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    Hey people! I'm posting this in a sense of ranting and venting, mostly, as well as sharing what I feel, which may sound a bit lame but, still, can't shake it off :/

    You see, the plan is that I'm starting as a webcam girl in about two or three months, I've been planning it on everything I could: hardware (which I'm covered up so far, except for the webcam), high speed internet connection, clothing, lightning, some sex toys, professional makeup lessons, organizing my shifts and schedules, promoting myself around the web, etc.

    But I know some girls who just tell me that it might not work since many times this webcam thing tends to be a bit slow and I might not even cover up the essentials (i.e. earning $1,600USD a month to cover up bills, live on my own and have money saved for emergencies) and I might get into financial issues.

    While it's true that some days tend to be slow, I've made estimations, if I work hard, even if it's on slow days, I could make it (8 hours a day, 6 days a week, exhausting isn't it? But better be safe than sorry), maybe I could make it, maybe not, but idk, it's just that, sometimes I feel worried that things won't work out and I'll have to improvise something, it's something that both scares me and motivates me to work harder.

    I see the thread about weekly earnings and think "if these girls can do it working less time than me, then perhaps I might be able to at least not get into financial issues if I work hard enough and dedicate into this as I should", still the fear resides inside my head.

    I guess it's some kind of motivation to push me into working hard, to try, strive and put a real effort and dedication into it, feeling like this is a huge chance to achive my goals in life and can't let it go, or I'll regret it.

    I don't know if I'm making any sense but, has anyone ever felt this way? I mean, the fact that I'm transgender kinda puts me in this strange situation where I feel I won't get enough customers, unless I work harder to promote myself, but I keep thinking "there's a girl who has two children and she does this for them, she can do it, so why I can't be successful at this?".

    There's a phrase: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mistery, today is a gift, that's why they call it present. It makes me feel like I shouldn't worry about that and keep fighting, they told me once "never let anyone tells you you can't do something, prove them wrong".

    Sigh Can I get a hug or some words of wisdom?
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    There are always going to be slow days, in any aspect of the sex industry, some days they want you and some they don't. I say when starting out go on at different times of the day. See which times are most profitable for you and keep that as your schedule. That way you aren't just sitting there shooting the shit with cheap lame asses. Once you get yourself out there and gain regulars it is definitely easy to make money. But stick with it and stay motivated, it's hard sometimes.
    Whats 6 inches long, 2 inches wide, and drives women wild?...... Money

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    I also missed that you are transgender. I think you shouldn't have a hard time making money especially if you are passable. Also catering to fetishes will def help out your income!
    Whats 6 inches long, 2 inches wide, and drives women wild?...... Money

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    Well, I do believe I pass, many friends told me that already, as well as some guys from 4chan and 7chan, as in "since when does 4chan has such hot traps?"... lol

    Oh well, I won't know until I try, I am willing to put al the effort I can into this to make it work, I feel motivated to do this, I know I can't let it just go. But how am I supossed to overcome the feeling? It's kinda like a fear, but I know that it won't bring anything good if I let it stay...

    At the end, what am I supossed to do? or think?
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    i`ll tell you how it works for me. i work 6 days a week..10 to 12 hours a day only on adultwork and only in paid chat. i hate free chat and waiting for wankers to come see me while they see me for free. so i just leave my session open and i go and do my house chores, i deal with my promotional stuff etc. there are slow hours/days and there are crazy days. some of the girls never say how much they make but i thought that i`m not hurting anyone if i do. i set up a weekly sum of 500 credits from which AW takes 30% so i get 350 credits left..that means 400 euros weekly for me. and is more than enough to pay my rent, bills and save for the rainy days. my advice for you is to give it a try and do not give up easily, or just because u had a slow day. besides, the fact that ur a TS, means that u`ll cater for something that a lot of people are after these days (myself included i might add )
    good luck babe!

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    You've been camming for 10 years, right Persephone? According to your blog, at least...

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    yep...at 18, right after high-school..i`ve decided to join the industry..hehe...

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    you should be able to make your goal! you won't really know until you start working. glad you did some research before hand that will definitely help you!

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    wow 10 years. that's admirable. Great blog, too.
    Katrina, *hug*! You'll do just fine. It sounds like you have done your research, you're here which is great, and you sound dedicated. Cam your ass off on good sites and you'll make enough money to support yourself. Good luck and get camming!
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    Quote Originally Posted by naughtycammer View Post
    wow 10 years. that's admirable. Great blog, too.
    thank you m`lady

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    It sounds like you worry too much! Webcam is easy. Being transgendered might put you at a bit of a disadvantage, or it might actually have the opposite effect and you'll make even more money because you cater to a particular niche. My fiance is a male webcam model and he makes more per hour on Streamate than I do. Sure he gets less traffic, but there's also less competition with other models. So you might stand out as a top transgender model and make more than you would if you were just another boring webcam girl. Plus I've seen a lot of transgender models with crappy cams, poor audio or none at all, bad connections, etc. so if you make sure those things are top-notch you'll already be light-years ahead of your competition!

    $1600/mo breaks down to $66/day if you work six days a week. It shouldn't take you 8 hours to make $66, that's only $8.25 an hour! Chances are, even on the slowest days you'll be making at least double that per hour.

    I'm sure you'll do really well. You seem really smart, well-prepared, and determined. Good luck!

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    On the technical side, I'm getting a high speed connection (fiber to the home, 20 megs down and 20 up), a Logitech C910 or a 9000 Pro, a separate clip-on microphone, just in case and, thankfully my computer has the horsepower for HD streaming. I'm also splitcamming on 2 websites, maybe 3 if possible. I'm sure the internet connection should handle it without a problem.

