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volatileghost
09-30-2012, 10:20 PM
Yeah, JAC, I got 70 tokens in like 2 hours last time I was there. :/ Yey. $3.50 ....

Blonde-Ambition
10-11-2012, 09:20 AM
I know there is a thread about camming sucking in general but has anyone else noticed AW being exceptionally quiet this week?
I getting concerned :(
Thank you ladies
x

Classy_Katy
10-11-2012, 09:25 AM
The children are on school holidays in Scotland...it does make a difference when we don't have the Scots around!

Vlodina
10-11-2012, 09:41 AM
*shoots self in head*

TheBrownFox
10-11-2012, 10:42 AM
Yes, it's been very quiet...even the other day when I was constantly uploading a pic to my profile every 15 minutes or so (to get my placement up higher). :(

Classy_Katy
10-11-2012, 10:47 AM
I pay for positioning hourly...on Monday I actually lost money!

CherryBomb69
10-11-2012, 12:16 PM
AW has been too quiet for me to work on since about July/August, and I'd been working exclusively on that site since I started camming which was about 3 years ago and I'd always done really well there. I've given up on it and have been doing much, much better on another site instead. It's a shame because AW is such a good site to work on - they don't interfere with anything, you can set your own prices and the customers are mostly gentlemen.. but it just isn't worth it any more, at least for me.

Classy_Katy
10-11-2012, 12:21 PM
I prefer AW to what I've seen of the others...and with my hours being 10am - 3pm UK time, I think it's the best for working those hours too. It's been slower this year for me than last year.

LaurenAus
10-11-2012, 04:04 PM
a bit on the quieter side today...I'd really like to make a site work other than SM or MFC so I'm trying to stick it out...

LaurenAus
10-11-2012, 05:10 PM
Would it be crazy to lower my prices if I'm not super established yet? What I offer is pretty basic...and I'm at 1.05 and 1.50. And what happens is a guy will ask if I offer xyz in private and I 'll say yes. I think then he checks my rates and leaves. I'm thinking this is a site that actually responds well to lower prices rather than a SM type deal where the skys the limits in terms of raising rates .

RockabillySwag
10-11-2012, 07:36 PM
So I've decided to rant and rave lol. I apologize in advance and already look forward to eyes rolling.. but DAMNIT seems like Ive had no success on SM!!! Ive been working for a couple of months now and the most I've made in one day is $120.. usually I make about $70. I feel like a cam girl failure!!! I don't have my other job anymore so all the money I bring in is from camming... considering just looking for a whatever job as a safety net because camming isnt going as smoothly as I thought. I was on SM today for 6 hrs and had NO privates and NO tips. guys would pop in and out.. I dont know what I'm doing wrong.. I try to be bubbly and greet everyone with a smile.. put on a sexy act (without looking desperate) and bam.. NOTHING! uuuugh idk, i was hoping to make around $150 a day but thats looking like an impossible goal. Thanx for listening to my rant ladies... sigh.....=(

aven
10-11-2012, 07:43 PM
I have to say the that for me stay on cam untill I reach my goal does not work. I just get frustrated and it starts to show. and I make less money.....

ManyRoses
10-11-2012, 07:44 PM
How many hours are you working? If you are working full days, and have been on a few months, SM may not be the site for you....have you tried some other sites as well?

HaydenBlue
10-11-2012, 07:46 PM
More eggs in more baskets.

xxtinamariexx
10-11-2012, 07:56 PM
I am right there with you, if my kids don't fall asleep soon I won't be working till monday, as they don't have school tomorrow. I was talking to hubby about aw, told him I needed passport, he gave me the ok to get one, so just may do that. But still reading up on other sites. I hope it picks up for you!!

RockabillySwag
10-11-2012, 07:56 PM
I cam for about 8-10 hrs. I signed up for MFC recently and got approved for that site. Im going to try that site tomorrow because SM is killing me lol. I will also try signing up with other sites as well. At first it seemed SM was going pretty well but.. jeez not anymore =(

xxtinamariexx
10-11-2012, 08:12 PM
I was thinking about that too, but want to make sure its at a time were I can use the new girl status the best I can. I messed up on sm and waited to get approved for daily pay before I started, missing that precious new girls time.

