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    Hi everyone, I've just found this forum yesterday as I was surfing around for camming ideas. I have learned so much from every one of you...a big thank you!!!

    I have cammed for only about a month before my main job got out of hand busy keeping me away from camming. I'm at a crossroad now getting ready to kick my boss to the curb as their demands vs what I'm being paid is just not making financial sense anymore.

    I have sooo many questions and hope you all won't mind this post being long.

    I used to cam for cams.com and have done decent there…built up a really nice following of fans in a short period of time. However, I got very frustrated with the audio problems I was having. I frequently have viewers tell me that all of the sudden they were not able to hear me, they would have to log out and come back in for it to happen again. Very frustrating indeed!

    Has anyone had audio issues with SM? I’ve signed up with SM but have not been active since signing up last summer. A friend of mine is a social media expert and runs a cam house in town, I’m thinking about signing up for a new account under his studio for him to promote me via social media. He used to do solely promotions for his ex who was making over $12k per month. He loves promoting models. He’s actually thinking about offering his services for other models for a flat monthly fee of $200/mo which I think is reasonable…what do you ladies think?

    Here are some questions I have:


    • I have a very small spare bedroom which is 10x11. I have a queen bed, 2 nightstands and a full dresser. The furniture takes up practically the entire room. We downsized our home over a year ago and I really hate to get rid of nice furniture. I’d like to create a partition draped with nice fabric to block out the dresser which has personal items I have no other storage space for. Has anyone made partition frames from PVC pipes?


    • I found in the past, many customers ask to see my behind…however, when performing with your back to the cam, I can’t see the computer screen. Any idea on how to work around that so I can have 2 monitors in a small room but not in the camera view?




    • I’d like to be able to do split cam shows…however, I’ve heard from various performers that it’s too difficult to do and give your viewers enough attention. What software/hardward is recommended for split cams? Has anyone done split cam successfully? Is it worthwhile?




    • I’m more mature in my age although I don’t look anywhere near my age…should I focus on MILF factor as I tend to attract a lot of younger viewers in the past with cams.com. Many of them think I’m in my mid 20’s…obviously the camera wasn’t able to pick up the fine lines I have! LOL!!! I used to also attract some father/daughter role-play customers.


    • I find it difficult to keep private chats especially with regulars for longer than 20 minutes. Some I can talk forever the first couple of sessions…but it feels like I’ve asked the regulars everything under the blue sky after a few days.


    • I'd like to do smoking fetishes...although I don't enjoy smoking cigarettes, I do enjoy smoking Hookahs (plus they don't leave nasty smoke lingering in the home). Do you think there would be demand for Hookah smoking in lieu of cigarette smoking?


    • I got many requests for humiliation…are there any good reads anyone can recommend on that subject? I’d like to be able to take those sessions, but I typically find myself chuckling at myself after a few minutes and difficult to stay with the humiliation theme. Same with domination…how do you dominate someone on webcam?


    • Also, because my cam room is so tight with furniture, I'd like to have the webcam sit a bit higher to get a better angel. I really dont' have room for a tripod either. Any ideas on how I can elevate my Logictech above the normal laptop level?


    • I’ve also signed up for an account with MGF per my friends advise. Has anyone done with with MGF?


    Well, that’s a lot of questions so far. I’m sure I’ll have more soon! I really appreciate everyone’s input and look forward to hearing from everyone!

    Ava

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    I can't answer your entire post but I don't think you'll need anyone promoting you on Streamate. SM is usually very busy and you'll make tons of money with in-site traffic. Maybe your friend could improve your earnings a bit but I don't think it's really necessary.

    Also MGF is a good site & a great way to make money without necessarily having to go on cam. The site does grate on my nerves after a while though. Don't use the same model name there as on other sites, if they find out you're a camgirl they'll delete your account and possibly keep your money.

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    Hello and welcome! Okay...Ill take a stab at what I can answer...

    Ive never cammed on SM so cant answer your first specific question there...

    Quote Originally Posted by AvaMadison View Post

    • ... Has anyone made partition frames from PVC pipes?

