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LaurenAus
01-14-2013, 11:15 AM
iz are you working dispatch or are you an independent pso?
izshadow
01-14-2013, 11:19 AM
Independent PSO. Dispatchers dont make a dime! LoL. Not that PSOs make much anymore. But still more then dispatchers. I work for a few companies and I'm signed in to all of them at the same time. Only to log out when a call comes in. Been doing it for 15 years!!!! And missing the good ole days!!!
Lola I think if you are in the USA or Canada SM will waive the 3 week delay.
I officially no longer am in the $500/wk club. However due to the transition I will be in some major trouble for 2-3 weeks until my first streammate check arrives.
One thing that helped motivate me because I felt so stuck was being able to see how much money I was making in real time on SM compared to ImLive. Seeing that motivated me and
made my depression fade helping me work more. Being depressed and having a pain disorder kept me from working more hours but seeing the results I finally knew I deserved and worked hard for
helped me incredibly.
I may still have weeks where I dip close but I've learned a lot. At least I know that there's nothing to frown at as long as I'm doing as much as I physically can.
MissMafia
01-17-2013, 09:42 PM
I can say that I am a prime and proud member of this club. I will never leave this club for many reasons. I will always stick to this club. I used to want to go higher and keep going to the top where I maxed out. I used to be SO jealous of those girls who made tens of thousands camming for just a few hours and I WANTED THAT - but that was then. I'll tell my story since many others already have.
I am disabled. I have been for the last few years but I have had these issues since I was 12 years old for the most part. I fought to get it for for 5 years and I lost twice. My life in many eyes, never really got started. I suffer from Endometriosis, IC, and Crohns' Disease, mainly. I keep myself in this goal now, because I learned the hard way. At this point, I have been in this industry for a good bit of years. But many people, thought I was living the high life, because that's what I let them believe.
A few years ago, I had everything. The management job, the house, the money, all of it. I always had health issues and then, it all hit me at once. I lost my job, my house, my boyfriend, everything. Anything personal and professional achievement status, I lost it. The only thing I had left was the 4 degrees I spent 10 years getting and cost me my dream of law school - 1 year through it and in a blink it was over. Yes, the man of 5 years I loved, left me for my health problems when he couldn't deal. I had to go back to welfare. I couldn't work. I couldn't do shit but lay in bed with back to back surgeries. I then found myself thinking what can I do for money. What can I do to stay alive? Then, there came the camming idea. I started on MFC. It sucked. I worked 15-20 hour days just to make $200. It was BRUTAL. After a month of doing that and stressing SO much over money, I crashed, hard. I landed myself in the hospital with a intestinal blockage and my intestines were stuck together from adhesions from my Endo. I still lost everything, again. While fighting for my SSDI, I was thankful my saving grace was my attorney, who was also my teacher and my mentor - who watched me suffer and fast tracked everything she could on TOP of her job, her other clients and her family to see that I didn't have to suffer. After I had finally gotten my disability, on a whim, I got my settlement and moved BACK to my home-town because the city, where I had been for the last 10 years, was toxic and no longer a good place for my health. I really thought that my life was over.
Before shit hit the fan, I had been camming for 6 months. All day, every day. When I crashed, I couldn't cam for almost a year. All I could do was sell the content I previously made. I lost weight and I looked horrid. But when I finally got everything back together, I dove right back in and I dove in hard. MFC was still a bust and that's when I realized MGF was the place for me to be. I used this place, as a good place to do my homework before I got back into the game. I busted my ass day and night reading everything I could get my hands on. It worked. It worked because I did everything on the right and wrong basis. Ok, this didn't work, next. This works? mental note. But, I am the type of person that I will push myself until I break but when I almost pushed myself to the same place AGAIN to another 2 month hospital stay and losing everything with it, even though I was collecting a check every month and used this for extra income, my Mother sat me down and kicked my ass for it. She made me realize that just because there is so much opportunity in this industry, that my health isn't worth risking it for another couple hundred in my savings account. I was starting to get greedy...
Now, I keep myself at a CAP of $500 a week. Sometimes, I will make more. However, I stick to my schedule. I do not over do it. If I don't feel like working because I feel like crap, I don't work. Granted, the majority of what I did on MGF in the start of it all was camming. But now, I have eaten enough shit, that all I have to do is sell content. I am almost at 80% now there. My point is, when you are disabled, set your limits. DO NOT. DO NOT GO OVERBOARD. I did and it almost killed me TWICE. How I do it, is that my limit is $500. That's what I choose to make when I am online, working. If I make something when I am nto online, via contribution when I am offline or sleeping, I don't count that. That's the part of the cash that goes into savings. If I am in the middle of working and I start to feel like crap and my medication isn't helping, I logoff. I stop what I am doing and logoff. I will NEVER put my life at risk again for the amount of stress and money. I would sooner lose everything, again, that put myself back into that position. Being that the majority of my problems are female-related, I don't cam anymore because I set myself up to where I don't have to. But I know the deal in camming. I know the shit you have to eat to get on top and I know the shit you have to take to stay there. I know the crap you have to take from freeloading asshats. I know the crap you have to just suck it up and deal with.
