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Melodie
07-14-2012, 09:43 PM
i have noticed that all of a sudden no one is live chatting me....it just happened suddenly, i wonder if there's something wrong or if it's just a coincidence.
Like, before as soon as i logged in id get someone (or after a few min) and lately (past 3 or 4 days) NOTHING????
MissEgo
07-15-2012, 08:39 AM
No, I was on most recently this morning and didn't have any issues with my profile freezing. The only issues I'm having are pages taking a really long time to load and chat deciding to freeze every now and then, which seems to be an ongoing issue for everyone but not a *huge* deal.
There's a character limit on profiles? Do you happen to know what it is? My profile is really long (if you read my blogs on there you know I write a LOT), but now I'm kind of afraid to add to it when I make new videos and add a description to my content list.
I had somewhere around 30 photosets and about 70 videos. complete with sample image, title, description, length, price. They've given me different reasons every time it's frozen though ("too much copy / paste" , "too many characters" , etc).
HaydenBlue
07-15-2012, 08:56 AM
I had somewhere around 30 photosets and about 70 videos. complete with sample image, title, description, length, price. They've given me different reasons every time it's frozen though ("too much copy / paste" , "too many characters" , etc).
They seem to be having a lot of problems happening with the site lately? Glitches and things. Plus support used to be on top of things, now getting a response back (if I get any at all) is like pulling teeth! At least they are still paying on time *knock on wood* haha.
__ChanelMonai
07-15-2012, 01:08 PM
Okay, so I've been researching into this site a lot. I'm really thinking about starting here until I get a decent webcam, but I've viewed some other girls profiles on there and notice a lot of girls offer 2-people b/g videos. I have no problems recording and taking pictures of MYSELF for customers...but in terms of recording myself with another guy for the Internet...that's a no-go. I'm a lesbian in a serious relationship with my s/o, and I was just wondering if a lot of you girls offer b/g vids and if it helps your income that you do. I realize every girl is different, but I don't want my sexual orientation to hurt me in any way...and I'm just hoping that I'm not shooting myself in the foot by not being able to offer b/g vids. :-\
DiamondCupcakes
07-15-2012, 01:43 PM
There are many girls that only offer solo vids or g/g vids. I dont sell any b/g vids on there and haven't had an issue. You'll be fine don't worry =)
__ChanelMonai
07-15-2012, 01:46 PM
Okay, thanks. I guess I'm just a little nervous is all. Lol.
CourtneyRaine
07-16-2012, 09:27 AM
Okay, so I've been researching into this site a lot. I'm really thinking about starting here until I get a decent webcam, but I've viewed some other girls profiles on there and notice a lot of girls offer 2-people b/g videos. I have no problems recording and taking pictures of MYSELF for customers...but in terms of recording myself with another guy for the Internet...that's a no-go. I'm a lesbian in a serious relationship with my s/o, and I was just wondering if a lot of you girls offer b/g vids and if it helps your income that you do. I realize every girl is different, but I don't want my sexual orientation to hurt me in any way...and I'm just hoping that I'm not shooting myself in the foot by not being able to offer b/g vids. :-\
I have over 26 listed videos (plus many more unlisted because they're too "fetish") and out of that I only have one b/g bj video. It is definitely not my best seller, and probably isn't even in my top 5. For me, I use MGF as a way to escape the annoyance of free chat camming while still trying to make some funny money, so the guys I'm friends with on there actually see me more as a friend and not some source of cheap content. I guess you could say they "respect" me, as much as a guy who's orgasming to girls on there can show their respect, anyway. I have come across a lot of guys' profiles that explicitly state they are only interested in b/g content, which is fine. However, a lot of guys (including some of my favorite contributors) say they are Only looking for Solo content. I've had guys tell me that when they really like a girl and really love to fantasize about being with her, they really don't want to see a real cock doing what they wish they could do, so they will only seek out the solo stuff. In fact, I have a b/g bj clip and a solo toy bj clip, and my toy clip far outsells the b/g one. Go figure. I say you should absolutely try your luck with MGF. It's a great site if you know what you are doing (I've been on there for over a year and I am still learning!) but the earning potential is really high and it can honestly be a lot of fun. Oh, and I've heard that g/g does much better than b/g. I'm not sure if it's true but it can't hurt to test the waters. Good luck!
keela
07-16-2012, 04:12 PM
[QUOTE=KitanaBlades;2208663]Yes, I know Fallout :) Great name btw!
I was just pointing out the reasons on naive - not to give a fuck side.
Sorry, wasn't trying to make a snarky response to ya if it came across that way. :)
Sometimes I wish I had a pet fly to put a small camera on its back to spy on the guys though. That would be cool LMAO[QUOTE]
I must admit this is one of my downfalls with this type of industry.. I give ppl the benefit of the doubt and can be gullible in believing they wouldn't lie when I know most people do... a lot! I don't hardly ever do it, so I assume others are like me. I thought I couldn't be recorded for like the first week I was on MGF. Soo I guess if they go through that much effort to record someone who specifically doesn't want to be recorded, you deserve to have that video to go through the effort and to be that sick. I'm not shy, I just don't want my son running into porn with his mom in it later if it got leaked. It certainly can't be legal, so if they end up in jail for the shit I guess they get their karma. That shit's for real. Have a great week girls. Thanks for this thread. I've been lookin for it.
