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POSITIVE THINGS about webcamming, or that webcamming has brought to my life:
*** In response to the 'negative' posts re: webcamming.... let's start an epic thread about the good side: ***
We bitch about the freeloaders. We gripe about chargebacks. We stress about being paid on time.
On another thread, someone said "we complain, because it's natural to complain about one's job." (I'd quote you directly, and give you credit, but I'm three cocktails in, and you'll have to forgive me.) ;-)
But really..... none of us would be doing this webcam thing unless we wanted to, would we? And we want to...... because....?
I will be the first to say that webcamming has given me SO much more than I could have ever expected. I started off in my last year of college, and I thought this was gonna be a temporary thing to keep me afloat through my final semester....when my money was about to dry up, but I had far too heavy a courseload to consider a "real job" (that was 2004.. ha ha!).
I will start by naming off just ONE of the 'perks' of webcamming, and I hope other will chime in with theirs.
**** I can wake up in the morning, and if I feel like crap, or I'm hung over, or my uterus is cramping, I can declare it a "Day Off" before my elbow's hit the snooze button. ;-)
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Re: POSITIVE THINGS about webcamming, or that webcamming has brought to my life:
i work less than 40 hrs a week, and make more money than those who do doubles and overtime.... at the age of 25
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One of my perks is this forum believe it or not, I love coming here and reading up on the lastest juicy biz about the camming world and our individual lives :)
(Quote was from our gorgeous Canadian lady, Smurfette :) )
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Im 18 and can afford a NICE place to live...
And ive actually met alot of nice faithful clients
who enjoy playing , and talking for a shit load of money!
Camming is the FUN part of my day hehe.
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Hmm are we each listing only one thing that hasn't already been said? Okay. Well...
I like that it is flexible and fits with my school schedule. For example, I can work lots at the beginning of the semester, and then take some time off during midterms/exams.
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Thanks, PrincessJenny, for wising me up to the quote originator....lol! Thx Smurfette!! (A fellow Canadian!! No WONDER she's so wise!!!) ;-)
Anyway.... here's another:
***It's EEEEEEEEEASYYYYYYY!!!! *** While it's true that SOME customers can really make you feel like you are working for your money, others are SO EASY to satisfy, it's almost criminal. This first dawned on me back in '04, while I was still a 'studio girl'. In an actual., physical studio. (Seems almost anachronistic now!!! Ha!) I was doing a very "Lite" SUB show for a guy named Jeff, and the studio had me charging $1.99 a minute (which I thought was a fortune, at the time.) Jeff was very polite, but he clearly was getting a kick out of having me fulfill the simplest demands...... He had me making pig snorting noises, wrapping things around my legs, and generally 'demeaning myself' (except it wasn't very demeaning at all). I remember that everything 'clicked' while he was having me write something, "I love Jeff", I think, across my stomach with a red lipstick. I remember thinking.... ."Wow.... I can't believe I have a man paying 1.99 a minute for this utter GARBAGE...."
Of course, I am charging much more for my services these days.... ;-)
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^^ Im pretty sure its good in similure ways to all of us.
Over its a Good paying, Flexible Hours, Work from Home, job. Hehe
Im Thankful to have it!
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Re: POSITIVE THINGS about webcamming, or that webcamming has brought to my life:
Working from home! Regulars that appreciate you and your time and pay well for it!!!!!!!!
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What used to be your hourly wage is now what you charge per minute. :P
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Hahaha it caters to my complete and utter laaaaziness. Not gonna lie I'm pretty lazy by most people's standards simply because I HATE working for a living. This feels like running around being slutty (which I love) for a living, totally different vibe. I feel like Emily off of the Devil Wears Prada "I love my job, I love my job, I Love. My. Job" I think I've already dais it 6 times today.
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Wow, I'm getting a lot of praise in this thread! :D
I think I've mentioned this a few times before, but I used to work in a nursing home, changing diapers, dealing with vomit, urine & blood, breaking my back trying to pick people up, having a million things to do all at once, a million call lights going off at the same time, dealing with bitchy nurses and co-workers who don't wanna help, even cleaning up dead bodies! :P I worked many 12 hour shifts and even a few that lasted 16 hours (the legal limit).
I made $8.50 an hour. Working a 12 hour day would net me $102 before taxes.
Today I hopped on AW and made $70 in two hours without even trying.
It really makes me wish I had known about webcam earlier. I missed out on a lot of valuable hours with my son while I slaved away, trying to get overtime hours in an attempt to not be SO disappointed when I took a look at my check.