I am so proud to know that many of you are in this boat of $500 a week with me. Why? Because I thought it was apples compared to the girls I've watched on MFC banging their holes and getting tip after tip. I envy you ladies that have all the time in the world to have a vanilla job and then come home to cam... Honestly, I miss it and would go back to it in a minute rather than do this job, even though I do love it. I had to learn my limits and learn how to take care of myself because in reality I had to face that my health rules me but I still won't let it beat me. Do I disclose it to my customers? abso-fuckin-lutely. I do it because I am not going to be one of those girls that get looked at for making excuses. I am who I am and my health comes with the content I make. I would soon rather, sleep on my memory foam and wake up with minimal pain rather than stay up, all night long anymore to make a few hundred more and spend the rest of the next 3 days feeling like I got hit by a truck.
I don't want to make more than $500 a week. I am perfectly content and happy where I am, not only because of my health but because I am not greedy. If the opportunity comes, then I put it somewhere else instead of to the weekly goal. I envy the ladies that can work 10 hour days and put up with the shit they do and make more. Instead of busting my butt, I have spent the majority of my time helping the girls that want to make more in the content realm because in this forum, that's what I figured out I am good at. That payment of hearing another girl saying that I helped them is priceless compared to a pay day on some site that some douche watched me bang my gloryhole. I know that I could very well make more than $500 a week. I know that I could make $1000 but I don't want to. I want to stay happy in this choice I've made and I don't want to throw myself in the stressors of what the cam world can do to you. I don't want the posh life of a cam girl. I don't want to have the riches. I still want my rags, my 15 cats, and the values I built for myself when I started this job. I want to stick to my values and my morals. I am by no means declaring that someone who makes a buttload has driven themselves into the ground, but I know I have seen girls give themselves up completely on what they stand for, just to chase that money pig. I have seen girls get destroyed by greed and ignorance... and I think that the majority of us here, will never have that problem. It will never go to our heads and it will never get us to look in the mirror to recognize someone we are not.
At the end of the day, do all of you even understand how awesome each and everyone of you are? Do all of you realize how special, how amazing, and how much ALL of you, whether some seem to be negative, positive and even neutral, bring to the StripperWeb table? Do all of you understand that each and everyone of your opinions matter to the girl that hasn't signed up yet because she is considering camming or because she isn't ready to out herself? Every bit of what every one of you ladies say, makes a world of difference to the next girl. Threads like this and many others on SW have made me the camgirl I was and the content selling hustler I am today. I still look just as awesome with the amount of confidence I have in a video as I did on the live cam. YOU ladies gave that to me. When I was here under a different name and was a cunt in general, as defensive as I was, YOU ladies, many of you vets and just positive influences in the world I had NO idea I was good at, gave me the strength, the will and the power to even pursue this career and make as much as I have... because when I went to sleep before I crashed on those long MFC days, I didn't think I was gonna make it... but when I came here, those feelings and doubt, went away, no matter how much drama or butt hurt smack talk I got to read.
For these reasons, which may seem off the wall and weird.... this is why I love the $500 club. I love it with the customers I have and the amount of little work I have earned to do, with all the work I put in BEFORE, now with my health issues more than ever. Most girls would want to make more... I don't. I physically cannot... but I am so, so super comfortable and happy with the route I have taken. Some might think that with being the "veteran" cam girl I should exploit it all with what I have learned, the experience and amount of shit I have eaten to take to the top to make more... but why do that when I wouldn't be happy. That's all that matters.
Regardless, no matter if you make $100 or $1000 a week, we here, make $500 and we are still awesome. We are content. We are happy. We are strong and we will all continue to improve ourselves and our careers. Money might be what makes the world go round but it's not worth almost dying for. I will always encourage you ladies to shoot for the stars and the moon and to be the best at what you do and even make more money... but never at the expense of what you are worth or for what you love. It's never going to be worth that. If you chose to make tens of thousands of dollars, go for it. Just make sure you are not that woman who is alone with a bunch of materialistic things and a dog that is the only thing in your life aside from yourself you can depend on.
