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SoloDesire
03-26-2015, 07:24 AM
Ok I'll ask support to check. I'd need your site or email, but for more security please kick open a ticket from your registration email about that. Tracked requests are completed much quicker. Just email support at modelcentro.com

Thank you :) I sent you a PM.

SoloDesire
03-26-2015, 11:13 AM
Support got back to me. So apparently they won't activate the "join my site" button on Streamate until you have at least 5 videos AND 5 photo sets up. Would have been nice to know that. I'll go upload them now and email support back.

NatalieCentro
03-26-2015, 11:26 AM
Good point. I'll write it into the terms on sm config. It's a recent requirement I believe - was imposed by sm when users comcomplained that that they join an "empty" site.

SoloDesire
03-26-2015, 11:28 AM
Good point. I'll write it into the terms on sm config. It's a recent requirement I believe - was imposed by sm when users comcomplained that that they join an "empty" site.

Yeah, that's an understandable requirement. I believe Clips4Sale requires 10 clips before you can open your store. And I have no problem with it...I just wish I would have known before I linked it up. It's cool...I have plenty of stuff to upload. :)

NatalieCentro
03-26-2015, 11:28 AM
Sorry, I didn't think of the rule when you reported the issue as I assumed you're all set up already.

PrincessLavender
03-26-2015, 08:15 PM
Support got back to me. So apparently they won't activate the "join my site" button on Streamate until you have at least 5 videos AND 5 photo sets up. Would have been nice to know that. I'll go upload them now and email support back.

This is the reply I got too. Although, they just said I needed at least 10 content items. Didn't specify certain number of videos and photo sets. So I can't just upload 10 videos?

IvyAdams
03-26-2015, 08:33 PM
This is the reply I got too. Although, they just said I needed at least 10 content items. Didn't specify certain number of videos and photo sets. So I can't just upload 10 videos?

I don't have 5 photosets by any means. I have 3 photosets, and 10 videos so far. A brand new baby site :) They approved me with no problem. I even received a message for clarification on whether I wanted it linked to my Gold Club or to my Ivy-Adams.com site. I think 10 videos will work just fine!

NatalieCentro
03-28-2015, 01:10 AM
I don't have 5 photosets by any means. I have 3 photosets, and 10 videos so far. A brand new baby site :) They approved me with no problem. I even received a message for clarification on whether I wanted it linked to my Gold Club or to my Ivy-Adams.com site. I think 10 videos will work just fine!

Ivy, that could been before the user complaint. I guess the plan is to make sure your site is ready for members.

PrincessLavender
03-28-2015, 01:35 AM
Ivy, that could been before the user complaint. I guess the plan is to make sure your site is ready for members.

So is it 5 photo sets and 5 videos? Like I said, in the reply I got it just said 10 content items. I really hope I don't need 5 photo sets. I only have 2 that I could put up. I put all my photo sets on Southern Charms and they have to be exclusive so I can't post them anywhere else.

IvyAdams
03-28-2015, 08:16 AM
Ivy, that could been before the user complaint. I guess the plan is to make sure your site is ready for members.

That makes sense :)

SoloDesire
03-28-2015, 09:08 AM
I still don't have a join button on Streamate. Even though I've had the SM "trevord" added to my members list, still no button has been added. Support told me that the join button is only visible when I'm NOT streaming. Which I know isn't accurate because I've seen other girls with the join button WHILE they were online. I'm curious as to how I'm supposed to advertise to SM members to join my site while I'm streaming. Support told me that they could screen cap my join button once I was offline and send it to me. Does this not make sense to anyone else or is it just me?

IvyAdams
03-28-2015, 09:32 AM
I still don't have a join button on Streamate. Even though I've had the SM "trevord" added to my members list, still no button has been added. Support told me that the join button is only visible when I'm NOT streaming. Which I know isn't accurate because I've seen other girls with the join button WHILE they were online. I'm curious as to how I'm supposed to advertise to SM members to join my site while I'm streaming. Support told me that they could screen cap my join button once I was offline and send it to me. Does this not make sense to anyone else or is it just me?

