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Girly_Girl
07-06-2015, 06:21 AM
Was it slower than usual for anybody else yesterday7-5) or was it just me?
I worked from 1pm to almost midnight and all I made was $35. I got 47 favorites my 1st day with my new account tho
I changed my account to daily pay and yesterday was my first day with my new model status. Also I am in the BBW category and usually stay on the 2nd row and sometimes top row. I thought I would make more than that with new model staus tho ;(
BlueBunny
07-06-2015, 06:32 AM
I just restarted with a new account myself 2 weeks ago, and it IS slow. I am spending a lot of hours online to make some money, however I do have geoblock on and I'm not easily visible on the site, so idk if that has something to do with my traffic levels. Some say summers are slow times of the year. I have no idea as I never worked a summer full time before, but it may all contribute. Still beats retail jobs. :D
It IS SLOW indeed, i took almost a week off & i found SM site very slow on return, no people in my room plus i am fiddling with the schedule, i cant seem to find my gold spot anymore, the heat is not helping either, i have to cam when home alone otherwise i cant manage because of the heat, i need to keep doors & windows all open to make some draft plus the vent is on all the time. I prepared myself for this, summers are always slow but still cant get used of how slow they are every year.
Katie0
07-06-2015, 07:56 AM
Did anyone else get paid through payonerr today. I always get it on Tuesday.
Ms.Lacey
07-06-2015, 08:45 AM
The payment was sent early because of the holiday
Glamourmilf
07-06-2015, 12:49 PM
Was it slower than usual for anybody else yesterday7-5) or was it just me?
I worked from 1pm to almost midnight and all I made was $35. I got 47 favorites my 1st day with my new account tho
I changed my account to daily pay and yesterday was my first day with my new model status. Also I am in the BBW category and usually stay on the 2nd row and sometimes top row. I thought I would make more than that with new model staus tho ;(
It WAS slow yesterday for me also, and I have cammed on SM mostly everyday for 5 and a half years.
Lots of traffic, both new and regs, yet very few spent money.
My guestamation was that there were lots of guys with the day off, yet didn't have any money to spend, and so they just looked at cam sites as free entertainment.
Sundays are typically my best money day, so I knew something was up.
I logged off after just 2 hours, because it was painful just to sit there, and try to look happy for freeloaders.
EffyRose
07-06-2015, 01:16 PM
Is there a way to increase your tags? Should I buy a small show from my other computer and tag myself a bunch? Not sure how this works so sorry if I sound stupid af.
hyori
07-06-2015, 01:24 PM
Is there a way to increase your tags? Should I buy a small show from my other computer and tag myself a bunch? Not sure how this works so sorry if I sound stupid af.
Anyone can tag you if they have a member account, you don't even need to buy a show. You are limited to 5 tags per IP address.
daisylive
07-06-2015, 02:25 PM
theres an influx of those "harder, faster, louder" guys right now
JessRyan
07-06-2015, 03:24 PM
I try to read FIRST thru this forum for the answer before asking, I hope this hasn't been answered before, I'm sorry if it has and I'm asking a silly question, but I can't find the answer anywhere.LOL
Question< as a guest in free chat I can't see certain models, they don't come in search either. when logged on as a member I see them. Even when searching their profiles. Why????? And, How do I do that?? I thought disabling my free chat window took care of that?? (what good is disabling that free chat if the freeloaders can still see you? I don't want them to see me) I just don't understand how these models do that? You have to be logged in as a member to even see their profile. And, if it's something (geoblock) that will fuck up my placing....never mind
and that question about tags? Ask your guys to tag you. Just ask. ;-) I do all day, with a smile. But double check those tags every day. Some leave mean ones.
Smile!
