Don't worry too much about making your goal. Once you start the show, more guys will pledge. I do it to avoid free chat!
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I started to use the encoder and its been ok the last few nights and my internet is only 0.99mbps .I have been camming for a couple weeks now though and still am not enabled for gold shows, I am not sure if this is because my internet is too slow even though I am using the encoder? not sure? I really want to get approved soon to start doing gold shows and I think my raiting s should be good.anyone know why I am not enabled for gold shows yet.could it be my internet speed?
Ive heard some models complain of using the encoder and having a 5 star rating and still not getting gold shows enabled when asked bc SM stated they needed more time under their belt (this is when theyre generally very new,like a few days to a few weeks).So if you ask for them and still get denied,dont worry,just keep camming and keep asking every few weeks,theyll eventually enable it if everything else is kosher.
I asked after couple of months (not regullarly on though) and 5 star rating, they answered saying that the GS system is automatic and when I cam regularly, have at least 4.5 stars, use HD encoder, that system automaticly enables GS shows. "The more you're on line and chatting with members in paid sessions the better your chances of getting gold shows!" They also said that they are not the ones who decides eligibility for GS's. I don't think this is true. Is it?
well I don't think its true that they automatically just give you gold shows by the system because as soon as I emailed support to raise my exclusive rates they enabled my gold shows.They also said I am eligible to opt in tv broadcast. I was wondering does everyone who can do gold shows opt in to the tv thing or do they only pick like the top model girls for the tv thing? I am excited going to try my first gold show tonight!
Do you think that perhaps GS are automatically enabled if you have 5 stars, use encoder, and are above a certain % of time in paid? I wonder if time is paid is an unofficial factor. I don't have GS enabled either but I don't want to contact support yet. Last week I had a couple days of 4% in paid chat so blah, that doesn't look good for me. lol It's slowly getting a bit better though.
blue bunny I don't think it has to do with percentage . I sat online for 6 hours and only made 80 dollars last night and my paid chat percentage is afully low to..I am hoping gold shows will help improve my traffic and placement,because even though I stream with encoder my placement is horrible like 2nd to5th page and I am in usa and I like to think decent looking lol..I am new too so hoping it gets better
last week it was 28% in pvt is that good or bad if bad what should i be aiming for?
^ It really depends on what you're charging, but I'm more concerned about my hourly rate than I am about daily time online.
isnt that what they base ur placement off of tho?
then how do u get better placement?
They automatically approved me for gold shows and gave me the tv option as well,and I def didnt ask for them.In fact,I detested the thought of doing them and was vehemently against trying gold shows so I never ever asked.BUT it did take months before they enabled them for me - granted,I was only camming consecutively the first few mths until I got sick in Dec.,my schedule has since been sporadic as hell due to health issues.
So no you dont have to be a top girl to have tv shows ENABLED,they should offer you that option once theyve enabled gold shows for you.It shouldnt take you months to get gold shows enabled if you are doing/have everything else they require for them AND you keep asking,eventually someone will see your email and enable them for ya.
Lol, nevermind I forgot that I was messing around and put myself in the non-nude category. xD
I did that once and wondered why my traffic dropped until a custy mentioned I was in non-nude and Im like wtf?
With regards to Gold Shows. I was using the encoder, had 5 stars, cammed consistentley, regularly and for more than 6 months so thought I would ask for Gold Shows to be enabled. I emailled support and was told that they review accounts for Gold Shows on a weekly basis every Thursday (I think it was Thursdays lol) and enabled those who qualified automatically. After several weeks of not being enabled I emailed support again only to recieve the same response! My next move was to contact Vanessa, (I can't remember her details so you will have to search the forum, sorry ladies but it's good practice for you ;)), she advised me that although I was using the encoder, I had it set up wrong! She told me where to find the settings info and to let her know when I had done this. I was enabled and ready to go within 30 minutes!
So if you feel you should have Gold Shows and haven't had them enabled yet, check your encoder settings first, because SM won't tell you if that is the problem, and as good as Vanessa is/was she might not be in a position to do the same now.
As an aside, I rarely did Gold Shows after all that, I had real trouble hitting goal and was fed up with the cheap asses, but I have found a way I can use them to my advantage without making me feel cheap and wanting to tear my hair out! ;)
3% is the minimum you need for them to not suspend your account. The higher your percentage, the higher your placement. If you want the best possible placement, keep trying to raise your percentage & note when your placement goes up. There are so many variables involved, such as who else is online when you're online, so it's hard to get an accurate picture. But I have noticed that my placement immediately goes up quite a bit when my percentage increases. So much so that I now include watching my percentage as a determining factor in whether or not I stay online. If I'm getting so few shows that my percentage is dropping significantly, I sign off & try again later. I know not everyone has this luxury. I've always said "overexposure negatively affects my earnings," but now I have the numbers to put with that statement.
I agree with Cam_Model_Jess. It seems the higher my percentage, the higher on the page I appear. That's why I cater to my regulars, so they keep me in paid chat, which then raises my placement, which thereby helps new guys find me.
Filling out my schedule did seem to make a bit of a difference too. For over a year I hadn't had one, now I do and I seem a bit busier. Until I saw this thread I thought it was a coincidence.
If there's too much time being burned up in free chat, I'll log off. It's a touchy thing though. Kind of hard to tell when to give up and go offline. The other night it was dead for the first 15 minutes, guys just lurkin' and jerkin'. Then I told them I was logging off for the night and then *poof!* I was busy for an hour and a half. This is a crazy business.
SM models automatically get suspended if their paid chat time is less than 3%? Wow, I didn't know that. That would be embarrassing as hell.
Member: Hey, bb, where u been?
Model: I was suspended on here.
Member: Suspended? What for?
Model: Because I didn't do enough private shows.
Any trolls that model gets would have a FIELD DAY with this information, and would be all like "HAHA...that's why you ain't making money on here, BITCH!" SMH. :P
So it's like Sm has a hidden camscore :)