View Full Version : STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
kiki399
05-28-2017, 09:29 AM
I've started using my 9000 for sm broadcaster, and my 920 I split with 4 sites. I don't care if it's orange anymore, because u never know what a day of working sm is going to be, I said fuck it and using my better cam for splitting. Sm too inconsistent and glitchy. I need to make money. Funny thing I get more shows n money with my ancient 9000, who knows
Snowy0Star
05-28-2017, 01:29 PM
I've started using my 9000 for sm broadcaster, and my 920 I split with 4 sites. I don't care if it's orange anymore, because u never know what a day of working sm is going to be, I said fuck it and using my better cam for splitting. Sm too inconsistent and glitchy. I need to make money. Funny thing I get more shows n money with my ancient 9000, who knows
i was considering that too i was thinking about trying cams.com with my c920 and my 9000 on SM but im kinda scared too . my computer can only handle 2 sites at a time i dont get why since my processor is a 4790k (IIRC its 47somethingk) i7 so i have to be very choosey about the sites i go on
Teddy_Bear
05-28-2017, 01:53 PM
A possible temporary fix to the glitches at the moment. I hit the 'in and out pure silence' wall at the same time again tonight as I did the past 3 nights and almost gave up, so I logged off/was kicked off by the encoder... logged back on under a different server and the money was back.
I am going to log off/back on every time those annoying pop in and outs start plaguing me now, it literally stopped as soon as I was back online. Guys were talking and paying. Even more proof that those glitches are ALL on SM's end!
kiki399
05-29-2017, 07:56 AM
[QUOTE=Snowy0Star;2991086]i was considering that too i was thinking about trying cams.com with my c920 and my 9000 on SM but im kinda scared too . my computer can only handle 2 sites at a time i dont get why since my processor is a 4790k (IIRC its 47somethingk) i7 so i have to be very choosey about the sites i go on[/QUOTE
I have an i7 gaming laptop, paying thru rent a center so I could split more. When I split my 920 I'm able to split 4 sites no problem, no lagging etc. When I used 9000 for splitting I had problems. So I decided sm can have the 9000 all to them, and my ranking and placement is still good. Rac good option, cuz my old laptop I couldn't split for shit. Run me 40 a week.
Marina Starr
05-29-2017, 07:27 PM
I'm always nervous when they want to phone in Exclusive because there's a 50/50 chance of phone not working. From now on I will block my number and call them. I don't give a fuck! #pissedoffhoe
Sunnylexie
05-29-2017, 11:36 PM
All is good, but where's the motherfucking traffic?!!
TrifilinCamHo
05-30-2017, 12:33 AM
How are you guys feeling about the newest version of the SM broadcaster now that its been out for a sec? I had A LOT of tech issues tonight, specifically with my audio/video not matching up. Has anyone had that problem using the adobe encoder? I can't tell if it's a site issue or a software issue. It sucks because otherwise my feed looks fuckin' awesome when I'm running it.
Sunnylexie
05-30-2017, 04:31 AM
$29.1 in 6 hours, first row on page 1. That's the new record of shitty since 2009 when I first started on SM with an i3 laptop, built-in cam and no toys.
PennyJ
05-30-2017, 07:16 AM
it's been absolutely dead for me since Saturday....even Saturday was a struggle. I've tried lowering my rates, raising them to the highest possible, and nothing is working. It feels like my camming career is dead. This has never happened to me, bar the odd day here and there. But this past two weeks have been so discouraging. Like really discouraging. I'm in a positive mindset each time I log on, willing money to me, but it's not working. I dunno what to do. If I had major bills to pay right now, I'd be fucked....
imelly21
05-30-2017, 08:47 AM
This is just ridiculous! To make us go through all this pain just to log on.!
Calibration. Re-calibration. Restarting computers, modems, router, site, software! And then do it all over again because Its just not working right. It should not be this hard to work on a porn site. It kills the vibe SM, it kills the vibe.
