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LolaLu
10-17-2016, 01:23 PM
Mine is too Marina! I dont care. Guys pay it ;-) x

Marina Starr
10-17-2016, 01:25 PM
The peepers cannot see me when I'm in group chat right? On Streamate they can still peep.

Haha don't be nervous you'll love it! You'll do well on the site & don't forget you can always turn off group if the peepers start getting on your nerves :)

Classy_Katy
10-17-2016, 01:28 PM
No peepers in Group or Private! They pay for every second that they can see you.

If you do free preview, limit it to 5 minutes in 24 hours.

Good luck! xxx

Marina Starr
10-17-2016, 01:32 PM
Under direct cam setting, do you check 'guest free preview' check or uncheck?

No peepers in Group or Private! They pay for every second that they can see you.

If you do free preview, limit it to 5 minutes in 24 hours.

Good luck! xxx

Kristen_Krystal
10-17-2016, 01:44 PM
My definition of an AW peeper are those who wait till there's a good chance you're naked and then pop in for 5 seconds! Some of them do it all the time. It seriously winds me up. Its worse when you've offered Free - Preview I find. So yes they don't get to peep for free but they still get to peep for pennies. I know I could ban them but I can't concentrate on giving anyone a good show of any kind when I'm worrying about all the peepers all the time x

LolaLu
10-17-2016, 02:00 PM
If it only takes a quick flash to tip them over the edge then they arent man enough to handle my shows anyway ;-) But at least they are paying for the peep privilege

LolaLu
10-17-2016, 02:01 PM
That being said, the last few days Ive had awful trouble keeping them in group. They dont even connect - their BW stays at 0 then they leave. Thats annoying as hell

sexysusie
10-17-2016, 03:06 PM
http://i64.tinypic.com/33kywk3.png

That hasn't updated in over 6 years. Ignore it x

CanTheCan
10-17-2016, 05:50 PM
@CanThe Can - If AW has been able to set up with a new processor then I'm struggling to see why Paxum have not been able to do the same by now.

Indeed, though I think you answered your own question to this a pages back! :-\


Its a shame we don't know which new US bank AW are using - We could recommend them to Paxum :)

Yes if only it was that simple! For example, I emailed TTM asking if they would consider using Payoneer but they said a BIG fat NO. :(

Also whilst writing, if I could pick your/or anyone's brains, whose got the Paxum Mastercard (as I think that's the route I will HAVE to go, seeing all the others appear to be blocked off!) - I know there is an annual maintenance fee, can you tell me how they expect this to be paid, i.e., is it upfront in one go (when you order it), or does it come out of 'wages' you deposit in your Paxum a/c and then when you withdraw (to same card) do they deduct it?

Kristen_Krystal
10-17-2016, 07:01 PM
I've not got the card @CanThe Can - I just used EFT payments myself because I though the card seemed expensive.

If they're not going to sort out EFT then I'm going to only wire transfer every 6 months. Its not like we're losing on much interest in UK current accounts.

I'm sorry I'm much help with regards to the card but I'm guessing they will take the fee out 1st from your whatever cash you already have in the account.

With EFT I used to leave $10 in my USD checking account and then convert my money in my GBP account & then transfer. They wouldn't transfer by EFT unless there was enough funds to cover the EFT fee in my USD checking account.

I'm just hoping now that AW has got fixed up with a new bank that others will have also & the lack of people needing or prepared to pay $50 for a wire might encourage them to get their fingers out & get it sorted ASAP x

Kristen_Krystal
10-17-2016, 07:09 PM
@CanTheCan

Have I missed something - Is Wire transfer still an option with Paxum for us in the UK or has that gone now as well? Oh I hope not :(

CanTheCan
10-17-2016, 07:37 PM
@CanTheCan

Have I missed something - Is Wire transfer still an option with Paxum for us in the UK or has that gone now as well? Oh I hope not :(

Oh sorry I didn't mean to mislead, no they are still allowing Wire transfer (as their reply below in inverted commas). For some reason I thought I had read earlier on where you said you had the Mastercard from them, apologies I mixed you up with someone else. Didn't mean to panic/mislead you.

