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Does anyone else not make money on Streamate??
So I've signed on a couple times, tried to make money but I just sit there for an hour and make nothing or a couple dollars. I'm pretty attractive if I say so myself lol, so it cant be that. Could it be the hours im signing on? I have signed on usually around 7 to 9pm weeknights, about 1300 girls on, is that alot or hard hours? Need some advice because everyone seems to make money on there except me. Ahhhh! lol
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Try staying on for 4 hour shifts instead of 1-2 if you can because sometimes days aren't as fast paced. How's your lighting, cam quality, internet speed, etc? Make sure those are top and in order. Also, how are you at selling things? It's not about how you look as much as how you sell your product. You can look like a million bucks but if you don't know how to sell the customers the fantasy not many are going to buy ;)
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Looks isn't everything. Personality goes a long way.
Remember this is a sales job, don't beat yourself up if camming isn't for you. Not every girl can do it.
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Tonight is horrible on there, like OMG awful. :(
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A lot of the girls you see on here (and on the site) who are doing really well have been on there for years & years and have a large roster of regulars built up. There used to be a time with all sites, when there weren't too many models on the site, so it was actually pretty easy for a newbie to do well. So just give it time to build regulars, or try other sites.
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I don't think there's any site anymore that's easy money, (if there is, please let me know!!!) at least when you're first starting out. Nowdays it seems to be all about cultivating regulars, filling a particular niche, and doing a shit ton of marketing on your own to bring guys to your site when you're online.
That said, IMO it is harder and more competitive than ever to cultivate and retain clients.
Read through all the tips on this site (it truly is a gold mine) about lighting/equipment quality, how to sell yourself as (their) fantasy, online marketing, try other 'looks' and other time slots. Above all, my best, best, best advice is to STAY LOGGED IN. :)
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I stated on SM and totally sucked at it. I still have a partial payout sitting on there because i just can't convince myself to go back and finish it up. MFC on the other hand was where i found my camgirl legs. Not every site is good for every girl.
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Well?? I have been on there since 2009.. been on the front page been on the 2nd page.. had 5 stars had all the way to 3.5 stars before..LOL.. and Anyways my point is!.. uh yesterday i worked 5 hours for $17 bucks!... ok?? and that was NOT all SM.. I made over 4 bucks on SM.. I know loser right?? but things are looking up because I have made over 6 bucks on SM today.. so yea.. for me I cannot keep consistent.. one week i am making 1200 bucks on there and then the next week it might be flippin 400 dollars.. it's weird for me.. I just keep on keepin on and work my other sites while I wait and wait til my number is called haha.
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space_cowgirl
Above all, my best, best, best advice is to STAY LOGGED IN. :)
This is good advice
There are a couple there are a couple other quotes I recall from SW along these lines that have helped me. I fail to remember the threads or who posted (sincere apologizes because they have helped me). Such as
"I cannot make ANY money if I do not log on" Yea, truth. "The more I am online, the more money I make" TRUTH.
This cam biz is a mind fuck - I can mentally fuck myself out of $ or I can "(mind)fuck" someone else out of theirs, lol I guess that is the simplest way to put it.
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Dont be upset. SM was awful as well, but somehow in 6 hard hours i managed to make 146 bucks... first two hours were ok, then 2 hours with 8 bucks then one loong excl with regular and then one short with some new guy( and he might come back for more :>>>>>>). but yeah, it sucks. for me- one my regular waits for salary since he didnt pay bills on his credit card and cant go excl with me, but he will be taking me everyday as usual next week :) forthermore i already made arrangement for private tomorow- also, daily.. it was like 15 bucks left to make till my day goal (134). and it was so slow. setted up for gold show. so in 15 min counting noone joined... NOONE. i was dancing, showing ass, touching my body, flirting, winking, sending kisses.... iguess i was invisible :D. i saw fabulous girls on first page that are usually in private... well, they werent. mostly of top americans even wasnt streaming. SM sucks theese days. well, i know i have support there so i will never leave with 2 bucks, but yeahhh... it will make you crazy, deffinitely. Good luck, girl.
