This sounds absolutely brilliant. Now I REALLY need to have someone take some pics of me so I can begin as soon as possible! Thumbs up.
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This sounds absolutely brilliant. Now I REALLY need to have someone take some pics of me so I can begin as soon as possible! Thumbs up.
I'll need to take more when I get my eyebrows done. LOL. I'm not sure how well they'll come out, since I'm blind and can't see whether or not they're any good. The lighting in my living room isn't too bad, but that's probably not the smartest place to take photos. I'll figure something out; I want to get started while my daughter is away for 3 weeks.
happy to list you, hyori, and your comment about the titre test made me laugh. it was actually my cat but yes, after way too many tests due to timing and test-failure issues he's got more health-related documentation than any person I know :D
thanks for replying here Mme Bootsie, ya beat me to it most ably. You're totally right, most chicas on the site (and on most sites) use webcam pics for their profiles and galleries. LCMS isn't LJ, I don't require Vogue-quality images, and honestly I think sometimes that pics that look too 'professional' are less appealing to the guys who want a real experience with a real person.
if you're otherwise ready to get started with camming but need some help with your pics, feel free to send me some that you take for a hand with editing. I can easily edit and crop em to address centering issues, graininess etc and do any lighting corrections as needed, and send em back to you for you to use on your cam site profiles.
shoot me an email at [email protected] with your pics if you need a hand with them, but either way, don't stress out over pics. Yes in indy profile pics are of higher importance than on free chat sites but amateur-style is always a plus in camming, not a negative.
I tend to do lots of weird artsy pics cuz my guys tend to go for that but even with my own stuff the most popular pics are always the ones that look the least 'polished'
Really? Oh wow, that would be utterly brilliant! Thank you so much!!!!!!!
Okay, so I've gotta get over to the salon sometime this week, then I'll take some photos both with my phone and my webcam, and send 'em your way! I'll email you more about it.
This forum was truly a god-send. Thank you for the offer, and for taking the time out to help me. I really want to do this, and three weeks without a toddler is the perfect time to get started.
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hello,
I clicked on the banner for your site and it re-directs me to bing? I am in europe and wanted to check your site out...
^^^^you should be able to access the site now :)
also, not sure if the chica is a member here and will read this, but I received an application from a chica to whom I can't currently reply. If your email address is b*********@hushmail.com please clear out your inbox. I created your profile and tried to send you some info about how to use the site but the email bounced back as 'mailbox full'
I wanted to make a couple of announcements about the site: I'll be sending out emails to all the chicas listed but I figured it would make sense to post here as well
based on a few things that occurred today...checking in on happenings with zombaio (although I've been paid in full many apparently haven't and it really bothers me that the one low-bar-to-entry processing option is in what appears to be a state of flux) and another thread on sw regarding the bullshit fees of adult processing I decided to lower the threshold for 85% payout to $100 in earnings per week. At 85% you'll receive the same processing rate offered by CCBill, Verotel and Epoch without the Visa/Mastercard fees or reserves. Once my own personal (and kinda huge) reserve for my merchant account is paid off I'll be raising the base to 85% with a reward level of 90% so that plan is still in place. At the rate the site is booking payments though that should occur fairly soon.
In order to use the processing component you don't need to create a cam profile so if you're interested in that option email me at [email protected] and I'll create your profile separate from the cam section of the site. You'd still be linked from the main site but your profile would be payment-oriented alone if you so choose. Also feel free to post here if you have any questions
I also want to create a preview video section on the site, so if you have a youtube, vimeo or daily motion preview you'd like to have included send me the URL and I'll post it up for prospective clients to view.
also, to those who have emailed me regarding payment buttons for your sites, send me the URL so I can create buttons that match your site theme/color scheme and I'll reply with the code
hope everyone is having a wicked $$$$ week
same here. It directs me to bing.
I have certain IP ranges blocked due to high incidents of spamming, hacking attempts, etc. Sorry about that, I'll add you both to my whitelist so you check out the site.
I'll be joining soon. I want to try indy camming! thanks for doing this!
I like the fact guys from my area can't acces it, but maybe you could let the model sign-up/sign in available.
Well, I signed up! I'll be posting a lot of clips and offering other things as well :) and I'm super excited!!!!
Just waiting for an email back <3
hey y'all
so I emailed this to the chicas currently listed last week, but I figured I should update here as well for those who aren't currently listed but may be interested in the site down the road
first and foremost, I'm elated that I can again offer check payment as a payout option, straight from a North American bank account so the mail delivery issues of my current island residence don't get in the way. As the checks are sent via online payment, for US chicas this is almost matches the speed of actual receipt of funds offered by Payoneer and Paxum and is the least expensive option as well, in that there are no fees charged by a third party payment service.
secondly, I also wanted to post publicly that I'm totally interested in banner exchanges, and in fact have been contacting a few chicas I know and respect privately to do so. I'm in total support of anyone who works the indy niche so if you wish to do an exchange no need to email me with an initial inquiry, just send me your banner or code and I'll respond in kind. that goes for chicas listed on the site as well as those who aren't.
