View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
DoodlebugBites
05-16-2013, 05:39 PM
This week has just been horrible for me on SM and as bad as it is to say I got fed up and logged off for sake of sanity. And I didn't even log in today...I felt like I needed to regroup, collect my thoughts and also take time to look into adding additional forms of income so I don't get so stressed when camming is slow for me.
Same here–it's a panicky feeling to only have SM at the moment. I had meant to diversify my forms of income but I just went full-time camming at the beginning of March and since it was going so well, I just hadn't gotten to setting up other avenues.
I'm trying to look at this week as the kick in the satin panties I needed to get my clips store loaded. Luckily I have plenty of time in free chat to video edit (eyeroll).
augusta_viva
05-16-2013, 05:49 PM
63 dollars in 8 hours. fuck. i feel like a LOSER.
Marina Starr
05-16-2013, 05:55 PM
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63 dollars in 8 hours. fuck. i feel like a LOSER.
BellaK
05-16-2013, 07:57 PM
Yesterday I was ready to start camming again when I got home...WELL didnt happen. I havent cammed in sooooo long the software had changed on one site, and my camera was handing me back errors on the other. 2 hours later I had it finally figured out, but was too exhausted to cam (plus allerigies were bothering me).SO I WENT TO SLEEP. WHOMP WHOMP. At least now Im ready to go now tho! smdh
Nina_Den
05-17-2013, 08:28 AM
Holy shit, girls. Reading some of the posts in this thread I start thinking... is it a really bad time to start as a newbie on SM? :beady:
justanothercamgirl
05-17-2013, 08:42 AM
Holy shit, girls. Reading some of the posts in this thread I start thinking... is it a really bad time to start as a newbie on SM? :beady:
This thread is just meant for venting. I wouldn't take anything in it as a true reflection of what is going on in the world of camming. ;)
SoloDesire
05-17-2013, 08:47 AM
^^ Agreed. Go to the "Camming ROCKS right now" thread for a boost! lol
islandsoutherngirl
05-17-2013, 09:41 AM
The red dragon has me and I am feeling so sick that I am pretty much making no monies, honeys. :(
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/2697914/dragon-rage-o.gif (http://gifsoup.com/view/2697914/dragon-rage.html)
Same over here...hope you feel better soon and start making some good money
JaneBurgess
05-17-2013, 09:56 AM
No you will be fine. We post about issues and stuff in here to get it off our chests. It's good to vent sometimes.
Holy shit, girls. Reading some of the posts in this thread I start thinking... is it a really bad time to start as a newbie on SM? :beady:
TaTasha
05-17-2013, 10:55 AM
This is my third day of camming. I'm on MFC. My cam score is getting down to like 600ish. Barely any tips past two days. I'm getting frustrated cuz I just wonder how long I can go without the score going down to 500, 400 . :raincloud: I wonder when it's gonna start going up? I would really like doing it, if I was making any money but ten dollars for a few hours is getting pretty frustrating. I usually feel sexy and I am soo not feeling sexy the past couple days. Ughh, just wanted to vent on here a bit. Hopefully things look up soon, and hopefully my Streammate account gets approved soon so I can f*** my boyfriend online and myself too and NOT have to worry about a GD camscore feeling like crap cuz there's a girl I saw on there that has a score of 30,000 and mine is freakin like 500. Oh only 29,500 difference there lol. How do they dooo it. :boggled: And no, you don't have to really answer that.
TaTasha
05-17-2013, 11:04 AM
^^ Agreed. Go to the "Camming ROCKS right now" thread for a boost! lol
Haha, and when I'm doing badly I hate reading the "Camming ROCKS right now" thread. It puts me in a shitty mood and makes me think that ya'll posting on there have something that I don't:( I know that's not the right way to think, but that's how I felt yesterday while reading that thread.
justanothercamgirl
05-17-2013, 11:42 AM
Camming fucking sucks right now because no matter how many times I reboot, I am not turning up anywhere in Streamate's seach pages.
I can't sell to zero fucking traffic.
