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StephanieXS
02-07-2013, 03:12 PM
That "Aaahh" sound is awesome. I got a 25 Goldtip last night from a regular. He always tips 25 after his privates but was having a rough day so just came in and tipped 25 Gold in free chat.

CourtneyRaine
02-07-2013, 03:30 PM
An MFC regular visited me on Streamate this afternoon and tipped 20 Gold, and then another 30 Gold (to make it a total of $50 for 20 custom pics). The 30 Gold tip made that cool "Ahhhhh" sound. :) I got 2 new tippers today, and a new guy went exclusive. This is an improvement from my last few days on SM, so yay!

That's awesome BrownFox! I just have to ask though (because I have this problem) does it make you upset knowing that you would have made $25 off of that if the guy would have tipped you through MFC? I dunno what % you are making on SM but it's less than MFC. How do you get over that? I have been trying other sites but I get so frustrated calculating what I would have made had I done the exact same thing on my higher % site and I just give up with the lower % ones.

TheBrownFox
02-07-2013, 03:56 PM
That's awesome BrownFox! I just have to ask though (because I have this problem) does it make you upset knowing that you would have made $25 off of that if the guy would have tipped you through MFC?

Yeah, it usually is upsetting, but today it made me happy because every dollar earned today on SM is very much needed ASAP. If I had gotten it on MFC, I would've had to wait til February 16th to have it in my hands. But since I got it on SM (daily pay), I should have the money tomorrow morning.

Marina Starr
02-07-2013, 05:51 PM
Are you gonna go shopping boo?

Yeah, it usually is upsetting, but today it made me happy because every dollar earned today on SM is very much needed ASAP. If I had gotten it on MFC, I would've had to wait til February 16th to have it in my hands. But since I got it on SM (daily pay), I should have the money tomorrow morning.

TheBrownFox
02-07-2013, 06:31 PM
Are you gonna go shopping boo?


Only for food and Children's Claritin...lol. :)

Snowy0Star
02-07-2013, 06:33 PM
Only for food and Children's Claritin...lol. :)

its still shopping just not the fun kind XD

TheBrownFox
02-07-2013, 06:37 PM
And Carmex...I can't forget about the Carmex. I'm just about out...lol.
http://www.estetica-design-forum.com/attachments/graphic-design-web-design-help/9069d1347268827-please-tell-me-what-you-think-carmex-brand-cherry-carmex.jpg

ScarletSage
02-08-2013, 07:00 AM
Did you ever notice the 3, 2, 1 on the right top corner of the streaming page? What does it mean?

TheBrownFox
02-08-2013, 07:46 AM
Did you ever notice the 3, 2, 1 on the right top corner of the streaming page? What does it mean?


It does that periodically while you're in public chat because it's getting ready to snap a picture of you live in your room. Then that would be the picture that shows up on your profile as the main photo. But you can e-mail SM and ask them to change it so that instead of that, the main pic can just be one of your other profile photos. That's what I did because I don't want guys seeing some retarded-looking picture of me when I'm in the middle of doing my "Yo, Adrian!" Sylvester Stallone impersonation...lol.

selinas
02-08-2013, 09:17 AM
I've had soo many guys asking me exactly where I live, about my phone number etc today. One asked lots of questions like if I'm single, what I'm looking for in a guy, when he can come visit me... and he seemed genuinely confused when I told him I can't really answer those questions.

Later he sent me this message:
"hey im sorry but since I open up your video chat and saw you I fell inlove with you well I wish u the best n hope on day I could be next to you talking and on a date having a good time"

What do they hope to gain by marketing as a dating site..?

Cammi
02-08-2013, 09:31 AM
What do they hope to gain by marketing as a dating site..?

Traffic. Specially, lonely men. Even if they don't immediately spend money on taking girls pvt to try and date us, lonely men still gotta jack off. And when they're horny and lonely, what's better than one on one time with an actual girl? (Besides escorts :P) It's about just getting their site out there, so once these guys know it exists and what it really is SM is expecting that they'll come back to spend.

