View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
hyori
09-22-2016, 06:07 AM
I cannot believe the torture I endured for 7 hours and $98... while these evil men pryed into my personal life and triggered my PTSD.. I logged off and cried and started having a panic attack not knowing what to do with myself.. I haven't felt like this since the trolls were attacking me non stop 24 hours a day even when I wasn't online.. this is NOT the way one should have to make a living.. you shouldn't have to endure such torture to make a living to pay your bills.. period! I actually logged off thinking I don't want to live anymore!.. what the fuck.
I remember you saying that you currently split 10 sites at a time. As a fellow splitcammer, I can say that the biggest downside to splitting is the fact that you will be exposed to more trolls. Also, the more sites you split, doesn't equate to more income because your attention is spread across so thinly across so many sites that you are not able to properly close sales. As well, most guys have 2-3 sites they like to hop and when they see the same model repeatedly on every site for long periods of time throughout the day, it does not work in the favour of the model.
My suggestion is to choose the sites you like best and narrow it down to 3. Beyond that it is diminishing returns especially if the sites are high traffic token sites.
I know what you are going through, I have been there. Hang in there, it will get better.
CandiceS
09-22-2016, 06:31 AM
Previously posted on the "What's on your mind thread" but I GOT TO post here too! Yeah, camming sucks, camming sucks more than ever!
The moment you have the TERRIBLE idea (yeah, cause I'm fucking mad now) to browse through other camgirls profiles on your website, just because you're not doing anything and guess what...You see the profile of a little cunt who makes it CLEAR on her profile that she's not there for the money and because of fun and "fetish".
Plus, makes it clear that she was born in a family with a good financial condition, so, she isn't there cause she needs it. PLUS, shows pictures of gifts that she got from "daddy".
Are you fucking serious dear?????
Some things I wish I could go back in time and "unsee", seriously.
Like, I don't care if you wanna fucking show your pussy for "fun" for thousands of unknown men, but how FUCKING disrespectful is that with us, the SERIOUS models????
Us, that fucking try to do a better job in a line of work that gets more and more competition every single day
Us, who have to deal with trolls and people asking for things for free, cause they think we are like this bitch who is just there for "fun" and has daddy to pay her fucking bills.
Us, who most of times have a family to support and NEED the money.
Now I get it why I have THOUSAND of "stand up bb", "free preview?" a day.
Somebody shoot me, holy fucking shit.
anonymous camgirl
09-22-2016, 06:32 AM
Actually my income did increase tremendously since splitting all these cam sites.. by about an extra $2000-3000 a month!.. so that's not it.. and I am not concerned about trolls.( no trolls bothered me) . at that time I was only on 2 or 3 sites anyways... I dunno what is going on these days though.. I am baffled that I could have all these eggs and I have MORE than that.. 2 skype sites , phone site and some clips sites.. and all I could come up with was $98!
I remember you saying that you currently split 10 sites at a time. As a fellow splitcammer, I can say that the biggest downside to splitting is the fact that you will be exposed to more trolls. Also, the more sites you split, doesn't equate to more income because your attention is spread across so thinly across so many sites that you are not able to properly close sales. As well, most guys have 2-3 sites they like to hop and when they see the same model repeatedly on every site for long periods of time throughout the day, it does not work in the favour of the model.
My suggestion is to choose the sites you like best and narrow it down to 3. Beyond that it is diminishing returns especially if the sites are high traffic token sites.
I know what you are going through, I have been there. Hang in there, it will get better.