Yes that's an interesting/alternative way of working it I guess. Its a right royal pain in the a*s though because a lot of other sites use Paxum for UK'ers (internationals).

This is their reply:

"Adding funds from external cards is not available at this point.

Unfortunately we cannot say when or if they will be available, therefore, you can only add funds using WIRE transfer.

Best Regards."

CanTheCan
10-17-2016, 07:45 PM
& the lack of people needing or prepared to pay $50 for a wire might encourage them to get their fingers out & get it sorted ASAP x

Thing is we don't know if there is a lack of people paying the $50 dollar fee. I am sure it produced a surge of new customers paying the fee, if they felt their options were limited (as not everyone will be prepared to wait 6 months like yourself). Same with the card, why take the credit card option off the site and also remove themselves from the e-currency exchange sites? (which WAS also another option to use but in the last few weeks they removed them), so 2 options are their Wire or their Credit Card. Their crafty bewgers!

Kristen_Krystal
10-17-2016, 08:04 PM
I know @CanTheCan its not fair & it does seem to me that Paxum are milking this for all they can.

I only use it at the moment for one US phone chat site that I don't earn lots on anyway I can afford to just leave that there & just wait for them to sort the EFT out but yes if I was using it for a few different sites I'd feel like I've got no choice than to either pay the Wire or get the card - both of which are expensive really.

I know DP Colin on the other forum said he was trying to avoid using them now whilst they've only got Wire available as it was costing DP $1000's every time they did a transfer.

So I guess most people don't like getting shafted but there's not really alternatives for us in the UK that work on US platforms. Its either Paxum or Payoneer - both a rip off right now x

CanTheCan
10-17-2016, 08:23 PM
I know DP Colin on the other forum said he was trying to avoid using them now whilst they've only got Wire available as it was costing DP $1000's every time they did a transfer.

Never thought it like that, i.e., other platforms using them other than 'individual users'. Thing is, I thought the email they sent me was very.. I dunno, like they weren't particularly bothered either way, I thought it a strange (basic) email and (that whoever wrote it) lacked customer service skills or perhaps enthusiasm for their job! I just felt it could have been worded better and in a more 'hopeful' way, even if there wasn't any lol


So I guess most people don't like getting shafted but there's not really alternatives for us in the UK that work on US platforms. Its either Paxum or Payoneer - both a rip off right now x

I have a Payoneer but have been really trying to avoid having another credit card in my purse (pre-paid or otherwise). Yup, looks like we're all up the creek without a paddle!

And yup I see what you mean/how you work. I'm usually pretty good (tenacious) at finding an alternative way to do something but Paxum have not made it easy. It doesn't help that they don't appear to provide updates & their replies are pretty basic, almost like they don't really care. Am not saying they don't, its just how they are coming across (well to me anyway).

Sounds like, as you say, they are damaging themselves if large bizez like DP (& no doubt others) avoid using them.

Kristen_Krystal
10-17-2016, 08:45 PM
To be fair I've always found their customer service adequate but lacking in much empathy - is probably the best way I can describe. I hate how they alway reply with "Regards!" Even when you're complaining about something - The exclamation mark it just isn't necessary. It might just be the Canadian way - I don't know :)

But, yes I think if we imagine just how much profit they will be making if companies like DP are using them. Can't blame them in a way for cashing in on at though. Business is business & that's banking for you. Its the little people like us at the end of the chain that get screwed.

I'm sure when its no longer profitable to extort us anymore then they will enable EFT again x

Kristen_Krystal
10-17-2016, 08:56 PM
I forgot @CanThe Can but on the payoneer thread Loveshooks put up an email address for a Paxum rep & she said the rep was very helpful. It will probably be a couple of threads backs by now though.

I think the rep was called Ruth so she might be able to help you out x

CanTheCan
10-17-2016, 09:04 PM
I forgot @CanThe Can but on the payoneer thread Loveshooks put up an email address for a Paxum rep & she said the rep was very helpful. It will probably be a couple of threads backs by now though.