Kitcatt
07-06-2015, 03:43 PM
I try to read FIRST thru this forum for the answer before asking, I hope this hasn't been answered before, I'm sorry if it has and I'm asking a silly question, but I can't find the answer anywhere.LOL
Question< as a guest in free chat I can't see certain models, they don't come in search either. when logged on as a member I see them. Even when searching their profiles. Why????? And, How do I do that?? I thought disabling my free chat window took care of that?? (what good is disabling that free chat if the freeloaders can still see you? I don't want them to see me) I just don't understand how these models do that? You have to be logged in as a member to even see their profile. And, if it's something (geoblock) that will fuck up my placing....never mind
and that question about tags? Ask your guys to tag you. Just ask. ;-) I do all day, with a smile. But double check those tags every day. Some leave mean ones.
Smile!
Yep, It's geoblocking, you can only been seen when a member is logged into their account. Disabling free chat just keeps nonpaying members without credit cards from talking to you, you still appear on the main site page :-)
Issabelle
07-06-2015, 05:04 PM
Yup, geoblock. I use it personally to keep non-registered (and therefore non-paying) members out of my room.
A Quick Guide To Geoblock:
Unregistered members: cannot see you in the main SM listings at all, but can access your room with a direct link.
Registered members (who log in!): can see you in the main SM listings and access your room automatically SO LONG AS they are not in the geo-blocked region.
Registered members from geoblocked region: can't see you in the main listings or access your room, regardless of direct link on SM. The one exception is cammodels (which does not recognize geoblock for DIRECT links, but does recognize it for main listing purposes).
I've heard these rumors that it hurts traffic, placement, and income plenty. I don't personally put much stock in them, but then again I'm averaging $60-$75/hour most shifts lately sooooo your mileage may vary.
SaraLaughs
07-06-2015, 05:34 PM
I *really* wish SM allowed geoblock from Canadian provinces, instead of just by city/country.
I know plenty of people in the West but no one in the East.
ZoeLee
07-06-2015, 08:33 PM
So SM was slow for some yesterday... what about today?
My placement went WAAAAY down, but i had a lot of traffic... just no shows.
Its bumming me out. Bad.
EffyRose
07-06-2015, 08:37 PM
Is there a reference link I can use to sign up one of my friends?
SuperPookie
07-06-2015, 09:40 PM
I had three Exclusives today where the guy was immediately booted and I was floating in limbo between free and exclusive. Did this happen to anyone else? One was with a regular so he came back but the two were history:(.
Kimber Knight
07-06-2015, 10:36 PM
Anyone notice serious lag in video on SM tonight? I've been using the Encoder and haven't had any issues. Been using it for 2 weeks.
But tonight, my lag was THE WORST EVER! I shut off anything that could have slowed my PC down. I have Uverse, so even tv's running can kill bandwidth.
But everything was off except my laptop. But it was just as bad.
Could it be on SM end? Or is it my end?
daisylive
07-06-2015, 10:42 PM
im so furious right now. a reg sent me a 15 min exclusive block request and i accepted it. we always do sexy story time together. Then 2 or 3 mins into the session we get peepers coming in. he gets frustated and tells me to block them, so i did that! then 2 other guys come in and stay for a couple mins but 1 is requesting a sexy dance, and another one is requesting me to fuck my pussy. i can't do 3 totally different requests! I ended up blocking those 2 guys and keeping my reg just cause i didn't wanna get a low star rating from those 2 others. but WTF streamate this was supposed to be exclusive! i ended up in premium chat instead! And now its slow as hell in my room.
Glamourmilf
07-06-2015, 11:00 PM
im so furious right now. a reg sent me a 15 min exclusive block request and i accepted it. we always do sexy story time together. Then 2 or 3 mins into the session we get peepers coming in. he gets frustated and tells me to block them, so i did that! then 2 other guys come in and stay for a couple mins but 1 is requesting a sexy dance, and another one is requesting me to fuck my pussy. i can't do 3 totally different requests! I ended up blocking those 2 guys and keeping my reg just cause i didn't wanna get a low star rating from those 2 others. but WTF streamate this was supposed to be exclusive! i ended up in premium chat instead! And now its slow as hell in my room.
