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Ms.Lacey
08-11-2015, 10:13 AM
Still NO check this week.. hmmm Hope it comes tomorrow!.. anyone else not get their check? I wish they had Direct Deposit like the other cam sites do!
Just get payoneer n do DD
JessRyan
08-11-2015, 11:00 AM
Thank you Jess, i highly appreciate u answering me here, i really hope for the best ya know, SM is my only site i cam on since a few years now cause there i find my best clientele, is my bread & butter, now with the new requirements for the new HD720 my pc & connection are just enough to support the new settings so splitcamming is no option for me anymore even if i wanted to split.
Now regarding the NO glitches or problems in ur case, can be they put the beta testers on good working servers so they can have the best results with testing the new feature? I mean the ones they been selected to beta test compared to the ones that do test on their own?
Cause i was working with the new settings myself for a few days (without actually knowing which settings i should use, i set Input & output size to 1280x720 with 29.97 fps, 2500 or 2000 bit rate & that's it, the highest settings my pc & connection allows, i figured out that will do it) but i felt it was not helping me actually but the opposite, so i think i was not on a good server since i was not selected to beta test & maybe the same is doing for other models too, the ones who experience glitches, i dont know, i just speculate right now.
I live in the capital of my country and have great internet as well & a good pc so i dont see why all these tech. problems but who knows, maybe because i am in europe and is a long trip to SM servers in USA, my round trip was always kinda high ish compared to models in USA or other western countries.
Anyway, looking forward to better business and a stable SM to cam on, thank u again for input. Hugs!
I have no idea how things work within the wires...LOL I am on the West Coast USA in a big city. My internet speed is excellent too. I have an HP i7 laptop that I only use for camming. I'm only on SM, no split camming. I did have glitches that Thursday about a month ago when everything seemed to fall apart on SM. Nothing since then but for the occasional guy getting kicked outta exclusive. But those things have happened once in awhile since day one. Stay positive ;-) that's my motto
SoloDesire
08-11-2015, 11:08 AM
I am so sick and tired of "minute men"! I've been making notes on them for a long time now and I'm just going to start blocking them after their 3rd offense. I have no time to deal with cheap fucks who bother to take me out of free chat, get me excited for a show and then leave as I start getting undressed. And since I'm only making $2-$3 off of them each time I won't miss them one bit! I just had some loser pop in my free chat who I had labeled "minute man" in my notes...he had over 10 shows ALL under 2 minutes! WTF? Blocked him. Blocking them all from now on.
oCURIOUSo
08-11-2015, 11:20 AM
I do that too. I try to add notes to anyone that stays less than 5 minutes and the only way I'll let them take me private/exclusive again is if they've rated me 5 stars in the past. Otherwise they can eat a dick.
SoloGirl
08-11-2015, 11:31 AM
Hey!I'm new here and I have a big problem,maybe someone can help me with a good advice.I'm working under a studio(from Home) and I wanna quit,to continue working on my OWN.I mailed streamray,streamate and the answer is the same:the studio will need to send a request to cancel my actual account.BUT THE BIG PROBLEMS IS :The studio won't do that.What can I do?i can't stay away 90 days,the time limit to have closed automatically my accounts,because the studio can connect 5 min per day without my permission and my accounts never will be closed .Please HELP me with a solution.Thanks!
oCURIOUSo
08-11-2015, 11:41 AM
Hey!I'm new here and I have a big problem,maybe someone can help me with a good advice.I'm working under a studio(from Home) and I wanna quit,to continue working on my OWN.I mailed streamray,streamate and the answer is the same:the studio will need to send a request to cancel my actual account.BUT THE BIG PROBLEMS IS :The studio won't do that.What can I do?i can't stay away 90 days,the time limit to have closed automatically my accounts,because the studio can connect 5 min per day without my permission and my accounts never will be closed .Please HELP me with a solution.Thanks!
If you tell your studio you want to quit camming all together, will they still not delete your account? I only know of one time SM has ever let someone go from working for a studio to working directly for SM and it was because her studio wasn't paying her.
If you haven't already talked to Liz she might be able to offer a suggestion, but I think most of the studios have some sort of non compete clause in their contracts to prevent girls from realizing they could make more without the studio and dumping them.
ArtsyScarlett
08-11-2015, 09:04 PM
This "new" ranking system is ridiculous!
Why would guys from the UK be more interested in girls from BG, RO and LV with 3 and 4 star ratings?
Guys from those countries can't even join the site as paying members!
