Terrified Newbie. Please Help Me.
Well okay so heres the deal!
I'm moving to a new city in a new state- lord help me- and I need a job that can help me lay down on the bills! I'm a decent looking girl, I'm pretty god damn outgoing, hell I've even been called charming! But my biggest thing is...I need to find a site to work on! I have no qualms about my body even though I'ma little over weight. I've heard horror stories about girls not getting paid and stuff like that and what with moving to a new town losing money on a deal is something I CANT do. I really need you fine ladies on here to really help me. I need a good site thats not gonna scam me. I'm no newbie to camsex or sex in general but I just need the help. I really really do. I would like good reviews, bad reviews, ANYTHING. Just pure honesty. Be blunt, I can handle it.
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I think the top 2 websites for caming right now would be myfreecams.com and streamate.com.
As for the help, the best think I could probably say is read, read, read and read. These forums have a lot of (first hand) information and insight. Also you might want to find some time to lurk on those sites and watch some shows and kind of see how things work from the other side of the lens for a bit.
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Streamate is reliable and won't scam you out of pay, but it can take a while to get an account approved and making money because you need to build regulars and be good at converting visitors to paying visitors. If you go with streamate, start streaming as soon as youre approved. You have new girl status and that helps bring in traffic. Idk how long that lasts..a couple weeks..enough time to start working on your following. If you waste new girl status, it will be a lot more painful to build regulars. Good luck!
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that sounds good. I'm also considering the indie option of using a directory like CMD.
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Alright I've also heard horror stories of SM too. have you worked for them recently?
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Help_Plz
Alright I've also heard horror stories of SM too. have you worked for them recently?
I think majority of the girls on here and some other forums work streamate (SM) and myfreecams(MFC) I also work cams and streamate been on there 10 years always been paid.
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What are these horror stories? I've been on streamate for almost 2 years and have yet to have a horror story.
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I would recommend reading through "Starting place for Camgirls" and the site-specific threads. The horror stories I have heard regarding the big-box sites are mostly related to studios, so also read "Signing up directly". There is a lot of information on this site from girls who work on the cam sites, and their experiences both good and not-so-good are here for you to read. You seem very determined to hang on to these "horror stories", though, and if you are desperate for money you may not be taking all of the pros and cons of camming into account when you are deciding.
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Make sure you sign up to the site directly so you don't go with a studio.
http://www.streamatemodels.com (private based site)
http://www.myfreecams.com/mfc2/php/p...e_accounts.php (token site)
http://chaturbate.com/accounts/register/ (token site) <--- If you do decide to try chaturbate make sure you visit the chaturbate forum on here and use one of the lovely ladies affiliate links. I used another girls when I signed up for chaturbate and I earned her a little extra cash.
http://models.streamray.com/ (cams.com) (private based site)
http://modelcenter.jasmin.com/en/ (live jasmin) (private based site)
These are the sites that I recommend. With token based sites I believe that you have the potential to make more money. Most girls give up on it right away when they are making little to no money, but it takes time to build up regulars. You have to put your mind in the state of "I'm not going to make any money doing this for a while, but I'm going to have fun doing it" <--- I'm not saying do things for free/cheap. Just don't get frustrated when you don't make a ton of tokens. I quit MFC (myfreecams) after the first couple weeks doing it. I plan on going back at it soon. I work SM (streamate) right now but my heart aches for MFC. I plan on working SM to cover all of my bills, and after I made my daily goal head over to MFC to build up some regulars. If your stressed out about making money, that really shows on MFC and the guys get turned off by it and won't tip.
I wish you luck!
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Help_Plz
Well okay so heres the deal!
I'm moving to a new city in a new state- lord help me- and I need a job that can help me lay down on the bills! I'm a decent looking girl, I'm pretty god damn outgoing, hell I've even been called charming! But my biggest thing is...I need to find a site to work on! I have no qualms about my body even though I'ma little over weight. I've heard horror stories about girls not getting paid and stuff like that and what with moving to a new town losing money on a deal is something I CANT do. I really need you fine ladies on here to really help me. I need a good site thats not gonna scam me. I'm no newbie to camsex or sex in general but I just need the help. I really really do. I would like good reviews, bad reviews, ANYTHING. Just pure honesty. Be blunt, I can handle it.
