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    Hey ladies, I've only been doing webcam for about two months now and I'm finding it increasingly difficult to STAY MOTIVATED. Seriously, I can barely stand to be on Streamate for more than an hour or two at a time. I'm so sick of getting a private, going through the motions for all of two to five minutes (usually), rushing to put my clothes back on, sitting in free chat and answering the same questions over and over, then back in private to go through the motions AGAIN...

    If I keep getting privates with only one customer at a time, I feel like quitting... if I've made less than $30 in an hour, I feel like quitting... ugh. The worst part is, I KNOW this really is an easy job and my boyfriend is kinda counting on me to work hard and make lots of money so he can eventually quit his backbreaking, physically exhausting job (he's doing webcam as well but doesn't make nearly as much as I do). I think about how hard he's working every day for me and our little boy and it makes me feel pathetic whining about webcam... lol.

    So what keeps YOU sane and motivated? I know most of you will say "money", but I find the more I make, the more I EXPECT to make, and when it doesn't happen like I imagine, I just feel like saying "screw it!" Perhaps I'm just sick of Streamate... I signed up for MFC tonight and am waiting for approval. I'm also working on getting set up independently. My BF and I are also going to start doing couples cam a few hours a week. Perhaps once I get the ball rolling on those, I'll be feeling a bit happier (and making more money...)

    Anyway, sorry for the rant. Just looking for some words of wisdom and encouragement, I guess.

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    Sounds like you need a change of scenery. I have been camming for over 5 years, started off with a site just like streamate. I took a long break from bigger free camsites like this but due to the economy signed up with sm myself just a few mos ago.

    I now remember why I left such sites. They have traffic but is it always good traffic? NO! Like you said there are alot of minute men, who have free access to webcam entertainment whenever they like. I am not quitting sm anytime soon, but I am a hardcore hustler bitch and it is no cake-walk on that site to make money. I have never dealt with such rude customers either. Alot of people recommend sm to beginners but I think this is the last site someone should start on.

    Either that or it is just me...hahah because I have not been a "free live webcam girl" for so long, I am spoiled by independent camming and usually dont have to put up with much bs/teethpulling to make money! BUT unfortunately I hear similiar stories from far too many people.

    I would check out some indy camsites, and other sites that do not offer free streaming. You deal with alot less bullshit, and the money is about the same. SM has traffic and constant traffic, but is it really worth having to chat to 50 people who can view you for free and put in an hours worth of work to get a show that is 15 mins or less? Or would you rather have a laid back day, free to move off of cam and do other things, while waiting for the next PAID customer?

    I work both sm as well as indy sites, and soon I will be working with sm much less. I cant bear free chat much longer, for me I hate to be glued to my computer in a chatroom for free. Id rather turn my cam on after I am paid.

    Check out some new websites, a change of scenery is always good. When I cant take SM free chat anymore, I simply log off and make my money elsewhere. Always good to have a site or two to fall back on, that you enjoy working on most of all.

    Believe me you are not alone. I have heard similiar stories just like this from other models at sm. It is not just you. The site can be good or it can be very very bad and it is not fun to work an 8 hour day to have nothing to show for it.

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    Thanks for the post, cyberstripper. When I started on SM I was SO excited but it's amazing how quickly the high wears off. I don't know if it'll work out like I imagine, but I'm hoping I can pull in 100+ per day doing independent simply by keeping myself logged into Yahoo, etc. for 6-8 hours... while waiting for shows, I can cook, clean, read, work on my blog, etc... that would be absolutely ideal.

    You said you joined SM a few months ago due to the economy... were you 100% independent before that? Were you not able to support yourself on independent shows alone?

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    I stay motivated cause at the end of the day, I enjoy what I do and plus I'm really really good at it! I was an exotic dancer for 5 years before I got into camming so it was really easy for me to get customers to go private. I love the luxury of making my own schedule and being in ''control'' of my own business. Webcamming is not for everyone but the great thing about it is that you have so many options on how to make your webcamming business suitable to your own needs. I think once you and your boyfriend set up an account and start doing ''couples'' shows that you will become more enthusiastic about the business and come up with more creative to make your shows stand out. I also like to set the mood before I cam! I mean, you really do have to be ''mentally prepared'' for an online webcam session which with the wrong attitude and bad facial expressions won't make you any money. You always want to express to the viewer that you are having a hell of a time inside your chat room as if they are the ones that are missing ''out'' on what you have in store. Light some candles, have a glass of wine to maybe loosen you up a bit or even pop an energy pill, which is what I do!Haha! When I'm on Adderall, I can stay online for up to 10 hours and make super bank or even pop Xantrax when I'm not in the mood to pull an all nighter! Whatever you may prefer, just make sure you ''feel'' sexy and not just ''look'' sexy before you cam. It's amazing how customers can read you and will leave for the next chat room if you aren't really ''in the mood''!(Happy Camming!)