EDIT: so in the middle of saying hi to users, they just vanish! I dont understand! they are not there 1 second after I say hi to them!( and yes they said hi first)
Holly_xoxo
05-30-2017, 10:32 AM
This is just ridiculous! To make us go through all this pain just to log on.!
Calibration. Re-calibration. Restarting computers, modems, router, site, software! And then do it all over again because Its just not working right. It should not be this hard to work on a porn site. It kills the vibe SM, it kills the vibe.
EDIT: so in the middle of saying hi to users, they just vanish! I dont understand! they are not there 1 second after I say hi to them!( and yes they said hi first)
What really gets me pissed is when I go through all the trouble you mentioned and then make 20$ in 4 hours.
Sunnylexie
05-30-2017, 10:32 AM
so in the middle of saying hi to users, they just vanish! I dont understand! they are not there 1 second after I say hi to them!( and yes they said hi first)
I checked my video today and there was something weird going on. The lower third of the screen was a green stripe and the rest looked all pixelated and broken up and creepy, like mouth on the neck and one eye on the cheek. It fixed itself after around 15 seconds, but a horny guy has no patience. Hence the ins and outs, I guess.
imelly21
05-30-2017, 10:53 AM
What really gets me pissed is when I go through all the trouble you mentioned and then make 20$ in 4 hours.
I hear ya. NO one says anything in my room. WTF.
Snowy0Star
05-30-2017, 01:04 PM
What really gets me pissed is when I go through all the trouble you mentioned and then make 20$ in 4 hours.
i think id be livid if i actually took the time to look nice hair makeup cute outfit but i dont anymore. its not worth it for me to send time to look nice when i dont know if the time effort and MONEY (makeup) i put into actually looking presentible to work on a porn site will pay off or not .
maddiebabe
05-30-2017, 01:12 PM
Honestly there is literally no correlation between how much money I made a particular day and whether or not I did my hair and makeup. I have looked all levels of presentable or unpresentable on cam- I guess the guys I attract really don't give a fuck. I do usually at bare minimum at least pencil in my eyebrows because my eyebrows are too blonde and u cant see them, and I do wear blush so it's easier for me to pretend I am turned on and give a shit about these guys.
I used to think I had to wear all this makeup, hair needs to look perfect for guys to justify spending on me. Lol let's get real a lot of them don't care. Or it's the guys I attract aren't really there for my face who knows. These days if I am wearing more than my bare minimum eyebrow pencil and blush on cam it is because I wanted to that day not because I feel I have to.
The only thing I will say is you really shouldn't look too different from your display pic on SM or whatever site. I have clicked on girls before who look like a different person literally once I saw them live- if I was a guy I'd click out immediately- not trying to be rude here just being real. So yeah if your display pic looks very professional and done up, I think you have to maintain that if you look totally different without all that.
Blovely
05-30-2017, 06:02 PM
i think id be livid if i actually took the time to look nice hair makeup cute outfit but i dont anymore. its not worth it for me to send time to look nice when i dont know if the time effort and MONEY (makeup) i put into actually looking presentible to work on a porn site will pay off or not .
Honestly there is literally no correlation between how much money I made a particular day and whether or not I did my hair and makeup. I have looked all levels of presentable or unpresentable on cam- I guess the guys I attract really don't give a fuck. I do usually at bare minimum at least pencil in my eyebrows because my eyebrows are too blonde and u cant see them, and I do wear blush so it's easier for me to pretend I am turned on and give a shit about these guys.
I used to think I had to wear all this makeup, hair needs to look perfect for guys to justify spending on me. Lol let's get real a lot of them don't care. Or it's the guys I attract aren't really there for my face who knows. These days if I am wearing more than my bare minimum eyebrow pencil and blush on cam it is because I wanted to that day not because I feel I have to.
The only thing I will say is you really shouldn't look too different from your display pic on SM or whatever site. I have clicked on girls before who look like a different person literally once I saw them live- if I was a guy I'd click out immediately- not trying to be rude here just being real. So yeah if your display pic looks very professional and done up, I think you have to maintain that if you look totally different without all that.
