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PeachyPie
I made a whole $28 on SM tonight lol cause it kept dropping me out. :( I'm poking around on other sites now. I got approved for Naked, MyGirlFund, and I forgot I had made an MFC account ages ago that I never used
Yeah, I'm doing better on MFC than I am on Streamate. The loyal SM regulars are guys who know me originally from MFC, and who like MFC more (I like MFC more than SM too). Also, I feel like I have more control of things on MFC, where on SM...a guy could literally send unwanted pics to my inbox everyday if he wanted to, and there would be NOTHING I could do about it.
And now I'm revisiting the idea of nighttime camming. Why? Because when I'm logged into AdultWork during the day, I get nothing. But when I'm logged into AW real late at night, I get private shows when I'm in the middle of watching General Hospital online...lol. Also, I've noticed that for MFC, SM, and AW, I seem to do better at night. So now I'm back to that question again of...A) what hours should I do on which sites and B) when will I be getting sleep (you HAVE to get sleep sometimes, or you'll wind up exhausted/bitchy/sickly)?
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Re: The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread
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Originally Posted by
Sunnylexie
So, here I am - on page 2, making like $8 an hour, with a bunch of new toys, a cam and a laptop bought with a credit card and not paying for themselves. Looks like raising rates to 3.99 and 4.99 was a bad idea. But I'm afraid that, if I lower them, my room will fall down to page 3 (cause raising my rates boosted it considerably). It hasn't been that bad since my first year on cam, with a shitty cam and "fingers only". FFFFUCKKK.
How long has your rate been at $4.99? I don't think you should lower them. I read a forum post recently (it wasn't on here) where a model with low prices was telling another model that she should lower her rate when it's slow, and I was thinking "Nooo, please don't tell her that!" LOL.
Things are bad for A LOT of models...even top row SM models. Hopefully it will pass soon, and you'll go back to making money like before at your regular rate. There are plenty of guys on SM who are willing to spend 4.99/min on a show, so try not to stress over your rate.
Also, keep in mind that on SM you will see guys whine about our premium/exclusive per-minute prices, and then when you try to do a GOLD show (for like $1/min or even less than that) you STILL see those same guys sitting there NOT contributing. But they'll be one of those obnoxious jerks trying to tell you what to charge and how many minutes the show should be.
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PrincessLuna
What's the chaturbate banning virus? Seems... strange.
I would like to know too? Can someone clue me in? I am banned from chaturbate, i messaged them and they said "not looking for models from ur region at the moment" im from UK. I thought i was the only 1 it happened too.
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I seem to do better at night too. But it is hard for me to wake up the next morning because I have to get to my part time job at 8am certain days. Also I have to get my daughter up and out of the house to drive her to school, which is not easy lol. I took off from cam last night so I hope that it will be better today. Sunday I worked and it was not that good, full of freeloaders.
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Originally Posted by
TeenageAnnie
I would like to know too? Can someone clue me in? I am banned from chaturbate, i messaged them and they said "not looking for models from ur region at the moment" im from UK. I thought i was the only 1 it happened too.
WTF? Most of the East European girls say on their profiles that they are in UK, why they don't want genuine Uk girls ? Were you regularly on CB?
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Originally Posted by
TheBrownFox
How long has your rate been at $4.99? I don't think you should lower them. I read a forum post recently (it wasn't on here) where a model with low prices was telling another model that she should lower her rate when it's slow, and I was thinking "Nooo, please don't tell her that!" LOL.
Things are bad for A LOT of models...even top row SM models. Hopefully it will pass soon, and you'll go back to making money like before at your regular rate. There are plenty of guys on SM who are willing to spend 4.99/min on a show, so try not to stress over your rate.
Also, keep in mind that on SM you will see guys whine about our premium/exclusive per-minute prices, and then when you try to do a GOLD show (for like $1/min or even less than that) you STILL see those same guys sitting there NOT contributing. But they'll be one of those obnoxious jerks trying to tell you what to charge and how many minutes the show should be.
Been there for like a month and a half, so far, and it has been only getting worse. I changed my location to Netherlads a few days ago, gonna see if it makes things better. Looks like I've got to chage my looks and background/furniture, not only my equipment, but now that all the toy-and-tech investment proved to be of no help I just cant make myself spend on work-related stuff anymore. If I do everything that can be done right now and it doesnt change the things to the better within a month, I'll be left completely broke, with no money to pay the rent. I know 3.99 and 4.99 is not that much, that is why my obvious failure with it makes me feel like an unworthy piece of crap, so I cant even hide it anymore when on cam. I thought about taking a break, but I damn need that money. Dont know what to do.
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Originally Posted by
Sunnylexie
If I do everything that can be done right now and it doesnt change the things to the better within a month, I'll be left completely broke, with no money to pay the rent. I know 3.99 and 4.99 is not that much, that is why my obvious failure with it makes me feel like a worthless piece of crap, so I cant even hide it anymore when on cam. I thought about taking a break, but I damn need that money. Dont know what to do.
Take a break. You will not make money like this, you will just fuck your head up more.
PS. This thread is the last place you should be.
PPS. This thread is the last place anyone should be.
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if you are having a slow day - and you are on imlive or sexier - i can hook you up with my friends who send their chatter traffic to imlive and sexier - i haven't started on there yet but they send 100-200 new members a day and are trying to find models to work with like me - all they want me to do is tell them when im going online and when i'll be logging off - and to provide a couple cute Facebook type pics. :)
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Cammi
Take a break. You will not make money like this, you will just fuck your head up more.
