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lilbellea
02-08-2012, 02:33 PM
OMG So called my phone company... And got told that my speed results were normal and were very good and high!! And that maybe it was my computer, I was like then way does my phone or xbox act slow or lose connection sometimes. She was like well there are reported outages in your area and they are working on it. YAY for getting the run around. I already pay over 70 a month for phone and internet but I guess I will ask when I go pay my bill about upgrading if its too much eff them we have cable internet here too.

ManyRoses
02-08-2012, 06:23 PM
Lilbellea - what upload speed does your current internet package supply? There are different tiers, and so the phone company may have simply been saying that for your package, your upload speed was high. Have a look at the different tiers available - unfortunately, I have found that because most people only download, you have to go to much more expensive packages to get decent upload speeds. 2-4 is what I would consider necessary. There is no way for the phone company to fix the problem if the issue is that you are not recieving the most appropriate package for you.

lilbellea
02-09-2012, 09:20 AM
They have a 3 mbps, 6 mbps and a 12 mbps. I thought I had the 6 but the lady told me yesterday I only had the 3 don't know what happened there. I checked online and if I'm reading it right I can upgrade to the 12 for only $5 more a month. I'm going to check on it either today or tomorrow and see.

AngeXx
02-12-2012, 01:42 PM
Just out of curiosity here...

When I first started on SM I was making over $30 an hour and was for quite a while. Well I wanted to dabble with MFC and other sites so I stopped working SM for a few months. Now it's dead for me.....I'll be honest I can't get myself (at the moment) to work more than an hour when I make $0.

Is it best to just set up a time for like 4 hours...and stay on regardless? Even if it's slow the first couple of hours? I mean 4 hours consistently of course :)

Thanks!

Marina Starr
02-12-2012, 02:29 PM
If you stopped working for a few months shouldn't you be making money or more when you decided to cam again? I just feel that since you took sometimes off, now you're like a novelty, a fresh face so more guys want to see you. I could be wrong.


Just out of curiosity here...

When I first started on SM I was making over $30 an hour and was for quite a while. Well I wanted to dabble with MFC and other sites so I stopped working SM for a few months. Now it's dead for me.....I'll be honest I can't get myself (at the moment) to work more than an hour when I make $0.

Is it best to just set up a time for like 4 hours...and stay on regardless? Even if it's slow the first couple of hours? I mean 4 hours consistently of course :)

Thanks!

lilbellea
02-13-2012, 01:14 PM
So I got my internet fixed and now my results are download 12.49 and upload is still 0.63 idk how to fix my upload speed. I upgraded to the highest package my internet company has and my internet is way faster but my upload speed didn't change at all. They even came out and checked the line and gave me a new box.

Decalyn
02-13-2012, 03:47 PM
So I got my internet fixed and now my results are download 12.49 and upload is still 0.63 idk how to fix my upload speed. I upgraded to the highest package my internet company has and my internet is way faster but my upload speed didn't change at all. They even came out and checked the line and gave me a new box.

It could be something as simple as the actual wiring in your building/neighborhood. Not all wires are created equal, and you may want to note that more than likely, the speeds they quote you were "up to ___ Mbps". The "up to" is the key phrase that almost all internet providers use because there are so many factors beyond their control without tearing up your street and replacing all the wiring leading to your house/building/etc.

Hell, it could very well be your distance from the nearest hub. The longer your signal has to travel to get to their buildings, the more it's going to lose strength and speed.

(I really hope I put that well-enough into 'normal people' speech @[email protected] )

Lovelyx
02-13-2012, 04:06 PM
Ok 12 MB of download speed...but that package what upload speed does it offers??? ISP should tell you the download and upload speed of that package, maybe they're offering 1MB upload speed with the 12MB package??? or 512 kbps of upload speed???. I have download of 7MB and upload 1MB and I'm at SM and when I test my net speed it says I have 0.98 of upload, I try to use HD on SM but members already told me it does delay a little bit, I haven't have luck on SM I must say, i only have 3 weeks there and I'm kinda dissapointed :( so I dont login too often since is like dead for me, I'm charging 2.04 premium and 2.59 for exclusive, I know is not high but since some members already told me that my broadcast is not clear and fast...I will give SM a try, but it dissapoint me when I have 1 hour there and had only make like $10 bucks...

But I will start to use the HD Encoder just to see if traffic and earnings gets better for me there...will raise my price to $2.49 premium since I'm new, but with the Encoder I wouldn't be able to split with other places so that's why I will put my price at 2.49 and stay online at least 3 hours a day, wish me luck >.< I will need it.

