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ladyjalyn
10-07-2011, 10:03 AM
hello jalyn

I actually feel insulted by your post.
The way you chose to express your feelings on this one subject shows you are more bitter then all of us who complained today.
I mean seriously, do u think ur the only one who goes and checks out other girls? we all do it. We know how a good camera looks like, we know it all. We are not dumb.We see them and hear them too. I dont think there is 1 cam girl who never checked out other models... especially the top models...

Im doing this for 10 years.
If I say its slow, its damn slow.
I know what slow means by now.
If you are doing this for 10 years I am sure you are doing something right. I never said it wasn't slow and I did say like 3 times, that I was talking about the girls who do nothing other then complain... So how exactly my post offended you if you are actually doing something to work it for you?

ladyjalyn
10-07-2011, 10:07 AM
the strange thing is if you look at alexa, there's always a traffic spike on sm on the weekends, even during football season. it's just the traffic spike lately doesn't seem to be translating into money.

i don't think i should need permission to call it slow on days when i work several hours only to clear barely over minimum wage after you take into account the taxes i pay. actually, i think i have a right to bitch with other cam girls who are going through similar things if i feel like it, period.

thank god for splitcamming and multiple income streams.
One more time- I was talking about the girls WHO DO NOTHING other then sit in front of cam, look like frozen and bitch...
You have the right to bitch about slow and I have a right to bitch about girls who do free shows and messing up the business for you... or don't they?

ladyjalyn
10-07-2011, 10:10 AM
I just don't see the point in posting something like this...
You don't know what kind of cam girl i am and by you posting this it makes it seem as though you're talking about me and some of the girls who posted in this thread. I never come on here complaining about everything involving camming. I am not a bitch to the guys. I smile. I talk (even if they're not paying), my cam settings are superb, i don't ban guys left and right... actually....i don't really do any of the things you posted and i'm sure neither do the rest of these girls. We bust our asses working every day! It was just slow today.....and NOT because i was being a shitty cam girl but because guys were being really cheap today ::)


I would just appreciate it if a fight wasn't brought up for no apparent reason. It's super negative and it makes you sound bitter and rude. Lighten up!
This is a forum. I think i'm allowed to rant every once in a while, as are the other girls. If you're sick of posts like these then don't read them. I promise i won't be offended :D



Anywayyyyy...I hate sports and bills! They always seem to take away good, paying traffic lol.

I'm not working tonight. I'm just going to try again tomorrow morning and if I get nothing then oh well (even though i hope i get something lol). Then the rest of the weekend i'm spending with my man and hopefully all of our custies will have tons of money to spend on us next week!!

I'm going to sleep!! See ya later ladies! ;)
One more time- I wasn't directing it to anyone in particular... do not take it personaly, unless you not doing anything other then bitch and moan... And I am not rude- I just say it as it is- it's me, can't sugar coat things... ;)

ladyjalyn
10-07-2011, 10:15 AM
... however, many of the ones I saw getting many gold show pledges this week were girls that were spreading their bare pussy open for the guys. Every single one I saw doing that had full rooms and lots of pledges. JUST NOT FAIR.

This specially bothers me because, just this week, some model reported me for taking my clothes off right before a gold show was about to start, after reaching the goal. I didn't even show my pussy or anything, but she reported that I was doing bottom nudity in free chat. I know it was a model because she also reported me for one other thing that I had written on my gold show description that the gold show rules say that we are not supposed to write in a gold show description, which is any pricing. Only another model would know that because the guys don't have access to those rules.

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That's exactly what I was talking about... doesn't it bother you, that instead of working, they run from room to room trying to pick everything whats wrong with you and try to get you in trouble? I have been reported so many times for things, that only cam girls would know, hoewer I wasn't even doing anything wrong... lol... so never got suspended...

Kaley
10-07-2011, 10:15 AM
Streamate sucks the most for me right now! #winner
lol it wont let me sign on no matter what browser i use. my upload speed is normal and everything.

But yeah, SM has been slow for me but I'm not giving up. Maybe this can weed out models who think it's too slow and then we get more customers eventually? *wishes*

((Not that I'm saying that I want everyone in this topic to quit, in case someone jumps on my case :], y'all get what i mean))

ladyjalyn
10-07-2011, 10:22 AM
OMG I had one person in all my years of camming come into my room and say my cam settings were off lol..this was the other day on SM too..and I just blocked them lmao. You know why your getting blocked sweetie is because any girl thats been camming for years knows its another model...come on really? lol.

