View Full Version : The $20 Per Week Challenge Thread
whirlerz
08-17-2014, 09:40 AM
Money (or lack of) can be such a stress in life. I'm glad this thread is up. It's a way to lighten the mood and cheer each other on.
THIS^^^!
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-17-2014, 10:04 AM
It made me laugh. And I really needed a laugh. Life is waaaay too real right now :) Let's be good to each other.
Fitandpretty
08-17-2014, 10:52 AM
Made me smile too, especially after I had a 23.00 Friday. This thread lets me know that we all have those days. Thanks for putting this realistic thread up :)
SarahTime
08-17-2014, 10:55 AM
Alright.... so sitting online for hours and coming away with $20 or less is funny. Got it. ;) Well hey, if y'all want to sit back and laugh about that who am I to say anything? I just though it looked really insensitive to be like "this is a goal you can participate in! $20!" Because... if you are really making that kind of money it just looks like mocking at this point..."You can't participate in the $500 a week thread? Well here you go, here's a $20 thread for you!" But, that's my perspective I don't expect anyone to share in it.
I agree things get stressful and there needs to be something to laugh about but sitting for hours on end and coming away with that kind of money would make me cry, a lot, not laugh. Because NO ONE should be sitting on cam for hours and only come away with $20 or so. Something isn't right. The "GIF thread" and the "stupid shit I heard on cam" thread are, on the other hand, quite hilarious.
janeuk
08-17-2014, 10:58 AM
Made me smile too, especially after I had a 23.00 Friday. This thread lets me know that we all have those days. Thanks for putting this realistic thread up :)
^^^^ yes! Feeling isolated with that is horrible, being able to laugh about it and say 'it happens' ... that helps!
Tigrillo
08-17-2014, 11:00 AM
I'm also all over this thread, in a good day. I also haven't been camming so 20 is 100% more than I'm making right now.... planning on changing that starting next week.
LaPetiteVierge
08-17-2014, 11:02 AM
Alright.... so sitting online for hours and coming away with $20 or less is funny. Got it. ;) Well hey, if y'all want to sit back and laugh about that who am I to say anything? I just though it looked really insensitive to be like "this is a goal you can participate in! $20!" Because... if you are really making that kind of money it just looks like mocking at this point..."You can't participate in the $500 a week thread? Well here you go, here's a $20 thread for you!" But, that's my perspective I don't expect anyone to share in it.
I agree things get stressful and there needs to be something to laugh about but sitting for hours on end and coming away with that kind of money would make me cry, a lot, not laugh. Because NO ONE should be sitting on cam for hours and only come away with $20 or so. Something isn't right. The "GIF thread" and the "stupid shit I heard on cam" thread are, on the other hand, quite hilarious.
It's pretty much comedically satirical from what I can tell. It applies to me, but I like to laugh at my pain. Or else, I'll lose my shit.
TheBrownFox
08-17-2014, 11:49 AM
Alright.... so sitting online for hours and coming away with $20 or less is funny. Got it. ;) Well hey, if y'all want to sit back and laugh about that who am I to say anything? I just though it looked really insensitive to be like "this is a goal you can participate in! $20!" Because... if you are really making that kind of money it just looks like mocking at this point..."You can't participate in the $500 a week thread? Well here you go, here's a $20 thread for you!" But, that's my perspective I don't expect anyone to share in it.
I really don't think she was trying to be insensitive. At least that's not the impression I got from it. I think she saw all of the posts from different models saying they've been online for x hours and only made x dollars (and there seems to be a lot of that happening lately), and figured she'd create this thread for the ladies who don't qualify for the $500 thread so they don't feel left out.
And of course, most cam girls aren't gonna be happy making $20/week. But I don't think they're laughing because they really think it's cute or funny. They're laughing because the thread title just sounds ridiculous yet funny. And I think the real feeling is probably 'OMG, this is fucking pathetic and so depressing, but I'm gonna keep on truckin' and laugh it off with my girls, and strive to do much better.'
And I can't believe I just used the phrase "keep on truckin'." Ew....lmao.