*throws her hands in the air*
anonymous camgirl
05-17-2013, 12:05 PM
Have you girls noticed they are meaner and nastier during the slow season?? I mean they rarely rate and if they do its bad... or they tag bad things about you even if you are being nice.. even if you have to fake it.. I feel like i cannot win.. lol... They are just alot MEANER... compared to the holiday season.. so many nice guys so many tips so many good ratings.. they are NOT even generous with ratings it seems and that is FREE to do for us.. fucking mean ass bastards...lol
SweetieBelle
05-17-2013, 12:16 PM
Have you girls noticed they are meaner and nastier during the slow season?? I mean they rarely rate and if they do its bad... or they tag bad things about you even if you are being nice.. even if you have to fake it.. I feel like i cannot win.. lol... They are just alot MEANER... compared to the holiday season.. so many nice guys so many tips so many good ratings.. they are NOT even generous with ratings it seems and that is FREE to do for us.. fucking mean ass bastards...lol
I've only been camming about a month, but I've noticed them get meaner as I go. I thought I was doing a bad job, but I haven't changed anything in my show. I'm prepping myself to start working longer hours and just deal with it, even if I get rated badly every time. Hopefully it'll ease up though. How long does this slow season last, btw?
anonymous camgirl
05-17-2013, 12:44 PM
Lasts quite awhile.. I used to do really great in the summer time but like all the other girls say it is slow for them.. yea 1 month is not enough.. you need to work the entire year to get a perspective of it. so to answer you it lasts MONTHS!!..lol...
I've only been camming about a month, but I've noticed them get meaner as I go. I thought I was doing a bad job, but I haven't changed anything in my show. I'm prepping myself to start working longer hours and just deal with it, even if I get rated badly every time. Hopefully it'll ease up though. How long does this slow season last, btw?
Nina_Den
05-17-2013, 12:55 PM
But is there ever something like a "best" and "worst" time to start camming?
Marina Starr
05-17-2013, 12:57 PM
No one can really answer this because it varies from girl to girl but you do have an "advantage" because you'll be new to SM, new model tag so that's like a novelty. Be sure to use it to your advantage.
But is there ever something like a "best" and "worst" time to start camming?
SweetieBelle
05-17-2013, 01:06 PM
Lasts quite awhile.. I used to do really great in the summer time but like all the other girls say it is slow for them.. yea 1 month is not enough.. you need to work the entire year to get a perspective of it. so to answer you it lasts MONTHS!!..lol...
Oh dear god.
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I'd better get out my helmet, knee pads, and anti-emo pills.
Actually, I'm in a good mood right now, so:
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8)
augusta_viva
05-17-2013, 01:15 PM
It actually did get better later in the evening, so thanks :). Made goal with a tiny bit extra. Now to start all over again!
Rosexxxx
05-18-2013, 05:02 AM
Have you girls noticed they are meaner and nastier during the slow season?? I mean they rarely rate and if they do its bad... or they tag bad things about you even if you are being nice.. even if you have to fake it.. I feel like i cannot win.. lol... They are just alot MEANER... compared to the holiday season.. so many nice guys so many tips so many good ratings.. they are NOT even generous with ratings it seems and that is FREE to do for us.. fucking mean ass bastards...lol
http://img2.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/17660/176605027d856981bce916f64f16c694a557985c.gif (http://www.uploadhouse.com/viewfile.php?id=17660502&showlnk=0)
MommieLongLegs
05-20-2013, 04:46 PM
So, I had an interview a week ago. It went well, but now I have to wait for a SECOND interview *sigh. I had an interview for a different company yesterday that also went well, and now I'm waiting to see if I get the job.
If I don't get a new job soon, I'm gonna scream. I hate camming. I'm tired of staring at an empty screen, watching guys pop in and out of my room, and small talk that leads nowhere.
SweetieBelle
05-20-2013, 10:50 PM
Wow. I'm starting to feel like Bad Luck Brian. It seems I've been having a terrible time camming lately because my internet quality has gone down. My ISP decided to downgrade my internet (without telling me, naturally) because the discount package I had bought expired. So here I've been working with sh*tty internet and didn't even know. I thought things seemed a lot slower, though. I called them tonight and had them upgrade again, and it's going to take a whole week before they change it back! Also, my cat chewed my phone cord and I just got that fixed. I was using this old corded phone that wouldn't reach my camming area. Yeeep, I'm feeling especially sour right now.
