02:42 PM
My traffic has been picking up as my placement has been higher! I am SO happy about this! ;D
I had one TV GOLD show request the other night when I last was on, and another one the night before when I was on. I got requested within about 6 mins of logging on the other night and got a really nice message from the producer.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-03-2014, 03:41 PM
I have a question for you guys while I wait for a response from Sm. If you want to do a girl girl show in a single account its okay as long as she is a registered model? But if you want to do a boy girl show it has to be in a separate couples account? It appears that girl/girl is not considered a couple or even lesbian.
Staples
03-03-2014, 03:51 PM
It has literally taken me an hour to get my show to start. At first I thought it was the encoder but when I tried starting a show without the encoder I just got the loading wheel going round and round forever. What is going on? I thought maybe it was my internet but the rest of the web is working just fine.
Vlodina
03-03-2014, 04:02 PM
It has literally taken me an hour to get my show to start. At first I thought it was the encoder but when I tried starting a show without the encoder I just got the loading wheel going round and round forever. What is going on? I thought maybe it was my internet but the rest of the web is working just fine.
Did you have trouble loading streamatemodels.com and is sm itself (or cammodels.com whatever) taking ages to load too? When the rest of the web worked for me but nothing SM related (but was fine for other girls) it was as simple as sorting my Adobe flash. Reinstalled it and all was well!
Marina Starr
03-03-2014, 04:11 PM
Dear SM,
You showed up and showed out today... Thank you for showing me so much love!
Love Always,
Head Hoe
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/oprahsurprise_zps2c9f6f4f.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/oprahsurprise_zps2c9f6f4f.gif.html)
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-03-2014, 05:33 PM
Double Post
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-03-2014, 05:35 PM
I want to do a boy/girl show.But I want to do it from their account. I wrote to them a few days ago and haven't gotten a response yet. I don't want to just do it and be made an example out of. If you know what I mean? I thought every one had to be approved as well.
I don't remember where I read it, but I remember that SM requires you to get any performer approved to cam on your account. I think if you intend to do g/g or b/g shows regularly, they make you get a couples account. I don't know how much luck you'd actually have asking support. I'm guessing a lot of g/g shows are actually not approved, but SM doesn't enforce their rules 90% of the time so...you know.
PrincessButterflyxXx
03-03-2014, 07:50 PM
Hey all, after much time I got approved on streamate, had my first time this evening and nothing. I am not ready to give up for the night yet, but all I had were guys coming in and out for no more than a minute. A few actually typed something, but the moment I said anything or greeted anyone, they were gone. WTF? I am pretty sure I am not butt ass ugly...so I am really not sure of the problem. My lighting isn't bad...and I smile a lot, tease a little. I didn't even get any beggars!
same here it's my 6 day camming. I get better results on MFC but i'm trying to make SM work :(
bbwchristyminx
03-03-2014, 09:49 PM
did anyone else NOT receive their check in the mail today? could it be late because February only had 28 days? This will make check #2 that mysteriously didn't show up to my mailbox! All i can say is good thing it wasn't a huge check. :(
JaneBurgess
03-03-2014, 11:09 PM
If he a verified Streamate performer then it's fine. You can cam with anyone already approved on Streamate.
I want to do a boy/girl show.But I want to do it from their account. I wrote to them a few days ago and haven't gotten a response yet. I don't want to just do it and be made an example out of. If you know what I mean? I thought every one had to be approved as well.
Magdalena-Elena
03-04-2014, 02:40 AM
Do not give up... Consistency and persistence pays off... If most guys leave as soon as you say something I would check your sound... Make sure sound is clear and not sticky...
Thanks :) I checked the audio and made a few adjustments and soon after got a fairly long private and more guys sticking around.
Staples
03-04-2014, 03:00 AM
Ok, I use to get TONS of ratings. Every guy I would ask would give me a rating and even some who I didn't ask still rated me. I haven't had a rating in two weeks. I've had guys telling me they are rating me or that say they will when I end a show with them but I haven't had a single rating show up on my profile in two weeks. Has anyone else noticed anything like this or are these guys just lying and saying they rated me?
ladyjalyn
03-04-2014, 04:19 AM
Ratings do not show up on your profile, just comments... Do you know where to see all your ratings?
Ok, I use to get TONS of ratings. Every guy I would ask would give me a rating and even some who I didn't ask still rated me. I haven't had a rating in two weeks. I've had guys telling me they are rating me or that say they will when I end a show with them but I haven't had a single rating show up on my profile in two weeks. Has anyone else noticed anything like this or are these guys just lying and saying they rated me?
Staples
03-04-2014, 04:55 AM
Yes on your dashboard you hover over the My Users list and then click on My ratings. You can also check each session to see if that person rated you. The public can't see it. All they see is your average star rating but on your dashboard you can see all your ratings.
