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whirlerz
03-11-2021, 12:19 PM
I have all kinds of issues, haven't been on a lot today tho.

Hope you get it sorted^!

bigbum
03-11-2021, 12:24 PM
Haha :D let’s make sure u actually mean me lol ( naughty_l... )) as I made mistake before :D
Command these cocks -sounds about right though
Done hair- not so much :D
Thank you for your gold very much appreciated:D next contest is at the end of March if u want to pop
In and double the gold loooool :D (I am obviously joking)
Speaking seriously-thank you so much for all nice things you said xx (and the gold lol:))
I was reading forum on and off for couple years somehow never crossed my mind to write anything . You girls are so funny and sweet .

lol yep its you. the boss queen of camming!!!
great to see you on here. big hugs

Angela888
03-11-2021, 12:24 PM
My stream is super blurry. is anyone else having this issue? i can't seem to fix this

Yesterday I had this, my bitate was just awful fell into red really bad so I changed my settings and turned WiFi off and back on plus lap top after that it worked. Sometimes I think having a fiddle works with settings x

Angela888
03-11-2021, 12:25 PM
Yeah she’s a legend xx

QUOTE=bigbum;3216730]lol yep its you. the boss queen of camming!!!
great to see you on here. big hugs[/QUOTE]

xoprincessremy
03-11-2021, 12:30 PM
it ended up being my wifi network.

i have two networks. the one that is 5g works great; the regular one is complete shit. so odd.

Luckygoldfish
03-11-2021, 01:09 PM
Bigbum, hugs back xxx nice to meet you. Angela !! :D u are making me blush and not a legend ffs! Lol
Btw great advice about gold shows as well , Angela.

Luckygoldfish
03-11-2021, 01:20 PM
Yesterday I had this, my bitate was just awful fell into red really bad so I changed my settings and turned WiFi off and back on plus lap top after that it worked. Sometimes I think having a fiddle works with settings x
What settings did u change ? Sick of red bitrate

Angela888
03-11-2021, 01:50 PM
What settings did u change ? Sick of red bitrate

Where it says settings on SM just try out different ones sometimes this works, you know where it says stream in 720 1080 (maybe got figures wrong) but you get the jist then refresh, restart everything . Worked for me yesterday bloody annoying thou, spent half an hour fucking around with it x

Luckygoldfish
03-11-2021, 01:56 PM
Thanks a lot , darling . I actually stream in 1444 not the 720 that
Could possibly be a problem

Angela888
03-11-2021, 01:57 PM
Thanks a lot , darling . I actually stream in 1444 not the 720 that
Could possibly be a problem

Possibly, it’s worth a go trying:) xx

Sugarsteepdoll
03-11-2021, 02:01 PM
Anyone know how to use the new media manager? After I upload my video it doesnt show up anywhere?

Angela888
03-11-2021, 02:06 PM
Anyone know how to use the new media manager? After I upload my video it doesnt show up anywhere?

You need to make sure you press submit, the blue box at the bottom make sure it’s submitted, it will say submitted or pending hun , plus make sure you filled out all the fields too. I had this issue then realised I’d not pressed submit doh!! Xx

Sugarsteepdoll
03-11-2021, 02:17 PM
You need to make sure you press submit, the blue box at the bottom make sure it’s submitted, it will say submitted or pending hun , plus make sure you filled out all the fields too. I had this issue then realised I’d not pressed submit doh!! Xx

Weird mine says upload successful at the bottom and then I cant find it...I dont have any boxes or fields to fill up and nowhere to submit. I just dont think mine is working correctly...shooting them an email!

innocentindian
03-11-2021, 02:22 PM
Weird mine says upload successful at the bottom and then I cant find it...I dont have any boxes or fields to fill up and nowhere to submit. I just dont think mine is working correctly...shooting them an email!