Yasssssssss!!! I stopped wearing makeup years ago because I couldn't find the right shade to save my life and during the summer I always looked like a hot oil mess and would have to keep blotting or redoing it. I also started wearing regular clothes on cam. Since I started camming to like 3-4 years ago I always felt that I had to do my makeup and wear sexy lingerie..basically look as presentable as possible to make money. But once I stopped wearing makeup (my skin is far from perfect btw...I have acne scars and hyperpigmentation) and even more so when I started wearing regular clothes on cam I realized that guys will spend no matter what. I'm sure wearing makeup and "sexy" outfits would probably help me make more money but since I'm still able to make money especially being expensive as fuck (I recently hiked my rates up on SM to 10.99/14.99 and $8 a minute for indy) I don't see a reason to change anything.
I absolutely love not having to worry about my makeup or getting it everywhere from transfer. It takes me less time to get ready for cam and its so much easier for me to get on cam now since all I really have to do now is turn on my cam. Now all I do to get ready (besides shower or brush my teeth and wash my face) is put my hair up or take it down, thrown on a thong and a matching push up bra, put on some leggings and a low cut shirt.
BiancaNorwood
05-31-2017, 09:36 PM
No I don't use the SMB as it makes my CPU jump to almost 100% running on it's own whereas the encoder is only at 40-50% when splitcamming as well.
We'll see how today treats me. Oh and the FA Cup Final is on today girls so expect it to be slow in a couple of hours at kick-off >:(
Yep. Same. I can't use the Broadcaster. CPU is at 100% and FPS drops to about a 4. Grrr.
BiancaNorwood
05-31-2017, 09:39 PM
48136
This is the first concrete feedback I've gotten from Streamate acknowledging that there is in fact an issue on their end that is on them to fix.
Until now, for me, they would just tell me to change things on my end. Maybe this is hope, maybe this is them at the end of their rope on denying it.
I got blamed for everything. My lighting (I have 3 lights on). My blinds. My computer not handling the software (it's a brand new powerhouse of a machine). My cam must have facial recognition on (it's off). What else....I run too many programs while broadcasting. The list just went on and on from support.
BiancaNorwood
05-31-2017, 09:43 PM
A possible temporary fix to the glitches at the moment. I hit the 'in and out pure silence' wall at the same time again tonight as I did the past 3 nights and almost gave up, so I logged off/was kicked off by the encoder... logged back on under a different server and the money was back.
I am going to log off/back on every time those annoying pop in and outs start plaguing me now, it literally stopped as soon as I was back online. Guys were talking and paying. Even more proof that those glitches are ALL on SM's end!
Thanks! I've been wondering why the in and outs were constant.
BiancaNorwood
05-31-2017, 09:44 PM
I'm always nervous when they want to phone in Exclusive because there's a 50/50 chance of phone not working. From now on I will block my number and call them. I don't give a fuck! #pissedoffhoe
That's what I do. Fuck it. If their shit isn't working, I'm not going to stop making money.
BiancaNorwood
05-31-2017, 09:48 PM
i think id be livid if i actually took the time to look nice hair makeup cute outfit but i dont anymore. its not worth it for me to send time to look nice when i dont know if the time effort and MONEY (makeup) i put into actually looking presentible to work on a porn site will pay off or not .
I honestly don't wear the same amount of makeup as I used to.
Halo88
06-01-2017, 12:26 AM
To add to this, I stream in IE and rarely have issues. Unless it is an occasional glitch with my internet.
Something I have been meaning to post here, but kept forgetting to: For the past few months, when I try to stream with party chat, I constantly get disconnected after 5-30 minutes. When I use classic chat, I can go for several hours with no disconnects or issues.
I'm no longer using party chat for that reason. I'm convinced that there is something wrong with the party chat feature. I use FMLE, so I'm not sure if that would make a difference.
So if any of you girls use party chat and experience glitches, try classic chat and stream in IE to see if that helps, or to troubleshoot.
Update to this -
I used SM Broadcaster in party chat and had zero disconnects. The newest version of broadcaster works quite well.
