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lemonberry
01-30-2015, 03:22 PM
I think I said something snarky, but yes. Probably shouldn't have been snarky
haha I've been there, it can get frustrating.
audritwo
01-30-2015, 03:34 PM
I think I said something snarky, but yes. Probably shouldn't have been snarky
Don't loose the snarkiness. It builds character! :D
LadyJezebel
01-30-2015, 04:35 PM
Don't loose the snarkiness. It builds character! :D
hahah thanks! I see a lot of girls on sm that use snarkiness as part of their shtick. Sometimes it does work for me..but today I think I was legit annoyed
Marina Starr
01-30-2015, 04:45 PM
Chin up, ladies! Just because you have/had a bad week or month, doesn't mean you'll stop making money!
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/ibcOEpwb6bsOCd_zps668219c8.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/ibcOEpwb6bsOCd_zps668219c8.gif.html)
SarahTime
01-30-2015, 05:16 PM
Do yall find a big difference in streaming in party chat vs classic chat in terms of how many privates you get? I've just about given up on gold shows being worth my time and I much prefer private anyway, I'm wondering if there's a possibility I would attract more customers that prefer private shows if I was in classic chat? Does it actually drop your placement at all like others have speculated?
I guess I could just try it out and see but I wanted to see if anyone else noticed a big difference when streaming in classic chat?
SoloDesire
01-30-2015, 05:21 PM
Do yall find a big difference in streaming in party chat vs classic chat in terms of how many privates you get? I've just about given up on gold shows being worth my time and I much prefer private anyway, I'm wondering if there's a possibility I would attract more customers that prefer private shows if I was in classic chat? Does it actually drop your placement at all like others have speculated?
I guess I could just try it out and see but I wanted to see if anyone else noticed a big difference when streaming in classic chat?
I've tried testing this out myself. My placement is never affected no matter which form of chat I choose. I do find myself making more money in classic chat though...maybe that's because I prefer it and am more comfortable knowing they can't see who else is in my room. It's just easier for me to look busy when there is only 1 person in my room...he has no idea I'm waiting on him lol.
pippapippa
01-30-2015, 05:25 PM
I don't think having classic chat open drops your placement. I haven't been in party chat in forever and my placement has only dropped when I'm doing badly and not logging on.
The most annoying thing about classic chat is that guys often think they're the only one in the room and get confused when you're talking to other people. Or if you tell off a troll, they get offended and think you're talking to them.
I do think that the big fetish custies look for camgirls in classic chat, because a lot of fetish based cam girls do classic only.
Marina Starr
01-30-2015, 05:25 PM
I prefer classic for my sanity. Trolls/freeloaders come out of the woodwork when I'm in party. Classic chat definitely gets me longer privates. The guys are nicer too. I see no difference in placement. I'm a classic cam girl all the way!
Do yall find a big difference in streaming in party chat vs classic chat in terms of how many privates you get? I've just about given up on gold shows being worth my time and I much prefer private anyway, I'm wondering if there's a possibility I would attract more customers that prefer private shows if I was in classic chat? Does it actually drop your placement at all like others have speculated?
I guess I could just try it out and see but I wanted to see if anyone else noticed a big difference when streaming in classic chat?
SarahTime
01-30-2015, 05:37 PM
I don't think having classic chat open drops your placement. I haven't been in party chat in forever and my placement has only dropped when I'm doing badly and not logging on.
The most annoying thing about classic chat is that guys often think they're the only one in the room and get confused when you're talking to other people. Or if you tell off a troll, they get offended and think you're talking to them.
I do think that the big fetish custies look for camgirls in classic chat, because a lot of fetish based cam girls do classic only.
Hmm yah that might be confusing LOL But I have started to get into the habit of replying to people with a private message so maybe that will help? I'm going to try it this week and see if it helps me fend off some of the constant "gold show bb" crap and get some better customers. I'm hoping it will eliminate some of the 2 minute privates too... while they do add up sometimes they are just annoying and end up wasting more time than it's worth getting undressed and putting up with "hurry up" type comments.