Bottom line: KNOW YOUR LIMITS. KNOW YOUR SELF WORTH. KNOW YOUR HEART AND MIND. DO NOT JEOPARDIZE YOURSELF. DO NOT ALLOW ANYTHING TO COST YOU THE THINGS THAT YOU LOVE.
TrissyWaldorf
01-21-2013, 11:34 AM
It's my third week as a cam girl on imlive and I earned $250. I only work four days a week and only for a few hours, so I'm pretty pleased with it. When I have more time to commit to it, I'm hoping I'll move up to $500, and then up to the super earners!
izshadow
01-21-2013, 11:45 AM
Well I just am having my first day telemarketing. And I want to throw my computer. Worse then freeloaders!!!! Thinking I rather the freeloader harassment. And I miss knowing I have that flexibility in schedule. I just need 500 a week. I really just have to push. Yet balance having a life to. I want a life with my friends!
Incantatious
01-21-2013, 11:48 AM
MissMafia - Your post brought tears to my eyes... You are clearly one hell of a Fighter, and I admire you so very, very much. <3
TrissyWaldorf - You absolutely will Trissy! ;D All you need to do is make sure you're charging 'em! (my prem is 5.99 and I wish I'd have had it at around this price when I started!), and log on consistently! Go get 'em! <3
LaurenAus
01-21-2013, 11:49 AM
wow trissy you make me feel like ImLive might be worth trying out
jellybabby
01-21-2013, 12:22 PM
I work 20 houres a week its my only job and I wont get offline till iv made £100 a day I always make £700 a week I wont stop till I have I find the more I charge a min the more I make I now charge 2.5 in group 3.5 in pvt and I can make what I need I a houra most days the lower I used to charge the longer it would take and harder ,the more you charge the more u attract the big spenders not just the 1 mins pussy show chat guys !!!! :D
TrissyWaldorf
01-21-2013, 12:30 PM
I really like ImLive. Just be sure to use the HotSpots feature when you can. If you feel traffic is slow, for $.70 you can jump up on the hot spots list. It means more traffic for you, and you can make the 70 cents back in no time!
Aurora14
01-21-2013, 12:57 PM
Regardless, no matter if you make $100 or $1000 a week, we here, make $500 and we are still awesome. We are content. We are happy. We are strong and we will all continue to improve ourselves and our careers. Money might be what makes the world go round but it's not worth almost dying for. I will always encourage you ladies to shoot for the stars and the moon and to be the best at what you do and even make more money... but never at the expense of what you are worth or for what you love. It's never going to be worth that. If you chose to make tens of thousands of dollars, go for it. Just make sure you are not that woman who is alone with a bunch of materialistic things and a dog that is the only thing in your life aside from yourself you can depend on.
Bottom line: KNOW YOUR LIMITS. KNOW YOUR SELF WORTH. KNOW YOUR HEART AND MIND. DO NOT JEOPARDIZE YOURSELF. DO NOT ALLOW ANYTHING TO COST YOU THE THINGS THAT YOU LOVE.
Where are the waving lighters and Oprah crying gifs at?! LOL It's wonderful to see lots of inspiration and motivation going on in this thread! Keep up the great work ladies!
SydneyBrooke
01-21-2013, 10:20 PM
Right now I am in this club. I really need to get my butt in gear and aim for more but I am so dang tired all the time with zero energy. Luckily my fiance has a good job so I don't really have to pay many bills but I do want to start making a lot more money so I can do more things with the kids. I am averaging between 350-500 week now.
Aurora14
02-03-2013, 10:24 PM
So, I've been on a hiatus. I'm sooo super lazy it's silly. But now I'm tired of being broke and ready to get moving again! Gonna get working on clips and maybe stream on SM and MFC at the same time to max out my potential earnings in the little time I have available. Working the club Friday night too! $500 here I come!
nataliee
02-04-2013, 07:55 AM
Ok here's my situation as a "under $500" club member.
I did the math on getting a full time vanilla job. I'm still making more camming working about 2 hrs a day compared to 40 hrs a week plus commute that a vanilla job would require. I had 2 children under 2. I'm not even going to tell you how much day care costs for 2 under 2. Add a one year waiting list when I needed a job asap. My oldest has special needs. Day care was not going to provide the one on one attention he needed for his safety. He is considered a flight risk and day care doesn't have the safety measures he requires. I'm too worried he will sneak out the door. He can't talk so if some stranger found him he can't even tell them his own name. He will have assistance one on one when he starts school in September. We have also applied for behavioural therapy for him which will be 40 hrs. a week. I need to be there for him.
So daycare for 2 kids under 2, add transportation, food, work clothes. Even at $15/hr at a vanilla job I would still be making more money at camming. Add the flexibility of this job. If someone is sick I don't have call in. I can simply do what i need to do without worrying about getting fired for it.
