View Full Version : The General Purpose "Camming ROCKS Right Now" Thread!
DarlaSummers
01-02-2013, 09:34 PM
Had a nice long(ish) exclusive and didn't even have to get naked. I'm almost at my weekly goal, and I've only put in about... eh, 3 hours this week. Which is why, this job rocks so freaking much. I've made more in three hours then working 30+ at my old vanilla job.
LacieDiamond
01-03-2013, 06:36 AM
Ive got plane tickets for three to pay for, two trips to london Via train, A visa, a car and rent to pay for a camming is gonna make all that happen! 2013 Is my year.. Gonna kick ass and get shit done :d
CurvyWinona
01-03-2013, 11:34 AM
I did the uk vacation - whole thing for 3 paid for by camming. You can do it!! :D
Cam_Model_Jess
01-03-2013, 11:45 AM
I made my daily goal (plus some) by this morning, when normally I'd be working another afternoon & a night shift as well to get there. I can now focus on clips today & not worry about getting back on cam unless I want to.
LacieDiamond
01-03-2013, 03:58 PM
Bump bump!
Via Flaminia
01-03-2013, 08:35 PM
Camming rocks because I got a "fresh start" with a new site recently. The change gave me hope and gave me new camgirl motivation.
Cammi
01-03-2013, 09:31 PM
Camming rocks because somewhere in my 4 month break I somehow became good at my job o.O
I've come back from break and immediately started making twice as much as I was in the summer. Things can only get better!
MissMafia
01-03-2013, 11:20 PM
For me, it rocks because of the lonely guys on the holidays.. Money Money..
Have been able to break when I want - and set a goal, make it.. then the next day go higher, the next day go higher...
Plus launched a new savings goal... half way there in 4 days! BOO YAH!
HollyGoGoLightly
01-04-2013, 04:40 AM
Camming rocked tonight because I'd attempted a night before about a month ago and gave up because I didn't even break ten dollars that night! Well I did loads better tonigh t this second time around, and I think that things will be awesome once I get on one of the main sites! Yay! Plus there weren't a lot of beggars in my room, so that was nice. : )
ManyRoses
01-04-2013, 02:09 PM
Camming rocks because I had a frustrating morning (non-work-related), and I am able to take the time to relax, re-focus, and wait to get to work until I am in a good mood. So much better than HAVING to be at work at a certain time, no matter how you feel.
Missbeth
01-04-2013, 09:00 PM
Camming rocks because my internet hasn't been working for 4 days which has forced the week I took off for Christmas to turn into 2 weeks and I've been freaking out...about my regulars..my placement...my hustle...EVERYTHING lol... I get on today and have nearly a $400 day for a few hours of work... Doesn't make up for not being able to work all week but still feels amazing :)
justanothercamgirl
01-05-2013, 02:00 PM
I made my daily goal in the first 30 minutes I was on cam today.
That was a shock and a half!
How I love the happy rush of a really great day on cam. :cloud9:
Aurora14
01-05-2013, 02:19 PM
I love that since I've felt like crap the last 2 weeks (and the 1 day I tried to get on I got fed up with my sound problems) it doesn't matter. I have a little bit of extra cash in bank from a great week before, and my boyfriend understands why I don't want to work. On top of that, I still have a job once I feel the motivation to get back to it. Now if I could just motivate to smooshing that babyshower cake (for C4S) that I have left over... What other job could you say THAT about?
bubblegumbitch
01-05-2013, 02:26 PM
I made my daily goal in the first 30 minutes I was on cam today.
That was a shock and a half!
How I love the happy rush of a really great day on cam. :cloud9:
i know i get like extremely high (adrenalin rush? lol) when i make my soft goal rather quickly into the shift and then it turns into complete Ecstasy if it continues through out the shift. it has been happening alot more to me since i started raising my rates. so glad i stopped listening to that stupid voice in my head! i still get alot of the 2-5 min guys but i have been getting alot more random 10-20 min 20-30 min prvts more often then i did at 4.99. i am okay with that. :)
Timor
01-05-2013, 03:12 PM
Actually life in general rocks because I exceeded my MFC goal this morning, got taken to a bunch of pvts, and also got tweeted by my porn crush. *swoons*
italianstarcamgirl
01-05-2013, 06:08 PM
Camming rocks because I worked my ass off (literally) this week and am able to buy this awesome heavy gold Claddagh ring my fiance has been eyeing for his birthday!!!