AliceFun
01-30-2015, 06:03 PM
^^^ I type to them privately most of the time or in open chat when i just want to, when i have certain reasons, i use the automatic message system too that i created to tell them certain things, they believe i type the message for real lol. anyway, i can sell my shows in classic and do nothing in party chat so i stay with Classic cause fetish guys always want undivided attention lol. Not sure about the placement, i remember i was placed higher when i tried party chat tho, when trying gold shows but i cant tell for sure that was the reason, i stayed too little in party chat to be sure of it.
Prussia
01-30-2015, 07:07 PM
Sooo I messaged SM about my ranking problem last night, and another issue.. guess what I noticed in my dashboard today? There are days in my daily time online from this week that are showing 0 minutes. WTF is going on with my account? Of course it's almost 24 hours after I emailed SM admin and I have yet to hear back from them. :(
audritwo
01-30-2015, 07:21 PM
Try Liz?
Prussia
01-30-2015, 07:27 PM
Thanks AudriTwo.. I'm going to see what admin says, than I'm going to try Liz or Vanessa. Gah not going to let this bum me out. I'm sure it will sort it self out one way or another. Hope that admin writes me back by tomorrow morning... ::)
hyori
01-30-2015, 09:09 PM
Is there a way to change the time from GMT to EST for the earnings report on SM?
MsBellaSpanxx
01-30-2015, 09:24 PM
I've tried testing this out myself. My placement is never affected no matter which form of chat I choose. I do find myself making more money in classic chat though...maybe that's because I prefer it and am more comfortable knowing they can't see who else is in my room. It's just easier for me to look busy when there is only 1 person in my room...he has no idea I'm waiting on him lol.
I'm with ya 100%. I've been experimenting with Party Chat the last few months and notice a difference in the quality of guys. More, younger, gold show type dudes. I prefer Classic Chat. Tend to make more $ there and get more fetish stuff which I love doing. I'll still do Party Chat when I want to do Gold Shows (usually once a week as a treat) but that's about it.
Glad to see I'm not the only one whose been experimenting with this lately!
smaddy
01-31-2015, 12:23 AM
Nope. It's obnoxious, I know...
chocohunni
01-31-2015, 02:19 AM
Hm.. I just signed up to SM after being on a much less popular cam site for nearly a week.. which has the name 'free' in it.. which is a huge turnoff to me
Marina Starr
01-31-2015, 09:27 AM
A regular messaged me on Streamate saying how much he misses me which I already know. I must confess, I've been slacking big time but SM is still my home. Sometimes a girl just doesn't feel like showing her body and that's OKAY! Money isn't everything.
laurielegs
01-31-2015, 10:43 AM
Is there a way to change the time from GMT to EST for the earnings report on SM?
Not that I know of.
I wish! It drives me nuts trying to figure that out sometimes.
kortneykay
01-31-2015, 11:12 AM
SM makes me giggle. They wait until Tuesday, the official last day to change anything on your account to tell me that they sent my w9 forms to the wrong address and it was returned. Once I follow the directions on the account hold, they tell me I have to wait until early next week to not only get the account lifted; but to get paid for LAST WEEK. Really though? I really don't want to give up my account to a studio but daily pay for all my sites is looking quite good right about now. #dontplaywithmymoney #notallthatbotheredthough #myrentisntdueuntilthe15th
SoloDesire
01-31-2015, 12:46 PM
SM makes me giggle. They wait until Tuesday, the official last day to change anything on your account to tell me that they sent my w9 forms to the wrong address and it was returned. Once I follow the directions on the account hold, they tell me I have to wait until early next week to not only get the account lifted; but to get paid for LAST WEEK. Really though? I really don't want to give up my account to a studio but daily pay for all my sites is looking quite good right about now. #dontplaywithmymoney #notallthatbotheredthough #myrentisntdueuntilthe15th
Same thing happened to me...only they sent it to the correct address but for some reason it was returned! Now they put a hold on all of my payments until I verify that I've received it!! Such bullshit since none of this is even my fault!
