View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
ravenskyy
01-10-2019, 11:09 AM
So thanks to my mental illness, I can't quit camming. I can't do a regular job right now. I realized that I have too much going on and over complicating things just causes me to freak out and have a mental breakdown, which is what I did. So now I'm back to square one. Maybe I can quit camming in 2020...
Bananabunny
01-10-2019, 08:38 PM
So thanks to my mental illness, I can't quit camming. I can't do a regular job right now. I realized that I have too much going on and over complicating things just causes me to freak out and have a mental breakdown, which is what I did. So now I'm back to square one. Maybe I can quit camming in 2020...
That's my situation right now...Part of my mental illness is worsening due to my abusive relationship with my father. He's emotionally manipulative and told me how many times how much of a failure I am and whenever I get sick he says I do it for plain attention. I'm having a flu right now and puked my guts out yet he dares to say I'm just pretending to be in pain for attention that sicko he's so delusional. If he's in pain he's the poor poor man!! He's also been physically abusive to me in the past.
I plan to move out next year because I can't take that madness anymore so I can do camming on the side while doing an education of my own choice without to have my father telling me that I won't succeed it so I don't have to bother start doing it. But as long as I live with my parents, I realize nothing will change on my situation...My mental state even get's worse nowadays. But now I'm in a relationship with a FTM trans guy and he also has problems in his family. If we could move together, we could encourage each other together and get a better future than when we stay in our abusive families.
BubblyBlonde
01-10-2019, 09:04 PM
I’ve been online almost 4 hours and I haven’t made a cent. This is bad. How is everyone else doing?
PearliePuff
01-11-2019, 03:17 AM
I’ve been online almost 4 hours and I haven’t made a cent. This is bad. How is everyone else doing?
It's been so deaddddddd. I've been on for about 4 hours too and haven't made anywhere close to my bare minimum super low goal. It's been bad this week.
I just got back to camming after a year off so I guess I'll have to stick it out to build clienteles again but damn, it was never this bad since I started years ago.
Skyla18
01-11-2019, 06:49 AM
This has been a horrible dead week for me. I have been very stressed out and frustrated every day on cam. I`ve been getting the worst broke, cheap and rude ass trashy guys i`ve ever seen. I hope it picks up soon. I`m so damn burnt out on this shit and mentally exhausted from it but I don't have a choice but to do this right now until I can find another job. I`m so sick of feeling like shit every morning and crying and having headaches and chest pain and my blood pressure go up from this bullshit. I wish I could take a break a few days. I really need it.
Miss_ShaSha
01-11-2019, 12:04 PM
It's been so deaddddddd. I've been on for about 4 hours too and haven't made anywhere close to my bare minimum super low goal. It's been bad this week.
I just got back to camming after a year off so I guess I'll have to stick it out to build clienteles again but damn, it was never this bad since I started years ago.
I was a 5 star model making good money in 2012, but I took 6 years off to instruct Spinning classes full time. It took camming 4-6 hrs a day 5 days a week to build my score and earn new clients. I started making more money, but not at all flattering. It wasn't until I committed to a schedule of 8 hrs a day 5 days a week that I started making decent money. If I could have done it all over again, I would have committed to a schedule of 8 hrs a day 6 days a week. You'll get there when you can commit to longer hours with consistency. Just know, some days it will be slow as fuck.
Miss_ShaSha
01-11-2019, 12:09 PM
This has been a horrible dead week for me. I have been very stressed out and frustrated every day on cam. I`ve been getting the worst broke, cheap and rude ass trashy guys i`ve ever seen. I hope it picks up soon. I`m so damn burnt out on this shit and mentally exhausted from it but I don't have a choice but to do this right now until I can find another job. I`m so sick of feeling like shit every morning and crying and having headaches and chest pain and my blood pressure go up from this bullshit. I wish I could take a break a few days. I really need it.
Oh no. I can sense your frustration. You know, when I start to slide into either depression or a bad mood, I engage in physical self care. I eat clean, drink a lot of water, meditate, exercise, and practice gratitude. I find when I eat good and drink all the water I need for the day I feel accomplished and that alone seems to boost my mood slightly and helps improve energy. Girl, I feel for you. I was there about 6 weeks ago and it just felt horrible. Try to hang out on the STFO thread and camming rocks...it'll help to see positive posts.
