Begining at the Begining lol
Str8 up want to warn readers right away, this will be kind of a long post and somewhat personal. I wanted to start a blog here, but couldn't find the right button yet :O Or maybe I just can't because I'm new? So then I thought I'd write this in the "Im new" thread but that seemed specificaly for dancers (of which I am not) and so I figured 'fuk it, I'll post it all on the camming connection'! I appologize in advance if this post doesn't really belong here.
I do have some questions which all/any advice/info/input is more than welcome and would be appreciated. I don't have much insight myself to offer at this point, making this post far from informative, but if anyone else is new and finding themselves fumbling through getting started as a cam girl feel free to message me maybe we can fumble through together! LoL
As I write this I am 4 hours into a 16 hour shift, not on cam (I wish), but at my "Vanilla" job which isn't vanilla at all. I am an "Adult Retail Specialist" (yes that's a fancy way of saying Porn Store Clerk), I have worked for 2 different companies over the years for a total of 7 years in the "industry" now. I really love my job and I love the people I work for (lil old man and woman who have ran this place for 30plus years. Hahah yeah it's a Mom n Pop Porn Shop!), we have great medical, get 2 weeks PTO a year, plus there are other fringe benefits (like being able to work on personal projects while at work lol and discounts on dildos n such). The problem is, I make $11.50 an hour. After taxes that comes to about 300 a week. :( My S/O was working as a bar manager for 5 years and made enough money that we were doing okay, bils were payed and we were able to go out and take vacations and be comfortable. However we never really made enough to get ahead and move out of our Shared/Room mate living situation. :( And then he lost his job...he is on unemployment and should have a new gig bartending or something soon but in the mean time we are BROKE AS FUK. lol
Now, I'm not looking at camming as a 'get rich quick fix' or anything like that. I am trying to look at it as realisticly and skepticaly as possible. I feel like if I keep low expectations then any extra money I might make will be a pleasent suprise! LoL
I've got a few things going against me right now:
- I am 32 (though I look young/get carded for booze aaallwwaayyss).
-I'm a little chubby right now (though well preportioned I think). My years of slinging smutt have taught me that indeed, it takes all types, and men will wank to all kinds of women! Otherwise I might not have the courage to "let it all hang out", but I am certainly no supermodel.
-I've got a full time job (which means really pushing it to even get 20 hours on cam a week)
- I've got a shitty (old) fffking Acer Laptop with built in cam (though at least it works and I have a nice headset)
-I've got WiFi, which most the time rocks but because of room mate situation is sometimes so unreliable it kicks me off every 10 to 20 mins :(
-I literaly live in a bedroom, which means like NO SPACE to do this! I managed to pull off a decent set up but it's fking lame. Plus with shared housing I have to be quiet or roomies will hear me (no moaning shows for me)
-My lighting sucks. I've "white boxed" the one lamp I have and am using two heavy duty led flash lights pointed at the wall behind me for back lighting, I have a very dull overhead ceiling fan light that does like nothing.
-I can't even verify anywhere yet because my ID was expired (went and got a new one yesterday but where I live it takes an extra week for them to mail the id to you :( )
-The only site I've been able to "work" on (ie get tokens now to cash after verification) is the crappy social network/ cam site ran by IM (don't freak yes yes I know they are eeeevvviiiillll!), I'm not even sure if I'm going to verify with them to cash out because of that. I emailed them and asked if I could sign on to other cam sites if I verify through them, they said I could but the only thing they don't allow is double streaming on another site while live on their site. I also read someone else say on here that they used this site (not linking but for the record it is webcammodels .youknow) and the only site they couldn't sign to directly was SM - which will be okay for me anyway because I am far too Intimidated by the quality of cams and girls on that site to join. I'm just not on that level. But anyway, after about 4 hours messing around on there one day made like 3 dollars hah! But the next time ahot up to 10 dollars in 2 hours. This weekend (my weekend) I got all ready and set up but the fffing WiFi would dump me after 10-20 mins when I just got vlenough viewers to start hustling tips....UG (this could have been a post itself I tell you). I feel like it has been a good practice site for me but I'm hoping to get started on CB and MFC and pray that it will prove to be more lucrative than this crappy WCM site (has anyone ever used the WCM site before? Were you able to make money? Should I bother to verify and keep it around or just kiss off my 17 bucks earned so far and forget it? Lol)
The things I do have going for me:
- My experience in the Adult industry makes me knowledgeable about a lot of what other newbs might have to learn. Plus it makes me extremwly comfortable talking with people about thier sexual lives and fetiahes etc.
