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SweetieBitch
01-06-2016, 03:20 AM
What do you ladies do in free chat to entertain and convince guys to do private shows? I can't even get guys to stay in my room long enough to even hold a simple conversation.
Putting something interesting in your topic description (games, tip menu, even a question or a favorite quote) can act as a good ice breaker for conversation. Personally I list my tip menu, which has typical stuff like flashes/spanks, but also more entertaining options like topless juggling. If you have a unique skill or fun activity you can do that doesn't involve breaking free chat rules, maybe give it a try. Works well for me but YMMV. I've never worked a token site but sometimes I think my free chat on SM has a similar vibe, which makes slow nights when I'm not getting any privates much more tolerable.
I rarely have to "convince" guys to go private. In my experience, if they find you interesting and like your personality, they'll take you on their own. I say hello to everyone and try to create a rapport/connection with people in free chat first, as I find it tends to weed out quickie time-wasting losers and gets me longer, better privates in the end.
BadBitch
01-06-2016, 09:22 AM
Everything or they don't have much going on for them. People who are happy, secure and confident don't feel the need to bring others down. They have no reason to, they just DON'T! I always tell miserable people that 'it's in my heart to forgive and I'll keep them in my prayers'. They fucking need Jesus!
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Yes!!!! I always ask if they need a virtual hug.
ravenskyy
01-06-2016, 10:37 AM
Putting something interesting in your topic description (games, tip menu, even a question or a favorite quote) can act as a good ice breaker for conversation. Personally I list my tip menu, which has typical stuff like flashes/spanks, but also more entertaining options like topless juggling. If you have a unique skill or fun activity you can do that doesn't involve breaking free chat rules, maybe give it a try. Works well for me but YMMV. I've never worked a token site but sometimes I think my free chat on SM has a similar vibe, which makes slow nights when I'm not getting any privates much more tolerable.
I rarely have to "convince" guys to go private. In my experience, if they find you interesting and like your personality, they'll take you on their own. I say hello to everyone and try to create a rapport/connection with people in free chat first, as I find it tends to weed out quickie time-wasting losers and gets me longer, better privates in the end.
Thanks for the advice. I haven't been on cam in 2 weeks because I was feeling lost. I'm going to put all the advice I've been given to work tomorrow.
PrettyPuppet
01-06-2016, 04:08 PM
Is there a way to have streamate keep your biopic as the icon in the menu? I finally checked my placement today and they had a really blurry screenshot for me.
addytoi
01-06-2016, 04:25 PM
You have to email them an request it.
sovereignv
01-06-2016, 04:28 PM
^ Yes, email them and ask for a static biopic. They should just make that an option by default!
Edit: Oops, beaten to it.
brittany_bitch
01-07-2016, 01:10 AM
is there a way to open an old account back up that was closed to switch to a studio? had to make a new one but just wondering if i ever decided to go back would my old account be there with all my tags and comments and stuff thanks
brittany_bitch
01-07-2016, 02:55 AM
i mean wtf is goin on where is my placement boost????? i had 4 1/2 stars cause its hard being sick and then havin to work for literally nothing i dont know wtf the issue is but once i started a new account and lost my comments and tags i have not had a good day yet i hear work more u havent worked bla fuckin bla how do u expect someone to literally work for nothing i was a page one 100 dollars in 5 hour person sm gave me all i have and now im pay losin it all because of a stupid ass greedy decision impatient on my part and this is where it got me losing my home because i cannot pay house taxes and losing my fuckin fridge stove n my kids fucking bed friday because everytime i fuckin try i make 2 or 5 dolars an hour this shit is crazy i do not get it wtffff
brittany_bitch
01-07-2016, 02:56 AM
i got 5 stars n when all the way back to 4 never been so dam hard to get one star
pippapippa
01-07-2016, 06:53 PM
There's a girl on Streamate who is literally just a video playing over and over again. I'm sure some of you know about "her," but I've never seen her before. The profile has a lot of comments and someone is monitoring the chat. I fucking hate that Streamate is allowing an obvious scammer on the site.
