View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
izshadow
06-27-2019, 11:37 AM
I have been on an hour so far and only 4 people have been in my room for a quick in and out.
Miss_ShaSha
06-27-2019, 11:37 AM
There is absolutely no one on SM today or yesterday. No one on CMD either.
Girl, I hear you loud and clear. Yesterday I got lucky. If it wasn't for a reg and some footguys I woulda sunk so hard. There was NO traffic on SM. Legit, like an in and out maybe once every three or five minutes. I was like WTF?
And today? The same. I'm exclusive with SM and I'm like wow. I'm selling clips to help offset these days...but fo real doh: where are the folks at?
izshadow
06-27-2019, 12:29 PM
I've been on two hours now and have had nine people in/out in that time frame. What the hell.
Ladybuggie
06-30-2019, 09:02 AM
Cam sucks right now because I've had a very tough week in my personal life and it has been VERY , VERY hard to get online and do my job. I have bills to pay and I have two festivals planned for next month, so the struggle is real. May the Cam Goddess have mercy on me and make it easy for me to make enough so I can go away and take a break in peace. Hope this week is going better for you ladies <3 x
whirlerz
06-30-2019, 09:07 AM
It's the friggin contests!
Look SM complain about issues, wrote them an email about it .
Hope it gets better!
DahliaSimone
06-30-2019, 09:22 AM
Whole past week sucked. Only even came close to low goal once. This thread seemed quiet this past week, so I didnt want to post about my spectacular failure and be the only one. And today, which is always my best day, ive made $11 in 3 hours streaming so far....not a good sign for the week ahead.
Girly_Girl
06-30-2019, 10:41 AM
Its been slow for me as well but its also the last day of the month and the stupid contest. I see they already have another one planned for next week too :/ Like wtf is with them and all theses damn contests lately???
euro_princess
06-30-2019, 12:30 PM
I don't think this ghost town is related to any contest today. There is no contest right now. Today it's actually first day post contest and next one is starting on 4th.
Just summer vibe, more time outside, more kids around, more more spent on holidays and fun.
anonymous camgirl
06-30-2019, 12:34 PM
Not sure but my hourly rate went down by half the week of the contest though. and I am on 5 cam sites.
I don't think this ghost town is related to any contest today. There is no contest right now. Today it's actually first day post contest and next one is starting on 4th.
Just summer vibe, more time outside, more kids around, more more spent on holidays and fun.
euro_princess
06-30-2019, 01:14 PM
I've struggled also, for what I normally make. But this is not the first contest. I've seen better and I've seen worse.
izshadow
07-01-2019, 12:29 PM
I think what is frustrating is you have to literally log out, refresh and log back in to get those horrible words off your screen. Otherwise, with how slow it is, its right there, in front of your face for potentially hours at a time. Would be nice to go one day without being told how ugly and gross I am.
ravenskyy
07-01-2019, 01:59 PM
Logged on for 3 hours, $0 made. Wow. Awesome. Guess I just won't pay any of my bills then.
DahliaSimone
07-01-2019, 02:10 PM
Logged on for 3 hours, $0 made. Wow. Awesome. Guess I just won't pay any of my bills then.
Im there with you in the 'guess i wont be paying my bills' club. Semi-glad to know its not just me. Made a few bucks (and i mean a few very literally)this morning, but ive been on for almost 8 (indy, only streamed 3-4 hours off n on) hours and havent made shit today.
izshadow
07-01-2019, 04:09 PM
Made a little under 8 bucks today.
anonymous camgirl
07-03-2019, 02:42 PM
As soon as the contest ended , business picked up again.. and today really sucked!.. I dunno what happened? I was counting on it being good today cuz tomorrow is another contest.. I hope this one isn't to awful.. I am just guessing people are travelling today for the 4th or something.
LucyMoonlight
07-03-2019, 07:33 PM
Yesterday was very slow. Today is also slow. I booked a 4-night beach vacation next week and I hoped I could work more this week and make up for the next one. I was so wrong. With 4th of July around, most normal people gather with their families. It was the perfect time to take some days off and I have to work extra hard. Damn this sucks!
starburst
07-03-2019, 08:18 PM
dude wtf is tonight ? is ANYONE around?
NitaBaby
07-03-2019, 08:47 PM
Yeah...pretty sure I could stick around until 3 am and, if I beg hard enough, make $200 for the night but....eh. Fuck that. Tonight is slow and I'd rather watch serial killer documentaries. I'm not about to piss myself off.