Via Flaminia
08-17-2014, 12:55 PM
Yeah I think the whole thing was not understood. I don't think us/anyone having a slow time means we are idiots for laughing about it, rather than crying. I also don't think it means our hustle is crap or that we suck. I truly think laughter is healing, and healthy, and for me it's magic when times are bad. If I didn't laugh at myself, or the situation, I'd not get out of bed ever. Anywho, I get it.
Thank u - said it better than I did. Some dish but can't take.
smaddy
08-17-2014, 01:14 PM
0/20 for my goal this week. But I'm staying positive because I was only $20 away from my goal and didn't even log on!
MiraMichele
08-17-2014, 01:49 PM
I tried signing in to MFC with this computer I am borrowing and I made 75 tokens, $16.25 to go to reach my goal. I actually made more than I thought I would because I seriously looked like something streaming straight out of 1999 on this thing! Plus I only stayed signed in for like 30 minutes so I should try for longer and beat this goal today.
I'm hoping my money from SM arrives early this week so I can use it for a replacement computer then I will be moving up to the $500 a week thread :)
ConnyLove
08-17-2014, 02:28 PM
Ain't funny, ain't serious, ain't right. This shouldn't be the mentality of any cam girl. It's been slow for many of us, but be careful of the way you are focusing your mind, the act of writing it out is a message to the universe that you "only need $20 per week".
LaPetiteVierge
08-17-2014, 02:32 PM
I don't think anyone here is at all is seriously making a goal out of $20 per week. It's not so much a mentality as it's just a joke.
I think all of us have a goal that's realistic for our expenses or savings and fall short. Either by our own fault or circumstances out of our control.
This site has really encouraged everyone to make the effort to make the money, but we can't all be in the $500 or $1000 or $2000 a week threads this week, unfortunately.
It's good to laugh at yourself sometimes and not take things so seriously.
MissJu
08-17-2014, 03:08 PM
I really took this thread as a joke. And laugh a little.
hey sometimes i fit only in this kinda challange, sometimes i fit into >2000. But how badly now really is, but if i will sit for hours it may not help to reach more or if i will sit sad too. We have only one life lets enjoy it.read some nice book, or seek some other way to earn needed money. If i tell the way i earn my money sometimes...but hey it pays my bills!
In bad moment i always always use my creativity;)or go to another cheaper sites, and i make my money.
Cheer up!
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-17-2014, 03:29 PM
Sorry if this is salt in the wounds but the title STILL makes me laugh. I can't wait till things pick up across the board so we aren't dividing ourselves with silliness. Summers slow down every year since I started this ish. I've seen it in other industries as well. It's not just Adult. No I can't say I've only made $20 in one week but have had shifts on one site that this happened. Last night I was ready rip somebodies head off because I was incapable of changing 24 hours in a day to 28. True story. I really considered it and got mad cuz I couldn't change it. I decided to take my type A ass to bed. I've seen the post where people have said that's what they made, and thought "okay I need a back story to this one?", but then remembered that ain't none of my business.
SophieL
08-17-2014, 10:41 PM
I had days and weeks my first year of camming where I was not seeing a lot come in and then it hit. Thank you wonderful ladies of Stripperweb for getting me thru that mentally and emotionally and for teaching me thru this site. Now, this summer it has been slow for me but I have not been on as much the past couple of months due to other factors of my own doing. lol I had one week in June where I made $4.00. I have really been trying to work on my other "baskets" so that camming was not my only income because of days weeks like that. I love this thread but also love the $500/ $1000/$2000 because it gives me a goal.
justanothercamgirl
08-17-2014, 10:58 PM
As soon as I am back from out-of-town and can get back on my cam again, I am so all over this challenge.
I think it is a very refreshing idea for a challenge and reminds us that we all are so freaking serious about money challenges sometimes. How much you make as a camgirl really says nothing about how good of a camgirl you are. Or if it does, then I haven't made a single penny all week so that makes me the worst camgirl among you all --- so you can take that to heart and a now feel better about your place in the camgirl money hierarchy. ;)
http://media.giphy.com/media/cEYFeE1QgHWH2YADVHG/giphy.gif
justanothercamgirl
08-17-2014, 11:09 PM
You guys just pranked yourselves?