DahliaSimone
01-11-2019, 12:16 PM
Sucks is an understatement. This has been my worst earnings week in months and months, combined with trying to battle a crippling depression all while attempting to learn LOA and raising my vibration and practicing self care. I hope the next week shows a marked improvement. I agree with Sha, above, the STFO thread def. helps. But....man it sure does suck this week. But, only way to go is up.
SapphireXO
01-11-2019, 01:04 PM
Today is ultra slow on every level.
SuperPookie
01-11-2019, 01:18 PM
I've made maybe $300 all week. It's been wretched :(. Today I've been on 5 hours and made about $6.
SapphireXO
01-11-2019, 04:19 PM
Today is ultra slow on every level.
So it turned around a bit. Still slower than normal. I'm about at $20 less per hour than my average. Hang in there! I'm wondering if people's Christmas credit card payments are due...???:-\
DahliaSimone
01-11-2019, 04:26 PM
Ive made $4 today. And $3.50 of that was a mini goody bag on NF. The rest was a $1 gold tip from some asshole who then told me to shut up, after i let him sit in my room the last two days and talk my head off. This week has crushed my soul. I may not even hit $300 for the week. Even on my WORST weeks I could always pull at least $400....my resolve is being truly tested this week
kamiliam
01-11-2019, 05:02 PM
So it turned around a bit. Still slower than normal. I'm about at $20 less per hour than my average. Hang in there! I'm wondering if people's Christmas credit card payments are due...???:-\
Yep mid Jan is always my lowest earning time for that exact reason imo
BadBitch
01-11-2019, 05:22 PM
I was a 5 star model making good money in 2012, but I took 6 years off to instruct Spinning classes full time. It took camming 4-6 hrs a day 5 days a week to build my score and earn new clients. I started making more money, but not at all flattering. It wasn't until I committed to a schedule of 8 hrs a day 5 days a week that I started making decent money. If I could have done it all over again, I would have committed to a schedule of 8 hrs a day 6 days a week. You'll get there when you can commit to longer hours with consistency. Just know, some days it will be slow as fuck.
I love your advice, but camming is nowhere near what it was in 2012. :(
PearliePuff
01-11-2019, 05:42 PM
I was a 5 star model making good money in 2012, but I took 6 years off to instruct Spinning classes full time. It took camming 4-6 hrs a day 5 days a week to build my score and earn new clients. I started making more money, but not at all flattering. It wasn't until I committed to a schedule of 8 hrs a day 5 days a week that I started making decent money. If I could have done it all over again, I would have committed to a schedule of 8 hrs a day 6 days a week. You'll get there when you can commit to longer hours with consistency. Just know, some days it will be slow as fuck.
Thank you Sha! I was beginning to doubt myself if I became undesirable after a year break, but now I will commit to at least 6 hours a day for 6 days a week. I've only been back for 2 weeks. The first week was amazing and then this week has been a flop. I'm going to aim for the hours worked and not focusing too much on daily $ goal for now so I won't feel discouraged.
PearliePuff
01-11-2019, 05:45 PM
I love your advice, but camming is nowhere near what it was in 2012. :(
Definitely far far far from what it was in 2012. I was able to make around $100 in 2-3 hours consistently. Now, it's just going to take the long slow grind.
BadBitch
01-11-2019, 08:29 PM
Definitely far far far from what it was in 2012. I was able to make around $100 in 2-3 hours consistently. Now, it's just going to take the long slow grind.
Exactly.
queenelayliah
01-11-2019, 09:44 PM
I've made maybe $300 all week. It's been wretched :(. Today I've been on 5 hours and made about $6.
I wish I made $300. I decided to take a day off and my earnings so far is $36! Thats me working from the 9th to right now., so three days. And my availability has been on fully for about 20 hours each day. I remember last year in the $500 thread I complained of making below my goal of $500. I remember crying about only making $188 in a week.
If my week stays the same and I do end the week with only $36 I swear I wont ever complain about $188 weeks ever again. Fuck it has been so slowwwwww. I wonder why?
