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Esixxx
12-02-2020, 08:37 AM
Hey ladies, been lurking here for the past few months. Thought I was going to retire from Cam, but in August I got the "I love you but I am not in love with you" from my Husband. He moved out two weeks ago and I am struggling with logging on but really need to. Streamate has been my main site for about 8 years. So you single ladies out there any advice? I have always been the second income, not anymore... On a good note I am excited about the new wishlist on the site!!!
The times I am stuggling with motivation to log on- I babystep it- Like I tell myself I am going to log for x time of time- just for an hour or two then I go from there. Take a break then log back on.
When it comes to having a hard emotional time- I give myself permission to feel what I am feeling- ugly cry if necessary- wash my face- war paint and log on or log back on.
KazyK
12-02-2020, 09:26 AM
Thanks for that!!! I totally gave myself an emotional day yesterday. I have also been working in two hour shifts.
MissAdriana
12-02-2020, 09:37 AM
Its been sent out to select models and only available to select members, will roll out sitewide soon. Essentially members earn loyalty points to spend on us and can choose a set level of "gifts" / $$ to give us, possibly offline? It does not say when it starts.
lol - "buy me a coffee" for 2.50?!? Bitch, I drink double espresso.
I was LMAO when I saw lingerie for $50 BITCH WHERE? SHEIN? Lol and manicure for $30, is the allergic reaction and infection included with that? Really out of touch with the prices.
everythingiscake
12-02-2020, 09:57 AM
I was LMAO when I saw lingerie for $50 BITCH WHERE? SHEIN? Lol and manicure for $30, is the allergic reaction and infection included with that? Really out of touch with the prices.
All those prices are laughable! $5 for a drink - not in any city I have lived in lol. I take that back, happy hour in West Hollywood. That's it. The manicure one is especially funny! Maybe its only for one hand? And you have to paint the nails yourself at that price :D:D:D
fetishqueen
12-02-2020, 10:02 AM
I haven't seen the wishlist yet :( but are those prices you are quoting before we pay our 65% cut? Or does it work differently to other things?
SoloDesire
12-02-2020, 10:25 AM
I haven't seen the wishlist yet :( but are those prices you are quoting before we pay our 65% cut? Or does it work differently to other things?
Yep, those prices are BEFORE they take out their 65%. But it states that we can use the money for whatever we want..."You'll receive your regular payment % of this value in a future payment, and can spend the gift any way you wish." So that's good at least!
KaliGuurl
12-02-2020, 11:06 AM
Yep, those prices are BEFORE they take out their 65%. But it states that we can use the money for whatever we want..."You'll receive your regular payment % of this value in a future payment, and can spend the gift any way you wish." So that's good at least!
I was under the impression those were the amounts we received. Guess I misread it. Bummer.
AuroraJade
12-02-2020, 12:16 PM
Im in doubt.... What would be a good price for a 5 min smoking vid on SM? I have it at 9,99 now but i am afraid thats too little of a price. However, its only 5mins
I actually like the wishlist idea. I like the option of offline tipping and giving the tips a 'purpose' will give guys an incentive to tip you, I think. Men like it when things are clear and have a 'purpose', so to speak. Cant wait to have it rolled out to the rest of the website.
Miss_ShaSha
12-02-2020, 12:34 PM
My 10 min clips are $25.99.
I'd say $15.99
hellohellohello24
12-02-2020, 01:23 PM
Yes! Didn’t get paid until 7pm Friday after chasing up twice and no pay yet today. Had to ask twice on WhatsApp again before I got a response today and all they said was, they can’t control the banks. I got an AW payout fine though. Frustrated as fuck as I’m on dailypay and usually in by 12pm without fail, and messages are answered promptly.
Are either of you two from the us? If so how did you handle your taxes since daily pay nor streamate will give US models a 1099? Still confused over how to handle this come tax time.
kamiliam
12-02-2020, 01:31 PM
Are either of you two from the us? If so how did you handle your taxes since daily pay nor streamate will give US models a 1099? Still confused over how to handle this come tax time.
Pretty sure they are from the UK but I am from the us and have received a 1099 every year. I forget if there is a minimum amount your need to earn or if they send it out to everyone.
Jodyjensen
12-02-2020, 01:39 PM
Are either of you two from the us? If so how did you handle your taxes since daily pay nor streamate will give US models a 1099? Still confused over how to handle this come tax time.
I’m UK based so haven’t a clue about US taxes, sorry!