Hopefully.. HOPEFULLY when it's back up I will be able to post in the Camming Rocks thread more often. I really would like to go for that $500/week challenge properly, too. Must. Look. On. Bright. Side.
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Special_K
05-22-2013, 01:55 AM
Camming sucks because MFC hates me -.- and I'm starting to hate it back
DAMN U MFC
justanothercamgirl
05-23-2013, 12:48 PM
$20 in 3-1/2 hours on Streamate and not a SINGLE token on MFC in an hour.
I can't help but take this personally. Maybe I have lost my hustle.
*JAC opens up a can of worms and eats them*
CourtneyRaine
05-23-2013, 12:51 PM
Camming sucks because I just found out my only free chat site is now passing charge backs on to models. This seriously just ruined my whole day. I refuse to work for a site that can't guarantee that I'll be paid for the job I'm doing. Fml. Guess I'm going back to Chaturbate sooner than I planned on!
~Carmen~
05-23-2013, 01:08 PM
This was the worst day I've had in a long time. No traffic except beggars and hurt my back trying to get in a requested position for a show:(
MommieLongLegs
05-23-2013, 03:54 PM
Still waiting to hear back from an employer. I'm starting to get discouraged.
Sitting on cam on sm with 0 people in my room, and every now and then someone will come in for small talk or say they wanna go pvt but leave. I have rent and bills to pay, and this isn't gonna cut it. I'm eating ramen noodles. Not cool.
AliceFun
05-23-2013, 04:18 PM
I am soo fucking tired of this shit myself, for sure this is aggravating my complex, all these beggars and freeloaders and the dead paying traffic is killing my nerves and makes me feel like a bloody looser, i dont know but in all the other jobs i had i was doing great, been a great sales person in shop then shop manager, accountant, office jobs, drawing/ cartoons artist but with camming i simply cant win! Soo bad that from all these jobs i had in my country camming still pays better but its stressing me out alot and i take it personal especially the freechat is draining me.
ConnyLove
05-23-2013, 04:21 PM
I am soo fucking tired of this shit myself, for sure this is aggravating my complex, all these beggars and freeloaders and the dead paying traffic is killing my nerves and makes me feel like a bloody looser, i dont know but in all the other jobs i had i was doing great, been a great sales person in shop then shop manager, accountant, office jobs, drawing/ cartoons artist but with camming i simply cant win! Soo bad that from all these jobs i had in my country camming still pays better but its stressing me out alot and i take it personal especially the freechat is draining me.
You are not alone Alicefun, I feel the same way , plus the fact that I am suffering from migraines and the lights make me feel worse.
SoloDesire
05-23-2013, 04:29 PM
I started out cheerful and happy this morning...now by this evening I'm a bitter, sarcastic bitch to everyone lol. This has been a REALLY rough day for me on SM :(
justanothercamgirl
05-23-2013, 06:11 PM
I started out cheerful and happy this morning...now by this evening I'm a bitter, sarcastic bitch to everyone lol. This has been a REALLY rough day for me on SM :(
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/3060619/pon-zi-hug-o.gif (http://gifsoup.com/view/3060619/pon-zi-hug.html)
justanothercamgirl
05-23-2013, 06:16 PM
So, I had an interview a week ago. It went well, but now I have to wait for a SECOND interview *sigh. I had an interview for a different company yesterday that also went well, and now I'm waiting to see if I get the job.
If I don't get a new job soon, I'm gonna scream. I hate camming. I'm tired of staring at an empty screen, watching guys pop in and out of my room, and small talk that leads nowhere.
I have my fingers crossed for you that you'll have a new job soon MommieLongLegs.
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/1887882/fingers-crossed-o.gif (http://gifsoup.com/view/1887882/fingers-crossed.html)
anonymous camgirl
05-23-2013, 06:25 PM
Don't feel bad.. I made 7 bucks in almost 3 hours.. what a weird day it was.. i left at 2.61 hours and declared it a "ME" day!
$20 in 3-1/2 hours on Streamate and not a SINGLE token on MFC in an hour.
I can't help but take this personally. Maybe I have lost my hustle.