OPENLY MADE YOURSELF LOOK LIKE IDIOTS WITH NO HUSTLE?
I obviously take this hustle seriously, no joke about it.
Yep, I am an idiot with no hustle.
But I am an idiot with no hustle......and a great sense of humour. ;)
SophieL
08-17-2014, 11:17 PM
Yep, I am an idiot with no hustle.
But I am an idiot with no hustle......and a great sense of humour. ;)
JAC.. You have been great inspiration to me... so I think you are one of the BEST. :)
temptingmodel
08-17-2014, 11:49 PM
My very first post #19 shows my concern
the rest is a irritation from wtf its a joke? Its not a joke? A poster pointed out it was a prank thread from camming sucks.
THEN the OP says it not
AT LEAST go for 20.00 a day.
I posted all that
Yep, I am an idiot with no hustle.
But I am an idiot with no hustle......and a great sense of humour. ;)
justanothercamgirl
08-17-2014, 11:51 PM
I feel like I should clarify on the off chance that I accidentally leave this thread in a worse mess then I found it. ;)
temptingmodel is my 'star sister' and her and SarahTime are two of the best hustlers I've ever seen so I completely get where they are both coming from. They are freaking amazing!
But, these days with my unstable health....I am personally not really into being the best anymore and even though I admire the fuck out of them both and I do completely get where they are coming from.....I am just pretty much into just getting through the day and I rather laugh at the majestic and unfair fuckery of life then spend time being miserable about the things that I can't change. Yes this thread is 'the truth' (whatever that is) and yes this thread is a joke. It can be two things at the exact same time. It doesn't have to be one or the other. Just like life. ;)
SimoneGray
08-18-2014, 02:10 AM
I get where this is coming from. Honestly, on SM for the last 2 weeks I have made less than $20 for a week, and that is working between 15-20 hours a week. I was saved by working on other sites though, but its been a brutal time. At one point I cried out of frustration. I love camming, it never makes me cry, but the money did.
While I don't think we are laughing at the concept, there does come a point where you do start laughing in a 'laughing but crying too' type of way because you are at your wits end and actually have no idea how to get any more money in besides start doing silly things like $1 Gold Shows.
For those of us who refuse to do this, the reality is that that is one less dollar we have sometimes. I have found over the last two weeks that threads like this do have their place, especially in times of hardship. Sometimes all you need is to feel the camaraderie and know that you are not alone and that its not necessarily your fault that things are terrible. Case in point, cammed Sunday and it was amazing. Why? because vacay season is almost over and my regs are coming back.
This is a business where for six months of the year its bank central and then for the rest of the year its ok. Its like any other job. I have learnt now that I need to save every penny I make during this upcoming bank period so that even if things slow down next summer, I'll still be ok and be able to maintain my normally sunny disposition. Its about how you handle it I guess, and having never had a camming summer before, I admit, I was totally unprepared for this, but I know now.
Thank you for making this thread. It makes me feel less shitty about what I experienced and makes me so grateful for the fact that there are communities like this one, filled with compassionate ladies who support each other, because we all know that this is one tough industry and being alone in it can be hellish. So from my end, even though I might not actively participate in this goal and it will be more of an hourly goal for me, thank you for the thread and support.
Incantatious
08-18-2014, 06:04 AM
If I consistently earned $20 a week, no, personally I wouldn't be camming or clip making, but I found this funny just because sometimes it's just feels like this... like pulling teeth.
