View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
DahliaSimone
10-11-2018, 10:49 AM
Thanks God I am not the only one:((( I feel like something is wrong with me...
Not at all, its been a shit week. Yesterday I finally hit what is my normal Sunday goal. For the week. I have made, so far this week, what I would make on a normal Sunday. Thats how bad it is lol
christyondemand
10-11-2018, 11:50 AM
Camming sucks because I suck. I'm burnt out and it's affecting everything. Going to try and get through the best I can this month then next month just focus on making clips and taking a mental break if I can. I want December to rock.
Sorry you're experiencing burnout. Definitely not fun or easy. By chance. Do you use any of the phone or sexting platforms? It almost never fails that on my slowest days as a cam girl I make triple my goal with texting. It used to be phone was really busy for me but now it's texting. I'm finding that the majority of my texts are GFE themed.
And by the way, you don't suck. Dead shifts trick us into thinking we suck when in reality it's the shift that was crappy.
One thing that helps me is keeping several internet tabs open. I'll be sexting or checking messages on 1 tab, dispatching orders to my design team on the next tab, reading about aliens and conspiracy theories on the other (lol). Not saying it'll help everyone but it's worth a shot. Last night I sat in a practically empty chat room yet still managed to make my goal all with texting and selling snapchat requests.
When it's absolutely dreadful for me another thing that helps is logging into my cambuilder account and checking my affiliate numbers. It's reassuring knowing that although they may not be spending on me they're dropping lots of cash on other cam girls. I always preach to girls how important it is to have at least 1 whitelabel. I feel like as cam girls we are deserving of a back~end affiliate paycheck.
AcidYellow
10-11-2018, 11:56 AM
Not at all, its been a shit week. Yesterday I finally hit what is my normal Sunday goal. For the week. I have made, so far this week, what I would make on a normal Sunday. Thats how bad it is lol
I agree, I didnt stream on monday bc was slowww as hell, tuesday was good at the end of the day, it picked up butttt because two regs saved my ass, if not, imagine. And yesterday was shitty af¡ Im very far from my weekly goal and thursdays sucks for me so yeah... I hope my regs come next week, I havent seen them since many days ago.
pippapippa
10-11-2018, 09:57 PM
Terrible night for me. Even my big spenders are just popping in then leaving.
mizzfitamy
10-12-2018, 04:24 AM
Fuck me. This week I'm struggling more than ever. Raised my prices a week ago and I think they were too high, cause I was making half of my my daily target. Went back to my original prices and now it's a bit better, but still struggling a lot. This is my 3rd month since I started camming again and of course panicking that the whole week's been so bad. ;(
anonymous camgirl
10-12-2018, 11:35 AM
I really need October to be good.. Praying to the cam gods!.. I am not even working 2 weeks of November.. good lord.. I haven't really had a break in 2 yrs now.
DahliaSimone
10-12-2018, 01:39 PM
Was hoping Fri and Sat would save this awful week.....nope. 2 1/2 hours on, $5.......i think its safe for me to panic now, cause its been a week and a half of straight shit.....
anonymous camgirl
10-12-2018, 02:01 PM
I thought it was just me, ever since I got my hair done for $260 I couldn't afford.. I haven't done so well.. lol.. could be just a coincidence.. but I am quite superstitious these days.
Was hoping Fri and Sat would save this awful week.....nope. 2 1/2 hours on, $5.......i think its safe for me to panic now, cause its been a week and a half of straight shit.....
AcidYellow
10-12-2018, 02:10 PM
Was hoping Fri and Sat would save this awful week.....nope. 2 1/2 hours on, $5.......i think its safe for me to panic now, cause its been a week and a half of straight shit.....
