a few questions about camming...
1. im poor so will a shoddy 20 dollar webcam work for now?
2. how much money can you make i know this is must vary a lot but is it at least worth the time and effort?
3. how do i cash the money in?
4. in your opinion what is the best site to go for?
thanks so much im in dire financial straits right now and ive got to do SOMETHING so any input would be sosososo much appreciated <3
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-how much money can you make i know this is must vary a lot but is it at least worth the time and effort?: from $0 a day to hundreds of dollars a day or more
-how do i cash the money in?-checks, epassporte, wire transfer. depends on the site
-in your opinion what is the best site to go for?-I would recommend camworld.com, myfreecams.com, or onhercam.com
thanks so much im in dire financial straits right now and ive got to do SOMETHING so any input would be sosososo much appreciated <3[/QUOTE]
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I'm working with a $20 cam right now. Girls who have the best charge the most. You make as much as you put into it. Including the wait time in free chat you're looking at $7 to $80 per hr. It all depends on how your day goes.
I receive my funds by check. I heard it all takes the same amount of time.
There are many sites: livejasmin, imlive, streammate, the ones listed in the previous post, etc. etc. Find what you like. :)
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You can get away with a cheapy starter cam, but one thing you MUST have in that case is good light. Please don't make the mistake of having a cheapy cam and poor lighting.
Yes. It varies by day what you can earn, but one thing I've found to be important is putting in blocks of time. Like several other veteran camgirls here on SW have said, treat it like a real job, and you'll get paid like it's a real job.
There are TONS of sites to choose from. Personally I don't feel like myfreecams.com is a good place to start out as a newbie because it can be really rough there, but the signup/application is SO fast and easy you could probably start working the same day. Same as with imlive, although imlive is a place I'd personally recommend as a first timer site.
I know you said you need money right away. Just keep in mind that no matter how much money you make you're going to have to wait to get paid. If you need to get paid ASAP, go with Streamate because they pay weekly and the minimum amount you need to earn in order to receive payment is only $20. Most other sites pay at least every 2 weeks, with pay cycles running from the 1st to the 15th, and the 16th to the 31st. You would need at least $50 in your account to receive payment on these sites too. Some $100. Which shouldn't be an issue if you treat it like a job, but it's always good to be able to get your money out easily if you don't like the site much, for example.
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^^ You'll have to wait 2-3 weeks to receive your first check from Streamate, though. It says 3 weeks but I got my first check after about 2.
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1. im poor so will a shoddy 20 dollar webcam work for now?
This should be okay for now, but upgrade as soon as you have the money.
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2. how much money can you make i know this is must vary a lot but is it at least worth the time and effort?
I make an average of $30/hr on Streamate, but of course it varies from day to day and from one site to another.
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3. how do i cash the money in?
I receive checks.
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4. in your opinion what is the best site to go for?
I like Streamate because it has a lot of traffic and I seem to make a lot of money there. I haven't tried out any other sites (yet).
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Can i add in 1 thing? I'm trying to research more also, ive heard good things about streamate, and i know they pay with checks- do they take taxes out? Or how does that work? Thank you! Sorry for the threadjack but I thought the OP might want to know too !
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Can i add in 1 thing? I'm trying to research more also, ive heard good things about streamate, and i know they pay with checks- do they take taxes out? Or how does that work? Thank you! Sorry for the threadjack but I thought the OP might want to know too !
No legitimate website is going to ''claim'' they deduct taxes from your pay. You are NOT an employee of their business. You work for YOURSELF so YOU are one responsible for filing your taxes. Save your receipts for any purchases regarding your business needs. I am not a tax professional so I cannot state what is deductible but you can start with the purchase of your webcam as being a business expense.(Good Luck!).
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^Thank you! I also strip so I'm already doing the saving receipts and such for those taxes so I guess I just add camming into my income. As for webcam, I have a macbook pro with a webcam in it, is that good?
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^Thank you! I also strip so I'm already doing the saving receipts and such for those taxes so I guess I just add camming into my income. As for webcam, I have a macbook pro with a webcam in it, is that good?
If thats all you have right now then you need to make it work. As another girl mentioned, just make sure you have great lighting if you're going to have low webcam quality. The higher end sites wont even accept you unless you have a high quality cam but depending on what site you choose to cam on you shouldn't have a problem. I think most laptops offer 1.3 megapixels which is NOT at all a good quality image so make sure you have good lighting to make you look natural as possible. I believe there is a thread on "lighting for webcams''! I'm sure you have a few lights around the house that you can utilize.
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Awesome thanks! Researching my butt off, hopefully make some $ soon!
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Awesome thanks! Researching my butt off, hopefully make some $ soon!
You will dear! This industry is so diverse and LOVES new girls. Enjoy!
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read up on adult-webcam-faq.com and camgirlhandbook.com too. Let us know which site/sites you go with. :)
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oh awesome im going to check those out, i think im going to try streamate, camwithher, and have heard mixed things about myfreecams, so not sure about that one yet. I'd love to do the non nude, or just topless..don't want to do hardcore stuff though, I just hope theres enough custie base! And of course I have no idea how to hustle these guys into private lol (yes, im currently searching the ass out here !) hell i'm just getting down my hustle in the club! haha. oh boy.
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30 to a 100 a hour.. more sites you work you will see the higher side.
Work per mins and yahoo sites togather. if you don't have a person to help you then you can run many sites in nude.
key is it's a numbers game more customers you come in contact per day more shows you get.
A better cam is important so the min you get paid upgrade to atleast a logitic 9000. and use sound you get more shows with sound. Phone helps too.
You will make more money as a cam girl then most any regular job but make sure as the girls said look at it per hour..
Each site will have diff %'s don't worry so much about that again it's how much you avg per hour per shift that counts.
As for topless and non nude- guys want to pay for nude and toys going to be very hard to only do shows topless in private and must sites require you get atleast nude in private.
have fun
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