RockabillySwag
10-11-2012, 08:18 PM
OMG xxtinamariexx I did the same thing!!! I was approved and didnt start till like 2 weeks later. =(

xxtinamariexx
10-11-2012, 09:20 PM
Guess I learned my lesson the hard way. But did have a guy today that ask if I was new as he never saw me on before lol guess I was new to my him. Maybe I should just keep acting as if I am..."oh silly me, I didn't realize how all this worked..please bear with me while I sort out my cams position lol..jk

Cam_Model_Jess
10-11-2012, 09:43 PM
I normally don't like to chime in since things can change so quickly, but it's actually been very slow for me since June. I patiently waited for summer to end, thinking it would get better, but it's been slower each week. My category has been flooded w/ new girls since summer which hasn't helped. I've added a new site & plan to add another with the next month or so. I have a geo-restriction & won't opt in for tv, so I accept that it's partially my fault for not allowing them to exploit me.

However, it's had more o an effect than I anticipated. I get discouraged but I try not to have a victim mentality. I'm self-employed, which means that I need to take responsibility for my income. Since SM is no longer providing the paying traffic I need, I have to seek other sources of income.

VoluptiousBriadda
10-11-2012, 10:30 PM
So I've decided to rant and rave lol. I apologize in advance and already look forward to eyes rolling.. but DAMNIT seems like Ive had no success on SM!!! Ive been working for a couple of months now and the most I've made in one day is $120.. usually I make about $70. I feel like a cam girl failure!!! I don't have my other job anymore so all the money I bring in is from camming... considering just looking for a whatever job as a safety net because camming isnt going as smoothly as I thought. I was on SM today for 6 hrs and had NO privates and NO tips. guys would pop in and out.. I dont know what I'm doing wrong.. I try to be bubbly and greet everyone with a smile.. put on a sexy act (without looking desperate) and bam.. NOTHING! uuuugh idk, i was hoping to make around $150 a day but thats looking like an impossible goal. Thanx for listening to my rant ladies... sigh.....=(
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Girl you are sooo NOT alone!As you know,Ive been camming for almost two wks now.I know its laughable lol I feel ridiculous even chiming in since im such a newbie but I did want to say that the past cple days for me were just total hell.I had hundreds and hundreds of guys coming into my rm throughout the day,no gold at all but asking every question in the book.i finally just stopped answering ALL questions-Ive noticed the ones that are intent on taking you to private/exclusive tend to not ask questions in guest chat.The amount of freeloading sons of bitches on there is ridonculous!My rates are as high as they can go at the moment so raising them to get rid of the moochers is out of the question right now.Yest and day before i made like $15-20 a day,and that was working FULL days.but then today i hopped on for like 4 hrs and broke the $100 mark finally.I know its thurs and everyone is extremely broke by this time but i didnt have a whole lot of luck last wknd either.Seemed like there was just a TON of guys who wanted to do everything EXCEPT spend money.So im not so sure the wknd will show much of a difference.Im just trying to change up my style,if being bubbly isnt working for me ill be bitchy.If everyone logs off the second i greet them(does anyone have this happen too?ill have guys sit there forever,the second I acknowledge them,POOF!theyre gone)then ill ignore them and boot their asses if they dont throw gold/take me private.I may be a new girl but thanks to SW im not a STUPID new girl!I know i have ALOT to learn but Im still steadily trying to find my lil place in the camming sun,and Im sure you will too sweetie.The economy sucks right now,ppl are hurting badly moneywise so im sure they has alot to do with it as well.They dont want to stop logging in and seeing tits and ass,they just cant hardly afford it anymore lol keep your chin up chick,im trying to as well.im gonna ask the obvious question- is your upload speed good,do you have a good computer and are you using the encoder?that definetely seems to make a world of difference

Classy_Katy
10-11-2012, 11:21 PM
We can have lower rates on AW as we have a much higher percentage paid to us than other sites...personally, I wouldn't charge less than 2 credits for private...when you raise your rates, your clients also change for the better. A low group rate can work but it's a pain when it's low and the site is too quiet to get more than person in at a time. The guys asking if you do x,y,z may just be time wasters getting off on hearing what you do...if they do check your rate, they may be thinking you're not really offering those things because you're price is under 2 credits, I really would raise it. I found 1.90 and 2.20 were my sticking points between different clients...as in some won't go above those prices and some won't go below.

Also there are lot of Eastern Europeans who are charging low rates...a credit is worth a lot more to them and guys tend to prefer girls who speak English as their first language, so communication is easier. Having said that, if you look at the directcam section from the front page (top left corner), you can see who is in group and private, and the prices...there's usually more girls charging lower rates in a session than the ones charging higher.

AW isn't the place for super high rates unless you're claiming to be a porn star, and I don't know how well they do. This is just what I've observed in the daytime, evenings/nights could be different.