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    Well i can give you my best advice and years of exp being a cam girl!


    First your acting burnt out allready and i can see why.. sounds like you are working one site? One show at a time???

    That will make any cam model want to cut her head off!!! I have been there done that too... Then I made some changes..

    First off it's cool your man was willing to get on cam solo!! Since it's a fact the % of females who pay for cam shows is very low most of his customers are males so it takes a pretty strong minded man to do it!! That's cool!!

    You guys are in a good postion because it sounds like you can be working as a team!!

    Since i can't sleep and keep drinking coffee all night long lol I am going to tell you how me and my husband do this as a team and you can copy us.

    First Search out every yahoo cam site you can find then join them all and get your solo account going then ask them if you may add a couples account also some will let you and some will want you to put your couples account details on the same page..

    Solo say you charge 10 mins for 30 then for couples you would charge 10 mins for 60.00 allways think double of solo..

    Verify your cam get all the accounts going and make sure you have the best yahoo messenger and update it alot..

    Remeber all the yahoo sites you will be listed on will start sending you traffic in order to keep your listing active make sure not to shift there customers away from there payment system because when you get busted they ban you and trust me you do not want to burn bridges in this business because money really adds up!!

    Ok on to per mins sites -- Download magic cam so you can use your cam in many places at once.

    Then find 10 cam sites submit and do all the paperwork.. You will get stressed filling it all out so have your man help you.

    You guys can be a team where he runs all the sites for you and you sit in front of the cam. He can run all 10 sites at once thats how you make real money and get many shows at once.

    You might need to buy more monitors we did..

    You should never ever work one site at a time!!! And dont forget many sites can be ran in nude also if you have to handel them yourself..

    But I promise you if you guys learn how to be a perfect team in this your money will go up 3 times what you make now..

    If you want to talk more about this. I am open to helping you..

    The days of working one site and making 200 a day are old school when you can make 500 to 600 a day..

    And nude shows add up when you have 5 to 10 guys paying you at once time..So don't neglect being in many nudes..

    And remember any site who trys to own you and tells you you cant work other sites is a waste of time!!

    Good luck hun...
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    i wanted to add a few things to my post - 100 or so a day is bad... Girls who work only a few sites may feel thats normal but its not..

    every cam girl can be making more if she makes a few simple changes.

    You should be making no less then 50 a hour and more like a 100 a hour.

    Your man will need a week or so to get the system down and get things working the best for him as he will run the ship so to speak and you will be the pretty face on cam looking hot.

    And with this system you don't have to work all day long.. Sure I am allways open to taking my yahoo shows but do i want to sit on live cam all day? of course not work 4 or so hours live if you are making money faster and multiple shows you will not feel so burnt and bored.

    We take breaks throw out are shift all day long to go outside and smoke or chill then we come back and start again.. working as a team is also fun.

    for solo girls who live alone you can do this also just run most of the sites in nude and only one or two in free that way when a show comes in you only have to turn off a few free chats and all the others stay on in nude..

    Hope you all give this a try because nothing pays better then porn Once you learn how to work smarter.

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    Wow SalemSexy! I do not have the brains to manage all that at once! I tried working a couple of sites at one time but whenever I get a private I find I'm always scrabbling around for 30secs closing windows and looking like a fool!
    In terms of motivation - I have found it really hard too Smufette. I cammed from 2001-2004 then started escorting. I gave up escorting in 2007 (because it was starting to harm my relationship) and now am back on camming since a few months ago.

    I have tried all sorts of things to keep me going. I've set 'goals' for the day - but then get down if I don't meet them. I've also tried to think of weekly goals but then I just say 'oh well, I'll work longer tomorrow' and never do! The biggest demotivator for me was finding that from 2004 to now the $$$ has dropped!