    I bought a room divider off of craigslist to make for a backdrop. It was just the wire frame, and I bought some fabric on clearance and velcro-ed the panels it on there. In person it looks like a cheapo wire frame with a horrible velcro job...on cam it looks amazing. I can fold it up and put it away so its not in the way and swap out the panels for a change of pace if I was ever so inclined... I really recommend that sort of set up...Im sure PVC pipes would work too...Im just not handy enough to actually build something like that.

    • I found in the past, many customers ask to see my behind…however, when performing with your back to the cam, I can’t see the computer screen. Any idea on how to work around that so I can have 2 monitors in a small room but not in the camera view?

    All I ever get are customers asking to see my butt. Its not hard to maneuver...when your butt is all up in the cam, just turn your head to see the monitor. I dont use the cam on my laptop but a seperate one, so often times my laptop is actually to my side where I can see the screen without a prob and my cam is in front of (or in this case behind) me.

    • I’d like to be able to do split cam shows…however, I’ve heard from various performers that it’s too difficult to do and give your viewers enough attention. What software/hardward is recommended for split cams? Has anyone done split cam successfully? Is it worthwhile?

    Webcam Max is a good one, though I got it out of curiosity to do split camming (never did it though, I can only focus on one show at a time) and have just used it to put my name on the screen so that if anyone is recording it, at least I get advertisement out of it...


    • I’m more mature in my age although I don’t look anywhere near my age…should I focus on MILF factor as I tend to attract a lot of younger viewers in the past with cams.com. Many of them think I’m in my mid 20’s…obviously the camera wasn’t able to pick up the fine lines I have! LOL!!! I used to also attract some father/daughter role-play customers.

    Yeah, Im in my mid 30's and both on and off cam no one guesses me at over 25. Even though by textbook definition Im a MILF, I definitely dont look like one and dont fit the look that a guy who wants one is expecting so I dont advertise as one. Kind of like why I never put emphasis on it that Im Jamaican...I sound like a valley girl and any guy who thinks hes landed on his dream Island girl will be very disappointed when the cam is on and I sound like a blonde cheerleader. Rah!

    • I find it difficult to keep private chats especially with regulars for longer than 20 minutes. Some I can talk forever the first couple of sessions…but it feels like I’ve asked the regulars everything under the blue sky after a few days.

    Just let convo flow...I find it easy to talk about anything and nothing at all...I have a goofy sense of humour and many many many times have made guys start laughing and it takes us a moment to get back to the "playtime" and that sort of leads into them wanting to talk more afterwards too. They lead into it and the more you talk to someone, the more youll have to talk about. But there are many more guys who arent looking for conversation and if you even try they'll get annoyed.

    • I'd like to do smoking fetishes...although I don't enjoy smoking cigarettes, I do enjoy smoking Hookahs (plus they don't leave nasty smoke lingering in the home). Do you think there would be demand for Hookah smoking in lieu of cigarette smoking?

    Interesting...no idea. Im sure though...I can imagine smoke is smoke and theres a guy who will think thats awesome. And its different so I say go for it...also look into electric cigarettes. I used one for a few of my smoking fetish sessions and on cam, guys couldnt tell a difference...unless it was a long enough session that they realized my cig wasnt burning down, and most times they were all amazed and curious about it.

    • I got many requests for humiliation…are there any good reads anyone can recommend on that subject? I’d like to be able to take those sessions, but I typically find myself chuckling at myself after a few minutes and difficult to stay with the humiliation theme. Same with domination…how do you dominate someone on webcam?

    Here is where Ive gotta say...use the search function. No less than a million posts about humiliation...Im not exaggerating..I counted! Seriously though...too much for one post, and lots of info on here about this.

    • Also, because my cam room is so tight with furniture, I'd like to have the webcam sit a bit higher to get a better angel. I really dont' have room for a tripod either. Any ideas on how I can elevate my Logictech above the normal laptop level?

    What I did was set my cam on top of a barstool...I also have a tripod that takes up no more than 1 square foot of floor space which is what Id use when I was doing multi-shot voyer room, along with a cam I had perched on top of my closet door for a birds eye view. Time to get creative...on cam my setup looked great...behind the scenes it was wires everywhere and cams precariously perched on stuff. I once wiped out my whole setup when I tripped over a wire trying to get from my bed to my door...aye!

    • I’ve also signed up for an account with MGF per my friends advise. Has anyone done with with MGF?

    Havnt used it, but Ill bet this is in search too....!



