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gbjenna
06-24-2020, 10:46 AM
I was wondering what everyone's opinion on tip menu items are? I had flash boobs up there....but then realised guys were just using it to see my tits right before they cum, rather than going private *facepalm*. But I can't decide if its better to have one or not?
I'm making almost nothing on SM right now soo
I'd say charge more for your tips so it's worth it. I don't mind doing flashes in free but if they want to see more/cum in free, they can pay for everyone else to enjoy me aswell!
SuperPookie
06-24-2020, 12:56 PM
I have streamed for 4 hours and made 0 on sm.
skyfall
06-24-2020, 01:48 PM
I am so sick of sm contest. My rate per h dropped from 120$/h to 40$/h. Time to get side hustle for contest weeks. It's like they turn off ads or something and the traffic is horrible. I am not gonna do crazy hours to get 25$ bonus.
skyfall
06-24-2020, 02:30 PM
Dont worry about the semi nude, and no goldshows. The post from open source was also a girl that I never saw doing a goldshows, or maybe one , twice a week.
I myself do nude but get away with semi nude, and no toys. You can make this work without those factors
what is open source? :O
minibagel
06-24-2020, 02:58 PM
This site is so freaking weird, all of a sudden is great and i get good guys spending, the next hour is dead AF not a single soul, the next it's full of beggars, WTF?
I don't get it either :( It's hot or cold for no rhyme or reason. First hour had reasonable traffic considering the contest and able to make $150. Took a break, signed back on and spent 46 minutes with totally dead ass traffic. Literally periods with no one coming in for like 3 minutes straight. Then all of a sudden 7 people show up instantly? What the heck? Also it's been glitchy af.
MsJess
06-24-2020, 03:11 PM
I mean, Fan club perks are cool and all, but have you heard about onlyfans paying 80% of the earnings? no? well yeah! pay us at least 50% COME ON! Thanks :)
MsJess
06-24-2020, 03:13 PM
I don't get it either :( It's hot or cold for no rhyme or reason. First hour had reasonable traffic considering the contest and able to make $150. Took a break, signed back on and spent 46 minutes with totally dead ass traffic. Literally periods with no one coming in for like 3 minutes straight. Then all of a sudden 7 people show up instantly? What the heck? Also it's been glitchy af.
yeah, i wonder why is it? when a have a dead ass chat, all of a suddent 10-15 ppl come into my room, it's like, am i being featured somewhere? and then after that i get buried among all of the other girls and my chat gets dead again? hehe... mysteries...
IvyRose
06-24-2020, 04:38 PM
what is open source? :O
No clue.... autocorrect changed my text. But it was about the picture i posted some posts before this actual one
Erika_Xstacy
06-24-2020, 04:51 PM
Has anyone tracked the consistency of when SM does these damn contests? Like, how often are they? 2 full week contests in one month is a bit much....
Going from $500-$600 days to maybe breaking $100 is bullshit.....
check the past contest. it list all of them
bigbum
06-24-2020, 09:28 PM
hmm for me hourly rate was only down by 5 $ per hour .. right now at about $59 per hour. during contest vs no contest. traffic was steady, with larger waves as stated above of 8 or 9 people ... then 2 to 3 people..
i havent noticed any large changes contest vs no contest... but then again i have no idea where i rank on any pages ..
JessRyan
06-25-2020, 12:53 PM
I was wondering what everyone's opinion on tip menu items are? I had flash boobs up there....but then realised guys were just using it to see my tits right before they cum, rather than going private *facepalm*. But I can't decide if its better to have one or not?
I'm making almost nothing on SM right now soo
oh my goodness I wish we could just customize this feature. I'd love to add more than 5 items & have an option to add my "spin" on an item. such as leave some areas blank to fill in. I always have the feeling they don't trust us on this site.
izshadow
06-25-2020, 12:57 PM
And that explains why I went from making bank to zero. I completely forgot its contest time. Ahhhhhhh damn it! I really need to be more aware. Haha
^^^ Maybe this too explains it (it's a pain to make something this week myself);
53221
is the highest number of online models i personally ever saw on SM, Wow!
bigbum
06-25-2020, 11:19 PM
so with sm connect which is the toy that is actually working for everyone right now? i am going to buy a toy....but am worried it wont work on the site since everyone is having issues ..
gbjenna
06-25-2020, 11:26 PM
so with sm connect which is the toy that is actually working for everyone right now? i am going to buy a toy....but am worried it wont work on the site since everyone is having issues ..
