View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
SaraLaughs
08-03-2015, 04:02 AM
A cam customer said something deplorable today during a show, and I tried to just put it out of my mind, but I can't seem to. Ugh, I had bad vibes from the start, I should have shut down the chat and have him refunded. Moments like that you wonder if it's really all worth it.
EllieGold
08-03-2015, 10:59 PM
One custie comes into chat and seems like he wants a show. He comes for 45 seconds, next guy comes in and says mmmm which we obviously know what that means, less than 30 seconds. $4.50 in 1 hour. Luckily hubby got new employment so I dont have to work much lately.
IvyAdams
08-04-2015, 05:57 AM
One custie comes into chat and seems like he wants a show. He comes for 45 seconds, next guy comes in and says mmmm which we obviously know what that means, less than 30 seconds. $4.50 in 1 hour. Luckily hubby got new employment so I dont have to work much lately.
*sigh* this has been happening to me all morning. I can't wait until my boyfriend starts his new job so I can not worry as much about it
anonymous camgirl
08-04-2015, 11:15 AM
Yea what's up today? I can't get a show on SM.. not even a $1 in 2 hours time...lol.. luckily and thank god for other sites haha to allow me to make a livable wage today.. 48 more dollars to goal!
anonymous camgirl
08-04-2015, 12:45 PM
To the camgirl pretending to be a male cam model and getting all in my business and then sending me messages acting like my therapist about how I need to conduct my life and changing your name 3 times.. Like a psycho manipulative narcissist and then telling me I am a DRAMA queen? Are you kidding me right now? Obviously if you are a cam girl you are not very successful one, because for those of us who are successful we are WORKING OUR ASSES OFF .. Not going to cam models rooms pretending to be men and starting trouble. What SUCCESSFUL camgirl has time for that? Never in my life have I ever gone to a girls room and start nonsense and then send them LONG messages about how fucked up you are in your inbox.. uh ok.. If I need help I will seek the appropriate help not talk to lying manipulative camgirls. Who are dishonest about who they are.. uggh.. fucking drama..
sexiinene
08-04-2015, 01:21 PM
Damn, I am soooooooooooo glad that I'm not the only one having troubles with camming. Camming has sucked for me since last December to be honest. I compared my stat's from last year to this year and OMGGGGGG it has been depressing. I am on the brink of quitting hopefully things will pick up in the fall. My life depends on it. Smh
Scottish_Ruby
08-04-2015, 03:25 PM
$0.70 in 2 hours a month a go i was making 100 times that in a few hours!
ClassyLove
08-04-2015, 03:58 PM
Probably due to last minute vacations being taken and school starting so lots of school supplies and clothes being bought, thereby, depleting the "fun" fund for many this month. Just a thought. I do other things, in addition, and those are really low this week also.
I'll keep hanging in there.
NervousBeaver
08-04-2015, 07:34 PM
Made 3,50$ in 1 hour and a half... SM is a waste of time. Yesterday was pretty good, I made 86$ in 2 hours. I can't wait till the end of summer to see if it's gonna get better.
I think these 3 pics will make u feel good :)
By the way, the second one fits me perfectly when i get pissed on nasty people ;)
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SoloDesire
08-04-2015, 08:06 PM
$30 in 7 hours. All time low.
EllieGold
08-04-2015, 10:47 PM
I am camathoning tonight... and it sucks. Streamate really is the bain of my existence this week. I am sure there's at least a few ladies this week that can agree with me on this. Hoping things improve!
SaraLaughs
08-04-2015, 10:58 PM
Streamate has been so fucking bad for me this entire month. It used to be my bread and butter... until I started having shifts where I earned about $4/hour for days on end. Like I can handle an occasional bad day, but a bad month is inexcusable for a site that takes 65% of our total earnings. It's bullshit.
I think I've earned less than $100 this month, total.
Sunnylexie
08-05-2015, 04:11 AM
My new antidepressant has an undocumented side effect: it increases my bullshit sensitivity. Now all I want is to kill everyone (on the upside, I feel empowered to do so).