kortneykay
01-31-2015, 01:03 PM
^^BB, isn't that crazy? Like why wait until the last day to update us? We models don't live and breath sm enough to check our accounts outside of the times we actually work. Unfortunately even if you do update them they will take days to get back to you and then you have to wait until next week because they won't edit it until before Tuesday. I'm really tempted to hustle through DP because at least I know I'll get paid on time.
SoloDesire
01-31-2015, 01:23 PM
Yeah, that's not a bad idea. I emailed Vanessa...hoping she can get it situated for me...if not then I guess I'll have to wait on MY money that I earned MYSELF until they decide they wanna give it to me.
Marina Starr
01-31-2015, 02:09 PM
Have you thought of switching to Payoneer direct deposit? It's only $1.50 for every DD. I always get my money every Tuesday unless there is a Holiday.
Yeah, that's not a bad idea. I emailed Vanessa...hoping she can get it situated for me...if not then I guess I'll have to wait on MY money that I earned MYSELF until they decide they wanna give it to me.
Glamourmilf
01-31-2015, 02:09 PM
I got my 1099. Now if I Could get my payments on time again, that would be great!
SoloDesire
01-31-2015, 02:18 PM
Have you thought of switching to Payoneer direct deposit? It's only $1.50 for every DD. I always get my money every Tuesday unless there is a Holiday.
I already get paid through Payoneer Direct Deposit...and they are still putting my payments on hold. Your guess is as good as mine. No idea why they are withholding my money...apparently it's "policy"...that's what I was told.
SarahTime
01-31-2015, 03:00 PM
Are you saying they sent the 1099 to the wrong address? I've never received a W9 from any site other than cams.com when I first signed up.
Snowy0Star
01-31-2015, 04:30 PM
i never got my 1099 :/
thinking they sent it to my old address although i have mail forwarding.. yeaa >.< now people live at my old place and ugh.
i added up all the money i made this year.. just need the code numbers. .. I.D.
i asked liz if she could just tell me what it was but she said she cant do that.. so im guessing i have to wait >.<
so curious how much i owe
im sure someone can tell you what they are from the codes from thiers. what did u need ?
SarahTime
01-31-2015, 04:45 PM
i never got my 1099 :/
thinking they sent it to my old address although i have mail forwarding.. yeaa >.< now people live at my old place and ugh.
i added up all the money i made this year.. just need the code numbers. .. I.D.
i asked liz if she could just tell me what it was but she said she cant do that.. so im guessing i have to wait >.<
so curious how much i owe
Honestly I would just wait to get the 1099. Even with my meticulous spreadsheet accounting, SM reported $30 more than I expected them to. I'm still trying to figure out where the discrepancy came from. But either way, if I had just reported what I thought was correct I would have had to go back and fix it. It's really not worth the potential hassle of having to amend your return or have issues down the road. One year cams.com reported my income a couple thousand dollars higher than was correct and I had to contact them to correct it and wait on a new 1099 to be sent. Point is - mistakes happen, and the number they report and the number you report have to match.
It's a good habit to check all your sites toward the end of the year to make sure all addresses are up to date. I had to get in contact with cams.com several times to get them to update my address to my current one before they sent 1099s out.
If you're super curious what you owe, you can do what I did if you are filing yourself, just start the filing with the numbers you have and it will calculate the refund/amount owed as you go along. Then when the 1099 comes you can just double check the information to make sure it's all right. Then you will be ready to just submit it once the forms come.