Quinn.Addams
01-12-2019, 08:35 AM
This week as a whole has been good for me ,but last night was a complete waste of time on streamate. I made 55 bucks in 3 hours. I guess I might have to start doing gold shows for all the cheap asses... but I really don’t want to and I don’t know how I’ll compete with women fucking every inanimate object imaginable and sticking it in every hole while dramatically fake screaming and cummimg for such little gold.
anonymous camgirl
01-12-2019, 02:01 PM
I FEEL YA, It's almost a waste of time to even work!.. Now with Christmas being over and the government shut down .. umm yea we have a double whammy .. and last but not least Football!.. So that could be why it's extra slow.. The government shut down thing... this sucks!.. I did over 6 hours last nite for $82!..lol
I wish I made $300. I decided to take a day off and my earnings so far is $36! Thats me working from the 9th to right now., so three days. And my availability has been on fully for about 20 hours each day. I remember last year in the $500 thread I complained of making below my goal of $500. I remember crying about only making $188 in a week.
If my week stays the same and I do end the week with only $36 I swear I wont ever complain about $188 weeks ever again. Fuck it has been so slowwwwww. I wonder why?
DahliaSimone
01-12-2019, 02:09 PM
I FEEL YA, It's almost a waste of time to even work!.. Now with Christmas being over and the government shut down .. umm yea we have a double whammy .. and last but not least Football!.. So that could be why it's extra slow.. The government shut down thing... this sucks!.. I did over 6 hours last nite for $82!..lol
Damn. I didnt even consider the government shutdown....I bet that has a lot to do with why cam was so brutal this week....the ripple effect.
BadBitch
01-13-2019, 01:28 PM
Damn. I didnt even consider the government shutdown....I bet that has a lot to do with why cam was so brutal this week....the ripple effect.
Oh yeah. That's going to be a HUGE impact. :(
ravenskyy
01-14-2019, 03:52 PM
Haven't even made my low goal today and people keep doing short shows or just wasting my time completely.
PixiieGirl
01-15-2019, 02:34 PM
It’s so dead :///
Quinn.Addams
01-15-2019, 03:29 PM
Terrible, awful, bad, no good day on streamate today. No paying customers, one guy took me private to look at my ass & said "Oh crap, brb" so he got what he wanted and he never came back. I attempted a gold show and only 3 guys bought in so I cancelled it. I look super cute today too. I hate when I put effort into my appearance and don't make any money. What a waste of a day. Will try again later.
BadBitch
01-15-2019, 08:55 PM
Terrible, awful, bad, no good day on streamate today. No paying customers, one guy took me private to look at my ass & he dipped & said "Oh crap, brb" so he got what he wanted and he never came back. I attempted a gold show and only 3 guys bought in so I cancelled it. I look super cute today too. I hate when I put effort into my appearance and don't make any money. What a waste of a day. Will try again later.
I would edit this and remove that amount of time.
pippapippa
01-15-2019, 11:57 PM
Streamate is just dead today. Oh well. I’m not going to hit my goal but at least I made something through CMD.
Quinn.Addams
01-16-2019, 06:05 AM
I would edit this and remove that amount of time.
Why’s that?
Classy_Katy
01-16-2019, 06:54 AM
Why’s that?
Not everyone knows it exists and girls rely on that fact. This forum is public, so you're telling those who view it.
Quinn.Addams
01-16-2019, 07:13 AM
Not everyone knows it exists and girls rely on that fact. This forum is public, so you're telling those who view it.
Didn’t think about that , I fixed it
naomi_doll
01-16-2019, 07:37 AM
I would edit this and remove that amount of time.
You'll need to edit the quote too, or it will still have the time.
BadBitch
01-16-2019, 05:23 PM
You'll need to edit the quote too, or it will still have the time.
Done :)
Charlotteslut
01-16-2019, 05:29 PM
Haven't seen SM this bad in ages. Rest in peace my sanity and patience...
melanielive
01-16-2019, 05:29 PM
Last week was alright but this week has been AWFUL!!
It's always bad for me around this time of the yr so I shouldn't be surprised.... but it still sucks when it happens..