CourtneyRaine
02-08-2013, 09:49 AM
I think advertising as a dating site is dumb because you get a lot of pissed of models and guys. BUT. The other day I did have someone tell me, "Wow, this was actually just like a date." He'd spent a couple of hours in my free chat hanging out and tipping me, took me for a couple of privates as well, we laughed and joked like normal when we weren't having sexy time. Over the course of two hours he ended up droppong over $100 bucks on me and he compared that amount and what we did to what would have happened if we were on a real life date. So... Yeah maybe Sm is thinking like this guy, if dudes can't get a real life date they'll settle for an online "date" with a cam girl?

Snowy0Star
02-08-2013, 10:13 AM
Maybe that is a good theory but I think the kind of guy you had come few and far between. I think that the guys we get in our chat that come from dating sites expect us to give it all up for free because they exect us to flirt and show our goods for nothing so we can make them want to date us. Then when they found out we're pay to play they lash out and now with the new tagging its just another way for them to whine bitch and complain

laurielegs
02-08-2013, 10:54 AM
I hate that they advertise on dating sites, but in all the years I've been doing this I've never seen a successful site that does not do that. Streamate does know how to drive traffic and it's up to us to figure out how to sell.

Snowy0Star
02-08-2013, 10:57 AM
I hate that they advertise on dating sites, but in all the years I've been doing this I've never seen a successful site that does not do that.

That is something I did not know. Interesting...

Curvy Jane
02-08-2013, 11:30 AM
I hate that they advertise on dating sites, but in all the years I've been doing this I've never seen a successful site that does not do that. Streamate does know how to drive traffic and it's up to us to figure out how to sell.

Do you know if they advertise couples accounts on dating sites too?

PeachyPie
02-08-2013, 05:16 PM
ARGGHHHH OMG my encoder won't stop crashing!!!!! >:( At first I thought it was just my webcam (I use the Logitech C910 and sometimes it can be a little touchy- like if I bump it sometimes it cuts the stream) but now I know it's not. Any ideas? Maybe I need to update it?

Marina Starr
02-08-2013, 05:18 PM
Try uninstall and reinstall the Encoder? I have the same cam and haven't gotten any issues.

ARGGHHHH OMG my encoder won't stop crashing!!!!! >:( At first I thought it was just my webcam (I use the Logitech C910 and sometimes it can be a little touchy- like if I bump it sometimes it cuts the stream) but now I know it's not. Any ideas? Maybe I need to update it?

Missbeth
02-08-2013, 05:25 PM
ARGGHHHH OMG my encoder won't stop crashing!!!!! >:( At first I thought it was just my webcam (I use the Logitech C910 and sometimes it can be a little touchy- like if I bump it sometimes it cuts the stream) but now I know it's not. Any ideas? Maybe I need to update it?

My old cam did this...every time I moved my computer it disconnected. When I would move it it disconnected..
It's because it's been used so long the wire connections inside the plastic wire tubes are loose....time for a new cam in that case..
The same thing happens to laptop chargers, phone chargers...anything you use enough.

Also your Internet connection might be dropping and crashing the encoder...
Last month my Internet kept doing this... I'd have high speeds then bam nothing *crash* then high speeds again

Honestly it Could either be the can or Internet... If you have an old cam maybe try t and see if it still happens..that way you'll no which..

Orr like marina said uninstall and reinstall the encoder...
It's kinda a guessing game as to which thing it could be lol

PeachyPie
02-08-2013, 08:55 PM
I uninstalled and re-installed the encoder and it is still getting disconnected and the stream is SO FUCKING CHOPPY and messed up like I have no idea what the fuck is wrong with it and now I'm stressing out so bad. I can't afford to buy a new webcam, I have no disposable income! I just have camming and a call center job where I only make about $130 a week or less. It was working so great this morning! I just don't know what the hell happened ;____; I'm actually sitting here crying i am so frustrated.