__ChanelMonai
07-19-2012, 07:15 AM
I have over 26 listed videos (plus many more unlisted because they're too "fetish") and out of that I only have one b/g bj video. It is definitely not my best seller, and probably isn't even in my top 5. For me, I use MGF as a way to escape the annoyance of free chat camming while still trying to make some funny money, so the guys I'm friends with on there actually see me more as a friend and not some source of cheap content. I guess you could say they "respect" me, as much as a guy who's orgasming to girls on there can show their respect, anyway. I have come across a lot of guys' profiles that explicitly state they are only interested in b/g content, which is fine. However, a lot of guys (including some of my favorite contributors) say they are Only looking for Solo content. I've had guys tell me that when they really like a girl and really love to fantasize about being with her, they really don't want to see a real cock doing what they wish they could do, so they will only seek out the solo stuff. In fact, I have a b/g bj clip and a solo toy bj clip, and my toy clip far outsells the b/g one. Go figure. I say you should absolutely try your luck with MGF. It's a great site if you know what you are doing (I've been on there for over a year and I am still learning!) but the earning potential is really high and it can honestly be a lot of fun. Oh, and I've heard that g/g does much better than b/g. I'm not sure if it's true but it can't hurt to test the waters. Good luck!
Hmmm. That makes a lot of sense, I'm hoping I'll do fine. And in regards to the gf, I know g/g clips do pretty well on MGF, but my girlfriend is not only more of a masculine lesbian (more of a "butch" you could say) but she's also a BBW and I have no idea how she'd feel about being on cam with me. I've even told her there's a niche for BBW's and a lot of money to be made if you are one but she's totally insecure and I doubt she wants to do herself on cam. Hell, it took her FOREVER to let me see her naked and do herself for me! Lol.
Besides that I wouldn't know how to approach it...strap-on play? Straight her giving me oral clips? Us pleasing each other? And would I have to advertise that she's a BBW? Decisions decisions. Lol.
CourtneyRaine
07-21-2012, 10:40 AM
So.... what's up with the guy whose profile says he's looking for a wife on MyGirlFund? He sent me a long message and I actually think he's serious about it. Which is.... okay let's not even get into how bizarre it is, but MGF is probably the strictest site I know as far as prohibiting off-site contact. So how would that even work?
This guy does not live in my country and he's only joined less than a month ago so maybe he isn't aware of the no contact rule. How do I handle this? Do I give him a heads up on how the site works and turn him off of it, potentially losing his business, or do I assume that this is all just a fantasy for him and play along while making sure not to break any site rules?
CourtneyRaine
07-22-2012, 07:02 AM
Okay ladies, I asked this in the GOB but I have a feeling I'll get a quicker answer here. I am leaving in an hour and I want to make sure this is taken care of stat.
A new guy on MGF (who apparently tracked me down on MGF from somewhere else even though that's the only place I use this name- creepy!) just sent me a free message about how he's been trying to find me and he's so glad he was finally able to catch me and I should call him at his number so he doesn't lose me again. Yes, the guy sent me his number. HUGE no-no.
I replied informing him that I cannot accept his number nor share mine as MGF is very strict about not exchanging personal information, and if he wants to chat with me later he can do so through MGF. I also flagged the message that he sent his number in.
Now I'm terrified that I am going to have my account suspended over this douche, even though I NEVER asked him for any info whatsoever. Is flagging the message enough or do I need to do something else to insure that my account isn't affected because of this? With SM being all craptastic on me I am really relying on MGF to supplement my income and I don't want to lose my account because of some stalker that I don't even know.
MissSeraphim
07-22-2012, 07:28 AM
Okay ladies, I asked this in the GOB but I have a feeling I'll get a quicker answer here. I am leaving in an hour and I want to make sure this is taken care of stat.
A new guy on MGF (who apparently tracked me down on MGF from somewhere else even though that's the only place I use this name- creepy!) just sent me a free message about how he's been trying to find me and he's so glad he was finally able to catch me and I should call him at his number so he doesn't lose me again. Yes, the guy sent me his number. HUGE no-no.
I replied informing him that I cannot accept his number nor share mine as MGF is very strict about not exchanging personal information, and if he wants to chat with me later he can do so through MGF. I also flagged the message that he sent his number in.
Now I'm terrified that I am going to have my account suspended over this douche, even though I NEVER asked him for any info whatsoever. Is flagging the message enough or do I need to do something else to insure that my account isn't affected because of this? With SM being all craptastic on me I am really relying on MGF to supplement my income and I don't want to lose my account because of some stalker that I don't even know.
I had something happen once where someone I recruited actually gave me his card info..not enough to use it mind you (no backside code or his name) but I sent tech a message saying it was a misunderstanding of how we can use the site and that I explained to him why we can't do that. Tech thanked me and nothing came of it.