I'm still puzzled why I am constantly disconnected in party chat using FMLE though? But never in classic chat.
imelly21
06-01-2017, 04:48 AM
I did a test yesterday. I logged with Classic Chat Just to see if if there is any difference. Yes there was a big difference. People stayed in my room. Some talked, some went private. Is it possible that Classic chat has different servers than Party chat?
AuroraJade
06-01-2017, 06:58 AM
OMG thank you! I am gonna try this tonight. I always log on using Party Chat, mainly because I am afraid of missing out on Producer requests, but on the other side they don't give me requests anymore because I am not one of their fav models anyway, lol
Classic chat: can guys still see from each other what they write? Do you answer their questions typing or just out loud? I always wonder about this because every time I answer an question in classic chat the room clears.
imelly21
06-01-2017, 07:07 AM
OMG thank you! I am gonna try this tonight. I always log on using Party Chat, mainly because I am afraid of missing out on Producer requests, but on the other side they don't give me requests anymore because I am not one of their fav models anyway, lol
Classic chat: can guys still see from each other what they write? Do you answer their questions typing or just out loud? I always wonder about this because every time I answer an question in classic chat the room clears.
I believe they see each other's typing( I see it if Im logged on as a member). But they do not see who is in the room. There is no " room count" so they have no idea how much traffic you got which can be good or bad. You can type or talk, whatever you prefer. I dont think room clearing has anything to do with either talking or typing unless your audio is bad
imelly21
06-01-2017, 07:10 AM
For Halo: wow you're using IE??! I thought that was a useless fossil. I have not used IE in years! I will give it a try. Thank you!
Snowy0Star
06-01-2017, 07:21 AM
For Halo: wow you're using IE??! I thought that was a useless fossil. I have not used IE in years! I will give it a try. Thank you!
theyre trying to stay relavent they added tabs like in chrome and firefox . chrome did it first then firefox IIRC then IE had to get it too to it was my biggist pet pev with IE that and the fact it doesnt really run as well as chrome in general. the only reason it works better for SM users then chrome is SM coding for chrome desktop is all fucked up because they made it more mobile freindly and chrome is the default browser on andriod mobile divices. Whatever they did to make it more mobile freindly made the desktop users have a bad experiance using on the site. They transfered the glitches from mobile to desktop witch was dumb AF to do I mean really - if u cant afford a computer should you really be buying porn ? Generally if you can afford a computer you can afford to shell out some "fun funds" for porn and those are the ones IMO that are getting sick of the glitches and the BS and leaving. So basically SM is pushing away thier best customers witch is proabbly why (from what im reading on here) most of us are just getting tools and ppl who wont pay - were getting entitled 20 year olds who cant afford to actally pay for shows on their ramen and beer filled diets.
JoyKitten
06-01-2017, 10:18 PM
OMG thank you! I am gonna try this tonight. I always log on using Party Chat, mainly because I am afraid of missing out on Producer requests, but on the other side they don't give me requests anymore because I am not one of their fav models anyway, lol
Classic chat: can guys still see from each other what they write? Do you answer their questions typing or just out loud? I always wonder about this because every time I answer an question in classic chat the room clears.
#1 Not sure if in regular chat they see each others chat. I'm always to nervous to stick around to see if there is other chat to be seen. Also, all members have the 'eyeball' option of making their chat unseen. Since I'm clueless about chat visability hopefully someone else will weigh in on that.
#2 Questions, as long as it's relevent to my persona or what I do in paid sessions, I always answer them outloud. My feeling is there may be someone who's thinking the same thing, so I may not get a show from the person asking the question, but someone else jumps in. Answering questions in a pleasant manner also makes me appear approachable and easy going. Most guys are tentative & uncertain, so anything I can do to make them feel good about me is a selling point.
AuroraJade
06-02-2017, 01:15 PM
SM I am getting sick of you.
First page: I am on the top rows in my region. This has been the case for the last year, both on desktop and phone. This week my traffic has been almost non-existing. So I check my placement on my phone. They all of a sudden put me on page 2, but ONLY on mobile!