Seriously the only people I seem to be getting in my room is users who have paid me before, I have a lot of UK custies and now new guys won't find me it seems.
It seems that SM haven't heard "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" because they spend a lot of time fixing things that work fine and ignoring things that are obviously broken.
Ugghhh.... *rant over*
Issabelle
08-11-2015, 11:33 PM
Placement still looks the same to me, and I've tried a few out of area IPs so I have no clue what's going on.
I'll be totally honest--I hate the idea of regional placement. It makes sense to rank girls by the language the customer selects (i.e. if a customer selects Spanish as their language to put Spanish speaking girls first instead of English-only girls), but otherwise I'm not a fan. I see a good mix of girls from all around the world on the first page when I look (and maybe that's just my end?) and the thing they all have in common is that they put in the hours and have the sort of quality show that deserves high ranking placement. Arranging girls just because they happen to be from the same area of the world as the customer is really a slap in the face of all the models who worked so hard to get their ranking up, and I know that all the ladies who've been posting about the issue are the types who have done just that. On the other hand, I worry about customer reception of this change, because if a guy can't find his favorite models quickly (not all dudes use favorites!) in her normal spot, he could leave; if a guy doesn't like the girls he's seeing on page one because of regional placement (be that in terms of looks, price, feed quality, show quality, whatever), he could leave; etc. The current placement system is meant to put the 'best' girls (in terms of hours/earnings/stream quality) at the top to entice customers to spend and I don't see another system giving new girls a chance so much as driving current customers away.
Just my $.02 though. Seriously--I realize not everyone is gonna agree with me, but I wanted to put that out there.
Staples
08-11-2015, 11:47 PM
I feel like there is something glitchy with the time online portion of the ranking page. Despite the fact that I'm spending more and more time online my number seems to be dropping instead of raising. It's like something is keeping me from passing the 90 mark despite the fact that I know I've spent at least that much time online every month. Earlier today I was at 86 hours average per month and I spent another 12 hours online today. I'm getting ready to get back on and I looked at my ranking and I dropped to 79 hours average per month. WHYYYYYY. It's the last thing I need to get excellent in all categories. Just grrrrr.
Issabelle
08-11-2015, 11:54 PM
I feel like there is something glitchy with the time online portion of the ranking page. Despite the fact that I'm spending more and more time online my number seems to be dropping instead of raising. It's like something is keeping me from passing the 90 mark despite the fact that I know I've spent at least that much time online every month. Earlier today I was at 86 hours average per month and I spent another 12 hours online today. I'm getting ready to get back on and I looked at my ranking and I dropped to 79 hours average per month. WHYYYYYY. It's the last thing I need to get excellent in all categories. Just grrrrr.
If I were to wager a guess, it's a minor error in the update of data time. So, everything after 30 days drops off obviously, so you lose all the hours you worked on day 30. Meanwhile, the hours you worked today take time to update in the placement page (up to 24 hours for me), so I can actually see my placement go down several hours even after a marathon because the 30th day dropped without the most recent day getting added yet.
Staples
08-12-2015, 12:20 AM
If I were to wager a guess, it's a minor error in the update of data time. So, everything after 30 days drops off obviously, so you lose all the hours you worked on day 30. Meanwhile, the hours you worked today take time to update in the placement page (up to 24 hours for me), so I can actually see my placement go down several hours even after a marathon because the 30th day dropped without the most recent day getting added yet.
That makes sense thanks!
Horny
08-12-2015, 12:43 AM
Hey guys hope no one minds me asking this. I've registered on SM with AW being really slow but i've not logged in for the first time yet. I am wondering about camming in the day as at night is killing me my kids don't sleep. I'm in the UK and just wondering what SM traffic is like in daytime hours or if i'm better just hitting it at night and splitting the time with my AW account? Thankies x
BritishBecky
08-12-2015, 01:06 AM
I'm actually seeing 4 star Greek ladies ABOVE 5 star UK ladies (when logged in with UK custie account). This makes no F***ing sense SM!!
euro_princess
08-12-2015, 03:24 AM
This is Lazlos idea. :) We should find him and punch in the face with our dildos.
They are updating "My ranking", you'll be able to see it for a specific period of time, 7/30/90 days. Useless.
I am sorry u guys feel the placement changes are unfair for u western girls but believe me, it always felt unfair for us EU girls on SM, we never had the chance to shine & become popular because we never had the audience & exposure u guys always had.
You say u worked hard for ur placement but we did too, just u had the chance on ur side cause u had all western guys paying for ur shows & making u what u are now while us EU girls had no real chance to succeed.
