Re: Raise Your Rates - Challenge!
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PrincessLuna
Ok, yeah, you're confusing megabytes with megabits. 1MB (megabyte) is *way* more than enough for this. It's actually an incredibly good (and costly) upload speed. You need a minimum of .3 megabits upload speed, this equals .03 megabytes. If you're service provider offers and upload speed of 1 megabyte, take it. Now, if they're offering 1 megabit, then yeah, there's nothing you can do. Go to your provider's website and see if it says 1MB (megabyte) or 1Mb (megabit)
omg...i doubt any internet provider in any part of the world offer 1 megabit of upload speed (not even modem from dial up have that less speed i think). the lowest as far as I know anywhere in the world is 256 kbps upload speed (the lowest lowest I know ) here I have 1mbps (megabyte not megabit) and even at 1 megabyte for SM is not enough for me...I can handle and work with in on Livejasmin with their HD software (356 kbps is enough for HD there) I can work HD on xpeeps with this..but not on SM, seems like SM servers doesn't detect too much of my net speed??? (On some webcam servers happens, like LJ at first since their server are in Hungary and Im on latin america) but SM server are in US so...i don't know why this happens, it shouldn't go extremely HD fast, but at least with 512 kbps should be the basic HD working well without extremely lag......anyway, i'm glad i workout fine on other sites, I use SM as a backup.
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Actually they do. If you look at Charter (one of America's top cable providers) their lowest is 3Mbps. People think "omg 3 megabytes is fast for such little money!" But really, it's in Megabit so they're only receiving .375MB which is slow as hell and you can't cam on. Our dsl providers are even less. It confuses most people because they don't know the difference between MB and Mb. But if you really do have an upload speed of 1MB then there's something really screwy going on and you should look in to it, because your cam should *not* be choppy and you should be making more!
I wish I had 1MB of upload speed, I don't even know of service provider that offers that!!!
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Can I ask if you would be so kind as to going to speedtest.net and posting your results? This seems really weird.
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PrincessLuna
Can I ask if you would be so kind as to going to speedtest.net and posting your results? This seems really weird.
Yes, now I'm the one confused here....I though 1MB = 1024 kbps....but now your explanation shows another thing :/ omg , omg, omg they're ripping me off >.< my net speed shows :::
So...in my case is 0.92 still not enough if for example I use 0.512 of it????
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1MB does equal 1024KB so no worries there. The conversion is 1024KB = 1MB = 8Mb You just have to pay attention to the capitalization.
But no, you do not have 1 Megabyte of upload, you have 1 Megabit upload. The minimum for SM is .6Mbps and you have here .97Mbps If you have the ability to, you should change your provider or upgrade. Yes, you meet the minimum but if you can get more, take it!
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Vlodina
You guys are all so lucky. I am in the UK and not near fiber optic broadband so I get a glorious 0.3 upload speed. Fantastic, huh? :-( And yes that is the very best I can get unless I move.
And how it goes for you on SM???? with this speed???? when I run the test speed they have on their site it says i have 0.6 (is understandable I guess since their servers are not in my country) anyway....I can't use HD on SM since is choppy and lags :( and unfortunately where I live they dont offer higher upload speed.
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Hey everyone! I have something to say about this topic definately.. but I was wondering a few things about SM that I am baffled by!.. It seems porn stars get preferential treatment or is that just because they have a huge following?? I have done porn for brazzers and bangbros.. and I never have gotten special treatment on there.. but I never asked for it??? and also.. I just looked at my rates and I can only charge no more than 4.99 per min for both exclusive and premium...hmm?? can anyone comment on these things? thanks
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I think the porn starts have worked something out with SM for advertising. They usually are in a studio too.
I think you have to message SM about raising your rates for more than 4.99pm
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I believe you have to email them to be put into the pornstar category, but I'm not completely sure as I don't have to worry about that.
You do have to email support to raise your rates above $4.99.
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Lovelyx
Pfffff Yes, In all this time I had been on LJ I had got several chargebacks from them, usually no more than $3 dollars, but I had got 2 big chargebacks...one I remember they charge me back $100 and the next one they charge me $50 this sucks!!!.
Does SM have chargeback or not??? I'm not aware of that, and sorry for the offtopic.