I'm not taking this seriously in the sense of "Yes. I must aim to make (in my currency, roughly £12) - not enough to pay half of one bill, not enough to keep me suitably fed for a couple of days" because my reality means I need to make a whooooole lot more than that, and if I took this goal seriously, with this being my main income, I'd be homeless, but heck, some girls don't need to earn more than $20 a week (in camming) for their living. -
Some cam ladies are housewives, maybe ladies with alternative sources of income / another business, partners who are the breadwinners, or camgirls who do this as a way to just make some change. I'm not about to be judge of what someone else makes based on a goal that suits their needs. <3
SimoneGray
08-18-2014, 06:21 AM
^^ what she said :) I don't think that any of us ever want to just make $20 a week. This is just support for when that happens.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-18-2014, 07:29 AM
Get your advert money ready. Fix up those blogs. Get them indexed in the search engines. Spread your links around. Do all of those things now. I find that when I do this during the summer I set myself up for my busiest time of the year. This has been my slowest summer since I started doing this. Phone sex and a mainstream job has saved me. But it's still not enough for what I need. I'm trying though
Of course money for ads can be hard to come by when the money isn't coming in. But blogging is free. I'm gonna work on my web presence.
Whoregeous
08-18-2014, 09:36 AM
Love this!
SarahTime
08-18-2014, 01:24 PM
All I was trying to say was that this seemed insensitive or, not kind. But I'm glad everyone is taking it lightly. Maybe I'm too sensitive, it would make me feel bad that's why I said something.
So, yay for $20. I made $19 last night without logging on thanks to cammodels referrals. Work on getting those links out, I only use twitter and I've picked up quite a few good referrals that way! Always nice to see money made when you haven't even logged on!
Tigrillo
08-18-2014, 01:35 PM
for me this thread has been like a fresh drink of water --and I'm def one of those who could think is being mocked. The way I see it, this is the perfect thread for newbies who cannot overcome the debut anxiety and those like me, in a long hiatus and just terrified of starting up again.
justanothercamgirl
08-18-2014, 04:33 PM
All I was trying to say was that this seemed insensitive or, not kind. But I'm glad everyone is taking it lightly. Maybe I'm too sensitive, it would make me feel bad that's why I said something.
So, yay for $20. I made $19 last night without logging on thanks to cammodels referrals. Work on getting those links out, I only use twitter and I've picked up quite a few good referrals that way! Always nice to see money made when you haven't even logged on!
Dang girl! You've got me inspired about my cammodels referrals again. I really do need to pimp mine out on Twitter more. :)
JaneBurgess
08-18-2014, 04:38 PM
Anytime you make money from camming it's a good thing.
Glamourmilf
04-25-2015, 09:07 AM
Bumping because..the past few weeks have been almost this bad for me. From reading the camming sucks thread, I see many can relate.
I just can't stay on cam for 8 or more hours each day anymore with no buyers, so my income has dropped to not much above this, sadly.
Thank god for food stamps!
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
04-25-2015, 10:02 AM
Man how things change in just a matter of months. 8 months. Not to be a Debbie Downer but I read back through this thread and at the time I was going through some very heavy shit. Probably the worst time of my life. My Father got sick and passed away during that week. I really didn't think I would make it through. But I'm still here. You "Grow Through What You Go Through" and all that ish yadda yadda lol I'm glad you bumped this thread it made me look back and appreciate this thing called life. I hope things get better for you Glamour. For everyone really.
SimoneGray
04-25-2015, 10:48 AM
^^ I second pretty much everything you've said here. I was also going through an insanely rough time of life when i last posted here, I had a shitty computer, was not living in the most camming friendly place and was still such a newb in many ways. i dreamed of making 3 figures a week back then. Also there was just a whole lot of unresovled personal shit in my life and I had major anxiety and no idea how to control any of that.
I am so happy to say that things have drastically changed for me for the better, and I have learnt how to use tools like the LOA to better my circumstance. I am so so grateful to have moved forward from this place.
JulyHot2009
04-25-2015, 11:13 AM
lol!!!! Finally a challenge I can be in!!!
and so far I'm doing great! 45/20
I fucking myself for not see this kind of topic before,
Violet_Z
04-25-2015, 11:14 AM
Woo! I made it to this goal barley!
Honestly it's been so bad during tax paying season trying to make money that this is almost realistic for me..okay maybe as a daily goal.