And yeah, it seemed to me the same, im not bad looking either :) I came here, i got support, i learnt that you need to be self confidence, flirt, enjoy yourself and everything will be just fine.
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Hey there Boostie, thank you so much for this answer. I am a new girl on the block. I just sat for 2 hours on SM and made no money. I am not young but not ugly, you are right not every site is for every girl. Now I am having major issues keeping a PFS at a normal range so I freeze at CB where I logged in for a few minutes and even though the guys could not see me well they were motivated and happy to see me and I got a few tokens which I was surprise by the quality of my broadcast. Still I won't give up no way.
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I was on for over an hour the other day with nothing - finally a reg came on and said he could not see me using a couple of different browsers - I think he finally got me with FF - I cant remember now - but I know he said chrome was not working - then another guy said my screen was black and he just had my audio - I had to adjust my settings - soooo - maybe you are having an issue that you are not aware of - next time you log on have someone check your feed
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I wrote that post when I tried Streamate the first time, my account was old and I was way back in the placement. I quit but then came back in April with a new account and I worked hard at having the encoder just right which apparently I didnt before and hardwire the internet, worked many hours while under new models section now I'm ok. It's not awesome by any means, since its been slow there mostly but way better than back then.
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Nikki_Fox
I was on for over an hour the other day with nothing - finally a reg came on and said he could not see me using a couple of different browsers - I think he finally got me with FF - I cant remember now - but I know he said chrome was not working - then another guy said my screen was black and he just had my audio - I had to adjust my settings - soooo - maybe you are having an issue that you are not aware of - next time you log on have someone check your feed
Hey Nikki_Fox! What's FF means? Now, I sat on SM for two hours and a bunch of guys came in and out. Finally one told me that my screen was "fucked up and greenish". I am new and frankly I am in desperate need to make money, I am working with a Logitech 2seventy, but my laptop is a almost 8 year old Toshiba A205. When I preview my cam on the Dashboard it moves and looks just fine. Help me please? Thank you very much.
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FF is firefox. Its more than likely your computer and camera. SM used to would work with old computers, but now, not so much so. Maybe you could let someone here know your name on SM (maybe even thru message) so that a model could check your stream for you. Pick someone you think is real and ask. It never hurts to try. We have some awesomely gifted tech girls here. (Tho I am not one of them)
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Thanks so much Sweetgapeach!! I really appreciate the prompt reply. I am temped to download FF then. I tried to go on CB but unfortunately the PFS fails to 0 frames per second and my video freezes. I wonder what browser you are using in case you are on CB on some other girl also could give me an input.
Thank you and wish you a lot of Gold and Tokens goes your way!
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Nikki was saying that the customer could VIEW her better on firefox. I think most girls use either Chrome or internet explorer to stream, I am not positive though. I use either but I am only on Streamate. Thanks for the well wishes. If you are using a computer that old on SM, make sure you are using the lowest recommended settings for streaming. I have a computer from last year, not Intel, AMD 8. I have to use the medium settings and I cannot split cam on this computer.
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The browser the client was using was the issue - not the browser I was using - message a long time person here to look at your feed the next time you are planning on working - I will look for you if I am on - I may not be able to help you solve your problem but at least you will know if your feed is the issue that is stopping you from making money - A few simple things to check - what is your upload speed??? I assume you are not using the encoder? If you are not using the encoder are you trying to use the hd or wide setting ? If so that could be a problem with your older equipment - you may need to back it down to a DSL setting- are you hardwired and not using wi-fi? Have you checked your camera settings? the follow your face thing can cause problem --- outside of those basic things IDK - I am not very techie
edited to add - yep @sweetga - he could only hear me if he was on chrome - HE had to switch browsers to be able to view me -
I log in with chrome
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If SM is the site you want to try and work on then you need to give at least a month to see if its worth your time, but not a month of I log on here and I log on there.
consistency is the only way to know if a site is worth it for you. I know it can be hard some days to keep up with being online to an empty but some days it only takes one great guy to turn your day around and you won't know until you log on and stick around.
Basically my method is if I can't make payout minimum on a site in a quick enough amount of time then I won't really stick around on the site.