DahliaSimone
07-04-2019, 06:36 AM
Yeah...pretty sure I could stick around until 3 am and, if I beg hard enough, make $200 for the night but....eh. Fuck that. Tonight is slow and I'd rather watch serial killer documentaries. I'm not about to piss myself off.
Serial killer documentaries? Are you my new best friend?
NitaBaby
07-04-2019, 07:02 AM
Serial killer documentaries? Are you my new best friend?
lmaooo
I watched one on youtube last night about the Dating Game Killer, Robert Alcala. You should see it.
DahliaSimone
07-04-2019, 07:14 AM
lmaooo
I watched one on youtube last night about the Dating Game Killer, Robert Alcala. You should see it.
I watched one last night on Bittaker and Norris lol. Oddly enough, thats the stuff I drift off to sleep to. Especially the YouTube channel Criminally Listed....that mans voice can lull me into anything, and he goes so in depth with a case. Its like binaural beats for fucked up people.
NitaBaby
07-04-2019, 07:34 AM
I watched one last night on Bittaker and Norris lol. Oddly enough, thats the stuff I drift off to sleep to. Especially the YouTube channel Criminally Listed....that mans voice can lull me into anything, and he goes so in depth with a case. Its like binaural beats for fucked up people.
OMGGG yessssss. I swear to you, I fell asleep to Criminally Listed last night lol. I'm just glad I didn't have on headphones or I would've been out like a light. But you just gave me a new documentary to watch with this bowl of cereal so, for that, I thank you ;D
izshadow
07-04-2019, 08:32 AM
Wow there are over 2000 girls signed on right now on SM. I am usually on page 3 when there are 1200 girls online so if I sign on, I'm going to be like page 5. Maybe page 6 even using SMconnect. Sigh. This makes me not want to even waste the afternoon and start my July push tomorrow. I know a lot of girls appear during contests but it seems even higher and I'm sure its cause of the holiday to.
XSelinex
07-04-2019, 08:36 AM
Well Im so tired of SM, even on first page on second row, first in my category I have no traffic at all. Only log in and log off. Just it feels as if Im on huge positions why I havent members in my room? Literally zero stays in my room, only in potencials about 60.
NitaBaby
07-04-2019, 09:18 AM
Wow there are over 2000 girls signed on right now on SM. I am usually on page 3 when there are 1200 girls online so if I sign on, I'm going to be like page 5. Maybe page 6 even using SMconnect. Sigh. This makes me not want to even waste the afternoon and start my July push tomorrow. I know a lot of girls appear during contests but it seems even higher and I'm sure its cause of the holiday to.
Okay so this thought made me nervous enough to log on JUST to see where I would be placed and I was still on page one, row 5. So I don't think today will have too much of an effect on our placement.
Miss_ShaSha
07-04-2019, 09:44 AM
Wow there are over 2000 girls signed on right now on SM. I am usually on page 3 when there are 1200 girls online so if I sign on, I'm going to be like page 5. Maybe page 6 even using SMconnect. Sigh. This makes me not want to even waste the afternoon and start my July push tomorrow. I know a lot of girls appear during contests but it seems even higher and I'm sure its cause of the holiday to.
I'm actually placed higher than last week. I was row 2 2nd page last week. This week I've been low page 1 high page 2. Today I've been at the bottom of page 1 earing low goal in just 2.5 hrs. Get on girl. It'll be ok.
Okay so this thought made me nervous enough to log on JUST to see where I would be placed and I was still on page one, row 5. So I don't think today will have too much of an effect on our placement.
Right, right! I thought I'd be low page 2, but not at all.
DahliaSimone
07-04-2019, 10:13 AM
Streamed 3 hours and made $10 this morning. Pretty sure ill never make any goddamn money on SM again. Guess its better than my 2 fuckin bucks yesterday.
BubblyBlonde
07-04-2019, 10:17 AM
Last night my placement dropped from page 1 to God knows where. I couldn’t find myself. Stream quality was all in the green. When it went back to normal I still couldn’t get guys to spend. My vanilla job is slow today too which sucks cause it’s tip based. Can’t wait til the holiday is over!
Holly_xoxo
07-04-2019, 12:45 PM
Streamed 3 hours and made $10 this morning. Pretty sure ill never make any goddamn money on SM again. Guess its better than my 2 fuckin bucks yesterday.
I'm sitting at 1.75 in 2 hours right now.
Miss_ShaSha
07-04-2019, 01:09 PM
^^That can be discouraging. I know the feeling. Yesterday had me shook. In 4.5 hrs I made only $47 when I can hit high goal in 4 hrs, but today I visualized the shift going differently and repeated some positive affirmations.