RayneBaby
12-02-2020, 01:41 PM
They will send you 1099 form around the time every other company does. Save receipts always. Hair, makeup, gym, clothes, toys, all of that you can write off to ease the blow of how much youll end up paying.
hellohellohello24
12-02-2020, 01:53 PM
They will send you 1099 form around the time every other company does. Save receipts always. Hair, makeup, gym, clothes, toys, all of that you can write off to ease the blow of how much youll end up paying.
This is a question for camcashsaily US model users. US based CamCashDaily models don't receive a 1099 from streamate nor do they recieve one from camcashdaily. Trust me I've gone back and forth with kim from cashdaily and Liz from streamate last year for months about this both confirming that since I'm paid directly from cashdaily studio based in the UK that they will not offer me a 1099 or any form of tax verification. I love the company but this is the only flaw for US based girls. :(
I've just claimed it as misc. but I'm curious how other users have gone about this and if there's a better way to do it. Of course every other comapny (mfc, camsoda, fling, chaturbate) all of which I barely use were the easiest for me to file LOL. *sigh*
Thanks for replying though!
kamiliam
12-02-2020, 01:56 PM
They will send you 1099 form around the time every other company does. Save receipts always. Hair, makeup, gym, clothes, toys, all of that you can write off to ease the blow of how much youll end up paying.
This is technically incorrect. There is the housewife clause that goes more into this. I think that it is wrong but you can’t by IRS rules, deduct all that we as women do to be women. Regular grooming and personal items are not allowed, whether you get caught is a whole other thing.
kamiliam
12-02-2020, 02:05 PM
Hmm I'll look into that. I've honestly never claimed anything on my taxes before (for any job/school stuff) because I've always been nervous of doing something wrong lol but I was thinking of claiming my new cam gear (new laptop, webcams, tech stuff like that).
Yeah those are all legit deductions, your daily makeup and hair color are not. in the mind of the IRS and not myself. Just use common sense. Those in lower tax brackets do get audited more often and if you are a new cam model and all of a sudden you are claiming so much that you don’t owe anything... that can trigger an audit
moneybags
12-02-2020, 04:39 PM
Hey ladies, been lurking here for the past few months. Thought I was going to retire from Cam, but in August I got the "I love you but I am not in love with you" from my Husband. He moved out two weeks ago and I am struggling with logging on but really need to. Streamate has been my main site for about 8 years. So you single ladies out there any advice? I have always been the second income, not anymore... On a good note I am excited about the new wishlist on the site!!!
Hi, my advice is fuck love and get money.
Liz is the best she got my account fixed for me.
MsJess
12-02-2020, 05:05 PM
I was under the impression those were the amounts we received. Guess I misread it. Bummer.
I misread it too LMAO, i thought it was ALL for us? hmmm blehhhhhhhhh
laurielegs
12-02-2020, 11:05 PM
Anyone else having issues with their cam feed and audio being badly out of sync tonight?
edited to add - might be on my end. I switched to another computer and seems better. May have to retire the other one for streaming.
naughtybabe1
12-03-2020, 05:07 AM
ugh...some mornings! i'm usually lucky and have nice guys and do fun shows for 90% of my shifts. Today was the exception from hell! first show out of the gate some asshole who did weird roleplay not telling me what it was in excl and then does the "call me daddy" shit...I don't do incest or underage..told him no and he rated me a 1. i asked Liz to remove it.
then alll morning nothing but incest wanna be assholes and freeloaders and jerks. I guess I was due but DAMN they are exhausting. I stayed online and did my shift but it sucked. I guess we all get days like that...no to mention the damn SM glitches. ugh...time for a nap. I had to vent. I"m done!...peace!
Horny
12-03-2020, 06:12 AM
ugh...some mornings! i'm usually lucky and have nice guys and do fun shows for 90% of my shifts. Today was the exception from hell! first show out of the gate some asshole who did weird roleplay not telling me what it was in excl and then does the "call me daddy" shit...I don't do incest or underage..told him no and he rated me a 1. i asked Liz to remove it.
then alll morning nothing but incest wanna be assholes and freeloaders and jerks. I guess I was due but DAMN they are exhausting. I stayed online and did my shift but it sucked. I guess we all get days like that...no to mention the damn SM glitches. ugh...time for a nap. I had to vent. I"m done!...peace!
Same today is not loving me one bit just sitting here doing my time in the hope it changes lol
Ambercat
12-03-2020, 07:10 AM
Same here, just about to nap. Didnt even make minimum wage for my morning shift. Was addressed as mommy twice. Fresh start in a couple of hours.