SweetJulia
03-04-2014, 07:20 AM
Sigh.It would have been so nice if I got the big ass check I was supposed to get Saturday or yesterday(at the very latest) by now........since I do pay extra for Fed Ex. I know there's bad weather everywhere, I just really want my money.
CurvyWinona
03-04-2014, 09:34 AM
Am I only one with problems on SM? I am trying to log on, but my kbps at between 93 and 150. I tried everything - updating adobe flash player, reset modem and router, and restarting... nothing works. I would get online with good kbps for 30 min then back to bad and then back to normal. It is driving me crazy,.
AliceFun
03-04-2014, 11:25 AM
Last nite my kbps were jumping like crazy, it must be SM!
MaeAnything
03-04-2014, 01:06 PM
Awesome!Glad to hear it's still alive. I'll definitely opt in for the TV then! I was just hesitant since I haven't heard much lately and knowing I will need to move posters and stuff. Besides, I'm always so nervous to try new things.
I had issues with Sm a few days ago. I was doing a GS and then my feed starting jumping and slightly freezing. So I was just sitting there saying "oh gawd! oh gawd!". The guys were probably thinking I was realllly getting into it, when in reality all I could think is "Oh gawd this show is gonna drop and there goes my time and money". Luckily it didn't and so far that was my only issue. The site was pretty over saturated that day. Sorry you ladies are having those issues :/
ClaireBear
03-04-2014, 03:10 PM
Ok all, I have a question regarding the cammodels site. I have my geographic restrictions set to block my state, but I discovered that my cammodels page is visible in my state, and discovered also that if I am online someone in my state can access my chat room via that cammodels site! However, if they go directly to streamate.com in my state and type in my user name in the search, nothing pops up, so ladies it seems that there is a loophole in the geographical restrictions. Anyone else discover this? Is there a way to make the geographic restrictions apply to the cammodels site as well?
bbwchristyminx
03-04-2014, 03:23 PM
I just witnessed a top model (one of my favorites) who did a $0 gold show and she made BANK!! a few bucks shy of $500 to be exact!! I haven't worked in about 5 days because I, well managed to masturbate an owie LOL but watching her was huge motivation , i really don't see what the big deal is over these $0 gold shows I mean especially if you can bank on them but if you can't bank on them I'd advise to not do them :)
gingerstripper
03-04-2014, 05:44 PM
ive done 0 gold shows and i banked.. but i am now back to doing normal shows. just needed to get it out of my system to see what it was like
Marina Starr
03-04-2014, 06:00 PM
Can someone please explain to me, why top models feel the need to do $0 GS when they can/always bank at regular GS? Why not just bring yourself over to MFC? I'm just a little mystified.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/Confused-Flamboyant-Black-Man-Just-Cant-Right-Now_zpsa53698e9.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/Confused-Flamboyant-Black-Man-Just-Cant-Right-Now_zpsa53698e9.gif.html)
I did a 0 dollar gold show once, made less than I do during a regular gold show, and ended up acquiring a bunch freeloaders who kept demanding I do another free show. For an entire week, it felt like my free chat was infested with annoying little fleas... never doing that to myself again.
gingerstripper
03-04-2014, 06:12 PM
yeah its honestly not worth it. I just started going back to paid shows and all the freeloaders leave. thank god.
bbwchristyminx
03-05-2014, 04:43 AM
I have NEVER used the hd encoder in my life because, well I was always camming on a rinkydink laptop. It's 3 am and i'm wide awake so I decided to set up the encoder and test it out on my new laptop and sure enough i had amazing traffic! Too bad I'm in sweatpants looking like a caveman cause I had guys wanting to go private. I was in shock because you can tell I just woke up. LOL. fingers crossed march (my birthday month) will be good to me! Also, can someone tell me if using the hd encoder will make it harder or easier to hide imperfections?? it was easy to hide imperfections on my other laptop because the quality was far from good :)
sidenote: and my face was off cam (lord jesus) the way i looked this morning I'd probably wake the dead. somehow the 3,2,1 managed to snap a picture of my chin on down (not happy about that) but whatevs
Marina Starr
03-05-2014, 07:23 AM
The more HD you are the more "imperfections" it'll show! I never worry about imperfections because really, what imperfections? NONE ;D
Also, can someone tell me if using the hd encoder will make it harder or easier to hide imperfections?? it was easy to hide imperfections on my other laptop because the quality was far from good :)
temptingmodel
03-05-2014, 07:30 AM
IToo bad I'm in sweatpants looking like a caveman cause I had guys wanting to go private. I was in shock because you can tell I just woke up. LOL. fingers crossed march (my birthday month) will be good to me!
sidenote: and my face was off cam (lord jesus) the way i looked this morning I'd probably wake the dead. somehow the 3,2,1 managed to snap a picture of my chin on down (not happy about that) but whatevs
^^^^ They love us lie this, i land hella shows
Marina Starr
03-05-2014, 07:44 AM
True dat, true dat! Some of my best shows are the ones with no make up, no filter while I'm wearing XL man t-shirt!
