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This was bullshit...2 and a half hours online and zero dollars. I even had a bit of a freak out in my room and started calling the guys cheap freeloading assholes which I NEVER do I just couldn't take it anymore. So yeah definitely best if I log off for tonight and try again tomorrow. Have a wicked bad migraine starting and I'm pretty sure I'm never gonna make any money tonight because I'm in a cunt mood :deep breath: I really hope tomorrow is better, tonight was just one of those nights that got to me.
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Fallenangel2904
This was bullshit...2 and a half hours online and zero dollars. I even had a bit of a freak out in my room and started calling the guys cheap freeloading assholes which I NEVER do I just couldn't take it anymore. So yeah definitely best if I log off for tonight and try again tomorrow. Have a wicked bad migraine starting and I'm pretty sure I'm never gonna make any money tonight because I'm in a cunt mood :deep breath: I really hope tomorrow is better, tonight was just one of those nights that got to me.
I've had days like this. It's gonna get better though. I've talked about quitting camming since like a year ago(partially because I'm a bit dramatic), yet I'm still standing. And it's my only income. It gets scary when the $ isn't coming in as quickly as you want/need it to, but everything will pan out the way it's supposed to in the end, whether through cam, a new non-cam job or hitting the lotto. Either way, you will survive.
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MommieLongLegs
I've had days like this. It's gonna get better though. I've talked about quitting camming since like a year ago(partially because I'm a bit dramatic), yet I'm still standing. And it's my only income. It gets scary when the $ isn't coming in as quickly as you want/need it to, but everything will pan out the way it's supposed to in the end, whether through cam, a new non-cam job or hitting the lotto. Either way, you will survive.
Thank you bb I rlly needed that tonight! I def don't want to quit camming, because- shocker- I really do like it. Which I know most people in vanilla world probably wouldn't believe but I do. I like that you can set your own hours, be your own boss and fuck yea I like the attention (most of it) even with all the complaining I do enjoy camming. And despite tonight I had a decent first week back after a long spell away. Just didn't expect it to be so shitty on a Saturday night where I've banked before on Saturday nights. Ill be fine thanks for the encouragement!
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Oh sweetie, you gotta go when the migraine comes! There is no fighting that beast! Sitting under your cam lighting is not going to help you...
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But the fact that even as a top (top ish?) model and consistent money maker for them, they're enforcing rules on me that they're not enforcing on other models. Um, How am I supposed to explain to a customer who comes in asking to buy my panties that he can't have them because I'm not allowed to receive his shipping information, but it's totally okay for this other chick to sell pussy casts and DVDs.
I just convinced myself that it's not worth dredging up the likely reasons behind this 'selective enforcement' yet again.
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I sure hope things start looking up soon
I'd like to hope so as well, but some recent economic facts tend to say otherwise. After all, since the first of the year ...
- working guys in both the US and many european countries have been hit with significant tax increases
- throughout the world, food and energy prices continue to rise
- in both the US and many european countries, the unemployment rate among the male age groups most likely to be webcam customers is not improving ( the only group that is seeing real improvement is age 55+ ), and the unemployment rate in the under 25 male age group remains at record highs
- in both the US and many european countries, earnings levels are not rising for those that still have jobs
Putting this all together means that a big swath of potential webcam customers have less money to spend on 'non-essential' items like paid webcam shows this year than they did last year.
However, their may be a golden lining. Thanks to central bank money printing, stock markets around the world are mostly up for the year. But this disproportionally helps the top 5% of earners who actually own over 80% of those stock shares. So camgirls who are able to market themselves successfully to those 'upscale' customers may find camming to be more lucrative than ever.
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Fallenangel2904
This was bullshit...2 and a half hours online and zero dollars. I even had a bit of a freak out in my room and started calling the guys cheap freeloading assholes which I NEVER do I just couldn't take it anymore. So yeah definitely best if I log off for tonight and try again tomorrow. Have a wicked bad migraine starting and I'm pretty sure I'm never gonna make any money tonight because I'm in a cunt mood :deep breath: I really hope tomorrow is better, tonight was just one of those nights that got to me.