Might be under Pending? There's tabs for Videos, Photos, and Pending

bigbum
03-11-2021, 05:24 PM
right now is an utter troll fest. wowzers lol

JustineA
03-11-2021, 05:59 PM
Does anyone know how to unblock in messenger mode? (NOT Classic mode)

I've accidentally blocked a member in messenger mode from being able to write and now I cant find a way to unblock. They're not listed under the traditional "Black list"

Thanks

~Carmen~
03-11-2021, 07:19 PM
Does anyone know how to unblock in messenger mode? (NOT Classic mode)

I've accidentally blocked a member in messenger mode from being able to write and now I cant find a way to unblock. They're not listed under the traditional "Black list"

Thanks

I don't think there is a way to unblock from messenger. Have you tried looking alphabeticly through your black list?

Genoveve
03-11-2021, 07:20 PM
^^^I think they changed it! I have the option now.

ETA if their name isn't under your block list, how long ago did you accidentally block them? Sometimes guys change their usernames to see if doing so will get them around a block, are there any newer names in your list you don't recognize?

JustineA
03-11-2021, 07:32 PM
I think I blocked a few people last week by accident and someone just said they were blocked from writing me on messenger. I dont see their name listed in the black list and it's not people that I know of that usually change their screenames. I was hoping there was a "block" and "unblock" in the messenger, something simple but I cant see to find that.

~Carmen~
03-11-2021, 08:21 PM
^^^I think they changed it! I have the option now.

ETA if their name isn't under your block list, how long ago did you accidentally block them? Sometimes guys change their usernames to see if doing so will get them around a block, are there any newer names in your list you don't recognize?

Oh! I see that now. Very cool!

Shaher
03-12-2021, 08:28 AM
Hello everyone , I am thinking of putting my price up from 9.99 to 11.99- is it too much? I am losing motivation so i am hoping this helps. Is it a bad idea- would this price not keep me busy and i have to spend more time in free chat?

MissAdriana
03-12-2021, 09:10 AM
Weird mine says upload successful at the bottom and then I cant find it...I dont have any boxes or fields to fill up and nowhere to submit. I just dont think mine is working correctly...shooting them an email!

Pretty sure this is a glitch. I have it happen sometimes too, just reload or refresh that page. Then there will be a empty box that comes up where the video thumbnail *should be* click that and the fields to fill out it comes up on the left.

Genoveve
03-12-2021, 10:32 AM
Hello everyone , I am thinking of putting my price up from 9.99 to 11.99- is it too much? I am losing motivation so i am hoping this helps. Is it a bad idea- would this price not keep me busy and i have to spend more time in free chat?

Moving your price up from what? If you are already struggling to get shows raising your prices won’t help you get more IMO.

Dahlia Fallon
03-12-2021, 11:01 AM
Yeah it's hard to say what anyones price should be. Different people have different opinions on how they want to work. Some want more time in free to work up favourites, tips or a busy crowd before pushing for a gold show but others want to do as little free chat as possible and run lower rates to keep their time in paid percentages up.

Then aside from your preference is what the customers want to or will pay. The range is like 2 bucks to 20, with shows selling at every price point, so there is plenty of room to test what works for you.

Dedicate a few weeks to really testing out the rates with the analysis tool, or really work through the data and make your own analysis.

I like to monitor the rate of returning customers vs 1st time customers on each week, divided to find out an average per shift to make sure I'm maintaining a good turnover of new customers. I find this to be a better indicator than 'earnings per hour' of what price is right as the hourly average can be skewed by one customer or gold show.

Its easy to Jack up your rates and rely on regulars paying, but if it impacts your new customer sales it might be too high.

The retention rate for your regulars will drop naturally no matter what you do, a small number every now and then will have their last show with you, usually without either of you even knowing it. If you keep refreshing your customer base with new people it helps to avoid relying on the high spending regulars too much.

All that being said, if you can work it, raise them rates ;)

bigbum
03-12-2021, 12:12 PM
a client wants to buy me a toy to use in a show for him.
how can i tell him without telling him that the website takes most of the % ? so that he knows if he tips me $100 his tip wont cover the toy?
he asked me for the amazon link. i will tell him we cant do wish list.

BetiBoom
03-12-2021, 12:26 PM
Hey fellow cammers, I have a technical issue that I was hoping someone might be able to help me with?

