View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
Blovely
06-07-2012, 01:49 PM
I've been forcing myself not post in here lol but this week is sucking major for me. Sunday and Monday were great and then all of a sudden it tanked. I know its the beginning of the month but this has to be my worst week ever. I've been working late nights, mornings, an evenings an I'm still no where near my goal. I haven't be able to make $100 in 1 shift since Monday SMH and FML.
Marina Starr
06-07-2012, 01:57 PM
I feel ya! I noticed the beginning of the month are always slow.
I've been forcing myself not post in here lol but this week is sucking major for me. Sunday and Monday were great and then all of a sudden it tanked. I know its the beginning of the month but this has to be my worst week ever. I've been working late nights, mornings, an evenings an I'm still no where near my goal. I haven't be able to make $100 in 1 shift since Monday SMH and FML.
bigbootyjudy1
06-07-2012, 02:06 PM
Today and this whole week has suckity suck suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck, suck,and oh yea suckity suck some more.
Hoping for better days.
Cammi
06-07-2012, 02:29 PM
Yesterday was really quiet, if not for a 40min pvt with a reg I woulda been scraping together pennies. As it was I pushed through to 100 bucks and then tapped out.
Vlodina
06-07-2012, 02:30 PM
Two weeks ago was amazing, last week was crap, this week started good then today was crap. I'm not happy! Actually logged onto MFC for a couple of hours, wasn't too bad! Mmm... Might have to spend more time there.
mimiboo69
06-13-2012, 10:52 AM
OMG I was on SM for 12hrs and only made 203.00 and that was my gold I kept going and going and going intil I made it.THANK GOD FOR STARBUCKS DOUBLESHOTS
I saw top girls on the 2page I was WTF WOW I AM GONG TO FUCKING BED
HaydenBlue
06-13-2012, 11:54 AM
OMG I was on SM for 12hrs and only made 203.00 and that was my gold I kept going and going and going intil I made it.THANK GOD FOR STARBUCKS DOUBLESHOTS
I saw top girls on the 2page I was WTF WOW I AM GONG TO FUCKING BED
Damn mimi congrats on your patience. I would have bought a gun. Lol
CourtneyRaine
06-13-2012, 12:13 PM
OMG I was on SM for 12hrs...
For serious? You are my new hero. I can barely even last 2 hours on that site these days. I salute you!
mimiboo69
06-13-2012, 03:13 PM
Damn mimi congrats on your patience. I would have bought a gun. Lol
I got so many bills I got to pay so I just kept that in mine. I did not even make it to the front page fuckers I got a i5 PC AND good internet speed and had on the new HD thing that got going on was still stuck on the 2page of the site, but at times I was not to nice LOL. I saw girls that are in the top row on the front page side by side with me so I did not feel so bad about it. I just don't under stand why I see this model on the front looking like she just step out of the trailer park with a tooth missing LOL I know that is not nice sorry I just wonder some times what is it that she has that I don't no names LOL
mimiboo69
06-13-2012, 03:22 PM
For serious? You are my new hero. I can barely even last 2 hours on that site these days. I salute you!
Thank you,I was spitting cam with AW but I just made 10.00 so I just stuck with SM I guess the UK men don't care for me LOL LOL they where nice said, hello and then was gone.I might try spitting with IMLive next time I am trying not to rely on SM so much. But yes 12HRS 12am to 12pm with a hour break to get my little one to school.
bigbootyjudy1
06-13-2012, 05:23 PM
Thank you,I was spitting cam with AW but I just made 10.00 so I just stuck with SM I guess the UK men don't care for me LOL LOL they where nice said, hello and then was gone.I might try spitting with IMLive next time I am trying not to rely on SM so much. But yes 12HRS 12am to 12pm with a hour break to get my little one to school.
Poor you Mimi,I feel your pain.These days i barely could stand to be on SM for more than 3 hours at a time .But i just push myself with some good music and a shot of 5 hour energy drink.I'm determined to get out of debt by this summer and get a lil bit of saving before i start interning in August for my last semester in college .
LaurenAus
06-13-2012, 05:47 PM
$13 in three hours! WOOO!!! Go camming humpday!!
