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Prussia
12-09-2014, 10:25 PM
They should really focus on buying good traffic instead of a new web design every 6 months.
YES THANK YOU!! :thanx:
Like pay for your traffic once in a blue moon instead of a new web designer. Or at least have the web guy fix the site before changing it LIKE WTF SM. >:(
I noticed on SM front page the url is different now for the cam girls room:
http://streamate.com/?inCam=modelname
takiaya
12-09-2014, 11:58 PM
Yeah! If anyone has anything specific they'd like to be tagged as, let me know. I'm literally just smoking and eating tonight so I have nothing better to do.
I would love to be tagged with anything, I have 0 tags, rarely been on at all, going to try to give it a go this week though and see what happens.
MissQuirk
12-10-2014, 11:16 AM
i added a few and followed you :)
I would love to be tagged with anything, I have 0 tags, rarely been on at all, going to try to give it a go this week though and see what happens.
curious91
12-10-2014, 11:20 AM
Hi girls, thinking of joining streamate now :)
Do I sign up as a model on streamate model website or streamate.com?
Any advice and tips? thanks <3
CurvyWinona
12-10-2014, 11:25 AM
You can learn how to sign up and to learn all the tips by read the threads -
http://bit.ly/cammingbookmarks
curious91
12-10-2014, 11:43 AM
Hi girls, thinking of joining streamate now :)
Do I sign up as a model on streamate model website or streamate.com?
Any advice and tips? thanks <3
Red Velvette
12-10-2014, 11:47 AM
Curious91, CurvyWinona answered your question the first time (I think!) you asked it. (scroll up!) :)
curious91
12-10-2014, 12:38 PM
Ok, got direct registration links now :) I will carefully try and read majority of the tips, but do you have some sort of shortcut version with the most important tips when it comes to streamate as her website is just massive? :) I love it but I won't get through it within a week lol
MissQuirk
12-10-2014, 12:39 PM
Page 1 of this thread is an awesome compilation of tips
CurvyWinona
12-10-2014, 12:49 PM
There is NO shortcut version. It takes time to be a great cam model. There are threads under Streamate which may answer some of your questions.. Just look for the question or thread name in the links under Streamate.
Again, there is NO shortcut version. Read through everything and you will see that you need to learn A LOT to be a successful camgirl. I am still learning, because I am not "there" yet... even though I have been camming for almost three years!
curious91
12-10-2014, 12:53 PM
Thank you :) One more question: is adobe encoder what you record clips with or what? I've got fairly ok camera (any recommendations guys?), but was wondering what this program is, thanks
CurvyWinona
12-10-2014, 12:57 PM
Thank you :) One more question: is adobe encoder what you record clips with or what? I've got fairly ok camera (any recommendations guys?), but was wondering what this program is, thanks
Camorder & Webcam Tips and Recommendations (http://curvywinona.blogspot.com/2014/08/camming-bookmarks.html#getcam)
Encoder (http://curvywinona.blogspot.com/2014/08/camming-bookmarks.html#splitcam)
LaylaLovely
12-10-2014, 03:55 PM
Okay since there have been a lot of posts on sm geo blocking and sm white labels .so I decided to ask and clear it up myself.when I search myself on a white label site I don't come up which means geoblocking does work even with white labels.. Now I was wondering if I come up in whitelabel sites not in my geoblocked state.. If anyone could please look me up and let me know my name is same as here
http://i57.tinypic.com/2hzdkl.jpg
SexyLittleThing
12-10-2014, 04:55 PM
I'va had the encoder act up on me before. I emailed support and they told me the same thing Hyori said on the other page (uninstall, reboot & reinstall). Also copy & paste from the email:
"Don't use Safari, please. Stream with Firefox or Chrome and let me know if the same issues persist. Thanks.".
Try using firefox, it works for me. :)
OH! And redo a new profile... I'm not sure what the problem is exactly, but after a while my profile stops working on the encoder. I create a new profile saved like this, "SM Spring 2014", "SM Fall 2014". Make a new profile with the correct settings, save it and try it again this way. Don't reinstall the encoder and use the old profiles. (I hope I explained this to you to make sense.)