Hello, yes, is me again. I try not to complain but Lord¡ yesterday was bad of the bad bad.. 4 hours and only 36us¡ I dont know what else to do... I was doing well but this week? Hell man. Any of my regs are around And No traffic at all in my room. Im fckng lazy to stream today because for what..... Im about to throw a towel and give up. Ahh and dont forget the Week contest is comming on SM.ggggrrr
DahliaSimone
10-12-2018, 02:14 PM
Hello, yes, is me again. I try not to complain but Lord¡ yesterday was bad of the bad bad.. 4 hours and only 36us¡ I dont know what else to do... I was doing well but this week? Hell man. Any of my regs are around And No traffic at all in my room. Im fckng lazy to stream today because for what..... Im about to throw a towel and give up. Ahh and dont forget the Week contest is comming on SM.ggggrrr
Fuck. I forgot about that damn contest. Fuck fuck fuck.
Klafae
10-12-2018, 02:34 PM
It was super slow last night and I noticed a lot of people when leaving had the message user connection issue so I'm wondering if theres a site issue....at least on streammate. I'm new though so I dont really know if thats the case but was able to make $43 in 3 hours soooo not shitty but not the best...
anonymous camgirl
10-12-2018, 03:02 PM
I doubt it, it's just really bad, I have been on SM since 2009
It was super slow last night and I noticed a lot of people when leaving had the message user connection issue so I'm wondering if theres a site issue....at least on streammate. I'm new though so I dont really know if thats the case but was able to make $43 in 3 hours soooo not shitty but not the best...
Glamourmilf
10-12-2018, 04:12 PM
It was super slow last night and I noticed a lot of people when leaving had the message user connection issue so I'm wondering if theres a site issue....at least on streammate. I'm new though so I dont really know if thats the case but was able to make $43 in 3 hours soooo not shitty but not the best...
Go have a look at my recent post in the SM venting thread.
The site is broken.
LaraLee
10-13-2018, 02:18 PM
Streamate has been a little bit slow, and with the contest starting tonight all of the top girls will be on for sure. I'm just happy to make enough each week to pay my bills. I would love to make $1000 a week. I need to put in more hours, but some days I just cant stand being there. How many hours do most of you stay on at one time? After 90mins I want out, I know that's my problem.
Chica
10-13-2018, 02:43 PM
Streamate has been a little bit slow, and with the contest starting tonight all of the top girls will be on for sure. I'm just happy to make enough each week to pay my bills. I would love to make $1000 a week. I need to put in more hours, but some days I just cant stand being there. How many hours do most of you stay on at one time? After 90mins I want out, I know that's my problem.
This is my BIG problem! Also I had a question for you ladies... I have an excellent ranking in everything except hours. Hours is below average. Does it really affect the traffic or not really?
Bridgetxo
10-13-2018, 03:05 PM
Streamate has been a little bit slow, and with the contest starting tonight all of the top girls will be on for sure. I'm just happy to make enough each week to pay my bills. I would love to make $1000 a week. I need to put in more hours, but some days I just cant stand being there. How many hours do most of you stay on at one time? After 90mins I want out, I know that's my problem.
I try to do 3 hours at a time. If it's really good, I will stay on as long as 5 hours at one time but then I'll feel super hungry and worn out afterwards so I try to stick to 3 hours. Then I usually take a break for an hour or 90 minutes and then hop back on.
LaraLee
10-13-2018, 05:51 PM
I try to do 3 hours at a time. If it's really good, I will stay on as long as 5 hours at one time but then I'll feel super hungry and worn out afterwards so I try to stick to 3 hours. Then I usually take a break for an hour or 90 minutes and then hop back on.
WOW!!! You go with your 3 hours at a time. Do you feel its really worth it? I mean, I don't want to be on for 3 hours and only make $75 bucks, ($25 bucks an hour) Yes its still good money, but if I work 3 hours straight I wanna make at least $125-$200 in that time frame. I'm going to try and stay on for 2 hours tonight and see how much I make. I will report back tomorrow and let you know if staying on longer is the key.
LaraLee
10-13-2018, 05:53 PM
I think it does, I too have excellent raking except for my hours online. I mean I do get traffic, but allot of them just wanna camp out in my room and talk.
anonamiss
10-13-2018, 07:52 PM
Streamate has been a little bit slow, and with the contest starting tonight all of the top girls will be on for sure. I'm just happy to make enough each week to pay my bills. I would love to make $1000 a week. I need to put in more hours, but some days I just cant stand being there. How many hours do most of you stay on at one time? After 90mins I want out, I know that's my problem.