It's making me wonder if I'm just a terrible cam girl lately though... O_o
SimoneGray
04-25-2015, 11:31 AM
lol!!!! Finally a challenge I can be in!!!
and so far I'm doing great! 45/20
I fucking myself for not see this kind of topic before,
There's a "500 and under per week" thread, which is very encouraging and totally takes into account being a newbie etc. It hasn't been active for a while, but you should get it going again. Its a very positive space as well, which is what you really need to make camming work. never ever underestimate how a positive outlook can change things for you. I was once making $50 a week or so, but bemoaning that $50. Once I started being grateful for it, tons more money rolled in. Here's the thread in question https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?180675-500-and-under-webcam-earners-thread
JulyHot2009
04-27-2015, 07:20 PM
I made 2,89 on sm after two hours
and 15 on brazilian site (I worked a lot but the rates are very low and fixed) in three hours
I suck as a camgirl but woundn't gave up yet
DonaDiabla
04-27-2015, 07:27 PM
Hey girl, can you pm that Brazilian site? I am quite interested :)
I made 2,89 on sm after two hours
and 15 on brazilian site (I worked a lot but the rates are very low and fixed) in three hours
I suck as a camgirl but woundn't gave up yet
JulyHot2009
04-27-2015, 07:38 PM
Hey girl, can you pm that Brazilian site? I am quite interested :)
sure!! here it go!
the traffic is good, but as I said before, rates are low
http://cameraprive.com/br
JulyHot2009
04-27-2015, 07:39 PM
Hey girl, can you pm that Brazilian site? I am quite interested :)
sure!! here it go!
the traffic is good, but as I said before, rates are low
http://cameraprive.com/br
DonaDiabla
04-27-2015, 07:41 PM
It seems like a fun site :) It will be perfect for another egg in my basket :)
sure!! here it go!
the traffic is good, but as I said before, rates are low
http://cameraprive.com/br
JulyHot2009
04-27-2015, 07:56 PM
It seems like a fun site :) It will be perfect for another egg in my basket :)
It is a great site, I usually started on sm, get tired and move to camera prive, I'd like to split cam, but I don't cause here in brasil I wear a mask, pretty afraid to be recognized hehehe
but I wish I could succed in any international site because of the higher rates
besides the sm and desconsidering token sites, do u have any one to indicate please?
JulyHot2009
04-27-2015, 07:57 PM
It seems like a fun site :) It will be perfect for another egg in my basket :)
It is a great site, I usually started on sm, get tired and move to camera prive, I'd like to split cam, but I don't cause here in brasil I wear a mask, pretty afraid to be recognized hehehe
but I wish I could succed in any international site because of the higher rates
besides the sm and desconsidering token sites, do u have any one to indicate please?
JGB2009
04-27-2015, 08:38 PM
I would use it as a egg but I don't understand the site because it isn't in English.
JulyHot2009
04-27-2015, 08:55 PM
I would use it as a egg but I don't understand the site because it isn't in English.
in the up right corner theres is flag from brazil that you can switch to the american flag,
JulyHot2009
04-27-2015, 08:55 PM
I would use it as a egg but I don't understand the site because it isn't in English.
in the up right corner theres is flag from brazil that you can switch to the american flag,
JGB2009
04-27-2015, 09:30 PM
in the up right corner theres is flag from brazil that you can switch to the american flag,
Thanks....lol apparently I can't see
euaici
04-28-2015, 07:28 AM
what currency are the prices on? and..do any of the customers speak English?
DonaDiabla
04-28-2015, 10:50 PM
Euaici,
They pay in Brazilian Reais and I believe there are some English speakers on there.
what currency are the prices on? and..do any of the customers speak English?
minniesoporno
04-28-2015, 11:42 PM
This challenge will help me build up consistency. or at least make sure I can buy groceries.
$20 a day at 7 days = $140
Don't know why this would be a joke thread since there are so many newbies coming on here asking if we think they can make money, the way I see it if i they can master $20 a day then they can certainly move to the $300 to $500 a week thread and so on.
No point in knocking a person for trying to earn money even if you think that amount is too low. We have plenty of other threads around here to attack people and single people out if you want to make someone feel bad.