I go on cam after the kids go to bed. I don't have to pay for day care and have peace of mind that they are sleeping soundly in their beds. Even if I make a few dollars in the short time I'm on cam, it's a few bucks I didn't have before. I cam from my bedroom. I didnt pay anything to log on. Speaking of the costs that a vanilla job would entail.
So yes, it's all about perspective. ;D
angelzimm
02-04-2013, 12:29 PM
I am a young BBW and even though I know BBW's make money camming-way more than me-I am trying so frigin hard to do it and not getting too close. I am definitely in this category under 500, however I am moving up. I am quitting SM I think because I am under modelxonline and most camgirls should know they suck ass (only 25% payout and in my case they put me in timeout and never told me why even when i asked). I have been a camgirl for 5 months now and have not yet reached 500 I am lucky to get 100 or the minimum payout. however I worked hard to make the money I have now and am branching out thanks to the resources on SW. I sell clips and pics on extralunchmoney.com and get a lot of people to come to my chat room when I am online from the link extralunchmoney allows in your profile. I earn 65% on ELM and my other main site is bongacams.com which I cam on 5 days 6 hours a day paying 60%. I am in my first pay period with bonga, but they do pay weekly after holding one week back so it feels just like streamate to me except I got waaaaay more heads in my room. I like camming I put my hard work into it as well as making clips and picture sets for ELM. I made more $ in 2 days on ELM than I have in some weeks with SM, I will never cam or sell content for less than 60% payout thanks to SM and my irritation with SM studio. Maybe one day I will go back to SM independently but when I first signed up I had no idea it was a white label or what that was so SM might be lucky to get me back, why go back to 35% though?
I mentioned I am coming up to join the above 500 group however my internet will soon be cut off because I have not made enough money yet to catch up the 500$ bill so ELM may be my only source here soon because I can make movies without internet, and I can just upload them on wifi somewhere hehe. That could either really make me upset or motivate me to make the money to pay the bill before the deadline, we will see what I make from my first payout at bongacams...iffff the internet lasts lol.
TXCamgirl
02-04-2013, 02:22 PM
I'm not currently camming at the moment but about to return as soon as I get my period and get over it so I have a whole month to get back into the groove of things. All I ever shot for was $500 a week when I was camming because I make atleast twice that much if not triple that much from clip sales and custom videos so I have no need to cam really. I am saving up 100,000$ with my husband by the end of the year to move outta state with though so I will be back camming again but still I only work maybe 2-3 hours a night camming for 5 nights a week and make atleast $500 but usually even if I don't try I make about 800-900$ a week if I actually log in 5 nights a week.
I remember about 4 years ago when I first started camming on SM I was also indy camming and I made about 100$ a day but I would only ever make about 30$ a day (full 8 hour shifts) camming on SM and the rest elsewhere. Not sure what I was doing wrong but I have my hustle down now because I make the same in 2 hours as I did in 8 so yes I definitely worked harder back in the day.
msmochaxx
02-05-2013, 01:27 AM
Love this thread! This year I'm really going to throw myself into camming in order to supplement my income and live comfortably.
Since I'm a single mom who is also a student I would prefer to not work outside of the house. Ive been camming for almost 2 years now but it has always been very off and on (probably only steadily cammed 9 months out of these past 2 years).
The most I have ever made in a week was $170 and that was on naked.com my first week EVER on cam. I've already done my calculating and realize that if i can just find 6 hours a day to cam I will be in the $500 a week club.
Wont be getting back on cam for another 2 weeks or so but that is just giving me more time to get in the right mindset.
Are we reporting weekly how close we are to our goal? Is this a challenge or more of a conversation thread?
Aurora14
02-05-2013, 02:29 AM
Are we reporting weekly how close we are to our goal? Is this a challenge or more of a conversation thread?
It seems like this is more of a conversation/ motivate/ support thread so far. I know there are a lot of people here that aren't comfortable discussing actual earnings.
msmochaxx
02-07-2013, 02:42 AM
I made a challenge for anyone who wants to join :)
http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?181591-500-a-week-challenge!
You can post percentages and not actual figures if you arent comfortable with that.
MissMafia
02-11-2013, 09:56 PM
Where are the waving lighters and Oprah crying gifs at?! LOL It's wonderful to see lots of inspiration and motivation going on in this thread! Keep up the great work ladies!
:) Thanks love but I don't need those things... maybe some sparklers though.. lol.
It's just my experience to share with you guys.. especially with my health..
This place is my therapy and my place to know I am not alone...
and just because you don't make 5 figures, doesn't mean the little things don't matter and you can't be happy doing what you love.
