View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
EllieGold
11-09-2016, 10:42 PM
no boners what so ever. Ready to film.
LilyAnderson
11-09-2016, 11:05 PM
i made goal and all, but i wanted to keep going. SM is a ghost town and the broadcaster's overheating my computer >.< argggggh
caramelcraze
11-10-2016, 06:26 AM
I think it maybe "I'm not reading your profile or status, nor shall I ask any questions before taking you private, then get butthurt when you won't do a heavy duty fetish show in private even though it isn't group show material" day today. literally had to tell 5 guys in my first 30 minutes online that they needed to go exclusive instead because their kink isn't group show friendly (ie nose flaring, non-nude spit dangling, oddly specific role play, ect.). a couple of them got super pissed about it too! like guys, I'm trying to help you help me give you the best show possible! Help a woman out a little and at least ASK questions!
TheBrownFox
11-10-2016, 08:18 AM
WHY is it that when I tell a bitch that I'm a cam model, that their immediate response is, " I want to do that too!" I'm Talking about guys also. Fuck off! :finger: I tell them there's no money in camming,
and they're not hiring.
This after one bitch tells me that I have dark circles under my eyes , and asks if my ass is real.
::)
Jealous much?
They probably think the term "model" is glamourous and brag-worthy, and that they just have to look sexy for the money to rain on them. Plus, the whole "working from home" thing probably sounds like a dream come true to them.
And it's none of her damn business if your ass (or boobs...hair...whatever) is real. Smh.
Glamourmilf
11-10-2016, 08:22 AM
Pisses me off when a bank manager asks me what I do for a living. Bitch, back off!
I was cashing a phone sex check, but still. Lol!
I had to get a new bank card, and to do that I needed to change my address with the bank. Or so she said.
She asked me 3 times before I told her...self employed...nope. not good enough..she wanted to know specifically.
I specifically went to that Branch, because another Branch I went to the teller asked me if my SM check was a payroll check. What's it to you? What the f***! Nobody's ever asked me that before at the banks in Cali.
Piss off!
TheBrownFox
11-10-2016, 08:37 AM
Pisses me off when a bank manager asks me what I do for a living. Bitch, back off!
I was cashing a phone sex check, but still. Lol!
I had to get a new bank card, and to do that I needed to change my address with the bank. Or so she said.
She asked me 3 times before I told her...self employed...nope. not good enough..she wanted to know specifically.
I specifically went to that Branch, because another Branch I went to the teller asked me if my SM check was a payroll check. What's it to you? What the f***! Nobody's ever asked me that before at the banks in Cali.
Piss off!
I used to hate when they would ask that, and then continue to ask for details because their daughter (or daughter-in-law or whoever) is looking for work. Lol.
Pisses me off when a bank manager asks me what I do for a living. Bitch, back off!
I was cashing a phone sex check, but still. Lol!
I had to get a new bank card, and to do that I needed to change my address with the bank. Or so she said.
She asked me 3 times before I told her...self employed...nope. not good enough..she wanted to know specifically.
I specifically went to that Branch, because another Branch I went to the teller asked me if my SM check was a payroll check. What's it to you? What the f***! Nobody's ever asked me that before at the banks in Cali.
Piss off!
I've been asked that before and I get so flustered I just end up getting pissed off. What the fuck do they care as long as the check clears? Nosy fuckers. This was awhile ago. I avoid them like the plague now. Thank God for ATM's.
I never thought about what The Brown Fox said about them wanting to know for someone else. I just figure they're typing your job info into a computer for the govt.
Marina Starr
11-10-2016, 08:56 AM
I always tell them I'm the CE Hoe of my own company and leave it at that ;D
I used to hate when they would ask that, and then continue to ask for details because their daughter (or daughter-in-law or whoever) is looking for work. Lol.
Glamourmilf
11-10-2016, 10:14 AM
I used to hate when they would ask that, and then continue to ask for details because their daughter (or daughter-in-law or whoever) is looking for work. Lol.
Yeah, that too. ( As you can tell from my previous post).
I'd love to say, " Oh, she's looking for work, eh? Well, I shove big dildos up my ass live on cam for money. Would she like to do that?"
Lol!
winnipeg
11-10-2016, 01:37 PM
Today has been the worst day ever. Really hoping it picks up in the next hour or so.
anonymous camgirl
11-10-2016, 03:32 PM
Man I really need to pick up the pace this month.. Averaging $110 a day is not going to pay my bills.. uggh.. but it's slow af for me
Teddy_Bear
11-10-2016, 08:37 PM
The last two shifts I've done really well after utilising gold shows as my group privates and keeping exclusive for a more personal experience. My time in paid chat increased as did my income, which made me eager to get on again the next day. I even had a new regular who was waiting out the GS timers and tipping in the remaining amount to reach goal every time.