Chellyinparadise
01-07-2016, 07:06 PM
There's a girl on Streamate who is literally just a video playing over and over again. I'm sure some of you know about "her," but I've never seen her before. The profile has a lot of comments and someone is monitoring the chat. I fucking hate that Streamate is allowing an obvious scammer on the site.
I believe that has been going on for years, if im not mistaken. Its so obvious and ridiculous i know.
pippapippa
01-07-2016, 07:07 PM
^^ Does the porn star who is being used for that know her image is being stolen? I would be so angry if I were her.
Chellyinparadise
01-07-2016, 07:09 PM
^^ Does the porn star who is being used for that know her image is being stolen?
I dont know about that maybe others can answer that. I just know ive heard about it before and they are still doing it.
ZafinaX
01-07-2016, 07:40 PM
There's a girl on Streamate who is literally just a video playing over and over again. I'm sure some of you know about "her," but I've never seen her before. The profile has a lot of comments and someone is monitoring the chat. I fucking hate that Streamate is allowing an obvious scammer on the site.
I think I posted about her a few days ago...and there's like the same elevator/porn movie music playing right? LOL
heyho
01-07-2016, 08:59 PM
^^^ *butts in* Omg who is it? Someone PM me the link. Maybe if enough of us report the scammer he/she'll finally get kicked off.
Every now and then I get a guy who's skeptical that I'm not a recording. They probably stumbled on scammers like that and felt cheated/put off. Bad for all of us.
BadBitch
01-07-2016, 10:28 PM
^^^ *butts in* Omg who is it? Someone PM me the link. Maybe if enough of us report the scammer he/she'll finally get kicked off.
Every now and then I get a guy who's skeptical that I'm not a recording. They probably stumbled on scammers like that and felt cheated/put off. Bad for all of us.
Yes! I'm curious, too! I can think of one person who plays vids.
MyRealNameIsWeird
01-07-2016, 11:52 PM
Keep getting logged off every time a pvt ends and I forgot to check and just sat here like an idiot wondering why I wasn't getting any visitors.........
Did I mention it's now signing off time? I'm pissed. It was just 30min, but I'm pissed.
DeepThoughts
01-08-2016, 12:11 AM
Can someone PM me with the name of the model as well? I would like to see it. Is it actually not allowed? I dont think I've ever seen anything on SM saying you cant do that and if its a famous porn star she is probably running it herself! Its on these men who use it to figure out that they are watching/paying for a recording :D
brittany_bitch
01-08-2016, 01:43 AM
so recordings are not allowed? who is it pm me too plzzz
Nina_Flash
01-08-2016, 03:12 AM
Hi guys I am a newbie to camming, I did my first night on sm lastnight. I feel a bit lost girls like what's good to do in my show and how does this all work any advice and tips would be very much appreciated right now.i really could do with a good pep talk from you experienced ladies lol
DeepThoughts
01-08-2016, 03:17 AM
^^Really? Try going to stripperweb.com and reading everything there. Read until your eyes bleed! Eat something, Read more!
Sally Says
01-08-2016, 04:13 AM
does anyone in here manage sm without an i7?
ive just been approved and ive tried smbroadcast, obs and the browser so i think i have to just admit that if i cant get it to not lag then its my machine...
i tried watching myself on my ipad, the picture looked good (just a few seconds behind real life) however a few guys in the room kept telling me it was laggy
^^^ i have a HP i5 desktop pc and good connection & i work SM with the 720HD settings just fine, my only problem is the SM broadcaster, for some reason is not working well for me (i cant have a 100% smooth stream with it) but Adobe encoder works great. So what machine u working with there?
mint_
01-08-2016, 07:52 AM
does anyone in here manage sm without an i7?
ive just been approved and ive tried smbroadcast, obs and the browser so i think i have to just admit that if i cant get it to not lag then its my machine...
i tried watching myself on my ipad, the picture looked good (just a few seconds behind real life) however a few guys in the room kept telling me it was laggy
I have in i3 and do just fine with the HD settings. SMBroadcast doesn't broadcast me the 720 settings though. It drops me down to lower settings. But the Adobe Encoder is wonderful for me. Sometimes my video gets extremely pixelated and I have to refresh my router, but it works good after that.