I 'cried' many times here how unfair it felt for us when Gold shows were introduced & most guys were in ur western girls room buying ur shows & we were left behind with no traffic, we could not compete with u on gold shows, it's a huge difference when u talking native english & entice guys to buy & when u try the same in a broken english, it's just not working.
Plus the racism if i can call it like this, western guys undervaluing non western girls always. Some of us lived abroad in a western country & felt the difference, i was of value when i was living there for the members on site but then i had no value when not in a western country while it was the same me, right?
Plus the fees, members consider we dont deserve higher fees like western girls do, they wanna pay us $1.99/min or even less while they pay u high prices. Plus we only get 30% from what u make compared to u who get 35%, see the difference?
Now i dont know if this placement thing is going to stay, i dont know how site is going to change from now on, i can only say that EU girls should have a chance to be seen too, not always the same faces on the 1st page for all members coming on SM, there are just soo many spots the 1st page has, of course u got them all, famous porn stars, top performers from western countries, studio girls working for SM's studio & so on then the page is filled up already.
Plus what SM always promote, their favorite money makers, their studio girls and such, an independent cam girl from outside the western zone has less chances to make money.
I know i am a minority here, i know u guys dont like to be told these things, i know who i am talking to & i know most of u wont agree me but believe me, i dont mind, i say what i have to say, i want u to know how it feels to be me, to be us, EU girls, if u for a second jump out of ur present life & try to put urself in my/our shoes for a few seconds only, u guys will understand how it feels NOT to be favorited, NOT to be considered of value just because the place u live in or nationality or even skin color, make this imagination exercise to see for a few seconds how lucky you guys are to live where u live, to have the members from ur regional location paying for ur shows & making u popular, to be able to roleplay ur shows and speak ur native language, to be paid more and such.
Then u'll not feel this angry cause us EU girls will get a little bit of exposure too for the members in our region, i dont think we'll become more successful than u anyway but maybe we'll make a little more than now.
Cheers!
Bobo12345
08-12-2015, 05:55 AM
I'm from EU and I don't see what good does this new placement to anyone !Here are my reasons :
1.Sm -has mostly USA traffic !(check the site on ALEXA).Laszlo said that they will but traffic from EU 2 but they didn't yet,so until they start buying traffic this new placement is useless!
2.Placement is all fucked up so far coz you see girls with 3 stars on the first row (lot's of other models from EU are placed why lowed ,coz like everytime SM makes changes just fucks everything )
What is really unfair is the fact that if u are from UK/CANADA/USA/AUSTRALIA u GET 35% and for the rest is 30%!
About guy's thinking that we deserve to be paid more then 1.99/per minute .well lot's of EU girls don't charge more and they get used like this ,and that is how things are on most of the sites with lots of EU girls !For ex on Imlive u can't even charge more then 5.98 (if I remember well )so they got use with low rates :(
To be honest I think that are far more important things to be improved on SM!
^^^ Exactly so where is the problem?! The guys from USA, Canada, Australia will still see the site in the same way like till now, that's what matters actually cause they are the paying customers. Now sure what UK guys see as default but people will get used to filter models by location eventually if they interested in certain regional girls. If u happen to be in EU as a model yes, u see a 'messed up' 1st page, by default but this is not affecting u much cause people in Eastern Europe for example are not even able to register as members, only western european members can & will pay for shows anyway. So i guess they testing things out just now & who knows, maybe allow eastern european guys to register as members and buy too. We'll see how things turn out.
euro_princess
08-12-2015, 06:28 AM
I am sorry u guys feel the placement changes are unfair for u western girls but believe me, it always felt unfair for us EU girls on SM, we never had the chance to shine & become popular because we never had the audience & exposure u guys always had.
You say u worked hard for ur placement but we did too, just u had the chance on ur side cause u had all western guys paying for ur shows & making u what u are now while us EU girls had no real chance to succeed.
I 'cried' many times here how unfair it felt for us when Gold shows were introduced & most guys were in ur western girls room buying ur shows & we were left behind with no traffic, we could not compete with u on gold shows, it's a huge difference when u talking native english & entice guys to buy & when u try the same in a broken english, it's just not working.
Plus the racism if i can call it like this, western guys undervaluing non western girls always. Some of us lived abroad in a western country & felt the difference, i was of value when i was living there for the members on site but then i had no value when not in a western country while it was the same me, right?
Plus the fees, members consider we dont deserve higher fees like western girls do, they wanna pay us $1.99/min or even less while they pay u high prices. Plus we only get 30% from what u make compared to u who get 35%, see the difference?