Yea last time I worked on LJ i had $100 bucks in chargebacks.. and i stiffed them.. I was so angry i never worked there again.. took me 4 months to make 100 bucks.. that site never worked for me
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Well, LJ sucks lately (for the chargebacks) my last one was like $40 (but I had huge ones there) I go off for a couple of days, but since on SM is slow for me these days and I need to work on 4 sites to reach my daily goal, I'm putting myself again online on LJ at $2.99 per min in Hot Flirt the non-nude, I'm getting pvt at this price (rarely in this site but getting it) in using the HD software there so I broadcast in HD without problems, I see myself online on another window and no lag, no choppy all clear pretty cool. Today I login for 12 minutes and got 2 shorts pvt's at this price and 30% comission ..so I earn as little as $6 bucks lol, but for 12 only minutes online was ok with me.
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Lovely take that pic off now. It lists IP hun. You don't need the creepers.
PS. Before I upgraded internet speed I had the same upload speed and did SM in hd just fine, but I know you had said before you were having issues with it fluctuating.
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ElianaIsis
Lovely take that pic off now. It lists IP hun. You don't need the creepers.
PS. Before I upgraded internet speed I had the same upload speed and did SM in hd just fine, but I know you had said before you were having issues with it fluctuating.
My avatar shows my IP???? yes, my upload speeds fluctuate a lot...sometimes is nicely in 0.98 then suddenly is on 0.51 then in 0.70 so...it sucks, and members already in SM had told me plenty of time if I use HD..ohh is slow :P is choppy..and so on.
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No in your post with the speed test results.
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omg...i didnt notice it >.< well I did the test elsewhere :) and upload that one.
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this sucks!! this isnt working for me at all.. I had been 2.99 per min on SM for premium and 3.99 for exclusive... for 4 yrs.. but never really had many pvts.. i was lucky to make 300 bucks a week for 7 days a week.. of work 40- 50 hours.. granted i do work on many other sites but they are NOT that busy these days.. so then i loved my rate to 1.99/3.99 and made more like over 500 a week.. but to exhausted.. I am old.. gonna be 40 this year..
So then i am so tired today because of long shows on sunday at 1.99 per min.. i was actually so sore yesterday .. So today i got pissed and raised it to 3.99/4.99 I experimented with 1.99/4.99 yesterday that was fine.. but anyways.. so for over an hour I sat with NO pvts at all... and before noon earlier only 1 for 4 bucks.. WTF!!.. it's depressing guys don't think i am really worth it...I am attractive.. american, MILF.. 10 grand for my boobs... road runner lightening internet.. NEW computer.. new toys.. nEW HD CAM.. and i also started offering phone and roleplay in exclusive.. and still i cannot make more money unless i charge 1.99 per min.. they have no problem with 4.99 in exclusive though... but it's killing me.. 50 hours a week to make a lousy 1000 sometimes i only get to 9 something...WTF again i say WTF.... I did try the HD encoder thing which i am not offering.. mayber later today i will .. but it kept messing up on me and frustrating me...
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I will not cam without the encoder. Nope, won't do it. I know the site has been a bit buggy lately but I make more money with it, while messing up, than I do without it. I also only chat in party chat. I get a lot of people asking for gold shows (which I don't do) but I've noticed it does make interact more; whether it's from jealousy or what I don't know.
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oh yea i do party chat all the time.. I wont do classic chat anymore.. i'll try the encoder again later tonite.. but sitting there with no shows is making me even crankier and pissed off.. which is NOT good cuz guys don't buy shows at any rate when you are cranky!!..lol..luckily i am on my 3 hour break now.. i quit doing cam during these hours cuz it's always been slow time of day for 10 yrs..ALWAYS no point to sit and not get shows
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Originally Posted by
anonymous camgirl
this sucks!! this isnt working for me at all.. I had been 2.99 per min on SM for premium and 3.99 for exclusive... for 4 yrs.. but never really had many pvts.. i was lucky to make 300 bucks a week for 7 days a week.. of work 40- 50 hours.. granted i do work on many other sites but they are NOT that busy these days.. so then i loved my rate to 1.99/3.99 and made more like over 500 a week.. but to exhausted.. I am old.. gonna be 40 this year..
