View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
justanothercamgirl
06-27-2013, 09:09 AM
---JAC starts to sing---
This is the suck that never ends!
It just goes and and on my camgirl friends.....
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view2/1376055/wendy-singing-o.gif (http://gifsoup.com/view/1376055/wendy-singing.html)
Vlodina
06-27-2013, 11:50 AM
Today and yesterday - SM has sucked crusty anus.
Thespark88
06-27-2013, 01:12 PM
Ugh today SM sucked balls. My room was dead all day. People would log in and then log out immediately which is weird; My cam isn't bad, lighting was great and I looked damn hot. I was so excited because I literally haven't cammed in weeks. Hopefully there was just some issue with SM because I am really discouraged.
Rose_Who
06-27-2013, 03:37 PM
SM was DEFINITELY slow today. Nothing but timewasters and pop-n-drops.
Marina Starr
06-27-2013, 03:54 PM
Your choice of words always make me smile.
SM was DEFINITELY slow today. Nothing but timewasters and pop-n-drops.
gingerstripper
06-27-2013, 03:55 PM
Today on mfc sucked asshole. I made 33 dollars in 2 hours >.<
i havent had a slow day in a long time....lord help me tonight.
my goal is 317...i will get their til my eyes bleed
Rose_Who
06-27-2013, 03:59 PM
Your choice of words always make me smile.
Aww, thanks... I'm pretty sure I saw that term used somewhere on this board before, though, so I can't take full credit.
JaneBurgess
06-27-2013, 10:07 PM
Hell yes it was. Plus tons of tech issues didn't help. Sometimes I think I just need a whole new site. Between beggars, tech issues and assholes nagging for Gold shows not sure it is worth it anymore.
SM was DEFINITELY slow today. Nothing but timewasters and pop-n-drops.
gingerstripper
06-28-2013, 12:15 AM
177 for the day. im exhausted....
justanothercamgirl
06-28-2013, 05:33 AM
Hell yes it was. Plus tons of tech issues didn't help. Sometimes I think I just need a whole new site. Between beggars, tech issues and assholes nagging for Gold shows not sure it is worth it anymore.
I have been thinking the same thing. I made $15 yesterday on Streamate. I am better off not going on cam at all and spending that time instead on making clips or (*shudders*) going on MFC.
JGB2009
06-28-2013, 06:26 AM
I have been thinking the same thing. I made $15 yesterday on Streamate. I am better off not going on cam at all and spending that time instead on making clips or (*shudders*) going on MFC.
Thats kind of how I feel too. Streamate is crazy. I mean one day I can do so well on there and the next day is just so silent and so blah. Seriously I can't force myself to set there when there is no traffic. I mean I have at times made myself set there but the reality of it is, is that setting there made it no better. When I do have good days on there I appreciate it...but its just not consistent enough for me.
Nina_Den
06-28-2013, 06:56 AM
^ This, so much. I think the thing that's fucking with my mind the most is the inconsistency. I mean, it's not as if on the good days I spend 90% in paid chat (actually, not even 50%), but maybe that's because I stay on for too many hours; Still, a good day for me is making between 100-200 dollars and getting good, long exclusives. I'm absolutely fine with that and consider it great, as my placement is usually somewhere between the second and third page, so I don't expect to make hundreds of dollars every day.
But then the next day I log on, and it's like crickets for hours, and I find it excruciating sitting there, looking all pretty and smiling for the occasional guy who pops into my room. Then I get super-discouraged to go on cam the next day.
SadieTaylor
06-28-2013, 12:29 PM
Camming sucks. I keep watching my percentage in paid chat slowly dwindle down to less and less each week. I usually spend 50-70% in paid..... now 40% is a good night and 10-15% is becoming the norm. SM has been so glitchy too. Guys keeped getting kicked out of my room or go private and the system kicks them out. WTF.
SadieTaylor
06-28-2013, 12:35 PM
Oh and my hourly has been cut in half. This really sucks.
DoodlebugBites
06-28-2013, 12:45 PM
Oh and my hourly has been cut in half. This really sucks.