It was all ticking along great and I was stacking up the cash... and then today I got two privates and then couldn't even get a gold show going. I logged off early with $25 for 3 hours. FML that was a big crash back down to earth!
LoraDoll
11-10-2016, 09:44 PM
feels like to me, there s no customers from the states. Like when it s around 8-9pm in New york for example. Ghost town.
And european main time is full of garbage guys. Super retarded.
just awesome...
lovelyminerva
11-10-2016, 09:53 PM
I really don't understand it. I used to make, average, $100 a week (worked 5 hours a week), which paid my bills okay; but now I'm lucky if I make $25 a week, if that. It's really starting to seem like it's not worth it.
I came back postpartum thinking it would help me reach a level of independence that I haven't had recently, and now I'm just hoping I can make enough to pay my bills.
LoraDoll
11-10-2016, 11:26 PM
well, i was curious, so i stayed in 2 girl's room, during my shift. They re on the first page too.
Won t belive, there was no one in their room, just like in mine.
No traffic. Well, today i had 2 pvts in 2 hours, and that s all.
Wondering how low can it go, in the future, or what ll happen.
This job seems so broke, in these days.
foxirox
11-11-2016, 07:29 AM
I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling this....Sunday was good but the rest of this week can just go to hell. Ugh...hope it improves soon!
evaeva
11-11-2016, 07:36 AM
It's been so slow for me this whole week, it's really beginning to stress me out. Camming is great when the money is there but on the days it isn't, I just get so bummed out and anxious about it and at this point feel like I would much rather just have a job that may not pay as much but at least has a set income because being constantly worried about how I'm going to reach my weekly goals when it's dead is just super frustrating.
^^^ It's the stress and worry i hate about camming, if all days were nice, smooth & profitable i will adore this job simply no kidding, unfortunately when getting on cam u never know how it will work so it's difficult to plan ur life and expenses when u just dont know how much u are going to earn for ur next pay check.
LoraDoll
11-11-2016, 09:15 AM
camming pissing me off, in these days seriously. People aint been this broke a few years before, I swear.
anonymous camgirl
11-11-2016, 09:43 AM
This is exactly the reason I don't like cam and it's hard to enjoy it..
^^^ It's the stress and worry i hate about camming, if all days were nice, smooth & profitable i will adore this job simply no kidding, unfortunately when getting on cam u never know how it will work so it's difficult to plan ur life and expenses when u just dont know how much u are going to earn for ur next pay check.
^^^ I know right? Especially with us single moms who only depend on cam income is very difficult to think of the fun part of camming when all u have in ur mind is how u going to provide for ur family/kids.
Of course things are not this dramatic when u have another job u can rely on or have a partner that provides too for the family, it's a different level of mental comfort when u know u not the only one making the money or camming is just a secondary job.
anonymous camgirl
11-11-2016, 10:56 AM
That's what I don't like about it.. the stress and pressure of it all as your only source of income.. hard to act like you are having fun.. and I think that has handicapped me to actually being a better cam model.... catch 22
^^^ I know right? Especially with us single moms who only depend on cam income is very difficult to think of the fun part of camming when all u have in ur mind is how u going to provide for ur family/kids.
Of course things are not this dramatic when u have another job u can rely on or have a partner that provides too for the family, it's a different level of mental comfort when u know u not the only one making the money or camming is just a secondary job.
It is for sure a handicap in my case & am aware of it but we are not to be blamed for, it's the effect of our special situations especially in my case, i am a cerebral person who thinks a lot & deep and am very sensitive & feel everything around me & it's affecting me always, i just cant wash my brains when on cam and be like there is nothing bothering me, i do my best but is more difficult than for the ones who are worry free.
Being single officially for 22 years now is just the way i formed myself as an adult, i never had the peace of mind others have but always busy thinking and doing things in order to keep a roof over our head and raise a child all alone. For a short period of time in between i had that mind comfort knowing & feeling i am protected and 'taken care of' which felt very good and took my mind away financial stress so camming was easier but then things changed again in my life so i got back to what i had before.
We and others who face similar situations are the 'result' of personal & particular circumstances, i dont wanna call us victims cause we are not, we are fierce fighters actually but for sure this situation took the toll on us.
Carry on babes, we can do it, i do it every day for very long years now :) xx
anonymous camgirl
11-11-2016, 11:49 AM
We sure do have a lot in common.. I am an empath so I feel and all that too.. And I have been raising kids alone for 17 yrs...
It is for sure a handicap in my case & am aware of it but we are not to be blamed for, it's the effect of our special situations especially in my case, i am a cerebral person who thinks a lot & deep and am very sensitive & feel everything around me & it's affecting me always, i just cant wash my brains when on cam and be like there is nothing bothering me, i do my best but is more difficult than for the ones who are worry free.
