View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
anonymous camgirl
01-27-2017, 09:13 AM
So I just started camming and I see this at the top of the list..lol
~Carmen~
01-27-2017, 09:23 AM
IDK why but it just irritates me so bad! I feel like they're purposefully taking emotional labor that they know they should be paying for. If feels bad man.
It irritates me more than anything because it's just so pointless!
LoraDoll
01-27-2017, 12:23 PM
It took a few days for me to realize, that the traffic is really, completely low, what s more: My last shift was like a nightmare, I couldnt even sleep well tonight. Another shift today, and it looks like the same as yesterday. I m sleepy, tired, bored, and depressed by this shit right now, but okay.
I hope these bithes ll bring their worse, I m so ready to have another fucked up day, deal with retarded all night long for nearly nothing, bring it on! :D
Idk if i m mad, but I m pretty sure, these jerks, having fun ruining my shift.
however, it s unbeliveable how boring is this now. :D
sovereignv
01-27-2017, 12:44 PM
If it's any comfort to you guys, January was absolutely horrible last year too, and adding the new crop of SM glitches to regular January slowness is a recipe for disaster. Doesn't mean things are going to stay like that, though. January is a famously slow month for a lot of different types of business, just gotta grin and bear it. (Not to prevent you from complaining, you've got all right to complain in the complain thread, just wanted to add a little perspective.) Best of luck to all of you, I hope it picks up soon too. NOT HAPPY about regulars not being able to connect to my paid chat, that's for sure.
bbwbrianna
01-27-2017, 03:21 PM
Why the fuck is it so terrible right now? Is there football? I have never had a Friday this horrible for over a year.
CAMGIRLANA
01-28-2017, 12:33 PM
i have the same this week they even not speak with me :((
DahliaSimone
01-28-2017, 12:41 PM
Wow, this has been the slowest Saturday I think I have ever cammed.....deadsville.
Horny
01-28-2017, 01:28 PM
Monday was good for me Tuesday and Wednesday a glitchy nightmare I quit Thursday Friday and broke my New Years resolution of 20 hours minimum per week. I really hope next week is going to be better my motivation is rock bottom now.
bbwbrianna
01-28-2017, 01:54 PM
It's the same as yesterday. I just don't get it. Worst weekend for me in three years of camming. Even the Euro cam sites are dead. Shit like this makes me want to throw in the towel and leave the industry.
DahliaSimone
01-28-2017, 01:56 PM
Yeah, my motivation has been shit lately too. Monday and yesterday were decent enough days (not extraordinary, but decent), but the rest of the week was just absolutely dead.
LoraDoll
01-28-2017, 11:15 PM
I think I m cursed or something. Someone who works on Jasmin would tell me something what she experienced there? I start to panicking. :D
All I see a week ago now, people sitting there quietly or complaining, why they dont come to pv. They have no money, I dont look happy enough, and fuck knows what, this is fucking fucked up, and still dont think the problem is with me. Wtf going on? Should I quit now or what?
xBaby_Dollx
01-29-2017, 12:27 AM
UGHHHH!!! SM and it's glitches can go straight to hell!!
I swear, I have had SOO much traffic and SOO many interested guys but I keep getting bumped from the front page to page 5 WTF??? Plus everyone has been complaining to me about my stream that it keeps shitting out, its fine for a few minutes then shits out.
Yesterday I was on for 4 hours and only made a 100$ (half my normal goal) and tonight I have been on 3 hours and at 75$ :'(
They better get there shit together cause I am NOT happy!!
I wanted to earn a little extra because I am only 3 payments away from paying off my home loan! I want it so bad!!!!
nattyfetish
01-29-2017, 01:44 AM
I think I m cursed or something. Someone who works on Jasmin would tell me something what she experienced there? I start to panicking. :D
All I see a week ago now, people sitting there quietly or complaining, why they dont come to pv. They have no money, I dont look happy enough, and fuck knows what, this is fucking fucked up, and still dont think the problem is with me. Wtf going on? Should I quit now or what?
Don't quit Lora. It's simply a horrible traffic. This month for me was the "3 members in my room month", "0 members in my room evan tough i tease the hell out of me" & "stupid fucks wanting free shit & to risk my account for their broke asses" month. Tough i am not complaining, i have been lucky enough to get a whale when i almost felt like breaking into tears of frustration. I am really scared tough that i won't be that lucky for long so pleaseeee traffic - get better soon ! Also yesterday it was a fucking LOW saturday. Usually saturdays for me are always a hit on lj.