=)
I never go in the models room with a "models" face on... If I am in someones room it's because I wanna see the show, play in pvt... whatever... If girl feels like blocking me for it, more power to her, some other girl will get my money that day... I am a cam girl and pay for shows, because I know what it's like to be steared at for free... I don't run around lurking for no reason... have no time for it, nor it is worth my time... If some one came to my room (model or member) and told me my cam settings need adjustment I wouldn't get all defensive about it, but actually take a look at it and fix it if it needs to be fixed... Super orange skin is truly not that atractive... just saying...

ladyjalyn
10-07-2011, 10:27 AM
If you actually want to help a model go to her room and tell the room to tip her (Ive done this) and remind the guy's of the rules if theyre being overly 'get naked bb' freeloading - THAT would be "helpful", anything else is hostile.

I dont know if I said cut it out enough - but good god almighty cut it out.

Cut it out- you got your point across, got it ;)
As far as telling room to tip- I don't do that, I tip myself, lol... I wouldn't like some random person telling me to tip...

Spinnerette
10-07-2011, 03:58 PM
Hmmm, you know, I always thought the "haters" thing was a paranoid excuse tossed out by ladies who underestimate how shady and bitch-made men can be when it comes to getting their way, but now that you mention it, this is real. :O You ladies are right. There are certain things your common heterosexual male cam consumer wouldn't know...such as wtf "concealer" is.

This is interesting (and highly pathetic on the part of the women who go out of their way to do these types of things). Guess I'll be more vigilant.

Kind of have to agree with parts of what LadyJalyn said though. I also see a lot of women complain about revenue and don't realize they're shooting themselves in the foot with their subpar cam equipment or attitudes. Gotta square away the common factors before you go looking to blame outside sources, yes?

kittykrane
10-07-2011, 04:15 PM
I ban the jerks for some time. Then I'll unban them all because some might become paying customers, some may not. If they ask why they were banned, I'll tell them straight up and that they have the choice to either behave, go private, or go bug someone else.

Fridays
10-07-2011, 04:58 PM
If you are doing this for 10 years I am sure you are doing something right. I never said it wasn't slow and I did say like 3 times, that I was talking about the girls who do nothing other then complain... So how exactly my post offended you if you are actually doing something to work it for you?

Your post was offensive because it was written as reply to the posters above you.
Not once did you mention,at that time ,that the post is for " others" who have this and that wrong with their cam / attitude.
If you were to have typed " some" instead of "you" , then yeah, different story.
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Too late to take back time.
Whatever.

ladyjalyn
10-07-2011, 06:17 PM
"you"- as the one who do nothing other then sit in front of the grainy cam and bitch...



I did say couple times what I mean by "you"... this is just one of the quotes... but as you said- whatever... I am not trying to pick a fight with you...

MrsHollyDDD
10-07-2011, 11:13 PM
I agree with this 100%. If one is not making money one needs to question what they are doing, not the site.

I suggest the following to cam girls in general:

1. Check your settings and make sure the audio is enabled and everything else is where it should be.
2. Check your room experience by going on another computer and viewing your room. I find this very helpful! Or if you don't have another computer at home you can check your room by just using another browser or tab within the browser you use.
3. Smile, act friendly, do some light banter.
4. play some music
5. If you are not making money and traffic is slow log out and do what you want/need to do around the house. Check back a few hours later.


Some days are like pulling teeth, while others it will seem like money is falling from the sky.

A good quote to sum this all up is "you can plan a pretty picnic but you can't predict the weather" from the song "Mrs Jackson" by outkast.

You can have all the right qualities of a good cam girl, but you really can't predict how much money you will make.

I agree 100% with this post. I try my best not to look at this thread because it is such a downer.
Honestly, if you make $50 in two hours, you are still averaging $25 an hour and that is damn good money. No it doesn't make you 10k per week, but it is 3x+ minimum wage and a lot of women out there would be happy to make that.

I admit, I have had hours where I made $3 and hours where I made $50. It is completely random. Just be nice, energetic and friendly. A lot of men with good money go to Streamate because they want a sexy FRIENDLY girl to talk to because their wife or girlfriend is a pissy bitch.

BE POSITIVE. If you have never read The Secret or anything about the law of attraction, I highly recommend you research online or purchase a book on it. The universe picks up on the things we say and events go in motion to make those sayings accurate. For example, if you are driving and speed right pass a cop that is hiding on a street you say to yourself 'Don't get a ticket, don't get a ticket." More than likely you are going to get a ticket because the universe picks up "get a ticket, get a ticket"

So when you are saying 'I hope Streamate isn't slow today" the universe picks up 'I hope Streamate is slow today"... I know it is a little out there but you really have to be optimistic when it comes to this industry. I have also learned that saying things in present form-positively- works. Example: Streamate is busy today!

