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SoloDesire
07-02-2021, 04:08 PM
No I think there was a balls up this week. Everyone who didnt get paid has a weird question mark on the date section of their payment history for last period.
I also have the weird question mark on my payment history but I got paid today like normal...also got my bonus from the contest on this payment.
Dahlia Fallon
07-02-2021, 04:11 PM
So it is not the weird question mark what done it....
The plot thickens.
MissAdriana
07-02-2021, 04:21 PM
**ACTIVITY FEED**
This is what SM told me about the activity feed images:
A 4:3 ratio for photos will fill the image space nicely for Activity Feed posts.
SoloDesire
07-02-2021, 04:28 PM
I just love how when you contact support they say they'll be in contact within 48 hours lol. What a fucking joke! They need to change that to "We'll be in contact when we get around to it, but it's looking like at least a week. Good luck with whatever issue you're having until then!" It's funny to me that they stopped removing our unfair ratings in shows over 3 minutes so support could address "important" issues quicker and wouldn't have to worry their pretty little heads with our trivial problems, but they take longer than ever to actually address anything. Fucking useless support monkeys. Sure, I'll let that extremely offensive comment that a bitter asshole member left on my profile, that YOU approved, just sit there an entire week until you can get around to removing it. Fuck you.
Dahlia Fallon
07-02-2021, 04:35 PM
Helpful to know, although a preview wouldnt go amiss considering there is no delete button....
Luckygoldfish
07-02-2021, 05:26 PM
No I think there was a balls up this week. Everyone who didnt get paid has a weird question mark on the date section of their payment history for last period.
Yes I have that weird mark! So now what ? Message the support? Or..
Luckygoldfish
07-02-2021, 05:27 PM
I also have the weird question mark on my payment history but I got paid today like normal...also got my bonus from the contest on this payment.
I didn’t get paid that’s so odd. Support is on a weekend, that is really sucks
Dahlia Fallon
07-02-2021, 05:31 PM
I didn’t get paid that’s so odd. Support is on a weekend, that is really sucks
And its 4th of July weekend so might not be anything until Tuesday :'(
bigbum
07-03-2021, 01:46 AM
i received my payment , deposit to etrade USA account on time as normal on friday morning
Miss_ShaSha
07-03-2021, 01:58 AM
I really do enjoy connecting with respectful members. When they are receptive the show flows. Getting a 5 star rating and a comment like this really makes my fuckin day:
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Luckygoldfish
07-03-2021, 03:13 AM
And its 4th of July weekend so might not be anything until Tuesday :'(
So u didn’t get paid as well? Or is it just me?
Angela888
07-03-2021, 03:18 AM
I’ve not had an email, gonna check my account later x
Luckygoldfish
07-03-2021, 03:27 AM
Is there anyone from U.K. who got paid in time?
Dahlia Fallon
07-03-2021, 03:46 AM
Is there anyone from U.K. who got paid in time?
It isn't just you, there are a few of us at least and another girl on twitter messaged me about it. I think that most people did get paid though because there has not been many people complaining and normally if there is a pay problem EVERYONE comes to complain.
I emailed Liz and Vanessa yesterday around 3.30 pm UK time so it would have been very early in the day for West coast USA. But I did not get any reply yet. 4th July is a big holiday so maybe they had a 4 day weekend.
It is a pain in the ass but I have confidence that as soon as the office is back open and the accounts department check the balances they will sort it out fast. I know these pay checks are 4 and 5 figure USD sums for a week at least for a few of us who placed high in the contest.
Shaher
07-03-2021, 03:50 AM
Is there anyone from U.K. who got paid in time?
Yes Lucky i got paid usual day this week.
Dahlia Fallon
07-03-2021, 03:52 AM
Yes Lucky i got paid usual day this week.
UK wire transfer?
Shaher
07-03-2021, 04:01 AM
UK wire transfer?
No, Paxum.
Dahlia Fallon
07-03-2021, 04:05 AM
yeah I think paxum/cosmo etc was unaffected, just seems to be the wire transfer that broke. It is UK and some other girls from mainland Europe.
Luckygoldfish
07-03-2021, 04:14 AM
Ok at least we know it’s “nothing personal” they will sort it out . How inconvenient it is though, some people need to pay bills in time. Make an online support for models at least for urgent questions like payments , ratings.