RockabillySwag
10-12-2012, 12:00 AM
Sigh.. i hear what u are saying, but shit! these guys gotta know we do this for money. I hate when they carry on like i WANT to be there talking to them. Of course I dont act uninterested but they should know this is our JOB. If I get one more guy asking 'would u be down for this in real life bb??" im going to flip. like really???? really!?!?!? im not a fucking escort im a cam girl. if you want a prostitute look else where. Idk ppl just try to shoot the shit with me over stuff that has nothing to do with the site. I end up just ignoring them because I really dont care what u have to say unless its 'ready for pvt?' lol idk im bitter right now. spent 10 hrs of my life today on SM for $25 >=(

Classy_Katy
10-12-2012, 12:08 AM
I wouldn't recommend switching to Adultwork!

"ready for pvt" on AW means - "I want to make you stand up or do something extra or get excited thinking I'm going to take you into a pvt session when I'm really just a freeloader" Or maybe these guys just don't understand how the site works and can't find the pvt button!

volatileghost
10-12-2012, 12:30 AM
Honestly, the last 4 privates I've had (the only last 4 I had in the last two days) I got from TALKING to them for quite a while before they took me private.... I would show my ass and play with my bra about once per hour (and most of them only stayed about less than half hour in free) and just being real, I talked about tv shows and what I wanted to dress up as for halloween and was just overall GOOFY as hell and then they would interrupt ME talking about blah blah blah random crap and be like, SO DO YOU WANT TO GO PVT OR NOT? Oh well yes, bb, I didnt realize you were so horny!! BAM private.... and good, long privates. That's just been my experience in the last week though :/

Blovely
10-12-2012, 04:03 AM
It's actually been very slow for me since June. I patiently waited for summer to end, thinking it would get better, but it's been slower each week. I've added a new site & plan to add another with the next month or so. I won't opt in for tv, so I accept that it's partially my fault for not allowing them to exploit me.

However, it's had more of an effect than I anticipated. I get discouraged but I try not to have a victim mentality. I'm self-employed, which means that I need to take responsibility for my income. Since SM is no longer providing the paying traffic I need, I have to seek other sources of income.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m85bw9fGtf1rqfhi2o1_500.gif

CurvySweet
10-12-2012, 04:19 AM
Its upsetting since this was my site to make alotta £££ on. Weekends was always the best for me. It was my secret now i'm just over shadowed by UK Porn Stars and lots and lots of Eastern Europeans.

funismymiddlename
10-12-2012, 04:58 AM
try changing the time of day you work I could work a certain shift and only make ten dollars an hr then the next shift I'll average multiples of that. Just try changing it up figure out what time the type of people who want to see you are on.

Blonde-Ambition
10-12-2012, 06:34 AM
I just noticed that i actually posted a similar thread this time last year about it being quiet.
Is it possible that this time of year is just slow or is the economy totally fucked and camming is gonna get quieter and quieter (i don't watch the news or read up about the economy coz it scares me!)
x

Cam_Model_Jess
10-12-2012, 08:33 AM
IDK. But if you noticed, this got moved to another thread b/c there's so much complaining about sites being slow :) It's a thread that was started in March & people add to it all the time. New threads are added to it.

Every time it gets this slow I wonder if this is gonna really be it this time, and it always picks back up again. I'm sure there will come a time when it slows down for good, but we never know when that time will be. All we can do is hustle until then.

Have a good day, ladies. Make the most of it.

Blonde-Ambition
10-12-2012, 08:39 AM
Yes thank you Jess, just seen thread had been moved :)
i hope it picks up, i panic and worry constantly when it is quiet like this :(
x

VoluptiousBriadda
10-12-2012, 10:46 AM
Sigh.. i hear what u are saying, but shit! these guys gotta know we do this for money. I hate when they carry on like i WANT to be there talking to them. Of course I dont act uninterested but they should know this is our JOB. If I get one more guy asking 'would u be down for this in real life bb??" im going to flip. like really???? really!?!?!? im not a fucking escort im a cam girl. if you want a prostitute look else where. Idk ppl just try to shoot the shit with me over stuff that has nothing to do with the site. I end up just ignoring them because I really dont care what u have to say unless its 'ready for pvt?' lol idk im bitter right now. spent 10 hrs of my life today on SM for $25 >=(

totally feel ya there hun,youve been on even longer than i have and im already tired of it but dont let it make you bitter,just keep switching up your approach/methods etc.we havent been on long enough to build up a huge fan base yet,it does take time.i repeat this to myself 4 million xs a day when i get tired of the freeloaders and making $20 in ten hrs,we have just as much of an opportunity to make that money as all the other girls,we just have to be patient.chin up kid!chin up,tits out!

justanothercamgirl
10-12-2012, 12:37 PM
Fuck today. Fuck it with sand it the fucking lube. Fuck it! Fuck it! Fuck it!