CourtneyRaine
07-22-2012, 07:56 AM
Oh my goodness why in the world would a person give another person their credit card number?! That is the craziest thing I have ever heard! Are gyus really this confused?
I've noticed a LOT of new guys lately who either don't know or don't care about the no exchanging information rule. In addition to the phone number guy and the looking for a spouse guy, I've also come across a guy whose profile says he'd rather pay you through paypal so you can get all of the money, and another guy who asked if I can call his cell while we cam. All in the past week. I really wonder what the sign up process for guys is like because it seems like a lot of them are not fully understanding how the site works.
Melodie
07-25-2012, 09:01 PM
lol, i talked to the 'looking for a spouse' guy too!!
when i told him i had a bf, he said no one with a boyfriend or hubby should be on a site like that, because they should be supporting the girl financially. hah
frankie1971
08-08-2012, 10:24 AM
Just started on mgf...so far it sucks big time, did a blog saying hi i am new here thought i would say hi blah blah blah got removed saying 1 promoting self and 2 talking about content.........bollocks no i did not...........sure other girls are flagging it ..................how the hell do you do well on that site i do not knw if you can't even put up a harmless blog without it being removed! and sending hundreds of emails to guys that never reply....back to serious camming for some serious money again for me
maryjaynexo
08-08-2012, 01:47 PM
Generally, the idea seems to me to be not to talk about business matters in the blog section, but you can say whatever you want on the offers page. Well, as long as there aren't any prohibited words. It seems people are really flag-happy there, but it's probably because they can't mention things like that, either. Levels the playing field, so to speak. It is strict, but if you work it right (and have a shitload of patience), there can be great money.
frankie1971
08-09-2012, 05:21 AM
Hi, well i did a few cam shows on there now so i think thats def the way to get the money, trouble is i cant always do sound an the two shows i did today even though i muted the sound on my laptop and on the video speaker thing on the screen they could still hear me.............i am not shy and do have a smutty mouth used to camming but i have people in the house at times so need it mted so they cant hear them.........can anyone help with this or do mgf make sure sound cant be disabled once yr in a paid ???
also i have set up payonner it wont show up and i cant cash out? help
CourtneyRaine
08-17-2012, 07:39 PM
So... with one of my sites deciding not to pay me I need to come up with some rent money fast. I am thinking MGF is the best way to do this because I don't have to wait for payout so I can have my funds available before the 1st. The problem is MGF is SO inconsistent for me! Sometimes I'll have a $100 day, other times I'll have a $10 week. I really need to make consistent money on there for this next week so I can stop freaking out. I've felt like crying all day. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I know the whole send messages all day long thing but that only works for me sometimes. I've also sent so many chat invites that go unanswered. So if you lovely ladies have any tips or strategies for making CONSISTENT money, I'd highly appreciate it! Of course this is a sensitive subject so PM me by all means.
Just so this post isn't just me whining I will contribute something useful: Last year I was in a bind and did a $5 each video sale. I spammed guys a copy paste message like crazy telling them about the offer. I must have sent out a couple of hundred messages. Percentage wise I didn't get a lot of replies but overall I ended up making fast money, about $250 in two and a half days which is way more than I make on there otherwise. The problem is, the guys who took me up on the offer never came back for more. It's hard to start charging $50 a video when last week it was on sale for $5, which is why I won't go that route again; I think it limited me in the long term and I am trying to get more serious about MGF, but if you are absolutely desperate and don't care that things will slow down for you after the sale's over I'd say go for it.
Melodie
08-17-2012, 08:27 PM
Camming on there can bring quick bucks compared to other sites. (you get 65% of whatever you charge, unless you're earning more than that...) I charge $4/min on there so a few 10 min shows can add up nice & quick.
Try setting ur status to something like "emerg fund! cheap vids/cam shows" or something? you don't even have to MAKE them cheap, just make them sound a lot cheaper than you claim to usually go for, u know?
CourtneyRaine
08-17-2012, 09:35 PM
I enjoy camming on there but it seems I can rarely find guys who are interested. If I could just do 3-4 shows on there consistently per day I'd be ecstatic! I am totally tryong that status, btw.
Melodie
08-17-2012, 10:16 PM
lol, i hope u do well :)
I found that if you have CAMMING in your status, guys who want a show will say hello. Otherwise, you're fucked, LOL.
CourtneyRaine
08-17-2012, 10:19 PM
Yeah, I always try to put camming in my status in addition to checking the available to cam icon. I just want 3 shows per day- is that too much to ask?!?!?! (or at least have guys accept my chat invites, jeesh!)
kimberluvv
08-19-2012, 03:15 PM
is there a way to change your display name once you sign up? I see that it says "**Please note that the name you sign up with on MGF cannot be a name you have used anywhere else previously on any cam site or anywhere on the internet.** " here but it said that NOWHERE in the sign up info or FAQ'S in the help area - TRUST ME I WENT THROUGH ALL OF IT!! And now I can't find anywhere to change the stupid display name. WTF. Not my fault!!!!