PrincessLuna
02-08-2013, 08:57 PM
Is it doing this while you're streaming? Or does it happen when you just turn it on as well?

PeachyPie
02-08-2013, 09:01 PM
it has to be the actual webcam I think, I've had it for a few years and it's done this before- but lately it hadn't been an issue. I know it's not my internet connection. It did it a few times while I had the encoder up before I actually started streaming on SM and also while I was streaming on SM. When it wasn't cutting out the stream would freeze and be really choppy

ConnyLove
02-08-2013, 09:10 PM
I uninstalled and re-installed the encoder and it is still getting disconnected and the stream is SO FUCKING CHOPPY and messed up like I have no idea what the fuck is wrong with it and now I'm stressing out so bad. I can't afford to buy a new webcam, I have no disposable income! I just have camming and a call center job where I only make about $130 a week or less. It was working so great this morning! I just don't know what the hell happened ;____; I'm actually sitting here crying i am so frustrated.

I have had the same problem for a week it gets disconnected but the stream looks ok, I have tried many things and nothing seems to work out. I even bought a new modem, I work on naked, and I can use the encoder there without any issue, the worst thing is that SM support is almost non existent. So many girls getting issues and SM is such a big head that they don't care. Other sites do their best and help you out to sort the issues together.

TheBrownFox
02-08-2013, 09:19 PM
ARGGHHHH OMG my encoder won't stop crashing!!!!! >:( At first I thought it was just my webcam (I use the Logitech C910 and sometimes it can be a little touchy- like if I bump it sometimes it cuts the stream) but now I know it's not. Any ideas? Maybe I need to update it?

I posted about something like this in another thread on here. I have the Logitech HD C910 also, and if I lift it up off my laptop while camming, my video feed will freeze up completely. Then I have to unplug the cam, replug it, and start over again. I have no idea why it does this, and it sucks to think that I may have to spend money on ANOTHER webcam if the problem really is the cam itself. :(

ConnyLove
02-08-2013, 09:28 PM
I posted about something like this in another thread on here. I have the Logitech HD C910 also, and if I lift it up off my laptop while camming, my video feed will freeze up completely. Then I have to unplug the cam, replug it, and start over again. I have no idea why it does this, and it sucks to think that I may have to spend money on ANOTHER webcam if the problem really is the cam itself. :(

I have the same cam than you, but it works perfectly using the encoder on naked and I never get disconnected there.

PeachyPie
02-08-2013, 09:30 PM
I have had the same problem for a week it gets disconnected but the stream looks ok, I have tried many things and nothing seems to work out. I even bought a new modem, I work on naked, and I can use the encoder there without any issue, the worst thing is that SM support is almost non existent. So many girls getting issues and SM is such a big head that they don't care. Other sites do their best and help you out to sort the issues together.

Exactly! And their support has been soooo rude to me in the past, I hate having to interact with them at all!

PeachyPie
02-08-2013, 09:39 PM
I have had the same problem for a week it gets disconnected but the stream looks ok, I have tried many things and nothing seems to work out. I even bought a new modem, I work on naked, and I can use the encoder there without any issue, the worst thing is that SM support is almost non existent. So many girls getting issues and SM is such a big head that they don't care. Other sites do their best and help you out to sort the issues together.

I hate to hijack this thread- but how is Naked as far as traffic? I see that the pay out is 50% and that's awesome!

JaneBurgess
02-08-2013, 09:54 PM
That's happening to many performers on the site. It's their website, not your cam. Customer support has been told about the issues for months, ever since they upgraded the site. They need to fix the issues but who knows when that will happen.




it has to be the actual webcam I think, I've had it for a few years and it's done this before- but lately it hadn't been an issue. I know it's not my internet connection. It did it a few times while I had the encoder up before I actually started streaming on SM and also while I was streaming on SM. When it wasn't cutting out the stream would freeze and be really choppy

PrincessLuna
02-08-2013, 09:55 PM
Yeah, my encoder has been acting weird lately. It's fine when I start it, but the moment I connect it's lagged and choppy.

