View Full Version : $500 and under webcam earners thread
GlitteryGoddess
09-30-2013, 05:43 AM
After weeks of feeling useless and pathetic, I am going for $500. No idea if I'll manage it, but it's worth a shot! :)
LexiConn
10-09-2013, 12:39 PM
Still trying to break $200 in a week O_o
I need to log on, though, that would really help, wouldn't it...
LexiConn
10-21-2013, 10:16 PM
I MADE more than $200 in a week! I made more than $300 in a week! YAY logging on actually DOES pay off! :D
Noelle_Noir
10-22-2013, 05:00 AM
I am going in full force this week,my laptop died the other day so my boo got me a desk top ....so excited!
LexiConn
10-23-2013, 12:51 AM
end of my week and I'm at $457. I worked it until the last minute!!!!!
I'm very proud of myself and I KNOW next week will be even better :D :D :D
Kinkybitch
11-09-2013, 05:36 AM
I only work 5 days a week also
ashleexsapphire
11-09-2013, 06:27 AM
I fall around $100 a week when I decide to cam. I only cam about 4 hours a week. I don't really have regulars or a big following because of extenuating circumstances this year. Camming is something that I'd like to make into a career, but I already have a vanilla job that sucks me dry of all my energy. I'm trying to make the transition but it's been rough. When it all boils down to it, I just need to find ways to put more time into actually getting online and creating content as well.
Kinkybitch
11-09-2013, 06:50 AM
What I meant to put above is I have been camming as a solo camgirl for just over two weeks now and this week I managed to make £230 gbp which is around $370 I think. I work 5 days a week and do 4 hours each day but I am hoping to get more as I become more used to doing this.
KittyKat1014
11-09-2013, 11:29 PM
My week just started tonight - I don't think I will get in more then 10 hours this week but I am hoping to at least hit the 100 dollar mark. So as of now 5/100!
NerdyBBW
11-10-2013, 10:07 PM
Im just starting out, like I just finished my third day, and so far I have made 90 bucks! which is super exciting for me, bc I have a full time job that pays everything I need and this is going to be my savings money really for my mustang and the fact that I like to go shopping so I think if I finished out at about 200 a week I would be soo incredibly happy.
Ive probably only done 8 hours of camming altogether so if you average that out im making 11.25 and hour which is a little more than what I make in my 40 hour a week job that I loathe.
I dont think I would turn this into my only source of money but I def wouldnt mind putting a little more into it.
BANHammerGoddess
11-10-2013, 10:15 PM
^don't forget to take taxes into account.
takiaya
11-16-2013, 01:24 AM
Today is the first day of my week. I'm at $58/$500 so far XD been plagued with nonstop cam issues tonight.
BlueBunny
11-16-2013, 08:17 AM
I was hoping I'd be doing really well this week, but it seems I'm still in the 500 and under club, which is ok, I am working towards higher goals, just takes longer than I was expecting. :) I am at about 218 for now and working. My week ends in 8 hours.
nubienneAW
11-16-2013, 11:07 PM
The thing is I have never worked a full week.
I dont cam everyday just when I feel like it.
However i really need the money now.
I easily make at least £100 a night
Its usually about £60 though for a few hours--more than satisfied.
I dont even see it as working because whilst I'm waiting for someone to enter my room im eating, watching tv etc
Ever since I put fancy bb code on my profile, put in tabs and made a gallery my views have shot up.
:)
I'm on adult work by the way.
I have signed up to stream mate but im yet to do a show
nubienneAW
11-16-2013, 11:10 PM
I think we should all put our heads together and come up with tips and resources to fly past our targets.