Whenever I go to stream today, SMConnect doesn't detect my cameras (I have 2 - USB and integrated). When I start to stream, it lets me take that first picture, but then I get "Please copy and paste the Streaming URL and Streaming Key values into your external encoder and begin streaming." with links for an encoder.

It works fine EVERYWHERE else, in Firefox, on its own, in Skype, etc. etc. It makes no sense - my webcam works perfectly, and it was fine yesterday. This literally only became an issue today. I've emailed support, but obviously they take a while to reply. I've got customers waiting, and I really hate letting them down and losing all that money!

Can anyone help? Pretty pretty please, with a cherry on top!

Dahlia Fallon
03-12-2021, 12:31 PM
Do you have external encoder selected by mistake? If you do ust change it to web encoder

BetiBoom
03-12-2021, 12:34 PM
Do you have external encoder selected by mistake? If you do ust change it to web encoder

Oh my god. I love you. Thank you Dahlia! Yes, yes I did :D You're my hero. Thank you a million times over!!!!

Angela888
03-12-2021, 01:53 PM
a client wants to buy me a toy to use in a show for him.
how can i tell him without telling him that the website takes most of the % ? so that he knows if he tips me $100 his tip wont cover the toy?
he asked me for the amazon link. i will tell him we cant do wish list.

I don’t think you can on SM without breaking rules:( you can write it off in your tax bill thou as it is classed as equipment for work xx hope this helps x

wealthmagnet
03-12-2021, 02:51 PM
I don’t think you can on SM without breaking rules:( you can write it off in your tax bill thou as it is classed as equipment for work xx hope this helps x

i sure hope SM allows us to share our wishlist someday, that would be such a big help especially for guys who want to invest into our outfits, toys etc

laurielegs
03-12-2021, 07:47 PM
i sure hope SM allows us to share our wishlist someday, that would be such a big help especially for guys who want to invest into our outfits, toys etc

They have said they won't ever do that because some will take payment from customers by using Amazon gift cards or wishlist purchases instead of Streamate.

bigbum
03-12-2021, 07:59 PM
They have said they won't ever do that because some will take payment from customers by using Amazon gift cards or wishlist purchases instead of Streamate.

yeah i just wanted to let him tip but he wont understand tipping $150 for a $30 item on amazon.. lol thats a hard one to explain.

anonamiss
03-12-2021, 09:32 PM
yeah i just wanted to let him tip but he wont understand tipping $150 for a $30 item on amazon.. lol thats a hard one to explain.


a client wants to buy me a toy to use in a show for him.
how can i tell him without telling him that the website takes most of the % ? so that he knows if he tips me $100 his tip wont cover the toy?
he asked me for the amazon link. i will tell him we cant do wish list.

this is why it is super important to have public social media accounts that match up to your cam name, so guys can easily google you (and IMO be able to send you a DM, though i guess a lot of girls have different feelings about this. personally i keep my DMs open and just ignore the random horny assholes. i definitely respond to people i recognize as legit cam customers though, which is worth keeping DMs open because it could lead to a new indie customer as long as i actually know who they are from another site and have built up a "rapport" already, so to speak.)

i would never type in the chat or my profile/topic about it, but at least once or twice a shift i often will verbally give a sly hint to the guys in my room to "go find me elsewhere." it's easy because my name is the same across all platforms. that way, if someone wants to do a skype show or find my amazon wishlist or whatever, they can do so almost entirely on their own terms and away from streamate as long as they aren't completely illiterate with the way the internet works.

personally i have no problem telling a guy that their money only goes so far on streamate. for a minority of the clever/smart guys (who are the best ones to turn into regulars, IMO), it incentivizes them to seek me out somewhere else because they understand their dollar will go further if we arrange something off the site. but i'm never direct about telling them to go somewhere specifically, if that makes sense.

Luci Fer
03-13-2021, 12:30 AM
i sure hope SM allows us to share our wishlist someday, that would be such a big help especially for guys who want to invest into our outfits, toys etc

THIS!!! I even messaged them once about a couple of years ago lol And suggested to create some kind of wishlist.

