I complain about webcam a lot. Pushing myself to get on cam sometimes is pure torture. I can think up any excuse... this past week in particular was awful. One night I didn't work because I really really wanted to play The Sims. Another night I didn't work because I was on a "cooking spree" and felt like baking shit instead. (if you're wondering, yeah, I'd be cooking and playing videogames on MFC if I didnt share my tiny house with my fiance & kid, lol).
Sometimes I log on and make very little, whether on SM or MFC... I get frustrated, give up and quit for the day, $100+ short of my daily quota. Then I whimper and whine about how webcam sucks and I don't have any money.
BUT then I realize that 1) I am extremely lazy, and 2) I don't know how freaking lucky I am!
My last job I worked for $8.50/hr, full time. That's $340 a week BEFORE taxes. Getting overtime felt like striking a goldmine since my rate jumped up to a whole $12!! What did I do at that job? I changed old people's diapers. Gave bedbaths... to both living and DEAD bodies. I worked my fucking ass off. I was puked on, bled on, spit on, even slapped in the face once. All for $340 per week.
Now I can make that same amount in two days, working no more than 6 hours each day. More successful models can make that $340 in one day flat. I probably could too, if I put in more hours. Some models can make that in ONE hour. Some models get tipped $10K for doing absolutely nothing... just sitting in their bedroom joking around and having fun on cam (see: Nikita420 on MFC just a few days ago).
Before I worked at the nursing home, I worked as a waitress in a fairly busy restaurant. I pulled in $200 days every now and then, but those only came from DOUBLE shifts, meaning I came in at 9AM and clocked out at 10PM or 11PM. On my feet ALL DAY LONG.
Now I can reasonably expect to make around $200 in six hours. Some days I make less, some days I make a lot more. But whatever happens, it beats the hell out of waiting tables for 12+ hours.
I am making this post because sometimes I forget how incredibly lucky I am to have found webcam. Sometimes it's easy to forget that WE HAVE ACCESS TO AN ALMOST UNLIMITED SOURCE OF MONEY. We are only limited by our work ethic. It doesn't even matter what you look like, really, as there are always guys out there who will want you, whether you're black, white, small tits, big tits, skinny, BBW, young, old, pregnant, etc.
Not making any money on X site? Try another one. There are plenty to choose from. Not making money on ANY OF THEM? After trying for a full 6-8 hours (not just 15 minutes before you give up)? Then make some videos, take some pictures, work on your blog, set up a Twitter, sign up for new webcam sites, etc. etc. There is tons of stuff you can do.
I never imagined in my life that I would be able to work from home, work MY OWN schedule, as many or as little hours as I want... log in at 6AM, or midnight, or 2 in the afternoon, and regularly make $20-$50 per hour for what REALLY ISN'T HARD WORK. Sometimes I make bank on MFC just hanging out in my bedroom, dancing around and getting drunk. NOT working hard, at least not compared to any "normal" job that pays similar wages.
Other times I have to log on to Streamate and work a bit harder, and maybe I only make $15 in an hour, and things are shitty and I'm in a bad mood. Well, I really shouldn't complain, because I'm still making more than TWICE the amount I made at my old nursing home job, and only working a fraction as hard. I'm warm, comfortable, hanging out in my own space, browsing the net, and listening to my favorite music, with no boss yelling at me. If I need to make X amount of money by a certain date, all I have to do is put in the hours and work hard. I don't have to beg my boss for an extra shift or overtime hours. I just have to log on and do the work until I meet my goal, however big or small it is.
SOOO... the point of this post is to get you all to just sit back and look at your job with a new perspective. Appreciate what you have because it certainly beats the hell out of the MAJORITY of jobs out there in the world today. I know I could be making a lawyer's salary if I really worked hard enough. The only thing holding me back is myself and my own laziness and lack of productivity.
I wrote this post as much for myself as for the rest of you ladies... I hope maybe this motivated you a bit more.I am personally going to work my ass off this next week and be HAPPY about it rather than grumbling and bitching and moaning. I have wasted far too much time just half-assing everything.



I am personally going to work my ass off this next week and be HAPPY about it rather than grumbling and bitching and moaning. I have wasted far too much time just half-assing everything.
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