MyRealNameIsWeird
01-08-2016, 08:29 AM
does anyone in here manage sm without an i7?
ive just been approved and ive tried smbroadcast, obs and the browser so i think i have to just admit that if i cant get it to not lag then its my machine...
i tried watching myself on my ipad, the picture looked good (just a few seconds behind real life) however a few guys in the room kept telling me it was laggy
Yeah, mine is an i3 and I use the encoder. BUT it's a dedicated cam laptop, so it's stripped of all background programs and I run CCleaner on it daily to keep it tidy. I hardly even browse on it. It actually works out better than using my much smoother i5 "vanilla" laptop for vanilla work AND cams. Too much background stuff from both of them to let me do the other. But split they work a dream.
That said, I'm looking forward to a brand new rig soon.
Girly_Girl
01-08-2016, 10:57 AM
Yesterday I was doing a gold show and I had a producer come in my room and said this:
Producer_11: Hello, when doing goldshows make sure that you are allowing all our external site members to buy in for the show. this is done by checking the allow external viewers box on the goldshow setup window. ty
What is he talking about? Does everyone have this box now? Or do I just have it because I started a website thru modelcentro?
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
01-08-2016, 11:21 AM
Yesterday I was doing a gold show and I had a producer come in my room and said this:
Producer_11: Hello, when doing goldshows make sure that you are allowing all our external site members to buy in for the show. this is done by checking the allow external viewers box on the goldshow setup window. ty
What is he talking about? Does everyone have this box now? Or do I just have it because I started a website thru modelcentro?
It's a scam and you should not turn it on. And yup it's because you have a membership site. No producer will enter your room and tell you that. That was a con artist.
Issabelle
01-08-2016, 12:08 PM
I'd go a step further and report that one to Liz if you have screen shots or the member banned from your room (so you have ID number of the user). She'll possibly want to know someone is impersonating a producer. Might not give a shit, but also might care.
Girly_Girl
01-08-2016, 12:12 PM
It's a scam and you should not turn it on. And yup it's because you have a membership site. No producer will enter your room and tell you that. That was a con artist.
Oh wow, glad I didn't turn it on, but he was in green? I was thinking that I read in here that if the producer was in green that it was legit?
Girly_Girl
01-08-2016, 12:13 PM
It's a scam and you should not turn it on. And yup it's because you have a membership site. No producer will enter your room and tell you that. That was a con artist.
Oh wow, glad I didn't turn it on, but he was in green? I was thinking that I read in here that if the producer was in green that it was legit?
Issabelle
01-08-2016, 12:28 PM
Oh wow, glad I didn't turn it on, but he was in green? I was thinking that I read in here that if the producer was in green that it was legit?
Green actually just means the dude was viewing you from an external chat site, so he was on yours and trying to get you to get it turned on for a free show. I won't go into details publicly, but the security on external shows is VERY easy to hack so dudes can view you for free WITHOUT a site membership if they know how. So yes, that.
sovereignv
01-08-2016, 01:46 PM
Can anyone help me with this? I recently got a new computer and tonight's my first time streaming on it. SM keeps logging me out from my dashboard even while I'm streaming... meaning, when I try to check notes on members for instance, it just tells me "You need to be logged in to view this". I do log in and keep the dashboard tab open but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Help :(
Edit: I'm using Chrome on Windows 10, btw.
Blovely
01-08-2016, 01:49 PM
^^^Sounds like its the browser you're using. I had that same issue when I used a certain browser. I would try a different browser.
sovereignv
01-08-2016, 04:33 PM
Thank you for your reply. Can anyone recommend a decent browser besides Chrome or Firefox? I use Chrome on my other computer too and I've never had this issue.
Edit: Never thought I'd say this in my life, but I'll try IE for now and see if that helps.