Now i dont know if this placement thing is going to stay, i dont know how site is going to change from now on, i can only say that EU girls should have a chance to be seen too, not always the same faces on the 1st page for all members coming on SM, there are just soo many spots the 1st page has, of course u got them all, famous porn stars, top performers from western countries, studio girls working for SM's studio & so on then the page is filled up already.
Plus what SM always promote, their favorite money makers, their studio girls and such, an independent cam girl from outside the western zone has less chances to make money.
I know i am a minority here, i know u guys dont like to be told these things, i know who i am talking to & i know most of u wont agree me but believe me, i dont mind, i say what i have to say, i want u to know how it feels to be me, to be us, EU girls, if u for a second jump out of ur present life & try to put urself in my/our shoes for a few seconds only, u guys will understand how it feels NOT to be favorited, NOT to be considered of value just because the place u live in or nationality or even skin color, make this imagination exercise to see for a few seconds how lucky you guys are to live where u live, to have the members from ur regional location paying for ur shows & making u popular, to be able to roleplay ur shows and speak ur native language, to be paid more and such.
Then u'll not feel this angry cause us EU girls will get a little bit of exposure too for the members in our region, i dont think we'll become more successful than u anyway but maybe we'll make a little more than now.
Cheers!
Look, I'm from eastern europe too. I work in a studio and I managed to get in the top 2 rows. So it's possible! I charge 6.99, because I want to. Who cares what they are used to? I value myself, compared to them.
^^^ The fact that u work in SM's studio is a huge advantage already, dont u know that by contract SM is reserving u guys in their studio few spots on 1st page? if u happen to be a popular girl it's because u get 'help' also together with the work u do on ur own. It's one thing to be on 1st page 2nd row and get all the exposure & charge $6.99/min & another thing to be in EE as independent model eventually on page 3 & charge the same, right? The girls on page 2,3,4,5 can charge the same too but who finds & value them/ pay them if they 'buried' there?! So they have to charge less to make something.
euro_princess
08-12-2015, 06:52 AM
^There are girls from my studio on page 2-3. They give you a good position when you are at new models, first row. From there you are on your own. When I started camming I made $250-300 per week, and I was on the second page, charging 2.49. Took me 6 months to "grow" on the page. I started making bigger amounts, because I worked more and better. Big secret.
JessRyan
08-12-2015, 07:00 AM
Placement also looks the same for me too. But I don't have a customer account anymore (spent too much money LOL ) so I can't look that way. I think of it like a guy thinks of it. If a guy is looking for a certain type girl he doesn't care about the girls that don't match that type. Men are very simple. Their eyes will pass over girls that don't attract them. Doesn't matter if she's on the top row. Men like what they like. They also don't care about the front page as much as women/models do. They will scroll through every page ladies, I'm telling you. Men like to hunt and look and search. They will look at all the pages because they don't want to miss anything. Don't underestimate them or sell yourself short. And men do remember model's name and search that way, they do add favorites and if you meet what they are looking for they will find you. Keep them in your room with a smile and receptive, welcoming attitude. Even if you don't meet their "visual or fantasy match" and they stumble into your room by accident, if you make them feel comfortable they will stick around, or at least remember you were nice to them.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-12-2015, 07:05 AM
Can I just fucking please be seen on the mobile site? Because its beyond ridiculous. Ive tested it. My fiance has tested it. My sister and all the same crap. In Private...uhm no im not. Sitting infree chat looking mad as hell. Screen freezes timing out. And we dont have shitty phones with shitty connections. It's not every room. But mine seems to be included in this fuckery. I think me and Streamate are gonna have to break up again. This is not good for my sanity.
@KatM girrrrrrl you just opened up a big ol can of worms. I hear you. I feel you. I applaud you. But it doesn't matter. I can tell this is upsetting you but it doesn't matter because aint nobody listening. Or trying to. I'm sorry to say this to you. Get those guys to do skype shows. I think it might make you feel better. Give less fucks. That sort of thing. Because it's not gonna change.
Scottish_Ruby
08-12-2015, 07:28 AM
I can understand us girls frustration over the new system however iv got to say my placement is fantastic with it im on the top row with eu girls. I was a front page model anyway anything from row 9 downwards. When I change to view us/uk/aus im still on the frontnpage which is a huge boost for me. I do think all the customers should be told about the changes though. The guys iv been getting since the changes have been really happy to find girls from the uk easier.