PS. This thread is the last place you should be.
PPS. This thread is the last place anyone should be.
I agree with both of these things. Lexie, as Cammi said, why don't you take a break from camming and apply for jobs that can supplement your income for now? Or maybe try different sites?
I hate this thread, honestly. When I'm about to work, I avoid it like the plague. Negative energy ... :/ :/
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Originally Posted by
Mercedes2006
if you are having a slow day - and you are on imlive or sexier - i can hook you up with my friends who send their chatter traffic to imlive and sexier - i haven't started on there yet but they send 100-200 new members a day and are trying to find models to work with like me - all they want me to do is tell them when im going online and when i'll be logging off - and to provide a couple cute Facebook type pics. :)
Something sounds wrong with this.
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sammii
I hate this thread, honestly. When I'm about to work, I avoid it like the plague. Negative energy ... :/ :/
Yeah. I'm actually the one who came up with the idea and now I regret it so much. Positivity, girls! Always positivity! Cause let's be honest: we work from home, we make decent money, we work as much as we like. Camming never sucks.
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Originally Posted by
Cammi
Yeah. I'm actually the one who came up with the idea and now I regret it so much. Positivity, girls! Always positivity! Cause let's be honest: we work from home, we make decent money, we work as much as we like. Camming never sucks.
I love my job but I also love this thread. When I'm having a shitty day it reminds me that I'm not alone. Which... is kinda like misery loves company which is negative but, it's kind of like when I used to waitress and we'd stand around like "Fuuuuuck this suuuuucks". Comforting. lol
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I think this thread is good for venting and has it's place. I agree that it's the worst possible thing to read before you go on cam. That said, when you have just been on cam and didn't make shit, it's nice to know that there are others out there that didn't make shit either. At least I'm not the only one that has bad days. :P
PS- Camming has SUCKED ASS for me this week!! SERIOUSLY, I am too embarrassed to even post how little I made! Oh, and I put in the hours too! Things were pretty good last month but February is fucking my virgin asshole without lube! Not one decent day-not one! I am gonna just blame my hair! LOL
It all started with a routine root bleach on my fake-ass blonde hair... Bitch turned my roots yellow and my blonde dingy! Not sure how she managed to fuck it up sooooo much but anyway. Long story short- I couldn't fix the blonde so I went PINK! It looks cool but the look isn't really working in my favor with work. Thinking about trying a wig/costume theme until I can get my blonde fixed! Either that OR try the pity-party/damsel in distress hustle! Honestly, I will probably o both before the week is up! HA
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Didn't mean to seem wrong - just offering help - sorry! I'm not a big poster so I don't want to step on toes or anything.
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Mercedes2006
Didn't mean to seem wrong - just offering help - sorry! I'm not a big poster so I don't want to step on toes or anything.
I think you're misunderstanding what I meant. Why are these people sending you traffic? Are they getting a cut of the money? What kinds of "facebook pics" are you sending them? Who are these people?
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Oh! They send customers to ImLive through chat traffic -(Like the seller chats with a guy, pretends to be the model, then sends the guy to a show) BUT when that happens - the guy gets to the model who has no idea he was talking to someone pretending to be her - so it's awkward - and the guys cancel/refund. SO... they work with models who KNOW what is going on - like I gave them a profile to use - and pictures - so they make the sale and send the new customer to me - so they get paid and keep their sale money and I get to do the show :) I don't pay them anything. :) I love this site though - I feel like you guys have everyone's back.
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Originally Posted by
Mercedes2006
Oh! They send customers to ImLive through chat traffic -(Like the seller chats with a guy, pretends to be the model, then sends the guy to a show) BUT when that happens - the guy gets to the model who has no idea he was talking to someone pretending to be her - so it's awkward - and the guys cancel/refund. SO... they work with models who KNOW what is going on - like I gave them a profile to use - and pictures - so they make the sale and send the new customer to me - so they get paid and keep their sale money and I get to do the show :) I don't pay them anything. :) I love this site though - I feel like you guys have everyone's back.
What kind of chat? Like a dating site? How do they get paid? Do they get a bonus for referring new customers and that's why?
Hope you don't feel like you're getting the 3rd degree but I'm sure you understand that there are a ton of guys who just try to leech and reduce $$$ for everyone else, that's why I ask.
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I check this thread everyday because I use SM as my main cam site/income right now and I am always checking up on the issues and updates.
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I like this thread as well. I don't read it when I'm about to log on either. I have subscription set to go to my email and If I'm having a good day/week I'll totally ignore this thread. I won't click on the link to open this thread, I'll just delete the email and keep it moving. I only come in here to read/post if and when I'm having a sucky day/week. Like others said its nice to know that your not alone when your having a sucky day/week.
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I like this thread too. It gives me an idea how traffic is like so I can be prepared to be disappointed. Lol
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CurvyWinona
I like this thread too. It gives me an idea how traffic is like so I can be prepared to be disappointed. Lol
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Marina Starr
Cool Gif, is that New York?
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Yes :)
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whirlerz
Cool Gif, is that New York?
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Lmao @ Marina. We need an lol button on this forum.
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Blovely
Lmao @ Marina. We need an lol button on this forum.