i do :-\ i dont like the idea of having a bluetooth device inside me for hours. i keep my lush hanging off my ring light n fake all the tips i get from free and if i feel like they will tip in a show i put it in before i get nude.
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I can attest to guys leaving if they hear that I'm annoyed.
It happened yesterday.
I was pumped that the contest was over, but within 10 minutes freeloaders and past customers who showed up but wouldn't buy a show, ruined my mood.
Normally, I would never show it, but after last week's debacle, I just can't have another bad week.
Especially since there will most likely be 2 more contests before the end of the month.
New guys were asking me why I'm so upset.
Oops.
Not good.
I logged off because it was apparent that my bad mood wasn't going to get me any shows.
Add to that I had a headache, so I probably shouldn't have even tried to be on in the first place.
Today is a new day.
Hey girlie. Okay so in my experience the bonus amount will not show up till Wednesday or Thursday, I get paid early pay so I usually get mine on Thursday. I’ve gotten paid every bonus on time, so I wouldn’t be worried yet.
Also it’s 35 percent if you are signed up directly through them. I think some studios do 32% or 30%? I’m not sure. I think the amount is $3.15 for the $8.99 per minute amount.
First of all the advice you gave was good, not all of it universal, but good.
From your previous post I gathered that your were in your first year, partially because it reflected my early experience. I had those rates and that hourly for my first 6 months and eventually you want more. We all have a sweet spot with our rates and if we need to lower them we need to lower them. But experience and success should warrant a raise. no matter your price point we all deserve that. You have simply not seen that part of camming yet. for me it was the first time I lost a high spending regular. Who ended up getting so much free attention and headspace that I had to charge more. I keep going up and gradually lost guys who decided that $1 more a minute wasn’t worth it when they could afford 4 hour long blocks. I was fine after but the higher you charge the less consistent the earnings can be. You burn through guys faster when it costs them a ton.
You should be so proud of your earnings, you are doing amazing. For perspective I used to think I was underpriced in comparison to others on the site, now I think I am trending on the expensive side. But maybe that is the general trend. Economy, fake recession. Just keep in mind there needs to be higher priced models for you to keep your price. If seasoned models who are charging and still making double what you are, all lowered their prices to because of this weird downshift, do you not think the market would dictate that you lower yours? I worry for those who have to price themselves low to survive, being forced even lower with the non standard 35% we get. That’s why most most are choosing to leave SM for another platform rather then go down drastically on rate there and stay. SM was always known as the site you charged more on because of the %. That narrative is changing but our % isn’t. You have a reasonable rate but not one that can achieve what were once common aspirational shifts.
If you are signed up with an agency you are in for a shock. The agency have to agree to release you (good luck with that) they then have to then tell SM they have done this and it has to show up on SM's system. You can then sign up independently.
I had not knowingly signed up with an agency (their advert made it look like I was signing up direct). I didn't start camming for a few months after and was wondering why I was only being paid 30%. I had to dig deep with SM to be told I was in an agency, I contacted them to ask to be released but they never replied to the 4 messages I sent to them.
There is a way around this that I am not going to put on an open forum so will send you a message
Would it be fair to say that models who appear on the first page are making $2000 a week roughly?
Damn yesterday was the best day I've had on SM in years. Steady traffic and privates all day. I wish it was like that all the time!
I often wonder what is considered the first page. It all depends what you are viewing it on surely?
My Iphone puts 2 across and 24 rows. My ipad shows 3 across and 16 rows. -48- But my monitor shows 96 on page 1
Then there is where you are viewing from. I'm in the UK so it always shows the top uk girls first. If I switch to US it shows those first.
I'm not with Boleyn so can't comment on them but regarding Masspay / Cosmo, Masspay fucked up BIGTIME recently and SM had to pull our money back and re-issue to us, many girls joined Cosmo instead as I did and it's been fine so far., similar charges and easy to use. I would personally avoid Masspay like the plague, their customer service was non existent and they just left us hanging, it was lucky SM could recall and re-issue our money.
Has anyone else had the experience of guys just not leaving reviews? I have only streamed with SM maybe a handful of times, but have had at least a dozen shows between each stream. The last few were my most explicit yet and I'm low key resenting these guys for not leaving a fucking review. They give compliments during and after the show, but I'm still sitting at 4 stars and with no "member reviews" on my profile.
I'm generally trying not to feel resentful (of the site and the men) or like I'm selling more than I'm getting in return. But the anger is already there :( Any advice on the reviews? I kinda want to ignore/block the guys who have had shows and told me they'd leave a review then didn't. But I know that would be hurting my bottom line more than anything. I'm just feeling really down about it all, and disappointed I crossed the nudity boundary and these pigs can't even leave a review. (sorry to be negative again ladies, I'm having a hard time with this).
*Just checked, I have gotten 3 5-star ratings in the last 90 days.
Yeah this is happening to me. I'm getting 5-star ratings but no one is actually writing out a review. Even worse than that are guys who click out of the exclusive the second you get naked. It's going to be a new rule that I'm not getting fully nude until the 3 minute mark.
Reviews don't appear right away, and when they do it's often a group all at once. It wouldn't hurt to contact support so they can publish any pending reviews and 5-star ratings.
I came back to SM a few months ago, only have 8 or 9 reviews listed and my money is better this time around - I don't worry about the reviews. I charge more now and have hard stops on my boundaries and limits during shows.
I started camming in 2011 and I am still learning all the time. Things that I thought mattered in the beginning often don't, and vice versa.
These guys are lazy af! You have to remind each of them to leave a rating/comment and then only 1/4 of them will actually do it. You can offer an incentive such as a pic if they rate and message you...sometimes that will get them to make the effort. They usually just cum and leave without even saying goodbye in shows. Over time you won't stress it so much...some will leave ratings and most won't. As long as you're doing enough hours and shows you'll stay at 5 stars. And yes, the comments take longer to show up than the rating so keep that in mind.
I'm having lots of users show up in chat but not on the guest list side of the screen :/
geez...is it another contest day? it slowwwwww like one. must be the travel season. save me cam gods!
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Hi is there any model here who works on livecam.com? Thank you, I have a few questions. Thank you
Yes, this.
I tell them that if they rate 5 and leave a comment, I'll send them a video.
They always do, and it posts right away.
I also tell them that if they stay for at least 5 minutes, I'll do the same thing.
They all agree, but only a small percentage of them actually stay.
Most of the time I haven't even started the show yet.
Probably been jerking before they entered the show.
I just got a new Gateway modem from Comcast. I'm hoping it solves my connectivity problems on streamate. Has anyone found this to be the case?
Regarding getting reviews, you can't really say that the guys are lazy as such. Look at all the things that get reviewed online, products, services, pretty much everything, then think how many paying customers actually leave a review. Only a small percentage I bet. It's only the same as that really. I always appreciate a review when it's left! And let's face it, most guys don't even say bye when they've cum! And OMG it's SO slow this week. Was hoping for it to pick up before the Xmas contests but hey ho.