Thank you for your advice, I tried all of those things (and more), unfortunately - nothing worked for me... I had to re-install Windows completely. I hope everything works fine now. I downloaded the Encoder version 3.1, and I hope it will get better. I was also wondering if the version of the encoder effects traffic in any way? (I really hope not)
The other thing I noticed was when I look at my profile (cammodels) and I am not a registered member - often times it says that I'm in a private show (but I'm not). I have geo-blocking enabled. So I was wondering if that's a new marketing strategy of Streamates - to make girls look like they're in private to non-registered members? Or is something wrong with my profile and I appear offline/in private to regiesterd members also?
luvnrockets
12-10-2014, 05:57 PM
I just noticed, and I wonder if this has to do with the new drop-down interface thingie. A couple of camgirls I frequently watch have a few tags listed first, before listing the ones that have been tagged the most in alphabetical order. It seems random. Thoughts, anyone?
It does not appear to be doing this on the cammodels.com pages, so I'm guessing it has to do with the new interface.
JackAlexander
12-10-2014, 06:05 PM
Okay since there have been a lot of posts on sm geo blocking and sm white labels .so I decided to ask and clear it up myself.when I search myself on a white label site I don't come up which means geoblocking does work even with white labels.. Now I was wondering if I come up in whitelabel sites not in my geoblocked state.. If anyone could please look me up and let me know my name is same as here
http://i57.tinypic.com/2hzdkl.jpg
Sorry to break it to you but I had geo blocking and was found on a white label from a state I had verified blocked. I was recorded and the video was sent to my boyfriend at the time. Of course SM is going to tell you you are safe, that is the deal they set with the white label, hundreds that pop up and drop off all the time. I Googled my name and over 100 pages off Google websites alone.
It is naive to think one will not be found. Even if SM had a way to block your feed to a white label, no one is stopping a customer from recording you from a place you do not have blocked and uploading it to a tube site where geo filters do not exist luv.
You might have more a shield, but I would never feel safe in thinking it works. I have seen other stories here that are along the same lines. :-/
LaylaLovely
12-10-2014, 07:01 PM
Of coarse not 100% bieng on the internet never is but if it lowers my chances of even 1% I don't mind it up.. And I always though all this time white label sites would show my profile.. But I actually couldn't find myself which surprised me
SoloDesire
12-10-2014, 07:04 PM
Of coarse not 100% bieng on the internet never is but if it lowers my chances of even 1% I don't mind it up.. And I always though all this time white label sites would show my profile.. But I actually couldn't find myself which surprised me
Have you tried googling your cam name? I'm always surprised by all of the places that list me! It's a world wide web out there.
LaylaLovely
12-10-2014, 07:08 PM
^^ yes I do weekly checks! I will also be joining one of those cam piracy protections! where they know how to do even more extensive searches for vids/pics and know how to take them down. So far whe I look myself up I just find pages of Lj whitelabel sites with my name then when I click it it just takes me to Lj site.. I also search tube porn sites etc..
SoloDesire
12-10-2014, 07:13 PM
^ That just seems like way too much effort for me lol. I never look for my stuff aside from googling my name because I'm vain. Haha. I don't really care if it's everywhere and anyone finds me. No shame in my game. ;)
anonymous camgirl
12-10-2014, 07:39 PM
Sounds like you are creating drama?? We don't like that around here. And girls say all kinds of things in her room. If it's not personally related to you? You shouldn't worry about it..
Hey !
I'm a litle tired and i was posting from my phone !I was just shocked about what host was saying in her free chat about hosts that are reciving tv shows !i do get tv shos and i don't feel like i dont deserve them because i m ugly and not as what as she is !I dont feel like if i dont fuck my ass i m a bad model ,maybe not every guy on streamate is up for anal !SO what i m trying to clear up now ,is that i was just telling you about what i heard in a host room !those was her words not mine !maybe my firs post wasnt clear ,and maybe u didnt understand that those wasnt my words !!!It acctualy realy hurt my feeling to hear a host that btw was almost 40y old thinking like this !At that age you should know that beauty comes in differents shapes !And that streamate or tv producers doesnt discriminate you !That host ,i m not gonna give names here was somehow talking whit her guys but adressing to other host ,and that made me angry !we should ,and i meand she should look at his own room ,see why is not working right for her ,not calling names for other hosts!Hope i made myself clear now and sorry for my bad post ,was on my phone and realy angry !i felt insulted by that host ,i felt like she was sure that she is the only girl that deserves tv shows or guys to throw large aount of gold on her!That is rude and ...well have no words !I mean if a 18y old girl is saying that shit I just say well she young ,but she wasnt that young not to know that every women has her own beauty and her own base of clients !And if tv producer gives shows to some girls and she is not getting any maybe for something that she is not doing ,not coz they are discriminating here !
