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msn and yahoo camming on adultwork
been getting asked about this a lot recently.
i use direct cam and it's fine for me but i'd like to offer yahoo and msn too for the extra 5% and for the custies that don't/can't use directcam.
could someone explain to me how it works?
do i just sign into my yahoo and msn accounts and wait for them?
does AW inform me some how?
and do i have to time it myself?
and do indie sites work the same way? halp!
thanks in advance wise ladies :)
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Re: msn and yahoo camming on adultwork
the customer requests the booking, you recive an email and a text.
You then need to go in and accept that booking.
Once accepted, the customer MUST confirm. This transfers the agreed credits into escrow, and gives both you and the custy the contact details for your chosen method, msn, yahoo or skype.
You add him, if he doesnt add you first, and you do your show. A lot of guys like to really take their time and beg for "just a few extra minutes".
After 24 hours the credits are released from escrow and will appear in your earnings.
Hope this helped you a bit. Good Luck!
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Re: msn and yahoo camming on adultwork
I have a few guys I see this way. Beware of time wasters. I've had guys lie and say they can't see my cam. Also, most of them will try to get extra time from you. Sometimes
I think the extra 5% is really not worth it.
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Re: msn and yahoo camming on adultwork
just one extra thing - you need to set your availability status to available for webcam bookings - and I think you need to do that every two hours you want to stay available (you can change it to not available anytime also)
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I hate getting bookings for AW. They're always a pain in the ass and it takes longer getting all set up so you have to factor in that you're gonna lose 10-20 minutes of what would otherwise be camming time.
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Also, they can make a booking with a price OTHER than your stated price.
It's really annoying and insulting. And then they send you lame emails about how they only have 10 credits want you so bad etc
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lol yeah, I've even had a few who have tried to book me for 0 credits. Always check before you accept. The ALWAYS try to hang on over their time. I've started being much much stricter about it, unless it's a regular.
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I cant be bothered and I dont like dudes being able to connect to my computer.
I hate seeing a guy who has booked 7 mins beg away for just 1 minute more, makes me feel used and disgusted.
I may consider putting up an hour long show if they want me that way though . . . *plan*
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I do offer a discount for hour longs through msn/yahoo/skype - so it's a useful way sometimes to get a guaranteed chunk of money while leaving the custy feeling like he's got a good 'deal'
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thanks so much guys, it's much clearer in my head now :)
i does seem like an awful lot of effort though. i might just stick with directcam for adultwork.
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Most guys are content with directcam. They get billed to the second, so if they splooge too soon or if it takes a bit longer, they have not lost minutes paid for, or have the need to beg for free time.
Just a suggestion, only offer long sessions for msn/yahoo/skype bookings.
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I stopped using that a long time ago. if you have credits then why not use directcam? Because you want to beg.
BooHoo
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Re: msn and yahoo camming on adultwork
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Originally Posted by
CamWhore
I stopped using that a long time ago. if you have credits then why not use directcam? Because you want to beg.
BooHoo
This ^^^
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Re: msn and yahoo camming on adultwork
do you girls use "freeview" or just go straight to sitting in pvt?
:) thanks!
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ooh also, while i've got my own thread, i've just decided to start offering directchat too. if i'm logged into directcam and get a directchat booking what happens then? i mean if i'm busy diddling myself on cam, then my phone starts ringing... what should i do?! :D
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Ok, I have a few more questions about doing the pre-book webcam session.
1. Can I do pre-book camshows on the same day customer books it or have to wait after 24 hours credit transfer process ? I want to do pre-book shows on the same day and only during the times I'm available to do pre-book shows or should I wait till the 24 hour credit transfer credit shows up in account to schedule the shows ?
2. Doing direct cam can I set up profile to only accept time block cam session with special offers section and not show the regular private per each min option ?
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Re: msn and yahoo camming on adultwork
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Smurfette
I hate getting bookings for AW. They're always a pain in the ass and it takes longer getting all set up so you have to factor in that you're gonna lose 10-20 minutes of what would otherwise be camming time.
That's also exactly why I've pretty much quit trying to bring customers outside cam sites.