    On the marketing side, I'm already working on that and, so far, I've been getting positive replies from guys and, it looks like a small fan base is being formed after I posted some pics on imageboards lol.

    I'm also getting a new wardrobe with shoes and lingerie, and other thigns to impress customers. I want to give them the best experience possible and make them feel they're investing their money in a nice method for relaxing and forgetting of their problems, which in turn will help me.

    I just want this to work because it's my chance to save up for my transition, and going to college, as well as becoming independent and having my own place, I guess I'm more nervious than anything x.x More than anything, it scares me to mess it up and end up without any other chance :/

    Sigh... I have to try, though.
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    BTW Persephone, how did you get into this world, if you don't mind me asking? How has it been for you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smurfette View Post
    It sounds like you worry too much! Webcam is easy. Being transgendered might put you at a bit of a disadvantage, or it might actually have the opposite effect and you'll make even more money because you cater to a particular niche.
    From what I have heard a lot of transgendered hosts make a killing on cam. Less competition and more viewers to go around in those categories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KarinaGiselle View Post
    BTW Persephone, how did you get into this world, if you don't mind me asking? How has it been for you?
    i was looking for work and i saw an add in the newspaper for a studio. camming was very new on the market back then, especially in my country. i started on ifriends and camcontacts. ah...the lovely times, free chat wasn`t invented (or at least i didn`t know about it....hehe). i remember camming with a huge sweater on thinking "no way in hell i`m showing my boobs" and the toys were something alien for everybody..lmao!!
    after like 6 months i got enough money to get my own studio flat and get a pc. so i started to do it by myself...the rest is history

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    Quote Originally Posted by laurielegs View Post
    From what I have heard a lot of transgendered hosts make a killing on cam. Less competition and more viewers to go around in those categories.
    I guess it's more of a hit and miss thing, I mean, sure, there's less competition in transgender camming but if people don't know you, how will you get customers? I think it was Kelly Shore (a famous porn actress) who said on another forum:

    It doesn't matter how pretty you are, if you don't have fans, and if you do, if you don't know how to handle them, you are going to fail no matter how hard you try, because at the end of the day, it's the fans who make you or break you in this business.
    This kinda made me feel cold but, it's true! There are many "artists" who suck but, have many fans and they suceed thanks to them, so I believe this applies to webcamming too. The more people you reach, and the more they like you, might help you increase your revenue.

    I've also learned so far that you need to be very careful when using social network to promote yourself, because the very first moment you talk trash of someone, everything can go downhill JUST because of that mistake. So my idea is that, sure you can be a webcam girl but, wouldn't it be great that they also like you as a person so they can be willing to pay for your shows?

    Maybe I'm not making much sense, and I do want to learn a bit of marketing to apply it into my career, someone correct me if I'm wrong

    BTW Persephone, when you were 18, before getting into camming, did you ever think you'd be doing this for a living? lol

    I'd like you to share some of your experiences in this business, it seems like you know a lot of valuable info if you don't mind ofc.

    OMG 69 posts XD

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    ^^ Are you gonna be using sites like Streamate and AdultWork? If so, you don't really need to promote yourself to make money. Traffic will come to you and you'll gain regulars over time.

    Having your own website and doing independent shows will require a lot of work though.

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    I'll be using Streamate, ImLive, AdultWork (Do the allow trans girls?), and maybe LiveJasmin, the idea is to do splitcamming on two sites at the same time (e.g. SM and AW or IL and LJ) in HD. See why I need the high speed connection? lol

    I will still promote myself, just in case, and since I'm thinking of getting into porn, well, you get the idea lol
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    Dont spend alot of money on outfits or toys yet.
    Log on get to work.
    I wear one outfit a day. I dont change into anything else. If it is making money, I will wear that all week long.

    Instead of planning, just get on cam and get to making money. You can better decide what works and what doesn't at that point.

    A cute outfit may not be so easy to come in and out of. I love corset, but what a pain to get them on and off all day long. So spending $60 to $150 on one is pointless. When a $5 t-shirt & some shorts I paid $7 make me money all day long.

    STOP over thinking everything. You are making it way more complicated than it needs to be.

    TS are very popular.

    Good Luck,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam38g View Post
    Dont spend alot of money on outfits or toys yet.
    Log on get to work.
    I wear one outfit a day. I dont change into anything else. If it is making money, I will wear that all week long.

    Instead of planning, just get on cam and get to making money. You can better decide what works and what doesn't at that point.

    A cute outfit may not be so easy to come in and out of. I love corset, but what a pain to get them on and off all day long. So spending $60 to $150 on one is pointless. When a $5 t-shirt & some shorts I paid $7 make me money all day long.

    STOP over thinking everything. You are making it way more complicated than it needs to be.

    TS are very popular.

    Good Luck,

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    So very true!

    This is something I had proved to myself last night (still learning after all these years, lol! I was getting on really late which is usually at a time when it's dead, had a zit on my foredhead, ack. I went ahead and got on with the attitude that I'd stay on an hour and just try to make a bit and ended up making more than usual.

    Just get on cam and do it

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    BTW Persephone, when you were 18, before getting into camming, did you ever think you'd be doing this for a living? lol
    ummm. let`s just say that i knew i`d be doing something...different..lol

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    Wow, one would think you'd have to be very dolled up and next to perfect to do this, not only visually but also on what you do!

    Well, I'm still getting the high speed connection and the HD webcam lol, thanks for your comments! They truly are eye opening

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    u should post ur pic, i bet u look drop-dead gow-jus!
    hehe ^_^

    but really..i think ur overthinking this a bit
    just log on, try it out and put on ur best confidence game!
    i believe u ll be earning that cash money quick, honey!!

    i just wanted to give u some itty-bitty encouragement
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    I did already! here

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