I just work it like any other job and do it all one stint, usually five to six hours a day, give or take a bit. I actually did a little over 8 hours straight last night (with a short ~15 min break for a snack, where I just put my pause button on but stayed online) because I really needed an earnings boost for the end of the pay period. It sucked, but it paid off. I personally can't do multiple shifts a day - once I log off, I lose my momentum. I just want to shower and relax after that, not have to freshen my makeup and mentally prepare for a new shift after a break.
The thing is - most people dislike their jobs, but they don't have the option to just take a long break or leave for the rest of the day like we can. It's easy for us to make excuses, not log on, and sabotage our goals. If you want to make 1k+ a week, you have to be disciplined and stay online through the slow/bad moments.
Perhaps try setting a time goal instead of (or in addition to) a money goal. Aim for X amount of hours and don't slip up. If I actually put in my hours I generally hit my money goals. Check out the "Stay the Fuck On" thread for motivation.
anonamiss
10-13-2018, 08:28 PM
WOW!!! You go with your 3 hours at a time. Do you feel its really worth it? I mean, I don't want to be on for 3 hours and only make $75 bucks, ($25 bucks an hour) Yes its still good money, but if I work 3 hours straight I wanna make at least $125-$200 in that time frame. I'm going to try and stay on for 2 hours tonight and see how much I make. I will report back tomorrow and let you know if staying on longer is the key.
I've stopped caring about my hourly average, because each hour can vary so wildly. I can make nothing for two hours then all of a sudden someone wants an hour long block session and I make $200. The money usually evens out in the end as long as I don't slack on putting in my time goals like I mentioned above.
LaraLee
10-13-2018, 09:29 PM
Thanks for sharing, and yes I'm going to push thur this week
kamiliam
10-13-2018, 10:48 PM
Streamate has been a little bit slow, and with the contest starting tonight all of the top girls will be on for sure. I'm just happy to make enough each week to pay my bills. I would love to make $1000 a week. I need to put in more hours, but some days I just cant stand being there. How many hours do most of you stay on at one time? After 90mins I want out, I know that's my problem.
I work usually 7/8 hour shifts 4 days a week with 20 minute breaks every couple of hours. And yeah sometimes it sucks, but sometimes it really can payoff. I used to work much longer weeks in the corporate world. Working the 90 hours a month really does seem to help your ranking. Remember you need to get enough tags and comments to even be properly considered into the smart placement (it needs data to work with), then you can afford to be choosier with your hours.
Bridgetxo
10-13-2018, 11:14 PM
WOW!!! You go with your 3 hours at a time. Do you feel its really worth it? I mean, I don't want to be on for 3 hours and only make $75 bucks, ($25 bucks an hour) Yes its still good money, but if I work 3 hours straight I wanna make at least $125-$200 in that time frame. I'm going to try and stay on for 2 hours tonight and see how much I make. I will report back tomorrow and let you know if staying on longer is the key.
It's usually worth it for me. Many times I won't make anything or only a few bucks after an hour. But once I finish my 3 hour shift I'm usually at $150 or more. Majority of the time staying the full 3 hours has paid off for me. Just because the first hour is bad doesn't mean the next 2 can't be great.
Glamourmilf
10-14-2018, 06:49 AM
2 words for yesterday's shift. Good Lord!!
The worst customers come around on Saturday, and guys who I haven't had shows with since 2011, 2012 .
I have a big car repair bill coming up, and I don't want to dip into my savings, so I had to tough it out.
I believe that there's a reason for everything.
Had a look around on the site. They put someone next to me who's offering similar shows, but for 1/4 the of the price.
I saw lots of familar customers in there.
Dropped my rates, and made my goal in less than an hour.
I figured, if your a steakhouse, and you're next door to a McDonald's. If all the customers are McDonald type customers, then you better change your menu prices to accommodate them, or go broke.