MissNicole2U
12-10-2014, 08:35 PM
wow, just got tipped 10g and it is showing up in my earnings as $7.85.. $2.75 my cut. It even says 10g in the chat. Is SM taking a bigger percentage or is this a mistake, I don't think this has happened to me before...
Prussia
12-10-2014, 09:12 PM
wow, just got tipped 10g and it is showing up in my earnings as $7.85.. $2.75 my cut. It even says 10g in the chat. Is SM taking a bigger percentage or is this a mistake, I don't think this has happened to me before...
You were probably tipped in non-US dollars, that's why.
Prussia
12-10-2014, 09:18 PM
I just noticed, and I wonder if this has to do with the new drop-down interface thingie. A couple of camgirls I frequently watch have a few tags listed first, before listing the ones that have been tagged the most in alphabetical order. It seems random. Thoughts, anyone?
It does not appear to be doing this on the cammodels.com pages, so I'm guessing it has to do with the new interface.
Is there a number in brackets after these tags?
Members can re-tag tags that already exist on your profile. For example, if you have "amazing boobs" and guys have re-tagged it 16 times, "booty goddess" 12 times etc it will read that. And all of the re-tagged tags show up first in the tag section, from highest number to the lowest, then the rest of the tags that are only tagged once in alphabetical order.
So in the examples above it would show:
amazing boobs (16), booty goddess (12), blonde, foot fetish, glasses, long legs.
That's why girls will ask members to re-tag certain things that are already on their profiles. And I do believe when you click on/search a re-tagged tag you will see online who has it the most to least, then off line the same. Hope I explained this so that makes sense!
MissNicole2U
12-10-2014, 09:18 PM
Oh, okay.. thanks! :-)
StacySins
12-11-2014, 06:28 AM
Is anyone else struggling on SM today? I logged off it was so slow. Only guys coming in and out of my page - hardly anyone stinking around to chat and only 1 guy took me into paid chat in 3 hours!!!
funismymiddlename
12-11-2014, 06:34 AM
Is anyone else struggling on SM today? I logged off it was so slow. Only guys coming in and out of my page - hardly anyone stinking around to chat and only 1 guy took me into paid chat in 3 hours!!!
it was slow yesterday i thought it was me bc my placement dropped. it didn't feel like I made as much as I did bc everyone was quiet popping and popping in and out. hang in there though all it takes is one person to make your day.
StacySins
12-11-2014, 07:24 AM
it was slow yesterday i thought it was me bc my placement dropped. it didn't feel like I made as much as I did bc everyone was quiet popping and popping in and out. hang in there though all it takes is one person to make your day.
Seems it may be something to do with the new SM interface!!! ARG!!
JackAlexander
12-11-2014, 07:57 AM
Question....
SM Wire transfer vs Payoneer Global Bank transfer, what is the difference?
All I can sort is $40 for wire vs $3 for Global and Wire is instant and Global is 3 day.
Is there any other differences?
Thanks,
jack
funismymiddlename
12-11-2014, 01:16 PM
Question....
SM Wire transfer vs Payoneer Global Bank transfer, what is the difference?
All I can sort is $40 for wire vs $3 for Global and Wire is instant and Global is 3 day.
Is there any other differences?
Thanks,
jack
I'm not 1000% sure but I think the payoneer is like ach it's like direct deposit. For the wire they prob use a company similar to western union to send it.
Tigrillo
12-11-2014, 01:30 PM
I think I'm in glitchland. :( lots of popins and outs but furthermore it's crickets, then a bunch appear to log on and off, then on/off again, like they can't stay in or get it to load. :( My stream looks ok to me. They come in groups too, none of whom say anything.
StacySins
12-11-2014, 01:47 PM
I think I'm in glitchland. :( lots of popins and outs but furthermore it's crickets, then a bunch appear to log on and off, then on/off again, like they can't stay in or get it to load. :( My stream looks ok to me. They come in groups too, none of whom say anything.
I was the same today, think it's something to do with SM new interface.
AnotherLily
12-11-2014, 01:55 PM
I have a guy that has been hoping in and out of my room several times he says he's trying to take me exclusive but can't and is contacting support. Le sigh
CurvyWinona
12-11-2014, 03:00 PM
I had some glitches too. Dropped placement too. My cam wasn't loading two times and had to log off and on to get my cam load. After two hours, I gave up
Tigrillo
12-11-2014, 03:03 PM
I'm trying for another hour, but I'm not too terribly hopeful. I hope it's smoothed out by Saturday.
