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Tsani
06-24-2014, 10:12 PM
SM was slow for me. It sucked. I hated the way they advertised us too... so I quit SM and started focusing mainly on indy. It's not for everyone.
JaneBurgess
06-24-2014, 10:15 PM
No one's fighting. They just seem to forget all the times they have complained on here and I guess it's cool when they do it but not others. It is what is is and not surprising at all. Hope you're having a good night.
yikes guys. nooo fighting. lets all move along.
audreymadison
06-24-2014, 11:40 PM
made nothing this afternoon. But I did end up with 140 at the end of the night.. so Who hoo! It was slow.. but it is the end of the month ladies. I just remembered that tonight when I was going out of my mind from boredom.
sammii
06-25-2014, 12:55 AM
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pinkpink
06-25-2014, 04:28 AM
I'm a little freaked out and confused so I hope someone can help me. Tonight was my first night on SM. It was dead, I worked multiple sites for about 6 hours so I was pretty effing tired. A guy came into my room, said "Hey can I tip you $20 to flash?" and then the chat said +$20. and then he said "Whoops, paid before you said anything ;)" So I flashed. He & I talked for a little more and he did it one more time, asked me to flash and then the chat said +$100. I was really blown away by $20 for a flash but the $100 left me so confused. But, whatever, not complaining! We're talking & my SM feed just died and the page went blank. I got back on quickly, didn't see the guy & said fuck it, time for bed. So I go to check my earnings and it only has $18 for some private chat. I am SO confused right now. And I feel incredibly stupid. I'm not sure what a real "payment/tip" in SM looks like from the model's end. I can't find an example or screenshot anywhere....someone said something about a yellow button popping up but nothing popped it, it was just text in the chat, I feel like the guys name might have been yellow...but I'm not sure. I'm exhausted and I'm a little afraid that I performed for free, and well that sucks. Being new sucks. SM is confusing for this newb.
So I emailed SM support and basically explained what happened...does SM keep a record of all our shows so they can like go back and see where this guy is saying he's tipping me? Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?
:'(
ok honey.. ugh sounds like you got scammed i'm so sorry! i hate these mofos! before you do anything again click show earnings and see if it actually happened or not. maybe the lil yellow button is the yellow coin thing before the text showing the tip. also it will make a sound. sounds like a stereotypical coin drop noise.
if you can report the guy for false tipping. that pisses me so off! dunno if support will do anything about it but it is worth a try.
here is a screen shot of what it looks like on my end. i blocked the users names out because reasons
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pinkpink
06-25-2014, 04:52 AM
Thank you for the screenshot. I definitely think I got scammed. I guess it was bound to happen to me in this game. UGH. :-[ I'll see if support can do anything to help me but I know i'm probably SOL. ty for your help.
ok honey.. ugh sounds like you got scammed i'm so sorry! i hate these mofos! before you do anything again click show earnings and see if it actually happened or not. maybe the lil yellow button is the yellow coin thing before the text showing the tip. also it will make a sound. sounds like a stereotypical coin drop noise.
if you can report the guy for false tipping. that pisses me so off! dunno if support will do anything about it but it is worth a try.
here is a screen shot of what it looks like on my end. i blocked the users names out because reasons
37987
no problem sweets!~ it happens to the best of us. just keep trying. eventually you will get a sixth sense of sorts to know about these things.
from all my years in sex work 10+ now.. my bullshit-O-meter is fine tuned.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
06-25-2014, 05:06 AM
Thank you for the screenshot. I definitely think I got scammed. I guess it was bound to happen to me in this game. UGH. :-[ I'll see if support can do anything to help me but I know i'm probably SOL. ty for your help.
That's messed up. One day soon I hope that fucker wakes up pissing razor blades
pinkpink
06-25-2014, 05:46 AM
Okay, update. I hopped on again because I'm a masochist who can't sleep. Same exact thing. The guy tipped me but there is no sound, no indicators other than the text. Not in my earnings. I don't get this....
37988
no problem sweets!~ it happens to the best of us. just keep trying. eventually you will get a sixth sense of sorts to know about these things.
from all my years in sex work 10+ now.. my bullshit-O-meter is fine tuned.
SoloDesire
06-25-2014, 05:50 AM
Okay, update. I hopped on again because I'm a masochist who can't sleep. Same exact thing. The guy tipped me but there is no sound, no indicators other than the text. Not in my earnings. I don't get this....
