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looklovely
07-22-2021, 12:03 PM
I received this in my Inbox: How much would you charge for this? I'm not really that interested. I told him $100 Gold.
Hi! Would you be interested in making a custom video for me? My idea is for a 4-5 minute video. Please start out wearing either a bikini top, tank top, or a cute top. Walk up to the camera and sit down in front of it, making sure to get your top half in the shot from your belly up. Tease me with your cleavage a little and then take your top off. Tease me with your breasts with different motions like crossing your arms, stretching over your head and leaning back, and jiggling them. Please try to maintain eye contact throughout the video and smile and giggle occasionally, looking like you’re having fun. No speaking is necessary at all (unless you want to tease me :-) ) and you can remain seated for the whole video. Is this something you would be interested in? How much gold do you think is fair? Thank you.
izshadow
07-22-2021, 12:45 PM
When its deader then dead, has a gold show ever been successful and/or pulled a client or clients in?
I received this in my Inbox: How much would you charge for this? I'm not really that interested. I told him $100 Gold.
Hi! Would you be interested in making a custom video for me? My idea is for a 4-5 minute video. Please start out wearing either a bikini top, tank top, or a cute top. Walk up to the camera and sit down in front of it, making sure to get your top half in the shot from your belly up. Tease me with your cleavage a little and then take your top off. Tease me with your breasts with different motions like crossing your arms, stretching over your head and leaning back, and jiggling them. Please try to maintain eye contact throughout the video and smile and giggle occasionally, looking like you’re having fun. No speaking is necessary at all (unless you want to tease me :-) ) and you can remain seated for the whole video. Is this something you would be interested in? How much gold do you think is fair? Thank you.
He is paying upfront? 100 sounds good to me. I would not without paid upfront tho!! If you know him and you can ask more.. .showing face (no mask) or not.. you can negotiate like 100 w/ mask, more without etc... fair is fair whatever you think IMO. How much cost average your videos and top up from there....
looklovely
07-22-2021, 01:11 PM
He is paying upfront? 100 sounds good to me. I would not without paid upfront tho!! If you know him and you can ask more.. .showing face or not.. you can negotiate like 100 no face, more without etc... fair is fair whatever you think IMO. How much cost average your videos and top up from there....
I won't film until he send Gold. I doubt he will though...I don't care for custom videos anymore especially since one of mine ended up on a free porn site.
When its deader then dead, has a gold show ever been successful and/or pulled a client or clients in?
I got my daily wage lol. I think that I m going to bed early.. not giving up but just resting up as I am living on SM since months long hrs and much needed. Yes pretty slow and now my last snapshot is not going to help lol. Let's reshoot tomorrow fresh omg.
bigbum
07-22-2021, 02:17 PM
12.5 hrs so far. Will complete bonus. 4 hrs today, 4 Fri, & 4.5 Sat.
Mama needs a new pair of shoes lololll.
lol this made me smile :-)
bigbum
07-22-2021, 02:20 PM
Nope. Has been a waste. For me photos never sell well on any site - they are really more a think of the past IMO. I don't think most guys are interested in buying just still photos.
My customers want videos. If we had the ability to sell little short explicit clips there I think it would work.
some ass hat asked me yesterday "no pics? you have no other profile pics to look at?"
its like ummm yeah why? so you can steal them, download them, or just sit there and stroke for free? i dont pics at all. just vids.
bigbum
07-22-2021, 02:20 PM
Nope. Has been a waste. For me photos never sell well on any site - they are really more a think of the past IMO. I don't think most guys are interested in buying just still photos.
My customers want videos. If we had the ability to sell little short explicit clips there I think it would work.
yesss! short clips, or pay to open would be great! as mini bagel said also the pay to open would be a game changer for me!
bigbum
07-22-2021, 02:22 PM
has it been slow for anyone else today? my room was only full of lurkers and people whom i had noted in the past that i ndeed to block . welll. atleast i got a few blocks taken care of... cleaning out my closet .. lol
Esixxx
07-22-2021, 02:30 PM
has it been slow for anyone else today? my room was only full of lurkers and people whom i had noted in the past that i ndeed to block . welll. atleast i got a few blocks taken care of... cleaning out my closet .. lol
It's been slow-my traffic seems to come in spurts with long delays of silence.
looklovely
07-22-2021, 02:44 PM
Random: Do they have to approve tags now? It's been hours since a customer stated he left tags and nothing. No biggie, just thought they were instant before.
anonamiss
07-22-2021, 02:47 PM
some ass hat asked me yesterday "no pics? you have no other profile pics to look at?"
its like ummm yeah why? so you can steal them, download them, or just sit there and stroke for free? i dont pics at all. just vids.
lol i hate when guys say this. like bitch i am LIVE right now, why the hell do you need to look at pictures?
and yeah, the reason i don't post any extra profile pictures is because when i used to, literally all of them ended up on weird catfishing/dating profiles, some of which were apparently white labels, which made guys come to my room thinking i had been talking to them about meeting up. not cool.