Dahlia Fallon
07-03-2021, 04:20 AM
That is always my first worry with any glitch lol. Don't they like me anymore??? :D and yes it is the worst paycheck to mess up. First one coming in the month is for all the bills.
Carmel57
07-03-2021, 05:12 AM
I haven’t, only just checked as I was busy yesterday.
Is there anyone from U.K. who got paid in time?
JessRyan
07-03-2021, 12:04 PM
How important do you ladies think it is to have a nicely done up cam room? Obviously it should be clean/tidy but right now I've just got a plain bed and a plain wall behind me.
I literally only use half the space of the double bed (if even that) so it takes up a lot of space and looks really plain and boring. I'm thinking of getting a nice sofa or something and adding a bit of personality to my space. Does anyone think it makes even a little difference to business? I'm trying to debate if it's worth splashing a bit of money on to get something nice, as I'll get a good few years of use out of it, or whether there's not much point from a business/customer perspective.
Personally, I think your room is really important. But how it looks, and what you have visible is up to you and depends on your style. I'm having to cam in my actual bedroom, which is bigger than my old/favorite camroom. But I get compliments every day on it. My guys feel like they're actually IN my bedroom, which they are. My other room is smaller, but the bed is easier to play on. Sometimes just getting a little lamp or a little color light makes it look nice. Less is better when it comes to my room. But I like my room to be inviting and comfortable looking.
But then you see top girls with plain old boring rooms, toys all over the place, mountains of stuffed animals... So it's really a personal thing. What makes YOU happy? I wasn't happy in my room until the last couple years when I got it just right.
Miss_ShaSha
07-03-2021, 01:07 PM
How important do you ladies think it is to have a nicely done up cam room? Obviously it should be clean/tidy but right now I've just got a plain bed and a plain wall behind me.
I literally only use half the space of the double bed (if even that) so it takes up a lot of space and looks really plain and boring. I'm thinking of getting a nice sofa or something and adding a bit of personality to my space. Does anyone think it makes even a little difference to business? I'm trying to debate if it's worth splashing a bit of money on to get something nice, as I'll get a good few years of use out of it, or whether there's not much point from a business/customer perspective.
I've read a couple times that, interestingly enough, men often find women who cam in just a regular old room more genuine and spend more on them as they appear real as opposed to a model who is in a studio. I'm not sure how true that statement is, but it kinda makes some sense.
I'm a Domme and have a high rate so I figure I better look like I can afford nice things since I charge such a high rate so my room looks quite nice. I certainly didn't spend a grip on it. I got most of my stuff from IKEA and Amazon plus have painted everything that appears on my walls. It "looks" kinda lavish, but it's not.
I'm not sure if my room helps me with sales, but I do well for myself and that's all that matters.
Genoveve
07-03-2021, 01:23 PM
Guys in the free chat compliment me on the room behind me all the time, 9 times out of 10 they don't spend money. I did just fine for years with nothing but a white wall behind me. I think a nice background can't hurt at all and you probably don't want a dirty, NASTY room behind you, but I feel like a nice background will only influence your income so much.
littlewhitelies
07-03-2021, 04:57 PM
I just had the most uncomfortable show and I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience. This guy. without saying anything, took me exclusive. I did my usual thing, asking if there was anything special he wanted to see or do and I got no response. I asked him a bunch of questions, started a striptease, asked if he wanted to see more- he didn't say anything. I asked him his favourite colour. I asked if he was still alive. I asked if he wanted me to ignore him.
The entire 20 minute show, he didn't type or say a single word or direct me in any way. He tipped 4x during, and for the last 5 minutes, he turned his webcam on and pointed it alternately at the floor and at his blank, expressionless face. If he was just trying to give me an easy show and let me take a break then fine, but because he didn't say or do anything, it felt weirdly threatening. Has this happened to anyone else?
Ambercat
07-03-2021, 05:03 PM
That's super weird. He might not have spoken English though. I had one like it once ages ago and when he turned on his can right at the end I could see he was Japanese. Kinda hope he couldn't understand me, I was chatting away about all sorts of rubbish, trying to get a response.
littlewhitelies
07-03-2021, 05:44 PM
That's super weird. He might not have spoken English though. I had one like it once ages ago and when he turned on his can right at the end I could see he was Japanese. Kinda hope he couldn't understand me, I was chatting away about all sorts of rubbish, trying to get a response.