Cammi
02-13-2012, 04:34 PM
I haven't have luck on SM I must say, i only have 3 weeks there and I'm kinda dissapointed :( so I dont login too often since is like dead for me, I'm charging 2.04 premium and 2.59 for exclusive, I know is not high but since some members already told me that my broadcast is not clear and fast...I will give SM a try, but it dissapoint me when I have 1 hour there and had only make like $10 bucks...

Step 1: Raise your rates

Step 2: Turn on your cam

Step 3: Don't turn off your cam

There have been times when I've made 3 bucks in an hour. It happens. Accept it and move the hell on.

Lovelyx
02-13-2012, 04:48 PM
I raise it now to $2.49 premium and $2.99 exclusive, I havent never use the HD Encoder, because I splitcam, but I'm gona use the HD Encoder since tomorrow and wont split while on SM, do you girls recommend to use the HD Encoder??? Cause I use directly the HD option on 'Quality' from SM site. About the rates, i dont have regulars I'm barely new, I increase it to $2.49 premium and $2.99 exclusive, do you girls thing this is ok??? for starting??? I charge $1.99 at LJ but I'm on Non-Nude there, here on SM is different :) and I have to do nudes shows and masturbation.

loveshooks
02-13-2012, 05:00 PM
Alot of the chicas who work sm say that using the encoder helps you get higher placement on the pages of the site, so I'd at least try using the encoder for a bit...you can always switch back to non-encoder if you need/want to at a later point.
Regarding your rates, honestly, $2.49/$2.99 seems REALLY low for a big box site like sm. Look at it this way...there's a chica on sm who is a KNOWN recording, as in, her feedback STATES that she's a known recording, and she apparently charges $4.99, and has actual customers. Granted, she's kinda hot, but your avatar pic is way hotter:)

Honestly, I think you answered your own question yourself...if you're getting nekkid and playing with yourself on cam, you should be getting paid well for it. There's a world of free porn out there, but guys visit cam-chicas like us cuz they want a personal experience...that has alot of value and don't ever underestimate that.
In general, the higher your prices, the fewer minute-men you'll have to deal with, and the more you'll make for each individual show you do.
Raise your prices now, at LEAST into the $3.99/$4.99 range before you get a base of regulars. There's enough guys on sm who will realize the value of what you have to offer than you don't need to cater to cheap-asses:)

lilbellea
02-13-2012, 07:12 PM
My download speed is above what it should be because before they left they had me do a speed test and he was like WTF you shouldn't pull that high of a download speed, you should only pull 80% of what we quote it to be which is the 12. So mine is above what I am paying for. He was like well since the switch is on your pole and just like 25 ft if that far from your house I'm not going to say anything because you are the first person coming off the switch. Everything I can find online says that is what there upload speed is which kinda pisses me off, that is the only reason I upgraded but I guess it doesn't matter what package you have with them because the upload stays the same and only their download speeds change. GRRRRRR

Lovelyx
02-13-2012, 07:33 PM
Ohhhh :) thanks loveshooks for finding out my avatar pretty ^.^ I increase my charge to 3.99 premium and 4.99 exclusive, I'm gona start to use the HD Encoder too, since I have never use it before. I'm a little scared but, I'm gona stay in that price 1 week and see what happens.....

Lillbellea, I'm having the same problem as you...here in this city where I am the highest upload speed my ISP or any ISP provides is 1MB >.< which sucks!!! they do offer plenty of high download packages, but unfortunately for me...the highest upload package they offer is 1MB, I once ask them don't you have a package of at least 2MB upload speed? and they answer like 'why you want so high upload speed?? nobody uses that...but we have 30MB of download =D' and I just said NO thanks, i dont want more download I want more upload!!. I will be soon moving to another city, and in that city they do offer packages of 2MB, 3MB and 4MB upload speed =) so maybe I will be buying a better package there, cause right now I only have 1MB and it sucks...even if I can still use HD with this little speed, it has a few seconds delay on my broadcast and I want all to be as clear as possible.

SativaBlue
02-13-2012, 07:39 PM
I tried SM today....hated it

Marina Starr
02-13-2012, 08:01 PM
May I ask why? I'm started out working on SM and now I'm taking a few weeks break.


I tried SM today....hated it

SativaBlue
02-13-2012, 08:06 PM
May I ask why? I'm started out working on SM and now I'm taking a few weeks break.

I don't know if it was just the way I felt today or what. I had a lot of beggars coming in and out of my room and I couldn't keep anyone talking to me for longer than a minute or two. I started on MFC so I was a little taken aback.