Being single officially for 22 years now is just the way i formed myself as an adult, i never had the peace of mind others have but always busy thinking and doing things in order to keep a roof over our head and raise a child all alone. For a short period of time in between i had that mind comfort knowing & feeling i am protected and 'taken care of' which felt very good and took my mind away financial stress so camming was easier but then things changed again in my life so i got back to what i had before.
We and others who face similar situations are the 'result' of personal & particular circumstances, i dont wanna call us victims cause we are not, we are fierce fighters actually but for sure this situation took the toll on us.
Carry on babes, we can do it, i do it every day for very long years now :) xx
We sure do have a lot in common.. I am an empath so I feel and all that too.. And I have been raising kids alone for 17 yrs...
:lovestruc:heartbeat:-*
EllieGold
11-11-2016, 12:10 PM
i raise my family off my income from camming & clips. I get the stress of relying on this income. I have no family that I get support from. I come from a very poor family. It's very stressful and I think its aged me 10 years in the 4 years I've been doing this kind of work.
MissRoxxxie
11-11-2016, 04:32 PM
Nothing but timewasters, freeloaders and lurkers. Over it. >:(
luna93
11-11-2016, 06:22 PM
$500 a week should not feel this impossible.
luna93
11-12-2016, 02:10 PM
My first month went fine. And now I can't even make $50. I'm so frustrated.
LoraDoll
11-12-2016, 02:17 PM
I had 1 pvt, in 8 hours lol. (that one was long at least, like min. goal)
So anyway, no one talking in my room, in the ENTIRE shift, and I dont know what the fuck going on :D
I really just don t belive this. I need to remind myself hard, that nothing happened, just a shitty shift, and endless ocean of freeloaders... anyway, i would be really depressed now.
anonymous camgirl
11-12-2016, 03:06 PM
are you split camming at all? I think you said you worked on LJ? can you branch out? because this is just so awful.. why do you continue?
I had 1 pvt, in 8 hours lol. (that one was long at least, like min. goal)
So anyway, no one talking in my room, in the ENTIRE shift, and I dont know what the fuck going on :D
I really just don t belive this. I need to remind myself hard, that nothing happened, just a shitty shift, and endless ocean of freeloaders... anyway, i would be really depressed now.
LoraDoll
11-12-2016, 03:19 PM
I dont wanna quit from there, it worked for me perfectly, for many years. As i see, it s not just me, who struggling in these days, anyway.
Btw, what happened: the same guy who was nice, and stayed long today, returned in the end of my shift, and stayed the same long. Wanted to talk, and chill with someone.
Yesterday, i had a long pvt, with a producer who was funny, intelligent, and wanted just to talk, so what s happening here: there are fucking low guys, and really a LOT of them (--> those ones i can t handle here, or not anywhere else) but in the same time, there is the opposite too.
Kinda crazy sometimes.
SuperPookie
11-12-2016, 04:35 PM
I went three days on Streamate without a single show. I put in a little over 31 hours on there this week and made $134 .
BlueBunny
11-12-2016, 06:10 PM
Hugs to all struggling. Was trying my luck on iml and cams yesterday, and I only had a single (nonpaying) member come into my cams room in the span of 25 minutes. Made a dollar on iml in 2-3 hours. The only talkers I had were from Eastern parts of the world and Canada.
anonymous camgirl
11-12-2016, 06:18 PM
Ok I just hate to see you sitting waiting for a show for 8 hours.. I have never had to wait that long so I was thinking you should split cam or something so it's not as bad
I dont wanna quit from there, it worked for me perfectly, for many years. As i see, it s not just me, who struggling in these days, anyway.
Btw, what happened: the same guy who was nice, and stayed long today, returned in the end of my shift, and stayed the same long. Wanted to talk, and chill with someone.
Yesterday, i had a long pvt, with a producer who was funny, intelligent, and wanted just to talk, so what s happening here: there are fucking low guys, and really a LOT of them (--> those ones i can t handle here, or not anywhere else) but in the same time, there is the opposite too.
Kinda crazy sometimes.
JaneBurgess
11-12-2016, 07:52 PM
I need to just cam hard M-F and not work weekends. Saturdays are so damn slow for me during NCAA football.
Glamourmilf
11-12-2016, 08:58 PM
I went three days on Streamate without a single show. I put in a little over 31 hours on there this week and made $134 .
How is that EVEN possible?
More importantly, how did You get through it without blowing your brains out?
EllieGold
11-12-2016, 09:05 PM
How is that EVEN possible?
More importantly, how did You get through it without blowing your brains out?
Been there before... It hurts.
How is that EVEN possible?
More importantly, how did You get through it without blowing your brains out?
