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Things camgirls shouldn't do...
I thought it would be a good idea just throw out advice about what you shouldn't do as a cam model :)
I'll go first:
1. Don't whine about slow days, everybody has slow days.
2. Don't threaten to log off, it looks desperate.
3. Don't find yourself in a web of lies...
4. Don't rip guys off. They are paying you when they could have porn for free. I've heard more stories about camgirl thieves than I would like to.
5. Don't talk shit about other models whether live or on print. It looks tacky.
6. Don't take your safety for granted. Those awesome guys with money money that seem completely normal may be your friend now...but there are some seriously troubled people out there in the world. Be smart.
These are just my opinions of some camgirl decorum. Anybody else want to add?
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7. Don't give up. NEVER give up, no matter how slow your day is!
8. Don't go back on your ideals and standards, stick with what YOU want to do.
9. Don't ever do something you're not comfortable with - if a session is not going to a place you want to go and you can't get it back on track.. leave.
10. Don't take any shit from customers, ever.
11. Don't stick aimlessly with a site you're not getting on with just because you're a glutton for punishment.
12. If you have a schedule and your regs get used to it, try not to mess them around too much.
13. Don't do anything for free, ever, unless it's going to lead to something EXTREMELY profitable in return!
14. Don't lower your prices just because a guy asks you to. If he wants it, he will pay for it, if not, plenty of others where he came from ;)
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I threaten to log off all the time, but actually do it.
If you are going to threaten to log off, follow through with it. Even if it is just for an hour. Go watch a TV show, eat something nice, go to the park. Taking some time to yourself will change your mindset from negative to positive.
Which reminds me, take time for yourself. If its a bad day or time don't waste it in front of the computer thinking about the $15 you made in 4 hrs. Don't wait for some regular or other guy with money to come in and make your day better.
I burn out constantly and I have been camming for 5 years. I probably need to take my own advice. :)
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Don't fall for the "stand BB" or "twirl BB then I go ptv"...this is a line these guys use on everyone
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10. Don't take shit from customers, ever. -MissKatie
This is worth mentioning a million times. We are providing a service that not everyone can provide. Our job is difficult, stressful and sometimes exhausting. We have to train these guys how to treat us. Once they smell weakness it's all over. Never take shit from people, period.
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Don't get too close to your regulars or they start expecting stuff for free.
Don't copy off other camgirls, make your own shows up.
Don't stand on desk chairs that spin around cause you will fall off eventually.
Don't forget to eat because you're too busy earning.
Don't ever go in other models rooms and PM steal their customers.
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Everyone gets in bad moods at times but dont show that on cam...if I was a guy I certainly wouldnt want to pay to see a scowled face and bad attitude...even if it was naked lol just log off and come back on when you mellow out
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DON'T NEGLECT YOUR WATER INTAKE!!! Keep a couple of bottles at hand, even if they get warm. It's easy to lose track of time and realize you have only sipped on a soda or energy drink for 4 hours straight. Drinking lots of water will keep your energy up during and after your shift.
Don't go without eating. If you don't want to stop to eat, ready to drink meal replacement shakes like Slim Fast or Myoplex are a life saver. The low carb ones help to keep you energized.
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'DO NOT DO ANYTHING IN A FREE PUBLIC CHATROOM THAT YOU WOULD NOT DO IN PUBLIC"
For me this includes:
sitting with my tits/pussy/ass out
showing off my toys
getting stupid drunk
using illegal drugs
airing out all of your dirty laundry
AND OF COURSE
excessive cursing
scarfing down food like a neanderthal (a girls gotta eat, but chew with your mouth closed on cam please)
picking your nose and last but not least
farting
Yes I am guilty of being drunk in public (too many times) I admit that! BUT hell will freeze over when it happens again. OMG I JUST REALIZED I HAVE BEEN TWO YEARS SOBER TO THIS WEEK!!!!!! WOWWWW!!!
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Originally Posted by
cyberstripper
'DO NOT DO ANYTHING IN A FREE PUBLIC CHATROOM THAT YOU WOULD NOT DO IN PUBLIC"
For me this includes:
sitting with my tits/pussy/ass out
showing off my toys
getting stupid drunk
using illegal drugs
airing out all of your dirty laundry
AND OF COURSE
excessive cursing
scarfing down food like a neanderthal (a girls gotta eat, but chew with your mouth closed on cam please)
picking your nose and last but not least
farting
Yes I am guilty of being drunk in public (too many times) I admit that! BUT hell will freeze over when it happens again. OMG I JUST REALIZED I HAVE BEEN TWO YEARS SOBER TO THIS WEEK!!!!!! WOWWWW!!!
Congrats, lady. That's NOT an easy thing to do, I know. Good job :)
And thanks for the tips.
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Making fun of guys can get you more tips, create some interesting conversation, and make you look more down-to-earth. But if you're going to do it, make sure you don't say something that will alienate your customers in general. A lot of guys have some shame about what they're doing on that site either because they're not comfortable with their need/ have religious issues with it, they can't afford it/ have spent too much money, or they know they're there because they're not getting it somewhere else. If you point these things out in a mean way, you will not only piss off the one customer you're aiming it at, but probably lose a lot of other guys who feel that you're talking about them too.
Talking trash about the guys in the room can be done carefully and artfully. :)
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Originally Posted by
OJenni!
I threaten to log off all the time, but actually do it.
If you are going to threaten to log off, follow through with it. Even if it is just for an hour. :)
I used to do this, and 75% of the time it got me a show. :) I didn't do it in a desperate way. It was more like a "you're not gonna waste my time anymore, so pay up or I'm outta here" kind of way.