I think the rep was called Ruth so she might be able to help you out x

Hey yeah, thanks, I think I seen that mentioned a while back on here and I think, before that, I also 'seen' Ruth via a Google search, but I thought she was in Payoneer, not sure. Will prolly look 2moz as gonna get some shut eye now. Thanxx for being uber responsive. nitey nite x

Classy_Katy
10-17-2016, 09:59 PM
Under direct cam setting, do you check 'guest free preview' check or uncheck?

I keep that unchecked...it allows people not signed up on the site to see you in free preview.

fetishbootslut
10-18-2016, 03:49 AM
Have all of you recieved your outstanding AW monies now up to date?. Including the 11th Oct for those that had that outstanding?.

Blonde-Ambition
10-18-2016, 04:43 AM
Nothing from 11th as yet, AW said they were being sent to be processed but nothing as yet
xx

CatBBW
10-18-2016, 02:29 PM
I didn't have an 11th payment outstanding, just 4th. (Not very helpful, but I wanted to be clear that I am not waiting for any payment outstanding now. My next transfer is due to be processed 1st November.)

Blonde-Ambition
10-18-2016, 04:23 PM
is anyone else waiting for payment for the 11th october?
xx

Kristen_Krystal
10-18-2016, 05:33 PM
is anyone else waiting for payment for the 11th october?
xx

I'm not - like Cat I'm next to get paid in 2 weeks but I reckon you'll probably receive tomorrow & if not it should be at some point this week I would think now - The payments have to pass screening tests according to a member of the AW forum who received an email from AW explaining how it all kind of works. Once the processor have finished their screening AW will update like they have been doing.

Don't worry about it now though it should be very soon x

Kristen_Krystal
10-18-2016, 06:01 PM
The reason for the delay from what I can gather is that there was an issue with DP's payments & they got held back from the 1st transfer the rest of us received a few days ago.. DP's issue has now been fixed but now DP's payments & the 11th's payments are all in the same file. Now the file is a big one so its just taking a little longer than what was originally anticipated to screen all the payments now.

Blonde-Ambition
10-19-2016, 12:27 AM
Aw thank you Kristen
There hadn't been an update so was starting to worry again!
Does that mean each future payment have to go through screening?
xx

Blue-Velvet
10-19-2016, 03:15 AM
I'm not expecting a payment for 11 Oct, but I don't understand why they have to screen anything. I thought all of that was done last time? I hope this doesn't mean every time we make a request for a bank transfer, it's going to take ages.

winnipeg
10-19-2016, 09:10 AM
What's the screening thing all about?��

sexy_kitten01
10-19-2016, 11:55 AM
Hi Girls.

Hope you are all well and fine. I have been having problems with my cam. Clients have been trying to cam with me via direct chat or private but are unable to as when they hover over my picture it says cam is unsupported. Has anyone else had this problem and can it be resolved?

Many thanks xx

sexysusie
10-19-2016, 11:57 AM
What is your upload speed? If it's less than 2mb customers on phones or tablets will get that message as your connection can't handle it x

Kristen_Krystal
10-19-2016, 05:02 PM
Aw thank you Kristen
There hadn't been an update so was starting to worry again!
Does that mean each future payment have to go through screening?
xx

I guess the screening is just part of the security checks that the banks probably has to do by law & the old processor would've had to do the same. Dp Colin has received his groups payment now 950k! So you can imagine how long it would of took the bank to process that lot! The 11th Payments should be next but they won't as high in value as DP's back payments so it shouldn't the bank that long to get those all processed now.

The back log will all be cleared by the time we get our next payments in just under 2 weeks so I wouldn't think that those payments will be delayed - Everything should just go back to how it always was.

So, yes don't worry about the screening its just part of the process :) Its just we just never really had to concern ourselves with it until now x

Kristen_Krystal
10-19-2016, 05:13 PM
Anyway - I won a Soap & Glory Bath Set today!