BellaBellini
02-09-2013, 11:23 AM
Have any of you been tracking the quality of traffic since mid November last year?

Streamate launched a new landing page promo campaign on the site FreeCamSecrets.com (http://www.freecamsecrets.com).

The site already has a US Alexa ranking of 540 which is very good in such little time.

Not surprisingly most of the traffic comes from tube sites, torrents, and file lockers...

Check out the thread on GFY (http://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1091888) if you are interested in the marketing side of things.

Anyway just wanted to check if any of you have noticed a huge spike in traffic lately and if it's working out for you $$$$$ wise;)

Snowy0Star
02-09-2013, 12:01 PM
Have any of you been tracking the quality of traffic since mid November last year?

Streamate launched a new landing page promo campaign on the site FreeCamSecrets.com (http://www.freecamsecrets.com).

The site already has a US Alexa ranking of 540 which is very good in such little time.

Not surprisingly most of the traffic comes from tube sites, torrents, and file lockers...

Check out the thread on GFY (http://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1091888) if you are interested in the marketing side of things.

Anyway just wanted to check if any of you have noticed a huge spike in traffic lately and if it's working out for you $$$$$ wise;)

thats when i started last year and it hasnt really picked up at all yet like it should have from after the holidays

but thax for the links

SarahTime
02-09-2013, 01:08 PM
Have any of you been tracking the quality of traffic since mid November last year?

Streamate launched a new landing page promo campaign on the site FreeCamSecrets.com (http://www.freecamsecrets.com).

The site already has a US Alexa ranking of 540 which is very good in such little time.

Not surprisingly most of the traffic comes from tube sites, torrents, and file lockers...

Check out the thread on GFY (http://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1091888) if you are interested in the marketing side of things.

Anyway just wanted to check if any of you have noticed a huge spike in traffic lately and if it's working out for you $$$$$ wise;)

I think if anything this would cause a spike in freeloader traffic. After all the entire point is to tell guys how to get FREE live cam shows and not spend any money. And yah, I've definitely noticed a big increase in those kind of guys.

I hate that they have made it out to be like SM is the same as MFC. It's not. If you want MFC, go to MFC and let us SM models do things the way we want. I don't WANT to work like an MFC model, that's why I'm on SM and it really just irritates me how much SM customers expect it to be MFC v2.0. Sorry I'm NOT going to sit in my guest chat and talk to you FOR FREE. I'm not going to put on a show DURING a gold count down, I actually require that you PAY ME to see me perform. If you want to get something for free, go to MFC.

Sorry for the mini rant but yah, I've seen nothing but an influx of douche bag freeloaders, not quality paying traffic.

Snowy0Star
02-09-2013, 01:10 PM
I think if anything this would cause a spike in freeloader traffic. After all the entire point is to tell guys how to get FREE live cam shows and not spend any money. And yah, I've definitely noticed a big increase in those kind of guys.

You think this might be part of the reason? 0.0

PrincessLuna
02-09-2013, 01:12 PM
That thread is hilarious. They're talking about how gold shows are just the SMARTEST, GREATEST idea ever! How every girl could made $300 per gold show and that the best thing for them is to get totally naked before the show. Great theory, but I highly doubt they'd feel the same if they put it to practice for themselves everyday.

SarahTime
02-09-2013, 01:20 PM
That thread is hilarious. They're talking about how gold shows are just the SMARTEST, GREATEST idea ever! How every girl could made $300 per gold show and that the best thing for them is to get totally naked before the show. Great theory, but I highly doubt they'd feel the same if they put it to practice for themselves everyday.

Exactly. It WAS a great idea, it WAS amazing.