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-05-2015, 12:16 PM
I just spent the last five hours running from the same damn losers. I was splitting 4 sites. And it felt like wack a mole. Ban the fucker on this site and he pops up over here. Start talking to a potential customer and then he says something rude. Ban him. Then he pops up at a different site, just to ask the same damn question. "Hey do you have sundress? Yes I pay you but only $3 a min" Really? so its lets make a deal now? He shows up elsewhere to find out what color the sundress is. I know that most of them have accounts on all the sites but today was a bit extra. Some of them would even login in on two different sites and sit in the chat room as a lurker with the same name. Why the hell you need to watch me on TWO DAMN SCREENS?
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d5/e8/11/d5e811171703ec061566cc7300fa09e9.gif
anonymous camgirl
08-05-2015, 12:26 PM
Omg I hate when they do that shit!.. I always tell them to pick one .. not talk to me on a bunch of different sites..
I just spent the last five hours running from the same damn losers. I was splitting 4 sites. And it felt like wack a mole. Ban the fucker on this site and he pops up over here. Start talking to a potential customer and then he says something rude. Ban him. Then he pops up at a different site, just to ask the same damn question. "Hey do you have sundress? Yes I pay you but only $3 a min" Really? so its lets make a deal now? He shows up elsewhere to find out what color the sundress is. I know that most of them have accounts on all the sites but today was a bit extra. Some of them would even login in on two different sites and sit in the chat room as a lurker with the same name. Why the hell you need to watch me on TWO DAMN SCREENS?
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d5/e8/11/d5e811171703ec061566cc7300fa09e9.gif
anonymous camgirl
08-05-2015, 02:38 PM
That sounds like an awesome plan if you can afford it.. I would totally do it.. I am restructuring and re-stragizing for next summer so I am ONLY working during peak traffic hours... that's the best I can do.. and I have become accustomed to being a workaholic.. I couldn't take that much time off..LOL
I've decided to take the rest of August off. I'm going on vacation in about a week anyway, and summer is so slow, and I'm just tired of entertaining losers for free on Streamate. Besides, I want to enjoy the rest of the summer while it lasts! So I'm just going to enjoy myself, instead of pushing myself and beating myself up for not making any money. Isn't that why we take on camming in the first place? To be able to have some rest and relaxation without having to worry if our boss will allow it or if we have enough vacation time? And before I know it, the weather will turn cold and I'll be regretting that I didn't enjoy the sunshine while it lasted. I'll be back in September. Life is too short to work for peanuts.
PrincessfromHell
08-05-2015, 08:59 PM
Isn't it like motherfucking fucking slow?
I have almost made my goal, but only cam gods know how much it took....
hours of nothing then something then again nothing...then something
First time in my life I hate summer...
Okay time to get some balls and get back on cam and finish the goal....
SweetNSouthern
08-05-2015, 09:31 PM
I made a grand total of $47...ALL DAY...and only $14 was from cam. Ready for summer to end :(
ETA: Glad I took the advice of SW and didn't stick with just one site. If I just stuck with the site I was on when I first started checking this forum out, I'd be up the creek without a paddle...
webcamcutie
08-06-2015, 12:42 AM
SM won't acknowledge all the glitches and tech problems they've been having for the last 2 weeks.
I'm sorry but when you have a buttload of hosts complaining about it obviously something is wrong. I get mad when I go on and try to view my cam or anyones for that matter and get the black screen of death yet support says its me and not them (I have 150mb DL and 25mb UL cable internet with a great ping and a nighthawk x6 router and I'm connected wired and use a good Mac computer - same I've been using since starting on SM) and to get the customers to send in a print screen for 'evidence' yeah cause they're going to stop and do that? Right.. making 50% less hourly of what I'm used to. They better fix it. I'm tired of this. I'd have more joy stabbing myself in the eye repeatedly with a sharp object, honestly. Its just more so frustrating that they won't acknowledge there is an issue with the site period! Stop blaming your hosts, we've been camming for you for a long time and know when the site isn't working right. We just want to make US AND YOU some money so if your site isn't working right HOW are we supposed to do that?! /:O
bbcakezxo
08-06-2015, 01:00 AM
Can we all just strike against SM already???