Once I'm done I've wasted double the time the show actually was, plus most of them want it for less $ than I would make if I were in a group show. Why should I make less money and give them a private show with my full attention? I'd rather spend time making money.
Maybe I will offer it only for really long bookings like a few are suggesting. Might be worth it then. I really do hate the aggravation though and the fact that they often attempt to stretch it out or IM me later.
Seems like directly transmitting my feed through a site is always the least hassle.
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I have a high minimum timeframe and I bump the credits-per-minute up. To my mind, if I take a booking, that means I have to log out of a possibly crowded public room with potential paying clients, monitor the hell out of the time, and then shift to that inevitably awkward conversation of "Well, it looks like our time is about up..." Which I hate. That said, when someone books me for offline shows, the result is usually a pretty hefty payment and it does filter out the guys who just want to come quickly and go.
Oh, and definitely check the proposed credits when he makes a request. Apparently, they can put in any number they like, so check their math. Also wait until they confirm before you do it.
I don't know anything about the special offers on DirectCam, but re: the booking question, typically they book for a set time, you accept, they confirm, and then you do it. For me, that's usually within half an hour if I'm not busy doing a private on DirectCam.
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Re: msn and yahoo camming on adultwork
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Originally Posted by
nadia29
I have a few guys I see this way. Beware of time wasters. I've had guys lie and say they can't see my cam. Also, most of them will try to get extra time from you. Sometimes
I think the extra 5% is really not worth it.
Is there some way to check to see if they're being honest about not being able to see your cam? I know sometimes problems do happen, I'm sure not as much as they try to say they do though, assholes
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xxxevexxx
Is there some way to check to see if they're being honest about not being able to see your cam? I know sometimes problems do happen, I'm sure not as much as they try to say they do though, assholes
My boyfriend is away on business a lot and he almost never has problems seeing my cam. The few times he has the my cam is frozen on my side too or its moving slowly.
Also, if you can, get the guy to do the show via skype because skype will tell you if one of you has a slow connection. That way you can let them know that they are the one with the problem not you.
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When you do pre booked webcam sessions through skype can you just type like you would with yahoo or msn or do they expect you to use a phone using skype?
Just at the min I offer yahoo for pre booked cam session but have skype too but I just want to type but when setting it up in my profile its a bit confusing to me as it says next to the boxes to tick the following...
I will use my own MSN address for MSN based Webcam Sessions help
I will use my own Yahoo address for Yahoo based Webcam Sessions
I offer Skype for Phone Chat Sessions and for audio during Webcam Sessions.
I only offer Skype, and do not use normal phones for Phone Chat or Webcam Audio.
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Re: msn and yahoo camming on adultwork
Re: Skype (which I use for all camming and phonechat) can go any number of ways. If they're keen on being verbal, I let them call me during DirectCam through Skype, but tell them to mute DirectCam's audio (or else you hear yourself). And for webcam bookings, you can just IM one another, cam with IM, or cam with audio. I've used every variation on this depending on their situation, preferences, predetermined agreement, etc.
My cam booking says MSN, but I push all of them to use Skype.
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Thanks for your reply...
When I try to add Skype to my profile as another way of accepting webcam bookings it doesn't seem to let me.
I add my skype name where it asks me too but then when I try to tick the box next to the following..
I only offer Skype, and do not use normal phones for Phone Chat or Webcam Audio.
It just says this to me!...
"You have selected that Skype is the only phone chat method you are offering but have not selected the 'Offer Phone Chat via Skype' box."
How do I get past that? xx
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Yeah, it's annoying that way. I include my MSN details for the webcam booking settings, just so the site is happy. But when someone books me, either they already know that I prefer Skype or I mention it when I respond to their booking. So I do have an MSN account in case they don't have Skype at all, but I can't remember the last time I used MSN. Most of the time, they message me on Skype to see if I'm available, then make the booking through AW, and once it's confirmed, we initiate the video chat.
(That probably isn't clear.)
So what happens is, they book, you accept, they confirm, and then they get the contact details to your MSN. Then it's up to you (and them) to follow through off the site. But if doesn't matter whether you use Skype or Yahoo or MSN.
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Re: msn and yahoo camming on adultwork