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    Hello ladies!

    This is my first post on the forum. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting this, I've browsed through many pages and didn't see any threads addressing this particular issue.

    I started camming on Streamate a couple days ago. So far I've worked close to 3 hrs and made $91, charging only $0.99 for premium and $1.99 for exclusive.

    I'm SUPER excited about this because I've never made so much money in such a short period of time. I'm sure most of you girls are used to making hundreds of dollars a day, however at my last "real" job I worked my ass off at a nursing home, wiping up poop for 12 hours at a time, making only $9.25 an hour.

    So the thought of making lots of money from camming is incredibly exciting to me, especially because I have a two-year-old son and this will free up lots of time to spend with him.

    Now here's my question... I'd be perfectly happy bringing home $2500 - $3000 per month working no more than 25 hours per week. Is this possible? Breaking it down, so far I've averaged $30/hr, so at 25 hours per week, that's $3000/mo (before taxes). Of course, once I start to feel more confident, I'll raise my rates to make even more money.

    However, I've seen a lot of 'negative' comments from people saying that it's really hard to make much money as a camgirl unless you work 40+ hours a week and have a large fanbase. Others say that it's easy to make $1000+ per week working only part-time.

    Who am I supposed to trust?

    Don't get me wrong, I'm not expecting to make $10K my first month or anything. My expectations are quite modest, I think.

    I'd just like to get a REALISTIC view of the potential of webcamming... so if you ladies could tell me what you make, or at least what you made when you first started, I'd really appreciate it.

    This is a great forum and I'm glad I found it!

    (also, does anyone give a crap about their star rating? Last night some asshole rated me a 1, lowering my overall rating. I hate to say it, but I was actually kind of hurt... I felt like I sucked at what I was doing even though others were complimenting me. )


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    Everybody's earnings are different. There's no way to tell you how much you'll be making. Also keep in mind that your earnings can change, you might bank one day, not do crap the next day, or have a great months/bad months . I will say that your goals are completely possible though and some girls make way more!

    I don't give a crap about ratings, I wouldn't worry about it if I was you.

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    Thanks Zinaida. Yeah, I figured earnings will fluctuate a bit...

    I know I shouldn't really let the ratings get to me, but I'm so new at this that I lack much confidence. Honestly, I don't really know what I'm doing, I pretty much just smile, strip, touch myself, and take requests (within reason).

    I guess that's what every camgirl does, lol...

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    It's so hard to say...it depends on the time of day, your 'look', luck of the draw, what props/outfits you have. I have to say though, I've never made $30 an hour on Streamate, and I've been doing it since February, so congrats!

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    Thanks! Those three hours were between 9-12 at night, which I figure makes a bit of a difference. Hopefully I can keep it up.

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    Well webcamming will be exciting in the start which is a learning progress.

    Your goals are very realistic, since your starting out webcamming your now officially self employed. which means your going to also want to keep track of what you spend and what you make so when tax time rolls around. your all ready to go.

    So your job use to make you about 9 an hour, start with that are your target on streamate. set a schedule for yourself. so if your previous had you working from 11 til 11 you might want to work that same schedule.

    As for what to do on cam you pretty much got it, go on with a smile, tease and do request within reason and your personal limits.
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    from what I've seen generally once you've been camming regularly for around 3 months you'll earn an average of 200 a day. It varies from person to person of course, but this has been the average for myself after 3 months and other women I've helped get started.

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    200 a day working a full 8 hours or just 3 to 4 hours?

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    i make $200 a day for about 8 hours work working on one site.

    i say 'about 8 hours' because i have a personal rule that i don't get off my cam until i've made $200. sometimes it may be 7 hours, sometimes it may be 9 hours...but i must make at least $200.

    if i were doing indy camming on top of it or working on another site i'd probably make more but i'm waiting for things to calm down a little on the homefront before i do all that.
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    smurfette: 3 to 6 hours.

    Please ladies keep in mind that $200 is a pretty good amount of money to most people. It really irks me when I hear women say "oh, that's all" - honestly if $200 isn't enough for you then try working at Mc Donalds for a week - sometimes we as women working in the adult world get spoiled.

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    Hell I dont make $200 a day on my regular job. Im still trying to decide if i wanna try camming.

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    Thanks for all the replies!

    $200 a day is certainly a lot of money. I wouldn't be disappointed with that at all.

    Worked another 2.5 hours last night and made $72. Wanted to break the $100 mark but I was getting too tired... webcamming is actually quite exhausting.

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    lol when its dead i get tired fast, but when im busy i tend to stay on along time and it really does add up i love camming, great money, and its from home! great freedom, and u can kick arseholes haha.

    jess xx

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    Quote Originally Posted by MonicaF View Post
    smurfette: 3 to 6 hours.