Legit: it's been reeeeeal slow on SM, but I'm keeping at it. Sending you all kinds of good vibes. Keep smiling despite the real rough start.
BubblyBlonde
07-04-2019, 09:32 PM
This holiday is death for me. I have to finish for the evening because they are all commenting that they can hear the illegal fireworks going off in my background. I don't want to sit there the rest of the night being like "yeah, fireworks! Boom!" Insert Eye roll emoji.
Miss_ShaSha
07-05-2019, 02:04 PM
OOOooohhh, I gotta vent. Today is just bad so far. I'm not a stranger to slow days, but on SM it's worse than contest. Streamed just a little over 3 hrs and 14% of high goal.
Perhaps the high of doing well yesterday had my expectations up, but DAYUM...this bites so hard it hurts. I've posted in the STFO thread to stay accountable. This just might be one of those days where nothing you do matters.
I've meditated, I've eaten right, I've hydrated, I've put a smile on my face, but if there isn't anyone entering my room this is out of my hands.
I'm gonna try to just remain as positive as possible. This will be hard to do as I had a very bad day Wed. I really just want to say FUCK THE BS, but it only takes one really good, long show to hit high goal.
But FUCK...I wanna log the fuck off LOL.
Phew, I feel better :)
Edit:
Forgot there is a contest on SM. Light bulb just went off.
Holly_xoxo
07-05-2019, 02:08 PM
OOOooohhh, I gotta vent. Today is just bad so far. I'm not a stranger to slow days, but on SM it's worse than contest. Streamed just a little over 3 hrs and 14% of high goal.
Perhaps the high of doing well yesterday had my expectations up, but DAYUM...this bites so hard it hurts. I've posted in the STFO thread to stay accountable. This just might be one of those days where nothing you do matters.
I've meditated, I've eaten right, I've hydrated, I've put a smile on my face, but if there isn't anyone entering my room this is out of my hands.
I'm gonna try to just remain as positive as possible. This will be hard to do as I had a very bad day Wed. I really just want to say FUCK THE BS, but it only takes one really good, long show to hit high goal.
But FUCK...I wanna log the fuck off LOL.
Phew, I feel better :)
This job really is an emotional rollercoaster, isn't it? One day you're riding high and hi5'ing yourself thinking it's the best job in the world then the next day sucks ass and you think "how am I going to pay bills" "wtf is going on" and all the self doubt, insecurities and worries come out. Yeesh!!
I hope the rest of your day gets better.
Miss_ShaSha
07-05-2019, 02:28 PM
^^Holly_xoxo, THANK YOU for empathizing. It's so supportive. Yes, it's definitely an emotional rollercoaster. I try not to increase expenses with a slight increase in income as we know this job doesn't offer stability. It's still so hard to deal with on the daily.
I try to keep things in perspective: two bad days CAN be saved with 2 good days.
I do have to say good things have happened today: new mattress and bed frame arrived for room and I have a new SO who cooks, cuddles, and his love language is positive affirmations (just like mine) so all is not lost.
I appreciate you. xoxo
DahliaSimone
07-06-2019, 06:13 AM
This job really is an emotional rollercoaster, isn't it? One day you're riding high and hi5'ing yourself thinking it's the best job in the world then the next day sucks ass and you think "how am I going to pay bills" "wtf is going on" and all the self doubt, insecurities and worries come out. Yeesh!!
I hope the rest of your day gets better.
This, soooooo much this.
Blovely
07-06-2019, 08:08 AM
This job really is an emotional rollercoaster, isn't it? One day you're riding high and hi5'ing yourself thinking it's the best job in the world then the next day sucks ass and you think "how am I going to pay bills" "wtf is going on" and all the self doubt, insecurities and worries come out. Yeesh!!
I hope the rest of your day gets better.
What sucks even more is knowing that it didn't always use to be like this. If I would've started camming in these recent years like 2015-2019 I would've thought that camming is inconsistent and a rollercoaster. But because I started in 2007 and grew my earnings over the years to a consistent earning/income it sucks even more to experience these up and downs because they weren't the norm. I never had to worry about or ask myself am I going to be able to pay all my bills, how am I going to pay bills, which bills are the most important to pay because I'm not making enough to pay all of them, should I get a vanilla job, should I change careers, etc until 2015 to now.