What the ..... hell?
Lol. I can't make money this way and I literally do not know what I am supposed to do. If this keeps existing I have to find a different site. So much thoughts. Maybe this is their sm platinum thing? I am not ' high class' enough? You never know lol.
From my first day of camming. I NEVER been on page 2. never. So there is a reason behind this. Its also the reason my paid percentage is... 5% this week. They trying to get models off the site who don't make them enough money? At this point I would not put anything past them.
Sunnylexie
06-02-2017, 01:35 PM
SM I am getting sick of you.
First page: I am on the top rows in my region. This has been the case for the last year, both on desktop and phone. This week my traffic has been almost non-existing. So I check my placement on my phone. They all of a sudden put me on page 2, but ONLY on mobile!
What the ..... hell?
Lol. I can't make money this way and I literally do not know what I am supposed to do. If this keeps existing I have to find a different site. So much thoughts. Maybe this is their sm platinum thing? I am not ' high class' enough? You never know lol.
From my first day of camming. I NEVER been on page 2. never. So there is a reason behind this. Its also the reason my paid percentage is... 5% this week. They trying to get models off the site who don't make them enough money? At this point I would not put anything past them.
Do your computer and the mobile use the same network? That could happen if you're using a vpn on your computer but not the mobile, for example.
My paid percentage is usually around 25. Today, it suddenly went down to 6. Didn't check myself on mobile, but I'm on the top row when viewed from my computer.
A customer told me after pvt he wasn't into hairy girls that much and actually bought a show from me because pretty much everyone else's feeds were fucked up.
Something's definitely going on and I don't like it.
AuroraJade
06-02-2017, 01:50 PM
Do your computer and the mobile use the same network? That could happen if you're using a vpn on your computer but not the mobile, for example.
My paid percentage is usually around 25. Today, it suddenly went down to 6. Didn't check myself on mobile, but I'm on the top row when viewed from my computer.
A customer told me after pvt he wasn't into hairy girls that much and actually bought a show from me because pretty much everyone else's feeds were fucked up.
Something's definitely going on and I don't like it.
They use the same network and I also used the incognito mode on my iPhone to make sure.
Got an email from Liz back, same condescending shit, asking for my tech data, this has NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.
edit; and now they are gaslighting me. there is ' nothing going on' because the pages on mobile are smaller. well then why are there models who have both row 1 placement on mobile and desktop, and why am I row 2 ONLY ON MOBILE?
TrifilinCamHo
06-02-2017, 04:57 PM
#2 Questions, as long as it's relevent to my persona or what I do in paid sessions, I always answer them outloud. My feeling is there may be someone who's thinking the same thing, so I may not get a show from the person asking the question, but someone else jumps in. Answering questions in a pleasant manner also makes me appear approachable and easy going. Most guys are tentative & uncertain, so anything I can do to make them feel good about me is a selling point.
THIS. While constantly talking in free chat can be super exhausting, I feel like it is SO important to at least give the appearance that you're excited and willing to bust nuts. In general people have really short attention spans. For horny dudes perusing porn site with literally thousands of options the attention span is even shorter. So if you make an effort to look animated and as interactive as possible while streaming I guarantee you will make more $$. Also, look into your cam while you're talking. They love it.
Teddy_Bear
06-02-2017, 04:57 PM
SM I am getting sick of you.
First page: I am on the top rows in my region. This has been the case for the last year, both on desktop and phone. This week my traffic has been almost non-existing. So I check my placement on my phone. They all of a sudden put me on page 2, but ONLY on mobile!
What the ..... hell?
Lol. I can't make money this way and I literally do not know what I am supposed to do. If this keeps existing I have to find a different site. So much thoughts. Maybe this is their sm platinum thing? I am not ' high class' enough? You never know lol.
From my first day of camming. I NEVER been on page 2. never. So there is a reason behind this. Its also the reason my paid percentage is... 5% this week. They trying to get models off the site who don't make them enough money? At this point I would not put anything past them.