Not liking the new changes. My guess is they did it that way because of so many bathroom break strokers on their iphones. Not sure what is up with SM, but I can tell when it's running optimally. I haven't seen that in months. Now I'd just like to pay my bills. God forbid I want to have Christmas too. But really, I'd settle for eating at this point.
Issabelle
12-11-2014, 04:01 PM
I suspect the problem is multi-fold. With the tech glitches girls have been experiencing, more girls are forced to stay on for longer periods of time to make their earnings goal. The hourly I have with 1000 models online is much higher than with 1800+ models (reason I don't work Saturday before cut off). I'm seeing that many models on by Wednesday mornings now, whereas it used to start Friday that people logged on en mass. More models + same amount of customers = less money for each of us.
New tech interface always has glitches. This is some sort of law of the universe and obviously also brings our earnings down if customers can't stay and spend.
Room hoppers may or may not be glitches. Customers can now click through rooms much more rapidly to find a model that interests them. It could be that the room won't load, but it could also be this. Without a customer account to check and several of us trying, it's hard to establish which of the two it is. Probably a mix of both.
Of course, no one likes change. Think of every time facebook has changed even a tiny aspect of the site layout. People bitch for days (customers = users in this case). I guarantee the content providers and customer support were none to thrilled to deal with it either. People may not use the site until they get used to it and issues get hammered out. This also reduces spending.
The holidays, of course, can seriously strain flexible spending money. I don't know about you, but I'm allowing about $250 to $300 for holiday shopping. I have a small family, but there are still gifts to buy them. Some of my relatives are very tight on money and we've made it a 'practical gift giving' year, so if people are asking for things like (personal ex. for a relative of mine) money towards an unexpected health expense, we're all chipping in. Those of us with a bit more means and flexible income are trying to make sure the rest of the family get what they need. This may not be every customer, but putting money towards family needs/wants instead of personal entertainment (i.e. camming) is a reality. Of course, we may also get customers that just want to spoil us for Christmas, so that's always nice.
I could probably keep going, but the obvious take away is that it isn't just you as a performer and it isn't just the site upgrading and it isn't just the customer not wanting to spend. There's a combination of all three going on here, so keep plugging away and you'll get there. There's always an upswing eventually, though I sometimes doubt I'll live to see it!
kortneykay
12-11-2014, 04:12 PM
I had a private glitch earlier I believe from a customer who was on a tablet or mobile. He kept trying to start and when he did the light kept blinking but he actually never made it inside of private. The count read 0 and he tried 4 or 5 times before he just gave up.
We need to get used to the popping in an out with this new interface. Still waiting for SM to do something new and cool for us models for once besides changing our interface which I don't think was necessary.
luvnrockets
12-11-2014, 06:02 PM
Is there a number in brackets after these tags?
Members can re-tag tags that already exist on your profile. For example, if you have "amazing boobs" and guys have re-tagged it 16 times, "booty goddess" 12 times etc it will read that. And all of the re-tagged tags show up first in the tag section, from highest number to the lowest, then the rest of the tags that are only tagged once in alphabetical order.
So in the examples above it would show:
amazing boobs (16), booty goddess (12), blonde, foot fetish, glasses, long legs.
That's why girls will ask members to re-tag certain things that are already on their profiles. And I do believe when you click on/search a re-tagged tag you will see online who has it the most to least, then off line the same. Hope I explained this so that makes sense!
I know about all that-- I'm saying that instead now it will say something like this: glasses (2) amazing boobs (1) long legs (2) booty goddess (12) foot fetish (10) hot (7). It's completely random BEFORE it becomes alphabetical AND in order from highest to lowest.
Weird. Check out some girls, it does this for many, if not all.
CurvyWinona
12-11-2014, 06:33 PM
SM is definitely weird.....
this morning I could not pull more than a couple dollars and a lot of glitches. Now, I am back online, since about 30 minutes and I already made over $31 (had a 7 min exclusive at 9.99 plus couple others). I guess it is normal right now, at least for me. I hope it keeps up for other few hours.
Marina Starr
12-11-2014, 06:43 PM
Because Bob Marley said so! #onelove
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CurvyWinona
12-11-2014, 06:54 PM
haha I love you. :)
Couple more pvts after my post. Mmmmm money here I come. Gimme me more!! hahhah. I really hope it is gonna be a good night, because lately it really sucks.
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Prussia
12-11-2014, 07:43 PM
I know about all that-- I'm saying that instead now it will say something like this: glasses (2) amazing boobs (1) long legs (2) booty goddess (12) foot fetish (10) hot (7). It's completely random BEFORE it becomes alphabetical AND in order from highest to lowest.