Me too, by more than half on some days. :/
The thing that's keeping me sane is that by adjusting to working more hours and faithfully keeping my schedule, I will set to make the most of it when (and if) it picks up again.
During busier times in the past, I was not that disciplined. I won't be that complacent again, that's for cam sure!
SadieTaylor
06-28-2013, 12:48 PM
At least I know it's not just me. But it sucks that we're all having the same issues. Yup, I am definitely keeping the same schedule because I already am very limited in the time I can get on cam. Definitely can't even make goals at this point, it's too hit or miss for me.
Me too, by more than half on some days. :/
The thing that's keeping me sane is that by adjusting to working more hours and faithfully keeping my schedule, so when (and if) it picks up again, I will be able to make the most of it.
During busier times in the past, I was not that disciplined. I won't be that complacent again, that's for cam sure!
DoodlebugBites
06-28-2013, 12:59 PM
At least I know it's not just me. But it sucks that we're all having the same issues. Yup, I am definitely keeping the same schedule because I already am very limited in the time I can get on cam. Definitely can't even make goals at this point, it's too hit or miss for me.
I definitely had to revise my goals. Now it's not a target amount of money but instead to make the most of my time on cam and not let myself get into a bad mental state or start letting my frustration show. (For whatever reason I am not the kind of model who gets a good response being a bitch. Believe me, I tried.)
It would not be a complete exaggeration to say that some days my only goal is not crying on cam.
justanothercamgirl
06-28-2013, 01:07 PM
I don't know about everyone else but I am currently scrambling for a Plan B.
SadieTaylor
06-28-2013, 01:08 PM
Me too, I am going to wait the summer out to see if it gets better. I'm still pretty new to camming and I don't even know which other cam sites I want to try. The idea of trying MFC scares me. I think I'm abut to start doing clips.
I don't know about everyone else but I am currently scrambling for a Plan B.
Glamourmilf
06-28-2013, 01:12 PM
^^For sure Doodlebug! I am so pissed that the last 2 prvts. i had gave me a 4 rating (on SM). One of the guys I have seen numerous times before, the other was new.
I have started blocking people that constantly enter my chat and just sit in my room, EVERYTIME I'm on cam, no matter what time I get on. One guy today e-mailed and asked why he'd been blocked, and said he was just about to go prvt. Yeah, right! So I e-mailed back the reason formentioned, and he told me 'nevermind, that I'm a C..T!
You know how we can use those pre-set messages in our free chat? I set one to say that the games and questions are over-go Prvt. or exclusive, or I'll block U!! it's worked a couple of times, so I'm keeping in, just in case.
I guess because of my look, that 'mean' doesn't work for me either. now i just have it pre-typed.
ConnyLove
06-28-2013, 01:20 PM
I don't know about everyone else but I am currently scrambling for a Plan B.
Definitely not just a Plan B but a C as well. I don't want to sound pesimistic but if camming is your only source of income, is time to face the reality. Is not just summer , is not just SM and its glitches, is a combination of facts. I started to look for a part time job, as I am strugling to pay my bills.
Glamourmilf
06-28-2013, 01:24 PM
Plan B~ (Or in our case~ Plan BB)~ You can buy that over the counter now, can't You? Anything to flush out the memory of how bad camming has been lately.
Vlodina
06-28-2013, 01:50 PM
I was off Sun/Mon/Tues (lady days) so it's just typical that the rest of the week has been completely shite!
athenalovelace
06-28-2013, 02:41 PM
First real week on MFC and it's going poorly save for one day. I made 3 tokens more today (in 4 hours including a 45 minute break midway) than I did yesterday in roughly 2.5 hours which was 190. Had to deal with an idiot trying to dom in freechat and get me to watch his cam because he just KNEW I was wet for him and was only trying to hide it (which, off topic, attitudes like that from men always squick me out). Another guy tried getting me to watch his cam after telling me that he didn't have tokens but he "contributes" by getting other people to tip me. Uh huh. Sure. Trying to stick with it and not freak out over my plummeting cam score.
justanothercamgirl
06-28-2013, 03:13 PM
The idea of trying MFC scares me.