Maybe? Still definitely weird. I spent most of it asking for his advice about guys on Tinder to see if that would provoke a response.
Genoveve
07-03-2021, 06:27 PM
Happens to me all the time.
laurielegs
07-03-2021, 06:36 PM
I just had the most uncomfortable show and I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience. This guy. without saying anything, took me exclusive. I did my usual thing, asking if there was anything special he wanted to see or do and I got no response. I asked him a bunch of questions, started a striptease, asked if he wanted to see more- he didn't say anything. I asked him his favourite colour. I asked if he was still alive. I asked if he wanted me to ignore him.
The entire 20 minute show, he didn't type or say a single word or direct me in any way. He tipped 4x during, and for the last 5 minutes, he turned his webcam on and pointed it alternately at the floor and at his blank, expressionless face. If he was just trying to give me an easy show and let me take a break then fine, but because he didn't say or do anything, it felt weirdly threatening. Has this happened to anyone else?
This happens to me a lot actually. Only about 1 out of 10 I would guess turn their cams on but a lot of my viewers say nothing. I figure they are busy stroking or they are watching from a phone with people in the house and have to be quiet.
Would be really difficult to type responses on a phone is my guess.
Whatever the reason, I'll take the money lol. I usually ask a few questions and then get my tits out and tease a bit. Not going to do too much unless I get at least some response.
TooNiceToHustle
07-04-2021, 02:40 AM
If their face looks weird, it's probably because they are on something. Can't count the times we finished the show with me being "WTF did he want? Did I do a good job?" and my gf being "He was just fucking HIGH on some crap.". As annoying as high and uncommunicative is, high and horny and aggressive is worse. Still remembering the dude that spent 4k on us in an hour but fucked us up mentally for 2 weeks.
I just had the most uncomfortable show and I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience. This guy. without saying anything, took me exclusive. I did my usual thing, asking if there was anything special he wanted to see or do and I got no response. I asked him a bunch of questions, started a striptease, asked if he wanted to see more- he didn't say anything. I asked him his favourite colour. I asked if he was still alive. I asked if he wanted me to ignore him.
The entire 20 minute show, he didn't type or say a single word or direct me in any way. He tipped 4x during, and for the last 5 minutes, he turned his webcam on and pointed it alternately at the floor and at his blank, expressionless face. If he was just trying to give me an easy show and let me take a break then fine, but because he didn't say or do anything, it felt weirdly threatening. Has this happened to anyone else?
Better don't overthink this. I feel you. I hate ppl in my room who don't say nothing lol, a full show like this makes me feel paranoid ahah but tbh there are so many underlying reasons why they could act like this. Nothing bad or wrong... just discretion, shyness etc... x
MissAdriana
07-04-2021, 08:13 AM
Anybody else can't login to SM?
Yesterday I logged off because it was so slow and so many guys saying they couldn't get their payment methods sorted out :(
littlewhitelies
07-04-2021, 10:53 AM
Glad I'm not the only one! Makes me feel much better. Thanks!
Luckygoldfish
07-04-2021, 03:32 PM
Girls from U.K. and mainland Europe who were not paid I got an answer from support that it was an issue with some wire transfers it had to be resent and we will get paid on Tuesday
Miss_ShaSha
07-04-2021, 05:09 PM
For all of July pay periods I'm streaming 40 hrs a week. Last week was doable. & today I streamed 9 hrs. I know if I self care hard core I can accomplish this without burnout. July gets slow & I have a hefty income goal I'm trying to manifest.
9/40 hrs
Aiming for the same tomorrow.
laurielegs
07-05-2021, 12:36 AM
For all of July pay periods I'm streaming 40 hrs a week. Last week was doable. & today I streamed 9 hrs. I know if I self care hard core I can accomplish this without burnout. July gets slow & I have a hefty income goal I'm trying to manifest.
9/40 hrs
Aiming for the same tomorrow.
I really really need to do this too. I have rarely hit 40 but I'm going to shoot for it and see if I can hit it too.
