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SexyAleks
03-24-2014, 11:06 AM
There is geo-blocking and you can block certain countries from reading your profile, or from watching your feed. But the 2nd part, you're saying that there will be noone in your room, is not true. When you are camming, you will appear in the Online now page along with everyone else and it won't be an issue. You are not supposed to cam with people from your country only, unless you are camming from UK where the majority of the viewers are.
wabisophie
03-24-2014, 12:55 PM
Thanks for your reply, SexyAleks. I was saying this cause I saw someone posting that when a member on AW searches for hosts in certain categories (e.g. Fetish) or by a certain criteria (e.g. blonde) it only shows him models in that category in the same country than the viewer. But I didnt verify this info myself so far.
SexyAleks
03-24-2014, 01:23 PM
Yes, the Quick search option is limited like this, but I don't think all of the guys use it, or are familiar with how those searches/filters work at all. Do not get discouraged before trying the site. I have always cammed on there, without being from UK, and have had big spenders and ridiculously long privates. Yes, not all the time of course, but which site can guarantee 50 % or more time in private those days anyway (for the private-based sites, not the token ones).
Magical_Hoohah
03-24-2014, 03:22 PM
The 66,5 % cut is true and I always wonder why so many girls believe it's 65 % when it's actually closer to 67 %. However, the 5 % and 30 % fees are not related to why the negative balance issue occurs. It's mainly because they keep mixing credits which aren't transferred yet, with credits which have already been included in previous transfer requests.
I appreciate your mammoth effort here to solve the mystery, but I don't see that it works out as you describe.
When you try to transfer your credits, the 30% commission is deducted from the full amount earned from the privates. You'll see a line up of boxes ticked, and those boxes represent the credits earned BEFORE the 5% has been deducted. Your available balance represents the amount after the 5% has been deducted.
The 30% admin fee is definitely taken from the gross amount, not the 95% amount.
Using my numbers, I have a total gross amount of around 550 credits since I started (before 35% deducted), yet the discrepancy showing when try to transfer all my credits is 9.98 credits. 5% would represent about 27 credits.
The discrepancy amount (9.98 credits) represents about 1.8% of my total credits earned to date.
It's not really a big deal, but it would be nice to know how they arrive at this figure.
Hm. Good to know that my "Credits" vs "Current Balance" discrepancy theory is wrong. For some reason, my numbers came out perfectly, but apparently no one else's do. On the other hand, if we aren't supposed to get 66.5% of the credits, then AW has been overpaying me, because I'm certain that I've gotten 66.5% of the credits earned.
I know this looks like a mammoth effort, but what I wrote up here was a tiny drop in the bucket of me trying to sort out how to pay US taxes on AW income, LOL. I wrote out every credit ever made, where every credit went, what date all these things happened, and the exchange rate on those days. Then I realized that I have no idea if/when JCI fees were paid, and it totally screwed all my math. In the end I decided to take the easy way out and just say that the amount on my checks was the "gross income." If the IRS wants to sort out the AW credits system, they're welcome to try.
Hothouse
03-25-2014, 06:43 AM
Hi all, I recently joined AW and when I went to log in last night it told me my profile had been deactivated. I'm trying to figure out what I did wrong...
I was only on the site a day or so and hadn't finished working on my profile. I had tried adding my mobile no. for SMS and I'm wondering if I was a bit thick, put it in the wrong spot and got myself removed. The other thing I'm unsure about is verification. Is that a must? I thought UK girls didn't need to provide it but its possible I got that wrong. I figured I'd ask before I try and create another profile!
wabisophie
03-25-2014, 08:00 AM
Dont! Do not create another profile, this one is not closed but desactivated, which means you can reactivate it I guess.
Im new to AW too. And that was the mistake I made. I created my first profile using the screename and profile pic I already have on some other site (s) thinking that if one day I leave those, my regs would be able to find me elsewhere. And I've got my account deleted 10 mins after I made did with the message saying that they've recieved NUMEROUS (!) complaints from different members who said the person on the picture and me were not the same person. o_O I mean it was literally 10 mins after I signed-up, I didnt even go online yet.
So I thought it was a bug and made another profile! (and yes, I thought about contacting customer service but on AW its almost inexisting esp to non-members) And after very painful proccess of proving my identity second time they "transferred" my account to one of their official studios (called adult advisors) who would now "keep an eye on me" and deal with my sh*t and take a % of my revenu for that. So basically I got in trouble just cause of being myself! I didnt see ANYWHERE during sign-up about excslusivity of content or screename =/ (the word they mention in their last e-mail " non exclusive profile pics").
