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    Quote Originally Posted by pippapippa View Post
    Is there just zero traffic online for everyone right now? I’ve had one person speak to me in 40 mins.
    yes yday i made 500 lol today is dead at least now! maybe pick up later??? let s hope

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    Quote Originally Posted by VVV View Post
    so i am wondering when i could take 7days off 10days next year for a nose surgery ... february around ST valentine is a bad idea?, so there is some contest if you remember around february march... it is just 7days however i would fit when there is less potential of good income. o better to do in August? i think May was not the best month?
    please help to figure out! thanks
    I always keep track of the times where it's best to take vacations. I'm not saying there isn't ANY money because I've made money throughout these times too. However, it's a lot less requests overall. This advice is for camming overall - not just SM. I would NOT take off Valentine's day.

    Best Times to Take Vacations
    2nd Week of June to July 4
    Labor Day - Take a 4 to 5 day vacation weekend (Friday to Tuesday off)
    The last 2 weeks of November off
    The last week of December off

    Top Holidays for Virtual Gifts
    Birthday, Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day

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    Quote Originally Posted by SapphireXO View Post
    I always keep track of the times where it's best to take vacations. I'm not saying there isn't ANY money because I've made money throughout these times too. However, it's a lot less requests overall. This advice is for camming overall - not just SM. I would NOT take off Valentine's day.

    Best Times to Take Vacations
    2nd Week of June to July 4
    Labor Day - Take a 4 to 5 day vacation weekend (Friday to Tuesday off)
    The last 2 weeks of November off
    The last week of December off

    Top Holidays for Virtual Gifts
    Birthday, Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day
    Nailed it. I've been tracking all of this on spreadsheets since I started in 2016 and that is a consistent pattern.
    Also, the last 2 weeks of July and the first week of August have been consistently difficult for me so I try to take vacation then if I can afford to.

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    hey ladies....i have a cosmo payment question.
    Can you use the "VIRTUAL CARD" to like pay for a hotel or airbnb or transfer to paypal? any info is appreciated. newbie here trying to get cash on vacation...fuck

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    Anyone else having issues with stream quality? It keeps dropping on me.

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    Excellent day today. New laptop means video quality is much better and zero stream drops. Traffic was slow at first but it soon picked up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by izshadow View Post
    Anyone else having issues with stream quality? It keeps dropping on me.
    same here!

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    Quote Originally Posted by naughtybabe1 View Post
    hey ladies....i have a cosmo payment question.
    Can you use the "VIRTUAL CARD" to like pay for a hotel or airbnb or transfer to paypal? any info is appreciated. newbie here trying to get cash on vacation...fuck
    I could not use my Mastercard from Cosmo to pay for anything online anymore since... 2 years ago I think. So they opened a Visa account for me, and I can transfer money from my Mastercard to my Visa and pay like that. I think you should email them and ask, maybe with the new accounts is easier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DivineMissDeviant View Post
    Excellent day today. New laptop means video quality is much better and zero stream drops. Traffic was slow at first but it soon picked up!
    Interesting!! My laptop is like 8 years old. Maybe it's time for me to think about getting a new one too. Good for you!!

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    I would. I got an HP silver with i5 processor. Much better!

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    "Possible CPU/bandwidth issues"

    earlier my stream was fine.
    Tonight
    0.73 Bitrate (Mbps) "Possible CPU/bandwidth issues"
    my upload speeds are normal.. updated my computer etc
    still can't get it to work
    i've been struggling for a hour

    something else I should look for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Erika_Xstacy View Post
    "Possible CPU/bandwidth issues"

    earlier my stream was fine.
    Tonight
    0.73 Bitrate (Mbps) "Possible CPU/bandwidth issues"
    my upload speeds are normal.. updated my computer etc
    still can't get it to work
    i've been struggling for a hour

    something else I should look for?
    Could be the server you are on (not sure)
    I have heard that sometimes using a VPN set to a different location can help. This has been mention in the CGP Discord.
    I have yet to try this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Erika_Xstacy View Post
    "Possible CPU/bandwidth issues"

    earlier my stream was fine.
    Tonight
    0.73 Bitrate (Mbps) "Possible CPU/bandwidth issues"
    my upload speeds are normal.. updated my computer etc
    still can't get it to work
    i've been struggling for a hour

    something else I should look for?
    Name:  off.png
Views: 380
Size:  115.0 KB

    Do you have this on? it been a major problem for me while streaming drops my # to 360p



    Anybody else cam shakes when guys put their cam on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MissAdriana View Post
    Name:  off.png
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    Anybody else cam shakes when guys put their cam on?
    Do you mean that image shakes?

    I had that issue with one customer that went to cam to cam with me last week or the week before last. He was on mobile.

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    ^^YES my cam does like a shake and doesnt stop shaking thewhole show. just my cam not the chat. i wonder if it just mobile users it happened with 2 mobile users early today!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Erika_Xstacy View Post
    "Possible CPU/bandwidth issues"

    earlier my stream was fine.
    Tonight
    0.73 Bitrate (Mbps) "Possible CPU/bandwidth issues"
    my upload speeds are normal.. updated my computer etc
    still can't get it to work
    i've been struggling for a hour

    something else I should look for?