37988
Still not an actual tip. When they do that tell them they need to type the numbers into the "Gold" box, not into the chat. He could be intentionally trying to scam you or he could just be an idiot...either way, that isnt a real tip.
sammii
06-25-2014, 05:51 AM
They just typed "AssLover + $25.00." It's only real if it has a yellow background like in Lums picture. And if you have your sound on, it'll make a noise. Is this the same person that sent fake gold the last time?
pinkpink
06-25-2014, 05:57 AM
Different username, I unfortunately can't remember the guys username from earlier. Hoping Support has the ability to look it up....
Ugh, this sucks....
They just typed "AssLover + $25.00." It's only real if it has a yellow background like in Lums picture. And if you have your sound on, it'll make a noise. Is this the same person that sent fake gold the last time?
sammii
06-25-2014, 06:02 AM
Support won't be able to do anything. They can't do anything about members that send fake gold. You just have to take it as a loss ... But hopefully you'll know for next time.
kortneykay
06-25-2014, 06:08 AM
I just stumbled across a mass of streamate's public show files. They weren't lying when they said they actually record everything, lol. They have everybody on there so I'm for certain they re-sell our private/paid chat sessions lol.
SimoneGray
06-25-2014, 07:02 AM
^^ Are those just GOLD shows? I clicked on one of the links and it took me to a site where you can download the shows...maybe that's why SM has been so dead of late? If people can just download all our shows and keep them
kortneykay
06-25-2014, 07:05 AM
^^^They all say pubic shows and I saw myself on there and I don't do goldshows. I think it's all archives but I'm confused as to why there needs to be payment in order to download them. I might pay the $15 for 30 days and download my feeds to see what's on there.
SimoneGray
06-25-2014, 07:08 AM
^^ If you do please let us know whats up...because if that is the case then SM are shooting us and themselves in the foot by making that stuff available.
PrincessLavender
06-25-2014, 07:33 AM
I just stumbled across a mass of streamate's public show files. They weren't lying when they said they actually record everything, lol. They have everybody on there so I'm for certain they re-sell our private/paid chat sessions lol.
Hmm, I wonder what they are? I'm not on there.
Spinnerette
06-25-2014, 07:34 AM
OK, so I've gone through this before because this is like my third profile on SM, but I do so wish support would take out the "if you want to change your handle, contact us" option on the backend if they're just going to give you a canned answer about having to start a new profile if you want a name change. Put it in the FAQ for signup or something if that's the truth. Which it isn't. I just have to jump through hoops and harass them which is a huge waste of everyone's time.
SarahTime
06-25-2014, 10:37 AM
I just stumbled across a mass of streamate's public show files. They weren't lying when they said they actually record everything, lol. They have everybody on there so I'm for certain they re-sell our private/paid chat sessions lol.
Could we maybe like...... not...... Post the URL on here to a ton of free (or cheap) files when we know dudes frequent this site?
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
06-25-2014, 10:43 AM
Yea its not just SM either its ALL of them.
PlayfulDesire
06-26-2014, 09:20 AM
WHAT IS GOING ON! I feel like crying! I used to average enough that I felt confident if I put hours in I could make a change in my lifestyle. NOw that I"ve been working more and focused on it not so much. I'm on the first half of the front page yet people aren't staying in my room or taking me pvt. Its hard to stay positive :(
beauvoir
06-26-2014, 10:45 AM
OK, mew to SM. I feel like Im just waiting in free chat for guys to take my into paid talk. How can I set up a gold show? I feel like I dont know how to hustle.
anonymous camgirl
06-26-2014, 11:13 AM
same here, I am waiting 3 or 4 hours for a show now.. it freaks me out cuz that was my main site.. and now I am having to look elsewhere to make up the difference:( .. i hate it cuz SM paid all my bills and the other sites were just fluffer nutter...
Three hours without shows means something is wrong with that site. I keep seeing more and more people say they're are sitting on there for hours and making only tips or a few bucks. The traffic overall is freeloaders and we are paying the site for traffic. I'm sorry but I would rather take a higher percentage and have to market myself over 35 percent and this crappy traffic. Dating traffic sucks and yes you can covert some into shows but a lot of it is worthless traffic. If I cant give out my personal info, then why promote me as wanting to date customers? Its not smart marketing at all and technically breaks their own rules.
