camming while living with family
does anyone here have experience in camming while living with family or friends?
i just bought the Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 and i'm ready to do my thing!
i've told my family that i'm going to work for an online call center and i need a private room for it, so i'll have privacy.
i don't have the luxury of good job opportunities since i'm in the middle of nowhere. i wanna save up and ship out!
does anyone have any horror stories and positive tips for people in my situation?
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Will you be camming with audio? I have a roommate but I cam without audio so it's never been a problem. I use a small fan and air purifier to create white noise so I can cam regardless of who's home because there are bills to be paid!
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Whoregeous
Will you be camming with audio? I have a roommate but I cam without audio so it's never been a problem. I use a small fan and air purifier to create white noise so I can cam regardless of who's home because there are bills to be paid!
are your numbers still looking good despite the lack in audio? i'm scared of having audio off since i don't want to lose money
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LaPetiteVierge
are your numbers still looking good despite the lack in audio? i'm scared of having audio off since i don't want to lose money
Didn't you say previously that you had only actually cammed one time ever? Maybe you have cammed more since that post... but why not just try it out and see how it goes? It doesn't sound like you have any money to compare a loss to by not using audio.
I think audio is important but there are a lot of girls who are very successful without it. I think it really just comes down to you trying it out and seeing how it works for you.
There's tons of posts on here about camming from home though, I think it gets brought up really often.
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My numbers are VERY good for ME. I'm a novelty so I've never had any complaint. If you do mainly vanilla shows, it MIGHT be a problem because there are a lot of girls who do that. The only way to find out is to try it out yourself. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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LaPetiteVierge
are your numbers still looking good despite the lack in audio? i'm scared of having audio off since i don't want to lose money
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SarahTime
Didn't you say previously that you had only actually cammed one time ever? Maybe you have cammed more since that post... but why not just try it out and see how it goes? It doesn't sound like you have any money to compare a loss to by not using audio.
I think audio is important but there are a lot of girls who are very successful without it. I think it really just comes down to you trying it out and seeing how it works for you.
There's tons of posts on here about camming from home though, I think it gets brought up really often.
i've only cammed once, yes. but like most new people, i've been reading up on everything and it seems like audio is important to a degree much like connection speed and webcam quality. maybe i didn't read it right? either way, i want to make as much money as feasibly and realistically possible.
also, i haven't really come across the posts about working from home. i use google search to search the forum and i didn't really see anything that specifically spoke on living at home beyond being a dependent and the tax situation with that (but that's not my problem thank goodness!)
but thank you, when i get this camera, i'm going to test the waters with camming again and hopefully it'll be better this time.
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Originally Posted by
Whoregeous
My numbers are VERY good for ME. I'm a novelty so I've never had any complaint. If you do mainly vanilla shows, it MIGHT be a problem because there are a lot of girls who do that. The only way to find out is to try it out yourself. You may be pleasantly surprised.
ohhh, i see. i'm exploring (as in researching) doing kink-specialties. that seems, to me, to be where the money is at. it's also what i like. i have a few fetishes that i wouldn't mind making clips related to.
...on an unrelated note, i think my sig is throwing people off since i haven't actually done anything but i have a really fancy sig like i have. i just wanted to be prepared to be a real member of the stripperweb community!
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LaPetiteVierge
i've only cammed once, yes. but like most new people, i've been reading up on everything and it seems like audio is important to a degree much like connection speed and webcam quality. maybe i didn't read it right? either way, i want to make as much money as feasibly and realistically possible.
Audio can help with getting your earnings higher for sure but you don't NEED to use to make money.
It sounds like in your situation that anything at the point is better than $0.
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justanothercamgirl
Audio can help with getting your earnings higher for sure but you don't NEED to use to make money.
It sounds like in your situation that anything at the point is better than $0.
you're 100% right. a little goes a looooong way right about now.
thanks so much everybody!!
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Originally Posted by
LaPetiteVierge
i've only cammed once, yes. but like most new people, i've been reading up on everything and it seems like audio is important to a degree much like connection speed and webcam quality. maybe i didn't read it right? either way, i want to make as much money as feasibly and realistically possible.
also, i haven't really come across the posts about working from home. i use google search to search the forum and i didn't really see anything that specifically spoke on living at home beyond being a dependent and the tax situation with that (but that's not my problem thank goodness!)
but thank you, when i get this camera, i'm going to test the waters with camming again and hopefully it'll be better this time.
ohhh, i see. i'm exploring (as in researching) doing kink-specialties. that seems, to me, to be where the money is at. it's also what i like. i have a few fetishes that i wouldn't mind making clips related to.
...on an unrelated note, i think my sig is throwing people off since i haven't actually done anything but i have a really fancy sig like i have. i just wanted to be prepared to be a real member of the stripperweb community!
Do you have any questions that are specific to camming from home? That might give us a better idea what you're looking for. The biggest issue camming from home is being a dependent and tax issues, like you said, just make sure you are 110% sure that's not an issue for you. Other than that, most of us cam from home, right? ;)
I'm going to venture a guess and say that while audio is not completely necessary, you will probably make more with it.