TheBrownFox
06-14-2012, 03:00 AM
Thank you,I was spitting cam with AW but I just made 10.00 so I just stuck with SM I guess the UK men don't care for me LOL LOL they where nice said, hello and then was gone.I might try spitting with IMLive next time.
Yeah, I think AW and ImLive are great to splitcam on (No mandatory free video chat...Woohoo!!!).
Cammi
06-14-2012, 05:15 AM
SM really was a piece of shit last night. Luckily, I decided to bust out and give MFC a proper try, ended up making some actual money and still made my minimum goal for the day :D
cvarga
06-14-2012, 06:47 AM
....
Stress related.
Frolic
06-14-2012, 08:21 AM
Take some deep breaths. Pop a tylenol. Put on some calm music that makes you happy and make yourself a cup of tea(herbal if your headaches are sensitive to caffeine).
It'll be ok.
cvarga
06-15-2012, 05:55 AM
OMG I was on SM for 12hrs and only made 203.00 and that was my gold I kept going and going and going intil I made it.THANK GOD FOR STARBUCKS DOUBLESHOTS
I saw top girls on the 2page I was WTF WOW I AM GONG TO FUCKING BED
I was on page 2 yesterday and actually did just as well as I do when I am on page 1. I can honestly say if you have a strong regular following it doesn't matter what page you are on especially because viewers often search for specifics. You might be on page 2 or 3 or 4 while searching the main page but in the subcategories you are probably on page 1 which is just as good and often even better because it's more specialized traffic and they are looking for you specifically. I can't say I would stay on 12 hours to make $200 though. That's pretty brutal and I admire your tenacity. Did you take breaks or were you on for a straight 12 hours?
Also, please don't be swayed by people telling you they make X amount of dollars in X amount of time. Often times people are not as successful as they want you to believe and others are more successful than they want to let on. We ALL know dollar amounts per 1 hour is never the same. One day you can make $200/hr and another day only average $25/hr. When I look at my over all income and divide it by hours spent on cam it really only averages out to be $25 to $45/hr in spite of my $200/hr days.
cvarga
06-15-2012, 06:30 AM
My page keeps failing to load properly, it's only on SW. Not sure what my problem is. I'm using Firefox. Anyway I got cut off before I could finish saying what I wanted to say in my post.
I am a page 1 performer, frequently bumped to the top page 2 during peek hours. I am not the most successful performer by way of total $$ earned. I am well aware there are probably many girls on the pages behind me that make more than I do. I think the reason SM bumps me forward is because of my ratio of time spent on cam to the amount amount earned and not because I am raking it in for them. Also, as all of us are, I am unique and set myself apart from other performers. My shows are not mainstream hardcore, I don't poke or gape my holes, I'm not the prettiest and certainly do not have the best body type as defined by mainstream media. I may be wrong but I think SM is just optimizing their own sites potential by offering diversity.
I'd love to think I am a "top model" but I think HD, audio, phone and all of the bells and whistles can only bring you so far. I honestly think it's about who you are as a performer in the end. I'm probably wrong but I would like to believe it for my own sanity.
mimiboo69
06-15-2012, 09:32 AM
Did you take breaks or were you on for a straight 12 hours?
Only breaks I took was to smoke and to the bath room I don't smoke on cam ,the only big break that I took was to send my little girl to school that took an hour or so
Peachesxo
06-15-2012, 10:42 PM
Oh. My. God.
What the FCKK was up with Streamate tonight?? Please don't tell me I'm the only one who was hurting tonight... This was my worst night on SM ever money-wise and traffic sucked!
I took a month + long break so I know my placement was down a couple rows but DAAAAAMMMNN it was terrible. I didn't meet one gold show goal! WTF!? I stayed on 4 hours before I said skrew it. I hate quitting before I make goal but when it's that bad there is no point.
LOL
Urgh.
Time to smoke and gorge on leftover chinese food.
Decalyn
06-15-2012, 10:47 PM
Oh. My. God.
What the FCKK was up with Streamate tonight?? Please don't tell me I'm the only one who was hurting tonight... This was my worst night on SM ever money-wise and traffic sucked!