Fucking SICK of their shit!! Why in the hell am I giving you such a high cut of my profits if you aren't doing SHIT for me?? It's gotten to the point where it's unbearable. I couldn't pay my rent this month and luckily my mom is superwoman and saved my ass, but I still have to figure out a way to pay her back.
Started getting my clip store together, luckily pulled a ton of indie shows this week that are saving my fucking ass. And when you know you're getting every penny of it ... makes me never want to use SM again. 30min block? $120 just like that! kapow! it took me 24 hours to make that on SM a couple weeks ago when I was trying to make rent!
I'm so over it, part of me feels like it's just the summertime but the other half of me wants to just go to another site. SM you used to be so good to me, what happened? T.T
bbcakezxo
08-06-2015, 01:01 AM
Can we all just strike against SM already???
Fucking SICK of their shit!! Why in the hell am I giving you such a high cut of my profits if you aren't doing SHIT for me?? It's gotten to the point where it's unbearable. I couldn't pay my rent this month and luckily my mom is superwoman and saved my ass, but I still have to figure out a way to pay her back.
Started getting my clip store together, luckily pulled a ton of indie shows this week that are saving my fucking ass. And when you know you're getting every penny of it ... makes me never want to use SM again. 30min block? $120 just like that! kapow! it took me 24 hours to make that on SM a couple weeks ago when I was trying to make rent!
I'm so over it, part of me feels like it's just the summertime but the other half of me wants to just go to another site. SM you used to be so good to me, what happened? T.T
SaraLaughs
08-06-2015, 01:19 AM
Yeah indie has been really good to me the last while; not only is it a better cut for us but I mean it's a way better deal for customers too, and not just financially; with all the problems with technical issues on SM lately and the extremely poor customer service communication, if I were a regular customer on a site that essentially offers me nothing special, why wouldn't I go elsewhere?
Streamate's big 'thing', the thing that made them stand out as far as I'm aware, is their crystal clear streams and straightforward payment options. Without their once-amazing streams they are nothing. Why would you pay $5-$7 a minute on a laggy ass cam show when you can hire someone on an indie site with half the bullshit/hassle for half the price?
Fucking capitalism in action bb's.
Sunnylexie
08-06-2015, 03:43 AM
Switch to 720 HD they said, gonna improve your placement, they said. More like having to choose between no traffic at all (with old settings) and so-so traffic with every second user complaining about black screen.
It may be not connected with the new HD settings, but I had no complaints about black screen until SM rolled it out.
Bella28
08-06-2015, 03:45 AM
custie comes in "hey sexy want to go exclusive and watch me stroke my tiny cock" me "sure" custie leaves. happened ALL DAY yesterday! I think it's because I am LAGGING so fucking bad and it is DEF not on my end
SweetNSouthern
08-06-2015, 06:29 AM
Oh I had the issue yesterday where I had 2 guys come to me wanting a pvt and just leaving (truly interested guys), then guys just popping in and out...I seriously don't think it was just me...
webcamcutie
08-06-2015, 08:41 AM
It may be not connected with the new HD settings, but I had no complaints about black screen until SM rolled it out.
^^^^ This. Exactly, ever since they announced this there has been glitches, which means whatever they are changing is making the site buggy as shit and the problem is it's not even implemented for use yet! ANYTIME They make a change to the site the site goes to crap... like when they changed the models log in page it had the site basically down and unusable for 2 days.
'Coming Soon: HD720 Encoder Settings
For those of you using the External Encoder, we will soon be releasing new settings files to let you stream in an even higher resolution: HD720.' -- so how much downtime can we expect when it is implemented???? :(
anonymous camgirl
08-06-2015, 08:53 AM
where is the new hd settings at? I didn't find them yesterday
Switch to 720 HD they said, gonna improve your placement, they said. More like having to choose between no traffic at all (with old settings) and so-so traffic with every second user complaining about black screen.