Melonie
02-12-2013, 04:28 AM
I already am on food assistant and county health assistant but thats all I can be on. They cant help me anymore then that cause I dont have any kids
Not wanting to swing off-topic, but this is a potentially important point. Eligibility for food stamps, medicaid etc. are contingent on the applicant's income level. And depending on the person's state of residence, earning ~$500 a week can disqualify a person from being able to receive food stamps, medicaid etc in the future. If the person is working for webcam hosts etc. that provide 1099 documentation of their income, they really have no choice but to report that income ... which in turn will percolate back to state social welfare agencies. The risk factor in this regard, of course, is that earning 'one dollar too many' can result in loss of eligibility for food stamps, medicaid etc. that are actually 'worth' a whole lot of money in terms of equivalent cash value ... i.e. needing to earn a whole lot more money from camming etc. in order to pay for the equivalent food and medical care out of your own higher earnings.
Thus, for better or worse, for camgirls ( or anyone else ) who is operating near the social welfare benefit eligibility threshold, it's absolutely necessary for you to do the research to find out what the income limits are for social welfare eligibility ... to forecast whether your income is likely to be well above that limit, slightly above that limit, or below that limit ... and in reality to STOP working / earning additional money if your annual income total is likely to slightly exceed the limit. Or put another way, it's actually better to be earning $20k per year plus receiving $400 a month in food stamp benefits plus 'free' medical care, than to be earning $25k per year but paying for food and medicine out of your own pocket ( with after-tax dollars besides ! ). And that point gets amplified in states where social welfare benefits also provide for rent assistance, utility bill assistance, etc. where the equivalent cash value of the benefits which will be 'lost' is even higher.
kittykrane
02-12-2013, 05:32 AM
I only earn $300- $600 a week; but in about 6-10 hours. That's all I have time for right now and it pays some of the bills. Hubby has a good, stable full-time job, so this is just extra money for whatever else we need, besides I really enjoy camming. If I put in 20-25 a week, I have no doubt I'd make $1K a week...I just don't want to exhaust myself, physically or mentally.
Aurora14
02-28-2013, 11:07 AM
So, I've been able to manage to put about $200 a week in the bank between dancing and C4S. (My club has turned to shit) I'm getting my cam stuff set up to start up Saturday AM after I get back from the club. Hopefully I can start making more camming and I can drop dancing. So I have a $200 a week for camming alone for now to make me happy. That would give me about $400 a week for now. After taxes, about $900 a month. I'd LOVE to have that kind of spending money again! Once I get to $400 a week camming I'm out of dancing!
Fallenangel2904
02-28-2013, 11:36 AM
Great thread! I'm returning to camming after almost a year of not doing it. I was never the most regular with it but did it here and there. This time I really want to commit to it but I don't strive to make 500 a week. Don't get me wrong, not like I don't want to, but I would be more then happy with 300 a week for now. Hell even 200. I made that before in a week with out even putting that much effort into it. My living situation right now is not something I don't need to pay for (for now. I live at home but I need to get out eventually.) I'm currently working on saving to buy a car. I'm in the process of getting my license and a car is needed. So If I can make say 300 bucks a week, put away 200 of that a week for a few months- I can live on 400 bucks a month- I can have enough for a car by Summer. I don't need a top of the line car, I'm thinking 2000-2,5000 tops should be good. So that's my motivation. Beyond that we'll see. I may want to earn more eventually but right now I don't need all that much money.
amberose
02-28-2013, 12:45 PM
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Bottom line: KNOW YOUR LIMITS. KNOW YOUR SELF WORTH. KNOW YOUR HEART AND MIND. DO NOT JEOPARDIZE YOURSELF. DO NOT ALLOW ANYTHING TO COST YOU THE THINGS THAT YOU LOVE. [/FONT]
I just want to say thank you for this post! It deserves so many more thanks! You are a strong beautiful woman. Even though I'm not in the 500 club, You bring up some very pertinent points that are worth considering. Not just for those with health issues, but for anyone who is trying to manage their life, time, health and well being.
As for myself, I have a higher monetary goal and am very lucky to be in good health and want to make what I can while I can. At the same time, I'm experimenting with my hustle and my style on cam so that I feel as comfortable as possible while doing it. Even if there's a slight drop in hourly earnings at first, I believe that doing what's most COMFORTABLE and ENJOYABLE for me will be much more SUSTAINABLE in the long run, especially because I know I'm always going to find new regs who like my style. And the more comfortable I feel, the more time I'll spend on cam, the more success I can have with building regulars, and the more energy I'll have to work on other sides of the business, and the more successful I will be. So even if I need to be logged in slightly longer at first to meet my goal while I adjust my style, I know that I'll end up making more money from it anyway and be happier for it.