Like weekly challenge regularly updated xxx
BlueBunny
11-17-2013, 02:59 PM
I am currently trying to compile some stats for the work I have done so far on SM, that being pretty much my only site. Do you see a correlation between time spent online and money earned? I am in my 4th week (I can't believe it really) since I returned to camming. So far I have not put many hours into it. The one week in april/may when I did work last, I did about 1100 minutes and 360 dollars. That was my biggest week ever. I am building up to that again. Last week on SM ended at 247 bux for me, but when I looked at my stats I only worked for 3 days, and 100 of those dollars were just pure luck (hour long exclusive of just talking; it was my first and don't expect those to fall from the sky too often lol). Anyway, this week I am trying to focus on time spent online to see if it improves. I'm at 20% of goal after working today. :)
nubienneAW
11-17-2013, 05:47 PM
That sounds like a great idea! I ended the SM week at $206. Yesterday I wrote my goal on a white board and then after each pvt I would erase it and write how much I had left. I came within $5 of my goal, but I think I would have gotten off sooner if I hadn't seen my goal staring me in the face.
I'm curious how girls make the jump from $500 to $1000/week. I haven't made it to $500 yet, so $1000/week (consistently) seems like a ton!
We should really get on it! How I wish there was a group function in this forum rather than one big thread that is hard to keep up with. Unless we make a yahoo group or something.
I really need to start documenting weekly revenue! I am so bad at book keeping/time management etc so its impossible for me to record if I'm making enough money for the work Im putting in!
However I started in full swing on Sunday and I'm coming to £400! (w/ company cost)
Which is great for three days work!
What has made my revenue shoot up in the past few days is advertising on adultwork and selling pictures!Getting featured under phone and cam. That and offering alternative services that deal with kinks/fetishes.
I have optimized my profile so it accommodates horny married men just looking for a quick wank and experienced subsmissives looking to be humiliated.
I did a bit of research about the bdsm world, got to know how it works virtually by watching youtube videos.
Ive found myself to have a natural flair for it!
Im absolutely amazing at dominating people, im having married men on their knees fucking their asses as I guide them on the phone. It is SO empowering. Im quick on my feet with a dirty imaginative mind so its working well for me.
Now I'm planning to start selling erotica ive written myself and my used worn items. like stockings for those with a foot fetish.
I've also advertised on my profile that men, free of charge can send pictures of themselves with my name written on themselves to my email add (i made a sep one:P) or in humilating positions so i can post it on my blog/website.
This will bring in more clients definitely because I'm engaging with them as well as offer existing customers more satisfaction.
So to summarize what has worked for me/will make me more money is
1.)Selling Sell pictures, erotica, used items that men with a fetish will love. (start at a reasonable price)
2.) Appealing to a vast audience without being contradictory.
for eg I put down roleplay, age play, dirty talk as specialities etc and leave it at that instead of saying "Yeah I can be dominant or your slave" quite frankly it just looks like youre a jack of all trades
3.)Advertising: social media, adv on your site
4.) Blogging-have a blog link somewhere on ur profile and fully utilise a websites one if allowed
5.)Respond to emails politely but in character of what the client wants: for eg if someone is wanting extreme penis humiliation dont be like "yeah okay baby book ill give you 2 mins free xoxox" immediately hes gonna ques ur authenticity. On the same note if he wants u to cater to his needs be as lovely and as flirty as you can
6.)Make a new skype for clients
thats all i can think of so far!
takiaya
11-19-2013, 12:59 AM
Today is the first day of my week. I'm at $58/$500 so far XD been plagued with nonstop cam issues tonight.
Day 2, download all 270+ videos off clips4sale with the help of support, and then deactivated all the non watermarked ones (most of them -.-) now to just make myself put in the time to watermark and reupload them @
[email protected] Didn't make anymoney but felt productive as hell for a non money making day!
Day 3 (yesterday) made $65 in little over 2.5 hours -.- Ive been trying to force myself to put more hours in but chaturbate hates my laptop @
[email protected] everyday lately cam freezing, room crashing, etc XD and I still pull aroun $25 an hour -.- must get my shit together and find some patience to deal with this shit instead of logging out somewhere... 123/500
Day 4 :D just started will update later today. But so far I have $33 my part pending in escrow on elm. so looking like a good start so far. Going to work morning shift again on chaturbate today. going to try to make myself stay online today even if I have tech issues.