MissMafia
08-20-2012, 02:00 AM
Kim - all you need to do is message tech guy, and tell him you want to change your name.
He will change it for you.
Hope that helps.
Just stopping in to say hello everyone :) and hang out for a bit. I hope all of you are doing alright!
MissMafia
08-20-2012, 02:01 AM
Hey ladies...
Again, I wanted to stop in and say hi...
But I wanted to warn you of something I found out. It may not be good news or recent news but something I wanted to share.
More recently, I got into a heated debate with a fellow girl in the industry because I found out, not only was she talking about me behind my back after I helped her with some of her content issues, but more so, was going to my customers on MGF after making fake guy accounts to spy on my feedback and other girls feedbacks. I found out on another website I was on - from a regular client of mine and he showed me the actual conversation he had with the other girl about it. Word for word.
I have found out that more than ever now, and more bullshit than ever now: Girls are making fake accounts to spy on other girls' pages, to steal customers and troll to see how much traffic you are getting.
I have respect for any girl in this industry because personally I know how hard it is to make it and stay with it when times get tough. No matter if I agree with what their hustle is - wrong or right. Every girl has their ways of making money and it's not for ME to say how they do it, as long as it's not messing with MY money.
However, I was more upset that I saw conversations that she was actually keeping tabs down to the date of how many feedbacks I would have, what my statuses were and my offers on my page, and anything else that she could go after. Since then, I have had 3 out of the 7 customers I have had that were regulars, block me and take off that I know she has spoken with. No notice at all.
Now, I haven't said anything to my customers because I don't want to make matters worse. Many clients CAN be replaced. BUT you always get those whales you have in your back pocket to where you don't have to worry about anything for awhile. I also didn't go apeshit to find them elsewhere because of the drama and I did not want to appear needy with that. I feel that if they are going to leave me hanging after such a long time doing pleasurable business, they aren't worth it and there's more that I can replace them with. But, the 1 customer I did talk to that informed me of this, told me what she did say down to the AND and but, and I was more HURT and it was disturbing than I could ever imagine. I just couldn't understand after I helped this person out ALOT with helping her on certain things of the cam world, she would do that. It wasn't even factual information. I would had hoped it was REAL shit because I had confided in her about a few things. It's not cool to talk shit, and even lies and bullshit, to another customer, about a girl, just to make a $ or two. I am sure if the shoe was on the other foot, things wouldn't be so peachy for the girl if it was her. I mean, am I wrong to think there is an unwritten rule that you show respect to your fellow girls or guys for that matter in the business and leave their clientele alone? I mean you can share customers because I know there are girls who have the same person, but they don't take advantage other than thinking of creative ways for the both of them to benefit.. I have seen many girls work together and it helps them both out and it doesn't screw the other party. I am all for that, but why just bother the one girl... there are a million dudes on that site, WHY bother with just my business?
I understand the business is rough, especially now, but I feel it's totally a low blow to mess with another woman's customers, and more importantly their money. I understand that we are all each others' competition but I am sure you can share customers in a respectful manner instead of making the customer stick with you on some lies instead. It's just not cool to mess with someone else's cash flow like that. Especially, when you tell everyone that you are broke and losing everything, but you are on the featured girls list everyday and all day. I know that it's the way the game is played, but where is the line of respect, really drawn... Apparently, some ladies have no shame in the lengths they will go to make money regardless of how many lies there are to tell. Not all ladies are LIKE this - but I guess there is a bad apple or two in the midst. I know how HARD some of us work to make our customers happy as well as sticking with schedules and so on. We don't sit there, get naked and go Fuck you Pay Me for the most part. Some of us actually have to work at it ya know?
I know at the end of the day, it's just jealousy but it just really urks my chicken that someone can do that. There's nothing that I can really do other than keep my profile private but I can't put something on there settings wise to keeping people from seeing my feedbacks. I also know that I can do my geographic settings, but it's hard to say where the location IS to begin with. I can't take a word she said to me as the truth only because if she pulled this, what else did she lie to me about? and I can't block random things to ruin my business either. I think I am going to make a suggestion, that guys should only be able to see a star rating, and their rating they left. Because, if you have 5 stars, its pretty self-explanatory that you are cool to deal with and the like. However, I think that there should be something else put into place IP wise for the ladies side that they can't make a guys account to spy on another girl. I thought it wasn't a bad idea to check out other girls' pages before but now, I think it's horrible. You just don't mess with another girls hustle regardless. You should do you and nothing more...
The worst part is, I actually HELPED this girl. I helped her with her prices. I befriended her. I sent business her way because she did things that I wasn't offering...when someone asked for something I didn't have, I sent them to her. I guess I am just butt hurt over the thing regardless because there is really nothing I can do about it... and more so, it's pretty fucked up other girls have to talk shit on another just to make a $1 or two. From this point, I just have to be careful with what girls I am friends with from here on out. I can't trust them. More so, because I don't have many lady friends to start with... I never really blog. I never post in offers. I just stick to myself and troll. If I pissed someone off, I'd understand but when you say OH THIS guy is a heavy hitter because of his feedback to her, that's where I draw the line. I know some girls lie about why they need money, but I don't interfere with any other girls hustle, regardless of whether I AGREE or DISAGREE. No matter how mad I have gotten for being screwed about it or copied on a status, I have never once done anything else... I have always kept to myself.