I ll be ok to pay my cc bills early next month but it better pick up at least a bit in feb or I ll have some late payments fees if it keeps on being so freaking dead!
People is paying cc bills from xmas, the playoffs, then the super bowl, now also the government shutdown, it s a combination of things that make things hard for us cam girls/ phone sex op
Let's hope it picks up next months, for me it usually don't get decent til like March most times :(
Is it the same for you ladies??
PixiieGirl
01-16-2019, 05:45 PM
I didn’t think it’d be worse than yesterday
It is
I’m staying the fuck on but lord help me
Bananabunny
01-16-2019, 05:53 PM
Getting all dolled up just to get...ignored. I should have known. These past days have been hell on earth and slowly destructive for me. In the next days I will hop on without make up and hiding my face. Fuck these men. All that effort for getting ignored, nope.
MsJess
01-16-2019, 06:27 PM
Dead for me on SM, no skypes, i did got all dolled up and i think i spent more on electricity and makeup today, i'm gonna go cry a bit then try again tomorrow ...
AcidYellow
01-16-2019, 06:43 PM
Hello there.... Thats why personally dont stream the 14th-15th because for me specially is dead. I try to take those two days off every month so I dont go crazy. Some will get paid on the 18th. Lets pray these guys come and spend because this week has be really slow.
LadyLuv
01-16-2019, 06:45 PM
Hi did anyone get their check from last week, It dated the 9th that it was sent out holidays over and I didnt get my check. I was told to wait til Tuesday and it can be reissued but have to pay $25.00 I ask why. It was said to me thats the banking fee of them reissuing it. How its my fault? But ughh I keep my fingers crossed. I need this money to pay some credit cards bills.
MsJess
01-16-2019, 07:38 PM
I shaved my pussy today for this gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
QueenMary
01-16-2019, 08:08 PM
So many timewasters :headache: Made $0 in 6 hours across 4 sites. Do not need all this anxiety.
AcidYellow
01-16-2019, 09:13 PM
I was doing nothing so I went a bit on SM but is crashing like crazy. I had two good regulars but the damm software doesnt work. People dont see me ... Yea yea just during Bonus week, so convenient. 10% over actual earnings. Yea yea. I go better to relax I shouldnt gone online first of all.
melanielive
01-17-2019, 09:23 AM
Today is going like hell again...
I m about to take the rest of the week off...lol
I m doing my makeup, I don't work free chat sites anymore ( stopped a long time ago) and it's dead both CAM and PHONE for me...
To top it off we have a big snow/ ice storm coming here on Sat night/ Sun and after living in FL for 3 yrs that's gonna be tough for me..., my hubby doesn't mind the cold as much but I HATE it just like he hated the humid summer in FL and that s one of the reasons why we moved back... smh!
ExoticBeauty4U
01-17-2019, 09:28 AM
What a week
LadyLuv
01-17-2019, 10:17 AM
Hi Charotteslut. I thought I was seeing things. Geesh I cant make $50 a day right at this moment
LadyLuv
01-17-2019, 10:18 AM
Hi Acid Yellow
Well I saw some regulars and they got the nerve to leave the room because my rates up a buck. DOesn't matter their was times I reduce it and be still sitting.
LadyLuv
01-17-2019, 10:34 AM
Hi Ravenskyy
Yes same thing happen here. Ughh DIsgusting see traffic and then stops and they want a gold show for $1.00 not happening.
LadyLuv
01-17-2019, 10:39 AM
Hello BadBitch ye thats right wheew its going to get worst considering people that reply on free income like Public Assistance and Food Stamps. I heard anyone starting Feb.1st wont get their deposits etc. Oh my lordy
LadyLuv
01-17-2019, 10:45 AM
Hi Queenelayliah
Yes how about that my checks are getting lowered every week now. Especially i forgot the government shut down has a huge impact on our business, as camming. LAWD HELP US ALL! I see girls making their goals in gold show. I'm like if I do a goal $100 or $75 a round , I can make some money,but nah. I sit sit sit.
SapphireXO
01-17-2019, 11:02 AM
Dead. No requests. Only time wasters. I think Christmas spending, taxes being due, government shutdown, etc is causing low spending. It’ll all come back around but yes it’s dead AF.