RubyTheSexPixie
11-19-2013, 01:17 AM
Diversifying seems to be a great idea.
I started on july28th on SM then I started doing MGF and then ELM and recently I've been doing mfc for about a week now.
I started just looking for a hundred bucks a week and now Im pulling in 200+ and I work at a restaurant only on Friday and Saturday.
It seems like I just always have the best luck with manageing to slightly exceed my goals consistently. Bless the cam goddess.
takiaya
12-07-2013, 09:26 AM
Haven't been posting here because haven't been able to make myself get in cam lately XD. Logged in today though :D so today is first day of my week. $225/$500
PlayfulDesire
12-08-2013, 07:39 AM
Even back when I was doing good I was at 750 a week. But that was me working 2-3 hours a day. 700 a week for me is more than my bills and it would give me A lot of spending cash. However that was so long ago.
Since then I've pretty much completely stopped camming. I got pregnant and had morning sickness. It's not fun when fake gagging makes you really gag and you actually throw up. Then I had to heal from my surgery's.
I'm ready. Beyond ready to jump back in. At this point I just need to make 300 a week. My lo won't take a bottle and is breastfed so My hours are pretty restricted but with each day he gets older and nurses a little less. Or might be more will to take a bottle or cup.
Monday I'm starting on SM. I"m excited. I've had an account there but I don't think I've ever spent more than 1-2 hours on at a time. I might of stayed on past 1 hour once or twice. So this round I'm giving sm my full attention. I'll start monday when I have someone here to watch my lo.
kittykrane
12-08-2013, 12:03 PM
@playful....$300 a week is very easy to do once you built up your regular...and you produce breast milk..you can use it to your advantage it you have some to spare!
PlayfulDesire
12-08-2013, 12:38 PM
@kittykrane Thanks for the encouragement. I def see the money potential in milk. I've been throwing all my free time into c4s. Milk videos sell better than pregnant videos lol . I was always a mfc girl and I'd knew I had some regular on so when it seemed a little slow which is always did I jumped right off and got on mfc. I no longer have that option because I don't have the time or strict consistency that I once did.
Bootsie
04-27-2014, 02:10 PM
I realize this thread is ancient history, but I am an under $500/week earner, and I thought maybe a few of us could resurrect the little group here. I am hoping to make $500 per MFC pay period (2 weeks). Camming is currently a side gig for me, but I'd like to slowly increase that. Any others who aim for less than $500?
RubyTheSexPixie
04-27-2014, 04:15 PM
I am aiming for $500 a week now and I'm posting on the $500 a week thread. perhaps you can join that thread and try to beat your goal?
A goal doesn't need to be met, that's why its a goal right? :)
I have a low goal of $350 and a high goal of $500.
Marina Starr
04-27-2014, 04:31 PM
We use this goal/challenge for motivation not punishment. If you're doing the best that you can, then you are still a winner!
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/tumblr_m7xtguXb321qgy8r3o1_500_zps145f83aa.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/tumblr_m7xtguXb321qgy8r3o1_500_zps145f83aa.gif.htm l)
I realize this thread is ancient history, but I am an under $500/week earner, and I thought maybe a few of us could resurrect the little group here. I am hoping to make $500 per MFC pay period (2 weeks). Camming is currently a side gig for me, but I'd like to slowly increase that. Any others who aim for less than $500?
reversecowgirl
04-27-2014, 04:57 PM
I am in this group. I've been camming for a little over a couple of months now, and I do good to make $300 each payday (two weeks). I cam anywhere from 3 hrs a day to 6. I have lots of $50 days and then those pesky $0 days where I get impatient and leave, and I take two days completely off per week. I'm hoping eventually to have a $50 day EVERY day that I work, and I feel confident I will get there, and for me that's a good goal. I also have health issues (lupus) and have housewife duties daily so I cam when I can and when I feel good enough to do so. :D So anyway, yeah I'm not even up to the $500 yet haha but I'm still amazed that I am making money at camming in the first place, I love it.