I'm so glad someone else finally commented on this. I am on the first row, first box mostly on the PC site but on the mobile site I am on page 2 or the bottom of page 1 sometimes if I'm lucky. While this doesn't affect my income it still makes no sense. Surely placement should be the same across all platforms.
Sunnylexie
06-03-2017, 02:35 AM
I'm so glad someone else finally commented on this. I am on the first row, first box mostly on the PC site but on the mobile site I am on page 2 or the bottom of page 1 sometimes if I'm lucky. While this doesn't affect my income it still makes no sense. Surely placement should be the same across all platforms. Someone mentioned pretty long ago geoblocking didn't work the same way (or didn't work at all) for the mobile version. Guess it's the issue, and if so, we're all pretty much screwed - both the folks used to appearing on the front page who are moved back to the 2nd, and those trying to hide themselves who are starring on the front page now.
UPD: Could anyone with geoblocking please check if you're still hidden when viewed from a mobile device? Thank you very much!
DahliaSimone
06-03-2017, 09:05 AM
Yesterday... i literally struggled to get anyone in my room. everyone was saying chrome wasnt working... great.
and people kept getting kicked off.... so no one stayed around. I hope im not the only one who has had a tough go yesterday.. it looked like it picked up last night so im
hoping whatever the issue was has been fixed.
It was one of those days for me.. i just ended up crying
Yeah, during the day yesterday, for me at least, it was crickets. But then, the last hour, early evening, I was slammed. Hopefully today is better.
HollyJaydeXXX
06-03-2017, 04:59 PM
Regular customer had issues with lagging and freezing during an Exclusive show. He then left the exclusive to refresh the page and the button to go private was no longer there. Damn this site is having issues...
maddiebabe
06-03-2017, 05:02 PM
somebody told me my cam keeps freezing fuck streamate my computer is fucking good and my internet too. they can suck a bag of moldy dicks
christylive
06-03-2017, 08:31 PM
Yesterday 2 guys told me the audio was lagging when everything looked perfect on my end; no broadcaster issues and my rankings were all at Excellent. I also had a guy that told me my stream wasn't worth $5 a minute which was a first and made me think of what PhatGirlDynomite was talking about when she said recently that some girls' rooms including her own randomly had horrible quality feeds.
i have seen site wide lagging in most rooms on SM. and i have also been getting same complaint from guys as well. SM needs to get it together already. pretty soon wont be no custies or models left. SMH
Blovely
06-03-2017, 09:32 PM
These past couple of days I've gotten the same complaints about lagging and freezing with video and audio. I asked if it was just my room or the site..was going to try to troubleshoot if it was my room but both guys said it was the site. At this point when guys say they're experiencing "insert whatever glitch" I mentally shrug it off and say "its probably the site try restarting your computer or try IE". Like I'm just over caring about the glitches and over being tech support. Its like sorry dude the best I can do is tell you to restart or try a different browser since the site refuses to listen to reason from anyone.
Lovelyyasmina
06-04-2017, 10:35 AM
Do any fellow girls using an iMac to streamate prefer Smbroadcast or encorder ? Ever since streamate notified us of all the changes my frame rate runs fine for about 30 minutes & drops all the way to the lowest.. I even had a top spot show earlier my stream dropped to the lowest option on SM broadcast I asked my viewers if she quality was okay & my producer notified me that m stream was clear even tho everyone else said I was all pixelated.. literally everyone
Scorpio Girl
06-04-2017, 05:41 PM
My friend had come into my room the other night and texted me. I answered his text. He got the text from me and then saw me pick up my phone and text. So, the site is lagging so bad, I can pick up my phone, read a text, type my reply, and have the other person receive it all before the site shows me doing any of that.
Marina Starr
06-04-2017, 05:58 PM
Encoder works best on Mac for me.