Ohmibod is the only one I’ve had and has always worked.
Ambercat
06-26-2020, 12:06 PM
I've got a lush2 and never had any problems connecting.
MissAdriana
06-26-2020, 04:38 PM
! I didn't want to be known as the failed gold show bb.
Lmao me
I feel ya, had the same experience this morning, chatty and not much tipping - I went from 47% paid time last week to now like maybe 11% - not going to kill my stats for this shit. I need to make a game plan for contest weeks... this sucks.....
WOW 47% a week!?!?!?! Wow I'm always at like 7 - 12
Lola4u
06-27-2020, 08:09 AM
Hey girls, is there anybody having troubles signing on ? I am told : "Your email address or password is incorrect." I didnt changed a damn thing. Is just me ? What to do ? Any idea , please ? Damn it ! Thank you .
ggminx
06-27-2020, 08:12 AM
anyone else having issues logging on where it just loops back to the login page after hitting sign in? i've cleared cookies and tried a couple browsers (chrome and edge)
Dahlia Fallon
06-27-2020, 08:12 AM
Hey girls, is there anybody having troubles signing on ? I am told : "Your email address or password is incorrect." I didnt changed a damn thing. Is just me ? What to do ? Any idea , please ? Damn it ! Thank you .
Don't worry. It has fallen over. Customers can't get in either so you aren't missing much. Get the kettle on.
Dahlia Fallon
06-27-2020, 08:13 AM
It's back now. Cancel the tea.
ggminx
06-27-2020, 08:15 AM
same thing! had flashes of that movie Cam...seems to be a pretty crappy kinda glitch today. and it seems to be fixed! fingers crossed
Hey girls, is there anybody having troubles signing on ? I am told : "Your email address or password is incorrect." I didnt changed a damn thing. Is just me ? What to do ? Any idea , please ? Damn it ! Thank you .
Lola4u
06-27-2020, 08:40 AM
same thing! had flashes of that movie Cam...seems to be a pretty crappy kinda glitch today. and it seems to be fixed! fingers crossed
Yea, its kind off fixed , more like not :)))))))))) I finally got online but not on Chrome- that i usually use to stream- but on Firefox, a regular tried to send me a message that it did not went through , a guy said he can not hear me so... i guess we gonna struggle today .Good Lord help us :)))))))
AcidYellow
06-27-2020, 02:13 PM
Omg Im just 20 away for the 50us bonus and the stupid traffic is sooo bad that makes it impossible¡¡¡¡ Im so pissed.always same bullshit. Dammmmm
princess_casual
06-28-2020, 04:14 AM
Has anyone lowered their rates due to the pandemic? I saw a few girls on SM put that in their room topic. I lowered my excl $1 even though I already feel like I don't charge much as compared to a lot of y'all (3.99/private, 5.99/exclusive). I just brought it back up a week or so ago and my $/hour is down already. Idk if it's the contest that is skewing the analysis though.
I've tried raising pvt but just wasn't as making as much per hour... I don't get it. I feel like so many girls on here charge double (even for semi nude) that but it just doesn't see to work for me and idk why.
MissAdriana
06-28-2020, 08:25 AM
Has anyone lowered their rates due to the pandemic?
Yes I lowered them March 12 big mistake because I just work harder to make the same amount
minibagel
06-28-2020, 09:18 AM
Yes I lowered them March 12 big mistake because I just work harder to make the same amount
Many, many times when it was slow, especially during contests, I would debate lowering my rates. Thinking maybe if I just lower it to something more reasonable I'd get more shows, but like you said you said- I'd just be working harder/longer to make the same amount. I have only increased my rates since the shutdown, my exclusive is now at the max for my account. Really made it worth it this past week during the contest!
MissAdriana
06-28-2020, 10:45 AM
Thinking maybe if I just lower it to something more reasonable I'd get more shows, but like you said you said- I'd just be working harder/longer to make the same amount.
My exact reasoning. 'If I charge less I'll be able to get 5 people in private at once and 5x the $' but then that never happens. Since I rejoined with the new rate analysis feature I STUPIDLY kept lowering, lower rates gave me a higher hourly but I can't forget about the bottom dollar at the end of the month what rates actually made me more $ in total is what I need to focus on
minibagel
06-28-2020, 11:12 AM
Princess_casual, I wanted to add that I would encourage you to raise your rates to at least 6.99/8.99 and never look back! Once guys get used to it you can slowly increase. You will attract more high quality clients and weed out a lot of bottom feeders this way.
bigbum
06-28-2020, 03:44 PM
Princess_casual, I wanted to add that I would encourage you to raise your rates to at least 6.99/8.99 and never look back! Once guys get used to it you can slowly increase. You will attract more high quality clients and weed out a lot of bottom feeders this way.
do you actually get/ask for tips as well during shows at that rate?