    However, these are some of the things that I have found do work for me:

    - set a realistic (low) per hour expectation and realise that it's not gonna work out every single hour, but should balance out over the course of the day
    my 'realistic' goal is $30 per hour, but in truth I normally earn at least $45 per hour and in my busy hours earn $60-100 so I'm always feeling good at the end of the day - 'I beat my goal times 3!' etc

    - work set hours - I find this really really important. If you have a fixed schedule then you will start treating it more like a 'job' and find it easier and more routine. Instead of it being a big thing it just starts being normal, and your body and mind adjusts

    - work split shifts - I hate the idea of doing 6-8 hours straight. I haven't got the patience, or the stamina for that. So, I work 4 hours in the afternoon and 3 in the evening. Because I work the same hours every day my clients know when to find me and so I'm busier. Because I'm busier time passes more quickly and I get less fed-up and frustrated

    - find a site that suits you - experimenting with different sites is always good, but I try to give each site at least a week so that it has a fair run. When I first started camming all those years ago free video chat was virtually unheard of. Because of that, I still find that I personally just get in a bad temper when I feel like I 'have' to give free video. I found mfc to be ok because at least there are always lots of chatters sitting in free so not too boring, but I still found that sometimes I couldn't handle it. There are sites out there where you can still earn $$ and not do free chat if it really isn't your thing. I'm on ifriends now, and I know that there has been a hacker issue, but to be honest, it hasn't affected me. I just switch catcall off straight away. Also, most sites have some down features. E.g. mfc has that big problem with viewers in group chat recording the shows and posting them all over the net - argh! I'd rather one or two guys occassionally got to see me for free than my shows were posted everywhere for all to see!
    I don't do free chat, so I can just chillout and read a book between shows. Which makes me feel a lot less stressed about staying online. Also, shows (even the 5 mins ones) then just seem to break up the time, and you're not having to go back to a room full of people without having some down time.

    - treat yourself! - I work out what I really need $$ for the month. At the end of the month, anything I have made on top of that I use half of it to treat myself to a gift. I have a 'gift list' that is just for presents for me to buy myself. Normally I choose expensive jewellery or a mini shopping spree or if I haven't made so much then even treating myself to a dvd or some nice toilettries still helps me feel like I am getting something out of camming which is just for me and not just for the bills. I guess it helps me feel like I 'want' to do it and not that I 'have' to do it. I find if I put a lot of pressure on myself I just do nothing!

    - definitely do independent as well - even if it's only joining a listing site - signing off the normal site to do a prepaid show feels good especially when the % is so much higher.

    - laugh! - you know that people say that if you smile you feel happier even if the smile was fake in the first place? I think it's true. I always try to have a laugh with the viewers (this includes free chat if relevant) so that they feel happier and stay longer, and more importantly, I feel happier and can keep going more.

    I hope it works out for you. I know it's easy to say and hard to do but try to enjoy it. Enjoyment might come from having a laugh and chat with easy going guys. It might be from all the extra $$ or it might be from loving showing off your bod and knowing that you're turning them on. It might be all of those things! Think about what you like for you and how you can get that from camming Oh, and maybe put your $rate up if you're working on a site that allows you to do that. That will give you a happiness boost!

    Happy $$$$$

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    Quote Originally Posted by BritishBecky View Post
    Wow SalemSexy! I do not have the brains to manage all that at once! I tried working a couple of sites at one time but whenever I get a private I find I'm always scrabbling around for 30secs closing windows and looking like a fool!
    In terms of motivation - I have found it really hard too Smufette. I cammed from 2001-2004 then started escorting. I gave up escorting in 2007 (because it was starting to harm my relationship) and now am back on camming since a few months ago.

    I have tried all sorts of things to keep me going. I've set 'goals' for the day - but then get down if I don't meet them. I've also tried to think of weekly goals but then I just say 'oh well, I'll work longer tomorrow' and never do! The biggest demotivator for me was finding that from 2004 to now the $$$ has dropped!

    However, these are some of the things that I have found do work for me:

    - set a realistic (low) per hour expectation and realise that it's not gonna work out every single hour, but should balance out over the course of the day
    my 'realistic' goal is $30 per hour, but in truth I normally earn at least $45 per hour and in my busy hours earn $60-100 so I'm always feeling good at the end of the day - 'I beat my goal times 3!' etc

    - work set hours - I find this really really important. If you have a fixed schedule then you will start treating it more like a 'job' and find it easier and more routine. Instead of it being a big thing it just starts being normal, and your body and mind adjusts

    - work split shifts - I hate the idea of doing 6-8 hours straight. I haven't got the patience, or the stamina for that. So, I work 4 hours in the afternoon and 3 in the evening. Because I work the same hours every day my clients know when to find me and so I'm busier. Because I'm busier time passes more quickly and I get less fed-up and frustrated

    - find a site that suits you - experimenting with different sites is always good, but I try to give each site at least a week so that it has a fair run. When I first started camming all those years ago free video chat was virtually unheard of. Because of that, I still find that I personally just get in a bad temper when I feel like I 'have' to give free video. I found mfc to be ok because at least there are always lots of chatters sitting in free so not too boring, but I still found that sometimes I couldn't handle it. There are sites out there where you can still earn $$ and not do free chat if it really isn't your thing. I'm on ifriends now, and I know that there has been a hacker issue, but to be honest, it hasn't affected me. I just switch catcall off straight away. Also, most sites have some down features. E.g. mfc has that big problem with viewers in group chat recording the shows and posting them all over the net - argh! I'd rather one or two guys occassionally got to see me for free than my shows were posted everywhere for all to see!
    I don't do free chat, so I can just chillout and read a book between shows. Which makes me feel a lot less stressed about staying online. Also, shows (even the 5 mins ones) then just seem to break up the time, and you're not having to go back to a room full of people without having some down time.