It's sad that such an IMPORTANT job is so poorly paid, meanwhile I can hop on webcam for a few hours and make money that would have made my jaw drop back then.
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I love that I can enjoy our boat more in summer (hubby is self-employed so it's not hard for him to take a day off either).
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I love the time I can spend with my boyfriend!:D He has a day off, oh wow now I have a magical day off to. I'm working and he suddenly remembers that he cant live without me and wants rampant sex NOW. Oh look no more work for me time to go get sexed up! Bloody brilliant!
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I can smoke, drink, and curse all while "on the clock" and I can take breaks whenever I feel like it 8)
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Re: POSITIVE THINGS about webcamming, or that webcamming has brought to my life:
Well, I like the idea of being able to buy sexy lingerie and costumes to roleplay out fantasy's and get paid for it. I love being able to take sexy photos/videos to give to my regulars or new customers. I like to see the lust in the men eyes seeing a woman confident in her sexuality. I also like the comfort and also sometimes get some customers that are very good with ensure that will have hot orgasm in the camshow :)
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Re: POSITIVE THINGS about webcamming, or that webcamming has brought to my life:
More freedom. I'm not limited to places with good stripclubs (which are increasingly harder to find) anymore. As long as I have internet and phone, I can go where ever the hell I want and still make a living. Oh and I don't have to deal with sweaty, stinky, turd-breath-blowing, drunkass handsy fucktards. In fact I don't have to deal with any dumbfuck I don't wana - "block" is about the best internet feature ever invented. Score!
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Re: POSITIVE THINGS about webcamming, or that webcamming has brought to my life:
Sexy self confidence. When Im feelinig fat and blaaaaah I have hundreds of guys telling me hot smokin hot I am and all the things they want to do to me and it perks me right up. I get fawned over and adored and paid for it. Mmmm inflated ego!
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Originally Posted by
MissEgo
What used to be your hourly wage is now what you charge per minute. :P
Right?!?!? LOL!!!
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(I started off charging 1.99... now I charge 6.99 - 9.99 (what the customer pays)... I get PAID from $2.44/min (if only one guy in pvt on sm... which I dont tolerate for very long) and $10 a min.)
If a night is going well, I can EXTEND it. So... if I was gonna log off and go to bed at 7am, but I get a great customer in at 6:45 who can be stretched out for 2 hours..... I can do it! And then just.... sleep in the next day, or whatever. Ride the wave! ;-)
I loooooove the responses so far!!! Keep 'em coming! What do YOU love about webcamming?!?
-J
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I love that I don't have to get 'dressed' in a suit etc (my day job is a very typically masculine one where full suits are required) and can hang around in my underwear :)
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Basically I'm thankful for the same things the rest of you are. The flexibility, working from home, I get to watch my girl Wendy Williams while I cam with silly people. And also like PrincessJenny said, this forum! I would be really bored without this forum. Lots of interesting stories for this interesting job.
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I also love the fact that there are no 'office politics' and I don't have to ask ANYBODY ANYTHING. "Can I have a day off?" "Can I have a payrise" "Can I just go get a coffee cos I'm feeling like it?"
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I get to meet some really cool people. There are the nameless ones who come and go, but every once in a while there's someone who's genuinely awesome.
And I love that if I'm having a bad day, or if I'm just not feeling it, I can just close my laptop.
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Thank You Thank You Thank You for this post!! I haven't cammed in a year and was just reapproved for a site. I haven't went on yet because I wasn't feeling too motivated. This thread is exactly what I needed today!
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Re: POSITIVE THINGS about webcamming, or that webcamming has brought to my life:
More time with my 18 month old=Priceless
My financial/material goals actually seem attainable.
NO begging for days off or vacay
I moved out of parents house two years ahead of schedule.
If I'm broke it's MY fault. I'm not at the mercy of some hateful ass manager.
I'm sitting back watching the "tax time scramble" and shaking my head because I could make that 2,100 check in a couple of weeks. It's sad that people wait ALL year just to have some decent money in their pocket.
I have a friend who SLAVES ten hours a day at some manual labor job. Trust me! I've done it before...no fun. Not only that, she leaves her baby in daycare 10+ hours a day, 6-7 days a week. Ha! fuck. that. They're only young once... I'd hate to waste my son's childhood working away at some shitty job.
I mean I could go on FOREVER but I LOVE what I do.