I don't think that I have the join button either. Trevord is also the person who is on my list as a member. I checked last night, but it isn't on there. I want to be able to tell the guys that if they join they will get 20% off privates, but don't want to do that until I know for sure that my members ARE actually going to get that percentage off. I thought that the join button was available all the time, no matter what. Either way- I don't have it when I'm streaming OR when I'm offline. :/

SoloDesire
03-28-2015, 09:33 AM
I don't think that I have the join button either. Trevord is also the person who is on my list as a member. I checked last night, but it isn't on there. I want to be able to tell the guys that if they join they will get 20% off privates, but don't want to do that until I know for sure that my members ARE actually going to get that percentage off. I thought that the join button was available all the time, no matter what. Either way- I don't have it when I'm streaming OR when I'm offline. :/

Same here!

RaeRae
03-28-2015, 10:21 AM
My join button is visible when I broadcast on SM at the top right hand corner of my profile (at least when I checked the other day), but if guys are are mobile the join button only displays when I am offline.

SoloDesire
03-28-2015, 10:34 AM
My join button is visible when I broadcast on SM at the top right hand corner of my profile (at least when I checked the other day), but if guys are are mobile the join button only displays when I am offline.

That's nice to hear! I knew I'd seen plenty of ladies with the join buttons while they were streaming before. Signed into my SM member account I have no join button when I'm online or offline...its just not there. I'm going to give it a couple more days just in case it takes them a few days to add it. If it's still not there after that then I'm disconnecting SM from my MC site. There's no point in having the two connected if I can't even offer an incentive for my SM custies to join. I don't see how SM will make any money off of it if there is no button on their end. So I'll just advertise it myself.

RaeRae
03-28-2015, 10:36 AM
I think mine did take a few days to a week to show up on SM's end. I just figured it was the holiday's keeping it from being implemented since I setup my site on Christmas Eve, but I could be wrong and it could have just been SM taking a while to update the pages otherwise

IvyAdams
03-28-2015, 12:47 PM
I don't even know why I try with Streamate Support. I just want to strangle them to death. I sent them an email on the off chance that they would activate the join button for me and this was the response I received.

"This is not a possibility as you are not allowed to lead the customers off of the website or promote any other website at any time.

Doing this will cause your account to be closed.

Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with."

I'm going to email Liz if it hasn't shown up in the next couple of days, because obviously the support will just speak to me like a 5 year old when it's them who are misinformed.

IvyAdams
03-31-2015, 11:34 PM
Just wanted to update that my button is now on there both when I'm streaming AND when I'm offline, so it sounds like it just takes a couple of days. :)

NatalieCentro
04-01-2015, 08:18 AM
I don't even know why I try with Streamate Support. I just want to strangle them to death. I sent them an email on the off chance that they would activate the join button for me and this was the response I received.

"This is not a possibility as you are not allowed to lead the customers off of the website or promote any other website at any time.

Doing this will cause your account to be closed.

Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with."

I'm going to email Liz if it hasn't shown up in the next couple of days, because obviously the support will just speak to me like a 5 year old when it's them who are misinformed.

Sigh... and we sent multiple "guides" for their support so they know how the integration works. Without much luck, obviously.

Great to hear it's been fixed!

NatalieCentro
04-01-2015, 09:16 AM
Just found out we're nominated for Best Cam Model Tool: http://adultwebcamawards.com/what-is-the-best-new-tool-for-adult-webcam-models-vote-here/ please vote for us :) No registration required.

PrincessLavender
04-01-2015, 06:16 PM
So is it 5 photo sets and 5 videos? Like I said, in the reply I got it just said 10 content items. I really hope I don't need 5 photo sets. I only have 2 that I could put up. I put all my photo sets on Southern Charms and they have to be exclusive so I can't post them anywhere else.

Natalie, can you clarify this? Or should I contact support?

IvyAdams
04-01-2015, 09:56 PM
Does anyone know whether or not there is somewhere to check and see when checks were issued? If not, this should really be a feature. I haven't received a check this week and I thought they were issued weekly. I definitely have more than the $100 minimum and just would like to make sure it didn't get lost in the mail. Plus, it would be nice to know whats coming :)

NatalieCentro
04-02-2015, 03:31 AM
Natalie, can you clarify this? Or should I contact support?

Sorry I missed the question. So I asked to make sure and it'll be 10 published videos or photosets, either. Not 5+5.