I had a day like this too. I never unravel in my room, but this week included 4 "minimum wage" shifts, so by the time I found myself on Saturday for 2 hours with $0 to show, I kind of lost it. Not sexy. :D
This is the first week since I started camming where I *seriously* started thinking about replacing this stream of income with something else. It's too bad. I like camming, but I think I hit rock bottom with the suffering. :-(
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I feel like stuff is more likely to get pirated if a guy is paying $5 for 6 mins opposed to $35...
Wow, I feel exactly the same way about MFC Group shows. They're only 10 tokens/minute, and many of the guys who initiate Group are the same ones who barely speak to the model in public chat (the guy will just post "2 more for group!"). I would think that guys paying 60 tokens/minute (private) or 80 tokens/minute (true private) are less likely to plaster your vids all over sites for guys to watch for free.
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oCURIOUSo
There are no freakin words to describe how frustrated I am with SM right now. Not the customers, they're paying my bills like champs! But the fact that even as a top (top ish?) model and consistent money maker for them, they're enforcing rules on me that they're not enforcing on other models. Um, How am I supposed to explain to a customer who comes in asking to buy my panties that he can't have them because I'm not allowed to receive his shipping information, but it's totally okay for this other chick to sell pussy casts and DVDs. Now, according to that customer, I'm a liar because "Other girls do it" and I won't. I don't have a problem with the rules, but if you're not going to enforce them on every model it makes no sense to enforce them on some of the models, especially when they're top earners for the site.
... and suddenly I sound like a really cocky cunt, but fuck my uterus hurts and I'm out of chocolate!
You know, it's a shame that SM models can get suspended for mentioning Twitter. I think if SM is gonna have that rule, Twitter should at least be the ONE site that SM models are allowed to mention.
If your Twitter name is the same as your SM model name, the next time that guy shows interest in buying panties, you could just tell him to Google search you, because you're not allowed to discuss outside-of-Streamate transactions.
I tried Google searching my SM namen (it's not exactly the same as my Twitter name), and my Twitter profile doesn't come up in the search results. :(
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TheBrownFox may I suggest you use one of those sites that list all your URLs in a single page, like http://itsmyurls.com/? Maybe you could sign up with your SM username and list your Twitter and everything else there. This way maybe your customers will be able to find you through a Google search. Not guaranteed to work, just an idea... Hope it's helpful!
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LavishLivia
TheBrownFox may I suggest you use one of those sites that list all your URLs in a single page, like
http://itsmyurls.com/? Maybe you could sign up with your SM username and list your Twitter and everything else there. This way maybe your customers will be able to find you through a Google search. Not guaranteed to work, just an idea... Hope it's helpful!
I've never heard of this, but I'll have to check it out. Thanks! :)
It's asking me to provide my full name. Can I just put 'Jerrica Benton' (character from my fave 80s cartoon Jem)?
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I think so. I filled it with "Lavish Livia", lol! http://itsmyurls.com/lavishlivia
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TheBrownFox
I've never heard of this, but I'll have to check it out. Thanks! :)
It's asking me to provide my full name. Can I just put 'Jerrica Benton' (character from my fave 80s cartoon Jem)?
I have nothing useful to add to this discussion other than OUTRAGEOUS!!
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BrightAndClaire
I have nothing useful to add to this discussion other than OUTRAGEOUS!!
now I have the theme song stuck in my head.
Jem...
Jem is excitement!
Oouu Jem...
Jem is adventure!
Glamour and glitter,
Fashion and fame!
Jem is truly outrageous
Truly, truly, truly outrageous
Wooo Jem...
Jem
the music's contagious
Jem is my name
No one else is the same
Jem is my name
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20BZID081Vk
There's even a remix with the music from Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It." LOL! I don't wanna put too many videos in this post, so click the below link. http://youtu.be/g8ijncvlfsY
Happy Monday, ladies! Thou shalt have a cam week that does not sucketh!
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I really don't want to be in this thread anymore but I can't get out. Ugh since coming back to camming I'm realizing it's gotten a lot tougher to make the same amount of money I was a year ago and I have to work waaay more. Plus my period just started tonight so I'm like ugh great timing mother nature! I really wanted to hussle this week to catch up because I did horrible this weekend but I've never cammed during that time so this should be interesting to say the least. I've read all the suggestions but not sure I feel comfortable camming during that time of the month at all...so we'll see it remains to be seen if I'll make any money this week...