Weird. Check out some girls, it does this for many, if not all.
Oh yeah that is weird... I just took a look at 8 random girls profiles in the top 4 rows of SM. All of the numbered ones go most-least, then the single tags. Then I went on cammodels.com and checked several girls there as well, same thing. Bizarre it's showing up different for you? Maybe it's a glitch you're experiencing caused by the new front page layout? Can't think of any other reason... /:O
SarahTime
12-11-2014, 08:53 PM
Definitely don't like the new front page... what is the point in keeping the chat room on the front page like that? Also it's annoying that you can't easily access the profile page. It took me a few mins to realize how to get to a profile, I can only imagine how long it will take a horny guy to figure it out!
CurvyWinona
12-11-2014, 08:55 PM
Definitely don't like the new front page... what is the point in keeping the chat room on the front page like that? Also it's annoying that you can't easily access the profile page. It took me a few mins to realize how to get to a profile, I can only imagine how long it will take a horny guy to figure it out!
Yes that! More guys ask me what I am into and etc... Thanks to the new userface.
Thymian
12-11-2014, 09:57 PM
Still waiting for SM to do something new and cool for us models for once besides changing our interface which I don't think was necessary.
Agreed. I spend too much of my time fantasizing about what features I'd like added or tweaked (totally apart from fixing glitches, etc.) I think right now my wishlist is:
• Make the pop-up box for block sessions clearly show if it's Premium or Exclusive
• Choice of offering only one type block session (I would love to turn Premium off)
• Increase the font size of the customer's names in chat windows
• Customer C2C audio off as default (I am sure I am not alone on this)
• Ability to hide things from our dashboard (I sometimes don't wish to see my earnings)
• Remove the black box in the C2C window for those using encoder (customers have a knack for keeping what I need to see behind it so I have to keep moving it)
• Mark messages as replied to. (This used to the case; not sure why it went away.)
• Folders and or archive feature for messages. I mean I guess right now my trash folder is sort of my archive?
• OFFLINE GOLD
luvnrockets
12-12-2014, 05:12 AM
Definitely don't like the new front page... what is the point in keeping the chat room on the front page like that? Also it's annoying that you can't easily access the profile page. It took me a few mins to realize how to get to a profile, I can only imagine how long it will take a horny guy to figure it out!
Yeah. I also hate how it doesn't say how many comments we have total.
CurvyWinona
12-12-2014, 06:49 AM
Agreed. I spend too much of my time fantasizing about what features I'd like added or tweaked (totally apart from fixing glitches, etc.) I think right now my wishlist is:
• Make the pop-up box for block sessions clearly show if it's Premium or Exclusive
• Choice of offering only one type block session (I would love to turn Premium off)
• Increase the font size of the customer's names in chat windows
• Customer C2C audio off as default (I am sure I am not alone on this)
• Ability to hide things from our dashboard (I sometimes don't wish to see my earnings)
• Remove the black box in the C2C window for those using encoder (customers have a knack for keeping what I need to see behind it so I have to keep moving it)
• Mark messages as replied to. (This used to the case; not sure why it went away.)
• Folders and or archive feature for messages. I mean I guess right now my trash folder is sort of my archive?
• OFFLINE GOLD
OFFLINE GOLD is a must have! It would be great for selling the contents and the guys can spoil us!
I would love to access my message box within broadcast, so I can send the links to guys who tipped gold for vids! They want the videos immediately and I have to sign off to send them the links. Hell, let me send the link in chatroom, by using private message to the members, too.
Show the available funds on their accounts like MFC and Cams!
Able to switch between classic chat and party chat while still broadcasting.
Able to change biopic while broadcasting, too. It would be great for Gold shows, as girls use biopics to tell last show or whatever.
Able to ban the members after they leave, even after privates.
Able to change the rates during broadcast, too. It would be awesome if we can negoitate with guys on the rates before the show.
Anyway, glitchy this morning. A guy tried to take me to pvt, but private wouldn't start. ugh.
Vlodina
12-12-2014, 07:29 AM
I would love to access my message box within broadcast, so I can send the links to guys who tipped gold for vids! They want the videos immediately and I have to sign off to send them the links. Hell, let me send the link in chatroom, by using private message to the members, too.
Able to change biopic while broadcasting, too. It would be great for Gold shows, as girls use biopics to tell last show or whatever.
You can do these things, just open a second window with streamatemodels.com
CurvyWinona
12-12-2014, 07:55 AM
I did try open the other browser to access my account, but that would stop me opening the notes on custies in my room.