LoraDoll
01-29-2017, 02:36 AM
Tnx for ur feedback.
What scared me: in the past few years I worked this shit up nicely. I have nice regulars (I hope, I still have them), okay -not insane pvs - creative shows - ofc there was jerks aswell, but whatever.
I had controll in my room somehow. Was able to set up a line how far jerks can go, removed/ignored everyone below that line, and I did very well like that.
In the last 1 week it seemed its all gone. Like i have nothing, but freeloaders who are weirder than ever, more clingy than ever and I can t do anything about it, can t get away from them. Just the stress for nothing, and whatever I try, I just get the shit in my face endlessly in free chat.
Now, I pushed hard as fuck, and managed to reach my goal, but for god sake this is fucking hard righ tnow, If u dont have luck, and get a whale from nowhere. :S
I hope too it ll pick up.
Bridgetxo
01-29-2017, 03:52 AM
For some reason Saturdays have been absolutely terrible for me this month. I had a good Thursday and a decent Friday but tonight was awful. I barely got any traffic to my room. Made $26 in 2 hours and called it a night. It's too draining for me when it's slow and quiet.
winnipeg
01-29-2017, 12:40 PM
Each weekend seems to get worse and worse :(
Ladybuggie
01-30-2017, 03:51 PM
OMFG What's up with AW tonight. Like, it's absolutely DEAD. Plz cam goddess, help me! =( Can't wait for this month to end
seashell
01-30-2017, 04:02 PM
Ugh... I am sooo off my game today. Had a couple shows and it was awkward as fuck. I think I'm just tired and overly stressed.
Blonde-Ambition
01-31-2017, 06:48 AM
it is DEAD on AW! there are soooo many girls online! 450 ish in the day and last night there was just under 700!!!!!!
it's getting harder and harder to make money even with regulars!
on 3 sites today and not one going off!
xx
seashell
01-31-2017, 01:13 PM
My internet is really slow today... I lost a video sale on MGF because I couldn't get it uploaded :( grrr
Oh well, at least I made a ton of money earlier today. Hoping it will be like this tomorrow!!
Susperia
01-31-2017, 02:54 PM
How can you go from making $300 one day to making less than $100 the next day. I don't get you SM. WHy you so bipolar! I'm getting like no traffic today. I wonder if its cuz I turned my geoblock back on....things seem shitty since I did that.
How can you go from making $300 one day to making less than $100 the next day. I don't get you SM. WHy you so bipolar! I'm getting like no traffic today. I wonder if its cuz I turned my geoblock back on....things seem shitty since I did that.
I couldn't stand the deadness when I had Geoblock on. It makes no sense either. If I want to block a state you can't tell me that's where ALL my traffic was coming from, but it sure seems like it once you enable that!!
Girly_Girl
02-01-2017, 09:32 AM
How can you go from making $300 one day to making less than $100 the next day. I don't get you SM. WHy you so bipolar! I'm getting like no traffic today. I wonder if its cuz I turned my geoblock back on....things seem shitty since I did that.
When I had my geo on, I would ask girls in the forum to check what my placement was and they could not even find me. It messed up my traffic too so I had to undo it.
CreativeName
02-01-2017, 10:30 AM
ugh that might be why i would do so bad on streamate when I used to go on lmao.
thanks
xStitchesx
02-01-2017, 11:11 AM
Just had a guy take me to private to watch me smoke a cigarette in glasses. He left private as soon as I took my contacts off and I'm so annoyed!
miss cleo
02-01-2017, 11:37 AM
fuck me ive been on AW all day and made £14!!! Cant wait to go on holiday to the sunshine on Saturday and have time away from this demoralizing shite!
LoraDoll
02-01-2017, 03:23 PM
I reached my goal today somehow, but take a look at this shit. :D
A***: pv someone?
Cora83 : why so sad?
A***: pv someone?
Cora83 : you dont look so horny ��
A***: pv someone?
daithiali : maybe what u wearing?
A***: ??
Makumba6: you seems young
A***: pv someone?
ArabMan4u: the cuttest cat i've ever seen
sebcool1: where do you come from?
momo10011 : hey yea u wanna make me hot first than i go
A***: not at all, bitch
momo10011 : what do you do in prvt ? german?
Bann.
So stupid it makes me wanna cry.
https://media.giphy.com/media/LHrVYNAqPuvJu/giphy.gif
And pv's are like:
me: hy, what s up?
no respond for a min
he: wanna see u naked. (ok, just ask for shit, and ignore me ecompletely, bitch)
me: so... should I take my clothes down now? ...
no respond for a min
he: u should finger urself!