Luci Fer
03-13-2021, 12:33 AM
Also, how do you find yourself on SM pages? Can you do it if you have geo block enabled?

laurielegs
03-13-2021, 12:54 AM
THIS!!! I even messaged them once about a couple of years ago lol And suggested to create some kind of wishlist.

and Streamate did create one, but they still get their cut. They don't want us taking customer's money off the site.

Erika_Xstacy
03-13-2021, 01:08 AM
a client wants to buy me a toy to use in a show for him.
how can i tell him without telling him that the website takes most of the % ? so that he knows if he tips me $100 his tip wont cover the toy?
he asked me for the amazon link. i will tell him we cant do wish list.

you tell him what it will cost on sm
enable tribute in the gold drop down for whatever number, easy push and sometimes easier vs the next hassle

this is my line w panties
"most definitely do BUT its 200 on streamate to cover my cost and I'm not allowed to share with you my social media or other sites im on"
real ones get the big hint lol and will contact you via social media or send you a message
you are not giving out information.


riskier
put a Wishlist with your sm camgirl name and let him know its there

when guys ask me for toys I randomly say its on my amazon list to gift me, same name/same game and keep the convo going
if they ask for more info just say you are not allowed to say all that per site rules:P

Shaher
03-13-2021, 03:01 AM
Yeah it's hard to say what anyones price should be. Different people have different opinions on how they want to work. Some want more time in free to work up favourites, tips or a busy crowd before pushing for a gold show but others want to do as little free chat as possible and run lower rates to keep their time in paid percentages up.

Then aside from your preference is what the customers want to or will pay. The range is like 2 bucks to 20, with shows selling at every price point, so there is plenty of room to test what works for you.

Dedicate a few weeks to really testing out the rates with the analysis tool, or really work through the data and make your own analysis.

I like to monitor the rate of returning customers vs 1st time customers on each week, divided to find out an average per shift to make sure I'm maintaining a good turnover of new customers. I find this to be a better indicator than 'earnings per hour' of what price is right as the hourly average can be skewed by one customer or gold show.

Its easy to Jack up your rates and rely on regulars paying, but if it impacts your new customer sales it might be too high.

The retention rate for your regulars will drop naturally no matter what you do, a small number every now and then will have their last show with you, usually without either of you even knowing it. If you keep refreshing your customer base with new people it helps to avoid relying on the high spending regulars too much.

All that being said, if you can work it, raise them rates ;)

Thank you so much Dahia, This is very useful. I have been on this site under 1 year so going from 6.99 dollars to 9.99 and yes i have seen many regulars go but new ones coming. I lose motivation from time to time and need to challenge myself and it helps me when i raise my price to go on streamate! I also have income from something else. I will try it out.

Thank you again for taking the time to reply :)

gbjenna
03-13-2021, 03:05 AM
Hi Genoeve, I am 9.99 and was thinking to go 11.99 dollars . No i am not struggling i just lose the motivation.I can only try!

Are you losing motivation because you're not happy with the $ outcome after your shows? I think I remember you saying that you are in the same country as me. The exchange rate has dropped quite a bit so you might be noticing it in your earnings when factoring in the conversion.

I put my excl up from 9.99 to 10.99 last year and I'm happy with where it is now. It doesn't seem to have made any difference with regulars tbh! I don't imagine I'll change it for a while.
The private rate is what has seemed to have needed the most fiddling with to feel like I've got it right for me though. Twice I put my private rate up from 7.99 and I've just put it back down for a second time. Even though I don't do all that many private's, (I think like 80% of my shows are excl going by the rate analysis tool) I really do feel like it made a noticeable difference to how much new business I was getting and my average hourly. I definitely felt a dip each time.

Shaher
03-13-2021, 03:17 AM
Are you losing motivation because you're not happy with the $ outcome after your shows? I think I remember you saying that you are in the same country as me. The exchange rate has dropped quite a bit so you might be noticing it in your earnings when factoring in the conversion.

I put my excl up from 9.99 to 10.99 last year and I'm happy with where it is now. It doesn't seem to have made any difference with regulars tbh! I don't imagine I'll change it for a while.
The private rate is what has seemed to have needed the most fiddling with to feel like I've got it right for me though. Twice I put my private rate up from 7.99 and I've just put it back down for a second time. Even though I don't do all that many private's, (I think like 80% of my shows are excl going by the rate analysis tool) I really do feel like it made a noticeable difference to how much new business I was getting and my average hourly.