SylvySinclair
09-22-2016, 07:37 AM
well, i went down from 3 sites to only 1 and indy, i cant work too many sites and focus. also now with my site up, i have too much to do, to be able to focus on every crazy site with 2 good clients per site. i left ttm and i left ifriends and cc. seriously, i will focusing much more on indy and at some point leave all the platforms. enough with the stress and hustling for pennies.
anonymous camgirl
09-22-2016, 09:23 AM
Well if that works for ya I guess? .. I don't have this kind of flexibility.. when I had a computer that only allowed me to work on 2 or 3 cam sites I could hard make ends meet... I am supporting 3 people by myself with no other income coming in.. other than my kids financial aid and loans.. that's it.. I do better with Quantity over Quality.. I have never felt that I was very good at camming and I am not really what men want.. maybe it's because that's the way men make me feel .. rejected... so yea camming is not good for me but it's the only thing I can do to get myself into a better situation...
well, i went down from 3 sites to only 1 and indy, i cant work too many sites and focus. also now with my site up, i have too much to do, to be able to focus on every crazy site with 2 good clients per site. i left ttm and i left ifriends and cc. seriously, i will focusing much more on indy and at some point leave all the platforms. enough with the stress and hustling for pennies.
SylvySinclair
09-22-2016, 09:39 AM
Well if that works for ya I guess? .. I don't have this kind of flexibility.. when I had a computer that only allowed me to work on 2 or 3 cam sites I could hard make ends meet... I am supporting 3 people by myself with no other income coming in.. other than my kids financial aid and loans.. that's it.. I do better with Quantity over Quality.. I have never felt that I was very good at camming and I am not really what men want.. maybe it's because that's the way men make me feel .. rejected... so yea camming is not good for me but it's the only thing I can do to get myself into a better situation...
dont say that, i used to see ya happy and banking, lately u have been depressed and i get u, but dont sell urself short. im sure u are making money becs u are in fact a hell of a great lady. dont let ppl put u down, they never wanna see u up at all anyway, just do what u always do. u are some brave woman and i have a lot in common with u when it comes to kids and how much i need to make money to help at home. i wanna see that woman back, bring her back pls! kisses and hugs from a warm brasilian heart.
anonymous camgirl
09-22-2016, 10:09 AM
well the whole 14 yrs I have been a camgirl I have just mostly barely got by.. working 7 days a week.. so I wouldn't say I am good at this.... I was happy because for the first time those 3 months I was not living on barely getting by...like the entire 14 yrs.
Thanks I wish that was possible but I cannot really pretend if the money isn't there to begin with.
dont say that, i used to see ya happy and banking, lately u have been depressed and i get u, but dont sell urself short. im sure u are making money becs u are in fact a hell of a great lady. dont let ppl put u down, they never wanna see u up at all anyway, just do what u always do. u are some brave woman and i have a lot in common with u when it comes to kids and how much i need to make money to help at home. i wanna see that woman back, bring her back pls! kisses and hugs from a warm brasilian heart.
CandiceS
09-22-2016, 10:13 AM
well the whole 14 yrs I have been a camgirl I have just mostly barely got by.. working 7 days a week.. so I wouldn't say I am good at this.... I was happy because for the first time those 3 months I was not living on barely getting by...like the entire 14 yrs.
Thanks I wish that was possible but I cannot really pretend if the money isn't there to begin with.
I know exactly how you feel. I also have a house to support, and I'm getting prety desperate and depressed. Like, I had bad days before but it's been the WHOLE week now.
I got the point I'm even going back to LiveJasmin cause I rather have cheap traffic than no traffic at all.
SylvySinclair
09-22-2016, 11:12 AM
I hear u both, my income dropped like 60% and im also very scared, but that means, its not US! Its not us not making money, its general, everybody is complaining. Yesterday when i went to bed i was very sad, feeling like, wtf, im working 12hs a day on cam plus the site and where are the fucking spenders??? So, i feel u both and all others in the same position, but hey, we need to cheer up, im sure we had these days before, its not something happening only now, it has been like this, a lot of years before. It will get better, it always gets better, we know that. man, till 3 weeks ago i was making so much money on aw that i thought it wasnt possible, now for the past 3 weeks has been awful, i feel all of u, but we need to endure it and wait for better days. they will come, they will come...