Can I just fucking please be seen on the mobile site? Because its beyond ridiculous. Ive tested it. My fiance has tested it. My sister and all the same crap. In Private...uhm no im not. Sitting infree chat looking mad as hell. Screen freezes timing out. And we dont have shitty phones with shitty connections. It's not every room. But mine seems to be included in this fuckery. I think me and Streamate are gonna have to break up again. This is not good for my sanity.
@KatM girrrrrrl you just opened up a big ol can of worms. I hear you. I feel you. I applaud you. But it doesn't matter. I can tell this is upsetting you but it doesn't matter because aint nobody listening. Or trying to. I'm sorry to say this to you. Get those guys to do skype shows. I think it might make you feel better. Give less fucks. That sort of thing. Because it's not gonna change.
Thank u love, maybe it does not matter & people wont care but i know i voiced my opinion & frustration so people are at least a little bit more aware of how things really are/feel out of their limited horizon. I am not a skype type of girl, i dont feel like trying indy, dont have the energy, health or age for trying a new avenue now, i will stay on SM & make money the way i can regardless of all disadvantages because i know i am awesome & people love me for what i am & the shows i offer, the guys who buy my shows always leave satisfied & return for more.
Hugs & much love xxx!
ETA: on that personality test it says i am Turbulent lol, yeah it's in my blood, cant help it, my 'mission' here on this forum is to make people aware of things they dont know about, to help them wider their horizon & perception, to see at 360 degrees lol, how could they know more if nobody tells them, right? So i am here to tell. That is all :)
anonymous camgirl
08-12-2015, 08:51 AM
I have to agree with you.. that's how you can work your way up from page 10 to page 1 and yes I have been on page 10 before lmao... .. not to mention they do promote you with the thumbnails on the side of every girls room.. of similariarity
Placement also looks the same for me too. But I don't have a customer account anymore (spent too much money LOL ) so I can't look that way. I think of it like a guy thinks of it. If a guy is looking for a certain type girl he doesn't care about the girls that don't match that type. Men are very simple. Their eyes will pass over girls that don't attract them. Doesn't matter if she's on the top row. Men like what they like. They also don't care about the front page as much as women/models do. They will scroll through every page ladies, I'm telling you. Men like to hunt and look and search. They will look at all the pages because they don't want to miss anything. Don't underestimate them or sell yourself short. And men do remember model's name and search that way, they do add favorites and if you meet what they are looking for they will find you. Keep them in your room with a smile and receptive, welcoming attitude. Even if you don't meet their "visual or fantasy match" and they stumble into your room by accident, if you make them feel comfortable they will stick around, or at least remember you were nice to them.
I am happy for u, congrats, tho dont forget u in Western Europe (Belgium, right?), young & gorgeous so yes, i can see why :)
Sorry i forgot to mention i referred to Eastern European girls like myself who look average, are not that young anymore & are not in a SM studio. We are many like this. There is a difference in perception/ value to what Western Europe vs Eastern Europe is, even SM make a difference in region filter on site, they have Western Europe 1st choice then Central/ Eastern Europe, why not just Europe? Because we are different 'quality' u see, i am sarcastic now of course. Cheers!
kortneykay
08-12-2015, 09:04 AM
^^ Remember lots of guys add you as favs so their top favs will be placed higher. This is why customers become regs because you're always on their radar. If you have everything you need (good connection, 5 star ratings, good camera and can hustle) you will rise to the top or at least the middle of the 1st page. Don't be afraid to branch out and bring guys to the site who can add to your profits. Social media and advertising and marketing and dropping your CM link also helps. At the end of the day, it's your money that you should be worried about and not necessarily your placement. Placement doesn't always equal money but if you do your part as well you'll start seeing more money.
seicento
08-12-2015, 09:07 AM
^There are girls from my studio on page 2-3. They give you a good position when you are at new models, first row. From there you are on your own. When I started camming I made $250-300 per week, and I was on the second page, charging 2.49. Took me 6 months to "grow" on the page. I started making bigger amounts, because I worked more and better. Big secret.
Off topic but can't wonder,if being in the studio and they dont give you good placement anymore why are you still with them ?You can always start on your own.With the succes you say you have now on sm you should be able to make the same money on another site while waiting for your new sm account.Also if you build your placement by working you should be able to do that again.None of my business probably but it makes me wonder why would someone give a % from their hard worked money if they have no benefits in exchange.