I actually love time I spend on MFC. My regs are full of awesome!
I just wish that time could be more profitable. :/
Rosexxxx
06-28-2013, 04:12 PM
[QUOTE=Glamourmilf;2506923]^^For sure Doodlebug! I am so pissed that the last 2 prvts. i had gave me a 4 rating (on SM). One of the guys I have seen numerous times before, the other was new.
I know what you mean. I got a 1 rating the other night. It pissed me off cause I did everything he said and it was just showing him my parts. I know we have to be positive but when the traffic sucks and the guys in my room are assholes you can not help it. I have been banning too for guys that sit in my room and do not take me private. Like I want to sit there and talk. Hell I don't! Because of this I do not want to go on cam anymore sometimes. I am starting to look for a full time vanilla job, then I can start my own small business.
SadieTaylor
06-29-2013, 12:08 AM
Camming sucks. Screw you Friday nights. I used to bank $200 in 4 hours..... tonight I got $70. And some douchebag gave me a 4 star rating because I cannot fit the whole dildo in my vagina. Sorry dude it's not never ending! He kept telling me "no pain, no gain" and "take more of it" "make it hurt." Ugh I kept telling him I couldn't do that. I emailed support....
CariDee
06-29-2013, 02:24 AM
^^ Sadie , same here. Yesterday was low star day. I get 5 star ratings 99% of the time. Then a couple of asshats decide to give me a 3 and a 1. What the *^#* ? Should I just leave it or e-mail support to remove them? I have never asked for a rating to be removed , so I dont know how to approach them about it.
Glamourmilf
06-29-2013, 05:53 AM
Was soooo irratated by the end of my shift yesterday, that I raised my rates high, hid my face, (cleavage only), and put my 10 inch black dick dildo in frame in front of me.:bullwhip:
Luckily, a cuckold, sissy slave took me for a long block session,(sph) as well. and tipped me 40 gold during the private!;D
Gotta love those fetish guys!
Thanks to him i was able to vent all of my pent up anger, and was able to log off feeling a lot better for it. Such a win-win situation!
Not looking forward to the dreaded Saturday guys, but I'm nowhere close to my weekly goal, so... here goes... 8 hours to cam today.
Here's hoping everyone does well today! Glam
justanothercamgirl
06-29-2013, 06:35 AM
^^ Sadie , same here. Yesterday was low star day. I get 5 star ratings 99% of the time. Then a couple of asshats decide to give me a 3 and a 1. What the *^#* ? Should I just leave it or e-mail support to remove them? I have never asked for a rating to be removed , so I dont know how to approach them about it.
How long did the guys stay for? If it is for a minute or less I'd definately email support.
DoodlebugBites
06-29-2013, 08:51 AM
You know how we can use those pre-set messages in our free chat? I set one to say that the games and questions are over-go Prvt. or exclusive, or I'll block U!! it's worked a couple of times, so I'm keeping in, just in case.
I guess because of my look, that 'mean' doesn't work for me either. now i just have it pre-typed.
This sounds like a good strategy, Glam. I am going to add a prewritten message to that effect. I'm glad I am not the only one who has no luck being mean because sometimes I am smiling even though I am boiling under the collar.
Most of the time I really AM nice and I do appreciate it that that is what my guests like about me. But it makes it super-hard to keep the habitual line-steppers I tend to attact in check while being Sandra Fucking Dee. /rant
CariDee
06-29-2013, 02:36 PM
How long did the guys stay for? If it is for a minute or less I'd definately email support.
Both of them were around 2 minutes. I remember that one of them asked me to do something I dont so probably didnt read my profile and that's how I've got the bad rating.
CanadianRuby
06-29-2013, 04:29 PM
I had such a weird cam show last night. It was like....2am when this dude started chatting with me. He seemed like, a typical nerdy type of fellow in the chat. He was tipping me during the conversation (I was on cam chatting - I am on MGF, so I don't stream live constantly...).
So...he tipped like....60 across an hour span of time. I had told him I wouldn't be camming, as I hadn't cammed at all yesterday and was editing a custom video.