(i will note, liz also helped with getting pics like that taken down whenever i found them on fake dating profile sites.)
bigbum
07-22-2021, 04:44 PM
lol i hate when guys say this. like bitch i am LIVE right now, why the hell do you need to look at pictures?
and yeah, the reason i don't post any extra profile pictures is because when i used to, literally all of them ended up on weird catfishing/dating profiles, some of which were apparently white labels, which made guys come to my room thinking i had been talking to them about meeting up. not cool.
(i will note, liz also helped with getting pics like that taken down whenever i found them on fake dating profile sites.)
yeah personally i dont see anything good coming out of posting pics to my profile. agreed you just confirmed what i was thinking
kamiliam
07-22-2021, 05:29 PM
lol i hate when guys say this. like bitch i am LIVE right now, why the hell do you need to look at pictures?
and yeah, the reason i don't post any extra profile pictures is because when i used to, literally all of them ended up on weird catfishing/dating profiles, some of which were apparently white labels, which made guys come to my room thinking i had been talking to them about meeting up. not cool.
(i will note, liz also helped with getting pics like that taken down whenever i found them on fake dating profile sites.)
In defense of photos, I only had a few pics for a hella long time, then one day I decided to have a hefty gallery. I noticed a big increase in engagement. I also don’t show much for free so the pics kinda assure me that if someone is begging they aren’t very smart if they can’t find a pic. I have had faltering regs do a long show after I put up a new pic. Finally, I take some of my pics to get me in the mood for work so why not post my favs there is kinda my vibe. I get not wanting to give stuff away for free but if it makes one less broke MF bother me I am fine.
in regards to the catfish stuff, I learned what that felt like when I was 15 and someone copied my livejournal, happened in my vanilla life a few more times after that. so when I came into adult I was already in that mindset. It’s super fucked up that we live in a world where this is common and don’t want my photos used again like that, but I personally don’t mind showing off at my best especially if it brings new customers
Genoveve
07-22-2021, 05:56 PM
In defense of photos, I only had a few pics for a hella long time, then one day I decided to have a hefty gallery. I noticed a big increase in engagement. I also don’t show much for free so the pics kinda assure me that if someone is begging they aren’t very smart if they can’t find a pic. I have had faltering regs do a long show after I put up a new pic.
Same, and back in the day when we had our static, chosen main pics I would always experience a bunch of extra traffic and a bunch of guys who hadn't spent in a long time coming back to spend again whenever I would switch to a new pic. Also I have noticed a permanent increase in traffic ever since we had the switch to the daily live main pic. I would advise anyone to put literally as much effort as you can into your live pic, IME it makes a big difference.
Erika_Xstacy
07-22-2021, 06:36 PM
Same, and back in the day when we had our static, chosen main pics I would always experience a bunch of extra traffic and a bunch of guys who hadn't spent in a long time coming back to spend again whenever I would switch to a new pic. Also I have noticed a permanent increase in traffic ever since we had the switch to the daily live main pic. I would advise anyone to put literally as much effort as you can into your live pic, IME it makes a big difference.
same here.
my profile pic can determine my logged off viewer count and it can go downhill from there.
is logged off room ct low tonight? im seeing half the number its 930ish pm est I never cam this hour so idk the vibe
littleprincessbella
07-22-2021, 06:47 PM
yall, i'm so frustrated these back to back contests (even the stupid bonus events) kill my traffic. I know I need to log off but I really can't afford to take the night off is anyone else fed up with these things?
Genoveve
07-22-2021, 07:02 PM
is logged off room ct low tonight? im seeing half the number its 930ish pm est I never cam this hour so idk the vibe
Logged off room ct? Idk what that is but it's not uncommon during contests for my potential viewer count to take a really long time to update and so it seems like there's way less people than there actually is, and it's been happening to me during this contest.