I really dont like how it starts with AW and if it was any other site I would tell them to go f*** themselves long ago.
Hope all this trouble would be worth something but now Im just afraid that I will break another invisible rule pretty soon and without even realising it.
So, dont try to make a new profile, better try to re-activate the old one first!
Vlodina
03-25-2014, 08:09 AM
You can use the same name, and you can upload pics to galleries and videos which you have elsewhere on the web. However, the three main profile pics must be unique and exclusive to Adultwork.
wabisophie
03-25-2014, 08:15 AM
Thank you, Vlodina. I just wish I knew it BEFORE signing up =/ I cant remember seeing this info ANYWHERE during my sing-up, esp as you kind of start there with basic memeber account. I think we should add this info to the very first post (that I read 10 times! just to be sure) in this thread if there is any way to update it. MissEgo?
Vlodina
03-25-2014, 08:25 AM
This is quite a recent rule. I'll admit there's a lot of reading to do when you first sign up and it's easy to make mistakes. You would never assume that the main photos would need to be unique, as it's not a requirement elsewhere. I just checked and they don't mention it on the page where you upload profile pics... It's crazy that they would penalise you so harshly for it. Are you in Eastern Europe? I think EE nationals get referred to Sweetkick advisors as matter of course, whether they like it or not. :(
tropo
03-25-2014, 10:11 AM
^^ You must have been reading a different area. This was one of the rules I was immediately aware of when I started up. It stood out to me because it seem like a very harsh rule. I think the rule was stated clearly in the area where you upload your photos.
Vlodina
03-25-2014, 11:42 AM
36939It's not there, because I checked before saying so. I've been part of aw since 2011 though and this rule is about a month old so I don't know if people signing up now get told about it in flashing neon lights, so you may also be right.
Classy_Katy
03-25-2014, 11:43 AM
This is the page for uploading the 3 profile pics...I don't see a notice here saying that they have to be exclusive to AW. It would be a good idea though! http://www.adultwork.com/EditProfile.asp?T=Pictures&GE=0&SelUserID=1231523
Classy_Katy
03-25-2014, 11:47 AM
This is a problem I'm finding but it's only a recent thing and on both my laptop and my boyfriend's, so it doesn't seem that the issue is at my end. Is anyone else getting this?
http://www.adultwork.com/dlgKBArticle.asp?ArticleID=716
I am seeing error message "cannot connect to server" on JustCamIt
Cannot connect to server means exactly that. For some reason your JustCamIt cannot connect to our server. There could be many reasons for that as there are so many components, both software and hardware, between our server and your computer.
More often than not it will be a firewall or Internet Security program configuration issue, not giving JCI access to the Internet. If you can see other people online, it is likely that there is no system-wide problem and indeed the problem is local to you.
Reboot your computer, networking hardware (router/modem) and check any program on your PC that controls what can access the Internet.
Worst case, try the Flash based version at http://www.videochat.tv/
Vlodina
03-25-2014, 12:17 PM
36940
Found it! In terms and conditions. X
LolaMay_x
03-27-2014, 07:18 AM
Hey ladies!
Can you put that you sell panties ect in your profile? Or do you just upload them to the market place & mention them in privates ect?
LolaMay_x
03-27-2014, 07:19 AM
Hey ladies!
Can you put that you sell panties ect in your profile? Or do you just upload them to the market place & mention them in privates ect?
Magical_Hoohah
03-27-2014, 03:05 PM
:eek: I had no idea about the profile photo thing! I've been using the same profile photos on all my sites because I wanted continuity.
Do you think that means that you can only use photos that have *never* appeared on any other website, or just photos that don't *currently* appear on another site? Like, if I had one profile photo on SM and a different one on AW, and then I switched them, would that be ok (assuming that neither of the photos was trapped in my SM photo galleries)?
LolaMay_x
03-28-2014, 06:27 AM
:eek: I had no idea about the profile photo thing! I've been using the same profile photos on all my sites because I wanted continuity.
Do you think that means that you can only use photos that have *never* appeared on any other website, or just photos that don't *currently* appear on another site? Like, if I had one profile photo on SM and a different one on AW, and then I switched them, would that be ok (assuming that neither of the photos was trapped in my SM photo galleries)?