I know this is slightly different from what you're posting, but goes along with knowing our limits and respecting ourselves and our boundaries. I can't fuck my pussy for 6 hours a day forever, especially because I have a very sensitive vagina, so I'm not going to. It's not worth lessening the quality of my own sex life, or the quality of my health, it's not worth yeast infections and it's not worth being physically exhausted at the end of the day. It's not worth dumb asses telling me to fuck myself harder, or whatever, unless I am being royally paid by said dumb ass. It's not worth not respecting my body or my physical limits.
Not only does this relate to our health, but also in having better energy levels and feeling genuinely happy. Of course most of us want to make good money, and there's totally a rush and a high when you make really high goals for the day and it's important that we take care of ourselves financially. But I personally cannot dance around fuck myself for 10 hours a day multiple days a week for weeks on end, let alone years. Especially on top of free chat. Not only that, milking money from guys online is not enough to make me genuinely happy in life. I need energy to pursue other hobbies, interests, and relationships and I believe that's important for all of us.
No amount of money and fame would be enough to fill deeper longings inside of us.
I'm not a saint. I still struggle to manage my time, and sometimes I work too much, and other times I work too little or don't allocate my energy properly. But I am learning, and respecting what it is I truly want to do, on cam and off cam, is going to be a big part of that process. Fucking myself to the point of exhaustion is only going to contribute to a cycle that will be much less sustainable. A big part of it for me is "working smarter, not harder." There's a lot of freeloading and cheap bitches who might complain, but they are not worthy of us.
I totally respect your decision to limit yourself to $500. It makes total sense and considering everything you go through, is very impressive. For those with disabilities this is a good way to live decently and not have to work too much.
I definitely encourage all of the healthy women in this thread, who aren't also pursuing other jobs/school/obligations, to continue to make as much as you can within reason (unless you're like dedicated to being an ascetic or something, which I think is totally valid too, just my opinion). So for those who are just starting, $500 can be a good goal, and if you want to really pursue webcamming and your health can afford it, aim to make more! But don't make yourself unhappy doing it in the process! We should push ourselves to some degree, especially bc we're self employed and we need to push ourselves, but use your brain and listen to your body and your heart, and stay aligned with your values, to echo MissMafia. Respect yourself and demand respect from others.
It's up to us to decide how much we want to make and what makes us happy.
BrightAndClaire
02-28-2013, 08:17 PM
I am so, so thrilled to have found this thread today. Since getting started camming about a month ago, I have been pretty consistently earning about $500/week, between Streamate and clip sales on Extralunchmoney. My husband and I made a big, cross-country move for the sake of his health; we had enough savings that I had a little time to figure out what I was going to do. I'd considered camming for some time, but put it off because I figured I wasn't hot enough to make money. I'd been reading SW for a long time, though, so eventually I absorbed enough information and figured I might as well go for it. I knew camming and adult work would pretty much nullify my masters degree, but I can't use that degree anyway--no one is hiring, and even if they were, we can't leave the city we're in now. My husband can't work, so moneymaking is up to me until Social Security hears his case.
I've so far just been working about 20 hours a week, so I could probably be making bank if I put in more time. Right now, though, with the constant doctor visits, handling all the household (cooking, cleaning, bill paying) by myself, seemingly catching every cold around in my new town, and handling everything that goes with living in a new state, I am usually too bloody tired to do more. I'll adjust eventually, I'm sure.
Already, though, camming has changed my life, in the following ways:
--I'm totally hot enough. What the hell was I thinking?
--I do not have to put up with bullshit just for the sake of staying employed. This is a revelation.
--If I am ill, if I need personal time, if my husband needs me for something, I can take care of that, and no one is going to fire me, write me up, or make speeches to me about my dedication to the job.
--Men are fickle, fickle beasts, and because they are fickle, I do not need to are overmuch about any individual one of them. If one goes away, another will appear. Never, ever be made to crawl--unless that's their kink and they're paying by the minute for it.
--Making this work takes more brains than any office job. It takes self respect, an awareness of human psychology, a sense of humor, inventiveness, and not a little bit of acting talent. Hot, dumb chicks might do well for a while, but in the long haul, brains win.
I'll be sticking with this for some time. Camming itself might suck sometimes, but all that goes with it--the inexpensive wardrobe, the easy work commute, the ability to take time off as needed and make up for it later, the fact that my husband can help me earn money by spanking me--makes it better than just about anything else.