You were in a PREMIUM block session, when what you needed him to choose was the EXCLUSIVE block session.
The pop up where you accept the session, is kinda small, so thats prob why u didn't notice till u got in there.
Does that make sense?
Next time when someone wants a block session, tell him to make sure to choose exclusive block.
daisylive
07-06-2015, 11:11 PM
You were in a PREMIUM block session, when what you needed him to choose was the EXCLUSIVE block session.
The pop up where you accept the session, is kinda small, so thats prob why u didn't notice till u got in there.
Does that make sense?
Next time when someone wants a block session, tell him to make sure to choose exclusive block.
oh yeah the pop up looks similar to the exclusive pop up. but he came out of the premium and tried to get an exclusive but told me that exclusive block wasn't available
BritishBecky
07-06-2015, 11:16 PM
^They can't buy an exclusive block while they still have time remaining on their premium block.
Issabelle
07-07-2015, 12:59 AM
Is there a reference link I can use to sign up one of my friends?
http://streamaterecruiting.tumblr.com/
The process is listed in the most recent post (one week ago), as they recently changed how recruiting is done. This is directly from Ms. Vanessa at Streamate, who is in charge of model recruiting and occasionally peruses the forum here. :)
LadyJaye
07-07-2015, 06:03 AM
I'm a newbie so I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post!
It's my 4th day on Streamate and I have already had people post fake Gold >:(
I didn't know it was fake because there was a moving heart emoji thing and I thought I heard a chime.
Does anyone have a screenshot of what getting real gold tips on streamate looks like on their end so I won't get fooled again?
Support said it's a raised font, but idk what that looks like.
Thank you!
euro_princess
07-07-2015, 06:20 AM
I'm a newbie so I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post!
It's my 4th day on Streamate and I have already had people post fake Gold >:(
I didn't know it was fake because there was a moving heart emoji thing and I thought I heard a chime.
Does anyone have a screenshot of what getting real gold tips on streamate looks like on their end so I won't get fooled again?
Support said it's a raised font, but idk what that looks like.
Thank you!
That's how it looks like. Everytime when somebody pledges during a gold show or just sending you gold, the notification will be on a yellow background.
42096
*sorry the pic doesn't have a good quality, that's all I found in my phone and I had to crop it.
euro_princess
07-07-2015, 06:27 AM
oh yeah the pop up looks similar to the exclusive pop up. but he came out of the premium and tried to get an exclusive but told me that exclusive block wasn't available
If a certain type of block session doesn't show for him, even if you have those available, means he doesn't have enough founds to buy it. Of course he won't have the option to purchase it if his account is empty. So wasn't SM fault.
LadyJaye
07-07-2015, 06:27 AM
Thanks for the quick reply -- so happy to see this before I sign on today :)
<3
euro_princess
07-07-2015, 06:31 AM
That picture was for golds during gold show. When they tip in free chat the text will be "Loser has successfully sent you $10." Keep in mind that all the amounts over $25 will make a special sounds (which you'll love it). Make them tip you, sweetie!
What i dont get is, why SM allows Premium blocks at all & they not make it Exclusive only block??!! To me it does not make any sense cause if a guy buys a premium block then it's quite possible others will join too & request a specific show type, what are you supposed to do, let the one who bought the block session hang & 'serve' the others or go with the '1st arrived, 1st serve rule (which i always apply by the way) & risk that the others will get pissed & give a bad rating?
Or, why guys are allowed to purchase & go into a block session when the performer is already engaged into a private session with another guy? What the model is supposed to do, let her 1st member(s) who went into pvt & give attention to the one who bought the block session? Cause let's be honest, the one who started the private regular show is entitled to get his show for the money he pays while the one who bought the premium block considers he's entitled too to get the show he paid IN ADVANCE, so what the model can do in this situation if she is in classic chat for example & the guys dont even see eachother?