(ugh kill me now?!)
he: harder!
me: hard enough...
he leaves.
https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/16426519_689602557911091_12634236_n.gif?oh=7cdadae 8aaa210eca6149fc8c5eff963&oe=5894EE3F
Pure garbage. not complaining (Or I do?! ) just wanted to share.
BadBitch
02-01-2017, 04:16 PM
My biggest issue is guys not staying in my room. I'm going to be honest with you girls - it makes me feel like fucking shit. I've become so fucking self-conscious of it now. I feel like they think I'm ugly or old. I've NEVER felt this way before in my life. NEVER. I'll look in other rooms and see girls with 6-10 guys in there. Me? I get guys popping in and out. It's REALLY playing on my self-esteem right now. I'm fucking so fucking depressed over it. I'm on right now and just dealing with guys popping in and out. I have on sexy lingerie and a full face of makeup. Nothing. They're not even staying long enough for me to say "hi". I can't do this anymore.
BadBitch
02-01-2017, 04:21 PM
UGHHHH!!! SM and it's glitches can go straight to hell!!
I swear, I have had SOO much traffic and SOO many interested guys but I keep getting bumped from the front page to page 5 WTF??? Plus everyone has been complaining to me about my stream that it keeps shitting out, its fine for a few minutes then shits out.
Yesterday I was on for 4 hours and only made a 100$ (half my normal goal) and tonight I have been on 3 hours and at 75$ :'(
They better get there shit together cause I am NOT happy!!
I wanted to earn a little extra because I am only 3 payments away from paying off my home loan! I want it so bad!!!!
Well at least you have "SOO much traffic" and "SOO many interested guys".
Procrasturbator
02-01-2017, 04:24 PM
^ Have you tried another site, at least temporarily? I quit working SM because of that, it was too demoralizing.
Today is quite possibly my slowest day in... years? Ever? I don't even know. It's been five hours. FIVE. HOURS. And I haven't made a single penny. I don't know what I expected, logging on at 10 AM on a Wednesday (I work nights primarily and Wednesdays are generally my slowest days) but seriously, not even ONE show? Christ. The worst part is that I've had multiple good regulars hit me up, the kind you can always depend on to get a show, and for some reason NONE of them did! I don't want to sign off because it's downright embarrassing, signing off without making a single freaking cent, but I'm beginning to think I should sign off and take a nap so I can try again with the night crowd.
BadBitch
02-01-2017, 05:06 PM
^ Have you tried another site, at least temporarily? I quit working SM because of that, it was too demoralizing.
Today is quite possibly my slowest day in... years? Ever? I don't even know. It's been five hours. FIVE. HOURS. And I haven't made a single penny. I don't know what I expected, logging on at 10 AM on a Wednesday (I work nights primarily and Wednesdays are generally my slowest days) but seriously, not even ONE show? Christ. The worst part is that I've had multiple good regulars hit me up, the kind you can always depend on to get a show, and for some reason NONE of them did! I don't want to sign off because it's downright embarrassing, signing off without making a single freaking cent, but I'm beginning to think I should sign off and take a nap so I can try again with the night crowd.
Yep - I get it. Especially the signing off part. I literally force myself to sit there. I'll sit here with a goddamn smile plastered on my face rather than give up and log off. I'm always afraid that if I log off, I miss a really great regular.
I just tried another site and it's the same. Ugh. It's gotta be the time of year.
I have to stop looking in other rooms and comparing myself. That's what's getting me downright depressed. I see a lot of guys sitting in other rooms. Granted, they're just sitting, but I think I'd rather have a room full of guys not paying than an empty room. It's fucking humiliating.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
02-01-2017, 05:30 PM
Yep - I get it. Especially the signing off part. I literally force myself to sit there. I'll sit here with a goddamn smile plastered on my face rather than give up and log off. I'm always afraid that if I log off, I miss a really great regular.
I just tried another site and it's the same. Ugh. It's gotta be the time of year.
I have to stop looking in other rooms and comparing myself. That's what's getting me downright depressed. I see a lot of guys sitting in other rooms. Granted, they're just sitting, but I think I'd rather have a room full of guys not paying than an empty room. It's fucking humiliating.
Maybe log off for an hour to de-distress do some deep breathing and when you come back DONT even look to see who's on.
BadBitch
02-01-2017, 05:50 PM
Maybe log off for an hour to de-distress do some deep breathing and when you come back DONT even look to see who's on.