What do you mean you are taking a few weeks break? Like you made enough money to be able to take a few weeks off?

Marina Starr
02-13-2012, 08:12 PM
What is MFC? Camming is a my side job. I do hair for a living so I usually only cam on weeks when I'm slow at hair. I cannot imagine having to do camming full time :)


I don't know if it was just the way I felt today or what. I had a lot of beggars coming in and out of my room and I couldn't keep anyone talking to me for longer than a minute or two. I started on MFC so I was a little taken aback.

What do you mean you are taking a few weeks break? Like you made enough money to be able to take a few weeks off?

SativaBlue
02-13-2012, 08:14 PM
What is MFC? Camming is a my side job. I do hair for a living so I usually only cam on weeks when I'm slow at hair. I cannot imagine having to do camming full time :)

Ah ok, MFC is MyFreeCams, another Cam site.

My goal is to quit my job to be able to cam.....There's better possibility for making money and less stress on my body...plus I can make my own hours....so camming full time doesn't seem so bad to me, lol

Marina Starr
02-13-2012, 08:18 PM
Thank you! I also cam on Imlive as a back up. I will have to check out MFC. I am a self-employed Hairstylist so I set my own hours and I don't put up with anyone bullshit, lol!


Ah ok, MFC is MyFreeCams, another Cam site.

My goal is to quit my job to be able to cam.....There's better possibility for making money and less stress on my body...plus I can make my own hours....so camming full time doesn't seem so bad to me, lol

SativaBlue
02-13-2012, 08:25 PM
Thank you! I also cam on Imlive as a back up. I will have to check out MFC. I am a self-employed Hairstylist so I set my own hours and I don't put up with anyone bullshit, lol!

That is my ultimate goal...I've been wanting to take Cosmetology and do makeup but that's even harder to make a living off of unless you work in a department store....which..you know...fuck all that noise

Marina Starr
02-13-2012, 08:29 PM
I highly recommend cosmetology school if you have a passion for it! Camming helps me when I'm running a bit short. I'm also Transgender so it's like a novelty, lol.



That is my ultimate goal...I've been wanting to take Cosmetology and do makeup but that's even harder to make a living off of unless you work in a department store....which..you know...fuck all that noise

Decalyn
02-13-2012, 09:04 PM
Little off-topic, darlins. ^^;

Marina Starr
02-13-2012, 09:21 PM
LOL :)


Little off-topic, darlins. ^^;

Decalyn
02-14-2012, 12:46 AM
LOL :)

Well someone had to say it. T_T May as well be the newbie.

... I'm going to go away now. >.>

lilbellea
02-14-2012, 02:38 PM
Ohhhh :) thanks loveshooks for finding out my avatar pretty ^.^ I increase my charge to 3.99 premium and 4.99 exclusive, I'm gona start to use the HD Encoder too, since I have never use it before. I'm a little scared but, I'm gona stay in that price 1 week and see what happens.....

Lillbellea, I'm having the same problem as you...here in this city where I am the highest upload speed my ISP or any ISP provides is 1MB >.< which sucks!!! they do offer plenty of high download packages, but unfortunately for me...the highest upload package they offer is 1MB, I once ask them don't you have a package of at least 2MB upload speed? and they answer like 'why you want so high upload speed?? nobody uses that...but we have 30MB of download =D' and I just said NO thanks, i dont want more download I want more upload!!. I will be soon moving to another city, and in that city they do offer packages of 2MB, 3MB and 4MB upload speed =) so maybe I will be buying a better package there, cause right now I only have 1MB and it sucks...even if I can still use HD with this little speed, it has a few seconds delay on my broadcast and I want all to be as clear as possible.

HA let them ask me why I want a higher upload speed, I'll be like cause I do porn in my house and you all are really pissing my customers the hell off. It's really hard for them to jack off if I keep lagging!!! What are they really going to say back to me? My mom knows I'm camming, the only one who doesn't is my boyfriend and he doesn't pay the phone bill so. And as far as the cable company goes it sucks just as bad and it goes out and stays out for days around here. At least with the phone company the most it has ever went out in the 13 years or so we have had it is just a few hours.

Decalyn
02-15-2012, 11:56 AM
HA let them ask me why I want a higher upload speed, I'll be like cause I do porn in my house and you all are really pissing my customers the hell off. It's really hard for them to jack off if I keep lagging!!! What are they really going to say back to me? My mom knows I'm camming, the only one who doesn't is my boyfriend and he doesn't pay the phone bill so. And as far as the cable company goes it sucks just as bad and it goes out and stays out for days around here. At least with the phone company the most it has ever went out in the 13 years or so we have had it is just a few hours.