I WAS IN THE LATER SITUATION MYSELF & got pretty pissed of not having control over the block session situation that came over my private in progress.
SM should think of all these possibilities & fix the issues, the cam2cam in premium is another issue, we should have the option to offer cam2cam in exclusive only or to initiate the cam2cam ourselves if it fits the time & place, not to be put in the situation to have block sessions & cam2cam starting even if we did not allow them, maybe i am in a show & perform for the paying member & dont have time to reject blocks or cam2cam requests, just dont let them start regardless SM, members always get pissed in these situations, i think u want as much money as possible SM & that's why u going this path but a pissed off member will not spend anymore or go to another site if u try to trick him right? You really need some brighter people there at SM headquarters who can think widely from all perspectives including camgirl pov. SMH
DeepThoughts
07-07-2015, 08:05 AM
What i dont get is, why SM allows Premium blocks at all & they not make it Exclusive only block??!!
Or, why guys are allowed to purchase & go into a block session when the performer is already engaged into a private session with another guy? What the model is supposed to do, let her 1st member(s) who went into pvt & give attention to the one who bought the block session? Cause let's be honest, the one who started the private regular show is entitled to get his show for the money he pays while the one who bought the premium block considers he's entitled too to get the show he paid IN ADVANCE, so what the model can do in this situation if she is in classic chat for example & the guys dont even see eachother?
Couple options. You can make your exclusive rate lower then your Private rate to encourage guys to go exclusive if you prefer one to one.
You can reject any block sessions that are requested in private and explain that you will only accept block sessions in Exclusive.
My favorite thing to do is point out to the customers in this situation that they could have had me exclusively but they decided to risk it so now they have to share! In the situation where I am getting multiple requests I dont mind pausing for a second and explaining that everyone is asking for different things and I cannot physically do them all so they can wait a few mins and/or come back for me if they like. If one guy had a block session I would meet the requests of the other guys over him because I know I have his money no matter what! This also helps to encourage the guys to take me exclusive in the future.
The reality is that these guys know that in private they may have to share so you cant let them feel entitled to have you all to themselves. You need to teach them that that is what Exclusive is for! If they cannot afford you Exclusively then they may have to share you or wait until your available. Its as simple as that.
Arwen25
07-07-2015, 08:12 AM
That picture was for golds during gold show. When they tip in free chat the text will be "Loser has successfully sent you $10." Keep in mind that all the amounts over $25 will make a special sounds (which you'll love it). Make them tip you, sweetie!
This just resulted in me emitting a loud snort in free chat, haha..brilliant.
I am still learning the ropes on sm, haven't gaged how ruthless to be yet, I lost patience with my first lurker in free today, in AW I usually just wait for them to time out if they aren't making demands or being rude - but there is no chance I will have the patience with that on sm!
Concerning fake tips..I had one yesterday and had a right go at him..even his fae tip was a pathetic amount lol
LaylaLovely
07-07-2015, 08:24 AM
I don't know what's going on with sm...but the past few days I have had so many back to back anal guys....I NEVER get those request especially back to back for days??? Is it the lack of quality since its summer n ppl with money are out spending it on real things..?? Did they change there traffic? I don't mind anal but for days back to back?
My poor butt hole :( ....should I offer in exclusive only? It's slow I'm scared!
Arwen25
07-07-2015, 08:32 AM
You poor petal ouch! :(
I don't offer anal as I dislike it too much but I reckon only in exclusive would be a good bet. x x
Couple options. You can make your exclusive rate lower then your Private rate to encourage guys to go exclusive if you prefer one to one.
You can reject any block sessions that are requested in private and explain that you will only accept block sessions in Exclusive.