You also have to consider since camming is now being more talked about in places like this and a few other sites and in the media and more and more who are hard up looking for work are going to try this. So the site traffic sometimes is clogged up with newbies trying to give it a go but not everyone is made for camming and the ones who stick around do see their results in their efforts.
Just don't give up to easy on it it just takes time in building a fan base, having a consistent regular schedule and maybe even a little off-site marketing. If you don't want to be out there you are doing cam then yes there are going to be times where you are clocking in long hours with empty rooms trying to get that one guy who is hot for you and spends his money. Also you have to take into account each website has popular time zones and dead time zones. sometimes in the dead time zone you might want to do happy hour rates or gold shows.
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I was making a pathetically low amount of money on SM for the past 2 or 3 months... not sure how long since I've started anymore. All I know is I got a fresh account by opting in to daily pay and used my members account to add some key tags to my new profile. I also requested a static biopic and uploaded a really attractive picture (better lighting than what's actually in my room, then once they come in and interact with me my personality makes up the difference ;P). It might not sound like much, but where I was making less than $100/week previously, I just finished last week with 5x that amount and am still not putting in the hours I really should be. Anyway, those are the things that are working for me. :D
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doublerainbow
I was making a pathetically low amount of money on SM for the past 2 or 3 months... not sure how long since I've started anymore. All I know is I got a fresh account by opting in to daily pay and used my members account to add some key tags to my new profile. I also requested a static biopic and uploaded a really attractive picture (better lighting than what's actually in my room, then once they come in and interact with me my personality makes up the difference ;P). It might not sound like much, but where I was making less than $100/week previously, I just finished last week with 5x that amount and am still not putting in the hours I really should be. Anyway, those are the things that are working for me. :D
Wow, this sounds great!! I am so glad for you. I am struggling to get started for real as I just sat there and nothing happened. I have been keeping my vanilla job so I can at least pay the rent, but little to eat to be completely honest...
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I want to thank the lovely Minniesoporno, Nikki_Fox and sweetgapeach for the moral support and the love towards me in this difficult time I am having.
As for sites, I am really trying and hoping to work at CB but my FPS fail to zero and still the guys are eager to see me and some even hang in there, contrary to SM where they don't even say hi and it's a bit depressing to be honest. I am a friendly and cheered up person and I have a feeling that CB is the one for me, still I am not dissing SM at all.
Today I ask a friend and he is letting me use his laptop which is a Acer 2 years older and I hope it will work. At least so I can get a few basics necessities covered and than a new computer. I will keep you girls posted. Again, I am so thankful for your support. I no longer feel alone.
Luv ya girls.
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just a girl
Wow, this sounds great!! I am so glad for you. I am struggling to get started for real as I just sat there and nothing happened. I have been keeping my vanilla job so I can at least pay the rent, but little to eat to be completely honest...
It's the same for me, only my day job's hours got totally butchered (not to mention it's minimum wage) and camming unexpectedly became pretty much 85-90% of my total income. I have no safety net to fall back on so I'm just plucking away trying to make it work. One thing I never do is just sit there, though. I know just being pretty works for some girls but when you're new and trying to build up a base of regulars, you gotta be really proactive about attracting your customers once they're in your room. No one should be giving out nipples for free - part of my hustle is not flashing at all in free chat, but I'm super engaging and friendly and playful. Try different things and see what works for you, but always stay in your comfort zone or you'll wind up dreading getting online. Good luck out there girl!
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I actually having trouble broadcasting I think as one guy told me that my screen was "all fucked up", that is on SM. I actually not crazy about the site so far, the guys are rude in my opinion. I had more action on CB where even with a frozen image I got a few tokens. I could NOT yet really work and I am now in search of a borrowed computer, I cannot buy one now. I think my compu is too old and even after cleaning and uninstalling some stuff still freezing. I am going crazy here because I am in big need of working. What computer are you using?
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Yeah, that tends to be the way with SM. Like I have a pretty great laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad, 1 year old) and even connected to the internet with an ethernet cord my stream freezes up randomly, I get signed out randomly, etc.
Since switching to my partner's gaming battlestation, 0 issues. SM just has pretty high standards for PC's. I mean, I think one of their 'things' is basically offering the best streams possible. Have you tried not using the encoder?