He's been wanting one for a long time but I won't buy cheap jewelery so have been putting it off until I had enough to buy the perfect one. I am so happy that I am able it for his bdat - it will also double as his wedding ring and we'll add our birthstones too it after we are married.
Cammi
01-06-2013, 10:03 AM
Camming rocks because I had my best shift ever last night. I ended up $163 over my target with my best $$/hr EVER by a long way :D
justanothercamgirl
01-07-2013, 06:23 AM
I made my goal today and it isn't even 9 am! This means I have the whole day to do WHATEVER I want with.
Oh yeah, it is days like these that I love being a camgirl!
http://gifsoup.com/imager.php?id=2215461&t=o (http://gifsoup.com/view/2215461/material-girl-madonna.html)
Marina Starr
01-07-2013, 06:40 AM
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x311/melaniamai/29nv5i1-1.gif
I made my goal today and it isn't even 9 am! This means I have the whole day to do WHATEVER I want with.
Oh yeah, it is days like these that I love being a camgirl!
http://gifsoup.com/imager.php?id=2215461&t=o (http://gifsoup.com/view/2215461/material-girl-madonna.html)
CurvyWinona
01-07-2013, 06:44 AM
ME TOOO!!!! :) Love it that i can sell videos to get half way through my goal and play just little in privates and i am done for the day. hehee
Incantatious
01-07-2013, 06:50 AM
Ahhh... Making this thread was probably the best thing I have ever done on SW... Seriously. I come to this thread when I want a confidence boost, when I want to pep myself up, when I want motivation and inspiration - it's so wonderful that there's so damn much here!
I feel genuinely proud that I made this, and even more proud that all you lovelies tend to it with your daily utter friggin' awesomeness. :)
Keep kicking ass ladies!
SarahTime
01-07-2013, 01:00 PM
I love this thread too! I don't even visit the "Camming Sucks" thread anymore! :D
sammii
01-08-2013, 03:24 AM
^ Same!!
I took a week off from camming because of a cold and this week has been better than ever. Both yesterday and today, I had 40 minute privates (two different customers) ... my rates are at 4.99/5.99, maybe it's time to bump them up (lol, I keep saying that, but I never actually raise them).
curvydancer25
01-10-2013, 05:33 AM
I've been split camming on two sites and that's been working out for me. Last night I had a private on one site and a group show on the other at the same time. Everything worked out great because when the guy finished with the pvt session, I just kept going in the group on the other site and made more $$. I love when it's good like this because I'm sure it'll get slow soon. For now I'm gonna split cam as much as I can so I can make some good $$! ;)
Camming rocks because I can sit here with big fluffy slippers on and still make 4/min.
CourtneyRaine
01-13-2013, 11:46 AM
BUMP
Even though I only made $8 more than my goal yesterday I only had to actually do three shows, one of which was with my favorite custie evah. The rest of my time was spent watching old episodes of my favorite tv shows in my pajamas, making and eating a delicious meal, and generally being lazy.
Missbeth
01-13-2013, 01:09 PM
^ Same!!
I took a week off from camming because of a cold and this week has been better than ever. Both yesterday and today, I had 40 minute privates (two different customers) ... my rates are at 4.99/5.99, maybe it's time to bump them up (lol, I keep saying that, but I never actually raise them).
I'd say bump up your exclusive a little if you're up for it....if you usually average 2-3 in pvt at a time then that's actually $9.98-$12.97 your making a minute (SM's cut) but then in exclusive your only making $5.99 for their individual attention...
its kind of like MFC truprivates vs privates although trupvt is more tokens per min regular private is a=often more profitable with voyuers...