Just be positive, please! I try to be positive, set goals, be energetic, read positive threads (such as earnings challenge), etc. This week I had a really shitty day but when I got on cam I was happy, upbeat, playing music, dancing, singing, etc. Then the next day I FINALLY got GOLD SHOWS. Now every time I am online, I am the only BBW having a show (to the best of my knowledge) and I haven't NOT hit my goal in time yet!! : )

This industry is rough and I have noticed, through viewing the Streamate site, whatever is going on with SM is causing a lot of girls to quit. As far as the models who watch other models and report them for ridiculous nonsense. Jeeze... Let this industry to its natural selection and let everyone be. You are either a career cam girl or a temp cam girl, girls come and girls go. Stop spending time knocking people down and focus on your own show.

Hope I have helped. Stay positive... we are sexual healers you know... we make people happy!!!

PS You don't just have to sit there and look sexy. I have found that it is helpful to pick a topic to talk about while you are in show. For example, the other day I was randomly talking about college courses and how they benefit life whether or not you finish your degree. I have found that some men want a sexy girl who they can talk to, and a lot of them will take you private just to talk to you alone. I have one guy who comes into my room for 15-minute block session everyday and just talks about random things with me.

If you talk to your guests time passes faster and the guys will feel a connection and come back.

I am going to try being more voyeur like folding laundry, cleaning, putting on makeup, doing hair, etc. while on cam. So guests feel more of a connection with me. Not just some pretty girl in front of a camera, waiting to make money.

roast
10-08-2011, 12:24 AM
I hear you guys - trust, I hear you

I'm just saying that sometimes people just want to vent w/o being overwhelmed with unsolicited advice, you know what I mean?

It is just watercooler banter from people without a watercooler - no need to take it too heavily.

Lights
10-08-2011, 09:12 AM
The thing is, this isn't like any other "normal" job. At least to me, this is sooooo much more personal. I mean I'm not just sitting in an office or organizing clothing on shelves. Im getting NAKED! That takes a lot. It's very personal to completely put myself out there and for that, I BETTER be getting payed wayyyyyy above minimum wage or else it simply isn't worth it to me. That's just my opinion.

Fridays
10-08-2011, 09:41 AM
The thing is, this isn't like any other "normal" job. At least to me, this is sooooo much more personal. I mean I'm not just sitting in an office or organizing clothing on shelves. Im getting NAKED! That takes a lot. It's very personal to completely put myself out there and for that, I BETTER be getting payed wayyyyyy above minimum wage or else it simply isn't worth it to me. That's just my opinion.

thats exactly right.
So when its slow its like... wtf wasn't this supposed to be a high/higher paying job?::)

ladyjalyn
10-08-2011, 10:07 AM
And I agree with this 100%... one more time... I was talking about the girls who do full masturbation shows, with there vagina open so wide you can almost see the uterus... In a free chat for FREE!!! They are teaching guys how to be cheep and I would think all of us should be as pissed and angry at them as I am...

TinaLayne
10-08-2011, 06:26 PM
I'm noticing a TON of guys coming in my free chat, staying for about 30-45 seconds and leaving without saying a word. As soon as I say hi to them, they leave. I've asked the few guys talking to me if my cam is working and they all say "yes, you look great", so what's the deal? It's weirding me out seeing so many guys come in and leave...anybody else experiencing this?
I mean, maybe it's because I'm not half naked & shaking my ass at them, but fuck man! I've been on there for a year and a half and haven't changed the way I do things, so why all of a sudden only 5% of the guys that come in talk to me?
Usually guys are talking like crazy...even since the PC started and tonight has just been completely off. Confused :(

Kaley
10-08-2011, 06:30 PM
I've had a lot of guys doing that too, Tina. they don't even stay in for 5 seconds, as soon as i see them they are out. I think I'm pretty cute, lol. i don't get what the issue is.

LadyCoco
10-08-2011, 06:32 PM
I think once they don't see nudity, they are out of there! Lame, but true.

TinaLayne
10-08-2011, 07:30 PM
Well...I guess it's a relief to see that it's not just me. I'm going to give naked.com another shot tonight....they don't talk much on there either, but at least they tip and I get 50% & don't get penalized if I type the whole time. I love streamate & I'm comfortable there, but I just can't deal with them tonight.