It may be not connected with the new HD settings, but I had no complaints about black screen until SM rolled it out.
webcamcutie
08-06-2015, 08:57 AM
where is the new hd settings at? I didn't find them yesterday
Its not in yet. It says it's coming soon and when its available they'll give us information for it. THATS the scary part! If the site is acting like this prior to the change how is it going to be after they do change it???
Sunnylexie
08-06-2015, 10:22 AM
@webcamcutie, @Anonymous camgirl - Psst, you know what the butt of the joke is?
I've been streaming in HD720 for like an alf a year to boost the bitrate. It made no difference on the user end but improved my ranking. Now that SM decided to make it an actual feature I can't use it anymore without my customers getting glitches! I think we should congratulate the SM tech department on proving able to break something before it even became a thing.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-06-2015, 10:43 AM
@webcamcutie, @Anonymous camgirl - Psst, you know what the butt of the joke is?
I've been streaming in HD720 for like an alf a year to boost the bitrate. It made no difference on the user end but improved my ranking. Now that SM decided to make it an actual feature I can't use it anymore without my customers getting glitches! I think we should congratulate the SM tech department on proving able to break something before it even became a thing.
Same here. I thought it was mandatory and have been using it for some time now. I was surprised to find that many people weren't streaming at 720. Now I go down to lower settings and my issues in the last few weeks have lessened. Not gone completely but much less.
webcamcutie
08-06-2015, 11:46 AM
@webcamcutie, @Anonymous camgirl - Psst, you know what the butt of the joke is?
I've been streaming in HD720 for like an alf a year to boost the bitrate. It made no difference on the user end but improved my ranking. Now that SM decided to make it an actual feature I can't use it anymore without my customers getting glitches! I think we should congratulate the SM tech department on proving able to break something before it even became a thing.
That's pretty amazing that they managed to even do that.. haha, what are the settings for HD720? Didn't know about that!
webcamcutie
08-06-2015, 11:47 AM
Same here. I thought it was mandatory and have been using it for some time now. I was surprised to find that many people weren't streaming at 720. Now I go down to lower settings and my issues in the last few weeks have lessened. Not gone completely but much less.
Learn something new everyday... :) I just follow the recommended settings that was updated what.. last year or something? Not even sure.
LaylaLovely
08-07-2015, 11:47 AM
Trying to finish strong today....then my landlord decides to come without warning to do housework...so now I'm pretending I'm not home and he's out there carrying on with yard work....ugghhh!!!! How do u expect me to pay rent with you in my front yard !!! O might I mention he's also like my fil ...awkward
MyRealNameIsWeird
08-08-2015, 04:26 AM
My new antidepressant has an undocumented side effect: it increases my bullshit sensitivity. Now all I want is to kill everyone (on the upside, I feel empowered to do so).
Slap happy... literally.
sovereignv
08-08-2015, 02:43 PM
So fucking sick of guys telling me they'll come back "when they're alone" after discussing what they want. If you're not alone or in a place to wank then why the fuck are you on a camsite? I sure as hell don't sit browsing adult websites with my mum/coworker/sister/wife in the room.
This guy said to me in freechat "I keep coming back here to see if ur prices are where they should be but they aren't still" and left right away, mind u he was in pvt with me for like 10 mins once, sometimes this year). HA! WHO the heck decides where my prices should be at, YOU moron or ME? I am the boss, i put them where i want them to be not u! HA!
SweetNSouthern
08-09-2015, 04:23 PM
In live chat on MGF, a guy asked for a cam. I told him ok and set everything up (he was fine with the price). Sent the guy a video invitation with the cost and he declined...followed with "I have to buy more credits, just a min.". He left and never came back. WISH GUYS WOULD STOP DANGLING MONEY IN MY FACE!!! :(
SimoneGray
08-09-2015, 04:54 PM
^^ they are never going to stop doing that tbh...its just how these guys are. they have something they know you want and cannot talk to a woman like you under normal circumstances so they have to use it to get your attention and keep you talking. The best thing to do is to act like you dont care about the money...it'll weed out all the losers who do this.