*JAC opens up a can of worms and eats them*
AvaLove
05-24-2013, 02:49 PM
I have the highest camscore I ever had but I don't see the difference income but I got the biggest tip I ever had this week. I am grateful for the tip but I feel like because I have a higher camscore he felt i was worthy of the tip. I made $215 on Monday morning the next two day I barely made $10 . I usually cam during the 4am but I forgot to turn on my alarm to work my morning shift which is usually my best shift. I still positive because when I was in college it is in a small town where is there is a lot people who live there and go to school but only few job available. The job I did get was $7.25 and the highest my check I got from there was $122 for two weeks worth of work the other time it would be like $36, $22, $53, ect. Right now I am in motel where the internet is so slow it take a long time for picture to load up like dial-up luckily I am by a Clear store and have the funds to purchase mobile broadband. Looking forward to getting back to camming in a stress-free environment.
justanothercamgirl
05-24-2013, 03:12 PM
So much suck!
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/1217434/this-sucks-o.gif (http://gifsoup.com/view/1217434/this-sucks.html)
Marina Starr
05-24-2013, 03:15 PM
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x311/melaniamai/tumblr_m3z7h9JtFp1qmktazo1_500_zps87fdf133.gif
So much suck!
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/1217434/this-sucks-o.gif (http://gifsoup.com/view/1217434/this-sucks.html)
Brilynne
05-24-2013, 03:18 PM
Lowest earning day of the week. SM crapped out on me and it took me two hours to figure it out. Two hours I couldve been taking skype shows off MFC...or SOMETHING more productive than taxing my brain in a free chat site where literally no one could take me private. Hell, I couldve tried a fucking gold show...something, ANYTHING better than 2 hours of freechat for 15 freakin dollars. And don't get me started on the clip thing...THAT is a rant for verified.
ConnyLove
05-24-2013, 04:17 PM
I am fed up of having to contact SM support to get 1 stars removed and keep checking the tags to delete the nasty ones.
MommieLongLegs
05-24-2013, 04:51 PM
Almost 5 hours straight and $20. This is what I get:
him:WHT UP
me: hi hun
him: SHOW ME WHT U WORKING WITH
me: wanna play?
him:YES
me: well let's go
him: OK (and he sits there not going pvt)
me: ...or i can flash you here in free
for 5
him: FLASH
me: it's 5 gold
*he leaves
Blovely
05-24-2013, 05:29 PM
Been on an hour and made $1.75 from a tip wooooohooo. Haven't had a pvt yet. Maybe its slow this week because memorial day is on the 27th.
Marina Starr
05-24-2013, 06:16 PM
I am a stubborn bitch, I will NOT log off until I meet my goal which is only $7 more fucking dollars. So many fucktards tonight!
adarksideoftown
05-25-2013, 02:25 AM
I've never seen such terrible traffic, ever. I normally have guys in constantly, I've been sitting there for 15 mins and not ONE guy. This has never happened. Could it be due to Memorial Day weekend?
J.
mimiboo69
05-25-2013, 02:34 AM
I was on it was ok I was on for 4hrs and made 105.00 there was times,I was sitting there with no one in my room
seller317
05-25-2013, 02:43 AM
Always gets super dead around holidays : (
adarksideoftown
05-25-2013, 02:52 AM
Always gets super dead around holidays : (
Awwwwww, that sucks! I really wanted to capitalize on my last day before period closing. I have honestly, NEVER seen such low traffic. Granted, I have only been there a little over a month, but still, it is truly and utterly DEAD, for me anyways. It's rather disheartening.
justanothercamgirl
05-25-2013, 04:32 AM
Check out the 'Camming Sucks' thread for more details on how SM has been lately.
Pearl_Sugar
05-25-2013, 07:18 AM
This morning the traffic is good but the guys are incredibly needy. Begging, ignoring you when you ask for a tip, etc. Some guy even threatened me saying he was Bin Laden. I mean, what?
Babybunny
05-25-2013, 07:43 AM
I 'accidentally' drank the whole case of beer I bought & passed out. It was kinda boring as far as I remember lol.
MissSassyPickles
05-25-2013, 07:46 AM
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Incantatious
05-25-2013, 08:02 AM
Shouldn't this be in the Camming Sucks Right Now thread?