If it didn't get a guy to take me pvt before I logged off, most of the time when I came back on after a break, one of the guys was there and immediately did a show b/c he knew I wasn't gonna let him hang out and wank for free for hours.
Some guys have the money to spend but just need a little push now and then :)
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Originally Posted by
TeenageAnnie
Don't stand on desk chairs that spin around cause you will fall off eventually.
Haahahaa!!!! I love this advice!
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Originally Posted by
OJenni!
I threaten to log off all the time, but actually do it.
If you are going to threaten to log off, follow through with it. Even if it is just for an hour. Go watch a TV show, eat something nice, go to the park. Taking some time to yourself will change your mindset from negative to positive.
^This.^
ESPECIALLY on a site like MyFreeCams where your cam score could suffer if guys are sitting around not tipping you. I remind them all the time that if I don't make my topless/naked goals in x amount of time, that I will log off. There is nothing wrong with reminding guys of this...otherwise they think they can sit there all night twiddling their thumbs and drooling over you without contributing. Also, I don't log off MFC and log back on an hour later. Once I log off MFC, it's for the night, and I go back on there on my next scheduled day. I log off MFC, and then log right onto AdultWork 'paid chat only' mode. :)
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If you're on MFC, for fuck's sake don't blow some dude on cam. No men! Because every single time I've seen a chick violating that rule, they're doing it for free, and that's frankly just stupid. That's all I got for now lol.
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Originally Posted by
KimKlass
If you're on MFC, for fuck's sake don't blow some dude on cam. No men! Because every single time I've seen a chick violating that rule, they're doing it for free, and that's frankly just stupid. That's all I got for now lol.
I'm a newbie and not sure what you mean by this. Do you mean a guy that is in your home that you are camming with or do you mean virtually blow some dude that is over the internet, which in that case, I don't understand how that would be even possible to do?
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MFC has a strict no men on cam rule, its the only rule they really enforce lol. So she means men on cam
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Originally Posted by
TeenageAnnie
Don't stand on desk chairs that spin around cause you will fall off eventually.
Lolol...word.
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Originally Posted by
funnymoney
I'm a newbie and not sure what you mean by this. Do you mean a guy that is in your home that you are camming with or do you mean virtually blow some dude that is over the internet, which in that case, I don't understand how that would be even possible to do?
I meant blowing your boyfriend or whatever on cam on MFCl. I've seen it, and every single time, they are doing it for free. No tips, nada. Plus, they are basically gonna get kicked off the site. When I see it I'm all *SMH* lol.
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One question (I hope I'm not threadjacking!) but the don't do the twirl bb, stand bb, show ass bb, then ill pvt, how do you guys turn that around or deny them? I always just smile and say no thats private only but I feel there's gotta be a better way to try to entice them. That's a good rule though, I'm newer and that's something I fall for sometimes because I don't know HOW to say no! Lots of great tips here, I love this thread!
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Dont come into my room, tell me your a camgirl and start barking questions at me. Ugh I had this happen to me yesterday and it really uspset me. I love helping out my fellow camgirl but when your rude about it, you cant expect an answser from me. She was like "I'm a camgirl. Where did you buy that outfit? How did you put your name on the screen? What camera are you using? Hello???! Hello?! How did you put your name on the sceen! I want to know. How do you get more people in your room?"
How rude! Maybe if you asked nicely and gave me a second to answer I would help you out. Also if you are asking for tips on how to cam, in my cam room full of guys, you need to get a pvt. Its the same as a guy saying "show titts bb" except its "show me how to cam bb" lol.
Also an important point, dont have a camgirl meltdown while streaming. Not only are you ruining it for yourself but your ruining it for ALL of us. Just log off! lol
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Things camgirls shouldn't do...give your attention away for free.
If it was just about the sex then they would be watching free porn.
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Originally Posted by
volatileghost
One question (I hope I'm not threadjacking!) but the don't do the twirl bb, stand bb, show ass bb, then ill pvt, how do you guys turn that around or deny them? I always just smile and say no thats private only but I feel there's gotta be a better way to try to entice them. That's a good rule though, I'm newer and that's something I fall for sometimes because I don't know HOW to say no! Lots of great tips here, I love this thread!
I do stand up and show my butt from time to time because I know some guys are butt guys and they just wanna see if I have a round butt. I do it when I want though. I dont respond to their commands. To be honest just ignore them half the time and answer the other questions that guys are answering. I dont like to repeat "No, not now" over and over again lol. Also,you can post a pic of your butt and tell them to refer to your pics becuse you can't keep getting up every time guy asks. I dont think its rude to say that. I always joke with them that I should have one camera on my butt and another on my boobs at all times so I can keep them happy. lol. With all the "show face bb, show butt bb, show boobs bb, shot feet bb, show knees bb, show whatever bb" you cant keep them all happy. You'll be spinning around all day!
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Yeah, if you are a model, do NOT go into other models' rooms and try to steal their attention and customers. I know some models and they will come hang out and chat with me when it is slow but these girls also know that when it starts getting busy I need to focus on paying custies, not them.
A couple of weeks ago I also had a girl who claimed she wanted to be a model on the site I was on and was asking me all these questions. I told her I cannot really answer her right now but she could send me an email through the site with any questions and I would be happy to answer her when I logged out for the night. Then she was all, "hi (my regular), u skype?" Don't even go there, that is just nasty and trashy.
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Don't go into another girl's room and ask if she's busy
Don't go into another girl's room and just sit there without saying anything
In fact, don't go into another girl's room without asking her permission first...you're obviously not considering having a show, so you do not have implied permission to be there...it's downright rude!