Ashley_3
03-01-2013, 02:05 AM
Ok, I suppose that's the place for my, although I'm aiming even lower. I want to make about 500-1000$ a month. I have some side job (also at home) and a little kid, so I don't have much hours to cam. when she's at daycare I'll try to cam as much days as I can. Also I'm from east europe and I think I'll be making much less than US girls :(
I just made an account at MGF and from what I read there is some promotional period, so I'll try to make some money through it, when I get approved. I also want to get paid from LJ, but I have made only 35$ there, so 65$ more to go.
I'll also make account at c4s, but do you think I can make some money there if I don't have custom orders?
breezzzy
03-01-2013, 09:27 PM
you guys are throwing around some pretty "high" numbers
it took me one month to make 20$
and once i stuck to a schedule my payout slightly increased
seller317
03-01-2013, 10:12 PM
Well I aimed for $500 this week and I think Im gonna finish with almost $650!!
Fallenangel2904
03-02-2013, 06:21 AM
you guys are throwing around some pretty "high" numbers
it took me one month to make 20$
and once i stuck to a schedule my payout slightly increased
Waait $20 an hour or $20 overall? O_o
$20 an hour, yea I get that. I see girls who make 70+ an hour and I have never even gotten close to that. I'm around the 20-30 dollar range, some times better, sometime under depending.
If you mean $20 for the month then there is definitely something wrong. I hope you don't mean monthly! lol
AliceFun
03-02-2013, 07:58 AM
She means in a month for sure...
Fallenangel2904
03-02-2013, 08:17 AM
She means in a month for sure...
Oh man. Not trying to bring you down at all breezzzy so please don't take offense to this, but I'm not sure how you make 20 dollars for the month? That's like an average of 5 bucks a WEEK? How many hours are you putting in? Do you cam with sound? How is your cam quality? That just doesn't sound right to me. I'm NO camming expert by any means but you should definitely be making more then that if your putting in the hours.
breezzzy
03-02-2013, 12:29 PM
yes unfortunately i mean 20$ for the month
i would usually log on for like 1 or 2 hours with no tips then log off because i was worried about my cam score
my cam and lighting are good i have sound
i usually jump and dance around in my bra and panties or sometimes just sit on my bed
but its hard to keep going when no on tips
i say put in around 6-7 hours a week
BrightAndClaire
03-02-2013, 12:42 PM
yes unfortunately i mean 20$ for the month
i would usually log on for like 1 or 2 hours with no tips then log off because i was worried about my cam score
Then I think a site with a cam score is not for you. I am pretty sure it's not for me either, so I'm on SM, and even with all the problems it has been having over the last week or so, I'm still walking away with at least $50 a night for about 3 hours of sitting around in my underwear. So far there have only been two nights that I haven't made that much, and those were in the midst of the worst technical problems, plus it turned out the onset of my period was coinciding with the onset of a really shitty virus, so I was a lot weepier and less patient than usual.
Fallenangel2904
03-02-2013, 03:35 PM
Yes I agree with Bright!! I'm pretty sure if I was on MFC (assuming that's where your on by having a can score) I would make next to nothing lol. Not everyone is meant for MFC. I know my nitch just doesn't work on there. If you find a site isn't working for you look around!! That's the thing I do love with camming, I really think there is a place for every girl. Maybe MFC jut isn't it for you. Definitely give SM a try. I just started on there and even though its been slow for me, there is still money to be made- its just slow for everyone right now apparently. I think you'll have more success on SM though! I wanna see you succeed and making more then 20 bucks a month because I'm sure your worth waaay more then that!!
breezzzy
03-02-2013, 03:46 PM
yeah me too
what is the minimum payout for streamates
Fallenangel2904
03-02-2013, 03:54 PM
I'm signed up trough daily pay so its 20 a day for me- but I'm pretty sure it's 20 a week for SM by check and 100 for payoneer. Someone correct me because I could be wrong lol
FiendishGyrator
03-02-2013, 04:46 PM
yeah, it used to be like $10 or $20 on MGF and then they upped it to 100. it's dumb
EphemeronXOXO
05-28-2013, 01:18 AM
First of all Thank you so very much! This is the most honest thread I have ever read here!
This thread should be always on the first page of CC becaue anytime a new girl comes here all she can see is the 1000 dollar per week challenge or even the 2000 dollar challenge a week thread! Both threads are amazingly inspirational I swear I read both at least once a week (from top to bottom) just to stay enthusiastic enough to go on.
But if a new girl has high hopes and dreams she can easily get disappointed If she cant manage to get that amount of money at her first pay period.
Or worse she feels herself stupid or simply ugly to cam. I ve been there and my models have been there too.
This thread is perfect for newbies coz it made me clear that I should never ever want a huge amount of money immediately. The way is to go step by step further on the imaginable rank until we reach our dream goal!