Whatever site you decide to work on... I suggest having an immediate back up plan, or something else you are doing while you are also camming, until you know if camming is going to actually pay your bills.
Camming isn't easy... especially right now. I couldn't imagine starting out right now in this camming environment. Good luck, but always have a back up plan!
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I think if you do a lot of research and set up a game plan for MFC, it could be really good for you, especially if you're naturally outgoing. I'm an introvert but I spent a lot of time figuring out how my room would work, investing in good equipment and props, and I was making a decent amount on MFC right away. Just make sure you use your New Model Status wisely.
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smaddy
Make sure you sign up to the site directly so you don't go with a studio.
http://www.streamatemodels.com (private based site)
http://www.myfreecams.com/mfc2/php/p...e_accounts.php (token site)
http://chaturbate.com/accounts/register/ (token site) <--- If you do decide to try chaturbate make sure you visit the chaturbate forum on here and use one of the lovely ladies affiliate links. I used another girls when I signed up for chaturbate and I earned her a little extra cash.
http://models.streamray.com/ (cams.com) (private based site)
http://modelcenter.jasmin.com/en/ (live jasmin) (private based site)
These are the sites that I recommend. With token based sites I believe that you have the potential to make more money. Most girls give up on it right away when they are making little to no money, but it takes time to build up regulars. You have to put your mind in the state of "I'm not going to make any money doing this for a while, but I'm going to have fun doing it" <--- I'm not saying do things for free/cheap. Just don't get frustrated when you don't make a ton of tokens. I quit MFC (myfreecams) after the first couple weeks doing it. I plan on going back at it soon. I work SM (streamate) right now but my heart aches for MFC. I plan on working SM to cover all of my bills, and after I made my daily goal head over to MFC to build up some regulars. If your stressed out about making money, that really shows on MFC and the guys get turned off by it and won't tip.
I wish you luck!
Just 1 caveat...actually several. If you wish ever to convert to a Daily Pay program like ours, don't run around to every site and create a profile just to be signed up, as it can create a big mess later if you want daily pay. We have 3 staff now and a majority of our day is spent straightening out issues caused by doing this. Some sites let you transfer your profile just fine, others you will be permanently barred from daily pay just for signing directly.
If you never see yourself in need of a daily pay studio/agency program, then by all means sign directly as it will block attempts by pure recruiting studios that try to get a double-signup.
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audritwo
What are these horror stories? I've been on streamate for almost 2 years and have yet to have a horror story.
10 years on SM same thing. the only thing with them I wish I knew I was approved 2 weeks prior to when i found out. when i logged in that is how many weeks i missed back then
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I think you have to check out sites and see what works for you. Not everyone does well on sites like MFC which is mostly shows in free chat, that's a different kind of hustle. Streamate also has 1700 performers on all at once and you have to try and make yourself stand out in that crowd, which can be hard. There is no money guarantee in camming, so you have to have a plan b if it doesn't work out. Look into phone sex sites and making clips for sites like Clips4Sale.
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SarahTime
Whatever site you decide to work on... I suggest having an immediate back up plan, or something else you are doing while you are also camming, until you know if camming is going to actually pay your bills.
Camming isn't easy... especially right now. I couldn't imagine starting out right now in this camming environment. Good luck, but always have a back up plan!
Yep! I agree with this. Get a vanilla job if you can and work the cam sites in your free time as "extra" cash. I've actually noticed that a lot of the top girls on MFC started by doing caming on the side, and then eventually were able to quit their jobs. If you go into thinking 'i need to make x amount of pay all of my bills" your going to stress yourself out if your not making that. It definitely shows on cam and the guys can see that.
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For me, I love SM. I feel like my custies are more polite than what I've seen on other sites, and that personality reigns. And talk, talk, talk! Always recognize anyone in your room by name (just "hi" is fine). Camming works because I have a completely flexible schedule and as a single mom with an 11 year old at home, I have weird hours. I do know that most cam girls (and guys, and trans, etc) make more money by having a regular cam schedule, but everyone is different. Good luck, and be SURE to read all the newbie stuff on here.