    Please ladies keep in mind that $200 is a pretty good amount of money to most people. It really irks me when I hear women say "oh, that's all" - honestly if $200 isn't enough for you then try working at Mc Donalds for a week - sometimes we as women working in the adult world get spoiled.

    Or google minimum wage rates where you live, and then factor in about 20% in taxes that the government takes. on each pay check you get a mcdonalds or some job that your bored of your mind doing.

    $200 a day times 30 days mmmmhhh lets see $6,000 a month even if you make half of that and your telling me you can't live on that, you either have too much stuff, or you need to reset your priorities.

    Plus you will also learn how to make everyday you work on webcam a big money making day ! so there is never a dead day.
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    I had a friend tell me to try this, but I was wondering. it seems like there are so many ladies camming that you would find it hard to make $.

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    ^^^But just think of how many customers there are in the world!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by MonicaF View Post
    Please ladies keep in mind that $200 is a pretty good amount of money to most people. It really irks me when I hear women say "oh, that's all" - honestly if $200 isn't enough for you then try working at Mc Donalds for a week - sometimes we as women working in the adult world get spoiled.
    But for a girl that is used to making say $600 a shift at a strip club $200 a day camming would definitely be a downgrade for her. Some people aren't in this industry merely to be making more than a fast food worker, some are in it to make as much as fucking possible. I'm grateful for any money I make but I won't let it turn into contentment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zinaida View Post
    ^^^But just think of how many customers there are in the world!!!



    But for a girl that is used to making say $600 a shift at a strip club $200 a day camming would definitely be a downgrade for her. Some people aren't in this industry merely to be making more than a fast food worker, some are in it to make as much as fucking possible. I'm grateful for any money I make but I won't let it turn into contentment.
    re-read my post above.
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    ? I don't understand

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zinaida View Post
    ? I don't understand

    this is pretty straight forward

    Or google minimum wage rates where you live, and then factor in about 20% in taxes that the government takes. on each pay check you get a mcdonalds or some job that your bored of your mind doing.

    $200 a day times 30 days mmmmhhh lets see $6,000 a month even if you make half of that and your telling me you can't live on that, you either have too much stuff, or you need to reset your priorities.

    Plus you will also learn how to make everyday you work on webcam a big money making day ! so there is never a dead day.
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    $200 a day?? Holy crap, I worked as a bookkeeper/accountant for a while and after taxes basically only got $200 a week. I definitely need to try camming, I think.
    So the verdict was... $200 for 8 hours is a little bit above average? as in, it's achievable, it's a reasonable goal, but you won't always make it?
    I was reading something that said you can make 15,000 a month... so even if you worked every day, for 8 hours, that's like 60ish bucks an hour!! *faints* why the hell did I waste my time working for minimum wage for the past like, four years?! I think that seemed like a pretty unrealistic amount though

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    My goal is between 300-350 per day working 6-8 hours. I don't always make that (and I don't work every single day). But then, sometimes I make more. The most I have made in one hour is 150 (this has happened a few times but not every week or something), but it generally averages out around 40-50. As long as it's above 30 per hour average than I'm happy. I'm not super attractive (I'm 5'2" and around 128lbs and average looking) but I try to make the most of what I've got (really long red hair, posh british accent) and offer the best quality video audio/phone that I can. I have never made anything like 15,000 in a month (but I'd love to! ) and I believe that some girls do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smurfette View Post
    Thanks! Those three hours were between 9-12 at night, which I figure makes a bit of a difference. Hopefully I can keep it up.
    This is probably a REALLY airhead question, but, is there a way to use different time zones? Like, the east coast is what, 4 hours ahead, so if it's 11 there, it'd only be 7 here... does that make sense? Obviously later at night would be when there would be more traffic, and I want to bank! haha but if I'm sleeping in mom will be on my case asking why I'm up so late

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    It honestly varies, both from girl to girl, and also day to day. There is no "realistic salary" for camming, its all about how much time you put into it, and how you project yourself. You can't log on and expect money all the time, because this is a purely commission based job- you will have fantastic days, and you will have days where you feel that panic arising because you made nowhere close to your goal. I ideally like to make $300 a day, but there are days where I make $50, and there are days where I make $1000. It all evens out though, and putting in hours is the easiest way to make bank. Make yourself available to the guys and let them know when they can find you and trust me, they will

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    I have not cammed in about 2 weeks (toooo tired from day job).

    I know of 3 girls personally that make $3000+ a month but they are online 10-12+ everyday.
    It's not hard to make $100 a day but look forward to being online all day/night.

    My goal has dropped to $25 a day.
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    I'm soooo tired.

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