Until they ruined it for us. Until sites like THIS advertising site RUINED it. It used to be where you could EASILY get a guy to put in $5-10 for a show, $1/min was "a good deal" and guys threw the money in like nothing! Now? No way. 100+ guys in the room who have credit cards on file and could easily chip in, they would rather sit there with a $3 buy in being "too expensive" and beg for stuff, demand things, wait wait wait because they think you will get naked before the show starts. Now getting what used to be considered a reasonable goal with a "good deal" of a buy in, is like impossible.

So, thanks. Thanks for ruining it for us.

laurielegs
02-09-2013, 01:22 PM
I'm not going to put on a show DURING a gold count down, I actually require that you PAY ME to see me perform. If you want to get something for free, go to MFC.

It's not just the ads though.

I've seen so much stuff for free on SM, usually in gold show countdowns. Guys are starting to expect every model to get naked in free chat before the show.

SarahTime
02-09-2013, 01:25 PM
It's not just the ads though.

I've seen so much stuff for free on SM, usually in gold show countdowns. Guys are starting to expect every model to get naked in free chat before the show.

Yep, you are very right.

I think this has to do with the fact that the traffic we are getting just is not paying into our shows unless we give it away at dirt cheap or basically free. Girls are getting desperate to get pledges for shows, so they show more and more, lower their price less and less. Then what happens is that's what they expect.

So advertising us as "free" and girls becoming desperate and giving away more for less.... pretty much sucks.

PrincessLuna
02-09-2013, 01:25 PM
The fact that guys WON'T pay $1/min for a gold show makes me shake my damn head. And you're completely right SarahTime, it's advertisements like this that have completely ruined it. Yeah, it gets the guy "in the door" but it doesn't get them to open the wallet up. Advertise the hot women and the good deals (gold shows) NOT that they will get everything for FREE!

If you advertise for idiots, you're going to get idiots, but that doesn't mean they have money.

ABigNerd
02-09-2013, 01:30 PM
Hmmm...I just looked at my charts. I did have a huge spike in mid November where there shouldn't have been one. Other than that one spike, my income is increasing at a steady rate. I have noticed more guys complaining about models who aren't 'friendly enough'. It could be linked or we northerners could just be grumpy from cabin fever. Who knows?

SarahTime
02-09-2013, 01:35 PM
Hmmm...I just looked at my charts. I did have a huge spike in mid November where there shouldn't have been one. Other than that one spike, my income is increasing at a steady rate. I have noticed more guys complaining about models who aren't 'friendly enough'. It could be linked or we northerners could just be grumpy from cabin fever. Who knows?

My income is going up and up too.... but not from gold shows or giving things away for free.

Basically, it's not THIS ad and the traffic it brings that is making income go up. And if your income is going up on Streamate, you're lucky because from the sounds of it around here anyway, that's not the case for many models.

Snowy0Star
02-09-2013, 01:39 PM
Exactly. It WAS a great idea, it WAS amazing.

Until they ruined it for us. Until sites like THIS advertising site RUINED it. It used to be where you could EASILY get a guy to put in $5-10 for a show, $1/min was "a good deal" and guys threw the money in like nothing! Now? No way. 100+ guys in the room who have credit cards on file and could easily chip in, they would rather sit there with a $3 buy in being "too expensive" and beg for stuff, demand things, wait wait wait because they think you will get naked before the show starts. Now getting what used to be considered a reasonable goal with a "good deal" of a buy in, is like impossible.

So, thanks. Thanks for ruining it for us.


Yep, you are very right.

I think this has to do with the fact that the traffic we are getting just is not paying into our shows unless we give it away at dirt cheap or basically free. Girls are getting desperate to get pledges for shows, so they show more and more, lower their price less and less. Then what happens is that's what they expect.

So advertising us as "free" and girls becoming desperate and giving away more for less.... pretty much sucks.

What can you do about it tho? Just stick to our guns more and demand what we know is a 'fair rate' even tho for most its 'too much' do you honeslty think we'll ever be able to get the standard back to it should be?