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/732978471_zps31f03a25.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/732978471_zps31f03a25.gif.html)
^^^^ They love us lie this, i land hella shows
funismymiddlename
03-05-2014, 08:11 AM
Is anyone else using the encoder and having trouble with their cam looking blurry? Yesterday I had a couple ppl tell my my cam is shitty. I've been using mac factime for months with 0 complaints. I've been looking at random rooms and some of the girls cams don't seem as clear. My speedtest results are great I think sm is still messed up.
Marina Starr
03-05-2014, 08:13 AM
Have you try to uninstall and reinstall the Encoder?
Is anyone else using the encoder and having trouble with their cam looking blurry? Yesterday I had a couple ppl tell my my cam is shitty. I've been using mac factime for months with 0 complaints. I've been looking at random rooms and some of the girls cams don't seem as clear. My speedtest results are great I think sm is still messed up.
PrincessButterflyxXx
03-05-2014, 03:55 PM
Is anyone else using the encoder and having trouble with their cam looking blurry? Yesterday I had a couple ppl tell my my cam is shitty. I've been using mac factime for months with 0 complaints. I've been looking at random rooms and some of the girls cams don't seem as clear. My speedtest results are great I think sm is still messed up.
I used the encorder 1 day the first day I started camming last week and it was clear now it's blurry and lags so I haven't been logging on because of it:( gonna try what Marina said
brittany_bitch
03-05-2014, 05:51 PM
I was wondering if any of you notice that your hourly averages over a long period of time like maybe 6 months to a year stay the same or around the same. I have asked before I didn't get many results but I do like to ask every once in a while if you notice it going down the same or increasing. Once I used the encoder I was at 16 an hour and then it increased to around 26-28 I have not been on but I plan to see what the hourly average is for a whole month and then keep track of it from then on. I would love for my hourly to stay at the 20 mark, 16 is okay. I took a break and am scared to get back on because I want my hourly to be the same and kind of stay around that number so I can know a little of what to expect my checks to be like every week.
temptingmodel
03-05-2014, 08:21 PM
Shit attitude= no money lol I turn down shows. :O get so aggravated
suddenly a brick hits me after a cpl hours on cam on not banking for shit bc of my attitude
1pm rolls around, I decide 5 buck gold shows will save the day until 4pm.. lol a free chat member poor guy, I was 1.00 under my goal. freely asking for a buck while dressing , a member tipped me the buck, I whipped out tits like he gave me 100.00. He said I made him lol , he made my goal. I was a happy cammer. EVERYONE knows sometimes that last buck is like reaching for the moon.
all of them met goal with 5.00
my attitude changed... I mustve woke up.
This is really a great week.
I am missing a day and in my mind that whole day must be made up by Friday night. This whole day is messing with my mind. Im not suppose to be off by weds, Im suppose to be free sailing.
Luckily I have a great work ethic and happen to love monies.
temptingmodel
03-05-2014, 10:43 PM
I did everything wrong tonight that I could do
1. get on late
2. my cords wrapped around something managed to cut off a show
3. desk fell apart in show (5 years old, rollers, the whole camgirl ghetto rig)
4. mouse suddenly stopped working and my cursor on screen froze when I hit goal and watched that money just go away
None of this was SM fault, all mine.
Im shooting bullets through this black cloud.
I have so many new lurkers it creeps out members <--- when they notice, thats not good. Im explaining something to a member and one says "your mean" to me :D happens random
Punk ass bitches nerve me. Im not nice to them but they run before I can ban, the real punk ass bitch losers I actually make money off.
There is a difference in the bitches online.
SM is really a crowd that goes off their feelings, emotional little cats. It can be models or members , emo mofos
I always wonder, why just sit? It drives me insane.
End Rant, ty for letting me bitch about my night.
MID GOAL WILL BE HIT if not THE HARD GOAL for the week I will sacrifice a soul before I lose
logged back, grabbed two good shows, i refuse to give up
goodnight, obv sleepy time is needed for this avg 45 min sleep chic.
iphone app (SMART ALARM also has 7 minworkouts in the app) records all sleep patterns etc.. I am aiming for 7. Baby steps
Glamourmilf
03-06-2014, 05:48 AM
^^ I totally agree with the concept of bad attitude=no money.
I'm not a 'morning person', or even a 'late morning person', because I always feel achy and sore when I wake up for a few hours due to chronic arthritis., so most times it's a total waste for me to log in. (Even though I do it). Plus, pain doesn't make me feel sexy.
My repeats must 'feel' it right through the screen, because I see them pop into my chat and leave, most times without even saying hello. Later in the day they come back and take me prvt.