Urgh. Same here. Had to switch everything around last night, which was a pain as I really liked them pictures :( But use them on my twitter and stuff. What a stupid thing.
lemonberry
03-28-2014, 02:04 PM
:eek: I had no idea about the profile photo thing! I've been using the same profile photos on all my sites because I wanted continuity.
Do you think that means that you can only use photos that have *never* appeared on any other website, or just photos that don't *currently* appear on another site? Like, if I had one profile photo on SM and a different one on AW, and then I switched them, would that be ok (assuming that neither of the photos was trapped in my SM photo galleries)?
I will use certain profile pics for Streamate sometime then adultwork(always switching the sm profile pic to another when I use that one on aw) Now technically I'm sure if that is allowed but I have never been in trouble for it so far and work both sites pretty regularly.
21stcenturyfox
03-28-2014, 05:26 PM
I think it is such a stupid move by AW to enforce this photo law. Have they not hear about branding?? I like to us the same pictures on all my social media and website for brand continuity.
Classy_Katy
03-29-2014, 02:00 AM
I suspect it's a way of identifying/preventing fake profiles.
MessyChick
03-29-2014, 02:41 AM
I had one removed yesterday, well i had an email saying one had been removed. They are both still there though...
I also had had someone else's photo added to one of my albums as i uploaded it..... So strange
lemonberry
03-29-2014, 06:39 AM
I had one removed yesterday, well i had an email saying one had been removed. They are both still there though...
I also had had someone else's photo added to one of my albums as i uploaded it..... So strange
Thats been happening to me off and on for a little over a year. Get the email, check, and pics are all there. I was told its a glitch that happens sometimes.
tropo
03-31-2014, 04:25 AM
I've found AW very quiet for a week. Is it just me? I even paid for front page placement for several hours here and there, but it didn't help at all.
LolaBohemia
03-31-2014, 05:23 AM
I FINALLY figured out the clusterfuck that is AW and gave it another shot.
I had some people bitch about my rates. I expected that. I just reminded them I was a fine scotch and priced that way for a reason.
I really enjoy the fact you don't have to do free chat if you don't want to. A lot of guys keep going group instead of pvt for things that should probably be private so I have to guide them in the right place.
It's awkward when someone comes into your show and you are wearing a strap on and jerking it like it's a part of you. I end up with an expression of mild embarassment on my face that looks a little bit like I farted.
Being used to SM it's a touch annoying guys have to go and reload on credits. There's always that fear they won't return. Le sigh.
I've done surprisingly well though. That's chatty private show heaven. I'm staying on that train!
Magical_Hoohah
03-31-2014, 08:28 AM
Congrats, Lola! I think you'll really like AW, especially since you do so much fetish stuff.
Being used to SM it's a touch annoying guys have to go and reload on credits. There's always that fear they won't return.
I thought that, too, but I find they're usually telling the truth, and they usually apologize profusely for making you wait. If they aren't interested, they just go on their way without making weird excuses.
That's chatty private show heaven. I'm staying on that train!
I don't know if the "let's chat like normal humans before I politely request to see your breasts" is a British/UK culture thing, or if it's just AW. Since the % is higher on AW, we can charge less than on SM, and still make more. Since they are spending less per minute, they're probably more relaxed and willing to take things slow. Any thoughts from the UK ladies? Is it a UK culture thing? A prices thing? Both?
It took me a while to realize that they're fine with paying to chat for a bit, and they're not sitting there thinking "Bitch, shut up, why aren't you naked yet?" I think at first I actually confused a few guys by asking if they wanted to see my tits after 30 seconds. I can picture them thinking, "Well, I'd like to, yes... but... we haven't even talked about the weather yet. Is this a trick question?" Then I'd get an answer like, "Um, sure. So has the winter been very cold where you are?" LMAO.
One other thing worth mentioning: a lot of the UK boys have VERY slow internet. If it's taking them FOR-EV-ER to respond, it might be because they're having terrible lag and haven't heard what you said yet. (As opposed to SM, where it's usually because they won't take their hands off their cocks to "speak" to you.) At first my AW subs were getting quite a lot of trouble for failure to respond promptly. Then I remembered seeing Vlodina's posts about internet speed, and realized what was going on. Oops. Hopefully they loved the abuse.
LolaBohemia
03-31-2014, 09:28 AM
I'm all about their manners. It really caught me off guard but it's so formal and then they start to dip into the meat of the show.