Be VERY careful if you do say anything like that to them. Some ISPs ban providing adult services over their lines.

CarolinaBelle
02-15-2012, 01:17 PM
HA let them ask me why I want a higher upload speed, I'll be like cause I do porn in my house and you all are really pissing my customers the hell off. It's really hard for them to jack off if I keep lagging!!! What are they really going to say back to me? My mom knows I'm camming, the only one who doesn't is my boyfriend and he doesn't pay the phone bill so. And as far as the cable company goes it sucks just as bad and it goes out and stays out for days around here. At least with the phone company the most it has ever went out in the 13 years or so we have had it is just a few hours.
Hahaha! Who knows, you might get amazing first-class service if you tell them that!

lilbellea
02-15-2012, 05:28 PM
Knowing my provider its really untelling what they would do. I doubt they would take me serious, because I say stupid things like that all the time to get to through to people that its really none of your business what I'm doing. And I've found out the people I talk to there really have no clue what they are doing trust me on that one. Google knows their job better than them.

MeganElise
02-16-2012, 07:04 PM
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH I don't know what's going on but it looks like I'm back to the beginning :( I've had exactly one customer today! People login and immediately log out of my room. My upload speed is high, when I check myself out on SM my video looks smooth. WHAT THE HELL! I've gotten in trouble on here fopr my morbid sense of humor so I will refrain from my urges to say anything vulgar but this is just not my freaking week.

Busygirl
02-16-2012, 07:12 PM
......

BlakeDahlia
02-16-2012, 07:23 PM
I've definitely felt like I've been more talkative and entertaining in free chat lately--mostly just because I have to be since I've been spending more time in free chat than before. I even had a guy ask me about a private then spend 10+ mins talking to me about music before actually taking me private. He's not purposely a time waster or anything, it's like he was actually worried about interrupting the conversation (there were several other guys involved). It's just recently that this has become a problem. It made me think I really need to try to keep my mouth shut and rethink my game plan a bit.

BabyLove1981
02-16-2012, 08:03 PM
Yes, like BlakeDahlia said..

My Husband & I do couples on LJ, SM, Cams.com and the (when all else fails for the night Chaturbate) lol We are a VERY energetic couple. We have never just sat there since we started back in October of last year. I know were still newbies. ;) But lately we get the same group of folks esp on livejasmin that always come to see us. But they never take us pvt! Well, most of them. It's started to make us re-think our game a little. But it's hard because we are very talkative period. lol But it seems they are just there for the enertainment. We even have guests that come in and use their nicknames for us since the 1st week we started. And dont even get us started on the dang encoder. I can't get it work properly for us. We would love the GOLD SHOW. Only because in REAL life a MAN can only cum so many times in 4-6 hrs. lol But Im w/ Blake on that. I feel I need to keep my mouth shut more! I don't know, camming is SOOOO confusing to me! Esp on MFC. Its like one min I see a girl FULLY clothed, not even saying a word and a guy tipped her 25,000 tks! ANd then, she didnt even do anything for it. lol And then, in the next TOP girl's rm I see her doing a full hitachi show!

I just get confused.. Stay clothed, get nude, play a game, keep quiet, I mean what? lol My cam score got to 2000 once. lol But I have only cammed on there like maybe 7 times. Now its like 937 or something. lol I dunno!

Audrina Parks
02-17-2012, 09:54 AM
MeganElise I work on SM and I agree that at least for me it has been harder on there lately. I dunno why. Don't give up camming altogether. Be persistent and also keep trying different things. It will work out. Be creative and also stick to the schedule. Try other sites too of course and keep working to build regulars. Stay happy and positive.

Fridays
02-17-2012, 09:59 AM
I thought camming was EZ breazy...

Snowy0Star
11-23-2012, 02:32 PM
Re: raising rates

I prefer using camcorders or surveillance type cams.



Those arent ment to be connected to a computer tho right? When I got into camming I was thinking about getting a video recorder or something but had no clue where to start on the research on that was old they were expensive and overkill for what was needed so I ended up getting the logic-tech 9000 and I'm happy with it but considering it for an "upgrade" when I start seeing results in my bank account lol .

LilRedRidinGood
11-23-2012, 04:24 PM
agreed


Its probably just not the site for you. Try others. All of them.

Vela Valentine
11-23-2012, 05:51 PM
I'd say just keep trying and if all else fails, try another site. The encoder should do the trick. I used the encoder from day one and I'm always placed on the first page & get decent traffic, but it has been slow lately. Act really happy & act like you dn't need their money.