LaraLee
10-14-2018, 07:21 AM
Good morning ladies, well after talking with a few of you last night about staying online longer, I do have to say it worked! I usually only work 90 mins and make about $50-$80 However ever last night I cammed for almost 3 hours and made over $100. Some of you may not think that's allot, but lately its been hard for me to make that on a Saturday night. I will do 4 hours today and see how I do.
BadBitch
10-14-2018, 11:13 AM
2 words for yesterday's shift. Good Lord!!
The worst customers come around on Saturday, and guys who I haven't had shows with since 2011, 2012 .
I have a big car repair bill coming up, and I don't want to dip into my savings, so I had to tough it out.
I believe that there's a reason for everything.
Had a look around on the site. They put someone next to me who's offering similar shows, but for 1/4 the of the price.
I saw lots of familar customers in there.
Dropped my rates, and made my goal in less than an hour.
I figured, if your a steakhouse, and you're next door to a McDonald's. If all the customers are McDonald type customers, then you better change your menu prices to accommodate them, or go broke.
Ugh. I hate that you had to lower your prices. Glad you got shows and made money though!
BubblyBlonde
10-14-2018, 12:20 PM
I want to encourage every to not lower your prices. I stand firm on being expensive. I don’t care how cheap anyone around me is or how dead it is. There are people out there (myself included) who would drop the extra money at a delicious steakhouse than eat the shit at McDonalds.
anonymous camgirl
10-14-2018, 03:47 PM
I 2nd that.. I charged cheap rates for years.. and never got me anywhere but a sore vagina! overworked and underpaid.
I want to encourage every to not lower your prices. I stand firm on being expensive. I don’t care how cheap anyone around me is or how dead it is. There are people out there (myself included) who would drop the extra money at a delicious steakhouse than eat the shit at McDonalds.
Skyla18
10-14-2018, 06:25 PM
I used to work for cheap rates thinking that I wouldn't get a private if I was over 2 dollars min but I changed my rate to 4.99 premium min and 5.99 min for exclusive I notice I still get the same amount of privates but I cant get the token sites to pay better the guys on there are sooooo cheap its ridiculous Im thinking about making them a bit higher on sm since the rate changed has worked and of course why not they do keep 65 percent of our earnings :(
Glamourmilf
10-14-2018, 09:22 PM
I want to encourage every to not lower your prices. I stand firm on being expensive. I don’t care how cheap anyone around me is or how dead it is. There are people out there (myself included) who would drop the extra money at a delicious steakhouse than eat the shit at McDonalds.
Not everyone can afford my Rate of $14.99 per minute. I have a huge clientele of 20 year olds. Plus, camming is not my full time gig. So, I have zero interest in sitting around for endless hours. That's just me, though. You do you.
Marina Starr
10-15-2018, 04:10 AM
What would one consider expensive?! Charge what makes you the most money. High rates do not always mean more money. I'd charge $1.99 a minute if that's what makes me the most money.
SoloDesire
10-15-2018, 07:06 AM
What would one consider expensive?! Charge what makes you the most money. High rates do not always mean more money. I'd charge $1.99 a minute if that's what makes me the most money.
Exactly my thoughts! And who says you have to do EVERYTHING at a lower rate that you would do at a high rate? I lowered my rates recently, but I also cut back on what I offer in private vs. exclusive. If they don't want to pay what I want to charge then they will get less for that. I only tease in private now and I don't even get fully nude. I keep my exclusive a little high and throw in the fetishes and requests there. I've been making a lot more money doing it this way too. The cheap guys will take what they can get, while the guys who are willing to pay more will pay for it in exclusive. Work smarter, not harder ;)
Glamourmilf
10-15-2018, 08:00 AM
Exactly my thoughts! And who says you have to do EVERYTHING at a lower rate that you would do at a high rate? I lowered my rates recently, but I also cut back on what I offer in private vs. exclusive. If they don't want to pay what I want to charge then they will get less for that. I only tease in private now and I don't even get fully nude. I keep my exclusive a little high and throw in the fetishes and requests there. I've been making a lot more money doing it this way too. The cheap guys will take what they can get, while the guys who are willing to pay more will pay for it in exclusive. Work smarter, not harder ;)
Exactly. I don't use toys, because most of my shows are fetish. So there's no wear and tear on my pussy.