You're right. I should def log off and destress with deep breathing. I just feel like a reject. I feel humiliated.
Yeah, I have to stop comparing myself with everyone else. I do it in my personal life as well. It sucks. :( Thank you.
LoraDoll
02-01-2017, 06:30 PM
My biggest issue is guys not staying in my room. I'm going to be honest with you girls - it makes me feel like fucking shit. I've become so fucking self-conscious of it now. I feel like they think I'm ugly or old. I've NEVER felt this way before in my life. NEVER. I'll look in other rooms and see girls with 6-10 guys in there. Me? I get guys popping in and out. It's REALLY playing on my self-esteem right now. I'm fucking so fucking depressed over it. I'm on right now and just dealing with guys popping in and out. I have on sexy lingerie and a full face of makeup. Nothing. They're not even staying long enough for me to say "hi". I can't do this anymore.
I see the same thing in my room sometimes, in the meanwhile, i m up to work, I can t look better, whatever.
My theory is, that camming is irritating and draining now, than ever somehow. The more bad it make u feel the more bad it became. Idk, try what u can, but It dont worth to stress urself to shit, really. What I do is, logging on, and focus on myself, if I earn good or not, just keep up ur balance anyhow u can. Try not to worry about money ( I had terrible, nearly nothing days before - never happened such a thing to me, in 7 yrs yet) just take it easy. At least if someone competent ll show up, u ll be able to do a good performance. And never take anything personal from these idiots, dont take it personal if it s slow and dead - that s very important aswell.
Well, it s not an advice to earn more money, but to prevent urself to feel even worse, when things are just fucked up anyway.
" Granted, they're just sitting, but I think I'd rather have a room full of guys not paying than an empty room. It's fucking humiliating." --> same here. I think , in my case, they just leave when they realize, I dont do free show, and they can t get anything out of me, for free. I understand, It feels humilating (I struggled with the same feelings days ago) but the truth is, people are just too broke, in these days.
Btw, I always did long shifts, like 8-10 hours without break. Now, I log off after every 1 hour, and do my 8hour shift slowly, very carefully.
starburst
02-01-2017, 06:48 PM
^ Have you tried another site, at least temporarily? I quit working SM because of that, it was too demoralizing.
Today is quite possibly my slowest day in... years? Ever? I don't even know. It's been five hours. FIVE. HOURS. And I haven't made a single penny. I don't know what I expected, logging on at 10 AM on a Wednesday (I work nights primarily and Wednesdays are generally my slowest days) but seriously, not even ONE show? Christ. The worst part is that I've had multiple good regulars hit me up, the kind you can always depend on to get a show, and for some reason NONE of them did! I don't want to sign off because it's downright embarrassing, signing off without making a single freaking cent, but I'm beginning to think I should sign off and take a nap so I can try again with the night crowd.
I'm so sorry this happened to you :( I hope it wound up picking up!
heavymetalgirl
02-01-2017, 06:55 PM
It feels the same way for me. I've not made any money and I've been on for hours in full makeup, hair, lingerie, with a big-ass smile plastered on my face - all for nothing!! I'm starting to doubt myself (thinking I'm hideous, not enough curves, getting too old, not looking happy enough or moving around enough, etc). I do not know what else to do! I'm giving it all I have :(
Blovely
02-01-2017, 07:13 PM
I hate to read posts where you ladies blame yourself or think its you. Why do you ladies think its you when there are tons of posts in this thread and other threads where ladies express that camming/$$$ sucks right now? You can look at tons of rooms and pretty much tell that its not you. Sure many ladies are still doing well but I see alot of rooms where ladies have like 0-5 people as well as rooms where ladies look bored as fuck and irritated because its so slow. When you can see and read that other ladies are experiencing the same as you shouldn't think its you.
BadBitch
02-01-2017, 07:37 PM
I hate to read posts where you ladies blame yourself or think its you. Why do you ladies think its you when there are tons of posts in this thread and other threads where ladies express that camming/$$$ sucks right now? You can look at tons of rooms and pretty much tell that its not you. Sure many ladies are still doing well but I see alot of rooms where ladies have like 0-5 people as well as rooms where ladies look bored as fuck and irritated because its so slow. When you can see and read that other ladies are experiencing the same as you shouldn't think its you.
Thank you. I think it's a terrible habit to automatically blame ourselves. But, I think in this line of work, where looks are extremely important, it's hard to not blame ourselves.