Yes yes yes Jenna! - When i see how little i get after doing a 45 min exclusive its disheartening.I enjoyed challenging myself in the contests since i started and i did well but not anymore. Yes i am in the same country as you.Your post is super encouraging. Thank you lady.

gbjenna
03-13-2021, 03:32 AM
Yes yes yes Jenna! - When i see how little i get after doing a 45 min exclusive its disheartening.I enjoyed challenging myself in the contests since i started and i did well but not anymore. Yes i am in the same country as you.Your post is super encouraging. Thank you lady.

I put my rate up to 9.99 this time last year coincidentally when the exchange rate was at the highest it had been for a long long time, then over the year it started to drop lower than it had ever been in the time I've been camming and I really felt it. It was feeling really disheartening when I checked my earnings, it completely defied the point of putting my rate up! So I put it up by a $ with the aim of it being set to a rate where I'd be comfortable with the exc rate fluctuations.

The exc rate has dropped further since I put it up again unfortunately, which is what it is, but I'm not really feeling it so much tbh which was what I was aiming for with the increase to 10.99! And most customers still pick excl over private so it's a win win.

I think the guys who are already spending 9.99+ on decent length shows plus tips on top in some instances already probably have a bit of spare cash to play with so may not notice or care about a slight increase so much. I guess some guys though might prefer excl but pick priv cause it fits with their budget, so then I think maybe in my instance, that's why when I start messing with my private rate it effects my income negatively, cause they might be already on a tighter budget.. if that makes sense.
Plus with private I think that's the only rate the brand new guys see so keeping it a tad lower might be less off putting.

Shaher
03-13-2021, 05:09 AM
I put my rate up to 9.99 this time last year coincidentally when the exchange rate was at the highest it had been for a long long time, then over the year it started to drop lower than it had ever been in the time I've been camming and I really felt it. It was feeling really disheartening when I checked my earnings, it completely defied the point of putting my rate up! So I put it up by a $ with the aim of it being set to a rate where I'd be comfortable with the exc rate fluctuations.

The exc rate has dropped further since I put it up again unfortunately, which is what it is, but I'm not really feeling it so much tbh which was what I was aiming for with the increase to 10.99! And most customers still pick excl over private so it's a win win.

I think the guys who are already spending 9.99+ on decent length shows plus tips on top in some instances already probably have a bit of spare cash to play with so may not notice or care about a slight increase so much. I guess some guys though might prefer excl but pick priv cause it fits with their budget, so then I think maybe in my instance, that's why when I start messing with my private rate it effects my income negatively, cause they might be already on a tighter budget.. if that makes sense.
Plus with private I think that's the only rate the brand new guys see so keeping it a tad lower might be less off putting.


Jenna, Thank you so very much for taking your time to reply. Your very kind.

Yes it makes sense. Do you mind sharing private rates you tried - or the one that worked for you please only if your ok with it.

I am thinking of doing 2 sites so if i am sitting around free chat while i wait for my regs to get used to my new rate and get new guys at least i am being productive!

MissAdriana
03-13-2021, 09:31 AM
They have said they won't ever do that because some will take payment from customers by using Amazon gift cards or wishlist purchases instead of Streamate.

This is where I think all cam sites are missing the mark. Do they not have enough money to invest in creating their own online store section for models only? We pick what we want, embed it in a section on our profile and customer buys it right there. No need for it to be off site whatsoever. Surely they could work out a deal with the toy companies. Or they could basically act as a drop shipper for them. They are choosing to miss out on $. They know we need outfits and toys and that it is a reoccurring purchase.

bigbum
03-13-2021, 10:36 AM
this is why it is super important to have public social media accounts that match up to your cam name, so guys can easily google you (and IMO be able to send you a DM, though i guess a lot of girls have different feelings about this. personally i keep my DMs open and just ignore the random horny assholes. i definitely respond to people i recognize as legit cam customers though, which is worth keeping DMs open because it could lead to a new indie customer as long as i actually know who they are from another site and have built up a "rapport" already, so to speak.)