    - treat yourself! - I work out what I really need $$ for the month. At the end of the month, anything I have made on top of that I use half of it to treat myself to a gift. I have a 'gift list' that is just for presents for me to buy myself. Normally I choose expensive jewellery or a mini shopping spree or if I haven't made so much then even treating myself to a dvd or some nice toilettries still helps me feel like I am getting something out of camming which is just for me and not just for the bills. I guess it helps me feel like I 'want' to do it and not that I 'have' to do it. I find if I put a lot of pressure on myself I just do nothing!

    - definitely do independent as well - even if it's only joining a listing site - signing off the normal site to do a prepaid show feels good especially when the % is so much higher.

    - laugh! - you know that people say that if you smile you feel happier even if the smile was fake in the first place? I think it's true. I always try to have a laugh with the viewers (this includes free chat if relevant) so that they feel happier and stay longer, and more importantly, I feel happier and can keep going more.

    I hope it works out for you. I know it's easy to say and hard to do but try to enjoy it. Enjoyment might come from having a laugh and chat with easy going guys. It might be from all the extra $$ or it might be from loving showing off your bod and knowing that you're turning them on. It might be all of those things! Think about what you like for you and how you can get that from camming Oh, and maybe put your $rate up if you're working on a site that allows you to do that. That will give you a happiness boost!

    Happy $$$$$
    I couldn't have said this better. Very well said.

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    I like this thread. I def. get burnt out too. I'm sure we all do. Just mix it up, have fun, take breaks, and make as much $ as you can.

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    Quote Originally Posted by salemsexy View Post
    First off it's cool your man was willing to get on cam solo!! Since it's a fact the % of females who pay for cam shows is very low most of his customers are males so it takes a pretty strong minded man to do it!! That's cool!!

    You guys are in a good postion because it sounds like you can be working as a team!!
    Haha yeah, he's got his own "gay persona" all worked out and he's even further along in the independent thing than I am! (he basically "recruits" his regulars from SM to go to Yahoo, I know it's against the rules but it's working out all right for him so far).

    First Search out every yahoo cam site you can find then join them all and get your solo account going then ask them if you may add a couples account also some will let you and some will want you to put your couples account details on the same page..

    Solo say you charge 10 mins for 30 then for couples you would charge 10 mins for 60.00 allways think double of solo..

    Verify your cam get all the accounts going and make sure you have the best yahoo messenger and update it alot..
    Thanks! This is what I've been working on VERY gradually, I need to get my butt in gear though. I'm so ready to start getting independent shows!!

    I'm not too sure about the multiple cams thing... how on earth can you manage them all? Maybe two sites at once would be doable, but I am so disorganized, I would get confused and probably piss some people off, lol. I also like to interact with everyone that comes into my chatroom. With my attention divided like that, I'd end up ignoring a lot of people.

    My BF could help me out with that, but with his job (and our kid), he can't be around all the time.

    On Streamate, I'm seriously in private chat 80-90% of the time. I don't have a problem getting privates... my problem is just that they don't last long enough and there is usually only one customer in there at a time (others filter in and out but not for long)...I suppose splitcam would help make more money in that regard, but it just seems too stressful!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BritishBecky View Post
    I have tried all sorts of things to keep me going. I've set 'goals' for the day - but then get down if I don't meet them. I've also tried to think of weekly goals but then I just say 'oh well, I'll work longer tomorrow' and never do! The biggest demotivator for me was finding that from 2004 to now the $$$ has dropped!
    Haha, this is me pretty much every day. My goal is $100 and I only make $73... so I think, "Oh well it's only $27, I can make that tomorrow". NOPE! Never works out that way. lol. Then I just feel bad about myself, which demotivates me even more.

    You've given some FANTASTIC tips... thank you so much! Just reading this thread has given me a morale boost.