CandiceS
09-22-2016, 11:30 AM
I hear u both, my income dropped like 60% and im also very scared, but that means, its not US! Its not us not making money, its general, everybody is complaining. Yesterday when i went to bed i was very sad, feeling like, wtf, im working 12hs a day on cam plus the site and where are the fucking spenders??? So, i feel u both and all others in the same position, but hey, we need to cheer up, im sure we had these days before, its not something happening only now, it has been like this, a lot of years before. It will get better, it always gets better, we know that. man, till 3 weeks ago i was making so much money on aw that i thought it wasnt possible, now for the past 3 weeks has been awful, i feel all of u, but we need to endure it and wait for better days. they will come, they will come...
Indeed! God hear you! :)
Thanks for the kind words!
anonymous camgirl
09-22-2016, 11:38 AM
It's a real problem.. it's not just about the income dropping across the board.. but when you ever do get a prvt you are tense to deal with guys who want quick shows and have a hard time handling them.. because now you are feeling so desperate you cannot deal with these guys with ease.. and you are angry and annoyed with them more than when the money is flowing.. so the whole situation in free chat and private is stressful and desperate feeling.. your whole vibe just changes.. that's how I feel at least.
I hear u both, my income dropped like 60% and im also very scared, but that means, its not US! Its not us not making money, its general, everybody is complaining. Yesterday when i went to bed i was very sad, feeling like, wtf, im working 12hs a day on cam plus the site and where are the fucking spenders??? So, i feel u both and all others in the same position, but hey, we need to cheer up, im sure we had these days before, its not something happening only now, it has been like this, a lot of years before. It will get better, it always gets better, we know that. man, till 3 weeks ago i was making so much money on aw that i thought it wasnt possible, now for the past 3 weeks has been awful, i feel all of u, but we need to endure it and wait for better days. they will come, they will come...
anonymous camgirl
09-22-2016, 11:46 AM
you know why it hits us hard everytime it's slow? because we dream, think of the opportunities that we can have for the future, we think about our goals.. our successes finally coming true etc etc .. so it doesn't matter that we feel bad when it's slow knowing that it will pick up.. because with all the good times we are planning our better future.. then the bad times make us feel like it's all crashing down around us.
I hear u both, my income dropped like 60% and im also very scared, but that means, its not US! Its not us not making money, its general, everybody is complaining. Yesterday when i went to bed i was very sad, feeling like, wtf, im working 12hs a day on cam plus the site and where are the fucking spenders??? So, i feel u both and all others in the same position, but hey, we need to cheer up, im sure we had these days before, its not something happening only now, it has been like this, a lot of years before. It will get better, it always gets better, we know that. man, till 3 weeks ago i was making so much money on aw that i thought it wasnt possible, now for the past 3 weeks has been awful, i feel all of u, but we need to endure it and wait for better days. they will come, they will come...
laurielegs
09-22-2016, 12:19 PM
Actually my income did increase tremendously since splitting all these cam sites.. by about an extra $2000-3000 a month!.. so that's not it.. and I am not concerned about trolls.( no trolls bothered me) . at that time I was only on 2 or 3 sites anyways... I dunno what is going on these days though.. I am baffled that I could have all these eggs and I have MORE than that.. 2 skype sites , phone site and some clips sites.. and all I could come up with was $98!
I can relate!
Also, I get what Hyori is saying about splitting too many sites and for some people it works amazing. I wish I could work just a few sites.
For me though I need a lot of sites going because I need action going on at all times or I find it so boring I feel like putting my fist through the screen. I guess I'm not entertaining enough to keep a lot of guys talking in my room, so running a lot of sites gives me activity so that it can keep my interest for long shifts. Plus I have fetish guys here and there on every site so it's nice not to have to deal with the same type requests day after day.
This slowness doesn't make any sense to me though. It should be picking up by now. Hope we see the busy times soon!