I'm not the type to fake a smile, and frankly I really don't think it would help anyway, because I sense custies would see right through it.
I even tried lowering my rate to $1.99, and still... nothing, so I figured my theory is correct.
I just go into 'voyeur mode', and make my daytime money that way.
Marina Starr
03-06-2014, 08:11 AM
I love positivity in this thread. I've gone over my weekly goal so now it's time to work on the hard goal. Part time job doesn't mean part time paycheck, right?! Thank you, Streamate ;D
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/giphy-3_zps55b153fb.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/giphy-3_zps55b153fb.gif.html)
temptingmodel
03-06-2014, 09:10 AM
not sure how positive lol I was BUT GET ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! YES! get it
I love positivity in this thread. I've gone over my weekly goal so now it's time to work on the hard goal. Part time job doesn't mean part time paycheck, right?! Thank you, Streamate ;D
Marina Starr
03-06-2014, 09:17 AM
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/giphy-1_zps53367a8c.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/giphy-1_zps53367a8c.gif.html)
not sure how positive lol I was BUT GET ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! YES! get it
AliceFun
03-06-2014, 10:19 AM
^^ I totally agree with the concept of bad attitude=no money.
I'm not a 'morning person', or even a 'late morning person', because I always feel achy and sore when I wake up for a few hours due to chronic arthritis., so most times it's a total waste for me to log in. (Even though I do it). Plus, pain doesn't make me feel sexy.
My repeats must 'feel' it right through the screen, because I see them pop into my chat and leave, most times without even saying hello. Later in the day they come back and take me prvt.
I'm not the type to fake a smile, and frankly I really don't think it would help anyway, because I sense custies would see right through it.
I even tried lowering my rate to $1.99, and still... nothing, so I figured my theory is correct.
I just go into 'voyeur mode', and make my daytime money that way.
Same here, i work nights, after i wake up i need few hrs & a good strong coffee to feel better, my body needs time lol, same for my mind, for some reason i dont like to work daytime, it feels like i am trapped indoors & need to get out, at nite i know there is nothing else to do but work, it's funny cause i dont go out much especially in winter or when its cold/ humid outside but i just dont feel good to work cam when i see light outside.
temptingmodel
03-06-2014, 10:24 AM
last night I was able to manage 4 hours of sleep :) I took 2 sleeping pills.
Hopefully as my sleep improves so will my tude
AliceFun
03-06-2014, 11:06 AM
^^^ Luckily i have the 'Urban dictionary' to look up these terms, 'tude' -> attitude, lol, i am slow just now, my coffee did not kick in yet haha. Working nights is difficult too cause i often have situations when i have to do things in the morning or when i have my mom over & have to go with her to doc or do certain things & my sleep/ body rhythm is messed up, then i am kinda bitchy on cam even i try to control my attitude i feel its affecting work. Well, the life of a cam girl!
ETA: By the way, i cant buy sleeping pills from pharmacy, i would need special prescription from a specialist here, i remember i took half a pill from my mom's when she had prescription for her sleep issues & i had a deep sleep with no dreams & i woke up all dizzy, felt not good, believe it or not guys i am afraid to take sleeping pills cause i am afraid something could happen in the apartment/ building & i cant get up if i am home alone (fire, earthquake, whatever else). My son is either at school, out or sleeping very deep not hearing/ feeling anything lol.
euaici
03-06-2014, 11:20 AM
does anyone using the encoder have the bitrate all over the place?
my other sites r working fine, it's just SM...
kittykrane
03-06-2014, 11:36 AM
I heard crickets chirping today and not enough change dropping...no shortage of lurkers though, but at least they were not begging for stuff. A good regular asked if I could get back on tonight for a long show..fingers crossed..at least he wants it early and not at midnight... So I logged off early..I have no patience for lurkers..Maybe they could tell I had a headache too.
Glamourmilf
03-06-2014, 11:56 AM
Alice~ Yes, Yes And Yes To everything You said! I look out my window, and no matter what the weather is like, "I Want to go out for a walk, or ...something!"
when I first started camming over 3 years ago, I didn't know about this forum, and thought I had to cam an 8 hr. day.
I was living in a city that was sunny 365 days of the year, with 70-80 degree temps everyday! I HATED my life! I would take a break to go downstairs to get my mail, and look out to my pool, and see everyone hanging out in that glorious sunshine. AARGHH!
I never go out at night anymore also (unless to a dance gig), so I always feel that it is more relaxed time to cam.
Last night, as on many nights, I made my goal in just over 1 hour.
Today, even though I logged on in early afternoon,, Not Even One prvt! Other girls in my category were in back-to-back prvts., at the same rate as me.
Only... regs coming in and asking for off the wall requests, and other strange and oddball things.
I'm done with days from now on.