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    I stay motivated cause at the end of the day, I enjoy what I do and plus I'm really really good at it! I was an exotic dancer for 5 years before I got into camming so it was really easy for me to get customers to go private. I love the luxury of making my own schedule and being in ''control'' of my own business. Webcamming is not for everyone but the great thing about it is that you have so many options on how to make your webcamming business suitable to your own needs. I think once you and your boyfriend set up an account and start doing ''couples'' shows that you will become more enthusiastic about the business and come up with more creative to make your shows stand out. I also like to set the mood before I cam! I mean, you really do have to be ''mentally prepared'' for an online webcam session which with the wrong attitude and bad facial expressions won't make you any money. You always want to express to the viewer that you are having a hell of a time inside your chat room as if they are the ones that are missing ''out'' on what you have in store. Light some candles, have a glass of wine to maybe loosen you up a bit or even pop an energy pill, which is what I do!Haha! When I'm on Adderall, I can stay online for up to 10 hours and make super bank or even pop Xantrax when I'm not in the mood to pull an all nighter! Whatever you may prefer, just make sure you ''feel'' sexy and not just ''look'' sexy before you cam. It's amazing how customers can read you and will leave for the next chat room if you aren't really ''in the mood''!(Happy Camming!)

    Very true! However, Redbull does it for me!! :-)

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    This thread is soooooooo awesome! I feel better just reading it

    OP you definately are not alone! When I first started I was suuuuuper motivated and would stay online for hours even if no one came in my chatroom going "Damnit! I'm gonna make this work!" 6 weeks and a lot of free text chat later I just wasn't feeling it. It's exhausting to sit in front of a computer that long and not be able to do anything else because someone might come in/is in your chat room. My house needed cleaning! I needed to eat better...
    And I know there's more money to be made.

    I just went indy a few days ago and OMG it's sooooo much better. It's a lot of work but having the freedom to move around and cook, clean, read etc. has definately helped me not feel so weary

    I'm gonna keep my site because there are things I love about it. I just can't be on for long hours like I was before and still stay sane.

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    Love all the advice ladies I'm currently on only one site(big mistake ) but plan on venturing out into independent camming and this is definetly motivating knowing there reallly is money to be made

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    Have I not been able to support myself just on indy camming alone? NO...but it is kind of my own fault.

    I got very burnt with indy camming, got tired of recruiting my own customers, etc. I wanted to try out a site that would have all of the customers and traffic THERE for me. But the grass isnt always greener. HAHA. I have some future projects coming up and it will not be feesible for me to work on a site like SM. I enjoy what I do but the novelty has worn off, and I would rather have time to myself then entertaining viewing members for free in my downtime.

    I am slowly but surely revamping my personal website, and getting on some more indy listings. The best thing to do is to have a few options before you. I wont ever quit sm but it is there for me if I want/need it, and same with indy camsites, however I would hate to have it as my only source of income. I want to be able to log onto sites like sm because I want to, not because I have to. It is nice to be able to change it up so you never feel "stuck" I will admit I have been relying on SM too much to make my money. It has been very counterproductive because I have to stay glued to my computer. Indy sites and sites who do not provide free webcams offer you much more freedom. It is also hard to keep up with other sites at once when you are streaming and constantly being watched.

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    My apologies ladies! I meant to say ''Zantrex'' instead of ''Xantrax''! Two totally different pills. I use it for energy. A pill of that downed with a sugar free Red Bill will have you up all night talking your ass off and making some moolah. It can also be very difficult AND boring to models that are accustomed to a more ''socialized'' setting such as working a regular 9-5 where you have people to consistently talk to and keep the day going by fast. This very logic is why cam studios are hugely successful. Alot of models want to be in the setting of a ''job'' like atmosphere in order to stay motivated and disciplined to make their cash. I love working from home and in different parts of my house. Ladies you can always start doing g/g shows with a hot friend of yours and offer a new ''featured amatuer'' every month or so, just to keep things spicy in your chat room. No matter what site you work on, top model or not, you are ALWAYS going to have a down time of where you are just chatting with customers while they ask you questions. This is what makes you build a much loyal fan base besides just going straight private all the time. Men love interaction and can be very shy at times so sometimes ''asking them questions'' and ''letting them answer'' will definitely create a cool vibe about you and make men want to spend. Always give members something to look forward to and never stop talking or moving. It can be exhausting at times but its such a great workout! Hehe! You have to really enjoy this business in order to be successful at it. If it were so easy to do then every single hot chick in the world would be online performing live cam shows so that's clearly not the case. Show that you are having fun and the money WILL come! (Happy Camming!)

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    Indy is soo much less draining for me! I tried naked.com last year for like a week or two, and after 5 mins in free chat I was ready to kill someone! The amount of beggars and people watching me for free made me nuts Lol. Thank god for this site, or I never would've known camming without free cam was possible!

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