takiaya
04-27-2014, 07:47 PM
I haven't really been on cam much all month XD, so shooting for $500+ first week back
$0/$500
day1 (today, will update later tonight):
Bootsie
04-29-2014, 03:38 PM
Well I'm WAAAAY under the $500 mark for this pay period on MFC. Fuuuuck. I had a really slow day and have been really lazy about getting online. Plus I won't be getting my payout anyway because Payoneer is having issues (ugh, their customer service does not impress me right now). But now my goal is to hit $1,000 for when I DO get paid (at the May 16 pay period).
Natalie0523
04-29-2014, 08:06 PM
I am at 123/500…although I have definitely been slacking with work this week even though it's only Tuesday night…hopefully it goes well tonight...
SimoneGray
07-24-2014, 10:55 AM
I stumbled across this thread randomly...its comforting to know that I'm not the only one in this position...been camming for just under a year now and I'm still at the $100 - $150 mark a week...not sure what I'm doing wrong, but maybe its the times I'm working? I tend to work 5pm-10pm, as working any later isn't always an option for me becuase of my vanilla job.
BlueBunny
07-24-2014, 03:06 PM
Hate to admit it Simone but I am in the same boat. I keep wanting to break the 500 mark and shit happens so THAT doesn't happen (I don't work enough days). I work almost the same hours as you as no other hours seem to work for me out of what I tried so far. I'm still at the same rates I had one year ago because lack of consistency kicks my ass and I find that quite annoying. Was hoping for 500 this week and I barely just passed 100 last night because my room is so quiet this week. Here's to hoping things pick up for the less known models too soon. :)
SimoneGray
07-24-2014, 03:13 PM
^^ I hope things do indeed pick up for all of us. And yes, it does suck sometimes to be much lesser known model...hopefully that'll change too though
Cara_
01-01-2015, 12:35 PM
I've got a modest monthly income goal of $1,000. So, I thought I'd take a chance on revising this thread to see if anyone else is interested in chatting about this sort of income level.
I've been camming as a living for about eight months, and am just now really getting serious about weeding out what doesn't work for me and focusing on creating successful shows. Last month I set up a spreadsheet to keep track of the different styles of shows on the different sites I work, and am already getting some interesting results. Anyone else doing something similar? What sort of info is helping you focus on what works best?
LadyJezebel
01-02-2015, 09:21 AM
I stumbled across this thread randomly...its comforting to know that I'm not the only one in this position...been camming for just under a year now and I'm still at the $100 - $150 mark a week...not sure what I'm doing wrong, but maybe its the times I'm working? I tend to work 5pm-10pm, as working any later isn't always an option for me becuase of my vanilla job.
It could definitely be the hours. I've found that like early afternoon to about 6 pm is good and then from about 11 pm on is even better. I have a vanilla job too that prevents me from working the long late night hours. I usually stay on till 1:30 am and am always late to work for my vanilla job lol. But as someone posted here, I make about as much or more money camming, working WAY less hours, than I have at my vanilla jobs that are in my field I went to college for. I say being late is worth it ;)
SimoneGray
01-02-2015, 10:39 AM
^^I have since quit my vanilla job and cam full time, my earnings have gone way up. I also have a slightly better pc to work with. I'm not quite earning $500 a week yet, but thats only because my consistency lacks sometimes.
I still think this thread is relevant though, as there are week's that suck and its nice to know that there are people out there going through the same.
LadyJezebel
01-02-2015, 10:49 AM
^^I have since quit my vanilla job and cam full time, my earnings have gone way up. I also have a slightly better pc to work with. I'm not quite earning $500 a week yet, but thats only because my consistency lacks sometimes.