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additional thoughts:
thirdly, my site is wide open to cam chicas, new or established. basically if you're willing to do the work necessary to create a compelling profile and are prepared to log in to accept shows you're more than welcome on LiveCamModelShows. I've been receiving quite a few initial inquiries that contain the private profile component (real name, ID scan, etc) but no public profile component, and tbh while touched by the trust I'm really surprised by that. Please never, ever send your ID to a total stranger unless you're at least reasonably sure that you'll be accepted to work that site. After all, until you actually mutually agree to work the site no webmaster needs your personal info. In the case of my site I want to encourage new-to-indy chicas who are prepared to put the work in, so don't forget to include your public profile info when you email me. As long as you're a legit cam chica you are more than welcome, and in fact some of the highest earners on the site are those who chose LCMS for their indy debut (and yes, I am extremely fucking honored by that).
lastly, I wanted to address the issue of cb's. I received a deluge of emails today from chicas worried about potential cb's, based on an email they received from another indy site. while I work that site I know nothing about the scrubbing system they use, and all I can say is that two months in, with the scrubbing system I use on LCMS based on my experience as a merchant with my own site (with a zero cb rate), with 19k in payouts delivered thus far the site cb rate is 0.00%.
that ratio of 0:19,000 isn't an accident, it's based on the design of my payment processing scrubbing system, my problematic IP-blocking system and your conscientious scrubbing of your own bookings- and I thank you for that. I will never post my scrubbing system publicly but if you're a listee on the site who needs a refresh or an indy chica doing your own thing who would like my tips please email me at [email protected] and I'll send you my 'how to avoid cb's' info sheet. I personally think one of the key benefits of indy is that you're provided with the info necessary to discern whether a new client is low-risk or high, but we all need to know what to look for and how to analyze that info. If you need some tips on what to look for, hit me up.
didn't mean to write a novel there but looks like I did. I'll say as a final thought that I am astonished as to how quickly this site has taken off and that's due to y'all who have chosen to invest your time in it. Thank you for that, you have no idea. Truth is no matter how hard I work I couldn't make this site a success alone. It's still not anywhere near where I want it to be but that takes time and I work on growing the site daily. In creating this site I wanted not only to create an option for chicas seeking processing at IPSP rates without paying the additional VISA/MC rates involved, but to also create a thriving traffic base of new clients for those of you listed. That's happening and you have no idea how excited I am by it, or how thankful I am to all of y'all who chose to join a fledgling site, and who by doing so are helping it grow.
In my time as a cam chica I've undertaken some pretty ambitious projects but this has been, by far, the most involved and important for a multitude of reasons. To all of y'all who are supporting the site 'thanks' just isn't enough.
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edit: one more thing, call this novel part two.
for chicas who desire payment processing but wish not to actually be listed on the site I can create unbranded payment pages for you to direct your own clients towards. These pages are unidexed and can be totally customized to your preference. currently I have two private, unbranded profiles activated but I won't post the URLs for obvious reasons. hit me up at the email address above if you have any questions about this option.
I know that sooner or later, someone is going to ask about LCMS checks/payments, "Is there anything about cammodeling on the envelope? Is there an adult-sounding name on the check?" This is the first week that payments have been available to US ladies by check, and I got mine today. So here's a description of the check:
This check was for the pay period 8/17-8/23. As far as I know, the payment was sent out on Sunday 8/31, and the check arrived today, Friday 9/5. I tend to get mail pretty quickly, but that should give you some idea of how long it takes.
The check comes in one of those non-envelope type things where you have to rip a strip off of three sides in order to open it (I have no idea what they are called, but a lot of checks are delivered in that kind of packaging). The return address is for "Bill Payment Processing Center," and in Bold letters it says "Payment Enclosed."
The check itself is issued using an individual's information (which for obvious reasons, I'm not posting here). So if you take the check to your bank, it will look like you got a check from a person, not a company, and certainly not a company with a suspicious/adult-related name. There is nothing on the memo line, so no need to worry about anything weird there, either (e.g. "Memo: For GFE, submissive, and butt-plug-modeling services the week of 8/24-8/30" LOL).
Hope that helps someone at some point!
thanks for posting that info, much appreciated!
as well, you're spot on regarding send out date. on the model contract the payment date is stated as Monday but I always send out payments a day prior on Sunday, my reason being that in case I have a really busy Monday I don't end up sending out payments late. I just like leaving that little extra buffer just in case.
thanks again, I actually didn't know what the envelope would look like exactly, but I did set up all payout options to be as 'non-adult' looking as possible in recognition of the fact that privacy and discretion is always a good thing :)
I tried to e-mail you for geo unblock but i received a delivery failure e-mail. :-(
sorry I haven't updated this thread in a while, I've been really busy with work and actually having some fun away from my office/cam-cave for a change in between
first I want to start off with an apology to the EE chicas who are having issues accessing the site. I hate that I have to set the barriers I do but it's the only way I've found effective in protecting my websites in the past. I don't wish to come off as unwelcoming or unappreciative of any chica who wishes to join, I just don't know how to address site protection without implementing the IP blocking plan I have in place. I am truly sorry and I really hope you don't take the issue as a personal affront. If there was a way to protect my sites without having to IP block and alienate the wicked cam chicas I know you are, I would. In a heartbeat.