Also I noticed you have a lot of "inside "info,any idea why they took out for EE the option to set USA as a display country ?Still they let girls from romanian studio set USA but not the others.Favoritism ?
kortneykay
08-12-2015, 09:07 AM
I am happy for u, congrats, tho dont forget u in Western Europe (Belgium, right?), young & gorgeous so yes, i can see why :)
Sorry i forgot to mention i referred to Eastern European girls like myself who look average, are not that young anymore & are not in a SM studio. We are many like this. There is a difference in perception/ value to what Western Europe vs Eastern Europe is, even SM make a difference in region filter on site, they have Western Europe 1st choice then Central/ Eastern Europe, why not just Europe? Because we are different 'quality' u see, i am sarcastic now of course. Cheers!
KatM I feel like you're finding excuses and accepting defeatist behaviors. You are the only one in control of how much you make. Make up can make you go from average to stunning if you know how to apply it. You can make bank, too. Stop accepting defeat, and your money will grow.
^^^ It's not defeat Kortney, it's realistic expectations, i dont feel defeated, if i was i would have stopped camming by now, i am just realistic & maybe a bit tired but not by the work itself, by knowing people, sometimes i wish not to know what i know u see, almost 15 years on cam & dealing with soo many people, members & cam girls from all over the world, oh well, it's a heavy 'baggage' to carry. A brain wash would help haha, to start all new & fresh & have the enthusiasm i had many years ago.
kortneykay
08-12-2015, 09:36 AM
^^^ It's not defeat Kortney, it's realistic expectations, i dont feel defeated, if i was i would have stopped camming by now, i am just realistic & maybe a bit tired but not by the work itself, by knowing people, sometimes i wish not to know what i know u see, almost 15 years on cam & dealing with soo many people, members & cam girls from all over the world, oh well, it's a heavy 'baggage' to carry. A brain wash would help haha, to start all new & fresh & have the enthusiasm i had many years ago.
But what I'm saying is; you can change your reality. You don't have to accept it. You already said it yourself, "start fresh" it's never too late!
xoprincessremy
08-12-2015, 09:46 AM
where are the HD720 file settings?
were they officially released yet?
I know SM announced the new HD720 requirement in July, but WHERE are the settings for it?
Yessss, now it's a fresh start for me, if SM is going to expand site to Europe & buy new traffic here & give us a little more exposure to work with & attract new customers from the continent then i am all happy, it's what i said few pages back, that we have the chance to make more now, we can shine, I WILL SHINE & START from scratch with members who value me :)
I was talking about the present & the past plus the future in my posts here in the last pages of this thread, if u did not read my posts in the last days u dont get the whole picture of what i am saying. Off to have dinner now, cheers!
Blovely
08-12-2015, 10:47 AM
where are the HD720 file settings?
were they officially released yet?
I know SM announced the new HD720 requirement in July, but WHERE are the settings for it?
They haven't actually released the settings yet. Ladies have just been changing their settings to I think 1280 x 720 with a birate of 1500(or however high you can go). A few ladies have posted what settings they've been using these last few days/weeks.
kortneykay
08-12-2015, 10:47 AM
Yessss, now it's a fresh start for me, if SM is going to expand site to Europe & buy new traffic here & give us a little more exposure to work with & attract new customers from the continent then i am all happy, it's what i said few pages back, that we have the chance to make more now, we can shine, I WILL SHINE & START from scratch with members who value me :)
I was talking about the present & the past plus the future in my posts here in the last pages of this thread, if u did not read my posts in the last days u dont get the whole picture of what i am saying. Off to have dinner now, cheers!
Enjoy your dinner. Hopefully you won't need to rely on SM to bring traffic to you. If they don't, then what? You have to step your own pussy up. Enjoy your day.
KatyBoleyn
08-12-2015, 10:51 AM
where are the HD720 file settings?
were they officially released yet?
I know SM announced the new HD720 requirement in July, but WHERE are the settings for it?
They're in beta right now with this and it is heavily affecting placement. I'm not sure when they'll be released to the general public, but you can tweak your settings a bit to get close to or exceed the 720 requirements.
SimoneGray
08-12-2015, 11:18 AM
With regards to the new placement, settings and all the other stuff...here's what I think. First off, I'm from South Africa. We have shittier internet than most places (upload speeds of 3 are considered good) and yea according to SM's new rankings girls from this region are NOWHERE basically because the demand is for girls from other areas. So yea, if I want to get back on SM and give it a good go, best believe I will be duking it out on page 7 or some bullshit like that. But you know what? I will fucking triumph anyways because I'll find other ways to market myself and let all the people that love me know where I am and where to find me.
I will be the motherfucking queen of page 7 or whatever.