Alylondon
06-26-2014, 11:28 AM
WHAT IS GOING ON! I feel like crying! I used to average enough that I felt confident if I put hours in I could make a change in my lifestyle. NOw that I"ve been working more and focused on it not so much. I'm on the first half of the front page yet people aren't staying in my room or taking me pvt. Its hard to stay positive :(
I feel your pain! I used to make more than half of my goal just 3 hours in the morning. Now its just people going in and out and maybe 3 out of 20 people going in and out says hi and the people that sometimes sit in my room when I greet them they all leave. SM used to be my bread and butter and worth waking up at 5:30 in the morning. Now not so much
anonymous camgirl
06-26-2014, 11:34 AM
right?? I used to hop on when i woke up and made enough money to pay the bills before i even took a shower
I feel your pain! I used to make more than half of my goal just 3 hours in the morning. Now its just people going in and out and maybe 3 out of 20 people going in and out says hi and the people that sometimes sit in my room when I greet them they all leave. SM used to be my bread and butter and worth waking up at 5:30 in the morning. Now not so much
SaraLaughs
06-26-2014, 11:39 AM
Even when I started (3 months ago) I had no problems at all getting dudes into private. I'd mayyybbbeee end up waiting a half hour at most. Last night 2 hours went by with not a single private.
SoloDesire
06-26-2014, 11:45 AM
Every summer gets like this...slow and torturous. I wish I knew why that really was...I can understand some guys not spending as much in the summer but it's hard to believe it's on a scale as large to effect us all. Gonna try to keep my head up though.
SaraLaughs
06-26-2014, 11:52 AM
I seem to remember hanging out here last year around this time and hearing you guys say similar things. :P
PlayfulDesire
06-26-2014, 01:17 PM
I've heard its slow but I've never experienced it being so much slower. My hourly has gone down to a third of what I was making a couple weeks ago.
SarahTime
06-26-2014, 01:38 PM
Every summer gets like this...slow and torturous. I wish I knew why that really was...I can understand some guys not spending as much in the summer but it's hard to believe it's on a scale as large to effect us all. Gonna try to keep my head up though.
It's been like this for me since the beginning of 2014. All thru till Dec 2013 things were awesome... it's like the new year hit and everything halted.
But, if you look at streamate's alexa stats... it makes sense. As soon as 2014 hit it looks like a huge cliff where the traffic just took a noise dive.
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/streamate.com
Granted that's only streamate.com and not any of the white labels... but it paints a pretty accurate picture.
I'm just focusing on lowering my bills and working other sites. 11 more months and my husband will be graduated with a sweet job and I won't HAVE to cam unless I want to. Counting down the days.......
GlamourRouge
06-26-2014, 01:58 PM
Every summer gets like this...slow and torturous. I wish I knew why that really was...I can understand some guys not spending as much in the summer but it's hard to believe it's on a scale as large to effect us all. Gonna try to keep my head up though.
I don't remember ever having that experience, but maybe it varies by person.
From what I've heard from girls, and friends of those girls, is that the girls doing really well on Streamate are doing better than ever, but they stopped posting about it on SW because they feel bullied, called liars or bragging, get told they aren't working for it and they are just "put on a lucky server with traffic" despite their hard work, and things like that. So the only girls posting about how they are doing on SM are the girls who typically aren't doing well. So these comments and this thread is extremely one-sided.
Just wanted to put that out there as a reply, because its not just girls doing bad, despite what this thread is showing (see paragraph above).
SoloDesire
06-26-2014, 02:14 PM
It's been like this for me since the beginning of 2014. All thru till Dec 2013 things were awesome... it's like the new year hit and everything halted.
But, if you look at streamate's alexa stats... it makes sense. As soon as 2014 hit it looks like a huge cliff where the traffic just took a noise dive.
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/streamate.com
Granted that's only streamate.com and not any of the white labels... but it paints a pretty accurate picture.
To be fair...almost all of the popular camsites (except Chaturbate) have all dropped in site visits. But that's even scarier lol.
SarahTime
06-26-2014, 03:31 PM
I don't remember ever having that experience, but maybe it varies by person.
From what I've heard from girls, and friends of those girls, is that the girls doing really well on Streamate are doing better than ever, but they stopped posting about it on SW because they feel bullied, called liars or bragging, get told they aren't working for it and they are just "put on a lucky server with traffic" despite their hard work, and things like that. So the only girls posting about how they are doing on SM are the girls who typically aren't doing well. So these comments and this thread is extremely one-sided.