Holly_xoxo
07-06-2019, 08:18 AM
What sucks even more is know that it didn't always use to be like this. If I would've started camming in these recent years like 2015-2019 I would've thought that camming is inconsistent and a rollercoaster. But because I started in 2007 and grew my earnings over the years to a consistent earning/income it sucks even more to experience these up and down because they weren't the norm. I never had to worry about or ask myself am I going to be able to pay all my bills, how am I going to pay bill, which bills are the most important to pay because I'm not making enough, should I get a vanilla job, should I change careers, etc until 2015 to now.
Completely agree! There's been a lot of times I get nostalgic on these threads about the good ol' days. I started in 2011 and between then and 2014 it was so different for me.
Glamourmilf
07-06-2019, 08:21 AM
^^Exactly. I started camming in 2010. If I started now, I would have never stuck with it.:-\
Camming sucks, when you're in free chat, and a 7.1 Earthquake hits.
Last night.
Even though guys could see that I was visibly shaken, only 1 dude expressed concern.
What did I expect, really?
The aftershocks were big too. And constant.
Well, I thought.
I probably will make money if I offered shows of me being crushed to my death.
Yeah, those shows sold out.:-[
Tell me guys, how do you REALLY feel about women?
Sadly, I already know.
BubblyBlonde
07-06-2019, 09:48 AM
^^Exactly. I started camming in 2010. If I started now, I would have never stuck with it.:-\
Camming sucks, when you're in free chat, and a 7.1 Earthquake hits.
Last night.
Even though guys could see that I was visibly shaken, only 1 dude expressed concern.
What did I expect, really?
The aftershocks were big too. And constant.
Well, I thought.
I probably will make money if I offered shows of me being crushed to my death.
Yeah, those shows sold out.:-[
Tell me guys, how do you REALLY feel about women?
Sadly, I already know.
I had just started an Indy show when the earthquake hit. I told the guy “I’m having an Earthquake.” He said nothing, maybe confused. “Really, this is big.” I hung up and waited for it to end. Then I messaged him that I was sorry I just needed a moment to regain composure. I restarted the call after that and he didn’t even ask if I was ok or what happened. Just “Stick 2 fingers in yourself and fuck yourself hard!”
Panthera
07-06-2019, 10:25 AM
^^Exactly. I started camming in 2010. If I started now, I would have never stuck with it.:-\
Camming sucks, when you're in free chat, and a 7.1 Earthquake hits.
Last night.
Even though guys could see that I was visibly shaken, only 1 dude expressed concern.
What did I expect, really?
The aftershocks were big too. And constant.
Well, I thought.
I probably will make money if I offered shows of me being crushed to my death.
Yeah, those shows sold out.:-[
Tell me guys, how do you REALLY feel about women?
Sadly, I already know.
I started in 2002. Nothing can be worse than still being a camgirl nowadays, when you started then. It's doom. I 100% deserve it though, for how idiotic I've been. And I take full responsibility for my mistakes.
Holly_xoxo
07-06-2019, 10:31 AM
I started in 2002. Nothing can be worse than still being a camgirl nowadays, when you started then. It's doom. I 100% deserve it though, for how idiotic I've been. And I take full responsibility for my mistakes.
What was it like in 2002? Was free chat even a thing?
anonymous camgirl
07-06-2019, 10:39 AM
Because they don't care at all... that's why I am so god damn bitter from camming.. it's been 17 yrs of this shit.. these cold uncaring dead zombies.
I had just started an Indy show when the earthquake hit. I told the guy “I’m having an Earthquake.” He said nothing, maybe confused. “Really, this is big.” I hung up and waited for it to end. Then I messaged him that I was sorry I just needed a moment to regain composure. I restarted the call after that and he didn’t even ask if I was ok or what happened. Just “Stick 2 fingers in yourself and fuck yourself hard!”
anonymous camgirl
07-06-2019, 10:40 AM
We had free chat but no video.. some sites had thumbnails .. very small .. it was so much better.. I would lay down and watch a movie and ignore them all til I got a pvt.
What was it like in 2002? Was free chat even a thing?
anonymous camgirl
07-06-2019, 10:47 AM
If it wasn't for my regular and pegging him the day would be total hell..lol
DahliaSimone
07-06-2019, 10:57 AM
Whatever is going on with SM's algorithm, I keep landing in the cis-girl section or am being suggested to those dudes, bc im CONSTANTLY now having to tell dudes im trans. Was just in the middle of a show and was devastated when dude didnt know i was trans and he was not happy :( Man, Sm....youre fucking with my confidence here. That shit is belittling and so fucking embarassing. This didnt happen before, maybe every once in a while, but now its like EVERY FUCKING DUDE. How can i possibly make money when SM is suggesting me to dudes who arent tryna fuck with this?