Erika_Xstacy
07-22-2021, 10:37 PM
Logged off room ct? Idk what that is but it's not uncommon during contests for my potential viewer count to take a really long time to update and so it seems like there's way less people than there actually is, and it's been happening to me during this contest.
yes, exactly. viewer count.
the ppl in my room are normal but viewer count is off `
Erika_Xstacy
07-23-2021, 12:01 AM
I had a member say they couldn’t continue to tip but continue in private for more minutes?
I asked a few seconds what happened, he said he couldn’t send gold.
Is this a issue right now?
My real thought was he thought the same show would continue without tipping.
MissAdriana
07-23-2021, 07:33 AM
i was initially excited because i thought the activity feed would be similar to onlyfans PPV.. but i guess not
i wonder how many members are even aware of the activity feed. could have been nice supplemental revenue especially during contest/bonus weeks where i personally completely avoid streaming on the site
edit: i can see we have a maximum 10G limit for a paid post... lol. love that glass ceiling<3
edit #2: i just got two sales from the activity feed. wow, we get 50%??? because in my earnings they both showed up as video purchases. my workaround for the max limit has been selling a picture of a block of text (at max limit) of a findom instruction to send even more as an offline tip in messenger lol. still not thrilled with the 10G limit but not a bad way to collect tips for essentially nothing and especially at 50%, we'll see how much visibility it gets.
Good info thanks. I was hoping it would be the same as OF too. I'd prefer the option of mass messaging them the content because then they think we are speaking directly to them. Making the customer scroll through a feed to purchase doesn't seem all that user friendly to me
Nope. Has been a waste. For me photos never sell well on any site - they are really more a think of the past IMO. I don't think most guys are interested in buying just still photos.
My customers want videos. If we had the ability to sell little short explicit clips there I think it would work.
Interesting I've had lots of requests for photos, even custom photo sets
FloridaSunDoll
07-23-2021, 07:51 AM
Activity photos have been selling for me but so far only for regulars that I’ve had the chance to explain where to actually find them. The biggest problem with activity feed is users can’t readily find it. It’s not very obvious so I have a quick button response that pops up occasionally to explain where to find them. Like I said despite that, I’ve definitely been selling some. They post as video sales though which is good Bc we get 50% but is bad Bc I don’t know they actually bought a pic unless they tell me
emkato
07-23-2021, 10:24 AM
Didn't log in at all yesterday because the day before that I made a total of $5 in 2 hours and it caused my mental state to drop so I had to take a break. I am hoping today gets better and brings in more $$$ for everyone. Just staying online is my biggest challenge, yawn.
Sugarsteepdoll
07-23-2021, 11:58 AM
Didn't log in at all yesterday because the day before that I made a total of $5 in 2 hours and it caused my mental state to drop so I had to take a break. I am hoping today gets better and brings in more $$$ for everyone. Just staying online is my biggest challenge, yawn.
Yes, well youre not alone. Its been a terribly slow week. There are so many models online right now. Sigh
Miss_ShaSha
07-23-2021, 12:00 PM
Random: Do they have to approve tags now? It's been hours since a customer stated he left tags and nothing. No biggie, just thought they were instant before.
Some tags are banned & some show up a lot later or never at all even tho they're not banned.
Miss_ShaSha
07-23-2021, 12:04 PM
Didn't log in at all yesterday because the day before that I made a total of $5 in 2 hours and it caused my mental state to drop so I had to take a break. I am hoping today gets better and brings in more $$$ for everyone. Just staying online is my biggest challenge, yawn.
I did 2.5 hrs yesterday during a prime time for $20+ & said fuck it. Too many models, basically zero traffic, & I'd rather reserve energy & kill it next week when most models are resting.
I've done like 16+ hrs for shit. Not worth the headache for a puny bonus.
I feel you.
emkato
07-23-2021, 12:14 PM
Yes, well youre not alone. Its been a terribly slow week. There are so many models online right now. Sigh
Yeah...I had such high expectations for this week too and had a goal in mind but its been abysmal. Its amazing how weeks like this can totally lower my self esteem and drain all the energy out of me after starting off with a super positive mindset.
Sugarsteepdoll
07-23-2021, 12:14 PM
Its been giving me so much anxiety these past few months making way less money than I could usually pull. :( Ms Sha you really keep my spirits up when I see your posts. Thank you
Miss_ShaSha
07-23-2021, 12:24 PM
Its been giving me so much anxiety these past few months making way less money than I could usually pull. :( Ms Sha you really keep my spirits up when I see your posts. Thank you
Sister, those slumps are fuckin scary! I feel you. & sometimes STFO won't work for like 3 or 4 days straight...then BAM, if you don't give up, you can get saved. But bad weeks can't be avoided sometimes. You just suit up & try to rock it the next week. Shit...hardest job I've ever worked!