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BrightAndClaire
I have nothing useful to add to this discussion other than OUTRAGEOUS!!
Yes, I agree.
It is truly, TRULY outrageous. ;)
Count me in as a member of the 'I <3 JEM fanclub'
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/245621/jem-o.gif
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Camming sucks today because it was so slow and I am so burntout that I just lost all my motivation to even cam at all and took a mental day off.
Not really motivated to go back tomorrow either.
I know that I will be forced to look at my bank balance soon enough and I will have to be on cam again through grit teeth. The worse way to be on cam, and the worst way to have to cam. It is like the guys can smell it on you and go out of their way to make your day as trollful and frusterating as possible.
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Okay bump this slowness.something gotta give.So i toke it upon myself to upgrade my upload speed and i also tried splitcamming .I did Streamate and mfc .but since MFC was working so well i logged off of SM and did MFC only. To my amazement i made my goal quiet quickly there, but the only downside was, it was with one guy who kept tipping.so tomorrow i might not be so lucky .i'm going to try to be a master at splitcamming. I think i might add adult work to the mix.
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I've tried spltting with sm and mfc but usually do better on streamate : / the percentage is better on mfc tho so ill keep trying.
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bigbootyjudy1
Okay bump this slowness.something gotta give.So i toke it upon myself to upgrade my upload speed and i also tried splitcamming .I did Streamate and mfc .but since MFC was working so well i logged off of SM and did MFC only. To my amazement i made my goal quiet quickly there, but the only downside was, it was with one guy who kept tipping.so tomorrow i might not be so lucky .i'm going to try to be a master at splitcamming. I think i might add adult work to the mix.
Hi Judy, I'm glad to see someone could splitcam SM & MFC and make it work. I'm sure there are others, but this is the first time I can recall seeing it discussed.
I'm thinking for me to survive in this business I will have to splitcam at least part of the time. It's been too slow on too many days lately, and I can't continue with that.
Thanks again.
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I split cam with SM and AW and while both have been slow lately, it's nice to have two sites going to even it out. My laptop can't handle split camming free chat on two sites so that's why I do paid chat only on AW. There's been all kinds of issues for the guys on SM lately...I hope it gets worked out soon. This is killing me!!
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Via Flaminia
Hi Judy, I'm glad to see someone could splitcam SM & MFC and make it work. I'm sure there are others, but this is the first time I can recall seeing it discussed.
I'm thinking for me to survive in this business I will have to splitcam at least part of the time. It's been too slow on too many days lately, and I can't continue with that.
Thanks again.
Sadly to say splitcamming with MFC and SM didnt work out.The reason is i do a lot of gold shows on SM so i keep having to sign off of MFC to do the gold shows .Also MFC is still freeloader central.If i do splitcam again i will ONLY do SM and Adultwork because on adultwork you dont have to do free chat.So i just pause SM when i get a call to do a show on adultwork.
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urgh!
Today was bad. $3.5 from 4 hours from moving around 3 different sites.
uuuuuuuuugh! Well, at least I put in the hours. Tomorrow has to be better.
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BANHammerGoddess
urgh!
Today was bad. $3.5 from 4 hours from moving around 3 different sites.
uuuuuuuuugh! Well, at least I put in the hours. Tomorrow has to be better.
Sorry bb. I'm feeling it tonight as well. Hour 3 has just begun and I've made $16. $8/hr. Tired of this minimum-wage bs.
But, I'm changing some things up - maybe it will work with these freeloaders.
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I kinda miss working at my cousins house he has bomb connection at his place and i could split cam like 3 sites if i wanted to tho mentally at this point i can only handle two. at my new place its a bad connection but we cant "afford" a better till i start bringing home more moey and be able to afford it we have to reset the router at least once a day witch as far as i know means we either have a shitty router or a shitty conection because my 'boyfreind; is being cheap, were renting a router from ATT were we get our service from . last week and this week have totally been bunk so far it has to get better as i put more hours in ive been camming on and off since the middle of november last year not working more days then i have but i promised myslef now that im in VA i will not take months off and be burned out in like 2 weeks because of the bullshit and cheap asses and trolls.