i would never type in the chat or my profile/topic about it, but at least once or twice a shift i often will verbally give a sly hint to the guys in my room to "go find me elsewhere." it's easy because my name is the same across all platforms. that way, if someone wants to do a skype show or find my amazon wishlist or whatever, they can do so almost entirely on their own terms and away from streamate as long as they aren't completely illiterate with the way the internet works.

personally i have no problem telling a guy that their money only goes so far on streamate. for a minority of the clever/smart guys (who are the best ones to turn into regulars, IMO), it incentivizes them to seek me out somewhere else because they understand their dollar will go further if we arrange something off the site. but i'm never direct about telling them to go somewhere specifically, if that makes sense.

hmm yeah i guess this would be one of those times where social media is helpful. but i actually dont have any at all. i just like being able to turn the cam off and be done . i want nothing to do with these guys off line or off cam even for $$. thats why i hate MFC. millions of DM from people. on SM i usually delete every PM without reading it. they need to pay for me to read things.
but yeah this is a long time repeat client so , it would have been helpful just this once.

bigbum
03-13-2021, 10:37 AM
This is where I think all cam sites are missing the mark. Do they not have enough money to invest in creating their own online store section for models only? We pick what we want, embed it in a section on our profile and customer buys it right there. No need for it to be off site whatsoever. Surely they could work out a deal with the toy companies. Or they could basically act as a drop shipper for them. They are choosing to miss out on $. They know we need outfits and toys and that it is a reoccurring purchase.

EXACTLY! just like i think in colombia the studios have deals with plastic surgery centers and take the money for outfits and toys out of their payments.
its business. extra business.

bigbum
03-13-2021, 10:49 AM
you tell him what it will cost on sm
enable tribute in the gold drop down for whatever number, easy push and sometimes easier vs the next hassle

this is my line w panties
"most definitely do BUT its 200 on streamate to cover my cost and I'm not allowed to share with you my social media or other sites im on"
real ones get the big hint lol and will contact you via social media or send you a message
you are not giving out information.


riskier
put a Wishlist with your sm camgirl name and let him know its there

when guys ask me for toys I randomly say its on my amazon list to gift me, same name/same game and keep the convo going
if they ask for more info just say you are not allowed to say all that per site rules:P

thanks for these ideas miss erika

kamiliam
03-13-2021, 02:23 PM
In regards to wishlists consider that any facilitation of SM to purchase our equipment directly, would be in opposition to our status as independent contractors in the USA. You are responsible for the financial burden of your choice of equipment.

MissAdriana
03-13-2021, 04:05 PM
EXACTLY! just like i think in colombia the studios have deals with plastic surgery centers and take the money for outfits and toys out of their payments.
its business. extra business.

Oh really?? Interesting

Ambercat
03-14-2021, 04:11 AM
This is where I think all cam sites are missing the mark. Do they not have enough money to invest in creating their own online store section for models only? We pick what we want, embed it in a section on our profile and customer buys it right there. No need for it to be off site whatsoever. Surely they could work out a deal with the toy companies. Or they could basically act as a drop shipper for them. They are choosing to miss out on $. They know we need outfits and toys and that it is a reoccurring purchase.

AW has a wishlist feature and guys can pick from their range of products. I've never encouraged guys to buy from it because I stopped using AW as a main site ages ago but the quality seems decent for the money and there's such a big range I'm sure they dont hold the stock themselves. streamate surely can do something similar.

Strawberryblonde
03-14-2021, 08:09 AM
AW has a wishlist feature and guys can pick from their range of products. I've never encouraged guys to buy from it because I stopped using AW as a main site ages ago but the quality seems decent for the money and there's such a big range I'm sure they dont hold the stock themselves. streamate surely can do something similar.

Individual sellers sell the products, they have profiles just like anyone else. That's how I've understood it, a couple of clients sent me items from my AW wishlist over 10+ years. One was to wear in a booking, the other just random and it's recently become very useful after not knowing what to do with it. Very pleased.