I do have to stop looking in other rooms because when I see 5+ people in a room (which is busy on SM these days!), I feel so defeated. Today, it was just guys in and out - in and out - in and out. I was wondering if it was my stream. I couldn't keep guys in there. Maybe because I don't show anything. I sit. I do have the cam on my face and body, but that's it. They want to see something, they have to pay for it.
I logged off for about 30 minutes and just bawled my eyes out. It's a helpless feeling. It's embarrassing.
But, thank you so much for your response.
BadBitch
02-01-2017, 07:38 PM
It feels the same way for me. I've not made any money and I've been on for hours in full makeup, hair, lingerie, with a big-ass smile plastered on my face - all for nothing!! I'm starting to doubt myself (thinking I'm hideous, not enough curves, getting too old, not looking happy enough or moving around enough, etc). I do not know what else to do! I'm giving it all I have :(
Yep - I am totally with you.
Genoveve
02-01-2017, 08:14 PM
Honestly today is freakishly bad for me too, yesterday traffic sucked balls but I got lucky with some regulars. Today is the worst traffic I have had in a really long time, especially considering as how there's not even a lot of girls on. Usually when the count gets to 1800-2000 is when I start having an empty room, today it's only been under 1500 and yet my room is empty. I've made $19 in 90 minutes and that is a record low for me.
Well at least you have "SOO much traffic" and "SOO many interested guys".
I don't think you should take your frustration out on other girls, especially when they're going through the same thing you are.
nattyfetish
02-02-2017, 03:52 AM
omg wtffff is happening , i am getting bored as fuck ! all i get are stupid trolls insulting me. wtf?
seashell
02-02-2017, 09:28 AM
I'm having a slow day, too :( It's weird, the day before yesterday, I was too busy to catch my breath... and now, crickets. Thank god for regulars. Oh well, maybe it will pick up later tonight.
Fuck this shit. I had webroot tell me there was malware on my SMB when I went to open it. Took care of that then went to uninstall and reinstall smb. Uninstall- no problem. Reinstall- nope. Not going to sit on a no traffic site on god knows what page. This is horrible.
Teddy_Bear
02-02-2017, 10:25 AM
My biggest issue is guys not staying in my room. I'm going to be honest with you girls - it makes me feel like fucking shit. I've become so fucking self-conscious of it now. I feel like they think I'm ugly or old. I've NEVER felt this way before in my life. NEVER. I'll look in other rooms and see girls with 6-10 guys in there. Me? I get guys popping in and out. It's REALLY playing on my self-esteem right now. I'm fucking so fucking depressed over it. I'm on right now and just dealing with guys popping in and out. I have on sexy lingerie and a full face of makeup. Nothing. They're not even staying long enough for me to say "hi". I can't do this anymore.
Posts like these are heart-breaking to read and I know lots of people are struggling right now. I just wanted to respond and let you know that I often only have 2-5 people in my room at any one time and that is not the norm, the norm is 1-2 people because I am 'boring' and sit there in silence until they interact with me. However I also earn a lot of money on the site for two reasons - 1) I work LONG hours, 2) I charge very high rates and 3) Big spenders seem to dig being ignored apparently! What I am trying to say is that I get in-out, in-out, in-out ALL day long but it doesn't effect my money because I'd rather have one guy in my room, chatting and then going private or as is more common just popping in and going private right away than have a room full of freeloaders exhausting me all shift. You only need one guy to earn, you don't know how much that 'busy' model is actually earning.
Food for thought is all...
DancesWithSloths
02-02-2017, 01:05 PM
Dear diary, I've been on cam since 3.30pm and got my first show at 7.48pm.
AnotherLily
02-02-2017, 01:14 PM
Fuck this shit. I had webroot tell me there was malware on my SMB when I went to open it. Took care of that then went to uninstall and reinstall smb. Uninstall- no problem. Reinstall- nope. Not going to sit on a no traffic site on god knows what page. This is horrible.
I sent you a pm
seashell
02-02-2017, 01:19 PM
I just realized I've been online for NINE. HOURS. D: *cries*
gingerstripper
02-02-2017, 02:58 PM
shit dude. kinda deadville today.
>.<
jculp90
02-02-2017, 03:01 PM
So sick of all these fucking guys wanting a discount on everything, even my indy guys who I am only $2.99 a freakin minute all of the sudden don't want to pay unless I will give them a longer show for same amount of money or drop my prices like wtf...iv been lucky and have been able to do only indy shows for a few months now but I am going to have to go back to sm and cams cuz this shit is ridiculous
gingerstripper
02-02-2017, 03:02 PM
i just went and checked other peoples pages... and nothing is loading up so could be why its slow.