At first people were giving me shit because my rates were high. Not the first time I've heard this so I leave it be and sure enough, dudes still come see me.
I also enjoy that the gentlemen I get are legitimately excited and curious about the session. It's like they are ready to learn and it's all so fascinating and oh boy!
I dig it. I also get shows where guys just feel comfortable with a sort of 'confession session'. Gives me the feels.
GlamourRouge
03-31-2014, 04:06 PM
I've found AW very quiet for a week. Is it just me? I even paid for front page placement for several hours here and there, but it didn't help at all.
Its definitely a "regulars" site. So its good to build them because they will always come back to you. I've had most of my regulars on there for 3 years, and they still come back. So just train your regs to come back and it won't be that quiet for you.
alexismay
04-01-2014, 02:51 AM
AW has been dead for me too….dont know whats going on, traffic has been off for me for three months now.
I've found AW very quiet for a week. Is it just me? I even paid for front page placement for several hours here and there, but it didn't help at all.
Classy_Katy
04-01-2014, 03:46 AM
I don't know if it applies but it does die down after you've been there a little while.
GlamourRouge
04-01-2014, 11:42 AM
fixxxxxxxxed :). I did something dumb lol
janeuk
04-01-2014, 11:59 AM
Hi guys, anyone else having the issue where you go to log into your AW account and it gives you this message "Sorry, you have not entered the correct turing letters. Please try again" and doesn't let you log in?
Just re-enter the 'captcha' letters that are displayed
janeuk
04-01-2014, 12:14 PM
That's weird = I just logged in to check and it was fine. The captcha DOES change for each 'bad' attempt you make. It's not case sensitive so not really sure what's going on. sorry :(
GlamourRouge
04-01-2014, 12:27 PM
fixed :). pop up blocker thing lol
bootiebabe
04-01-2014, 01:22 PM
Have you checked to make sure your account has not been deactivated? can you find yourself in the search?
tropo
04-01-2014, 02:06 PM
Congrats, Lola! I think you'll really like AW, especially since you do so much fetish stuff.
I thought that, too, but I find they're usually telling the truth, and they usually apologize profusely for making you wait. If they aren't interested, they just go on their way without making weird excuses.
I don't know if the "let's chat like normal humans before I politely request to see your breasts" is a British/UK culture thing, or if it's just AW. Since the % is higher on AW, we can charge less than on SM, and still make more. Since they are spending less per minute, they're probably more relaxed and willing to take things slow. Any thoughts from the UK ladies? Is it a UK culture thing? A prices thing? Both?
It took me a while to realize that they're fine with paying to chat for a bit, and they're not sitting there thinking "Bitch, shut up, why aren't you naked yet?" I think at first I actually confused a few guys by asking if they wanted to see my tits after 30 seconds. I can picture them thinking, "Well, I'd like to, yes... but... we haven't even talked about the weather yet. Is this a trick question?" Then I'd get an answer like, "Um, sure. So has the winter been very cold where you are?" LMAO.
One other thing worth mentioning: a lot of the UK boys have VERY slow internet. If it's taking them FOR-EV-ER to respond, it might be because they're having terrible lag and haven't heard what you said yet. (As opposed to SM, where it's usually because they won't take their hands off their cocks to "speak" to you.) At first my AW subs were getting quite a lot of trouble for failure to respond promptly. Then I remembered seeing Vlodina's posts about internet speed, and realized what was going on. Oops. Hopefully they loved the abuse.
It's an entirely a different experience for me. I find the AW customers are usually more in a hurry and more rude than SM customers. The only benefit is that if they pop in for seconds I'm being paid for every second. I seldom get a thank you after privates as they're in such a hurry to leave and save their pennies. It's nice to have as a back up site, but I make about 25% of what I make on SM and Chaturbate... but this last week was a shocker. I keep my free chat on and un-timed as it gives me a higher placing.
Come to think of it, I may eliminate free chat and just stick it on "waiting for group or private" to save me wasting my time free chatting. I'll just sit it in the background and focus on SM.
SexyAleks
04-01-2014, 02:24 PM
Yes, it's very common that some close the chat immediately as if saying "thank you" would eat their precious cash. It's super rude and annoying, but there are also some guys who stay in private for hours. Usually they are those who speak about meeting in person, though.
Magical_Hoohah
04-01-2014, 05:41 PM
@tropo That's interesting that we have such different experiences, but I guess we all experience camming differently.