He kept asking me to tease him while I was talking...I was just sitting in a reclining chair wanting to have a conversation...eventually I got fed up with him blabbing about teasing him.
He was one of those losers that like...wants "YOU TO CAM WITH ME BECAUSE YOU LIKE ME AND I ACTUALLY TURN YOU ON AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU BEING A CAM MODEL".
Sooooo....I ended up doing a cam show for him. I figured since he tipped me 60 already i'd just do the cam show.
But, he surprised me by turning on HIS cam, and I have to normally mentally prepare myself for such a thing (I hate cam2cam if they TALK).
He was like...I don't know it was just weird. He was making me actually REALLY nervous because how he was on cam and talking was different then how he had typed.
He had this really deep voice, and kept saying things like "Does that feel good on your clit, darling?" "Tell me where you want my cum, darling" .
Then during the middle of the cam show he wanted me to tell him like...How I actually was genuinely turned on by him and our "session" went far past me being a cam model?????
Then he did this whole bullshit thing of wanting to make me beg him to let ME cum....and I had to SHOW him blah blah blah.
Fucking dipstick...I faked the whole bloody thing. I ended up giving a pathetically theatrical "orgasm" scene...he seemed satisfied with that.
I DON'T LIKE DOING CAM SHOWS WITH MEN THAT TRY TO DOMINATE YOU OVER THE WEBCAM. :mad::banghead:
SoloDesire
06-29-2013, 08:04 PM
^ I ALWAYS turn the sound off as soon as I accept their webcam. I HATE hearing them talk and it weirds me out! If they say "Can you hear me?", I'm always like "sorry, no the sound always echos and doesn't sound right so I don't have sound." They are usually okay with that and will just type.
VictoriaChaos
06-30-2013, 05:02 AM
But, he surprised me by turning on HIS cam, and I have to normally mentally prepare myself for such a thing (I hate cam2cam if they TALK).
He was like...I don't know it was just weird. He was making me actually REALLY nervous because how he was on cam and talking was different then how he had typed.
He had this really deep voice, and kept saying things like "Does that feel good on your clit, darling?" "Tell me where you want my cum, darling" .
Then during the middle of the cam show he wanted me to tell him like...How I actually was genuinely turned on by him and our "session" went far past me being a cam model?????
Then he did this whole bullshit thing of wanting to make me beg him to let ME cum....and I had to SHOW him blah blah blah.
Fucking dipstick...I faked the whole bloody thing. I ended up giving a pathetically theatrical "orgasm" scene...he seemed satisfied with that.
I DON'T LIKE DOING CAM SHOWS WITH MEN THAT TRY TO DOMINATE YOU OVER THE WEBCAM. :mad::banghead:
Omg, this totally reminded me of a private I did a couple days ago, (one of my first ones actually).
Not the domination part but just the creepyness of going from typing to voice.
Honestly, no I don't want to hear your creepy fucking voice or listen to you jerk off but fuck your paying me.
Anywho;
This guy gets on and asks if I'll roleplay (another annoyance, it says what I do in my profile.)
So he takes me private and turns his cam on. MISTAKE!
So not only does he look like mother fucking Steven King, he's one of those guys who likes black woman which I'm fine with, I'll use what I got.
He goes into this story that reminds me of a fucking movie in the 1930s. He had a nanny or something who brought a maid over (a black maid, mind you). I guess she was young and a virgin and he got her into a cabin on the property and had his way with her.
It gets worse, he wants me to roleplay as if I'm being taken by his 'white cock' (once again why the fuck do you think I give a flying fuck that your white?!). He didn't really use the word rape but pretty much said everything else that would insinuate it with all the terms he used while telling me the story.
Role playing is always whatever to me, I'll do pretty much anything.
Listening to him tell that story and having to look in his eyes, oh my god it gives me chills just thinking about it.
Than he just had to look like one of the creepiest men in America, I mean really? What the fuck are the odds of that?
So I have to sit there and smile, laugh at this story and pretend like I'm not really fucking scared right now.
Now that I think about it now, it was probably better that he spoke.
Reading that shit might have been worse.