    Ava

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    Hi Ava! and welcome

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smurfette View Post
    Also MGF is a good site & a great way to make money without necessarily having to go on cam. The site does grate on my nerves after a while though. Don't use the same model name there as on other sites, if they find out you're a camgirl they'll delete your account and possibly keep your money.
    Wow! That's really good information to know! I had already set up an account under my cam name so I'll start a new one. Thanks!

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    Thanks BlackSharpie for some great suggestions and ideas! You had me laughing about tripping over cords and such...I've almost done that on a few occasions! lol!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smurfette View Post
    I can't answer your entire post but I don't think you'll need anyone promoting you on Streamate. SM is usually very busy and you'll make tons of money with in-site traffic. Maybe your friend could improve your earnings a bit but I don't think it's really necessary.
    Smurfette, I agree with you on the promoting part...I do believe there's plenty of traffic on SM. However, one reason his ex did so well was a large portion of her income came from customers who joined using her affiliate link so she got a much higher payout than the normal 35%. Believe me, she worked a consistent schedule and built up her following. She wasn't lazy.

    He just met with the owners of SM here in AZ last week and they were telling him that cam models could make so much more $$$ if they promoted their links more frequently on twitter, etc. As a matter of fact they said they were shocked that only a very small fraction of models promote themselves on twitter. I personally can't stand spending time twittering...I'd much rather have someone else do it and I reap the rewards!

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    ^^ Ahh, that makes sense. I hadn't thought of affiliate links before. In that case, it could definitely be worth it!

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    Hi Ava

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    Hello BustyAmeera and Katie! Thank you for the warm welcome!

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    Quote Originally Posted by AvaMadison View Post
    Hello BustyAmeera and Katie! Thank you for the warm welcome!
    Also, if you don't want friendly SW members to say hello and take you private; you might want to use a different name on SM and SW

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    Quote Originally Posted by thedunlap View Post
    Also, if you don't want friendly SW members to say hello and take you private; you might want to use a different name on SM and SW
    Very good point! I guess if they want to pay and see me private I have no problem...but probably a good idea. Guess I'll be changing my name soon. Dang!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by AvaMadison View Post
    Very good point! I guess if they want to pay and see me private I have no problem...but probably a good idea. Guess I'll be changing my name soon. Dang!!!
    Haha not before you sign on SM once so that you can at least verify that I'm a normal guy Pretty please.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thedunlap View Post
    Haha not before you sign on SM once so that you can at least verify that I'm a normal guy Pretty please.
    Can you just give it up? Damn!

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    Quote Originally Posted by thedunlap View Post
    Also, if you don't want friendly SW members to say hello and take you private; you might want to use a different name on SM and SW
    Your such a douche.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slab4508 View Post
    Your such a douche.
    Very constructive. And your a slab?

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    Quote Originally Posted by thedunlap View Post
    Very constructive. And your a slab?
    I dont see how bringing your issues into this thread is constructive. If you still have an axe to grind or a dead horse to beat or whatever, start your own thread or better yet maintain a personal journal to moan in instead of bringing this passive aggressive snide commentary into a thread of someone new to the community looking for advice.

    All you did was prove you went to SM and did a search for her to see if she uses the same name here as there so that you can make a remark about it...you completely ignored any of her questions and the only one to not even say hello and welcome...so your intentions had nothing to do with helping or welcoming the OP. Get over yourself.

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    gah I'm sooo sick of drama! let it go people.
    I like naked chicks.

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    Hey Ava! Welcome!
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    Quote Originally Posted by TouringGirlfriend View Post
    Can you just give it up? Damn!
    DAMN I know right? What the fuk? I never seen someone carry so much shit for so long. smh

    Sorry Ava. Carry on
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    Well...you got such a warm welcome, no attitudes and all of your questions answered...isn't that nice...that's why I like this site.
    There is another PSO site that would have jumped all over you and told you to read the forums and there would have been an all out bitch fest.

    I am new as well, but welcome!

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    Quote Originally Posted by thedunlap View Post
    Very constructive. And your a slab?
    You're still here with that BS. Wow, what a life you have. Why not go to a cam site or get a real-life girlfriend?
    The fact that you are on this site, lurking, being an asshole and starting stuff speaks volumes for who you are in real life: weird, a stalker, and a loser.

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