-I am a super social extroverted person, so being shy isnt a problem (nervous and self concious a LITTLE about camming but not shy)
-I'm already used to and comfortable with the stigma attached to sexwork
-I have a shyte ton of toys to use on cam
-I work 4pm to 12am which gives me late nights open plus sleeping in! (Or getting up early to cam)
-I have a kinky, bisexual, BF with a penis that never goes limp and can ejaculate multiple times who is supporti e and willing to participate in shows with me.
-I don't get discouraged easily (otherwise I would have quit already! These last 3 weeks of waiting and learning and practicing have been BRUTAL.
-I have an interest in this beyond JUST the money, human sexuality has always kinda been my thing lol
yyeaahh....that's about it....nit a lot going for me really. :(
If anyone has actually read all this, THANK YOU! I came here originaly to just read and read and absorb as much information as I could. But why I'm joining is because It's a fantastic community of brave, beautiful, and business minded women that I would be honored to slowly become a part of. It's so easy to feel lost and alone when getting started, thank you all for this wonderful forrum! All the information/advice/encouragement/and everything else you all contribute! Yall rock.
okay I am going to stop typing now....lol 11 more hours and I can go home *sigh*
I hope those of you working your cams have super profitable nights! Make dat monies!
(Ps I started an account here like last week maybe? I've been trying to delete it so I could start this one but can't figure out how to :( can anyone point me in the right direction or is there a mod who can help me with that? Plz and ty! :D)
And sorry for typos im on my phone lol
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It's probably poor form to respond to one's own thread but I couldn't help it. 7 hours left of 16 hour shift, with rent due and a 300 loan to pay off - Top Ramen, it's what's for breakfast\lunch\dinner. Lmao FML! and this is why camming seems worth it to me lolAttachment 45091
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Do you think you could organize your thoughts a little better? Or at least give us a tl;dr version? Is the point of this to simply thank the SW community? Do you need help with something specific? I'm confused.
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Yeah - sorry, 56 hours of work this week = space case.
1: sayin what's up
2: how the hell does one blog on here? (Searched no find answer)
3: anyone got experience with crappy WCM site? (Searched, found very little info)
4: who do I talk to to get an account deleted
5: F...M...L....
and 6: yes thank you in general to all, past few months this place has answered more questions than all the other sites I've found combined.
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Welcome to the community! Your post reminds me a lot of two ENTJ's I know in my life. They are extroverts who sort their thoughts by talking out loud to others, without necessarily seeking input. lol With that being said, I think you have the perfect attitude to make cam work a success, and clearly you are doing a good job researching the field and figuring things out. If you have any specific questions, I'm sure someone will have an answer. You will probably need a more stable internet connection, perhaps a mobile (T-mobile or similar) one until you can move out so that you're not losing out on potential money with disconnects. A small work space sucks, but is workable (same boat here). I get the sense your personality will work well with token sites like MFC and CB as you mentioned (there's also Cam4 and BongaCams along the same lines). With token sites, it is probably easier to get away with a lower quality stream since you have equipment limitations for now. 17 dollars is not worth agonizing over if it's too hard to cash out, but your next step should probably be to just sign up with the sites you want as soon as you can, without any studio middleman, and go off to do your thing. :) It is generally rough starting out on any sites as a new girl unless you are very lucky to land some whales, so the sooner you start with a "real" site, the sooner you can build your following.
1: Welcome!