Do any fellow girls using an iMac to streamate prefer Smbroadcast or encorder ? Ever since streamate notified us of all the changes my frame rate runs fine for about 30 minutes & drops all the way to the lowest.. I even had a top spot show earlier my stream dropped to the lowest option on SM broadcast I asked my viewers if she quality was okay & my producer notified me that m stream was clear even tho everyone else said I was all pixelated.. literally everyone
christylive
06-04-2017, 06:34 PM
My friend had come into my room the other night and texted me. I answered his text. He got the text from me and then saw me pick up my phone and text. So, the site is lagging so bad, I can pick up my phone, read a text, type my reply, and have the other person receive it all before the site shows me doing any of that.
Yeah it's been pretty bad lately
Teddy_Bear
06-04-2017, 07:16 PM
I'm not sure if the glitches I've been experiencing are SM or my ISP 'upgrading' as they try and convince me they are doing. When my ISP and upload are playing ball I bank hard as soon as my upload falls through the floor my income follows suit.
I am so sick of this upgrading bullshit. I am still not sure if it is my ISP causing the glitches or it is just exacerbating SM's ongoing issues. As soon as I switched to my other ISP internet line I had a great day so I'm loathe to blame SM entirely right now.
However I've had lots of complaints of lagging the past couple of days I have no idea how I am still getting privates with the number of moaners lately.
Sunnylexie
06-04-2017, 11:33 PM
Sooo I checked the placement on mobile and it looks like there's no default adjustment by the viewers' region there. It just puts the USA girls on top no matter what region you're viewing it from (I tried a few different VPN servers and the result was the same).
goddesslouboutin
06-05-2017, 06:46 AM
just wanted to ask what kind of prices people are charging I'm in the uk and charging 5.99/7.99 is that too high or no?
DancesWithSloths
06-05-2017, 10:31 AM
just wanted to ask what kind of prices people are charging I'm in the uk and charging 5.99/7.99 is that too high or no?
In my experience the speed it takes you to make your goal at a certain rate depends on whether you have anything else to offer while you're waiting for guys who can afford it. If you do gold shows, offer an interesting tipping menu, splitcam, and/or sell vids, you can charge way more than that. If you can do long shifts and don't mind people bitching at you for being expensive, you can also charge way more than that.
Personally, I'm not very energetic in freechat, and don't always like to split, so I charge 4.99/7.99. If I'm splitting with AW, I raise the private price to 5.69 or 5.99 and keep exclusives at 7.99. I only get grief about it when the £ exchange tanks, which means it's square in the middle of average.
AuroraJade
06-05-2017, 10:43 AM
I am at 7.99/9.99 and I refuse to go any lower. However, I think it might be sensible for me to go lower. I have nothing that justifies these high rates. I am an European with an accent, my shows are not particularly good, I am not that entertaining.
Camming is boring as hell, but it is even more boring when you have these high rates. You wait 4 hours for that one guy that makes your day worth wile, if he comes around.
I cammed for two hours today and made 12$. That feels humiliating but it is the reality nowadays on sm. I am just trying to squeeze every drop out of them until I can move on to a different site/venture.
Lovelyyasmina
06-05-2017, 11:20 AM
Encoder works best on Mac for me.
just tried to download encorder on my mac, none of the options work, so guess im shit out of luck. if streamate takes such a high percentage of our earnings, why can't they use the money for us to have a reliable website to make money on without us running into issues? Also, everytime I email smsupport I get a complete non related answer back. so they should be able to afford to pay a support team who can give us logical answers. & if they didnt only pay such a small percent I wouldnt charge so much & we'd have more paying customers which even streamate would make more money with. Just my opnion tho
Marina Starr
06-05-2017, 11:25 AM
The recommended (required) setting is 1280x720. There are lower settings but if none of them work then that means your computer cannot handle it.
just tried to download encorder on my mac, none of the options work, so guess im shit out of luck. if streamate takes such a high percentage of our earnings, why can't they use the money for us to have a reliable website to make money on without us running into issues? Also, everytime I email smsupport I get a complete non related answer back. so they should be able to afford to pay a support team who can give us logical answers. & if they didnt only pay such a small percent I wouldnt charge so much & we'd have more paying customers which even streamate would make more money with. Just my opnion tho