You got this. You really do!
looklovely
07-23-2021, 01:19 PM
I'm charging $6 Gold for, SPH. Those who do SPH, what should I charge?
Shit...hardest job I've ever worked!
Yes, the hardest ever & i am doing it for 20 years now and people think it's easy money! Not!
The hardest money earned!
I wonder if one day in maybe 20 years we'll be seen as holograms?! Sassy gran on cam hehe
emkato
07-23-2021, 01:33 PM
I did 2.5 hrs yesterday during a prime time for $20+ & said fuck it. Too many models, basically zero traffic, & I'd rather reserve energy & kill it next week when most models are resting.
I've done like 16+ hrs for shit. Not worth the headache for a puny bonus.
I feel you.
I keep staying online hoping it will make a difference but its so useless. ugh. so much for that bonus :/
looklovely
07-23-2021, 02:12 PM
I keep staying online hoping it will make a difference but its so useless. ugh. so much for that bonus :/
I don't think I'm going to hit my 25 hour goal. The contest only has 3 more hours, right? It's 9:12 PM UTC.
kamiliam
07-23-2021, 02:22 PM
I don't think I'm going to hit my 25 hour goal. The contest only has 3 more hours, right? It's 9:12 PM UTC.
There are another 24hr of the bonus in addition to that before it ends
MissAdriana
07-23-2021, 02:22 PM
They post as video sales though which is good Bc we get 50% but is bad Bc I don’t know they actually bought a pic unless they tell me
So when you are in your earnings tab it doesn't fill in what you made under activity feed there? Maybe they have been selling then I just think I'm selling videos. That makes it even harder to track what is and isnt successful
emkato
07-23-2021, 02:24 PM
I don't think I'm going to hit my 25 hour goal. The contest only has 3 more hours, right? It's 9:12 PM UTC.
I think it ends tomorrow evening but I am on EST. I may be totally wrong tho. I have made enough to earn a bonus but I've just been stuck barely making anything now and staying online is making me depressed. I don't see myself lasting a full 25 hours with how awful the sites been for me
looklovely
07-23-2021, 02:30 PM
I think it ends tomorrow evening but I am on EST. I may be totally wrong tho. I have made enough to earn a bonus but I've just been stuck barely making anything now and staying online is making me depressed. I don't see myself lasting a full 25 hours with how awful the sites been for me
Thanks! I was on the first page...Look at this. Don't feel bad. You can always chat with me if you're depressed/bored.55617
Miss_ShaSha
07-23-2021, 03:12 PM
Thanks! I was on the first page...Look at this. Don't feel bad. You can always chat with me if you're depressed/bored.55617
Yeah, I did 2 hrs for $20+ and was in a dead room the majority of the time. One 4 min show with 25 GOLD and a reg who totally flaked out. Nah, this is not how I want to spend my time. It sucks for us, but it's good to know it's pretty universal.
I'm gonna self care and bump up my vibe haha.
Miss_ShaSha
07-23-2021, 03:18 PM
I'm charging $6 Gold for, SPH. Those who do SPH, what should I charge?
20 or 25 but my prices are steep...however they do pay :D
55618
I basically humiliate the shit out of them for a couple minutes. I think that's def worth it in my opinion.
FloridaSunDoll
07-23-2021, 03:46 PM
So when you are in your earnings tab it doesn't fill in what you made under activity feed there? Maybe they have been selling then I just think I'm selling videos. That makes it even harder to track what is and isnt successful
That is correct it’s not showing that I’ve sold any. I it took me a while to realize that they were selling Bc of this. Then I’d get refs and randos saying they bought a picture and I’d check my earnings and sure enough it was there as a video sale. I’m assuming this is Bc it’s still new and I’m hoping they get it figured out Bc how am I supposed to know which do better than others if I can’t see which are actually selling. It says activity feed $0 but I know for a fact it’s wrong
izshadow
07-23-2021, 04:14 PM
20 or 25 but my prices are steep...however they do pay :D
55618
I basically humiliate the shit out of them for a couple minutes. I think that's def worth it in my opinion.