No matter what your exclusive price is some guys will take you no matter what because they prefer exclusive.
sammii
01-13-2013, 02:49 PM
^ That's true. I average several guys in premium so I'll probably keep it the same, for now ... I like being in private often. I don't like exclusives much, really ... will probably raise it by a dollar. I didn't think about only raising exclusive, thanks!!
JodesHu
01-13-2013, 03:25 PM
Just want to thank Incantatious for this thread it is so motivational, hopefully I will be able to post in it soon. Thanks all the ladies for the input in this thread it lets me know that I need to kick my own ass and get going if I want to get anywhere.
Missbeth
01-13-2013, 08:52 PM
^ That's true. I average several guys in premium so I'll probably keep it the same, for now ... I like being in private often. I don't like exclusives much, really ... will probably raise it by a dollar. I didn't think about only raising exclusive, thanks!!
I have a five dollar difference between them because I dont like them that much either...im at $4.99/9.99 and still get exclusives....Ill probably raise it to $12.99-$14.99 soon when i add phone...
Even though im not a fan of exclusives(mostly bc of the pressure...in a premium I can do whatever I please and the guys know it but exclusive is more catered) its still nice seeing
Exclusive $9.99/min 8m 43s $30.47
Exclusive $9.99/min 17m 4s $59.67
and so on lol.
Good luck though :D
LolaBohemia
01-14-2013, 05:46 AM
This is the most money I've ever made in my camming career since leaving ImLive (ImDead, ImBroke, ImCheap) where I couldn't get a show for hours on end and no one would pay over 3.80/min.
I worked my ass off for ImLive and felt underpaid and unappreciated the entire time despite voicing my opinion.
Went back to SM where I was verified 1.5 years ago but didn't know what I was doing and wasn't doing fetish. I was getting horrible advice from lazy camgirls who would only work 30-50mins in a day. >.<
Camming rocks right now because I'm being treated SO MUCH BETTER by customers. Begging is minimal and no one complains. I even get shows just for talking in exclusive.
My prices were 3.99/4.99. Because I don't like group shows I switched to 4.99/4.99. Now I'm raising it a dollar.
I've never made $60/hr in my life.
So 5.99/min tonight. Wish me luck.
Camming rocks because I can do this instead of getting disability.
I also am making more than my original cam mentors by 3x as much.
I'm so excited to actually get more outfits and sexy stuff for on cam and start working out.
2013 has been amazing for me!
Incantatious
01-14-2013, 05:52 AM
$5.99 is the sweet spot for me. Never lower! Not even $5.49! For some reason I get more privates at $5.99 than anything else.
It's a great rate to have in my opinion, because it's high enough to make great money from it, and it's just low enough to reel in more than one guy in private at a time, raising your overall earnings. :)
I am never lowering my rates. 5.99 and 14.99 is it for me!
Marina Starr
01-14-2013, 06:55 AM
Damn! You go :)
$5.99 is the sweet spot for me. Never lower! Not even $5.49! For some reason I get more privates at $5.99 than anything else.
It's a great rate to have in my opinion, because it's high enough to make great money from it, and it's just low enough to reel in more than one guy in private at a time, raising your overall earnings. :)
I am never lowering my rates. 5.99 and 14.99 is it for me!
Incantatious
01-15-2013, 03:16 PM
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdacqqblKO1ribnwko1_250.gif
After just over a week of using the encoder again, (having wrestled with the settings to make it work for me props!), I'm averaging $100+ per hour on SM again!... I am fucking ecstatic right now I can't even say..
Now my daily goal is £200 ($321) per day, and I will slowly increase it to $400+. :)
SarahTime
01-15-2013, 04:03 PM
After a shitty week last week and a depressing start to this week.... I'm trying to tell myself....
*camming rocks*camming rocks*camming rocks*camming rocks*
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr1yc2Zret1qm6oc3o1_500.gif
ManyRoses
01-15-2013, 05:53 PM
^^^^ Haaaahahahahaha! That is awesome!! I am going back on now, and I am absolutely going to be singing that in my head....LOL!!