Dahlia Fallon
07-05-2021, 01:44 AM
Girls from U.K. and mainland Europe who were not paid I got an answer from support that it was an issue with some wire transfers it had to be resent and we will get paid on Tuesday
Just got paid :)
fireless
07-05-2021, 03:34 AM
Well there are men who like amateur porn and the ones that enjoy pro content.. so that kind of makes sense that someone would want a more genuine environment, rather than a glossy well-designed webcam room. Also after a while members learn to see if you work for a studio or not and it kind of affects their interest as well..
For all of July pay periods I'm streaming 40 hrs a week. Last week was doable. & today I streamed 9 hrs. I know if I self care hard core I can accomplish this without burnout. July gets slow & I have a hefty income goal I'm trying to manifest.
9/40 hrs
Aiming for the same tomorrow.
Yes, it's my first year so not idea about traffic in summer time however lol everything is slowing down in summer. Got a big goal so I m working lot of hrs. Keep my training and diet not negotiable anyway this should help avoid the burn hardcore out even ahah some days! Uhmm Sha you should work since a bit? Not sure! But yeah guess even August is going to be deadly boring x
xXMamiXx
07-05-2021, 05:10 AM
Hey all.
I have a really temperamental encoder experience today.
Seems that once I open the encoder my mac starts to malfunction. It’s choppy and at times I can’t even pass the verification / code of conduct message. I’ve tried everything - resetting router, updating my whole OS… still as soon as I open it everything is acting strange. Anything I should do (aside from email support ?)
I actually can’t tell if it’s the encoder or the camera somehow… everything is pretty new.
Ffwacksake
TIA
xXMamiXx
07-05-2021, 06:07 AM
Ohhh I don’t know it’s fixed itself maybe idk
Hey all.
I have a really temperamental encoder experience today.
Seems that once I open the encoder my mac starts to malfunction. It’s choppy and at times I can’t even pass the verification / code of conduct message. I’ve tried everything - resetting router, updating my whole OS… still as soon as I open it everything is acting strange. Anything I should do (aside from email support ?)
I actually can’t tell if it’s the encoder or the camera somehow… everything is pretty new.
Ffwacksake
TIA
Horny
07-05-2021, 06:43 AM
Does anyone know how to delete videos? I can't seem to work it out? Thanks
Horny
07-05-2021, 06:45 AM
Does anyone know how to delete videos? I can't seem to work it out? Thanks
worked it out its on galleries if anyone else was wondering
Miss_ShaSha
07-05-2021, 06:50 AM
I really really need to do this too. I have rarely hit 40 but I'm going to shoot for it and see if I can hit it too.
I truly think it's possible with clean diet, optimal hydration, exercise, meditation, power naps, and good sleep. I'll follow your progress. I want you to succeed. I think it's doable with lots of self care.
I find this pretty interesting because I never thought decorations would really matter but I recently realized they actually do lol. I have a superrrrr boring room like white wall and a bed type of thing and it’s my actual bedroom. I just can’t take any type of clutter and I don’t like doing too much in free chat so guys only see my room a little in priv/excl and I never thought too much of it. A few weeks ago I decided to put up a cute stick on wall decal and while in person it looked great on camera it looked kind of off. I noticed over the next few days I had guys come in and out a lot and it seemed weird. After a few days i decided to take the decal down because I didn’t like how it looked on camera and BAM guys started to stay again.
I honestly didn’t think it would made any difference and now I’m like thank goodness I’m lazy at decorating and stuff because my guys seem to like the whole boring gal type of thing lol. Everyone’s audience is different so it totally depends on the person but for someone like me less seems to be more while others have awesome decked out spaces and do really well that way too. I've always wanted a cute cam room but I'm not very good at decorating spaces. If I try it in the future I'm curious to see if that makes a negative or positive difference.
edit: Mostly vanilla based with a small variety of different fetish shows so I guess it makes sense why my viewers prefer a blank canvas? idk lol
Right. My room is nice, but it's minimal. There are two abstract paintings in the background (blue, brown, yellow) with large black sticks in a vase in front of them, blue bottles on my black end tables and a blue candle, my bed with marble black bedding on my black wooden bed with huge blue pillows, & a black blackout curtain.
It's fancy minimal haha. I'm a minimalist.
I have to agree with you that sometimes less is more and you've just explained the perfect example.
Well there are men who like amateur porn and the ones that enjoy pro content.. so that kind of makes sense that someone would want a more genuine environment, rather than a glossy well-designed webcam room. Also after a while members learn to see if you work for a studio or not and it kind of affects their interest as well..