Also, if a site doesn't work for you anymore, CHANGE!! Change and hustle your ASS OFF wherever else you land up. I have switched "main" sites 3 times and am now working the fringe of camsites and I still pay my fucking bills on time (mostly) and take care of business. New Model status is given to everyone everywhere and you can make or break yourself on a site depending on how you use that. Don't be scared of changing up where you work and how you work. Seriously. When I left SM for the first time to leave my studio, I was terrified because I thought my money was all gone. Nowadays I make more money than I ever saw on SM working elsewhere.
Will I go back to SM? Yes, because more eggs, more money. I do have an active account and I will start working it again, but as a secondary site most likely, but if I find myself too limited by the new settings, there will always be other places that will embrace me, my fat ass and my personality. Camland demands you to be a chameleon, adapt to whatever background/environment you are in.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents.
anonymous camgirl
08-12-2015, 11:55 AM
Still NO check today! Anyone else? I am in Florida..
YOU SUCK SM with ur damn disconnects, wtf is wrong there with ur servers? Tried several settings from medium to high, i still get disconnected from my room and it's not me! Fix this, come on!
euro_princess
08-12-2015, 04:00 PM
Off topic but can't wonder,if being in the studio and they dont give you good placement anymore why are you still with them ?You can always start on your own.With the succes you say you have now on sm you should be able to make the same money on another site while waiting for your new sm account.Also if you build your placement by working you should be able to do that again.None of my business probably but it makes me wonder why would someone give a % from their hard worked money if they have no benefits in exchange.
Also I noticed you have a lot of "inside "info,any idea why they took out for EE the option to set USA as a display country ?Still they let girls from romanian studio set USA but not the others.Favoritism ?
Because I can't quit 30k favorites that easy. I've worked my ass for that, literally. My studio takes away 5%. I have plans with those (future) money. And when you get to a certain level of earnings, you don't have patience anymore to start over, you expect everything. Bad habbit.
I have no idea what's the thing with the display country. Before they used to let you have whatever you wanted to. I wonder how you figured it out somebody doesn't live in a certain country. Display country it's not your natal country, it's strictly the location one, otherwise european girls who live in US wouldn't have it.
oCURIOUSo
08-12-2015, 05:05 PM
Because I can't quit 30k favorites that easy. I've worked my ass for that, literally. My studio takes away 5%. I have plans with those (future) money. And when you get to a certain level of earnings, you don't have patience anymore to start over, you expect everything. Bad habbit.
I have no idea what's the thing with the display country. Before they used to let you have whatever you wanted to. I wonder how you figured it out somebody doesn't live in a certain country. Display country it's not your natal country, it's strictly the location one, otherwise european girls who live in US wouldn't have it.
Not just that, those of us who do well and support ourselves/our families can't afford to drop down to being a new model on another site, because while some of our tippers may come from our 1st site, they never all come and it's hard to convince people on a new site that you're worth your rates. Especially coming from a site like SM and moving to MFC or Chatturbate where you can just pop in and out of rooms and see free shows all night.
It makes no sense to go from "sorry you have to pay to play" to doing free shows in hopes of people tipping.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to hand that money over to my studio any more than the next girl, but jumping from one site to another isn't as easy as it sounds.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-12-2015, 05:44 PM
Thank u love, maybe it does not matter & people wont care but i know i voiced my opinion & frustration so people are at least a little bit more aware of how things really are/feel out of their limited horizon. I am not a skype type of girl, i dont feel like trying indy, dont have the energy, health or age for trying a new avenue now, i will stay on SM & make money the way i can regardless of all disadvantages because i know i am awesome & people love me for what i am & the shows i offer, the guys who buy my shows always leave satisfied & return for more.
Hugs & much love xxx!
ETA: on that personality test it says i am Turbulent lol, yeah it's in my blood, cant help it, my 'mission' here on this forum is to make people aware of things they dont know about, to help them wider their horizon & perception, to see at 360 degrees lol, how could they know more if nobody tells them, right? So i am here to tell. That is all :)
Yes I know, you like to rage and be the catalyst. I get it. I like people who go against the grain.
nettienette
08-12-2015, 09:54 PM
Hey girls! Today was my first day on SM - it was good! However I'm trying to get the encoder and every time I try to install it I get an error saying "“Install” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should eject the disk image." I have a Mac and I'm running the beta OS El Capitan. Do I ned to downgrade back down to not be in beta anymore? Does the encoder really make that much of a difference?
SoloGirl
08-13-2015, 12:54 AM
Hey,what is happening with streamate today?FMLE get disconnected several times.It s my internet bad today or do you encounter the same problem ?