I still think this thread is relevant though, as there are week's that suck and its nice to know that there are people out there going through the same.
I fantasize about doing that same thing all the time..since I enjoy this a lot more. But I love the security of knowing I have a set-in-stone paycheck since we all know camming can be really inconsistent. Do you have a 'front' type activity you can throw on your resume if need be? I'd be concerned with that as well.
LingerieMilf
01-02-2015, 10:52 AM
Last month I set up a spreadsheet to keep track of the different styles of shows on the different sites I work, and am already getting some interesting results. Anyone else doing something similar? What sort of info is helping you focus on what works best?
I use the same type of spread sheet. I also included what I was wear. So far I've learned that bright colors get lots of attention but sparkles convert to cash. My goal is even lower than yours. I am aiming for $800 a month for now. I started at $500 a month and every time I upgrade any of my equipment I raise the goal a little so that the upgrade will pay for itself.
SimoneGray
01-02-2015, 10:56 AM
I fantasize about doing that same thing all the time..since I enjoy this a lot more. But I love the security of knowing I have a set-in-stone paycheck since we all know camming can be really inconsistent. Do you have a 'front' type activity you can throw on your resume if need be? I'd be concerned with that as well.
Yeah I freelance copywrite sometimes, so that's my front :)
LadyJezebel
01-02-2015, 11:03 AM
Yeah I freelance copywrite sometimes, so that's my front :)
I'm a writer too!! *high fives*
Addison Lynne
01-02-2015, 06:38 PM
I'm a writer too!! *high fives*
I'm a blogger and writer for a national magazine! I do make some money that way, so it definitely helps.
I am at around $1200 for the month right now. That's really all I need, but I also can't cam much any more so I do almost all my work through videos, customs and picture sets. I'm on MGF but their new chat system doesn't work with my laptop. I cancelled Imlive and NF a few years ago. Never did get into NF. Hated the beggars on ImLive. I did well, but many days I logged off pissed at the guys. lol I'm not unhappy with my $ just frustrated. Ya know? I could do better, but I don't even know where I'd want to work. I know some girls on MGF do really well with cams...I get a lot of requests. Stupid thing just doesn't work. *sigh*
Glamourmilf
01-02-2015, 07:30 PM
Glad u resurrected this thread, because I've had to take off a few days that I normally work, so I'm def. feeling the drop in income... I'm in this week for the $500 and under.:O
Cara_
01-03-2015, 03:42 PM
I use the same type of spread sheet. I also included what I was wear. So far I've learned that bright colors get lots of attention but sparkles convert to cash. My goal is even lower than yours. I am aiming for $800 a month for now. I started at $500 a month and every time I upgrade any of my equipment I raise the goal a little so that the upgrade will pay for itself.
Ooo, I like the idea of including my outfit. I have noticed a difference when I wear certain clothes, too, so I'll try integrating that into the spreadsheet. (And yay for upgrades that pay for themselves!)
Glad u resurrected this thread, because I've had to take off a few days that I normally work, so I'm def. feeling the drop in income... I'm in this week for the $500 and under.:O
No prob. I'm feeling the drop, too. Was on for about three hours and made a grand total of $11.50. Blech. I think it's because I had trouble sleeping last night, and it's showing in my mood and on my face. A good night's sleep should leave me feeling better (and less grumpy) tomorrow.
Vlodina
01-03-2015, 03:57 PM
Ooo, I like the idea of including my outfit. I have noticed a difference when I wear certain clothes, too, so I'll try integrating that into the spreadsheet. (And yay for upgrades that pay for themselves!).
I've been keeping track of outfits on my spreadsheets for months now. What I have noticed is... I can make $80/hour in X outfit one day, and $10/hour in the same outfit another day. Sometimes "hot" outfits just don't work, and I make much more in my pyjamas! I have come to the conclusion that it doesn't matter about my what I wear, they don't care! It's about confidence, feeling hot, and being in the right mood. Personality > clothes. My experience anyway!