SylvySinclair
09-22-2016, 01:59 PM
anonymous, i relate to the same, u are so damn right. we have dreams for our kids and ourselves, that when we dont make money we feel so useless....oh god, yeah i feel u. at this very moment im pissed that is so slow, but good thing is that i dont get depressed, i always tell myself: tomorrow will be better...lol
CandiceS
09-22-2016, 03:49 PM
3 cam sites and all I get is guys expecting me to smile non stop and freeloaders. I think I had enough, I'm done for today
SexxiLexxi
09-22-2016, 07:56 PM
2 cam sites....only made a dollar so far. Ugh. Pushing through it & staying positive
Femmestudent
09-22-2016, 09:08 PM
brutal on SM, logged off when doods were asking for free titties. FUCK NO, NOT TOADY SATAN NOT TODAYYYY
Girly_Girl
09-22-2016, 09:17 PM
6 cam sites & 8 hours.....$47....WTF
Promised
09-22-2016, 09:20 PM
So brutal tonight hardly any traffic and what I am getting is either popping in and out or just trying to get something for free. $44 in 2 hours, but it was all from one exclusive with a semi regular.
SexxiLexxi
09-22-2016, 09:30 PM
Holy fuck what the hell is up with the traffic on sites today! Im gonna try a different one *crosses fingers*
It's a real problem.. it's not just about the income dropping across the board.. but when you ever do get a prvt you are tense to deal with guys who want quick shows and have a hard time handling them.. because now you are feeling so desperate you cannot deal with these guys with ease.. and you are angry and annoyed with them more than when the money is flowing.. so the whole situation in free chat and private is stressful and desperate feeling.. your whole vibe just changes.. that's how I feel at least.
That's exactly how I feel.
I hear u both, my income dropped like 60% and im also very scared, but that means, its not US! Its not us not making money, its general, everybody is complaining. Yesterday when i went to bed i was very sad, feeling like, wtf, im working 12hs a day on cam plus the site and where are the fucking spenders??? So, i feel u both and all others in the same position, but hey, we need to cheer up, im sure we had these days before, its not something happening only now, it has been like this, a lot of years before. It will get better, it always gets better, we know that. man, till 3 weeks ago i was making so much money on aw that i thought it wasnt possible, now for the past 3 weeks has been awful, i feel all of u, but we need to endure it and wait for better days. they will come, they will come...
That's what sucks. You start doing good, but then you're back to square one after weeks of bad luck. It's like- why can't I just be living a better lifestyle than working at retail? I mean the only thing that is better most times is the hours.
SylvySinclair
09-23-2016, 11:08 AM
Yeah Mare, it gets very frustrating when i achieve the whole new level of camming in ur experience and then it drops like shit on the ground. I hate that, i always wonder where are the gods for girls who work like 12hs like I do!? Man, i could use some help here...lmao
But then i know that there are the good time and the bad ones and this how sales work. Its not always good, not always bad, it varies. xx
It's like you make a good paycheck and then the next week you have to dip into it to save yourself. Instead of making consistent $$$ and being able to get ahead. VERY frustrating.
I almost have this theory that "the powers that be" don't let us make $$$ so we have to stay on so that they have models on the pages. If we could all make $500 in 2 hours let's face it we might find fun things to do after that. Not just sitting on there hour after hour. Although, hell, if I made that I'd be having an easier time staying on for 4 hours!
CandiceS
09-23-2016, 11:33 AM
It's like you make a good paycheck and then the next week you have to dip into it to save yourself. Instead of making consistent $$$ and being able to get ahead. VERY frustrating.
I almost have this theory that "the powers that be" don't let us make $$$ so we have to stay on so that they have models on the pages. If we could all make $500 in 2 hours let's face it we might find fun things to do after that. Not just sitting on there hour after hour. Although, hell, if I made that I'd be having an easier time staying on for 4 hours!
Exactly. Like, say we had two good days in a roll and then a bad day...one more good day and then one bad day. It's totally fine. I can handle that.
But seriously, I've been working the whole week for a few pennies, actually, almost less than a few pennies.
It's VERY frustrating.