Just wanted to put that out there as a reply, because its not just girls doing bad, despite what this thread is showing (see paragraph above).
I don't think everyone is doing bad. I don't doubt that lots of people, especially those in a niche, are doing great. I'm just pointing out that it has been noticeably slower for a lot of people, who don't even have accounts on stripperweb, and it's evident that the site is experiencing a decline in traffic.
And "doing bad" is extremely relative. I'm doing $65-75/hr on SM lately as the norm.... that is "bad" for me but awesome for most. So... something else to keep in mind when reading about what people are experiencing.
But I think we get it. You're doing great, and that's great. :) But lots of people aren't. Lots and lots.
Once I changed my attitude, thanks in part to YOUR group.... things picked back up for me. Amazing, how that works ;)
SarahTime
06-26-2014, 03:47 PM
Does anyone know what "average" or "good" hours are on SM's ranking? I'm up to 55 and still "poor"...
Vlodina
06-26-2014, 03:49 PM
Average is 70 (I think, can't remember), good is 80. Xx
whiteheat
06-26-2014, 03:50 PM
Anyone else got a "free videos - gallery tools - limited beta" new feature available for my streamate account
!
they qant to hear feedbacks from us too cause it's new and "it isn't rolled out for every performer for now"
Naiad
06-26-2014, 11:38 PM
blady blah
BubblyBlonde
06-27-2014, 12:19 AM
Highly disappointed. I got an amazing real job and was so happy to leave camming 2 years ago, but I recently cut back at my real job due to stress ( I got really sick and had no life at all). It took me only a week on SM to get placement back and my regulars were quick to return. But my earnings still25% less than 2 years ago. UGH:X
webcamcutie
06-27-2014, 12:58 AM
SM just crash? O.o
anonymous camgirl
06-27-2014, 04:10 AM
I feel the same way!.. 2013 was GREAT and then as soon as 2014.. It was like what the? what happened?
It's been like this for me since the beginning of 2014. All thru till Dec 2013 things were awesome... it's like the new year hit and everything halted.
But, if you look at streamate's alexa stats... it makes sense. As soon as 2014 hit it looks like a huge cliff where the traffic just took a noise dive.
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/streamate.com
Granted that's only streamate.com and not any of the white labels... but it paints a pretty accurate picture.
I'm just focusing on lowering my bills and working other sites. 11 more months and my husband will be graduated with a sweet job and I won't HAVE to cam unless I want to. Counting down the days.......
CurvyWinona
06-27-2014, 05:58 AM
So did the guys make their new year's resolution, not to watch the porn anymore?!
beauvoir
06-27-2014, 08:27 AM
How do I set up a gold show?
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Rosemary Rabbit
06-27-2014, 08:44 AM
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Snowy0Star
06-27-2014, 09:43 AM
Aboot the Alexa stats. Wasn't there some chatter about google cracking down on repetitive websites (like white labels)? I've been looking at a few stat pages since that was mentioned and the dive seems consistent on more than just Streamate, and all around the same time.
maybe it has to do with the fact that SM isnt the only site with white labels maybe Google started pulling all white labels off the searches in the beginning of the year?
anonymous camgirl
06-27-2014, 10:08 AM
Not one private on SM.. AND 3 guys told me that they were having problems with their account today in the last 3 hours.
SophiaSylvan
06-27-2014, 10:52 AM
I have a member account and it was telling me there was a problem with my card when there wasn't. I had to re-enter my info and wait to be approved. Annoying.
SarahTime
06-27-2014, 11:33 AM
Aboot the Alexa stats. Wasn't there some chatter about google cracking down on repetitive websites (like white labels)? I've been looking at a few stat pages since that was mentioned and the dive seems consistent on more than just Streamate, and all around the same time.
Yah that was me, regarding the white labels and the law suit and all that. But I'm just... whatever. I guess I'm done trying to figure out on stripperweb why it's like this on Streamate.
All I know is that, for me, Streamate has gotten worse and my other sites keep getting better. So at least it evens out?
RedAlice
06-27-2014, 11:45 AM
How do I set up a gold show?
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If you're new, you may not be eligible for them yet. I've only just had them enabled. If you're able to go a GS you click Start My Show and next to the live show/settings/help tabs there'll be a Gold button, click it & fill in the fields.