I don't like being on the featured girls list for that reason. I don't like that kind of attention. I like to keep to myself. Also, when I leave a feedback, I stay vague only because I don't want people to know MY interactions with guys there. Mainly because I have already told that customer how awesome they are in the first place. No need to blast it.
Honestly, I am considering leaving MGF at this point because my heavy customers aren't going anywhere and I know they could support me offsite. It's just a pain because MGF is an easy money tree to shake when you need to make something quick.
Thank you for listening and I hope this DOES NOT happen to you. I hope that you don't get that customer that says such and such said this about me and the like.
MissMafia
08-20-2012, 02:59 AM
As far as you getting messages from guys with their contact information, just report it and ignore it. If they keep it up, keep doing it.
Don't ever let a guy, no matter how much money he gives you, put your cash flow in jeopardy for contact information that's not allowed.
When that happens to me, I politely say it one time and ask that it not be talked about again and they need to check the rules. Guys usually don't come back after but there are some that do.
Lately, I have noticed MGF is pretty lax on the outside communication bit as the guys have been mentioning it more and I just tell them they are not allowed to talk about that there... Your account won't be in any kinda trouble as long as you are stern and tell them NO and don't feed into it. They do log everything so if they see that you didn't hint, instigate or go after it, you should be alright.
frankie1971
08-20-2012, 03:24 AM
If I link my twitter to mgf are the guys allowed to say about twitter? Also if my twitter links to other sites I am on.
MissMafia
08-20-2012, 04:40 AM
If I link my twitter to mgf are the guys allowed to say about twitter? Also if my twitter links to other sites I am on.
What I usually do, is when I tweeted something, I dropped a keyword phrase in there to let me know where they can from.
Usually, if they just say they found you from Twitter, and they say it once, it's all good after that. I mean twitter is what it is...
Not much they can do about that one.
As long as the other sites aren't mentioned on MGF...you should be ok.. also make sure no links are posted on MGF too.
CourtneyRaine
08-20-2012, 06:55 AM
As far as that girl who's "stealing" your customers? I'd report it to tech. There's a rule stating that girls are NOT allowed to form guy accounts, probably for this very reason. If she was dumb enough not to hide her IP tech can look and see whether or not she did make a guy account and she'll probably get some type of warning or ban. I normally don't encourage snitching on other girls but if she is affecting your money you've gotta do what you gotta do.
MissMafia
08-20-2012, 04:12 PM
As far as that girl who's "stealing" your customers? I'd report it to tech. There's a rule stating that girls are NOT allowed to form guy accounts, probably for this very reason. If she was dumb enough not to hide her IP tech can look and see whether or not she did make a guy account and she'll probably get some type of warning or ban. I normally don't encourage snitching on other girls but if she is affecting your money you've gotta do what you gotta do.
Believe me, I already did that... and nothing has really happened, as of yet. I don't think anything will be done though. It's just how I see it going at the moment.
Melodie
08-20-2012, 04:23 PM
That's crazy bullshit that this happend to you MissMafia :( It would be a big deal if you weren't supposed to be friends with this girl, but the fact that you were?
Just an extra kick in the balls!! :(
keela
08-21-2012, 09:46 AM
Wow, I can't believe the gull of some people. Like, get your own game.. wtf.. It's just like the catty shit you have to deal with in strip clubs. I swear to god I've been cut-throated so many times by chicks, and once just like you had happen here, helping them out and they actually try to screw you over. Or a girl acting like she's your friend just to try to piss off a regular and steal him cuz he's rich. I had a girl tell my best regular at the time that I was married. wtf? She acted like she was my friend, but I saw the guys reaction after he talked to her. He flew into town just to see me in between business trips and he left without saying goodbye immediately after speaking to her cuz he knew we were supposedly friends. She made it seem like she was just going by to say hello... but told him I'm married. Haven't seen him since.
This is the kind of business where you can help each other out or completely stab each other in the back. Why do so many more chicks seem to want the negative of the two?? As if life isn't hard enough already. Can't we all just get along? Friends are much more fun than enemies. Karma will get all those bitches.
keela
08-21-2012, 09:52 AM
Yeah, I always try to put camming in my status in addition to checking the available to cam icon. I just want 3 shows per day- is that too much to ask?!?!?! (or at least have guys accept my chat invites, jeesh!)
The online indicators are broken girls, and have been for quite some time. I have a regular from when I was a dancer in Vegas get on the site. He'll try to contact me bec/ it says I'm online, yet I'm down at the pool. Or I'd see he's supposed to be online and I'll txt him and he says he's at work or bowling.. So don't get feelers hurt ladies. It's a huge time waster and I have emailed them about it, but they don't even reply. They don't give a shit apparently. Not their problem? Wouldn't they be making more money if we are?? So why would they allow it to be harder for us to do so? Why would we want to sit here trying to contact guys who aren't even online... and they're thinking we're just being rude by not responding!! Why won't they fix it? It's going ruin the site if they don't.