PrincessLuna
02-09-2013, 01:42 PM
I remember reading in the AC forum about how guys will wait out girls who don't make goals because they know she'll go lower. That was more related to public shows, but I think it's an interesting point for GS as well. A lot of times if a girl doesn't make her goal, she'll go lower it. I really think it's that a lot of women need to stick to their guns and NOT lower themselves; but that's a large collection of women.

Snowy0Star
02-09-2013, 01:43 PM
I remember reading in the AC forum about how guys will wait out girls who don't make goals because they know she'll go lower. That was more related to public shows, but I think it's an interesting point for GS as well. A lot of times if a girl doesn't make her goal, she'll go lower it. I really think it's that a lot of women need to stick to their guns and NOT lower themselves; but that's a large collection of women.

It pisses me off the way these guys pull shit like that like they expect it all for nothing if they want free its called pornhub.com ...

SarahTime
02-09-2013, 01:45 PM
What can you do about it tho? Just stick to our guns more and demand what we know is a 'fair rate' even tho for most its 'too much' do you honeslty think we'll ever be able to get the standard back to it should be?

Hmm.... I have to think about this more in depth but my initial answer is this....

The camming veterans will stick to their guns and not give in to the lower prices and free shows, and will continue to make money.

The new cammers will give in because they don't know any better, charge less and give away more. Thus, make way less, and quit camming because it becomes not worth it.

I'm already seeing a huge gap between those of us that demand what we charge, and those who give it all away for free and are left at the end of the day not making very much. There doesn't seem to be much of a "middle ground".

I whole heartily believe that if you are going to "make it" camming, you absolutely cannot give in to "slow times" or freeloaders and lower your rates or start giving away more for less.

So what can you do about it? You can choose to remain one of the models that acknowledges that camming is a LUXURY and if you cannot afford even a measly $1/min you should not be on a cam site! You should be WORKING. I also know however, that times are tough for customers AND models, and so models get desperate and lower their standards. Again, this is a LUXURY industry, and those who cannot afford to buy the shows at decent rates, and models who are desperate and therefore lowering to rock bottom prices, probably do not belong in this industry. I apologize if that is harsh.

Snowy0Star
02-09-2013, 01:49 PM
Hmm.... I have to think about this more in depth but my initial answer is this....

The camming veterans will stick to their guns and not give in to the lower prices and free shows, and will continue to make money.

The new cammers will give in because they don't know any better, charge less and give away more. Thus, make way less, and quit camming because it becomes not worth it.

I'm already seeing a huge gap between those of us that demand what we charge, and those who give it all away for free and are left at the end of the day not making very much. There doesn't seem to be much of a "middle ground".

I whole heartily believe that if you are going to "make it" camming, you absolutely cannot give in to "slow times" or freeloaders and lower your rates or start giving away more for less.

So what can you do about it? You can choose to remain one of the models that acknowledges that camming is a LUXURY and if you cannot afford even a measly $1/min you should not be on a cam site! You should be WORKING. I also know however, that times are tough for customers AND models, and so models get desperate and lower their standards. Again, this is a LUXURY industry, and those who cannot afford to buy the shows at decent rates, and models who are desperate and therefore lowering to rock bottom prices, probably do not belong in this industry. I apologize if that is harsh.

I didnt think u were harsh at all. I know how r u if i didnt want to hear what u had to say i wouldnt have asked you =^y^=

SarahTime
02-09-2013, 01:49 PM
I remember reading in the AC forum about how guys will wait out girls who don't make goals because they know she'll go lower. That was more related to public shows, but I think it's an interesting point for GS as well. A lot of times if a girl doesn't make her goal, she'll go lower it. I really think it's that a lot of women need to stick to their guns and NOT lower themselves; but that's a large collection of women.

Exactly. She will lower either the buy in, the total goal, or LENGTHEN the show time to make it "more attractive". Many, many guys wait it out because they know the model will do this. Or, they will restart over and over.