*whew*

Thank goodness for this thread, I had to get that out. I just typed it here instead of screaming it my freechat.

LaurenAus
10-12-2012, 06:24 PM
i just went to fill up and almost had a heart attack when i saw gas prices could b another reason y its slow

astarisborn
10-12-2012, 09:14 PM
It was extremely slow and quiet in my room in SM last night as well as tonight. Last night I logged off in frustration (since I am not crazy about camming anyways, slow nights put the thought of working equal to torture in my brain) but figured I would make up for it with a longer shift tonight. Wrong. I've sat here with literally no one in my room multiple times & that never - NEVER - happens. :(

SabrinaGrrl
10-13-2012, 01:20 AM
It's not just you girl, SM has been hella slow the last couple days. If it weren't for a couple regulars who always do at least twenty minute exclusives I swear I wouldn't have made anywhere near my goal :(

KarmaComa
10-14-2012, 12:00 AM
THANK (insert deity of choice here) FOR THIS THREAD!!!!! I need to purge this out to people who understand.
I have been working since 7pm CST. It is now 2am CST. I have made $40. I have been nothing but a ray of sunshine, I assume I have been engaging (as I had lots of people in my chat), I wasn't giving my goodies away or whining/being bitchy. I tried sitting up, lying down, changing outfits, changing hair, I lit a fucking money drawing candle, Twitter whored like crazy and FUCK my good regs couldn't even tip me today. They just sat there, fuck some of them wouldn't even chat back to me. I don't get what is going on. I'm shitting because all of my bills are due. I know that as a cam model we have to "bottle up our rainbows for rainy days" but the last 3 days have been BRUTAL. I just want to bawl my eyes out. I've been an internet performer for the better part of a decade and frankly this is a blow to my ego. Maybe I'm just too old and fat. Maybe they are sick of seeing me. This curse has to be broken. I just appreciate this forum so much and am thankful for this thread. I needed to let all this out!

funismymiddlename
10-14-2012, 12:22 AM
^^^^^ I know exactly how you feel. SM has never been this slow for me i made ten dollars in 3 hrs. I'm scared to even go back this is so awful I was thinking of trying mfc I always made more money there anyway. I just hate all the rude quiet people. Idk what to do with them. I feel like I'm just sitting there looking stupid. I wanted to cry too I just logged off I'm scared to go back.

HollyStJohn
10-14-2012, 02:41 AM
Fucking. Brutal. This thread made me feel a little better but I'm not used to barely making DP payout after hoooours. Okay it was like 4 hours, but to me that's brutal. Isn't it like football season or something right now? Gawd I hate football season and now it's just another damn reason....

HaydenBlue
10-14-2012, 02:26 PM
Keep your chin up bbs! I find the more I fall into the "OMG its sooo slow" headspace my hustle/work suffers and I get depressed (which is a very very bad thing for me) and then my bank account is like: :(

I've only been camming for two years but it was "sooo slow" those years and I've survived those so we're going to survive this one too. If you aren't hitting your goals take a break and do something else that you know WILL make you money. Passive income, promo, phone sex, etc. More eggs in more baskets. Don't rely on just one site or you will go insane.

volatileghost
10-14-2012, 02:28 PM
I'm really new to SM and I thought that maybe I was just bad at this :/ Makes me feel a little bit better that it's not just me, obviously it's slow for everyone... But still! This sucks! I've made more money on imlive and that makes me sad, but they payout faster than SM does for me... Since I'm new I've got to wait the 3 weeks to get paid from SM I guess :/ And I'm scared to death of mfc, I dont know why...

Marina Starr
10-14-2012, 02:34 PM
You don't have to wait THREE weeks to get paid from SM. Message SM and asked them to put you on weekly pay. That's what I did when I first signed up and they put me on weekly pay.


I'm really new to SM and I thought that maybe I was just bad at this :/ Makes me feel a little bit better that it's not just me, obviously it's slow for everyone... But still! This sucks! I've made more money on imlive and that makes me sad, but they payout faster than SM does for me... Since I'm new I've got to wait the 3 weeks to get paid from SM I guess :/ And I'm scared to death of mfc, I dont know why...