Semyonovna
09-23-2016, 11:36 AM
tonight is BAN BAN BAN I'll ban u all pathetic losers if i have to!!!! OMG, do they think I'm so stupid I will fall for all classic bullshit offers and scams... -.-
CandiceS
09-23-2016, 11:39 AM
tonight is BAN BAN BAN I'll ban u all pathetic losers if i have to!!!! OMG, do they think I'm so stupid I will fall for all classic bullshit offers and scams... -.-
My finger is addicted to the ban button, seriously. Can't handle those bloody beggers
Kimmyxxx
09-23-2016, 11:47 AM
I'm sooo happy to find this thread, exactly what I need right now :( I've only been camming for just over a month so it's still new to me but I've tried to get online most nights.. I'm on MFC and have been making a good amount of money compared to what I was expecting but since the last pay it's been sooo slow and I've come on my period grrrrr.. I just feel fat and shit (partly due to hormones i'm guessing) anyway it's definitely had slowed right down on mfc now and I find the same guys coming back in my room each night to chat which is great but never tipping.. I've signed up for streammate tonight anyway so hoping I may have more luck on there and give mfc a break
CandiceS
09-23-2016, 11:49 AM
Me with all those "you're so pretty" - "I wanna marry you" - "You're the woman of my dreams" - "you're a goddess" and ZERO money:
46042
anonymous camgirl
09-23-2016, 11:53 AM
Sometimes I feel that way to!.. My paycheck on SM for instance varies a lot .. but it's almost always the same!.. no matter how many hours I put in there or if I have a new look , new attitude.. it never really hardly changes!..
It's like you make a good paycheck and then the next week you have to dip into it to save yourself. Instead of making consistent $$$ and being able to get ahead. VERY frustrating.
I almost have this theory that "the powers that be" don't let us make $$$ so we have to stay on so that they have models on the pages. If we could all make $500 in 2 hours let's face it we might find fun things to do after that. Not just sitting on there hour after hour. Although, hell, if I made that I'd be having an easier time staying on for 4 hours!
Semyonovna
09-23-2016, 11:56 AM
My finger is addicted to the ban button, seriously. Can't handle those bloody beggers
thats the right description addicted to ban button. Beggars I can handle, but scamers and do this bb and I tip guys I wanna kill.
audreymadison
09-23-2016, 02:27 PM
Some guy bought like 2k worth of stuff I really really wanted and needed ... it's not coming of course .... the fucker canceled the order
I fucking hate hate hate guys who do the takes backsies Amazon wishlist bs
:( :( :( just sucks man
Thank fucking GOD and all that's holy for that magnificent ban button.
Some guy bought like 2k worth of stuff I really really wanted and needed ... it's not coming of course .... the fucker canceled the order
I fucking hate hate hate guys who do the takes backsies Amazon wishlist bs
:( :( :( just sucks man
That low down dickless turd.
anonymous camgirl
09-23-2016, 03:00 PM
Mercury Retrograde reared it's ugly head again!.. I am sitting here waiting on 2 bottles of digestive enzymes .. that I paid over $43 for on Amazon! and I never received them.. I check to see when they are coming? They delivered them yesterday in Washington DC.. umm I live in FLORIDA!.. WTF! .. that's never happened to me before .. egads.. now I have to go buy some at the store while I am waiting on a refund or something.. that I hope they will give me..
anonymous camgirl
09-23-2016, 03:11 PM
That's fucking awful.. I cannot believe this fucking losers!.. one time this guy promised me $5000 and was going to send it to my po box.. did he ? nope!~ and I was desperate for money , don't remember what for.. I am sure he got a real kick out of frantically crying and being upset!
Some guy bought like 2k worth of stuff I really really wanted and needed ... it's not coming of course .... the fucker canceled the order
I fucking hate hate hate guys who do the takes backsies Amazon wishlist bs
:( :( :( just sucks man
gingerstripper
09-23-2016, 03:28 PM
cant focus today. just need 100 til goal but figured id try later tonight.
SexxiLexxi
09-23-2016, 04:51 PM
The fact that my computer (windows) updated and now my logitech software just crashes when I open it & click video to try to record stuff. Mother fucker.
Holly_xoxo
09-23-2016, 04:58 PM
Camming sucks because it's turning me in to a neurotic mess. All the sites I work on seem slow so my patience is very low right now and I just dread going online every day. I jump from site to site hoping the next one will be better and when it isn't my anxiety goes wayyy up.