I usually don't do AW free chat, and just let it run in the background while I'm on SM. I don't make quite as much off AW as I do SM, but if I'm splitting both for the same amount of time, it's still a nice chunk of change. Plus, it gives the SM guys an extra sense of urgency, since it becomes apparent that they might lose me to an AW guy at any second (NOT that I EVER announce on SM that I'm splitting, but the guys aren't totally stupid, and they figure it out). The AW guys that I get had to look past all the free chat girls to find me, so they're usually pretty serious about being there, and they don't make me work as hard as the SM guys, so it's a nice break. Afterward I can go back to SM free chat and focus on being there.
LolaMay_x
04-01-2014, 06:51 PM
Edit - Sorted it :)
tropo
04-02-2014, 12:29 AM
@tropo That's interesting that we have such different experiences, but I guess we all experience camming differently.
I usually don't do AW free chat, and just let it run in the background while I'm on SM. I don't make quite as much off AW as I do SM, but if I'm splitting both for the same amount of time, it's still a nice chunk of change. Plus, it gives the SM guys an extra sense of urgency, since it becomes apparent that they might lose me to an AW guy at any second (NOT that I EVER announce on SM that I'm splitting, but the guys aren't totally stupid, and they figure it out). The AW guys that I get had to look past all the free chat girls to find me, so they're usually pretty serious about being there, and they don't make me work as hard as the SM guys, so it's a nice break. Afterward I can go back to SM free chat and focus on being there.
I'm definitely going to try that. I've always had free chat on. Would you believe I got zero privates on AW in a 12 hour shift on Sunday... ZERO!!!!
... but I still made good money over the other 3 sites I was splitting to. AW is becoming so slow that I'm looking for another site as backup. AW is always my lowest achiever unless I get lucky, but I cannot rely on luck to pay the bills.
I'm in Thailand, so I get a heap of guys trying to hook up with me on their sex tours to Thailand... my inbox is always full of guys saying they're going to be in Bangkok on "x" day - can we meet? How much? etc.... but I'm only registered for direct cam work. If I had to guess, I'd say that most guys who go on sex tours to Thailand are looking for lots of cheap sex, so I get a lot of cheap skates in my room.
I would concede that my pulling power as an Asian girl on a mainly English/European girls site would be a bit low. I get all the bottom feeders.
one quick question... phone sex and sexting is still worth it in AW if you're not living in the UK?
alexismay
04-03-2014, 04:42 AM
Does anyone know if when you block sender from being able to contact you by email on adult work that it blocks them from Skype and direct cam too?
SexyAleks
04-03-2014, 04:59 AM
No, I think those are separate blocks.
Classy_Katy
04-03-2014, 04:59 AM
Only if you select the boxes - go to emails & bookings, then blocked senders on the right.
For directcam, you need to block them when they're in your room.
Milaa
04-03-2014, 04:15 PM
I am so annoyed with AW right now.
I paid for featuring 4 times now and every single time I dont show up as featured.
Then I email the help desk and dont get a reply back until the end of the day saying "we fixed it your profile is now showing as featured".
Oh gee, thanks.
After wasting an entire fucking day you give me a few hours of a service that I was supposed to have for 24 hours.
brittany_bitch
04-03-2014, 05:57 PM
Hi does aw pay by check in us? Also I saw that you do not have to do free chat love love :P
Do u girls seem to do okay with no free chat? I am adding more eggs and am looking to make maybe an extra 50 0r 100 a week on this site maybe.
What are the taxes do they send 1099 etc..
Thanks so much I am looking at 3 extra sites right now including sm I just need more money and I need to work less days more hours on those days but with 3 extra sites I will totally rock it.
Thanks girls
Classy_Katy
04-04-2014, 07:20 AM
I do better when I'm in free preview than paid only...but I limit it to 5 minutes, which most of us do.
cherryblossomsinspring
04-04-2014, 07:24 AM
I do better when I'm in free preview than paid only...but I limit it to 5 minutes, which most of us do.
Hahah I do the same I for some reason have been getting more privates doing that 5 minutes. Still I'll get a stream of in and outs for about 1 hour in the day and then it goes back to members that are actually there for a show.
SexyAleks
04-04-2014, 07:31 AM
I wish I could do well without free chat, but it doesn't work like that for me.
Classy_Katy
04-04-2014, 07:44 AM
Sometimes justcamit plays up and they can only come into private if I'm in free preview...oh the joys!