So then i am so tired today because of long shows on sunday at 1.99 per min.. i was actually so sore yesterday .. So today i got pissed and raised it to 3.99/4.99 I experimented with 1.99/4.99 yesterday that was fine.. but anyways.. so for over an hour I sat with NO pvts at all... and before noon earlier only 1 for 4 bucks.. WTF!!.. it's depressing guys don't think i am really worth it...I am attractive.. american, MILF.. 10 grand for my boobs... road runner lightening internet.. NEW computer.. new toys.. nEW HD CAM.. and i also started offering phone and roleplay in exclusive.. and still i cannot make more money unless i charge 1.99 per min.. they have no problem with 4.99 in exclusive though... but it's killing me.. 50 hours a week to make a lousy 1000 sometimes i only get to 9 something...WTF again i say WTF.... I did try the HD encoder thing which i am not offering.. mayber later today i will .. but it kept messing up on me and frustrating me...
If you've been caming for 4years and never got many privates maybe caming isn't a good fit for you? Other than that I would suggest raising your prices slowly, maybe changing up your hours, personality something.
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NO i have been camming 10 yrs! not 4 .. just only on that site for 4 yrs.. yea i dunno!! i have tried everything.. big boobs, small boobs blonde hair, red hair .. brown hair fat or thin.. bitchy or nice..lol... trust me i have tried it all.. and i have worked EVERY single hour of the day... I dunno?? but alas.. i have always made the same amount of money.. whether it's 100 hours a week.. or 30 hours a week.. yes i used to work 140 hours a week when i started... I was so addicted i didn't sleep.. i drank diet soda and smoked all day and nite....lol... can't do that anymore... if i am on past 8 or 9 pm I wanna die the next day. OH YES!! and i forgot .. my first year of cam i did EVERY request except scat.. but i did piss.. i mean i did EVERYTHING just to try it.. found out i don't like most of it.. not even anal i will do..lol..not even a finger unless i am drunk...lol
oh the things i have done.. most of you would say NO to most of it.. lol i dont even wanna tell you guys..
Incidentally i tried using this encoder again tonite.. how do you deal with not being able to see yourself on the site?? I know to look at the encoder for your video .. but everytime i try to do that.. I cannot fully read what the customer is writing or whether or not they have left.... so what do you guys do so that you can look at both screens?? it's kinda frustrating that's why i have tried always to avoid the encoder.. i hate it.
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Mistress Anika
If you've been caming for 4years and never got many privates maybe caming isn't a good fit for you? Other than that I would suggest raising your prices slowly, maybe changing up your hours, personality something.
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U should have the enconder minimize on the side if u want to see yourself.Thats how i use mines.I ussually use audio.So if i type to someone i just pull the encoder back up because its at the bottom of my computer screen.It used to be hard for me too but i got the hang of it .It really does improve traffic.Here's an example of a picture because im not too good at explaining things.
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anonymous camgirl
NO i have been camming 10 yrs! not 4 .. just only on that site for 4 yrs..
Incidentally i tried using this encoder again tonite.. how do you deal with not being able to see yourself on the site?? I know to look at the encoder for your video .. but everytime i try to do that.. I cannot fully read what the customer is writing or whether or not they have left.... so what do you guys do so that you can look at both screens?? it's kinda frustrating that's why i have tried always to avoid the encoder.. i hate it.
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thanks honey... very helpful.. I tried to make the encoder page smaller.. by only showing picture( if some of you didn't know you could do that.) I don't like anything new.. not even a new keyboard... everything new frustrates me .. but then i get the hang of it some day as if no big deal.. for example.. got a new computer back in december.. and windows 7 almost had me in tears i was so angry and upset at it i wanted to take it back and keep using vista.. but i got used to it as if i always had it.. lol I am sorry but i think it's old age.. i never used to be so ridiculous about change when i was younger... in fact I liked it and welcomed change!!...
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How do you show picture only on the encoder?
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anonymous camgirl
thanks honey... very helpful.. I tried to make the encoder page smaller.. by only showing picture( if some of you didn't know you could do that.) I don't like anything new.. not even a new keyboard... everything new frustrates me .. but then i get the hang of it some day as if no big deal.. for example.. got a new computer back in december.. and windows 7 almost had me in tears i was so angry and upset at it i wanted to take it back and keep using vista.. but i got used to it as if i always had it.. lol I am sorry but i think it's old age.. i never used to be so ridiculous about change when i was younger... in fact I liked it and welcomed change!!...