Crustyz
10-08-2011, 09:53 PM
It's a holiday weekend all over the world right now. I haven't even been able to make a cent tonight on MFC... None of my regulars were on. It's not just you.

TinaLayne
10-08-2011, 10:03 PM
Now I'm gonna sound like a total retard, but...what holiday?

OJenni!
10-08-2011, 10:25 PM
Now I'm gonna sound like a total retard, but...what holiday?

thanksgiving

Crustyz
10-08-2011, 10:39 PM
thanksgiving
And Columbus day
And the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur...

EternalRose
10-09-2011, 12:10 AM
thanksgiving

last i checked thanksgiving was at the end of November not the beginning of October...maybe i am outta the loop though lol.

Busygirl
10-09-2011, 12:14 AM
...........

h0ttie
10-09-2011, 12:14 AM
last i checked thanksgiving was at the end of November not the beginning of October...maybe i am outta the loop though lol.

lmao!!!!
its thanksgiving in canada..the 2nd monday of october

dont feel bad tho..i learned this in my first year of camming. i had this guy kept talking to me about thanksgiving and what are you gonna eat and are u seeing family, etc. i was thinking like wtf do u have a thanksgiving fetish or something?? well then i learned he was from canada and thanksgiving was the next day...oops :-X

CinnimonKiss
10-09-2011, 07:50 AM
Ya you know what this Friday was great for me, but last night (Saturday) was horrible, And also the site seemed to be having issues 4 me. I use the encoder, I read the posts about changing my encoder to 3.1 instead of 3.2 and the bit rate and frame rate, I'm going to give it a try tonight, see if it makes a difference.

loveshooks
10-09-2011, 08:26 AM
yes, Monday is the day, up in the Great White North, where we celebrate small-pox blankets and the Indian Act:);)

I just wanted to throw my unsolicited opinion in here, in response to Lights' post:


The thing is, this isn't like any other "normal" job. At least to me, this is sooooo much more personal. I mean I'm not just sitting in an office or organizing clothing on shelves. Im getting NAKED! That takes a lot. It's very personal to completely put myself out there and for that, I BETTER be getting payed wayyyyyy above minimum wage or else it simply isn't worth it to me. That's just my opinion.

On one level, I get whatcha mean...we're smart chicas, so if someone is NOT making really good $$$ consistently they need to find some way to change that, either as cammers or in another field (which I thiiink was what Ladyjalyn was trying to get at). However, the fact that this forum is filled with tips on cams, motivation, lighting schemes, strategic planning for privates, schedules, etc, shows me that the women who are participating in this thread do take this job seriously, and deserve to be able to vent when they feel it's warranted.

That said, I've found this job way less stressful and I make way more $$$ since I learned to not perceive the job, or my $$$ for the day, as a reflection of myself as a human being. How much I make has no bearing on how good I feel about myself...I am simply selling a product that may or may not be to the personal tastes of any given customer. If a customer wants a blond with huge tits who does anal, I won't make a sale, and that's fine with me.

We SHOULD be making way more $$$ than stocking shelves at the mall, and most of us do, most of the time, but either way, we're selling a product just the same, and that product isn't 'us'. I used to really personalize the job, and it fucked with my head a lil. We're in sales, ultimately, and every sales job involves rejection, at some point.

I guess this post was inspired by something I read on Tits n Sass (merci Roast) which dealt with the differentiation between selling our labor and selling ourselves. I can and do have shared personal experiences with my customers during my shows, but the particulars of any given interaction are NOT personal to me. I want to have fun and make $$$, not find personal validation for my worth, sexually or otherwise. It makes life hella easier, I find.

Just my :twocents:

Peace chicas, have a wicked day:)

EternalRose
10-09-2011, 11:17 AM
lmao!!!!
its thanksgiving in canada..the 2nd monday of october

dont feel bad tho..i learned this in my first year of camming. i had this guy kept talking to me about thanksgiving and what are you gonna eat and are u seeing family, etc. i was thinking like wtf do u have a thanksgiving fetish or something?? well then i learned he was from canada and thanksgiving was the next day...oops :-X

WOW I feel silly, I never knew it was a different date than the US, I do need to get in a loop XD

OJenni!
10-09-2011, 11:34 AM
WOW I feel silly, I never knew it was a different date than the US, I do need to get in a loop XD

Its also thanksgiving in Germany (actually theirs was a few days ago and culminates with the beginning oktoberfest I believe) and South Korea and some other countries right now too.