I took a month + long break so I know my placement was down a couple rows but DAAAAAMMMNN it was terrible. I didn't meet one gold show goal! WTF!? I stayed on 4 hours before I said skrew it. I hate quitting before I make goal but when it's that bad there is no point.
{snip}
They may not have told you, but you may have been laggy tonight. Few others were complaining (encoder and non) that SM was having some serious issues server-side.
Melonie
06-16-2012, 12:45 AM
I would point out that, with each passing day now, ManWin owned tube sites are redirecting 'feeder' links away from SM.
cvarga
06-16-2012, 06:06 AM
I would point out that, with each passing day now, ManWin owned tube sites are redirecting 'feeder' links away from SM.
...which is a good thing IMHO. I have never been a fan of tube traffic. Tube traffic to me means we're inheriting guys who are surfing for free porn and not looking to spend.
Streamate is pursuing other forms of advertising. If (Manwin) Streamate intended to just let traffic trail off I don't think they would have spent so much money on digital television. I'm sure they are also persuing other methods but I haven't researched anything so I can't speak with 100% accuracy on their efforts. I do know I am still seeing commercials on television though.
Last night I made $200 in 3 hours. The night before I made $90 in 2 hours. Tomorrow I may get lucky and make $200/hr or have an epic fail and make $8/hr. The traffic is there. It's just as unpredictable as it always was, it's being spread out thinner and thinner due to an outrageous growth rate of defectors of other sites, fresh faces and college girls who are working on next semesters' tuition. Someone mentioned the other day seeing top models on page 2 and I believe this is why. Add to the equation that turnovers are inevitable and if you don't continue to reinvent yourself in some way, shape or form, and recognize there is a change in traffic then you are bound to feel the summer slugs a bit harder than someone who is paying attention to the trends. A perfect response to this thread is the one where performers are identifying who their traffic is. It's this kind of awareness that brings success.
Just my opinion and hopefully not misinterpreted as a challenge to anyone's intelligence.
Melonie
06-16-2012, 07:20 AM
^^^ you make a valid point ... with Manwin cutting off tube site link 'trades', that SM is now having to spend 'cash money' to attract traffic from other sources ... including TV commercials. What isn't really known is the relative number of new 'customers' coming to SM as a result of that paid advertising, versus the number of customers no longer coming to SM from tube sites ... as well as the relative 'spending habits' of those new customers ... as well as the 'preferences' of those new customers.
The larger point is that, on top of the seasonal issues ... like college girls having more time to spend on cam, while college guys have fewer opportunities for 'private' cam viewing ... or married customers having kids out of school, summer vacations etc. ... is that SM's basic business model has recently been forcibly changed by ManWin.
cvarga
06-16-2012, 11:56 AM
^^^ you make a valid point ... with Manwin cutting off tube site link 'trades', that SM is now having to spend 'cash money' to attract traffic from other sources ... including TV commercials. What isn't really known is the relative number of new 'customers' coming to SM as a result of that paid advertising, versus the number of customers no longer coming to SM from tube sites ... as well as the relative 'spending habits' of those new customers ... as well as the 'preferences' of those new customers.
The larger point is that, on top of the seasonal issues ... like college girls having more time to spend on cam, while college guys have fewer opportunities for 'private' cam viewing ... or married customers having kids out of school, summer vacations etc. ... is that SM's basic business model has recently been forcibly changed by ManWin.
The television commercial url is streamates.tv or some sort of variation of that. When I ask my new guys how they found the site they will say something like, "a friend told me about it" (a differentiation from the guy who will say, "oh I dunno, I just clicked something"). The TV commercial brings in the stereotypical, college educated, Republican, spendy type. I was watching a documentary when it came on. Pretty darn smart if you ask me.