There's a new store on AW that sells luxury cosmetic products & you can also add them to your AW wish list!

I'm following them on Twitter & they had a competition running to launch their new Twitter & I won it!!!

They said they will be running more comps in the future so if you're already following me on Twitter & you check my timeline, you can follow them too & check them out :)

They're called - Cat That Got The Cream.

fetishbootslut
10-20-2016, 03:11 AM
I guess the screening is just part of the security checks that the banks probably has to do by law & the old processor would've had to do the same. Dp Colin has received his groups payment now 950k! So you can imagine how long it would of took the bank to process that lot! The 11th Payments should be next but they won't as high in value as DP's back payments so it shouldn't the bank that long to get those all processed now.

The back log will all be cleared by the time we get our next payments in just under 2 weeks so I wouldn't think that those payments will be delayed - Everything should just go back to how it always was.

So, yes don't worry about the screening its just part of the process :) Its just we just never really had to concern ourselves with it until now x

Well with the screening it might delay a bit whatever the screening entails. Prob checking our bank to our name address etc as we can change the bank account on our screens but our name address is there permantely so if change accounts suppose it check each every time now long as it goes in lol. My next one isnt till the 4th (process on 1st) so should be all ok by then x

Blonde-Ambition
10-20-2016, 07:40 AM
Just been paid from the 11th :)
xx

sexy_kitten01
10-20-2016, 11:33 AM
It's the highest i can have it as am with virgin. Do you think it could be from his end? xxx

sexysusie
10-20-2016, 12:33 PM
Go here and check your speed http://www.speedtest.net if the upload is less than 2mb then that is the most likely cause. The guy is probably trying to view you on a mobile or tablet. If he tries through a desktop instead or books Skype you should be fine.

Horny
10-21-2016, 01:20 AM
Wow haven't been on in ages just logged on so many mega cheap models???

DancesWithSloths
10-21-2016, 01:58 AM
^^Don't worry about that, pet, they're still paying. Especially now they can't afford to buy $ with the exchange rate.

Sally Says
10-21-2016, 03:53 AM
yep, considerably less english guys spending on SM :p

DancesWithSloths
10-21-2016, 04:13 AM
yep, considerably less english guys spending on SM :p

But the same number is begging. SM freechat is the definition of hell for me these days - same beggars as AW without the time limit or the spending power :-/

CatBBW
10-22-2016, 10:21 AM
How long do you ladies leave a movie on AW before deciding it's never going to sell and delete it? I've just gone through my movies and deleted (from AW, not from my PC!) all the movies that have never ever had a sale in the 2+ years they've been up. I have been tracking how my movies sell, and it seems that after the initial interest when it uploads, I might get the odd sale here and there until it disappears off the first page, and then nothing. However, there were a handful of movies that NEVER sold in all the 2+ years they were up, and I feel that they are just clutter, so have deleted them.

Do you have a strategy? Do you feel the more the better? Less is more? Quality over quantity?

sexysusie
10-22-2016, 03:10 PM
No I leave everything up. There is something for every guy out there and the more content you have the more likely you are to make money from it. AW can't really be quality because of the ridiculous file size/price thing, they really need to sort that shit out. I only put short vids up, up to 3 mins long. Mainly teasers for full videos they know they can buy elsewhere x

KlutzyCammer
10-22-2016, 06:27 PM
I'm having some major troll issues tonight. I've been in Free Chat for the past 3 hours and not made a single thing! I've had some persistent no-lifer come into my room all night, on god knows how many different accounts, to pester me and ruin my night.

First they'll say something about some sex act they'd let me do to them (e.g. id let u give me a pokey bum wank)
Then they tell me just how miserable/pissed off/bored/tired my face looks and then attempt to wind me up about it.

At first I was sat wondering why so many people thought my adorable cheery little face was miserable and then it dawned on me that this was some epic troll and it had all been more or less the same stuff. Once I started banning them (and god knows how many other people that I thought were them) it got worse and they started talking about rape and what they would do to kids. Their location seems to change on every account and the accounts that aren't private have had several good reviews for webcam sessions (hence why I didnt realise they were all the same person at first).