Girl bump that goddess appreciation to $100 gold! Thats where I have mine at! You are worth it!
camgirlscottyland
07-23-2021, 04:16 PM
Can I just ask, what does Gold translate to in terms of real money? Thanks x
littleprincessbella
07-23-2021, 04:18 PM
I think it ends tomorrow evening but I am on EST. I may be totally wrong tho. I have made enough to earn a bonus but I've just been stuck barely making anything now and staying online is making me depressed. I don't see myself lasting a full 25 hours with how awful the sites been for me that makes me feel so much better this contest has been so dead for me I've earned less than half of my usual, and I'm feeling discouraged.
waogtrain
07-23-2021, 04:24 PM
I did 2.5 hrs yesterday during a prime time for $20+ & said fuck it. Too many models, basically zero traffic, & I'd rather reserve energy & kill it next week when most models are resting.
I've done like 16+ hrs for shit. Not worth the headache for a puny bonus.
I feel you.
Feeling this. I'm at 15 hours and have made very little per hour. Its not worth it to me anymore to aim for the 25 hours. I would have to push myself hard to get 5 hours tonight and another 5 hours tomorrow. I'm just going to do a couple hours tonight because a regular said he'd be stopping by and not stress about the bonus. If its as slow as it has been all week, I'm logging off early to spend quality time with my cat and hoping for a better week next week. :)
littleprincessbella
07-23-2021, 04:30 PM
I did 2.5 hrs yesterday during a prime time for $20+ & said fuck it. Too many models, basically zero traffic, & I'd rather reserve energy & kill it next week when most models are resting.
I've done like 16+ hrs for shit. Not worth the headache for a puny bonus.
I feel you.
girl same here. it's been awful and I didn't feel like working for the 12/5 percent, but it always makes me feel like I'm crappy at cam modeling.
~Carmen~
07-23-2021, 04:33 PM
Can I just ask, what does Gold translate to in terms of real money? Thanks x
1 Gold= $1 USD
emkato
07-23-2021, 05:01 PM
Thanks! I was on the first page...Look at this. Don't feel bad. You can always chat with me if you're depressed/bored.
thats sweet ty <3 I am on the first page too. sometimes top of second. Seems it doesn't matter, the quality of customers just isn't there
anonamiss
07-23-2021, 05:25 PM
1 Gold= $1 USD
this is true but not the full explanation...
if someone tips in gold in certain currencies other than USD (such as AUD or GBP/British pounds), then 1 Gold = $1 of their local currency
and then when you check your earnings it converts to the USD equivalent. the shitty thing is you really don't know what currency they tipped in until you go check your earnings. you may end up with slightly more or less than you expected because of the conversions.
this is only for gold tips where the customer types in a custom amount. if they are paying a set rate (i.e. for a private, exclusive, or minimum gold show buy in) then they are automatically charged the USD equivalent. (i'm not sure if it does this for the gold menu.)
i know it was this way for some time but i honestly haven't gotten a tip in another currency in a while. so someone please correct me if it has changed. i also likely explained this far more complicated than it needed to be (probably because i'm not used to working with other currencies at all, whereas many of you here probably are), so anyone please feel free to summarize it better.
~Carmen~
07-23-2021, 06:00 PM
this is true but not the full explanation...
if someone tips in gold in certain currencies other than USD (such as AUD or GBP/British pounds), then 1 Gold = $1 of their local currency
and then when you check your earnings it converts to the USD equivalent. the shitty thing is you really don't know what currency they tipped in until you go check your earnings. you may end up with slightly more or less than you expected because of the conversions.
this is only for gold tips where the customer types in a custom amount. if they are paying a set rate (i.e. for a private, exclusive, or minimum gold show buy in) then they are automatically charged the USD equivalent. (i'm not sure if it does this for the gold menu.)
i know it was this way for some time but i honestly haven't gotten a tip in another currency in a while. so someone please correct me if it has changed. i also likely explained this far more complicated than it needed to be (probably because i'm not used to working with other currencies at all, whereas many of you here probably are), so anyone please feel free to summarize it better.
I believe it has changed because I haven't seen a tip in another currency in a long time either. I know I have customers from other countries.
Erika_Xstacy
07-23-2021, 10:23 PM
Im at 5 hours :(
can i pull it off? lol .. maybe next time
I was in the hospital Tues and weds for off beat dull pain heart The ER runs 3 of the same test over the course of 14 hours for suspect heart patients.
I had just had the JJ vaccine, my anxiety hit the roof is what happened.
The ER said my insurance covered it. after all the test ran full body and he said there was nothing wrong, ill take that as my bonus. he did everything my regular dr was sending me to specialist to have done.
knowing I am healthy made my tension go away.
I'm trying to talk myself to go online but I have 3 pimples from wearing a mask in the hospital. Not really feeling sexy.
bye bye bonus ... my time was done hours ago RIP, streamate wins lol