The thing about that though is not all girls are going to benefit from this type of consumer for obvious reasons one of which being they have very distinct preferences.
cvarga
06-16-2012, 12:08 PM
Only breaks I took was to smoke and to the bath room I don't smoke on cam ,the only big break that I took was to send my little girl to school that took an hour or so
You are one tough cookie! I have faith in your hard work paying off and have visions of those hours shrinking as your paycheck numbers are increasing. It will come to be. I believe, I believe, I believe!
mimiboo69
06-16-2012, 07:16 PM
You are one tough cookie! I have faith in your hard work paying off and have visions of those hours shrinking as your paycheck numbers are increasing. It will come to be. I believe, I believe, I believe!
Awww your so sweet and thank you I had to recover so the next day I worked just 4 hours the then the next day 2 hours I so feel burned out
Vlodina
06-17-2012, 01:43 AM
Camming sucks because my primary camming site (almost cam there exclusively) Adultwork deactivated my profile yesterday. According to them this is because I am apparently using some sort of software that mimics human interaction and I have been using that to log on for me and update my profile.
Needless to say this is not true. I personally log in and work, and even pay for DirectCam positioning must of the time that I am logging in to cam. I even featured my profile for webcam services one day last week.
They say that emailed me with a warning. I never got such an email from them, although I had emails coming through from customers and other notifications. I have emailed them, and my group manager too. So far no joy. I just emailed them again just now and I really hope they listen to me and don't just send me some automated response. I've done nothing wrong.
Adultwork is my main site, where I make most of my money and this could be bad. I do have other baskets, but Adultwork is where I have so far invested most of my time and energy.
I am signed up for SM (but I have shitty UK Internet and wouldn't be able to use the encoder, even with the old settings), I am active on MFC (the thought of having to cam there all the time makes me pale, but I might have to do so), I am currently pending approval on Xpeeps and Candycrib, I have an account on Adultfairground but nothing is happening there.
I have stores on Clips4Sale and ELM, and they are going to be my main focus this next couple of days, adding as much new content as I possibly can.
Stressed doesn't cover it. I feel like I have just been sacked.
Eta: at this point I don't care if I just get an empty profile back without all my feedback, movies and photos.
naughtycamgirl
06-17-2012, 02:27 AM
I feel your frustration Vlodina, I got my account deactivated from adultwork too, and they didn't want to listen to me, it was a good secondary website.
Camming sucks because my primary camming site (almost cam there exclusively) Adultwork deactivated my profile yesterday. According to them this is because I am apparently using some sort of software that mimics human interaction and I have been using that to log on for me and update my profile.
Needless to say this is not true. I personally log in and work, and even pay for DirectCam positioning must of the time that I am logging in to cam. I even featured my profile for webcam services one day last week.
They say that emailed me with a warning. I never got such an email from them, although I had emails coming through from customers and other notifications. I have emailed them, and my group manager too. So far no joy. I just emailed them again just now and I really hope they listen to me and don't just send me some automated response. I've done nothing wrong.
Adultwork is my main site, where I make most of my money and this could be bad. I do have other baskets, but Adultwork is where I have so far invested most of my time and energy.
I am signed up for SM (but I have shitty UK Internet and wouldn't be able to use the encoder, even with the old settings), I am active on MFC (the thought of having to cam there all the time makes me pale, but I might have to do so), I am currently pending approval on Xpeeps and Candycrib, I have an account on Adultfairground but nothing is happening there.
I have stores on Clips4Sale and ELM, and they are going to be my main focus this next couple of days, adding as much new content as I possibly can.
Stressed doesn't cover it. I feel like I have just been sacked.
Eta: at this point I don't care if I just get an empty profile back without all my feedback, movies and photos.
Vlodina
06-17-2012, 03:20 AM
I feel your frustration Vlodina, I got my account deactivated from adultwork too, and they didn't want to listen to me, it was a good secondary website.
Can I ask what happened in your case? Grr, I got all excited just now as I got an Adultwork email telling me that someone had left me feedback. But no, can't log in. If I am no longer active I didn't think that I would get notifications anymore. Confused.
Classy_Katy
06-17-2012, 03:40 AM
Vlodina, I do feel for you! It's so scary how easily this can happen. Can you set up a new AW profile...in time if not now? We all know how new blood sells well and is why people keep creating new accounts to take advantage of that.
Sometimes we can create something even better when change is forced on us :-)
Vlodina
06-17-2012, 03:46 AM
Not expecting anyone to read all this, but I'm having a wee rant.