Ugh! I'd love to go out and get a mainstream job but I have MS and my legs/balance aren't very good. Not exactly the type that employers would be rushing to hire
Camming sucks so hard for me right now :/
Chellyinparadise
09-23-2016, 05:08 PM
Sorry to hear.Hope things get better for you holly.
Chellyinparadise
09-23-2016, 05:08 PM
Some guy bought like 2k worth of stuff I really really wanted and needed ... it's not coming of course .... the fucker canceled the order
I fucking hate hate hate guys who do the takes backsies Amazon wishlist bs
:( :( :( just sucks man
What a complete dickhead, sorry he did that to you.
Glamourmilf
09-23-2016, 05:39 PM
Unable to cope with camming slowness. Between freeloaders, low traffic, and regs not buying shows..... I'm losing my mojo, and enthusiasm to cam.
It seems like I hit an earning ceiling with camming, and I'm starting to dread logging on.
Anyone else?
CandiceS
09-23-2016, 05:44 PM
Unable to cope with camming slowness. Between freeloaders, low traffic, and regs not buying shows..... I'm losing my mojo, and enthusiasm to cam.
It seems like I hit an earning ceiling with camming, and I'm starting to dread logging on.
Anyone else?
Yep! Present!!!
Kandigrace
09-23-2016, 07:16 PM
Unable to cope with camming slowness. Between freeloaders, low traffic, and regs not buying shows..... I'm losing my mojo, and enthusiasm to cam.
It seems like I hit an earning ceiling with camming, and I'm starting to dread logging on.
Anyone else?
Yup....Present too.
christylive
09-23-2016, 07:46 PM
Unable to cope with camming slowness. Between freeloaders, low traffic, and regs not buying shows..... I'm losing my mojo, and enthusiasm to cam.
It seems like I hit an earning ceiling with camming, and I'm starting to dread logging on.
Anyone else?
Same here ! Thankfully I have other eggs in my basket or else.... I'd be screwed...
christylive
09-23-2016, 07:47 PM
Some guy bought like 2k worth of stuff I really really wanted and needed ... it's not coming of course .... the fucker canceled the order
I fucking hate hate hate guys who do the takes backsies Amazon wishlist bs
:( :( :( just sucks man
That is beyond low! I'm over men in general tbh. Sorry bb
SylvySinclair
09-23-2016, 07:52 PM
present too! In fact im starting to get upset of wasting my beautiful make up, clothes and all for nothing! all i did this week were pennies! omg, so frustrating!!!!
hotmodel
09-23-2016, 08:19 PM
yep me too! still so fuckin slowwww over here..going on weeks now =( wow, alot of girls are feeling it too? is anyone who is feeling it on streamate? or is it just other sites? im on ifriends and AW and DEAD AS FUCKKKK
anonymous camgirl
09-23-2016, 08:28 PM
Yea seriously in DREADSVILLE the entire week and last.. and yea.. i lost my mojo .. all that greatness i was experiencing? who is this chick now? bump on a log, negative, scowl on face.. cranky, agitated,. hate everyone.. yes this is what slow times do to me no matter what kind of psychological mind game or security i can think of to build myself up.. the reality is ITS SHITTY SLOW RIGHT NOW!.. i can puff myself up all day... (I have an emergency fund, at least i have enough money so far to pay bills..bla bla bla.. ) IDGAF.. still slow..and the sky is falling!.. I really tried to be cheery most of the day and put myself in check.. but don't these guys ever fucking get if there is no money we aren't happy? seriously? why won't they get it!..
Unable to cope with camming slowness. Between freeloaders, low traffic, and regs not buying shows..... I'm losing my mojo, and enthusiasm to cam.
It seems like I hit an earning ceiling with camming, and I'm starting to dread logging on.
Anyone else?
SoloDesire
09-23-2016, 10:08 PM
Wow! Talk about dead. That's the first and last time I'll try to work a late Friday night. What a huge waste of my time.