Its driving me wild, scaring other guys away, has seriously dented my earnings and I'm starting to get a complex about my face. I'm having to log off because I dont know what else to do.

Why is sitting alone on a Saturday night and torturing cam girls who are trying to pay bills a thing? Some people seriously need to rethink their life decisions. I think I just needed to vent a little bit there. I preferred Webcam work because I could ban whoever I want but stuff like this makes me wish I was at the club where I could have someone use force to remove the douche monkeys that ruin my night.

sexysusie
10-22-2016, 08:57 PM
You need to grow a thicker skin and less patience hun! Set your free chat limit to 5 minutes, boot anyone who is rude (if you can be bothered - i find it easier to ignore until their time runs out), and only pay attention to the ones who are giving obvious buying signals (do you have/will you wear/ are you into? etc). Only offering free for 10 - 20 mins at a time will help keep your sanity too.

I cannot emphasise this enough - YOU RUN YOUR ROOM, you can do what the fuck you like in there. You do not have to entertain freeloaders. On AW guys who are going to go private/paid will usually do so without bothering with free first, or they will spend a bit of time there to see if you look/sound/act like they want then they'll go paid with minimal time wasting. I view free chat simply as a way to boost my profile visibility on the site and encourage referral and gallery income so I pay very little attention to anyone who comes in (read zero, beyond a smile now and then).

The only way someone else can affect your mood is if you let them x

Classy_Katy
10-23-2016, 12:11 AM
We have the huge benefit on AW of being able to switch to paid only...it's much better than logging off completely. Most of the time I busy myself on the laptop in front of me and only turn to the side when there's a reason to give them attention, it makes it much easier to ignore idiots and saves making your face tired with a fake smile while they just sit and wank.

Arwen25
10-24-2016, 02:23 AM
Sorry to hear you've been trolled so badly. I've never had it that bad on AW, I do get a lot of people asking if I am TS lol. I am very feminine but take it as a HUGE compliment as I think they're always gorgeous.

I am happy to report that lately I haven't had to do that much free chat. I do get a few people off of it, and I think the boost is mainly due to it pushing me on to the second page or so, generally speaking. x

DancesWithSloths
10-24-2016, 03:19 AM
Girls who split SM and AW: when you set your rates on SM, do you work them out so that your earnings per minute are roughly the same as AW?

I'm happy with my AW rates of 2/3-ish depending on the time of day - it's a sweet spot I consistently make the most at. But I keep messing with my SM rates, and am never happy. How do you work it out?

Arwen25
10-24-2016, 03:38 AM
Mine work out a bit lower, after factoring in the massive percentage they take.
I am in the 3 group and 4 private frame on AW and do well - where as my Exclusive for me on sm works out at less that £3 which I am not happy about!
I think I might actually put them up on SM as I find it absolutely crap lol and make next to nothing on that site anyway. I can't cope with unlimited free chat time either, it's just soul destroying!
I think I need to put that one to bed for good.
If you do well though I wouldn't make them much lower than AW. xx

sexysusie
10-24-2016, 04:07 AM
When I was on SM I charged 7.99/9.99 which brought in slightly more than my AW rates 2.99/3.99 x

tropo
10-24-2016, 04:09 AM
But the same number is begging. SM freechat is the definition of hell for me these days - same beggars as AW without the time limit or the spending power :-/

I'm only making peanuts on SM these days, no matter what I set my rates at (tried high, medium and low). AW is very slow too, but at least I can leave it on "waiting for group and private" and not deal with free chat, which is a real bonus when splitting to other sites. I've tried it both ways and free chat doesn't seem to make a lot of difference for me.

I checked back yesterday to see what I was getting back in early 2014: 1 GBP = USD 1.67. Now USD 1.22 ... that's a huge drop in earning power. I put my rate up a bit to compensate.