Despite a bad week, I am going to say CAMMING ROCKS because of two things.
1. I just realized that I am calling this a "bad week" because I'm not hitting my big-ass goals. Two years ago, when I was working as a piercer (and dancing at the same time, for the record), I would work a nine hour day, and expect to make between $1-200. NINE. FREAKING. HOURS. I am looking at my earnings tracker on the wall, and seeing "3hrs, $175; 4hrs, $200" and then thinking "damn, what a slow week.". I think I best slap myself upside the head and reconsider what a "bad week" used to be!
2. I'm doing my best to stay on cam even though there are tumbleweeds blowing through my cam room.....and camming gives me the ability to be ridiculous. And silly. And just do random crap to keep my energy up. Like earlier today, when I was watching every. single. show. fail. Not just me, but in the top three rows, I didn't think I saw a single show hit the halfway mark, despite videos, pics, etc being offered.
So I said "fuck it, I'ma do something silly to keep myself smiling!" I did the cheapest, dumbest show I could - where I basically charged a buck to watch me dance around in my panties. Didn't make a lot. Made more than I was making in free, and left in a great mood because I was being stupid, and energetic, and some guys were trying to "make it rain" in the show, like in a strip club.
Where else can you start acting like a retard on a boring day to cheer yourself up, and you are actually doing a BETTER job because of it?
3. Ok, I thought of a third one. Because the customer is never right, unless I say they are!!! The GLORY of actually saying, out loud, "you know what, I don't have the patience to deal with you, dude." and kicking them out is INCREDIBLE! After years of uber polite, happy, chirpy customer service work, (even stripping) the ability to be RUDE On cam is just so liberating! Aaaaaah.
Missbeth
01-15-2013, 07:05 PM
1. I just realized that I am calling this a "bad week" because I'm not hitting my big-ass goals. Two years ago, when I was working as a piercer (and dancing at the same time, for the record), I would work a nine hour day, and expect to make between $1-200. NINE. FREAKING. HOURS. I am looking at my earnings tracker on the wall, and seeing "3hrs, $175; 4hrs, $200" and then thinking "damn, what a slow week.". I think I best slap myself upside the head and reconsider what a "bad week" used to be!
...This is me....
"Omg $250 in 5 hours....It was like pulling teeth...OMGZ what if I never make money camming again" *panic attack*
Then I remember that $250 even after the taxes is more than I made working my old fast food gig 40 HOURS a week not to mention the time I had to spend walking there and home because I couldn't afford a car, much less gas or insurance.
...Oh yeah..., Camming Rocks :)
DarlaSummers
01-15-2013, 07:32 PM
Camming kind of rocks right now, because my slow week is turning around by falling into a niche I didn't even try to be in. I'm normally a Brazilian wax girl all the way, every 8 weeks like clockwork. Well, life's been busy and I haven't had one since Halloween, and I refuse to shave so I am completely au naturel - and guys are loving it. Like, I'm making more from the hairy lovers than I get from anyone I might "lose" because I'm not shaved/waxed. I still want to wax soon(ish) because having hair drives me crazy, but it's kind of cool that my epic lazyness of not getting to the salon is working to my benefit.
MissSeraphim
01-15-2013, 08:25 PM
I'm going to twist it and say clip selling is rocking right now! I'm meeting tons of new custies, doing a few customs everyday, and a cam show now and then. I have my internet and electricity covered already, now for the big one: rent. I have 150 of that put away already and I have a day job too that always covers rent. So at this point it's savings and extras ;)
Loving it, I love being able to just step away from this job when I need to and come back stronger than ever. My other job pays all my bills...but there's little money left over for stuff we need so I love the security in that I can get on bust my butt and probably get enough for the little things we need.
MissAdriana
01-16-2013, 11:29 AM
Last week I made the 3rd most I've ever made! :D I'm getting more regulars and not having to work so hard as when I 1st started. Camming rocks because I don't need to waste time or money on transportation. Camming *rocks* because I can take a weekend off to spend with friends I haven't seen in years! Camming = freedom and I <3 it!!!