If I want to do a happy hour rate for one hour on a slow Saturday, I'm going to do it.
Because the last time I checked, everyone who suggested that I didn't, also didn't offer to pay my bills.
Just sayin.
SuperPookie
10-16-2018, 01:59 PM
Guy pops in and out...10 minutes later someone else pops in and out. Jack squat elsewhere
DahliaSimone
10-16-2018, 02:13 PM
Ive been on for 3 hours now and not made a goddamn penny. Anywhere. And im forcing myself to take a day off tomorrow, regardless of how bad today goes, but....goddamn, please shine on my CamGoddess.....
uglyblonde
10-17-2018, 06:35 AM
what's going on today? why so dead? i see a lot of top models struggling too
BadBitch
10-17-2018, 08:00 AM
what's going on today? why so dead? i see a lot of top models struggling too
It's dead everywhere.
XSelinex
10-17-2018, 08:26 AM
Camming sucks because ifriends is passed away due to net neutrality. R.I.P
AcidYellow
10-17-2018, 08:49 AM
Yes, is dead. The dam sports on tv almost every day sucks... Sundays, tuesdays, weds, thursd etc. Yesterday was terribly dead and I noticed there were sports from 4pm-11pm so imagine, just on my working.hours and I cant work earlier due to things in my life but yeah, im just waiting for this sport season get over asap.
anonymous camgirl
10-17-2018, 08:52 AM
Camming sucks because ifriends is passed away due to net neutrality. R.I.P
I am sad about this, I have been on IFRIENDS since 2003.. This is very concerning about the future of camming, I better work harder at my exit strategy.. A site that made camgirls millionaires is no more.. I have to say I am scared..lol
XSelinex
10-17-2018, 09:02 AM
I am sad about this, I have been on IFRIENDS since 2003.. This is very concerning about the future of camming, I better work harder at my exit strategy.. A site that made camgirls millionaires is no more.. I have to say I am scared..lol
Same here,if they can't survive that's scary.
magicgembliss
10-21-2018, 10:30 AM
has this site been down for days, or is it just me?
DahliaSimone
10-21-2018, 10:34 AM
OMG I missed this forum!
anonymous camgirl
10-21-2018, 10:41 AM
It was!! I was literally sad and heartbroken.. lol
has this site been down for days, or is it just me?
Violethollywood
10-21-2018, 11:10 AM
thank god stripperweb is back LOL
BubblyBlonde
10-21-2018, 01:02 PM
OMG I missed this forum!
It’s been a rough few weeks on cam. I was so lonely and lost not having anyone to check in with!
PixiieGirl
10-21-2018, 01:10 PM
yayayay SW is back :D
anonymous camgirl
10-21-2018, 01:28 PM
Sunday Camming is so overloaded by freeloaders these days, It's AWFUL.. fuck.. I used to look forward to Sundays with all my heart like it was a special treat or something.. I would salivate waiting to turn Joel Osteen on and get on cam to make 60-70 an hour.. that is what Sunday used to mean to me.. now it's #unfunday
BubblyBlonde
10-21-2018, 02:57 PM
Sunday Camming is so overloaded by freeloaders these days, It's AWFUL.. fuck.. I used to look forward to Sundays with all my heart like it was a special treat or something.. I would salivate waiting to turn Joel Osteen on and get on cam to make 60-70 an hour.. that is what Sunday used to mean to me.. now it's #unfunday
Today I am at $43. I have A TON of traffic, but they are all time wasters. It’s unreal!
Bridgetxo
10-21-2018, 03:14 PM
So glad SW is back! I was worried. This weekend has been really shitty on cam. I barely made $25 on Friday. I usually make a nice chunk of change on Fridays but it was a ghost town. I barely made low goal last night because of one reg. Without him I wouldn't have made anything which is scary. Where have all my regs gone?!