    I ended up signing off. My computer is new and in the exact specs they require for top streaming. I am connected directly to my router and have high speed internet. It is them, not us. But of course they will blame us.

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    I am gonna have to start taking Saturdays off when there is a contest, not worth it. One step closer to becoming someone who takes the whole week off, then who knows.

    I do not think the site is fully functional right now, or a white label is down. I have been going on and off since this contest started and I haven’t seen any of my peers looking like they are having a fun sexy time.

    Last night I had a shake or what I would call a zap in a mobile c2c show.

    Erika changing browsers for that message to go away. Who knows why.

    Too irritated to try to format
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    Quote Originally Posted by kamiliam View Post
    I have been going on and off since this contest started and I haven’t seen any of my peers looking like they are having a fun sexy time.

    I took off today because I just knew it was gonna be a shit show. I dropped into a few of my favorites rooms and they looked...unamused.

    Something has to be going on behind the scenes. Even as a customer, I'm hit with room disconnects and weird glitches from time to time.

    25 hours might not be happening for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MelanieJ View Post
    I took off today because I just knew it was gonna be a shit show. I dropped into a few of my favorites rooms and they looked...unamused.

    Something has to be going on behind the scenes. Even as a customer, I'm hit with room disconnects and weird glitches from time to time.

    25 hours might not be happening for me.
    It's been up and down for me the past few months but yesterday, Saturday was the worst yet it is the site my customers were getting disconnected my stream quality bit rate were all over the place, my earnings $50 after 5 hours, never ever ever had that B4

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    Quote Originally Posted by kamiliam View Post
    I am gonna have to start taking Saturdays off when there is a contest, not worth it. One step closer to becoming someone who takes the whole week off, then who knows.

    I do not think the site is fully functional right now, or a white label is down. I have been going on and off since this contest started and I haven’t seen any of my peers looking like they are having a fun sexy time.

    Last night I had a shake or what I would call a zap in a mobile c2c show.

    Erika changing browsers for that message to go away. Who knows why.

    Too irritated to try to format
    it’s been hit or miss for me as well last week. i’ll be logging on today.

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    I noticed a post here about blocking potential members on SM. You might find it helpful to use them. When my room is empty or quiet and I have a lot of potential members, I start talking to myself as if I'm talking to somebody in the cam room. And it always works - those potential members become customers. Today I faked a CEI chat - several CEI sessions came from that. Then a cuck chat. And that converted into a paid cuck chat. It's always worth doing it - if you can't make it, fake it until you can!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DivineMissDeviant View Post
    I noticed a post here about blocking potential members on SM. You might find it helpful to use them. When my room is empty or quiet and I have a lot of potential members, I start talking to myself as if I'm talking to somebody in the cam room. And it always works - those potential members become customers. Today I faked a CEI chat - several CEI sessions came from that. Then a cuck chat. And that converted into a paid cuck chat. It's always worth doing it - if you can't make it, fake it until you can!
    This is good advice. But I have tried this for years and never once have converted a potential member. I'll have anywhere from 30-120 potential members and I haven't gotten one conversion in all my years of camming.
    I'm really impressed with anyone who can. If I had even 5% of my potential viewers signing up and taking me, I'd be a freaking millionaire.

    So glad that worked for you!

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    Has anyone else considered looking at the Rate Analysis feature on SM? I just realized how helpful it really is. I was considering lowering my prices until I saw that each time I increased my rate by $2, my earnings actually went UP. When I was at $5.99 for exclusive, my hourly rate was $56. When it went to $7.99, it went to $101. Now that it's at $10.29, it's at $121.
    This shows me my average hourly over 90 days. so on days when I'm like "Fuck, I only made $30 an hour today?!" I looked back and saw that I'm still lucky enough to be banging out a great hourly average and I don't need to lower my prices due to the recession.

    Keep it up girls. I'm starting my contest work time soon. I wish you all the luck! I've had to start putting it 5-6 hour days to keep my hustle alive. Conserve your energy. Don't let the negativity get you down. Keep your spirits up.
    I try to think of it like this, just because my favorite coffee shop has a slow day doesn't mean they shut the doors and close for the day. Try to remember that there are ebbs and flows of this business. Showing up and doing it is half the battle.

    Some models have said "I have better things to do." Well, I hope you do enjoy these other things, if that's really how you feel. But if you REALLY don't have much else to do, what are you going to do? Would you rather be browsing on social media for two hours or have $20 extra in your pocket? Would you rather be watching podcasts or building up your favorites?

    I've learned a lot about pacing myself and not putting myself out there too much. I wish you all a lot of luck! And I'd like to encourage anyone who may need it to at least try.

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    OMFG...contest week. no one even coming in my room....save me cam gods!! why do i do this to myself?

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    Quote Originally Posted by naughtybabe1 View Post
    OMFG...contest week. no one even coming in my room....save me cam gods!! why do i do this to myself?

    believe me i make like 40$ since 4hrs on all websites napped, did a mask hair, chatted with my escort agency bc i m going not earn that... more the morallllllllllllll
    i kept going at 8pm going to the gym anyway and i say to myself shall pass

    tomorrow i m off as always hopefully and just treat myself ... it is going to pick up next week??? hopefully and well if does not i m going to work otherwise.

    for some is working tho! just not my day. yesterday it was an ok one

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