Blovely
01-08-2016, 05:46 PM
Thank you for your reply. Can anyone recommend a decent browser besides Chrome or Firefox? I use Chrome on my other computer too and I've never had this issue.
Edit: Never thought I'd say this in my life, but I'll try IE for now and see if that helps.
When I had the issue I was using Opera. If both Chrome and Firefox are giving you issues I would try restarting your computer, reinstalling the browsers, refreshing your system, if none of that works then I'd do a system restore.
brittany_bitch
01-08-2016, 06:28 PM
r u allowed to use webcam decoy lol that would be awesome if u could streamate leaves up those pre rec shows neway lmao
hyori
01-08-2016, 06:39 PM
Has anyone tried to use a looped version of themselves? You would still need to sit there and type back and then throw up the other video source when you go to private. You could randomize a few different clips and everything. No need to get made up, you can "work" 24/7 etc.
^^^ Typing this here in open forum is a bit too much IMO, cam sites dont allow such practices from models unless they do it on purpose with the accounts some of us noticed already, i wont advice anyone doing what u just said hyori, it's not worth the trouble.
brittany_bitch
01-08-2016, 07:07 PM
lol i was just sayin i wouldnt do it but think it would be cool i dont see why it is not allowed honestly it makes them models and the sites money
^^^ i know it would be nice not to have to get ready for cam and all the fuss but cam sites wont allow this because that's not the service people pay for, members want live interaction and pay good money for it, that's the whole purpose of a live cam show, that's why vids are cheaper cause they not live performance.
If sites find out about such practices they will ban the accounts, it happened in the past, models tried it and they been caught.
lgrr24
01-09-2016, 12:45 AM
Hi everyone, on my first week camming. Super slow on SM today, is that normal for a friday? I would have thought the opposite.
Also wanted to say thankyou to everybody, i wouldnt have been half as prepared without all of the info and advice on this forum.
heyho
01-09-2016, 03:38 AM
^It's probably because your placement won't be that great yet until you put in more hours, get some good ratings, and increase your hourly wage. My first day I made a whole $8 and had shitty traffic. You have to put in the hours to see your placement rise, and then traffic will correspondingly get much better.
Hxchayley
01-09-2016, 03:52 AM
I have Geo blocker so I'm so happy I don't stress on placement lol. No tonight was pretty dead. I did pretty well but I was only busy with shows between 10 and 1130 PST then it died out almost completely. And honestly I wouldn't have made hardly Jack if my reg custies hadn't come through. If you're new you just need patience and confidence. Go through the motivational threads they have on this site. I did real REAL well Sunday but Monday through Wednesday we're such crap I didn't even get on last night. But hot myself all gussied up for tonight and did good ;) it's a hit and miss type work and a lot of the women are talking about how January is a pretty slow month because the guys are recooping their finances from the holidays. But tax time is RIGHT around the corner so HEEEEEY
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brittany_bitch
01-09-2016, 04:54 AM
is anyone else making 25 dollars in 12 hours? no just me ook never happened in my history ever the lowest i ever made hourly was 9 bucks and that actualy evend out to 16 hourly by the end of the week and that was on page 5 this shit is sad as hell
xoprincessremy
01-09-2016, 04:59 AM
no, Friday night/early Sat morning was terrible for me too.
christylive
01-09-2016, 05:33 AM
no, Friday night/early Sat morning was terrible for me too.
I had a few shows but it was beyond DEAD. Nothing but lurkers, beggars & those weird names that I'm still convinced are bots .... This entire wk was dead however I stuck it out and had some awesome lengthy shows.
Sally Says
01-09-2016, 06:05 AM
did a test broadcast, made $100 in a couple of hours yesterday. It most certainly wasnt dead for me
Nina_Flash
01-09-2016, 06:28 AM
Thanx for reply, okay I'm on it lol
BustyVixen
01-09-2016, 07:32 AM
Friday's are usually good for me but it was pretty slow. There was traffic but the silent non spending kind lol
audritwo
01-09-2016, 11:29 AM
Friday was the only day this week I had to struggle to make my goal. I'm alright when not everyday is easy money so I don't get arrogant.