Elimarie7
02-03-2015, 05:43 PM
Anyone good/ enjoy sph on sm (sorry to temporarily derail conversation)? I get a lot of requests (about 3-8 a day), and if it's allowed, would love to point these guys fwd to other girls/ ladies who don't mind sph (small penis humiliation). Please message me your sm name, to tell them, if so. I don't even have femdom listed as an attribute of mine, but I get a ton of requests, someone should profit from it :)
pebbles45112000
02-03-2015, 06:36 PM
I finally hit 5 star :D How long before I would be able to do gold show? Or about how long does it usually take them to fix it to where I can do gold shows ?
sexkitten_666
02-03-2015, 06:44 PM
Anyone good/ enjoy sph on sm (sorry to temporarily derail conversation)? I get a lot of requests (about 3-8 a day), and if it's allowed, would love to point these guys fwd to other girls/ ladies who don't mind sph (small penis humiliation). Please message me your sm name, to tell them, if so. I don't even have femdom listed as an attribute of mine, but I get a ton of requests, someone should profit from it :)
I love em! Lol send them over to "LillyMaria"
Fitandpretty
02-03-2015, 06:52 PM
I finally hit 5 star :D How long before I would be able to do gold show? Or about how long does it usually take them to fix it to where I can do gold shows ?
I got an email the next day after I hit 5 stars
Marina Starr
02-04-2015, 06:42 AM
Some asshole took me private for two minutes, I got disconnected so he rated me 1 star but look what Streamate support did:
http://i62.tinypic.com/2evwzh3.jpg
Glamourmilf
02-04-2015, 06:48 AM
^^Love how great they are to remove 1 stars. I was disconnected 10x yesterday! Luckily the custies came back into chat and I explained that it was a site issue. That almost never happens, but I just blamed it on the full moon, combined with mercury in retrograde.
I'm also blaming that to be the reason why my check is late again for the 3rd week in a row!
xxJolene
02-04-2015, 11:43 AM
What happens if no one has rated you in over a week, does your rating drop?
Prussia
02-04-2015, 11:51 AM
xxJolene: You need to have at least 5 5* ratings in the past 90 days any given time to keep the 5* rating. Always try to get at least couple of 5* ratings a week so that if you take a break from camming you don't have giant gaps in your history.
On the actual ratings dashboard it explains it more thoroughly:
This table shows the ratings given by your customers. The default rating is 4 stars for all models. Once you have a minimum of five ratings, an average rating will display to users. Your star rating is an average of all your ratings in the last 90 days, and ratings older than 90 days drop off. If you have less than five ratings, you will default to 4 stars. If a single customer rates you more than once, only their most recent rating is counted.
Marina Starr
02-04-2015, 12:08 PM
It will not. Rating has an effective cycle of every 90 days!
What happens if no one has rated you in over a week, does your rating drop?
jculp90
02-04-2015, 12:25 PM
I finally hit 5 star :D How long before I would be able to do gold show? Or about how long does it usually take them to fix it to where I can do gold shows ?
it took about 5 days for me
LadyJezebel
02-04-2015, 01:30 PM
Speaking of disconnection issues...I've been having a lot of custies say they have gotten disconnected during a private show, or had trouble taking me. They seem to think it's on their end, though from reading here I know a lot of us have been having these issues. Not sure if it's me, streamate, or them. I don't think it's me because I don't get bumped off and I hardwire my internet... luckily the guys have been determined to do shows with me so they come back ;)
Vlodina
02-04-2015, 02:28 PM
I mentioned this on Twitter yesterday but didn't get any feedback, but hopefully some of you will have a look. On the actual Streamate.com website, when I go into a girl's room, when I click on the symbol to make her video bigger all the buttons (go private/give gold/make screen smaller) all disappear and then I can't get them back. Refreshing makes no difference. Hopefully it's just me.
hyori
02-04-2015, 02:44 PM
SM has been rendering funny. If I don't fullscreen SM from the start, all of the buttons for banning/kicking disappear.