My favorite thing to do is point out to the customers in this situation that they could have had me exclusively but they decided to risk it so now they have to share! In the situation where I am getting multiple requests I dont mind pausing for a second and explaining that everyone is asking for different things and I cannot physically do them all so they can wait a few mins and/or come back for me if they like. If one guy had a block session I would meet the requests of the other guys over him because I know I have his money no matter what! This also helps to encourage the guys to take me exclusive in the future.
The reality is that these guys know that in private they may have to share so you cant let them feel entitled to have you all to themselves. You need to teach them that that is what Exclusive is for! If they cannot afford you Exclusively then they may have to share you or wait until your available. Its as simple as that.
Thank you for input, ur post is very nice written & informative, all makes sense & is logical for us but not always for them guys, they always feel entitled no matter what & considering how slow it is on SM lately i really find it risky to start educate these guys when they have a hard cock in their hands lol.
My issue is with SM lol & the situations they put us in, i know how these guys react & how needy they are, i do many fetish shows & they never want the same thing haha, is difficult to make them cooperate especially when they dont see eachother in classic chat. I tried all things i could think of, swapping fees, writing all needed info for them in room topic or predefined messages, they still wont read or care to 'follow instructions' lol, when u tell a guy to leave pvt to join exclusive for a specific show or cam2cam or exclusive block it might happen he wont come back at all also due to glitchy SM, i dont wanna turn down on money, when i 'catch' a guy i will keep him paying no matter what. What i want actually is to have the right system to work with & this is SM's part to make things work better. They changed the system compared with 5 years ago let's say but there is room for improvement still.
LaylaLovely
07-07-2015, 09:21 AM
You poor petal ouch! :(
I don't offer anal as I dislike it too much but I reckon only in exclusive would be a good bet. x x
Yup as I thought right when I go in freechat I get a gaping 4 finger request...guy goes I. Premium..I tell him in my topic it says anal only in exclusive to switch over...he then leaves.... :( I don't know if I should've switched it...only to have a guy from another site take me in for anal....anyways... Orwell I guess its anal season!!
Omg !! I just realized why I'm getting soooo many back to back anal shows! It must be my new profile pic !
DeepThoughts
07-07-2015, 10:37 AM
My issue is with SM lol & the situations they put us in, i know how these guys react & how needy they are, i do many fetish shows & they never want the same thing haha, is difficult to make them cooperate especially when they dont see eachother in classic chat. I tried all things i could think of, swapping fees, writing all needed info for them in room topic or predefined messages, they still wont read or care to 'follow instructions' lol, when u tell a guy to leave pvt to join exclusive for a specific show or cam2cam or exclusive block it might happen he wont come back at all also due to glitchy SM, i dont wanna turn down on money, when i 'catch' a guy i will keep him paying no matter what. What i want actually is to have the right system to work with & this is SM's part to make things work better. They changed the system compared with 5 years ago let's say but there is room for improvement still.
Its true that this could all be made simpler if we could choose to do private and/or exclusive block sessions rather then lumping the two options together. I dont even think that bit of coding would be a big deal, but every time I think that with my own site I find my self in glitch country. On the surface it would seem an easy thing to give us the option to offer one, the other or both and I have seen other girls who's descriptions say Exclusive blocks only so your not the only one that would prefer it.
Perhaps we should put it to supports flying monkeys and see what they have to say about it ;)
daisylive
07-07-2015, 01:22 PM
im just having bad luck this week with peepers and cheap asses. my reg avoided paying for the full 15 min block session for only staying in the session for 2 mins. he came into my room asking if im able to squirt fast which i found strange cause we usually have hour sessions.
KatyBoleyn
07-07-2015, 01:30 PM
^They can't buy an exclusive block while they still have time remaining on their premium block.
They also can't buy a block if they don't have enough money left on their daily limit...they simply won't see any options they can't afford.
Woops, looks like Europrincess beat me to it.