Yes it can happen unfortunately, i log off if there is no business for me in 2 max 3 hrs cause i know on SM it hurts a lot to stay there and make no money.
This summer was horrible for me especially cause i was always tired & could not sleep during the day cause the workers were renovating the building facade and all i heard was drilling machines and lots of noise, my sleep was a nightmare for the entire summer and i barely made it with the summer deadness & this noise when trying to rest. That's why my placement dropped but then after 3 months i climbed back up, not at the same higher spot but i earned a better one so i reckon they re-calculate the rank every 3 months same like they do with the ratings, the last 90 days. I hope i can maintain the placement i have now or go higher but who knows, the last 2 weeks were extremely slow on SM especially the post election days, hope it picks up.
Glamourmilf
11-13-2016, 10:43 PM
Yes it can happen unfortunately, i log off if there is no business for me in 2 max 3 hrs cause i know on SM it hurts a lot to stay there and make no money.
This summer was horrible for me especially cause i was always tired & could not sleep during the day cause the workers were renovating the building facade and all i heard was drilling machines and lots of noise, my sleep was a nightmare for the entire summer and i barely made it with the summer deadness & this noise when trying to rest. That's why my placement dropped but then after 3 months i climbed back up, not at the same higher spot but i earned a better one so i reckon they re-calculate the rank every 3 months same like they do with the ratings, the last 90 days. I hope i can maintain the placement i have now or go higher but who knows, the last 2 weeks were extremely slow on SM especially the post election days, hope it picks up.
I admire you ladies, I really do.
I don't have the patience to sit on cam if I'm not making money.
I get very irritated, and look annoyed. And THAT makes guys run from my rooms, not spend.
My max time to be without a show/tip is 15 minutes.
IDK, maybe its burnout.
Kudos to those that can do it.
Thanks!
Yeah, some of us dont really have options but to be there on cam & hustle/wait, now if i get ready for cam starting with shower/bath, lights, bed, hair, make up & all i know i am going to be there for a few hrs doing my best to make money, while others can work PSO too or other gigs i personally have just the cam option cause of my location & language barrier. Staying on cam for 15 mins when it took me 2 hrs to get ready makes no sense to me really ;)
I am glad u have a steady flow of shows to keep u happy :)
Horny
11-14-2016, 05:54 AM
I know people have said its bad for ages but for me its really only been the last couple of weeks. Today is dire though and I have excellent placement. I have sat here for a third of what I would normally get and i've nearly done my shift but wow its bad. Free chat has like 14 people in and guest 1 what is happening its so odd.
evaeva
11-14-2016, 01:12 PM
it's like trying to wring water out of rocks out here...I'm so over this
Susperia
11-14-2016, 01:28 PM
Been on for an hour and only made $13. What the fuck! No body can seem to stay in my room or stay in pvt for that matter....they all seem to leave or get kicked out after 1 or 2 minutes. This is annoying as fuck. Help me CamGods!
winnipeg
11-14-2016, 02:24 PM
Worst day ever. I thought things were picking up toward the weekend but we're back to this!
anonymous camgirl
11-14-2016, 04:00 PM
Wow 15 mins?..lol.... I barely can wipe my ass in that length of time.. haha.. 15 mins goes by in the blink of an eye to me.. I have a lil bit more patience than that but not much
I admire you ladies, I really do.
I don't have the patience to sit on cam if I'm not making money.
I get very irritated, and look annoyed. And THAT makes guys run from my rooms, not spend.
My max time to be without a show/tip is 15 minutes.
IDK, maybe its burnout.
Kudos to those that can do it.
anonymous camgirl
11-14-2016, 04:08 PM
Yea I feel the same way.. I had several good normal days and now shit..
Worst day ever. I thought things were picking up toward the weekend but we're back to this!
SuperPookie
11-14-2016, 05:34 PM
How is that EVEN possible?
More importantly, how did You get through it without blowing your brains out? Probably because towards the end I was semi comotose lol. I was so bored that I wanted to scream and I could practically feel my muscles atrophying from just laying there so long. On the plus side you can bet your ass that I did a lot of work on my NF and CMD profiles lol.
victoriavein
11-14-2016, 09:52 PM
WTF is up with these guys today? what the actual FUCK?!!!! I'm done. these turds don't deserve to see my beautiful ass. Goodnight. #wasteofmakeup
sstrunks
11-15-2016, 05:16 AM
This is my first night back camming in five years. I've been on for four hours and I only made 2 dollars.
I'm never going to be able to afford my nose job *tear*
My internet is absolute shit (1.3 mbps upload speed) so maybe that has something to do with it. But I live in the middle of nowhere, so it's as good as it's going to get. I'm going to stay on until I make something, this is ridiculous...