Not just that, those of us who do well and support ourselves/our families can't afford to drop down to being a new model on another site, because while some of our tippers may come from our 1st site, they never all come and it's hard to convince people on a new site that you're worth your rates. Especially coming from a site like SM and moving to MFC or Chatturbate where you can just pop in and out of rooms and see free shows all night.
It makes no sense to go from "sorry you have to pay to play" to doing free shows in hopes of people tipping.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to hand that money over to my studio any more than the next girl, but jumping from one site to another isn't as easy as it sounds.
Because I can't quit 30k favorites that easy. I've worked my ass for that, literally. My studio takes away 5%. I have plans with those (future) money. And when you get to a certain level of earnings, you don't have patience anymore to start over, you expect everything. Bad habbit.
I have no idea what's the thing with the display country. Before they used to let you have whatever you wanted to. I wonder how you figured it out somebody doesn't live in a certain country. Display country it's not your natal country, it's strictly the location one, otherwise european girls who live in US wouldn't have it.
Oh ur SM studio 'ONLY' takes 5%? That is good believe me! When i started with the studios 15 years ago they paid us either $200 per month + a little measly 5% commission or for the second i worked on, 25% from the money we made (our share) & the rest of 75$ they kept for themselves greedy bastards! That was when working on the 1st cam site on the market, Ifriends.
Glad things changed to what it is now for u babes, 5% is nothing compared with how much money u can make also because u have the SM "support" as their studio girls and trust me, there is support whether u know it or not. Giving all that up will mean 'suicide' business wise lol, i can see why u dont wanna leave. 5% to give away from thousands is nothing but 5% extra added to less money, well, the math says u in a win win situation now so yea, stay there & work ur way up and make that money babes! If i wanted to continue cam career for a number of years from now on & stay in the business i would go to a good studio myself but i want out of cam business, is not making me happy anymore, i reached the saturation level, i wanna do something else. Good luck to u all!
ETA: plus working in a studio is soo much better business wise, u have all the equipment to use in their studio, is not ur responsibility to pay for things like internet, air conditioning or heat (cant afford A.C at home anymore so i sweat my ass off here & barely able to work in this heat or wear way too much clothes in winter cause even with an extra heater its not warm enough), the studio offers it all including tech. support & proper cam space.
Working at home is not always the best solution when u live with the parents let's say or u dont have enough space and/or privacy or proper working conditions. Plus if u are in a studio u work longer hrs than if u are at home, i can see why SM 'punish' me with less traffic in my room lol, i looked up my hrs & it says i worked 46 hrs in the last 30 days? My average is around 50 hrs per month!! There are people who work these hours in a week! But i know why i dont work longer hrs, i just cant because of living conditions, lack of privacy & health issues so yeah; i have in my Ranking page most parameters to Excellent except the hours & Round trip, these i cant help with, the round trip shows of 250-300 (is the long distance between me & SM servers) & the hours, oh well, cant help it either, i do what i can, there is no way for me i can cam 90 hrs per month or more.
JessRyan
08-13-2015, 06:49 AM
I"m not very good when it comes to computer/pc stuff, but this helped me and I found them by accident, look up Streamate Recruiting videos on youtube. Vanessa has a few helpful videos on youtube that helped me when installing the encoder. Hope that helps.
JessRyan
08-13-2015, 06:50 AM
Hey girls! Today was my first day on SM - it was good! However I'm trying to get the encoder and every time I try to install it I get an error saying "“Install” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should eject the disk image." I have a Mac and I'm running the beta OS El Capitan. Do I ned to downgrade back down to not be in beta anymore? Does the encoder really make that much of a difference?
I meant my above answer for you ooops
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-13-2015, 07:44 AM
Where am I, on Mars?
42302
^^^ Awww, u get that when online (streaming) or when offline (not streaming)? Must be a glitch wtf? That number??!!
42303
These i get when offline but it's almost the same when online, the round trip i mean.
euro_princess
08-13-2015, 08:07 AM
^ That's when you stream (Round trip time). Every time when you log in, that value resets to 0, when you log off you'll see the last value you had. Shows how long it takes from the moment when your information leaves the computer, until it gets in the servers at SM. Basically, shows the delay in your chat room (video/sound). It's a big factor for the position, once it goes over 350-400 you start dropping on the page.
Multiple factors can affect it. Sometimes it's not your computer or the internet, but the node connection where the information goes in.
Edit: You should improve your online hours, they help your position too.