2: Idk how/if people blog here but if you want a blog, I highly recommend a free platform like blogger, unless you have money to spare down the line and invest in your own domain/hosting. There is currently a movement online to purge adult blogs and content from various platforms but for now, blogger still allows adult topics as long as you are not linking to adult sites for profit.
3: Sorry, no experience with WCM. Most girls just like to stick to the big names in cam world business to ensure they aren't getting scammed out of their hard earned money
4: Loveshooks is a mod here on the board who should be able to help with the second account issue.
5: Yes, noodle living sucks, that was my dinner last night! lol
and 6: Yes, SW is a great community full of great info! :)
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Trust me, being 32 and "a little chubby" are definitely not working against you. You can be any age (over 18 of course) and any weight and still do well. This job is more about the personality than looks. Of course looks play a part since guys are visual, but guys like all types.
To answer a few of your questions:
2: regarding blogs, I'm not sure if that feature is still available. I've never used it before, but when I tried to access it from my profile it said I didn't have permission so it's definitely not an account age thing *points to my joined date*. I don't think the blogs are a big part of this community anyways. I'd suggest getting a blog outside of this site and maybe putting a link to it in your signature if you want to share it with us here.
4: There's no way to delete an old account yourself, PM Loveshooks about your old account.
Edited to add:
If you're worried about not having enough time or bandwidth for camming, you might want to try filming clips to sell on clips4sale.com. Having access to a "stunt cock" will definitely work to your advantage there!
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I'm 33 and pass myself off as 25. I also am normal weight but curvy. Men say they love my curves. I think I have a muffin top. Actually I'll be losing soon again and hardening up. Just been sick a while. But your age is fine.
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I'm older and curvier too ;)
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The Blogs link is up at the very top, next to Forums.
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Couples shows usually make way less than solo shows and in fact some guys will not spend on you if they find out you have a boyfriend. Probably should forget that for the moment, at least till you are established and making a solid income.
Don't worry about weight or looks. Look your best of course, but guys love all shapes and sizes and ages on cam sites. It's awesome.
Get yourself a good logitech webcam soon as you can. I still use my 9000 sometimes but upgrade asap.
I'm really sorry to hear you signed up through IM. I hope you can escape.
Don't cash out and don't verify if you possibly can. Maybe contact Boleyn modeling to see if you can sign up through her, or try to do it on your own and sign up directly and see if it works. I would NOT work any more for them, no streaming at all, and focus on trying to sign up directly or through Katy.
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Well!.. You'll never have enough money if you are not on a budget.. it doesn't matter if you make $1000, $2000, or $3000 from cam or any other amount.
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BlueBunny
Welcome to the community! Your post reminds me a lot of two ENTJ's I know in my life. They are extroverts who sort their thoughts by talking out loud to others, without necessarily seeking input. lol
hahaha! So true! I need to reign that in a bit - I get started and it's hard to stop lol
Thank you for the solid advice! I was hoping to blog here just to keep my camming stuff in as few places as possible, but from the sounds of it that feature is no more :( Thanks for heads up everyone! I probably would have spent another 2 months clicking around trying to figure it out like a dummy.
Also really stoked to know there are other women in thier 30's making monies! I'll stop kicking myself so hard for not starting this all at 21. lol
This isn't the kind of thing I'd go to my sister or bestie about (wouldn't care if they knew but) don't really want to go "hey! So I'm about to start gettin nekid and masturbating on the internet for money! Wanna hear all about it?!" Lol So I'm really greatful I found this place. <3 s
Ty TSANI for the tip on clips too! I didn't even think about that being easier to upload than streaming! Also the advice on couples camming and the term "stunt cock" hahah my S/O is gunna love that! "Hey stunt cock yer up!" Lol
well thanks again yall and hope yer havin $BANK$ nights all around!
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Overweight?
My daily goal is my weight, and I'm in the 200's...
Let that sink in >:]
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BTW, youve got good taste in ramen. Im a pork girl meself, w the blue one a close second lol