temptingmodel
02-04-2015, 04:24 PM
I mentioned this on Twitter yesterday but didn't get any feedback, but hopefully some of you will have a look. On the actual Streamate.com website, when I go into a girl's room, when I click on the symbol to make her video bigger all the buttons (go private/give gold/make screen smaller) all disappear and then I can't get them back. Refreshing makes no difference. Hopefully it's just me.
its normal for me, i just tried
using chrome
LadyJezebel
02-04-2015, 06:17 PM
I haven't had these issues. But I mostly watch myself in the encoder and have the SM chat room off to the side. So neither are full screen. Is that abnormal? haha :)
Snowy0Star
02-04-2015, 06:40 PM
I haven't had these issues. But I mostly watch myself in the encoder and have the SM chat room off to the side. So neither are full screen. Is that abnormal? haha :)
well u should be watching the encoder because thats how u see urself lol when i have a two screen setup (multiple monitors) ill actually keep my own cam room open in another browser with my custie account just so i can always see what they see.
LadyJezebel
02-04-2015, 09:44 PM
well u should be watching the encoder because thats how u see urself lol when i have a two screen setup (multiple monitors) ill actually keep my own cam room open in another browser with my custie account just so i can always see what they see.
That's a good idea. I always liked having two monitors even for other types of work :)
MsBellaSpanxx
02-04-2015, 10:51 PM
Speaking of disconnection issues...I've been having a lot of custies say they have gotten disconnected during a private show, or had trouble taking me. They seem to think it's on their end, though from reading here I know a lot of us have been having these issues. Not sure if it's me, streamate, or them. I don't think it's me because I don't get bumped off and I hardwire my internet... luckily the guys have been determined to do shows with me so they come back ;)
I had about 5 or 6 custies have this issue with me today also in Private and Exclusive. Things on my end were fine (usually it is me who gets disconnected not them). Lots of guys getting booted from my room for no reason today also. Mercury Retrograde!!!
Elimarie7
02-05-2015, 12:01 AM
I had about 5 or 6 custies have this issue with me today also in Private and Exclusive. Things on my end were fine (usually it is me who gets disconnected not them). Lots of guys getting booted from my room for no reason today also. Mercury Retrograde!!!
I also noticed that things were strange today. Hardly any of my regular visitors logging on, which was weird, and lots of conversations in free chat, as well as shows, ending suspiciously abruptly. I noticed lots of instances of a person with the same screen name logging on and off continuously, which happens sometimes, but was happening a ton more than usual today and tonight. One person told me they had to give up on me, because their screen was freezing, and they were not sure why.Seemed like a longer lag between people actually asking a question/ typing something, and it showing on my screen too. Oh and a couple of times I said something, and someone who had not been showing as in my room until way after I said it, would comment on what [I] had said (so they must have been in my room, but not showing up for some time). I hard wire too, and I know my internet connection was fine, so I think it is the site and Mercury retrograde. I also notice that I myself seem more tongue tied and random, no doubt related to the retrograde . . .
Vlodina
02-05-2015, 02:56 AM
its normal for me, i just tried
using chrome
Thanks! I just checked on Chrome, and you're right, it's fine there. So it's just Firefox.
40591
Going to email SM, as it's not great if guys on Firefox are visiting Streamate.com!
MelantheDivine
02-05-2015, 03:20 AM
Thanks so much for your advice and suggestions, I do appreciate it.
I realise that now having worked nearly four weeks at SM that I've kind of fucked up establishing a difference between paid chat and exclusive though. I only ever worked on sites before when you 'bare all' in both and now I see that you don't have to at all. Some guy came in last night and asked me what the difference was in my show in paid and exc and I didn't know what to say. I'm worried now about changing my rules as I don't want to piss off a few regulars. I get quite a few people coming back again at my paid chat $2.49 rate and obviously they're not going to pay more for exc if they don't have to? Any ideas about what I can best do? Thanks xxx