I've gotten to the point where I'm like look.... if you want a show with me this is it. This is the price, the goal, the length. No restarting. No second tries, no lowering the amount. And I have found that over time it has become sort of "known" that I am not a model who will give in to this stuff. If they can't make the goal, TOO BAD, they can do private if they want a show.

And yah, it's hard to do that and get to that point, especially if you NEED the money. But over the long haul I really believe you can make it part of your "brand" for lack of a better description. Eventually the guys will get it that if they want a show with you, they need to pony up and pony up fast before the timer runs out.

PrincessLuna
02-09-2013, 01:49 PM
Hmm.... I have to think about this more in depth but my initial answer is this....

The camming veterans will stick to their guns and not give in to the lower prices and free shows, and will continue to make money.

The new cammers will give in because they don't know any better, charge less and give away more. Thus, make way less, and quit camming because it becomes not worth it.

I'm already seeing a huge gap between those of us that demand what we charge, and those who give it all away for free and are left at the end of the day not making very much. There doesn't seem to be much of a "middle ground".

I whole heartily believe that if you are going to "make it" camming, you absolutely cannot give in to "slow times" or freeloaders and lower your rates or start giving away more for less.

So what can you do about it? You can choose to remain one of the models that acknowledges that camming is a LUXURY and if you cannot afford even a measly $1/min you should not be on a cam site! You should be WORKING. I also know however, that times are tough for customers AND models, and so models get desperate and lower their standards. Again, this is a LUXURY industry, and those who cannot afford to buy the shows at decent rates, and models who are desperate and therefore lowering to rock bottom prices, probably do not belong in this industry. I apologize if that is harsh.

^^^^^ This is what I say in my room ALL the time. Guys come in and say I'm "too expensive" (actually, no) so I tell them my company and my body are not a necessity to their survival; I am a luxury and I will not lower myself to the prices that they beg me to. In fact, I need to RAISE it lol

Snowy0Star
02-09-2013, 01:50 PM
Exactly. She will lower either the buy in, the total goal, or LENGTHEN the show time to make it "more attractive". Many, many guys wait it out because they know the model will do this. Or, they will restart over and over.

I've gotten to the point where I'm like look.... if you want a show with me this is it. This is the price, the goal, the length. No restarting. No second tries, no lowering the amount. And I have found that over time it has become sort of "known" that I am not a model who will give in to this stuff. If they can't make the goal, TOO BAD, they can do private if they want a show.

And yah, it's hard to do that and get to that point, especially if you NEED the money. But over the long haul I really believe you can make it part of your "brand" for lack of a better description. Eventually the guys will get it that if they want a show with you, they need to pony up and pony up fast before the timer runs out.

So you only try once and thats it? You go back to free?

JaneBurgess
02-09-2013, 01:55 PM
Depends on where you look. If you look on Alexa for the last year, it shows a huge drop in traffic, which is pretty scary. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/streamate.com



Have any of you been tracking the quality of traffic since mid November last year?

Streamate launched a new landing page promo campaign on the site FreeCamSecrets.com (http://www.freecamsecrets.com).

The site already has a US Alexa ranking of 540 which is very good in such little time.

Not surprisingly most of the traffic comes from tube sites, torrents, and file lockers...

Check out the thread on GFY (http://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1091888) if you are interested in the marketing side of things.

Anyway just wanted to check if any of you have noticed a huge spike in traffic lately and if it's working out for you $$$$$ wise;)

SarahTime
02-09-2013, 01:55 PM
So you only try once and thats it? You go back to free?

Yes, I will start a gold countdown one time. If we don't get what I feel is "close enough" to the goal I will not take the show. I will thank the guys for their effort and remain in free chat. Usually what happens is there will be that one guy who REALLY wanted a show and "gives in" and takes me private. Then others will follow, sure there will be several 30 second peepers in the beginning of the private, but lately I have found that I make MORE money by not restarting a count down.

After I've spent time doing privates I'll try a gold show again. If we make it, great. If not, repeat the above.