Today I emailed them again, saying this:
I have had my profile removed because you say I have been using some sort of program on my computer in relation to my profile. Yesterday I spoke to a couple of people and have a better idea what this means. As far as I can understand, you think I am using something to log into Adultwork on my behalf, to change my last log in date, and also to make my profile more visible.
I have most certainly not doing that. I have been on Adultwork using DirectCam and cam bookings at least 4 days out of 7. Admittedly I am not always making a lot of money, but I am logging in there and trying to. When I am using DirectCam I pay for DirectCam positioning over half of the time, to increase exposure to my profile. I even featured my profile recently on webcam.
I know some people like to edit their profile while they are online or add photos to increase exposure, but I don't often do this. I normally only edit when I need to change something.
If you think I have been logging in too often for it to be me, this may be explained by the fact that I often log in even when I am not working, just to re-read emails or to read feedback that has been left for me, or to see if somebody has perhaps bought a movie clip/pictures (as there is no notification email of this and I am ever hopeful). More so, I also have the Adultwork app on my iphone, so very often when I have nothing to do, I will log in and check on my phone, sometimes during the night if I wake up. It's like a nervous tick.
I have been a member on Adultwork for over a year and have always tried my very best to not break any rules. I read the T&C when I started and also from time to time to check. I always read what's new and look for updates and changes incase I am unwittingly doing something wrong. I take Adultwork and my place on it very seriously. It is my favourite site where I spend the majority of my time when I'm working.
You say that you sent me a warning email. I did not receive this. If I had received that I would have carefully read it and immediately emailed you to ask about it and ensure you that I wasn't doing something like that, because I'm not. Even if I was doing that, if you sent me that email I would have been stupid to continue knowing that you were going to deactivate my profile because of it. The first I knew of a problem is when I tried to log back in yesterday after timing out, to discover I couldn't, followed by emails telling me that my sales' items had been taking down, because I was no longer an active member of the site.
I don't know a lot about computers, but the only other thing I can think of is that when I have had my Firewall turned off to upload movies, that I got hacked or something. Is that possible, I'm not sure. And I don't know what to look for on my computer either. I have definitely not installed anything like you are saying.
Please, please investigate this and see that this is an error and that I am not doing anything wrong.
____________________________________
Just received a reply, pretty much saying what they said yesterday, but adding about the 33 supposed updates.
Hello
Thank you for your email.
It has come to our attention that your profile, or others linked to it,
are being updated automatically, using a macro, script or some other
program that simulates human interaction with the Site.
For clarification, there were 33 profile updates in 10 minutes, between
Jun 16 2012 12:51PM and Jun 16 2012 12:56PM.
AdultWork.com is a club. All members are expected to operate in an open
and honest fashion. Cheating the Site in this fashion goes against this
philosophy.
Our terms of use state:
The forms and input fields on this website may only be used for their
intended and designed purpose. Anyone found to be misusing a form or
entering information that specifically contradicts the purpose of the
field or containing form, will be subject to whatever action is deemed fit
by the webmaster and may result in closure of your profile and loss of
associated credits. Misuse includes the use of automated programs, scripts
or macros run in/at/to the forms or pages on the Site.
Your account has therefore been deactivated and will not be reactivated.
We are unable to enter into further correspondence regarding this matter.
You have breached our Terms of Use which you agreed to upon registering.
Regards
The AdultWork.com Team
Classy_Katy
06-17-2012, 03:58 AM
God that's awful Vlodina...interesting that they say "your profile, or others linked to it," did you have any other accounts linked to yours? Could you have picked up any aliases? Is there anyone else in the DP group affected too? I guess not to the last one because you would have been told.
Vlodina
06-17-2012, 04:14 AM
That part confuses me too. I was linked to my couples' profile and another AW girl, who hasn't been able to log in for a month with stuff going on. My couples' profile in turn was linked to my bf's profile, which he has only used as a punter, and never bothered using himself. Those profiles are all still up. I'm sure if I verified the couples one it would be gone too. Besides, my bf doesn't have the time to cam all the time, he has his own job.