DahliaSimone
07-06-2019, 10:59 AM
The look of disgust on a guys face when he finds out im trans in the middle of a show is gut wrenching. Be glad you dont hafta deal with that shit. Granted, he's dumb as shit, but still....I dropped my confidence somewhere in the scuffle and am gonna have to try hard to pick it back up. How can one job make you feel so sexy and beautiful and desirable one minute and the next make you feel like a monster?
anonymous camgirl
07-06-2019, 11:11 AM
Wow, that sucks.. I would bring it up to Liz or the other girl.. I forgot her name.. shouldn't be like that.
The look of disgust on a guys face when he finds out im trans in the middle of a show is gut wrenching. Be glad you dont hafta deal with that shit. Granted, he's dumb as shit, but still....I dropped my confidence somewhere in the scuffle and am gonna have to try hard to pick it back up. How can one job make you feel so sexy and beautiful and desirable one minute and the next make you feel like a monster?
Panthera
07-06-2019, 11:19 AM
What was it like in 2002? Was free chat even a thing?
Ohh pls don't ask, I am getting nostalgic.
Check this out:
- free chat - NOPE! untill heck knows when...I think...2010? I dont remember. If it was, it was not mandatory anyways. There was only free text chat and I rarely was using that too.
- Happy Hour on Imlive was paid with 30 dollars guaranteed (if I remember well you could do a 1.5 hr and get 45, but I am not sure I remember well...I am old and I rather forget things that make me cry)
- quality of members : They would be chatting with me (in private chat of course) about politics, psychology, history, their cats and dogs, their marriage, my country, and everything in between for HOURS. Some would love to watch me sleep. Some would love to watch me get ready to go out meet my bf! Many were sending Victoria's Secret gift cards on my bday. Rates were lower, ok, but the % was at least 50%. I remember I was chatting on ICQ (man, Im old) with my gf saying "OMG today I had a guy that wanted me to get naked! I kicked him out right away! " Then, slowly, they started to ask for that and then for masturbation shows... but it took years, at least for me. The guys were very happy to chat with a pretty girl that could type great English, talk about pretty much anything while smiling at them, looking interested in their shit.
Not to be mean, but the doom started, when studios were open in different parts of the world and they started hiring girls that could not speak any English, so their strategy for making money was to start getting naked right away. That spoiled the members and the business in general. And then whoever had the brilliant idea to offer free chat to get more traffic, was, imho, the most idiotic person ever, because this business was going great as it was, and as all that can be bought here is the visual interaction/chatting with pretty girls/boys, giving that already for free does not leave room to much else to do, in order to make money, cause no one can just fuck themselves to no end for hours (or maybe they can)...but one can talk to no end, and tease to no end with a lot more ease.
Nothing wrong with the girls that could not speak English, but as a studio, I would have helped them learn that, first and foremost, and teach them that ripping their clothes off and doing dp from the get-go was not the wisest way of making money..
Ok I will stop before I feel even more ancient and nostalgic. Gotta make some $$ today and nostalgia is low frequency , not good for money making haha.. My only luck (not even sure it's luck, after all, could be called punishment too, cause that is what keeps me in this biz) is that I look way younger than 40 and just as good as I did in my 20's, for some weird reason and some workout. But if I will still be here when I will be looking old, begging youngsters to pay to see my pussy, someone pls kill me.
Panthera
07-06-2019, 11:20 AM
Because they don't care at all... that's why I am so god damn bitter from camming.. it's been 17 yrs of this shit.. these cold uncaring dead zombies.
THAT!
Panthera
07-06-2019, 11:24 AM
The look of disgust on a guys face when he finds out im trans in the middle of a show is gut wrenching. Be glad you dont hafta deal with that shit. Granted, he's dumb as shit, but still....I dropped my confidence somewhere in the scuffle and am gonna have to try hard to pick it back up. How can one job make you feel so sexy and beautiful and desirable one minute and the next make you feel like a monster?
That reminds me of the times when the webmasters on Imlive did not know what else to do to bring members in and they were advertising me (and others) as trans girls. And people were coming in private and asking me to show them my cock. I really wished I had a cock back then, haha. I was thinking about how I can invent something and put a dildo in some skin colored panties to make it look like I have a cock hahaha .
So see, it happens the other way around too. People are never happy, we have to keep our confidence up no matter what and navigate through all the shit to get what we need.