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    Question Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    First let me say Hi! to all the girls! I've finally found a forum for cam girls, and I'm sooo happy I've finally found ya'll. Let me also say that I am new to forums, camming, and everything that goes with it. I do have some questions though... I am a BBW Cam girl, just started camming 2 months ago, and have been making way more money than I ever expected to be making being a BBW. Right now, i am performing on Imlive.com and allbbwcams.com- and i've heard soooo many bad things about imlive, that it's got me worried about working on there. Allbbwcams doesn't have a lot of traffic, but i do like the site. So, my questions are:

    1.) are there any better sites for BBWs other than IMLive?
    2.) WHERE oh WHERE can a BBW find the clothing to go with this job?
    3.) Should I keep my sound off until I go pvt? And if so, should I charge more money for sound? I saw someone say that offering free phone puts you at a disadvantage.
    4.) I am a mom, and I was wondering if any of you girls had children that aren't in school yet, and if so, when do you get a chance to work? I was thinking about renting a private office, do any of you do this? I was wondering if perhaps it could be a tax write off?

    If any of you girls could answer any questions for me, or if you could give me some pointers (Especially BBW pointers) that would also be awesome. Thanks ladies!

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    Default Re: Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    Welcome to SW! I hope you enjoy it here. There's tons of great information.

    Quote Originally Posted by BBWCamGirl View Post
    1.) are there any better sites for BBWs other than IMLive?
    I really don't know much about IMLive, but all I've heard is that it sucks. BBWs are welcome on most camsites I think, so I'd sign up for a bunch of them and see which ones you like best. I personally work on Streamate most of the time and I make great money. There's tons of traffic and some of the BBW models there seem quite popular.

    3.) Should I keep my sound off until I go pvt? And if so, should I charge more money for sound? I saw someone say that offering free phone puts you at a disadvantage.
    I used to keep my sound off in free chat and it was fine, but I think it's more interesting to the customers if you have your audio on. I keep it on and just play music, but don't talk at all until I get a private.

    My bf and I like to sit around and watch other camgirls sometimes, and the ones without audio don't seem as fun or interesting. So I think it might drive away customers (although I could be wrong).

    4.) I am a mom, and I was wondering if any of you girls had children that aren't in school yet, and if so, when do you get a chance to work? I was thinking about renting a private office, do any of you do this? I was wondering if perhaps it could be a tax write off?
    I have a toddler... I pretty much work exclusively at night after he goes to bed at 8. SOMETIMES I'll work during his afternoon nap, but it's a bit risky because I'm never certain when he's going to wake up. I also work a lot on weekends when my fiance is home to take care of him.

    Hope this helped a bit! I couldn't answer all of your questions but it's a start.. lol.

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    Default Re: Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    kinda empty though.



    BBW's are a niche and they are mostly accepted anywhere.

    I believe ALL shows should have sound. What the hell is a show without sound ?

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    Children:

    Make a schedule. or wait until they are sleep.


    Pvt office:

    For what? We use our bedrooms...lol

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    Default Re: Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    she asked if she should leave sound off UNTIL private.

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    see now thats a question shed have to answer on her own by trial and error.

    But IMO... when i cruise for camgirls, if your sound is OFF, I pass right by you....

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    Default Re: Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    Thank you ladies for your replies! I haven't used my sound yet, although i have had guys ask me for phone- but I don't know about the technical parts of offering phone- I saw yahoo has an incoming phone thing for like $2 a month, do you use your home phone or do you sign up for a service like this? i dunno, HA.. i'm hoping that i figure out a lot about camming over the next couple months.
    Pussyplayground, you said
    "Pvt office:

    For what? We use our bedrooms...lol "
    (sorry I dont know how to use the quote thing yet, lol)
    Just for the purpose of being able to do more- because I have two toddlers that are home for right now, until I feel like i'm ready for them to start day care- there would just be so much more privacy in an office... my husband was a roofer and had a bad accident- so he's no longer able to work, so he would be at home with the kids. Did I mention i have a single story house? lol... so it's close quarters here.

    Also, I've seen that a lot of you girls like streammate... would you say this is better than IMLive? and for what reasons is it better? Higher payouts? Thanks!

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    Oh Pussyplayground, I am working with allbbwcams... i actually started there, but there was literally HOURS that would go by with no shows. as soon as i started imlive, and got past the wretched "you have to do 90 mins at .98 before you can change your price" the money rolled in... needless to say, I was ecstatic ! And thank you for the clothing links, I will surely check them out, right now I'm just making my own clothes because i can't find any sexy clothes that aren't priced outrageously. I like torrid, but their stuff is pricey sometimes.

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    Default Re: Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    nope same payout rate, for both sites.

    But streamate has quality traffic, and the members are less degrading in free chat.
    IMLIVE wants to exploit you 50million ways to make "decent" money on there. Its not even worth it...