CourtneyRaine
08-21-2012, 09:55 AM
I feel like there is Sooooo much drama on MGF. That is exactly why I stay out of the GOB and forum. Sometimes I do read the forum and it's always like, what the fuck? Lol why are y'all starting drama amongst yourselves over some nonsense? I sometimes have guys try to tell me about other girls and I'm like, I don't want to hear it. What other girls do has nothing to do with me. But when girls are starting drama? How is that NOT a turn off? Don't guys come on sites like this for an escape from reality? Who really logs on to hear some gossip? Smdh.
CourtneyRaine
08-26-2012, 11:46 AM
Hmm, I saw a post asking this in the GOB and I wanted to ask you girls on here in case you missed it: do any of you make a living off of mygirlfund alone?
I do not. Then again, I have never tried to. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with MGF and for that reason I've never considered it a proper site. However, I do usually remember to leave it running in the background and while I do make a little extra spending money that way, when I actually try hard it's nice to know I can come up with some quick money in an emergency. I need rent money fast, I'm running a weekend special sale, I've made over $100 in less than 24 hours, and all I did was 3 very vanilla cam shows (total of 40 minutes) and send out some content I had already made and uploaded that was just sitting there idly. Oh, and spent hours weeding through profiles, sending out messages, and chatting with guys who were enjoyable to talk to for the most part but one who was a total time suck and irritated me to no end. I would estimate that I probably spent around 10 hours on MGF yesterday to make that $100 and I think an average of $10/hour is low for an adult site. But then I think, I only did about an hour of actual "work"- cam shows, sending out content, and replying to the few paid messsages I'd received. Looking at it that way, $100 for an hour of actual paying "work" is something I consider a really good hourly and something I've never actually made on any cam site with free chat.
One girl posted in the main blogs that she is leaving the site because the amount that she is making does not justify how much time and effort she was putting into MGF, and the amount of time she was spending online there was hurting her in person relationships. I can totally see that. The actual things you do to make money add up very quickly, but nurturing relationships with guys on there really does take time and I can see how someone can feel it's draining. I feel that way sometimes. Then again, for me chatting and sending dozens of emails a day can be much less draining in some ways than free chat, and when I'm on MGF I can be working while also on the phone, chatting on fb, watching tv, eating and drinking, in my pajamas with my hair undone and no makeup on, doing some tasks for the non-adult site I'm on- generally doing all the things I could never get away with if I was in free chat.
So I'm asking to hear from girls who use MGF as their primary money making site. How much time do you find yourself actually on the site, and do you think it cuts into your personal time significantly more than free chat sites do? Do you feel like you work harder on MGF than you do on free chat sites, or does it feel easier to you? Are you satisfied with MGF being your primary site or would you feel more secure on a bigger site with a bigger online presence? Do you spend time marketing to get new members to join, or are you doing okay relying on preexisting traffic? My former primary site (SM) is not even good enough as a back up for me these days so I am looking for a new main site. I'm kind of considering pushing MGF more and I'd love to hear from girls who already do so :)
Jaana
08-26-2012, 12:19 PM
I live off of it, but I also live in a country with strong social safety nets. The government pays my rent, health care, and tuition..and the latter two is something EVERYONE gets. Until recently I wasn't active on SM much so MGF was my only source. My only gripe is that it's inconsistent, moreso than regular camming. I've had weeks on MGF where after fees I've walked away with $500 without doing ANYTHING, and I've had weeks where I've spent hours messaging people and only made $3 a day. Lately it's been a lot better but back in the spring and winter I almost left the site.
It does get better the more you level up, though. You feel like you have to work a little less hard since you're keeping more of what you make.
I also think a lot of the reason some girls "fail" is because they sell themselves short. Guys have NO PROBLEM paying $25+ for pre-done videos, and $40+ for customs, but still so many girls will do "all content $10" deals, and then wonder why their content is all over the internet and why they make no money. I had a guy pay me $50 to do a finger play video in a polo shirt the other day. Took me 5 minutes and I took the rest of the day off after. I mean, i could have said $15, because of how easy it was, but I purposely asked for more than I wanted, and he accepted. I think that's the trick with MGF.
Jaana
08-26-2012, 12:21 PM
The only thing I don't like about MGF is how the models treat one another.
CourtneyRaine
08-26-2012, 12:48 PM
The government pays my rent, health care, and tuition..and the latter two is something EVERYONE gets.
Totally off topic but holy shit, that's awesome. I don't have health insurance and although I am not in school anymore, I am over $18,000 in student loan debt for a degree which I am clearly not using. How do you get the government to pay your rent? Are you a citizen over there? How long have you lived there? I've been thinking of moving to Mexico when my lease is up because the cost of living would be cheaper but it's still close enough where I could buy a car and drive into my current town a couple of times a week. However, "free" is always so much nicer to me than "cheaper." :)
Back on topic, yeah, I wouldn't recommend anyone to use mygirlfund or any other site as their sole option for income, even if you do make it your primary source of income. Camming is just so unpredictable and you never know when your income can fluctuate or sites start deteriorating in the blink of an eye. Having at least another site or two you're on as a safety net is absolutely a wise thing to do. Even right now I am looking to add more sites to the mix "just in case."