SoloDesire
04-02-2015, 04:52 AM
Just wanted to update that my button is now on there both when I'm streaming AND when I'm offline, so it sounds like it just takes a couple of days. :)

My button is also there now! And I've gotten my first sign up through SM :)

NatalieCentro
04-02-2015, 05:09 AM
Does anyone know whether or not there is somewhere to check and see when checks were issued? If not, this should really be a feature. I haven't received a check this week and I thought they were issued weekly. I definitely have more than the $100 minimum and just would like to make sure it didn't get lost in the mail. Plus, it would be nice to know whats coming :)

Ivy, we've had that in the works for a while, I keep saying "soon", not sure why it's taking so long. Technically you can calculate it yourself from the transactions list - we're not hiding anything, just a matter of making sure things get calculated correctly (further complicated by the affiliate commissions when applicable etc.), then we'll be able to have it right on your dashboard.
Guide on payouts can be found here http://modelcentro.com/support/post/9366
As to your account, I saw that 2 checks were mailed to you so far, one yesterday and one on March 18th. I'll email you details.

Sam38g
04-02-2015, 08:26 AM
I love that ModelCentro is truly innovative & winning awards for it. Nice change in the biz for a company to be able to back their claims up with actions instead of words.

Thanks for existing.

Smooches,
Sam

Elsa
04-10-2015, 03:31 AM
I had a look at Modelcentro (looked at Sam's page and no wonder you are so populair, you are f-ing gorgeous!) and am very impressed!
What are the payment options for the guys? I can't really find it because it keeps asking me to make an account.

Can they only pay with a creditcard or would UK / EU debit cards be just fine?

NatalieCentro
04-10-2015, 04:35 AM
I had a look at Modelcentro (looked at Sam's page and no wonder you are so populair, you are f-ing gorgeous!) and am very impressed!
What are the payment options for the guys? I can't really find it because it keeps asking me to make an account.

Can they only pay with a creditcard or would UK / EU debit cards be just fine?

Hey Elsa!

Visa, Maestro and MasterCard are accepted as payment methods - debit as well unless you want to block it and only accept credit cards.

You can collect payments for subscriptions, as tips, or per-content through locked content functionality.

Elsa
04-10-2015, 05:10 AM
Thanks for the quick reply Natalie!

How about camming, how does that work?
Do I just login and will I show as available on my own website and a guy can just enter my chatroom?
How would he pay per minute or does he buy credits in advance? Can I do group chats etc.

NatalieCentro
04-10-2015, 05:29 AM
Thanks for the quick reply Natalie!

How about camming, how does that work?
Do I just login and will I show as available on my own website and a guy can just enter my chatroom?
How would he pay per minute or does he buy credits in advance? Can I do group chats etc.

Elsa,
just copying an earlier post of mine about our internal live cam app:

Many models do free shows for all their paid members once a week/month, especially if they don't have too much content as it adds value to the membership and also entices the members to tip and request private shows. So that is readily available. Private shows are currently prepaid (via tips) so there is no pay-per-minute option. You can do a show for 1 or more users at once specifying their usernames when scheduling or starting a show. They all have to be members of the site.

Once a show is scheduled, a countdown showing when the show will be on appears on the site automatically. This ticking clock helps greatly to boost sales. The system records your live streams and you can choose to publish or delete them later. If there are no published or scheduled shows, the system will automatically hide the live show tab on the site (as it would be empty and you might not want to even make known that this functionality exists).

You are also free to promote any outside services that you offer - your cams, pay-per-minute phone calls etc.

Sam38g
04-10-2015, 04:00 PM
I had a look at Modelcentro (looked at Sam's page and no wonder you are so populair, you are f-ing gorgeous!) and am very impressed!
What are the payment options for the guys? I can't really find it because it keeps asking me to make an account.

Can they only pay with a creditcard or would UK / EU debit cards be just fine?

Thank you Elsa :)

Sam38g
04-10-2015, 04:10 PM
Thank you to model centro and all those who work there. Happy that I posted about you on this site & then followed up my own advice & joined MC myself.

Ladies, I see growth in my sales consistently. Now, I do put in the work in on lots of content & social media marketing. Build it & they will Cum. :)

Grateful not to be dealing with a negative webmaster who took years to implement anything I wanted done on my OWN site. No arguments, stuff gets fixed in more than a timely manner. So happy to have a business partner that works toward a mutual financially rewarding future.

MC Ya'll have filled a much need void in the adult industry that has been there for over a decade. The answer so that I can see my vision, my hard work, my dreams come true & profitable.