I can do nothing but keep pestering them, but looks like I'm finished there.
Bird of Paradise
06-17-2012, 08:23 AM
ugh, Vlodina, that is just downright HORRIBLE that this happened to you! I really hope they fix this, or that Princess Jenny's help on your behalf has some kind of positive impact on them. It sounds like they did this over some glitch, or they've confused your profile activity with someone else's. If they did this to a long-term member like you, anyone could be next. Seeing this makes me glad I rarely use AW and don't rely on it for a main income (I seem to do better on other sites with U.S. guys looking for U.S. girls). If they don't fix this soon, then hopefully you're able to make a fresh start on one of the other sites you mentioned despite the annoying UK internet speed slowness. : (
:hug:
Vlodina
06-17-2012, 08:31 AM
@Bird of Paradise Thank you hun. I hope do too. It's an error of some sort, the problem is they don't want to listen. You can see they haven't addressed anything I said to them. Xxx
Bird of Paradise
06-17-2012, 08:35 AM
@Bird of Paradise Thank you hun. I hope do too. It's an error of some sort, the problem is they don't want to listen. You can see they haven't addressed anything I said to them. Xxx
yeah, it's crazy that they seemed to totally ignore the points brought up in the long, articulate, polite message you sent them and just kept blasting you.
Vlodina
06-17-2012, 08:36 AM
My previous email yesterday was shorter and to the point but they didn't read that either, do I thought I should try the "PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE" thing. Och well...
sexysusie
06-17-2012, 08:43 AM
Shit hun, I'm so sorry. I update my profile constantly, when working and not. That's scary. I really hpe PJ is able to help and/ or they come to their senses x
Vlodina I am really sorry this happened to you. It seems that they won't listen to you at all. This seems really unprofessional and shady. I know it makes me skeptical of dealing with them. If this happened to me I would be livid.
laurielegs
06-19-2012, 04:56 PM
Holy crap!
They are nuts at AW I'm telling you. They also have asked me over and over to verify age (as if it would change, wtf) and other crazy things.
I don't get it.
I'm glad it's only a secondary source of income for me.
I hope you don't miss the site too much and can make up the loss elsewhere. I'm really sorry they are not letting you back on. I'm so shocked at their total rudeness to you and those ridiculous accusations though.
webcamcutie
06-19-2012, 06:55 PM
Thank you,I was spitting cam with AW but I just made 10.00 so I just stuck with SM I guess the UK men don't care for me LOL LOL they where nice said, hello and then was gone.I might try spitting with IMLive next time I am trying not to rely on SM so much. But yes 12HRS 12am to 12pm with a hour break to get my little one to school.
Girl, don't work for imlive, they be some shadddddy mf'ers. I hosted for them for 3.5 years and was in HOF for atleast 2 of those years and they closed my account for no random reason and wouldn't even tell me why. A lot of the time I had to work 10-15hour days to make 100/day even being in HOF, it's pretty crummy.
Cammi
06-19-2012, 08:24 PM
Ouuuuuuuuch. Work started great, first 90 mins were super busy. Then I went on to make $25 in 3 hours. Ended up quitting early coz fuck that noise.
Jay12
06-19-2012, 09:19 PM
Nobody had have tokens today on MFC!!!!!
HaydenBlue
06-19-2012, 11:10 PM
Was dead when I logged on: $22 in 3 hours. Going to hope for something better tomorrow :(
bigbootyjudy1
06-19-2012, 11:34 PM
There was a basketball game tonight.Maybe that's why we all probably felt like we were in deadville .Damn you sports.
Was dead when I logged on: $22 in 3 hours. Going to hope for something better tomorrow :(
Classy_Katy
06-20-2012, 12:47 AM
England were playing football last night...same thing on AW.
Vlodina
06-21-2012, 07:28 AM
My profile has mysteriously reappeared. :-S
LaurenAus
06-21-2012, 07:30 AM
im so relieved for u vlodina!
Vlodina
06-21-2012, 07:38 AM
Don't know what to make of it! Am I safe now? Raging/relieved now... Lesson learned - lots of eggs and lots of baskets.