VictoriaChaos
06-30-2013, 05:07 AM
Also, why would you not find someone into domination?
I find most people don't like to be dominated sexually if your not into being dominated sexually.
If he wanted to do that, why not just find a submissive?
This stuff never ceases to baffle.
MissSassyPickles
06-30-2013, 05:11 AM
Also, why would you not find someone into domination?
I find most people don't like to be dominated sexually if your not into being dominated sexually.
If he wanted to do that, why not just find a submissive?
This stuff never ceases to baffle.
Because it's a challenge for them to convert a top into a bottom, it's more of a submission then someone that is already submission.
VictoriaChaos
06-30-2013, 05:40 AM
Because it's a challenge for them to convert a top into a bottom, it's more of a submission then someone that is already submission.
Maybe it's because I'm a broke ass bitch but I just can't justify spending money to make someone do something they don't want to do when I could find someone more than willing.
Glamourmilf
06-30-2013, 09:06 AM
Doodle, let me know how that pre-set message I mentioned, works for You.
I cammed for 8 hours straight yesterday to try to re-coop my losses for the week, (due to the sm cut-off and all). EEEE-Gads! I feel like i've been run over by a truck today because of it!:help2:
Interestingly enough, like You mentioned, i had a prosperous day though, compared to how Saturdays normally are for me.
By the 7th hour, I was super burned out,,, started my last gold show, and a custie i had blocked last week for turning on me, came popping in to chat(I'm still mystified how that happened), but I told him I was pissed at him, and his measly 5 gold for the show wasn't good enough. He said he liked my mean side:shrug:, tipped the entire amount of the gold needed, and I was able to do the show!
I can't be nice anymore, because when i do, I always have guys just sit and chit chat, and then leave.
"Mean Mommy" has just been born~ Look Out!!
JenniferNorth
06-30-2013, 09:13 AM
Courtney-I used to write for a gluten-free blog too! Well, gluten-free/diary-free/allergy-free. It was fun, although like your gig, unpaid. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
Camming sucks for me right now because I found out my upload speed is dismal like 99 kpbs. My boyfriend said "Um, baby, you need to get faster internet connection"-no shit, hard to do when my mother and I live in rural America and dish is our only option! Contacting the dish provider to upgrade our speed level. I had people who wanted to take me into privates yesterday, but wouldn't because of bad connection.
AW, MGF, ELM and Clips4Sale, here I come! Gotta make money in the meantime....
DoodlebugBites
06-30-2013, 10:12 AM
Doodle, let me know how that pre-set message I mentioned, works for You.
You know, I didn't even use it yet. Instead I made some hard decisions about some so-called regulars who were abusing my niceness based on the fact that they once upon a time took me private. I recently read here someone say that money can be expensive–wish I could remember who said it–and I think it's a real danger especially when I'm doing the no-hustle hustle.
a custie i had blocked last week for turning on me, came popping in to chat(I'm still mystified how that happened), but I told him I was pissed at him, and his measly 5 gold for the show wasn't good enough. He said he liked my mean side:shrug:, tipped the entire amount of the gold needed, and I was able to do the show!
Um, I love that! Someone came by Fri nite who used to get sessions with me but now only comes around to try for free dirty talk or to pop in for a peek. When I gave him an ultimatum he basically said "sorry for stepping over a new line, we always talked like this before I would take you private." I pointed out that he doesn't get sessions with me any more, gave him a few minutes to do something, which he didn't, and then I blocked him.
Hello! When a model gives you a warning it's not a time to plead your case! It means make a grand gesture (like buying out a GS show, or even just a small tip to show goodwill) if you ever want to see her naked again.
I can't be nice anymore, because when i do, I always have guys just sit and chit chat, and then leave. "Mean Mommy" has just been born~ Look Out!!
It's really tempting to let my mean mommie out, for sure. Just when I am ready to unleash her I get a slew of guys taking me private because of my smiles and bubbly personality. But the amount of work I have to do to control my room while keeping the bubbles going might not be worth it.
I think the balance I need to find is being firm and in control with the threat of meanness versus being a bitch because I am frustrated and not being in control.