Smooches,
Sam

sexysusie
04-10-2015, 08:58 PM
Is ModelCentro a payoneer global transfer partner? I am seriously considering joining but there's no point if I can't get the money into my uk bank within a few days. Thanks

NatalieCentro
04-13-2015, 05:01 AM
Is ModelCentro a payoneer global transfer partner? I am seriously considering joining but there's no point if I can't get the money into my uk bank within a few days. Thanks

We do work with payoneer for payouts, so you can get paid to your payoneer account, however, keep in mind that due to the subscription model (user paying for being a member for some period of time), payouts are done with a 2-week hold - meaning that you get paid what you made on week 1 on Tuesday of week 3, week 2 on Tuesday of week 4, and so on.

SoloDesire
04-15-2015, 01:14 PM
How do we tell how much we've made on the site so far? I can't find a place to see my total earned to see when I will get paid or anything.

sexysusie
04-15-2015, 08:47 PM
Hi Natalie I know you can pay to Payoneer but are you a global transfer partner? If so then we can then have payoneer send the funds to our bank account. If you are not a global transfer partner then we are restricted to only being able to use the card with your service.

NatalieCentro
04-16-2015, 05:00 AM
@SoloDesire - we don't really hide any of it - your earning is total transactions http://modelcentro.com/transactions less billing less MC share. We have had the task of putting all calculations on the dashboard for ease of use but that's been delayed due to a move to the new balance structure in the back end. I'll be pushing the matter to have it go live more quickly. Detailed payout guide can be found here http://modelcentro.com/support/post/9366
I also sent you an email with your details.

@sexysusie, tbh I don't know, but I'll find out and let you know asap.

NatalieCentro
04-16-2015, 06:33 AM
@sexysusie, our financial team confirmed that yes we do have a partner account with payoneer and therefore you will be able to transfer to your bank account.

sexysusie
04-16-2015, 06:54 AM
Oh I just realised you take 49% ouch! Will stick to struggling with wordpress and keeping 75% lol

NatalieCentro
04-16-2015, 07:32 AM
Oh I just realised you take 49% ouch! Will stick to struggling with wordpress and keeping 75% lol

That's not true though - not sure where you saw that, maybe at the very start of the thread where the info is outdated.

For each transaction, there is a billing cost of 10%.
The rest is split 75% to you and 25% to us.
So from total you would get 67.5% and we'd get 22.5%.

hyori
04-16-2015, 07:43 AM
Oh I just realised you take 49% ouch! Will stick to struggling with wordpress and keeping 75% lol

This is incorrect, you get just over 67% because of a 10% billing fee.

It is absolutely worth it as well, because MC is partnered with SM and you can advertise your URL during gold shows, even TV shows where you have the most viewers. No other camsite will allow you to pimp your site to that degree. On your MC site are all of your other social media accounts eg. Twitter, Instagram and partnership links with SkyPrivate and Verified Call. Your MC site is subscription based so you are motivated to keep creating content. The passive income you will generate is just the dessert. I get about $80-$150 from each payout right now and I've only had my site up for 5 months. Also, I get quality/smart guys contacting me for SkyPrivate, (usually guys who find me on SM and then realize through my site that I have SkyPrivate), not PP losers.

As well, MC is constantly upgrading their interface and they LISTEN to our feedback. They are so good to us and they want to ensure the best experience for the model/customer interaction. In other words, they kick ass.

Also, they will soon give us the ability to sell customized individual items eg. panties, pay to unban etc.

Can you believe this is all provided for us with no real upfront fees? You'd be nuts to turn this opportunity down.

DancesWithSloths
04-16-2015, 08:49 AM
I'm so confused, hopefully somebody can shed the light on the whole SM/MC partnership issue.

So in Hyori's case everything is peachy:


MC is partnered with SM and you can advertise your URL during gold shows, even TV shows where you have the most viewers. No other camsite will allow you to pimp your site to that degree. On your MC site are all of your other social media accounts eg. Twitter, Instagram and partnership links with SkyPrivate and Verified Call. Your MC site is subscription based so you are motivated to keep creating content. The passive income you will generate is just the dessert. I get about $80-$150 from each payout right now and I've only had my site up for 5 months. Also, I get quality/smart guys contacting me for SkyPrivate, (usually guys who find me on SM and then realize through my site that I have SkyPrivate), not PP losers.

Whereas further up the thread Tempting got a slap on the wrist for having a Skype link on MC:



I was sent a warning for posting about skype
I was told it would be made clear in the sm sign up/merge but nothing has changed there


Which is it? If I go with MC, can I still have full editorial control over what's on my MC site (links to social media, skype etc) and still pimp my URL on SM?