Glamourmilf
01-03-2015, 05:09 PM
SOO glad I bite the bullet, and cammed for 12 hours straight today!! Made well over $500! I was so worried, because I took 2 and a half days off this week.
But I made up for it. Whew!!
JessaBelle
01-03-2015, 05:20 PM
I am so envious of you ladies. This was my first week on for what I consider full-time, since I also work most of the week during the day.
I start camming in the evenings from 7pm or 8pm til 2am or 3am.
I was doing okay the first couple days, but it was slow after that. I feel like I look great on cam - full make-up, change up my wigs to be fun, I get lots of compliments, but I also have a lot of pop-ins and pop-outs, hardly anyone speaks to me, etc. I feel pretty ugly.
In fact, after my first hour last night, I logged out. And then this morning I tried the daytime, logged out after an hour.
I feel pretty confident and that I'm showing that confidence in chat. I'm silly, fun, friendly, and talk to people. I've tried saying hello to guys when they come in my room, but they leave fast, or sit there jerking off without saying hi to me.
My goal this week was $100 a day. I didn't meet that. I feel pretty down about it.
I guess what I'd like to know or see if anyone has experienced this.. is this normal for the first week? It would be great if I could meet the $500 per week or surpass it. But when people pop in and out and don't even speak when I say hello, I feel like I'm ugly and need to change things up.
Congrats to you ladies who are meeting this goal. You are my inspiration.
Glamourmilf
01-03-2015, 05:27 PM
^^Don't feel bad, and please don't beat yourself up over it...People pop in and out all the time...Even guys I have seen before... Even guys who say hello, then bail..Sometimes its their internet connection, as they later tell me, sometimes its not...I just keep it moving, and try not to answer guys who try and divert my attention and ask if I have a certain item, dildo, try to get me to talk dirty, etc. They never spend, but its too late for them...I already had my hand on the ban button.
Just stay on,,,and take mini breaks when it gets like that...You'd be surprised how a completely different set of guys come in after You log back on in a half hr., or so.
JessaBelle
01-03-2015, 05:42 PM
Glam, thank you so much for your post. I love reading your posts. You are very inspiring to me. I know it's going to take time. What upsets me is when they leave a private or exclusive as soon as I get my clothes off. I have a really long scar on my tummy from previous surgeries, so I try not to be self-conscious about it, but when they leave, I feel like I look awful. I may have to get one of those waist cinchers to hide the scar, and keep my boobs flopped out. LOL Thanks again for your words.
Cara_
01-03-2015, 07:24 PM
Glam, thank you so much for your post. I love reading your posts. You are very inspiring to me. I know it's going to take time. What upsets me is when they leave a private or exclusive as soon as I get my clothes off. I have a really long scar on my tummy from previous surgeries, so I try not to be self-conscious about it, but when they leave, I feel like I look awful. I may have to get one of those waist cinchers to hide the scar, and keep my boobs flopped out. LOL Thanks again for your words.
Oh, please don't feel bad about the scar! There are lots of viewers out there who don't care about that (or who are actively attracted by it.) I'd bet that if you are confident about it, and talk about it like it's no big deal, that you'll gather a following of viewers who enjoy that fact that you love and enjoy your body even with it.
JessaBelle
01-03-2015, 07:27 PM
Oh, please don't feel bad about the scar! There are lots of viewers out there who don't care about that (or who are actively attracted by it.) I'd bet that if you are confident about it, and talk about it like it's no big deal, that you'll gather a following of viewers who enjoy that fact that you love and enjoy your body even with it.
Thank you so much, Cara. It really doesn't bother me, but it's like, as soon as the shirt comes off completely and focus isn't my boobs only, bam! Gone. Oh well, there are some out there who don't care. Anyhoo, next week my goal is $500! I know I can get this. Thanks so much for this thread, ladies. :)