So i got my first fan-club subscriber, wanted to let u all know that even u dont see a tab or info in ur profile page regarding fan-club it is there, members can sign up for it, now behind his name is a red crown like in the picture.
I set my price with 10% discount for pvt and exclusive plus access to my video gallery at 29.99/month and i got $9 for the subscription.
Kinda disappointed with only $9 but it's monthly so will see how long the guy will keep his membership, some guys sign up, watch all videos and unsubscribe but i shall see, i hope he cant download the videos just watch them.
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MsJess
06-29-2020, 05:51 PM
are you guys able to use manycam with SM? It's not recognizing manycam for some reason and i can't adjust colours etc... ugh so stressful!!!
MsJess
06-29-2020, 08:02 PM
Yes I lowered them March 12 big mistake because I just work harder to make the same amount
I feel this way, i lowered my private rate and I'm actually only getting stupid 1 miute guys
JustineA
06-29-2020, 09:29 PM
Question regarding the cammodels payout link. I referred someone years ago through my cammodels link and they spent quite a bit of $$ and they came in with a new member-name recently. I saw I wasnt getting the cammodels extra $$$. I wrote in and they said that this member let his account go inactive and signed up at a later date therefore I wasnt entitled to the extra cammodels $$ . Is there any way to make sure that if we refer someone with our cammodels link we will forever get the extra cammodels money from those shows and not just the regular %? I read before that if their account goes inactive or if they make a new account with a new credit card we dont get the cammodels bonus money. Seems like there should be a way to ensure we always get that full cammodels link extra? Thanks
laurielegs
06-29-2020, 11:06 PM
are you guys able to use manycam with SM? It's not recognizing manycam for some reason and i can't adjust colours etc... ugh so stressful!!!
Manycam started doing this a few years ago with all the sites I tried it on, and also my stream was very degraded and pixelated. I switched to Verysoft and the stream is perfect colors and very clear.
gbjenna
06-30-2020, 12:51 AM
are you guys able to use manycam with SM? It's not recognizing manycam for some reason and i can't adjust colours etc... ugh so stressful!!!
I tried using many cam once and as Laurie said it kills your stream. Customers were saying to me that it wasn’t right.
It’s worth it 100% to pay the $20 for Verysoft and their support are really helpful and quick to reply too if you struggled to set it up
MissAdriana
06-30-2020, 07:52 AM
I feel this way, i lowered my private rate and I'm actually only getting stupid 1 miute guys
Go back !! LOL I went back recently and I'm definitely a little less tired doing the same hrs
princess_casual
06-30-2020, 10:00 AM
Princess_casual, I wanted to add that I would encourage you to raise your rates to at least 6.99/8.99 and never look back! Once guys get used to it you can slowly increase. You will attract more high quality clients and weed out a lot of bottom feeders this way.
I'm kinda scared I will scare away and lose all my regulars, especially now since the economy is messed up from the pandemic... If I have to lower them again because it doesn't work out I'll feel like such a fool. I already tried raising pvt a dollar once and my $/per hour suffered for it.
But you're making me want to give it a shot! I've been stuck making around 30-50$/hour for years and I feel like I can do better.
gbjenna
06-30-2020, 11:36 AM
Customers finding you on SM, chatting to you on there, but googling your name and finding you on a cheaper site and doing shows there on the sly, but regularly coming back to chat on SM? With a rare, occasional tip thrown in on SM..
Am I right to think this is a bit of a pisstake?? It was done totally on the sly by a customer until he finally announced it after a good 3months!
SoloDesire
06-30-2020, 02:03 PM
Customers finding you on SM, chatting to you on there, but googling your name and finding you on a cheaper site and doing shows there on the sly, but regularly coming back to chat on SM? With a rare, occasional tip thrown in on SM..
Am I right to think this is a bit of a pisstake?? It was done totally on the sly by a customer until he finally announced it after a good 3months!
There's an easy solution...don't be cheaper on another site. Keep your rates the same across the board.