*confused face*

NatalieCentro
04-16-2015, 09:04 AM
I'm so confused, hopefully somebody can shed the light on the whole SM/MC partnership issue.

So in Hyori's case everything is peachy:



Whereas further up the thread Tempting got a slap on the wrist for having a Skype link on MC:



Which is it? If I go with MC, can I still have full editorial control over what's on my MC site (links to social media, skype etc) and still pimp my URL on SM?

*confused face*

DancesWithSloths, good point, Hyori's case is pretty jolly.
Now, here's the deal: ModelCentro will not restrict you in promotion of any service on your site. However, if you decide to use affiliate marketing (SM being one of your possible affiliates), chances are they will frown upon traffic leaks (namely, the possibility of users paying elsewhere and not signing up to your site, latter getting the affiliate their % cut). Affiliate marketing is definitely a great way to promote your site and not something to underestimate (Just ask Samantha), but the choice is entirely yours whether to use it or not. SM might terminate promoting your site if you draw users from SM to your SP account.

sexysusie
04-16-2015, 06:50 PM
Thank you for clearing that up Natalie, i was indeed looking at the info from a few pages back. I am unsure of the paysite model tbh, i'd be too scared of guys simply signing up for a month, downloading all my vids and pics, charging back, then selling them on! I love the ease of use though and the opportunity to have a nice looking site without hours of coding (something i am struggling with right now..), however i really want the freedom to have banners, links, multiple pages etc wherever i like. Is this a possibility or is MC really just for girls who want a simple paysite? :-/ Thanks for your patience x

hyori
04-16-2015, 07:46 PM
The trick is not to mention Skype at all. Only your url. Don't mention any other social media either, only your MC url. You are allowed to do that with no issues. I have done this during gold shows with no issues because I never mention anything else only my site, hyorikim.com.

And if you sell vids for gold say pick the vid you want off my site for $10 gold. That way, you are still making money for SM but the guy will still get exposed to everything else you have on your site.

NatalieCentro
04-17-2015, 03:55 AM
@sexysusie,
No problem, and - I understand your doubts. I will also not try to persuade every single person that MC is a must for her or him. It's up to you and your choice. I can only vouch for MC offering a very good service, but there is not one company that can tailor their products to fit every person out there.

As to costs and revenue share - I assure you that we function on the smallest margin possible - keeping a substantial development and support team is not cheap at all, but absolutely necessary to keep adding on new features and improving the technology while providing quality service to models and their fans.

To start (and we are only over a year old), we focused on creating a product that can be used by anyone, "no technical skills necessary" and our goal was to simplify as much as we can and also make life easier where possible. We do discuss and plan for advanced options, i.e. adding custom pages, banners, "code-your-own" etc. The problem here is that:
1) code would have to follow very specific rules as all MC sites are responsive (shrink and change based on screen resolution) and it's not so easy to html a fully responsive page.
2) We are worried about storing foreign scripts as those might cause issues - deliberate or accidental - to all others who use the platform.

So it is not a very easy thing to add on and will take some time until we even get to implementing it: the current roadmap is huge and elaborate as we incorporate requests from models to our "to do" lists and our own vision of the platform's necessary features.

NatalieCentro
04-17-2015, 04:05 AM
@hyori, from what I heard you can promote only the upsell "join my site" link on your SM profile, not the site itself. Otherwise you might have issues with them, just a heads up :)

DancesWithSloths
04-17-2015, 06:37 AM
For an organisation that positions itself as a business partner, Streamate sure does give every impression of being an employer, minus the benefits. I look forward to being fully indy within a couple of years.

ModelCentro, on the other hand, looks increasingly like a good idea for running a fan club. Like Susie, I'm not keen on giving members lots of clips for a monthly price, but having an option of running scheduled fan-only shows is quite attractive. Thank you for answering questions, Natalie. :)

hyori
04-17-2015, 08:48 AM
Any chance in the future that MC will partner up with token sites like MFC or CB? OR...give us the ability to choose which livestream to concurrently broadcast to MC? My brain is on overdrive right now. The possibilities!

PhatGirlDynomite!!!
04-17-2015, 08:59 AM
Is the join my site link only visible on SM accounts when the model is logged in? I have yet to see a link going to a membership site.