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SarahTime
Do you have any questions that are specific to camming from home? That might give us a better idea what you're looking for. The biggest issue camming from home is being a dependent and tax issues, like you said, just make sure you are 110% sure that's not an issue for you. Other than that, most of us cam from home, right? ;)
I'm going to venture a guess and say that while audio is not completely necessary, you will probably make more with it.
now that you ask, everything i'm thinking of asking is vague or common sense.
like "what precautions should i take to not get caught? how should i setup? can you do okay without outfits and toys since i don't want those to get found?"
i was raised protestant and live with holier-than-thou relatives so i'm afraid of getting exiled from the pridelands if i'm caught!
if this thread is weightless on its own, i hope a moderator can merge it with the general questions one. i'm a bit of an airhead sometimes!
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I live in the house with my mum and her partner. They both know I do camming and are fine with it.
(I am non nude and don't penetrate, but most of my cam work involves talking as I am a domme)
It becomes very awkward when my mums partner comes upstairs to use the bathroom or shower as I have to log off as I don't want him hearing my talk, my mum I don't mind at all. It becomes awkward at bedtime as our rooms are bang next to eachother so anytime past 11pm it gets awkward as I have to speak really low.
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Before you start camming, you have to consider the worst that could happen if they find out. Even if you don't use audio, it's very hard for them to not know or suspect when living in the same house. You will KNOW when they know. You can just feel it.
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LaPetiteVierge
now that you ask, everything i'm thinking of asking is vague or common sense.
like "what precautions should i take to not get caught? how should i setup? can you do okay without outfits and toys since i don't want those to get found?"
i was raised protestant and live with holier-than-thou relatives so i'm afraid of getting exiled from the pridelands if i'm caught!
if this thread is weightless on its own, i hope a moderator can merge it with the general questions one. i'm a bit of an airhead sometimes!
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Originally Posted by
LaPetiteVierge
now that you ask, everything i'm thinking of asking is vague or common sense.
like "what precautions should i take to not get caught? how should i setup? can you do okay without outfits and toys since i don't want those to get found?"
i was raised protestant and live with holier-than-thou relatives so i'm afraid of getting exiled from the pridelands if i'm caught!
if this thread is weightless on its own, i hope a moderator can merge it with the general questions one. i'm a bit of an airhead sometimes!
Hey it's not weightless lol :) Just seeing if you had anything specific we could answer. Whoregeous is right - be prepared for the worst if you do get caught. I would probably work the late shift like after everyone is in bed already, that would probably lessen the chances of getting caught. I usually work mostly at night because of my kids but when my mother in law was living with us for a while, I worked a little later than I usually would after she went to bed.
Most of the outfits that I see guys request are pretty basic stuff you could get away with owning without raising any eyebrows, I would wait on any super fetish-y stuff until you are on your own just so no one gets suspicious. If you want to use toys, you could get by just fine with one for now. I have my favorite one I use all the time and all my others are just on occasion, so you don't really have to have a whole arsenal of toys to be successful.
You said you are in the middle of nowhere - I am too now. The upload sucks but it gets me by, make sure your upload is decent enough to handle HD and that you have a good webcam and computer setup to run the encoder (on Streamate, not sure what site you're on) and I'm sure you'll do just fine. :)
One more thought about audio, you can actually talk pretty quiet and the webcam will still pick it up. You could also play up the "oh I have to be quiet since there's people in the house" thing, makes it seem kinda sneaky or forbidden. ;)
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scarletl
I live in the house with my mum and her partner. They both know I do camming and are fine with it.
(I am non nude and don't penetrate, but most of my cam work involves talking as I am a domme)
It becomes very awkward when my mums partner comes upstairs to use the bathroom or shower as I have to log off as I don't want him hearing my talk, my mum I don't mind at all. It becomes awkward at bedtime as our rooms are bang next to eachother so anytime past 11pm it gets awkward as I have to speak really low.
Ha, that's my exact situation almost one to one (except I live with my mom, dad and sister).
They all know I cam, and I, too, have to talk a lot because I dominate and I mostly work nights when everybody is at home. I try to be as quiet as I can, and at summer the AC is on which makes for a great white noise source, and up until a few weeks ago (before I went abroad for a 5 weeks vacation at my partner's place, where I am now) I was sure it was all going absolutely great, until on that certain morning my mom came up to me and said that at night, my sister and her could literally her every single word I was saying, every moan, every sound.
I was extremely ashamed and felt horrible about it, told her I had absolutely no idea what happened (she said up until that point none of them ever heard a thing), because I wasn't particularly loud and the AC was on. S
She said that while she is not a fan of the idea of my camming, she respects it, but that she will not tolerate having to hear it (also added that my 20-year-old sister was "traumatized", to which I replied "come on".).
The day after, I tried camming without audio at all, but literally all of my regulars were extremely disappointed and most didn't wanna continue the session that day. So, when I'm back home I'm gonna have to cam with audio again and see how it goes.
Does anybody here work with a clip-on mic? Does it even work?
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I use to cam without sound for years. You def can still make money....there's lots of threads on "camming without sound". I usually told customers something like "I live with people and don't want them to hear me being naughty" or something along those lines. Before you know it you'll have enough money to move out.
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Also make sure to take advantage of times when no one is home if they are gone for long enough to cam with the audio on without risk of getting caught. You could advertise it in your room topic and raise your rates for the times you are able to use audio !