Vlodina
07-07-2015, 01:51 PM
A couple of times I've had guys buy premium blocks when they should have gotten an exclusive block. But as Becky said, you can't buy another block while you still have time remaining on a block. This is a bitch. We know there is a loophole with blocks for the customer, and this would be a good time for that to be used. But no, they can either use the premium block (and possibly not get anything near what they wanted - eg. anal or sissification) or they can wait the two hours for it to expire. Annoys me a lot!
Kitcatt
07-07-2015, 02:44 PM
A couple of times I've had guys buy premium blocks when they should have gotten an exclusive block. But as Becky said, you can't buy another block while you still have time remaining on a block. This is a bitch. We know there is a loophole with blocks for the customer, and this would be a good time for that to be used. But no, they can either use the premium block (and possibly not get anything near what they wanted - eg. anal or sissification) or they can wait the two hours for it to expire. Annoys me a lot!
Agreed, I've had this happen a few times, and I've had custies who hit the wrong block by accident who really just wanted one on one time to talk without people hoping in an out of the chat. I need to slow my role and make sure which type of block they are purchasing before I hit accept.
Arwen25
07-08-2015, 12:42 AM
Yup as I thought right when I go in freechat I get a gaping 4 finger request...guy goes I. Premium..I tell him in my topic it says anal only in exclusive to switch over...he then leaves.... :( I don't know if I should've switched it...only to have a guy from another site take me in for anal....anyways... Orwell I guess its anal season!!
Omg !! I just realized why I'm getting soooo many back to back anal shows! It must be my new profile pic !
I hope you start getting fewer requests now - let us know! I felt the pain just reading that!
What option do you girls select when choosing your cam options (those not using the Encoder, I mean)? I find when I test them out my looking at myself, *sometimes* I can do low-quality HD and other times one of the better DSLs..this means absolutely nothing to me but I just go by what looks clear, and doesn't lag. Is this a good approach to it? We have fast internet, though no fibre optics..thanks x x
pippapippa
07-08-2015, 01:03 AM
Is anyone else having massive glitches with Streamate tonight? It's like the website isn't updating correctly. Half the girls on the front page are showing up as offline and I can't see myself online at all.
Sonikku
07-08-2015, 01:04 AM
Bleh. Can anyone figure out why I nor no one can find me on SM?
I can get viewers directly through my cammodels links, but I'm no where to be found on the site and i have no geoblocks anywhere.
pippapippa
07-08-2015, 01:06 AM
Bleh. Can anyone figure out why I nor no one can find me on SM?
I can get viewers directly through my cammodels links, but I'm no where to be found on the site and i have no geoblocks anywhere.
Read my post. I think the site is partially offline. I can't see half the other cammodels either. They all show up as offline. I had a customer say I'm showing up as "in exclusive" lol.
Sonikku
07-08-2015, 01:08 AM
Duuuuuuumb haha. Gosh. The time I finally get on SM after thinking everything's good, everything's actually... not lol.
funismymiddlename
07-08-2015, 01:28 AM
I keep refreshing the sm page but it's not changing at all the model placement stays the same even if the girls are offline or in private/exclusive. I just logged in and no one is in my chat that is so strange wtf. I hope they fix this soon.
pippapippa
07-08-2015, 01:31 AM
^^ I'm ridiculously angry about this. I was planning on camming about twice as long as I usually do tonight/this morning and I've made $12 on SM thanks to all these glitches.
Kitcatt
07-08-2015, 02:07 AM
Yep, I had one person in my room and checked my placement and I was showing as "in exclusive" awesome.
euro_princess
07-08-2015, 02:14 AM
I had problems a couple hours ago too! I was in the gold show and the website kicked 20 people from the room. I was like "wtf, I got my period or something?". They came back and said SM logged them off.
Arwen25
07-08-2015, 02:19 AM
Yup, the site is f****d at the moment, not a single person has come in.
Sonikku
07-08-2015, 03:46 AM
Someone update when it's back up. I'm going to take a nap lol.