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    Default Re: Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    I'm a bbw too and I say allbbwcams SUCKS! I was actually quite busy on there compared to the other girls but overall it was not worth my time at all. I hope it's good for u though but it just didn't have enough traffic for me.
    Gave streamate 3 days so far and really like it. Looking to try Imlive or something else now.

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    also I never had a CB on streamate.

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    I forgot to say allbbwcams might be good if you're very big.... I wasn't big enough I think... there are a lot of guys on there that like very big women and talk about food and want you to eat on cam and stuff, so I guess it can be good for some

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    Default Re: Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    PPG,
    CB=chargeback?
    oh my .. i didn't knos streamate had that option I thought it was just imlive

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    I believe Streamate protects models from chargebacks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pussyplayground View Post
    But IMO... when i cruise for camgirls, if your sound is OFF, I pass right by you....
    Exactly, me too.

    Quote Originally Posted by BBWCamGirl View Post
    Just for the purpose of being able to do more- because I have two toddlers that are home for right now, until I feel like i'm ready for them to start day care- there would just be so much more privacy in an office... my husband was a roofer and had a bad accident- so he's no longer able to work, so he would be at home with the kids. Did I mention i have a single story house? lol... so it's close quarters here.

    Also, I've seen that a lot of you girls like streammate... would you say this is better than IMLive? and for what reasons is it better? Higher payouts? Thanks!
    I live in a trailer with my fiance and toddler... there's not much room but so far there has only been ONE time when he said he could hear me, and that's because a customer wanted me to scream (generally I won't raise my voice above normal speaking level though). My son knows not to bother me when I'm camming, we tell him I'm taking a nap and he knows the bedroom (in fact that whole side of the house) is off limits. It would be a lot easier with a bigger house or a private office but we make it happen.

    However, if you can afford your own office, I say go for it!

    As for Streamate... payouts are 35%, no chargebacks, lots of traffic, mostly nice customers (with some beggars of course). It's one site I can go to and KNOW that I will make decent money. This summer has made things a bit slower, but generally it's good.

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    No chargebacks on streammate? how long have u been there? That's great... I havent had CB on IMLive... yet. but I've only been on there 6 weeks at the most. I have seen A LOT of girls saying that they had CBs- which doesn't even make sense to me for many many reasons. I also have heard of girls not getting payment- which is bullcrap, too. i think imlive customer service is crap, and that lady Sherry has some real issues- i dont even use the forum- it's useless. i also find it shady that they can offer veteran hosts no cbs and their crappy sister site sexier.com can also offer no CBs... but they can't offer this to everyone? Makes me wonder who's paying for veteran host CBs......

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    Smurfette- my house is about the size of a standard single wide. i think the only difference between my house and my old trailor is that the house is sitting on concrete... lol. and no lot rent.... but property tax sure makes up for that. But, my house is strange- it used to be a worker house (aka where they store illegal immigrants for field work) so they put an addition on it... in any case the bedrooms are all in the hallway with the kitchen in the back and the living room in the front of the house... so there is no "back room" here. office space is only like $300/month here, which I was hoping to split with a friend who also wants to cam... internet and electric are included in rent.. just wondering if i could possibly write it off... but i guess I'll have to ask the tax man. Speaking of taxes... do you do your own taxes or a professional? and what do you tell H&R block when you go in there asking to write off outfits, hair, toys...? lol

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    30% or 35% for streamate............

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    My very first check from imlive- I DIDN'T GET

    MY second check... I had a CB

    NOT CUTE.

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    Default Re: Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    Yea streamate doesn't allow CB's at all, I've been workn there for over a year and really like it for all the same reasons listed above- good traffic, not too many rude guys, and I can always make my daily goal in a few hours which is nice.
    I offer phone, I use my cell and honestly very few customers use it compared to how many shows I do/day. At my last house I got crappy cell service and got ooma. Every expense for this business is a tax deduction. Cell,internet,rent, clothing, toys, makeup, lube, nails, tanning, ect.
    A lot of girls do their own taxes, I do mIne thru turbo tax pro but some use a tax pro. Make sure to pick one who is knowledgeable of this industry. I wouldn't recommend any of the HR block type places, heard too many bad things about them to trust them to be professional or accurate.

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    Default Re: Newbie here! I've got some questions..

    streamate clearly says on the site when the guys go pay they dont offer refunds, so we models dont have to worry about chargebacks.

    Why every site cant offer this i dont know. Really, it seems imlive is the only one that has a HUGE chargeback problem though. Ironically, they offer no cb with sexier though

    For that reason I alone, I say streamate is better ! Too much of a gamble on imlive whether the guys gonna pay for the show afterwards or not lol

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    and they dont blacklist the guy or remove his ip, account. or anything after a chargeback. he's still able to go on and do it to the next girl. Hard to feel they care, if they still allow him on

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