Jaana
08-26-2012, 12:53 PM
Totally off topic but holy shit, that's awesome. I don't have health insurance and although I am not in school anymore, I am over $18,000 in student loan debt for a degree which I am clearly not using. How do you get the government to pay your rent? Are you a citizen over there? How long have you lived there? I've been thinking of moving to Mexico when my lease is up because the cost of living would be cheaper but it's still close enough where I could buy a car and drive into my current town a couple of times a week. However, "free" is always so much nicer to me than "cheaper." :)
Back on topic, yeah, I wouldn't recommend anyone to use mygirlfund or any other site as their sole option for income, even if you do make it your primary source of income. Camming is just so unpredictable and you never know when your income can fluctuate or sites start deteriorating in the blink of an eye. Having at least another site or two you're on as a safety net is absolutely a wise thing to do. Even right now I am looking to add more sites to the mix "just in case."
Apparently a few girls do it, though. i've seen some of the vets brag about dropping hundreds of dollars on fuck all in the GOB, so obviously some people make bank and some don't. It's hard to say i guess.
TeenageAnnie
08-27-2012, 03:06 AM
Wanted to give this site a go, then I read this in their help page:
new accounts
New girl accounts on mygirlfund.com are approved on a case by case voting process. In order to be voted on to the site you must complete your profile (upload your Id, verification photo and at least 6 photos to your public folder). Select members of the mygirlfund.com community have voting privileges which help determine which accounts are approved. The approval process can take up to 48 hours or longer.
are they seriously showing my government I.D to random 'selected' members? Like customers? Average Joes? FoR REAL?
Jaana
08-27-2012, 03:08 AM
Wanted to give this site a go, then I read this in their help page:
new accounts
New girl accounts on mygirlfund.com are approved on a case by case voting process. In order to be voted on to the site you must complete your profile (upload your Id, verification photo and at least 6 photos to your public folder). Select members of the mygirlfund.com community have voting privileges which help determine which accounts are approved. The approval process can take up to 48 hours or longer.
are they seriously showing my government I.D to random 'selected' members? Like customers? Average Joes? FoR REAL?
No, just your pictures and stuff...
HaydenBlue
08-27-2012, 03:41 AM
Apparently a few girls do it, though. i've seen some of the vets brag about dropping hundreds of dollars on fuck all in the GOB, so obviously some people make bank and some don't. It's hard to say i guess.
The top vets can make bank because they promote their profile off-site, HEAVILY. They are consistent, build up regulars, etc. That's how they make it their main income.
Jaana
08-27-2012, 03:45 AM
The top vets can make bank because they promote their profile off-site, HEAVILY. They are consistent, build up regulars, etc. That's how they make it their main income.I wish I knew something about promoting. It was easy when i did it for bands, since rock and roll isn't taboo haha. Now I just..I have no idea. I mention this in the other thread. i have Twitter and Tumblr but neither seem to be delivering.
TeenageAnnie
08-27-2012, 10:11 AM
K so I just got accepted to this site. I had a few message in my inbox, 5 of them I got 0.65 for replying to, but then some others it said 'free message' in my history? how do i know if its free before replying lol? also there is a box keeps popping up the bottom right of the screen saying 'chat (online)' with some dudes picture and name underneath it. The dude hasn't sent me a mail to my inbox or anything, I'm not sure what this is for, is he trying to freeload on me?
EDIT: So I clicked the box and another window opened up and it looked like my webcam and sound was going to start without even asking me to accept or anything. I closed it off straight away before anything happened. I am SO confused, what is this 'CHAT' thing?
Jaana
08-27-2012, 10:20 AM
When a guy makes an account he gets three free messages. If you're ever offering, say one picture for a paid message, reply to his mesage first and then say "Oh, it seems that wasn't a paid message. Hit me up again when you get credits, okay?" or something like that. Sometimes new guys don't know any better, and sometimes veteran guys like to prey on the new girls with that.
When that little box pops up, it means a guy is sending you a chat request. Your cam doesn't come on unless you click "video" and enter in a price. NEVER EVER EVER EVER TURN YOUR CAM ON FOR FREE. NOT EVEN FOR CLPTHED CHAT. NOT TO "SEE YOUR QUALITY". NOTHING. if a guy ever asks for a "cam preview", tell him the make and model of your cam and your internet speed. If he persists, he probably had no intentions of paying you in the first place.
Some guys use live chat to avoid paying for contact. To be able to initiate it the guy has to be "premium", which means he paid a one-time fee of $75.There are premiums who've been there for years and have zero ratings.Cahcnes are those guys will only waste your time in live chat.
And, as with anything, DON'T send content before receiving a contribution. MGF WILL NOT help you if you get scammed like that, so it's up to you to be wise and stern. If guys want "preview pictures", tell them to look at your public photos.