And again thank you so very much ladies for your honesty! It means a lot to me! XOXO
Brilynne
05-30-2013, 09:56 PM
If you're a $500 club lady and you work small shifts on account of a disability, please, please don't overwork yourself to earn more whilst sacrificing your health.
I overworked myself just going an hour over my usual shift duration, (that entire hour was spent in private), and it knocked me out of work for two days - the time I needed to physically recover from just that one hour added. I have also landed myself with a back-ache from hell. Yes, I continued because of the money, but if I'd have quit when I started feeling myself get exhausted I'd have been able to work the next two days, making more in the end than I did for just that one hour.
Please, please put the emphasis on your well-being, because $600+ cannot be worth it if you are suffering. Putting more strain on your body than it can take can be dangerous and it puts your well being (and pocket) in jeopardy as you will need to take time off to get you back on track.
If you put more emphasis on your wellbeing - taking the necessary measures to ensure your comfort and safety - you are actually liable to be able to work more, thus making more than $500+. It pays off!!
Warm-up exercises, taking hot baths, ensuring your work area is comfortable, getting massages, taking time out when you need it, and maintaining a healthy diet and keeping well hydrated may not seem like the direct keys to making more money camming, but they most definitely are when you take into account exactly how some of these things can be of benefit to us.
They increase stamina, maintain physical and psychological energy, and help keep your attitude bright and attentive. < These are vital components of great performers, no matter what niche you work in.
Yes, some say that the key to making money camming is simply just logging on, but you can sit online for hours, looking dull, listless, tired and exhausted, but by simply looking out for yourself, the results of those things are the make-up of great performers no matter what niche we work in. Don't ignore them!
Look out for yourselves my lovelies.
I should be in the $500 club, I'm supposed to be on disability. When I came off I was doing allright balancing treatment and working. But my fiances unemployment ended, too many things are costing too much money and I basically had to double it up. I've been outdoing even that but I can't remember the last time I went to treatment. Ive gotten really off with my meds, I overwork myself (workaholic here. addictive + obsessive personality type) and yes I'm feeling the repercussions, but unfortunately I haven't got a choice right now )= I wish I could relax and just be satisfied with $500- a week! I really do!
whirlerz
05-30-2013, 10:45 PM
Yeah, I'm still in the club, but workin' on it:)
Marina Starr
05-31-2013, 06:24 AM
I love and adore this club!
whirlerz
05-31-2013, 06:47 AM
I love and adore this club!
I love & adore you!
Marina Starr
05-31-2013, 06:57 AM
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x311/melaniamai/tumblr_lxid0pgtQ01r33lcs_zpsda4fa2ee.gif
I love & adore you!
seller317
05-31-2013, 08:50 AM
Ive been taking a much needed break from camming to work on my new website and getting approved for other sites as well as camming sober now as my drinking was getting to be too much. Plus the holiday slowed things down a lot but I still made $185 so far this week. I may not reach $500 but Ive accomplished so much this week its insane! Ill be happy with whatever I can pull off in the next 2 days! : )
I ended my week with $237 on sm and $70 from CMD my first day! Sweet!
augusta_viva
06-01-2013, 10:38 AM
So im secretly in the club, and I am telling you how i did this week. I didnt make 500. only 475. But this is the most I have ever made. I am a part time cammer, one site kinda gal. I have a vanilla job, so camming fills the gap (heh, gap). This week I averaged 19 hrs, so that's about 20 per hour. This fluctuates, sometimes its 30, sometimes 25. But like i said, i am part time, usually the most I work is about 12 hours. I am determined to try harder this upcoming week. Oh and before you ask, i charge 5 pm.
MissAdriana
06-01-2013, 02:24 PM
My day job is sucking lately (co-workers driving me crazy) and I need to get out of there soon. So this week I'm gonna try for 500. I can only work nights -18 hrs tops for the week unless I decide to just up an quit my job...which I will do as soon as I can find a new 1. Hopefully 18 hours will be enough to get me up there in the 500 range. Even if I don't make it- just to come close, and be able to say I cammed 18hrs that week will be an accomplishment. Love all the happiness circling around in this thread lately :)
Blondieblue
06-16-2013, 05:14 AM
Glad I found this thread, it's very encouraging. I just started a few days ago, and haven't made much yet. This thread makes me think I can be successful, if I just put the time and effort in.
kittykrane
06-16-2013, 06:24 AM
Made it last week, but most weeks it's been about $400..just too lazy and/or busy with other things to jump on..and it's beach day today, so screw working!
breezzzy
06-16-2013, 09:39 AM
im still in this club but trying to break free
i put in a little more effort last week and saw the results.....so i'lll just continue down the same path