I believe it was president Roosevelt that actually wanted the American Thanksgiving pushed to the end of October/beginning of November. In my opinion this would have been more correct date....but that's just my opinion.

sweetheather
10-09-2011, 11:44 AM
I just love that having a Canadian boyfriend means I get 2 thanksgiving every year

Fire_spice
12-29-2011, 07:16 AM
wow $50 an hr, that sounds like alot i make like around $20 an hr, but i dont do sex toys, phone chat, or anal

FrankieFerrari
12-29-2011, 05:24 PM
MFC sucks for me right now, grrrr. I know there are up and down days money wise, but I hate when they just stare at you, don't tip, don't talk, nothing.

At least talk back to me damn it! It makes the slow hours go by faster, lol.

StaciJewels
12-30-2011, 08:43 AM
MFC sucks for me right now, grrrr. I know there are up and down days money wise, but I hate when they just stare at you, don't tip, don't talk, nothing.

At least talk back to me damn it! It makes the slow hours go by faster, lol.


I have noticed that MFC has been slow for a lot of girls even for me....hopefully things will go back to normal when the guys get paid on the 1st.

FrankieFerrari
12-30-2011, 11:17 AM
I have noticed that MFC has been slow for a lot of girls even for me....hopefully things will go back to normal when the guys get paid on the 1st.

Okay, good to know it's not just me. :) I've thought about joining Chaturbate, but heard they posted your real info on flings.com and I'm SO not cool with that.

Keeping my fingers crossed for after the new year! XOXO

laurielegs
12-30-2011, 07:14 PM
Okay, good to know it's not just me. :) I've thought about joining Chaturbate, but heard they posted your real info on flings.com and I'm SO not cool with that.

Keeping my fingers crossed for after the new year! XOXO

What!

OK That is really really scary. Where did you hear this?!! Does anyone know if this is true?

Crustyz
12-30-2011, 11:05 PM
What!

OK That is really really scary. Where did you hear this?!! Does anyone know if this is true?

I really don't think it's true. I just looked up my real name on google and found nothing. Although, I signed up BEFORE they started doing that stuff. So they, legally, wouldn't be able to do that to me or my info.

Cosima
12-31-2011, 03:25 AM
Seriously! I'm about to cry! I've been on for an hr and a half and only made $12! Last night was the same! I made nothing!!

I'm used to like at least $50 and hr. I mean there is barely any traffic at all. No one is even hardly talking. It's depressing :(

Sorry to rant but i'm wondering if this is a fluke or if it's just me? I'm relying on making at least $200 a day but i don't see that happening today either :/

same thing with me!! if i'm lucky costumers come in and leave, i'm on livejasmin and the costumer retention and traffic is way better. idk it makes me feel like i'm unwanted in streamate it sucks.

Fridays
12-31-2011, 09:13 AM
it makes me feel like i'm unwanted in streamate it sucks.
its all in your head hon.
We live in the Matrix.
Feel unwanted and U will be unwanted.......

Change the way you feel and money will come..

FrankieFerrari
12-31-2011, 09:41 AM
What!

OK That is really really scary. Where did you hear this?!! Does anyone know if this is true?

On the other cam girl forum, there we're several girls that stated it. :(

Cosima
01-01-2012, 10:09 AM
its all in your head hon.
We live in the Matrix.
Feel unwanted and U will be unwanted.......

Change the way you feel and money will come..

oh i have high self esteem, on LiveJasmin everyone loves me and I've only been on for a week now. Making twice the money I made on Stream mate. I wonder why I'm not as popular on SM

MzStar
01-02-2012, 06:43 AM
Hmmm....ups and downs

Ms.Lacey
01-02-2012, 07:35 AM
Sm is not fir everyone

Cosima
01-03-2012, 02:36 PM
does anyone else hate alertpay! i wish they still used paypal. i can't withdraw funds :( anyone know how get funds out from there?

and what do you guys mean that SM is not for everyone?

TheBrownFox
01-03-2012, 09:49 PM
does anyone else hate alertpay! i wish they still used paypal. i can't withdraw funds :( anyone know how get funds out from there?

and what do you guys mean that SM is not for everyone?




You do know that using PayPal for adult industry stuff is never a good idea, right?

And if you don't know why, then I suggest you search the PayPal/payment methods threads on here, and read the stickied threads.

As for your other question...some girls prefer to work on sites where public video chat isn't mandatory, where models get a higher percentage than 35%, their private shows don't get sold, and guys don't get FREE 30 seconds of private chat.

Some girls like SM and dislike MFC, and vice-versa. What works for one cam girl may not work for the other.