CourtneyRaine
08-27-2012, 10:27 AM
I'm not sure that there's a way to check whether a not a message is free until after you've replied to it.
The chat window that is popping up on the lower right hand side is for text chat only. It's just like instant messaging. It does not automatically start your webcam or sound unless you accept the chat request and then go to the "video" tab in the pop-up chat box, enter a price, send a video request, and the member you are chatting with accepts the video request. Guys who send you live chat requests are not necessarily trying to freeload, some of them just like getting to know girls better before contributing and it's quicker and easier to do it through chat rather than paid messages. If you don't want to receive chat invitations just click on "chat (online)" in the lower right hand corner, when you click on it it will fade to gray and that means you won't receive any chat requests until you click on it again to make it blue and indicate that you are accepting live chat requests again.
HaydenBlue
08-27-2012, 11:11 AM
When a guy makes an account he gets three free messages. If you're ever offering, say one picture for a paid message, reply to his mesage first and then say "Oh, it seems that wasn't a paid message. Hit me up again when you get credits, okay?" or something like that. Sometimes new guys don't know any better, and sometimes veteran guys like to prey on the new girls with that.
When that little box pops up, it means a guy is sending you a chat request. Your cam doesn't come on unless you click "video" and enter in a price. NEVER EVER EVER EVER TURN YOUR CAM ON FOR FREE. NOT EVEN FOR CLPTHED CHAT. NOT TO "SEE YOUR QUALITY". NOTHING. if a guy ever asks for a "cam preview", tell him the make and model of your cam and your internet speed. If he persists, he probably had no intentions of paying you in the first place.
Good advice for the girls here. MGF is such a mess and a lot of the girls what work that site either a) don't know any better or b) don't give a shit and have no biz sense. It's like Fuuuuuuuu whyyy. I am seeing ELM heading in that same direction and it's like ughhh. At least have a mandatory PPM base rate. But girls are rubbing shit all over themselves for pennies. Please educate yourselves bbs! /end rant. lol
As for guys who want a "preview" I turn it on, point it at my feet or my ceiling fan and say "There's your preview, BITCH." Ok. Not exactly like that. But fuck them if they try to freeload me. lolol
Jaana
08-27-2012, 11:36 AM
Good advice for the girls here. MGF is such a mess and a lot of the girls what work that site either a) don't know any better or b) don't give a shit and have no biz sense. It's like Fuuuuuuuu whyyy. I am seeing ELM heading in that same direction and it's like ughhh. At least have a mandatory PPM base rate. But girls are rubbing shit all over themselves for pennies. Please educate yourselves bbs! /end rant. lol
As for guys who want a "preview" I turn it on, point it at my feet or my ceiling fan and say "There's your preview, BITCH." Ok. Not exactly like that. But fuck them if they try to freeload me. lololThere's a girl who offers all efro content on MGF for $5. Seriously. She spams the offers every day.
CourtneyRaine
08-27-2012, 11:49 AM
I think I have offered a free preview maybe three times in over a year, and each time it resulted in a sale. BUT when I give a free preview I put on a huge oversized t-shirt, point the cam so it only shows me from the shoulders up, smile, wave, and say, "Okay, now you can see me so you can see that my cam really is HD, this is my audio quality, and when I wave like this it doesn't look choppy or blurry. I hope you like what you see!" and then end the free preview. I agree that 95% of the time guys who are looking for a free preview actually want a free wank, but some guys have complained that they've bought content/cam shows that were really poor quality and don't want to get burned again. If a guy is premium with a lot of ratings and has 5 stars I don't mind turning my cam on for 30 seconds just so he can see that my lighting is good, my cam doesn't lag, etc., but there's really never any need to show your body or be seductive about it. I look of it more like a quality check than an actual preview or sample of what's to come.
CourtneyRaine
08-27-2012, 12:12 PM
Also, it's sad, about offering content so cheaply: this is the second time where I've done a ridiculously low flash sale, and this is only the second time I've made consistently good money for several days in a row. (I'm doing a $27 for all content sale to celebrate my birthday, last year a did a $5 each video sale with huge success). I'm only doing this birthday sale because I need some fast funds, and a birthday is a great excuse to make it known that these low prices really are only going to be available once a year. It's sad because dirt cheap content does bring in the fast money BUT it results in guys who buy one time and never again, meaning you'd have to constantly be spamming guys who'll just hit and run. It is exhausting. I'd much rather keep charging $3/min for my videos and have several regs who will buy higher priced content fairly consistently than charge $3 per video but always be on the hunt for the next guy who wants cheap content. I look at it as working smarter, not harder.
They say other girls' rates don't affect you and I feel that it's true and it isn't. Many guys, if given the choice, would rather pay $20 for a dozen videos than $20 for one video. So if you charge "high", you will miss out on those guys and the girls who lowball will scoop them all up. On the other hand, there are some gems on the site who would rather pay $30 as a gift to a friend than spend $20 on a full porn collection from a girl they don't know enough to really care about.