As a general update less fraught with guilt, a few months in the site is growing nicely, traffic is growing and fetish clips are selling if somewhat sporadicly to new site visitors. So far all the clips sales are my own as I'm the only one to upload fetish content, I'd guestimate it's about a 70%-30% split between my own pre-existing clients and new guys, respectively. nowhere near c4s levels obviously but I'm not insane/delusional so I'm not striving to match those volumes. By month two I actually had to raise my monthly payment ceiling set by my bank (a ceiling I figured would be sustainable for at least the first six months) because bookings were far above what I had anticipated, and that's continued every week and month since. In truth the site is nowhere close to where I want it to be/know it can end up but thus far the site is blowing away the financial projections I set going into this. I know realistically that a few months isn't enough time to get the site to the heights I want it to achieve (sustainably at least) but it's on it's way. My end goal is to create the best indy site on all levels with the highest quality traffic and the highest and most frequent payouts. I love this niche and I want to make it easier for chicas to break into it, both in terms of processing rates and access to new potential clients. While that goal is still a work in progress LCMS is well on it's way, and that is totally due to the support of both this community and chicas elsewhere who took a chance and invested their time -and income from clients both offsite and on- in this project. I can't thank you enough.
regarding chargebacks, the site is still running at 0% cb ratio, totally due to those of y'all who are paying attention on what to look for/what to avoid in accepting payments. out of hundreds of transactions there's only been a handful (three to be exact) of transactions thus far that raised suspicion, and each time the chica involved requested a cancellation before I even got a chance to look at the booking info with my 'erm, that's not good' face. ya'll rock.
the site is small both in terms of listings and traffic because particularly in the case of the latter I'm going for quality over quantity. I don't advertise low cost shows or anything free, instead I aim to offer guys who want a quality experience a venue for doing so. As with all indy sites a relatively small portion of chicas are making good $$$ off a relatively small percentage of site clients, but the site does have regulars who move around when their 'favs' aren't online so the income is getting spread around. I also advertise the site to my own clients as I'm now working 3 full time jobs (soon to be four as I've received an opportunity down here I'd be crazy to pass up) so something has to give. Since the beach beckons as well -and often- I'm available to my own dudes far less frequently than before, and they've become good clients of other chicas when I'm not around.
The unbranded pages for those chicas only seeking payment processing have also been working out well. I've added additional customizations that you can check out : and many of those customization options will be open to chicas listed on the main directory in the coming weeks. I have a lot of fun with ish like this so I'd really like to make each profile page unique, it's just a matter of finding the time to do it.
As to who is earning a decent income on the site, I gotta say it's been a really wicked experience to get a backstage birds eye view. There is NO rhyme nor reason to it; three of the top 6 earners are brand new to indy (averaging well over 1k per week each for the duration of their time on the site), and all 6 are different ethnicities, styles and body types. The main similarity seems to be that they offer fetish, clearly blow the guys away so they return to book subsequent shows, and log in regularly. To that end, for any chica listed on the site who doesn't have a yahoo status icon set up I'd strongly suggest you do so. Yes yahoo is a PITA but it's the only way to show up on the home page, and beyond that having yahoo as first point of contact greatly reduces the likelihood of your main skype account getting reported and terminated by some idiot pissed cuz you wouldn't give him a free show.
I also wanted to add that I track site stats obsessively, and the vast majority of my own new-client bookings on LCMs visit my profile after viewing my preview vid. tbh I hate ish like that (I always picture some dude having a broke-desperation wank) but I gotta say I'm a convert. If you'd like a preview clip with a link through to your profile send me your video URL and I'll get it up asap.
thanks for reading, one of these days I'll post an update without writing a novel
peace and $$$$$$ y'all :goodvibes
For the preview video, where do you suggest hosting it, besides YouTube? I'd like to avoid using YouTube if at all possible. Maybe somewhere that gives you the option to only have the video visible to those with the link or wherever it's embedded?
Thanks so much for these detailed updates and being so up front with us about the operations of this business. You're doing an awesome job!
dailymotion and vimeo are both far more cam chica-friendly (and less prone to bitter peeps reporting ish to shut it down) than youtube. I believe vimeo also allows for private videos as well, not sure if those can be embedded though. basically the way my site is set up I need the URL for the video page rather than an embed code so I'm not sure if private vids would work with my site.
I just joined this site, I love the customizable page! The process was pretty simple. It did take a while to write a description for my page, but that's pretty normal. :)