Good luck everyone x
Horny
12-03-2020, 08:07 AM
It must be glitchy it still sucks. Maybe it is the new wish list feature? Just sitting it out one more hour
MissAdriana
12-03-2020, 08:44 AM
Been glitching like that all week for me just yesterday hit what I normally would've made by sunday alone lot of in n outs guys can't turn their cams on seems to be 1 of the main problems I've had somebody complain about that every day so far
Miss_ShaSha
12-03-2020, 09:40 AM
It's been very quiet in my room. I mean going long stretches without a member in. Not even ins and outs. It's been like this all week for me. Suuuuper slow.
New wishlist working in rooms now. I just checked mine and another girls room. The list is just below pics and vids on desktop. Not sure about mobile tho.
wealthmagnet
12-03-2020, 10:24 AM
It's been very quiet in my room. I mean going long stretches without a member in. Not even ins and outs. It's been like this all week for me. Suuuuper slow.
New wishlist working in rooms now. I just checked mine and another girls room. The list is just below pics and vids on desktop. Not sure about mobile tho.
when my room goes silent with nobody entering i usually restart my stream cause when i check the site i'm nowhere to be found. definitely a server problem i think.
Miss_ShaSha
12-03-2020, 10:48 AM
when my room goes silent with nobody entering i usually restart my stream cause when i check the site i'm nowhere to be found. definitely a server problem i think.
That's not a bad idea. When I go like 10 min without anyone in I check placement. I'm showing up, but it's just been a graveyard this week.
Esixxx
12-03-2020, 11:08 AM
I was having long stretches of no one entering my room earlier as well. Just logged back on I have had about 3 people enter my room and pop back out
wealthmagnet
12-03-2020, 11:17 AM
it literally could be anything. i almost never get disconnected but it's been happening back to back today and yesterday so who knows. bottom line is, we are trying our best to stay positive and that counts for something.
JustineA
12-03-2020, 01:01 PM
I just wanted to ask again if anyone’s been noticing issues with the new messenger. I see the small blue circle indicating new messages but when I click the messenger it says No Conversations. Frustrating!
kamiliam
12-03-2020, 01:47 PM
I just wanted to ask again if anyone’s been noticing issues with the new messenger. I see the small blue circle indicating new messages but when I click the messenger it says No Conversations. Frustrating!
Are you checking both the old and the new messenger? There are two tabs, I don’t get notifications for mobile messages on my desktop homepage, but I think it is because I have never opened a contest announcement in my classic messenger. Guess I will mark that open and see if that changes the notifications.
MsJess
12-03-2020, 02:18 PM
Ghost town here! no one have tipped me even 1 gold lmao :(
looklovely
12-03-2020, 02:25 PM
Most people say I look "really young" and I get carded all the time. However, this year I've had a couple of custies ask/call me a MILF (I lie about my age)...Others, think I'm super young. Should I start branding myself as "MILF" since I'm in my mid-30's?
naughtybabe1
12-03-2020, 03:40 PM
Been glitching like that all week for me just yesterday hit what I normally would've made by sunday alone lot of in n outs guys can't turn their cams on seems to be 1 of the main problems I've had somebody complain about that every day so far
YES! I HAD THE SAME ISSUE ALL MORNING WITH CAMS TOO! I had two level 2 members tell me they couldn't see or activate the C2C feature on their end when we went exclusive. I've NEVER had this issue before. I lost two shows because of it...very frustrating. I sent support a ticket..not that it'll do anything about it. These guys and I have done numerous shows with c2c in the past with no problem so it was SM all the way. I hope it gets fixed. I'm known as the c2c queen with my guys..ugh. On the bright side. I just got an email from Liz who removed my 1 star rating from the "call me daddy asshole" from this morning. She is great and very responsive. Must be a full moon!
naughtybabe1
12-03-2020, 03:44 PM
Most people say I look "really young" and I get carded all the time. However, this year I've had a couple of custies ask/call me a MILF (I lie about my age)...Others, think I'm super young. Should I start branding myself as "MILF" since I'm in my mid-30's?
It can't hurt. I'm 49 and list my age as 40. I get guys ALL the time who say I don't look even 40...I'm lucky I look young. I do take care of myself. The only downside of the MILF thing is the constant "be my mommy" wanna bes. ALLLLLLLLL day long. I must have over 10million banned people on SM servers just for that. They say "hi mommy" and it's instant BAN BAM! I have good aim these days.
My advise...just go with the flow on the MILF thing. It can't hurt. To some guys, MILF starts at age 25, 30, 35 or 60...it's all in their heads.
Our job is to be their fantasy. I just say go with it.
I became a BBC queen totally by accident and it's a big part of my tags. I could care less about BBC but if it brings me $$$ I can do any academy awarding performance!