LoraDoll
08-10-2015, 01:51 PM
not sure to laugh or cry, but i m online for an hour now and only guys in free chat who want to talk for hours, like i m their friend, and i owe them anything in free... what is this fuckery? :D
Already bored to death.
at this point, i usually go super rude to them.
For all the guys, who re poor and lonely, and think i live to cheer them uphttp://jpd.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451cd8169e20167666aae17970b-pi
i m not a red cross...
anonymous camgirl
08-10-2015, 01:59 PM
Ok.. well I am on the 6th row on SM and am making 14.66 an hour.. so yea what is this fuckery?...lol.. You are in good company!
not sure to laugh or cry, but i m online for an hour now and only guys in free chat who want to talk for hours, like i m their friend, and i owe them anything in free... what is this fuckery? :D
Already bored to death.
at this point, i usually go super rude to them.
For all the guys, who re poor and lonely, and think i live to cheer them uphttp://jpd.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451cd8169e20167666aae17970b-pi
i m not a red cross...
SM_CamGirl
08-10-2015, 02:45 PM
i dont have more than 2 or 3 guys in my room... more than 3 hours and only $50...
LoraDoll
08-10-2015, 02:55 PM
lol, i ve already took one. :D
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e4/51/c6/e451c6b7940a9896219c56418fd0ea38.jpg
anonymous camgirl
08-10-2015, 03:04 PM
Do you have any extras??..lmao
lol, i ve already took one. :D
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e4/51/c6/e451c6b7940a9896219c56418fd0ea38.jpg
LoraDoll
08-10-2015, 03:31 PM
Do you have any extras??..lmao
Sure! Have a gardrobe, full with those lol. extra care in these days!
In the meanwhile:
orasean:how about you show me that ass and maybe we go on private? :)
orasean:maybe I will like it.
haha, no way bitch, maybe i dont like u. A cold "no reaction" was way more better , what he deserved. ;)
SamanthaSugar
08-10-2015, 07:38 PM
Havevt worked in 6 days and this is the welcome I get?
Been online for 10 min and already over it!
I just can't
christylive
08-10-2015, 08:03 PM
lol, i ve already took one. :D
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e4/51/c6/e451c6b7940a9896219c56418fd0ea38.jpg
please kick me down a few tabs ! lol
daisylive
08-10-2015, 09:57 PM
i wish regs will just go away when they stop spending money. Don't come and sit in my room forever, try to control me or ask too personal questions.
i used to have a reg that would take me exclusive for hours but now he doesn't respond to me when i greet him in my room. last week he sat in my room until i logged off, then sends me a message saying "why'd u leave i was just about to take you pvt but i gotta load my card". Yeah.. sure buddy. and today he came into pvt for one minute without saying hi then leave.
this other reg used to to stay in pvt a long time too, well not anymore! it saddens me cause we would joke around and chat like close friends. now he suddenly has a change of heart over spending money on me ever since he asked me how much i make on the site. He asks me over the phone, "so do you make alot of money" "is this how you were able to move?". i told him im pretty happy with my earnings, but i didn't tell him an exact amount of money i make though. He left the pvt after a couple mins later. then the next time he came into my room a couple weeks later and asked "guys spending money on you today?" then after that he says "i want a 15 min session for $42 ok? thats it". I guess he lost his generosity cause thats the last time i seen him and he usually spenpt way more than $42.
carmen_b
08-10-2015, 10:08 PM
I have a day job customer dickering over $50 on a $1200 purchase which is just silliness.
Out of principle I won't bend either so I just need to find a kinder response than " hey Jackass .. If you are looking for a bargain on the service maybe you should have not told me you are staying at the best hotel in town for your event ".
oCURIOUSo
08-11-2015, 12:53 AM
I hate when I get on and spend 2 hours working and it feels like 12. The hardest part of this job is NOT working. I don't mind long hours, or idiots and trolls are sometimes the best entertainment, but sitting around just not getting paid and having all that unpaid time to think about how much money I'm not making drives me CRAZY.