Benefit
11-23-2012, 06:44 PM
Act really happy & act like you dn't need their money.
This is key. I saw a girl last night, crying about how stressed out she was about money ... I did feel bad for her, but when I feel like that, that's when I know it's time to log off and take a break. I act like I don't have a care in the world when I'm on cam ... I've occasionally had "moments" where I say something bitchy, but it's very few and far in between. If someone pisses you off, I've learned the best thing is to just "kick" or "ban" them and not say anything. I've noticed the few times I've said something bitchy, many guys left my room.

Sorry for going off-topic. I just thought someone brought up a really good point.

0TaraM
11-24-2012, 03:24 PM
Never argue with anyone. If somebody is very rude then ban or act very opposite. Even more rude, then more happy and more super friendly. Sometimes itīs works, if customer complain or just being rude, then act more supersuper friendly. I had a guy in my freechat, he complains īcause he want some free flashes, so I told him, I cannot flash in free and instead of ban him I act and answear super friendly. He probably wanted to just arque with somebody.

ManyRoses
11-24-2012, 10:29 PM
This is key. I saw a girl last night, crying about how stressed out she was about money ... I did feel bad for her, but when I feel like that, that's when I know it's time to log off and take a break. I act like I don't have a care in the world when I'm on cam ... I've occasionally had "moments" where I say something bitchy, but it's very few and far in between. If someone pisses you off, I've learned the best thing is to just "kick" or "ban" them and not say anything. I've noticed the few times I've said something bitchy, many guys left my room.

Sorry for going off-topic. I just thought someone brought up a really good point.

Bear in mind that lots of girls make this EXACT thing work very well for them. If you have regulars, it is a freaking GOLDMINE. As a general rule, yes, acting like you are just doing it for fun is great. But when you see a girl going into full blown tears, usually they are working an angle.

Heck, I do it! Only when I actually need to, but when I needed my dental surgery, I did some weepy stuff, and customers (mostly regs) covered the cost.

Benefit
11-24-2012, 10:51 PM
Bear in mind that lots of girls make this EXACT thing work very well for them. If you have regulars, it is a freaking GOLDMINE. As a general rule, yes, acting like you are just doing it for fun is great. But when you see a girl going into full blown tears, usually they are working an angle.

Heck, I do it! Only when I actually need to, but when I needed my dental surgery, I did some weepy stuff, and customers (mostly regs) covered the cost.
Oh wow, congrats!! I'm sure the weeping thing can work in some girls favors. I have regulars that have tipped me when I've been in bad moods to help me feel better ... but at the same time, my guys know me for my friendly happy personality, so it turns them off when I'm in a negative mood. A bitchy personality just doesn't fit my girl-next-door style. I used to be a bitch on cam, but I've recently changed my persona to more bubbly and happy, and the guys LOVE it. I earn more money on cam now that I ever have.

I wouldn't cry on cam, but if you can pull it off, that's great!! I'm so glad you were able to get your dental work covered by your custies. It's one of the many things that makes me realize how much I love camming.

ManyRoses
11-24-2012, 11:24 PM
Oh wow, congrats!! I'm sure the weeping thing can work in some girls favors. I have regulars that have tipped me when I've been in bad moods to help me feel better ... but at the same time, my guys know me for my friendly happy personality, so it turns them off when I'm in a negative mood. A bitchy personality just doesn't fit my girl-next-door style. I used to be a bitch on cam, but I've recently changed my persona to more bubbly and happy, and the guys LOVE it. I earn more money on cam now that I ever have.

I wouldn't cry on cam, but if you can pull it off, that's great!! I'm so glad you were able to get your dental work covered by your custies. It's one of the many things that makes me realize how much I love camming.

I'm totally a bubbly gnd too- that is why it works so well! If they are completely unused to seeing you less than perky and happy, they know it is "real" and "not a scam" and want to help...I don't think it would work if you were just constantly bitching about money...at least, not for 99% of us!!

But yeah, the original point was that there is a big difference between acting desperate every day, and using the "oh no poor me" every once in a while. I find that so many girls appear desperate without being aware of it...it is in the little things - the slightly bored, wooden facial expression, glazed eyes...etc.

windwalker
11-25-2012, 05:55 PM
I'm having a similar issue on both SM and AW. I'm pretty new to both, and while I did have one really awesome custie since I started, I've not made as much as I'd hoped (about 12 bucks over a combined 6 hours at SM, and 136 pounds at AW over the course of a week, before fees.) Any money is awesome, of course, but I figure there HAS to be something I can do better to get more custies in!