Erika_Xstacy
12-03-2020, 04:03 PM
Most people say I look "really young" and I get carded all the time. However, this year I've had a couple of custies ask/call me a MILF (I lie about my age)...Others, think I'm super young. Should I start branding myself as "MILF" since I'm in my mid-30's?
you are milf age lol anything below 30 is just a single mom to most ppl. its like they can't look at 20 sum year old and think milf and everyone is a single mom bc that is society lol basically the fantasy is usually over 30 cougar starts around 40
kamiliam
12-03-2020, 04:26 PM
I just roll with it. I am in my 30s and I look like I am in my 30s. I don’t get bothered by the 18-25 year olds real or playing one in their mind. I just think little of the dudes who are like 29 and are like “I would love to f a MILF” and it’s like bro we could have gone to college together. So weird.
looklovely
12-03-2020, 04:47 PM
I just roll with it. I am in my 30s and I look like I am in my 30s. I don’t get bothered by the 18-25 year olds real or playing one in their mind. I just think little of the dudes who are like 29 and are like “I would love to f a MILF” and it’s like bro we could have gone to college together. So weird.
I need someone to tag me "MILF" to drive more business then!
Erika_Xstacy
12-03-2020, 04:53 PM
I just roll with it. I am in my 30s and I look like I am in my 30s. I don’t get bothered by the 18-25 year olds real or playing one in their mind. I just think little of the dudes who are like 29 and are like “I would love to f a MILF” and it’s like bro we could have gone to college together. So weird.
when I was in my 30s it was hard to get into the role bc of the close age
now its easy bc I actually get guys in their 20s. I haven't changed my age online in 7 years but my persona has become more reserved
kamiliam
12-03-2020, 04:53 PM
I need someone to tag me "MILF" to drive more business then!
I actually banned that tag and don’t use it in any of my descriptions. It comes from my displayed age and being put in the mature category. I also like to avoid the guys obsessed with saying mommy every second
looklovely
12-03-2020, 05:03 PM
when I was in my 30s it was hard to get into the role bc of the close age
now its easy bc I actually get guys in their 20s. I haven't changed my age online in 7 years but my persona has become more reserved
I felt the young guys don't spend or hardly spend on me at least. I peeped at you and, you can even pass for 20's in my opinion. But the "Mommy" thing was new to me since I didn't hear that until this year, and when I started they wanted me to play someone illegal which I hated, and banned them for asking.
Erika_Xstacy
12-03-2020, 05:58 PM
I felt the young guys don't spend or hardly spend on me at least. I peeped at you and, you can even pass for 20's in my opinion. But the "Mommy" thing was new to me since I didn't hear that until this year, and when I started they wanted me to play someone illegal which I hated, and banned them for asking.
ty its the c922 and filters :D
I have a few loyal youngns that are in their early 20s. I don't get the illegal guys much
i have suspicion one is kinda norman bates mentality lol
There have been a few guys that called me mommy and I went into roleplay but they didnt mean mommy in fetish lol you just get that feeling they didnt mean mommy lol they meant it as we are both grown so I just scared them lol and they think Im a weird freak
takes a while to know who means what
Jodyjensen
12-04-2020, 07:36 AM
For the last hour, any time I’ve said hello to someone, they’ve logged out. I’m starting to think there’s something wrong with my voice :)
Dahlia Fallon
12-04-2020, 09:35 AM
Logging in today
53668
wealthmagnet
12-04-2020, 10:21 AM
Logging in today
53668
LMAO! same
^^^ Like we did not know already lol, nothing new but I guess they wanna put the info up for the new models who don't know where to look up the info.
On a side note, I am baffled by the lack of traffic, it's simply dead or if they come in they leave right away ☹️
Susperia
12-04-2020, 12:30 PM
Do you guys like the snapshot thing? I find it annoying, it takes me 20 minutes to get the picture right. Its such a slow down when you're ready to hop on cam and get going.
laurielegs
12-04-2020, 12:42 PM
Do you guys like the snapshot thing? I find it annoying, it takes me 20 minutes to get the picture right. Its such a slow down when you're ready to hop on cam and get going.
I actually liked it when it was working because it seemed to increase my traffic.
Now when I take the pic it doesn't even show. It's still showing my old profile picture. Also it stopped asking me for the photo when I log in. I have to take it manually while live.
princess_casual
12-04-2020, 12:55 PM
Logging in today
53668
hahahah seriously!! With a referral link that you're not allowed to give or talk about to customers on SM ... the fuck is that?
looklovely
12-04-2020, 01:22 PM
For the last hour, any time I’ve said hello to someone, they’ve logged out. I’m starting to think there’s something wrong with my voice :)
Probably not or they were only peaking. I got the "Crap Attitude" tag because I said "Hello." and the guy thought I was being "Unfriendly." and told me about it...I would rather have him leave then talk trash.