Ambercat
06-30-2020, 02:16 PM
Well it depends....on the sites I'm cheaper I get a higher percentage so it'd be the same amount in my pocket.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
06-30-2020, 02:21 PM
Customers finding you on SM, chatting to you on there, but googling your name and finding you on a cheaper site and doing shows there on the sly, but regularly coming back to chat on SM? With a rare, occasional tip thrown in on SM..
Am I right to think this is a bit of a pisstake?? It was done totally on the sly by a customer until he finally announced it after a good 3months!
There's an easy solution...don't be cheaper on another site. Keep your rates the same across the board.
You can also use different names so they won't find you in a Google search. I use to live stream on a few euro sites at much lower rates. It was worth it at the time because group chat would be slammed. But no way did I want big spenders finding me on one of them at that price point. A few will find you regardless based on categories etc, but don't make it easy for them.
Is the bitrate jumpy for everyone else pls?! Here it goes to 2.5 then lower to 1.7 then higher to 2.3 and lower again and so on, its not a stable number even the Stream Quality says Excellent. The RTT is jumpy too.
I hope it's SM and not my internet... ty xx
minibagel
06-30-2020, 03:18 PM
I'm kinda scared I will scare away and lose all my regulars, especially now since the economy is messed up from the pandemic... If I have to lower them again because it doesn't work out I'll feel like such a fool. I already tried raising pvt a dollar once and my $/per hour suffered for it.
But you're making me want to give it a shot! I've been stuck making around 30-50$/hour for years and I feel like I can do better.
You totally should! Camming is a luxury, you should base your rates on your personal financial goals and not give discounts just because of the current state of the economy. There are two types of guys online right now: freeloaders/timewasters and serious guys ready to pay. Focus on the guys who are ready to pay bc there are a lot of guys still spending money right now!
MsJess
06-30-2020, 06:13 PM
Is the bitrate jumpy for everyone else pls?! Here it goes to 2.5 then lower to 1.7 then higher to 2.3 and lower again and so on, its not a stable number even the Stream Quality says Excellent. The RTT is jumpy too.
I hope it's SM and not my internet... ty xx
It's good for me! you should restart your modem :)
AcidYellow
06-30-2020, 08:11 PM
Is the bitrate jumpy for everyone else pls?! Here it goes to 2.5 then lower to 1.7 then higher to 2.3 and lower again and so on, its not a stable number even the Stream Quality says Excellent. The RTT is jumpy too.
I hope it's SM and not my internet... ty xx
Same here, my modem is fine also my internet speed. So is SM on my end.
gbjenna
06-30-2020, 11:33 PM
Thanks for all your replies! I think what’s wound me up most is the amount of time wasting on SM cause of the free chat and having to push for a bare minimum tip occasionally whilst he was probably waiting for me to come online on the non free chat site! Then announcing on SM for everyone to see that he uses my other site. The first bit is my fault though obviously for allowing the messing to happen for long enough.
I’m going to change my name slightly on the other site, I never thought of that to be fair. I’d love to put my rates the same across the two sites but I have to accommodate for loss with the currency conversion on SM so if I put my rates that high on the other site I’d highly doubt I’d see another customer
moneybags
06-30-2020, 11:33 PM
I'm kinda scared I will scare away and lose all my regulars, especially now since the economy is messed up from the pandemic... If I have to lower them again because it doesn't work out I'll feel like such a fool. I already tried raising pvt a dollar once and my $/per hour suffered for it.
But you're making me want to give it a shot! I've been stuck making around 30-50$/hour for years and I feel like I can do better.
I plan on raising my rates soon. I wanted to have an intro price because I am new, but it’s ridiculous what guys expect for so little. I’m exhausted by then end of my shift. Then I’m like I only made how much?!?! For doing this?!?! Sex work is only worth it if you’re banking. I’m constantly undercharging.
We need to charge what the market will bear. A good piece of business advice I heard is if you’re constantly booked, then it’s time to raise your price.
roseforarose
07-01-2020, 01:39 AM
Is the bitrate jumpy for everyone else pls?! Here it goes to 2.5 then lower to 1.7 then higher to 2.3 and lower again and so on, its not a stable number even the Stream Quality says Excellent. The RTT is jumpy too.
I hope it's SM and not my internet... ty xx
Bit of a late response but yeah it was super jumpy for me too, but still said excellent? Other sites were working fine!
JackAlexander
07-01-2020, 08:15 AM
We need to charge what the market will bear. A good piece of business advice I heard is if you’re constantly booked, then it’s time to raise your price.
I have heard similar from salesmen I used to work with, "If no one is complaining about your prices, you are not charging enough"