Adorkable
01-16-2013, 01:00 PM
I'm still new to camming but I have not made less than 150 yet in a block of time spent camming! I was on for four hours last night and made over 350 and I didn't get fully naked the entire time! My highest night was over $500 in four hours and I know I can make more if I work more! YAY CAMMING! <3 This forum has been so much help to me, and reading hustle hut and using skills for picking up customers in the dance club too. I love this! YAY!
Sorry if this is too braggy.... I just want to share my success with someone and in the chat forum on here it feels too much like I'm rubbing it in others faces when they are having a bad day. I'm just so happy and proud and YAY!
Incantatious
01-16-2013, 01:59 PM
Congratulations to EVERYONE kicking camming ARSE! :)
Sorry if this is too braggy....
You aren't at all being too braggy! <3 ;D And even if you were being braggy - brag yourself bloo! I love hearing about others success - I could read about others success all day - it is a wonderful thing to be making lots of money!
I know there may be many people say to me there is more to life than money, but it gives us our own independence, shelter, a roof over our heads, food in our fridges, warm, lit rooms, snuggley beds, water, freedom to shop, buy, share, be generous to others, travel on mad adventures, travel to see our family or friends, take one-off tips to unexplored places, treat our loved ones...
It is one thing to have enough to support ourselves - for that alone I am relentlessly grateful for! - but it is such an uplifting bonus to make more than we thought we would make! This is a truly, truly wonderful thing! Be proud, and enjoy!
Marina Starr
01-17-2013, 07:17 AM
Camming rocks so much because I am so thankful to have it as a supplement to my main source of income. Being a Transsexual in my town, it's pretty much impossible to find a regular job without discrimination and harassment.
Timor
01-17-2013, 10:02 AM
Camming rocks because I made the highest amount this last pay period that I've made since I had my 'new girl' tag on MFC. YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAW! I've also made goal lists and stuck them at eye level above my laptop to remind me what I'm working towards, and little 'just breathe' tips for when free chat starts to get to me. I'm more motivated and I feel like I'm working smarter and harder than ever before. I love my life!
CamGirl4M
01-17-2013, 10:48 PM
Camming rocks right now cause I finally broke out of the slump and made $175 tonight!!! All new guys too, only one reg. And had a fully clothed private I made $72 from! Woot!
zivlet
01-18-2013, 02:05 AM
This thread is giving me a lot of motivation, thanks girls!
(I've been doing crap, getting paranoid thinking it was just me being rubbish at the job.... When really, I reckon I've just been unlucky, in wrong frame of mind and there is money to be made so I'm going to keep at it)!
AngeXx
01-18-2013, 02:37 AM
I spent the evening just talking in a pm on MFC to one of my guys, not even logged in and got $50 offline tip from him and a $250 gift card! At the same time I ended up making an extra $70 on another site just selling a couple of videos to another guy. Oh yeah I got a pair of sneakers sent to my p.o. box so I can destroy them and do a clip for him. Yup, that's why I love camming!
Glasses
01-18-2013, 09:20 PM
Camming rocks because I had a horrible night I got fed up with everyone so I sat on the floor only showing the top of my hair to my "customers" and waved my middle finger on them, and I am not fired! Tomorrow is gonna be better! :D
ETA: it rocks even more, cause after I sent this, before I logged off finally sending everyone to die in fire I had 2 regulars popping in for very very simple yet longer shows, one tipped extra 50golds, and I'm at my low goal for the day. :P
Missbeth
01-18-2013, 09:44 PM
Exclusive $9.99/min 28m 23s $98.20
:cloud9:
...enough said :D
Why didn't I raise it to $14.99 :/
Marina Starr
01-19-2013, 07:03 AM
Camming rocks because I'm taking myself shopping today. I feel so blessed I could cry happy tears!
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x311/melaniamai/62729337_cry_gif.gif