MissMynxx
10-14-2012, 02:57 PM
I'm so grateful for this thread. On the one hand, I'm sad to see that a lot of us are struggling right now -- especially those of you on SM, like me -- but it's kind of nice to see that it's not just me. The last couple of weeks have been so. Fucking. Slow. I'll be on for HOURS and make barely anything. I figured $100 a day was an attainable goal, and when I started struggling to make even that; I really thought it was just me. But I guess it's not! I signed up for MFC and I still haven't gotten a response from them, I don't really want to work on AW or ImLive. I don't really like MFC but this is just getting ridiculous! I actually went back to the club to try to supplement my income but college football season is making that a nightmare too.

It's so discouraging to log in to cam and make nothing, and then go to the club and struggle to make money there too. My friends at the club have said this weekend is the worst they've seen in a looooooooong time -- it's like I just can't win! I'll be all smiles and sunshine and rainbows and glitter and it just doesn't make a difference. I'm exhausted. Grrrrrrr.

Thank god for SW. lol At least I know I'm not alone. <3

Marina Starr
10-14-2012, 03:03 PM
You are certainly not alone and I'm glad the girls are sharing their struggles because camming isn't all roses and candies. Camming has its ups and downs but remember it's only temporary.
I did amazing for the whole month of September which I was very surprised since September is generally slow for all kinds of business. October was not so good but I'm still grateful.


I'm so grateful for this thread. On the one hand, I'm sad to see that a lot of us are struggling right now -- especially those of you on SM, like me -- but it's kind of nice to see that it's not just me. The last couple of weeks have been so. Fucking. Slow. I'll be on for HOURS and make barely anything. I figured $100 a day was an attainable goal, and when I started struggling to make even that; I really thought it was just me. But I guess it's not! I signed up for MFC and I still haven't gotten a response from them, I don't really want to work on AW or ImLive. I don't really like MFC but this is just getting ridiculous! I actually went back to the club to try to supplement my income but college football season is making that a nightmare too.

It's so discouraging to log in to cam and make nothing, and then go to the club and struggle to make money there too. My friends at the club have said this weekend is the worst they've seen in a looooooooong time -- it's like I just can't win! I'll be all smiles and sunshine and rainbows and glitter and it just doesn't make a difference. I'm exhausted. Grrrrrrr.

Thank god for SW. lol At least I know I'm not alone. <3

Sw33tCherry
10-14-2012, 11:27 PM
Hey ladies. Was having the same issues. Adjusted my prices a bit and back to normal.. Good luck and luvs to you all!

Milaa
10-15-2012, 01:24 AM
I'm here to rant, my bf is still asleep so I need to release my frustration.

I woke up early today to cam, because Monday mornings are awesome for splitcamming on paid sites only in sweatpants and a cup of tea.
I'm not a morning person but hey, if people throw money at me early in the morning, I'll get out of bed.

my main Dutch site is having troubles and is not working at all.
my second Dutch website is so quiet because of the chrome update probably so the profile site doesn't load in chrome
my third Dutch website never has any traffic in the morning so I can't fall back on that

And Adultwork is absolutely dead for me right now.

I'm awake and no idea what to do with myself right now.

http://www.deviantart.com/download/270598640/clean_all_the_things_by_doublestrand-d4h3v8w.png

Classy_Katy
10-15-2012, 05:33 AM
I was all set to start at 10am only to find Virgin Media were "updating and improving my service", which meant I couldn't go on cam until lunchtime...I did make a few clips for my c4s store so not a total waste. Today is better than last Monday but then it couldn't be any worse.

justanothercamgirl
10-16-2012, 03:59 AM
And I'm scared to death of mfc, I dont know why...

Because it is the 'Thunderdome' of camgirls? ;)

I work that place every once in a while and I am STILL scared shitless of it!

justanothercamgirl
10-16-2012, 04:01 AM
Keep your chin up bbs! I find the more I fall into the "OMG its sooo slow" headspace my hustle/work suffers and I get depressed (which is a very very bad thing for me) and then my bank account is like: :(

I've only been camming for two years but it was "sooo slow" those years and I've survived those so we're going to survive this one too. If you aren't hitting your goals take a break and do something else that you know WILL make you money. Passive income, promo, phone sex, etc. More eggs in more baskets. Don't rely on just one site or you will go insane.

Hayden, bb. I love you so much sometimes that it makes me want to have your children. <3

Melonie
10-16-2012, 07:06 AM
As far as seasonality goes ...

Stock markets traditionally 'crash' in October

Customers living in most of the US and Europe face the resumption of heating bills

People start worrying about their credit card balances with Christmas right around the corner


And in addition to the above, this year we're dealing with rising food and energy prices at a time of year when these costs have traditionally dropped.