Glamourmilf
06-30-2013, 10:22 AM
^^^ there's a post on here Regarding the book 'Why Men love Bitches'
DoodlebugBites
06-30-2013, 01:14 PM
^^^ there's a post on here Regarding the book 'Why Men love Bitches'
Ah, yes, I've read the book several times. The thing is that for me, on cam as in real life, people just get pissed when I go bitch on them.
It's like I have to be nice just the right amount of edge showing, and the required amount is a variable factor I've yet to figure out. Makeup - cleavage + 30% edge = bank? Glasses - makeup + 20% edge x smile = bank? Ugh math is hard.
Nina_Den
06-30-2013, 04:12 PM
Guys, I really need your advise on this one. Today I decided changing my hustle completely; instead of sitting in free chat and showing just my upper body and face, I started dancing on my bed, showing full body. And, while it's been going great and I'm glad I made this decision, there's one major disadvantage... when doing it, I'm kneeing, because if I actually stand on my bed, nobody could see me.
So, I've been doing it for a couple of hours without noticing, and only when I got up I noticed my knees look like that (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ER5v7GHmyds/TqVXDAnuuDI/AAAAAAAAEEs/0zPEKKAdkVY/s400/102311213938.jpg) (random picture, not me) - maybe even a little worse, and are extremely-sore.
Upon seeing it, I had the "what-have-I-done" face combined with a "yeah, but..." face, cause, it worked.
But if I do this every night, I will end up handicapped. What do I do? My bed's the only space in my room I can dance on. :(
JenniferNorth
06-30-2013, 04:26 PM
Nina, can you try sitting indian style and position the cam so it shows your upper half, and kind of sway/dance like that? That's what I did yesterday before my lousy connection forced me to log off. And I did a strip tease for one of my vids that way. I hear you, my bed is the only place I can cam from too, at least for now.
Nina_Den
06-30-2013, 04:36 PM
I tried it, but it wasn't enough "bouncy", lol. I would, however, have to find a solution, cause I just had to pop 2 pain-killers; the pain SUDDENLY hit, full-force.
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MissSassyPickles
06-30-2013, 05:27 PM
Doodle, I peeked in your room a long time ago, and I remember my first impression of you was that you just seem soooo sweet. I think it's your face and voice. You're one of those people that will always seem slightly innocent and youthful. I kind of have the same thing going on. Mean just won't work for us. It confuses their penises I think.
I know right! I feel like if I met Doodlebug in person we'd instantly hug and be friends :)
Billabong
06-30-2013, 08:24 PM
Camming sucks because today I received one of my first chargebacks ever. It was a session from last weekend where dude wanted me to get drunk off my ass. I wasn't going to seriously do that so I went to the kitchen and poured some juice in a glass and said it was a cocktail and acted like a drunk whore off of it lol. So it wasn't a hard call, it wasnt a long call, and it was only about $20 my cut, but still it freaking sucks. Gotta figure out how to block him cuz I'm not sure if Imlive automatically does that. Why is there no official IL thread here? Hmmm.
DoodlebugBites
06-30-2013, 11:40 PM
Doodle, I peeked in your room a long time ago, and I remember my first impression of you was that you just seem soooo sweet. I think it's your face and voice. You're one of those people that will always seem slightly innocent and youthful.
I know right! I feel like if I met Doodlebug in person we'd instantly hug and be friends :)
Aw, shucks *kicking imaginary pebble.* Thank you gals!
I kind of have the same thing going on. Mean just won't work for us.
Good point, Nerd (if I may call you that). I know it's been said a million times that your niche chooses you, and I guess there are worse things to be categorized as "bubbly" (my very first tag). Sometimes I log on in a meh mood (try not to but it happens), and forcing myself to be cheery actually makes me feel cheerful before too long. Sometimes.
It confuses their penises I think.
So, to keep this on-thread: camming sucks because penises can be easily confused. :)
JaneBurgess
07-01-2013, 12:57 AM
No matter how bad it gets, it will always better. If you are in a slump it will get better. Just hang in there and remember that you are a kick ass performer and they are damn lucky to see you on cam.