Yeah, well said.
Miss_ShaSha
07-05-2021, 06:55 AM
Yes, it's my first year so not idea about traffic in summer time however lol everything is slowing down in summer. Got a big goal so I m working lot of hrs. Keep my training and diet not negotiable anyway this should help avoid the burn hardcore out even ahah some days! Uhmm Sha you should work since a bit? Not sure! But yeah guess even August is going to be deadly boring x
I am at 2.5+ years full time. I came back after a 7+ year break cause I was a fitness professional during the break. I didn't really stream full time when I opened my account back in late 2010. I just got on when I felt like it. I had my own foot fetish paysite and was a top footjob content creator on C4S.
Summer 19 was my first and I did decent. Summer 20 I rocked, but I also put in a shit ton of hours. During summer months it's called the summer slow down cause people are usually out having fun in the sun. It's possible to still do well, but you gotta STFO for real for real!!!
Angela888
07-05-2021, 11:59 AM
Macs are not great for camming, what processor does it have? Might not be strong enough. Their software is juicy x
Hey all.
I have a really temperamental encoder experience today.
Seems that once I open the encoder my mac starts to malfunction. It’s choppy and at times I can’t even pass the verification / code of conduct message. I’ve tried everything - resetting router, updating my whole OS… still as soon as I open it everything is acting strange. Anything I should do (aside from email support ?)
I actually can’t tell if it’s the encoder or the camera somehow… everything is pretty new.
Ffwacksake
TIA
anonamiss
07-05-2021, 05:39 PM
just a cool fyi -- i've been writing in a lot of feedback regarding the gold menu and spin the wheel, and i just got a message back from liz saying they're currently working on allowing models to submit our own custom options for the menus. they'll be reviewed/approved and then added to the existing library. she said it's in the works but not complete yet, so hopefully that happens relatively soon. i have a ton of stuff i want to add to mine.
i also separately wrote in about the feature that auto-suggests random things for guys to tip for, and asked for the option to be able to turn that off. i used my gold menu for the first time this week, and my customers really hated the pop up prompts. they also found it confusing. a lot of them thought someone was tipping for something and asked why i wasn't doing the thing, and i had to explain that those weren't actual tips. i also told them to ignore the prompts because i'm not in control of them. really hope SM implements the ability to turn them off soon.
Strawberryblonde
07-05-2021, 09:39 PM
just a cool fyi -- i've been writing in a lot of feedback regarding the gold menu and spin the wheel, and i just got a message back from liz saying they're currently working on allowing models to submit our own custom options for the menus. they'll be reviewed/approved and then added to the existing library. she said it's in the works but not complete yet, so hopefully that happens relatively soon. i have a ton of stuff i want to add to mine.
i also separately wrote in about the feature that auto-suggests random things for guys to tip for, and asked for the option to be able to turn that off. i used my gold menu for the first time this week, and my customers really hated the pop up prompts. they also found it confusing. a lot of them thought someone was tipping for something and asked why i wasn't doing the thing, and i had to explain that those weren't actual tips. i also told them to ignore the prompts because i'm not in control of them. really hope SM implements the ability to turn them off soon.
Great idea performers can customise and personalise.
laurielegs
07-05-2021, 10:14 PM
i also separately wrote in about the feature that auto-suggests random things for guys to tip for, and asked for the option to be able to turn that off. i used my gold menu for the first time this week, and my customers really hated the pop up prompts. they also found it confusing. a lot of them thought someone was tipping for something and asked why i wasn't doing the thing, and i had to explain that those weren't actual tips. i also told them to ignore the prompts because i'm not in control of them. really hope SM implements the ability to turn them off soon.
I didn't realize the gold menu was triggering those STUPID tip suggestion texts.
I'm turning my gold menu off until they allow us to disable that. I hate doing things in free chat anyway and it's a tiny percent of my total income so not worth it to me.
kamiliam
07-05-2021, 10:35 PM
From what I understand, the prompt shows up after they have been in the room for awhile. Still a ridiculous feature, I doubt if they have sat in the room for 15 minutes they can’t figure out how too use the gold menu on their own.
also if someone is really deadset on this feature, why not do it like many models do with their presets, and blast out a list of the whole menu? Probably where they got the idea from and makes more sense to the customers and us...