Girl, I cannot even stayed logged in to my SM account since last week, it disconnects me after two minutes or less. I've tried using the encoder and not using the encoder. So yep, definitely dead for me :(
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Girl, I cannot even stayed logged in to my SM account since last week, it disconnects me after two minutes or less. I've tried using the encoder and not using the encoder. So yep, definitely dead for me :(
i'm doing ok...a little less than usual but i think it has more to do with my patience
because OMG beggars are out of control :O :O :O
seems like sm bought some really cheap traffic or something recently
I haven't been on since Sunday evening, but Sunday was decent for me. I made $37 in one hour, and that was with daily pay's percentage. The past week, I'd been making between $0-$20/hour.
My traffic definitely isn't what it normally is even being on rows 1-4 :.. I still made my goal though in about the same time :D. I do use the encoder 3.1. I haven't had any disconnecting issues today thankfully... I did not too long ago though and I actually switched back to the 3.2 encoder and I disconnected less, makes no sense to me but whatever lol
Welcome to The Gang, lol!
Last night was bad for me, but it's no different to camming in general really: there are some good days, some bad days.
Just keep your chin up and power into the next night.
No it's not you it has been very slow. I did better during the Christmas season which surprised me because I assumed most guys would be almost broke from shopping but I also worked far more then. I would have thought that being that this is tax season that people would have more disposable income. Lately, I haven't bothered to go online too much; it just doesn't seem worthwhile anymore and plus I'm considering going the fetish route to see where that takes me and then going back to school eventually. This is not something I want to be doing at 30.
Well I am on last rows of pages I guess, cause I dont get huge traffic never, but at least last week I was making decent money and this week had started awful there for me, and I really mean awful....I dont use the Encoder neither last week but ohh well...I will wait, and see if things get better for me, I hope so...but it had been 3 days like that for me.
Lovelyx, there is absolutelly no way for you to use the HD encoder?
You need to use it....
Yes...I can Friday's but, since I'm splitting here, I couldn't use more than 300kbps for the Encoder :( (I only have 1MB of upload, and it worse since of that 1MB I only have 700kbps available, dont ask me why, I had called several times my ISP and they had came here and check all and the problem cannot be solved)...so I'm stuck here...I cannot even increase my rates to $3.49 or $3.99 cause having this little issue doesn't allowed me to charge even more, so I had stayed on $2.99 and it was nice last week, but this week honestly had been terrible for me. No traffic, and the few that comes only want to talk, so I ban them fast...
What kind of internet do you have? Is it possible that maybe the lines are old and the ISP doesn't want to replace them with new? Also, are you able to upgrade your internet with them? If not, what about switching ISPs?
I was only online for like an hour yesterday and traffic was really good for me, especially considering that I'm not using the encoder right now
Well, my ISP did came like 3 times and they check and check and check, and couldn't find anything wrong...I did have before 1MB of upload speed...but suddenly without reason from one day to the other, my upload speed went from 1MB to 0.2kbps LOL...I called them, and they came and verify all cables, phone, all even in the street they verify the cables, the most thing they can do was fix my upload speed to 0.7kbps and nothing more :-( (Even 1MB is too slow for this type of business, 0.7 is worse!) Unfortunately for me, here in my country the highest upload speed all ISP provide is 1MB, so Im stuck ....I will be travelling in 1 month to another country for a few months, I hope I can find some good internet speed there (as far as I know, in that country they do provide 1MB, 2MB, 4MB ad 7MB upload speed) so probably there I find something better. But right now, what I have in hands is this crap of internet....and I need to work with this :( so traffic had been dead this week for me, last week wasn't huge but at least I get some nice paying traffic (the one we're all interested at) and made between $20-$30 per hour without the encoder, but this week since 3 days...I ain't making nothing :-( under the same conditions than last week, only that it has started bad for me.
Streamate was really busy for me this weekend. Set a new record for traffic and made decent money (I did work over 20 hours in 2 days though). But before that I'd had a week of it being dead. We all have our peaks and drops, you'll get through it :)
I agree with Cammi. I thought about trying nights since I have been working during the day for only a few hours. You are not alone I was getting 80 - 100 an hour down to like 20 - 30. But I just think of it as if I went to a regular 9-5 I am still getting it good camming.
Well, even if I hate this...I will stay calm, and wait, it was working nicely last week so, since you girls confirm to me it happened to you i'll wait and see....thanks ppl.
lol now I'm biting my tongue cause I made a whole $2 in an hour! >:( this time of day can be so slow, come on fellas! I look fuckin' hot today!
I don't know what your financial situation is like, but I do think to make maximum earnings you should get the best computer you can, and that would be one that can handle the SM encoder. It's possible you are just having a slow few days, but maybe it's your cam quality :)
edit: ok, I just read about your internet speeds. That suuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks and I hope you can fix it. When I got better quality my income went up immediately.
Yes, unfortunately for me....my main problem is my internet upload speed :-[ I can use the Encoder, even if my laptop is not good enough, but Encoder still runs nicely, the problem is my internet speed, and I can't do anything about it, since all ISP companies here dont offer more than 1MB upload speed (1MB is the maximum they offer everywhere) so this suckssssssss!!!!!!!....I did had 1MB before working well, is not the best or good but boy at least I can run HD from time to time with no hazzle, but now with only 700kbps from those 1MB I should have...this double sucks! my ISP have came like 3 times already, they check check check...and everything is ok..but I still dont have my 1MB back, only 700kbps...so now, I'm considering of not splitting or split only with 2 sites at the same time with not more than 300 kbps each site....for this reason how can I charge 3.99 on SM??? is impossible, at least at 2.99 premium I get some pvt's at 3.49 haven't tried it yet, but I tried once at 3.79 premium and still got a few pvt's but at 3.99 premium NEVER and I know is my broadcasting that is not HD or with the Encoder.
about my webcam, I have a Logitech Pro 9000 not the best of the market, but it works better than most cams that are around out there....
Are you using wireless or ethernet cord? I only have 1mb upload, and my speed test usually says about .80mpbs upload speed, and i am about to use the HD encoder just fine. It wasn't pulling HD before because I was using wireless, so I connected directly to the router and it made a HUGE difference. In fact today I was on the 2nd page, and had excellent traffic. I think you need to focus on one site since your speed is so low, don't use wireless, and try to run the HD encoder. Also, try different times of day. Some people do GREAT at night, but I do 100x better during the afternoon (EST). I can't get a lick of traffic in the late night/early morning.
SM has been pretty slow for me as well compare to when I first started camming. I feel extremely blessed and thankful that this is my only small side job or I would be on the street. I feel better about myself when I don't cam.
I'm plugged directly into my router via a 100 foot ethernet cable lol. my cam only works correctly on this windows laptop, but the wireless hardly reaches in this room on this laptop for some reason >:( RRRRRRGGG and it still doesn't work great, last week it was SUPER jerky on the encoder, I looked like a sexy robot (not everyone is into that kind of thing...). I tried it out again and it seems a bit better, but still somewhat jittery. sigh! I'm moving in the next few weeks and I just need some money!!!
It was hellish dead for me the week before last. Took a break last week because of my cycle. This week has started off good for me so far, thanks to some whale of a reg.