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    Default No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    I still live with my parents, (who have no idea I'm a camgirl), and we have crappy internet. I can't even reach 0.50 upload speed with our net, so I can't run the HD encoder, and I can't afford to get better internet here.

    I am lucky to make $50 TOPS per night on SM, working around 3 - 4 hours.

    I am thinking how the hell am I supposed to be earning enough to move out at this rate? -_- I just want to know if there are any other girls in my position who are doing better than this (with no encoder and trying to get enough to move out), and how they do it.

    Any help is much appreciated. x

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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    I do just fine with out the encoder. However, I am in one the niches on Streamate. Maybe it is time to try some other cam sites and see how that goes?


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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    Maybe it's time to try to up my hustle and find my own niche on SM.. I really don't want to give SM up.. just find out how to work my stuff there, especially if there are other girls who bank with no encoder. <3

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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    Quote Originally Posted by Incantatious View Post
    I still live with my parents, (who have no idea I'm a camgirl), and we have crappy internet. I can't even reach 0.50 upload speed with our net, so I can't run the HD encoder, and I can't afford to get better internet here.

    I am lucky to make $50 TOPS per night on SM, working around 3 - 4 hours.

    I am thinking how the hell am I supposed to be earning enough to move out at this rate? -_- I just want to know if there are any other girls in my position who are doing better than this (with no encoder and trying to get enough to move out), and how they do it.

    Any help is much appreciated. x
    I am in your same boat, I just moved back into my parents place with shitty internet. It's tough to cam right now.

    Make what you can on cam, when you can. Then put the rest of your effort into content sales! Explore fetishes and make videos and picture sets for sale until your eyes fall out.

    It's something you can do when other people are home and you can't cam, plus it's passive income. You can make money while you're sleeping/camming/not at the computer.







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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    Try MGF? Its not centered around cam work. You can make money making small clips or selling pics

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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    It's a growing fact that HD is becoming very important for paid webcam sales.

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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    Your placement is severely affected by not having the encoder. Lower placement = guys not being able to find you = low $$$. It would be worth the investment to upgrade your equipment or cam elsewhere.

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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    you say you can't afford better internet...but if you can make 50 dollars in one night that covers better internet for a whole month...right?
    "Achieving success is a challenge but so is struggling so you may as well choose success."

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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    Quote Originally Posted by h0ttie View Post
    you say you can't afford better internet...but if you can make 50 dollars in one night that covers better internet for a whole month...right?
    Yeah, but her parents don't know she cams. And if she offers to pay for better internet, they might start questioning her, especially if they are paying the bill. My dad would be like "why do we need faster internet? it works just fine!"...blah.


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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    It's hard to answer this because you cannot use splitcam... Maybe try MFC, MGF and Adultwork? Or indie sites, like Websfinest and the like.

    Couldn't you get 3G internet? I know it's crappy, but I think it might be better than what you have, upload wise...

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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    im gonna play devils advocate here and say start stripping

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    Quote Originally Posted by GlamourRouge View Post
    Your placement is severely affected by not having the encoder. Lower placement = guys not being able to find you = low $$$. It would be worth the investment to upgrade your equipment or cam elsewhere.
    Quote Originally Posted by missmagnolia View Post
    It's hard to answer this because you cannot use splitcam... Maybe try MFC, MGF and Adultwork? Or indie sites, like Websfinest and the like.

    Couldn't you get 3G internet? I know it's crappy, but I think it might be better than what you have, upload wise...
    Quote Originally Posted by crispy View Post
    im gonna play devils advocate here and say start stripping
    I'm in a similar situation..&, I have tried AW, it's like a viscious cycle, they just won't take my signup, I can't split cam either.
    For me I'm going to try an sc, at least for a while til the end of the year.


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    Quote Originally Posted by crispy View Post
    im gonna play devils advocate here and say start stripping
    Ugh, I am in the same position as the OP and my whole plan would have been to start with stripping if my mom & dad weren't already good friends with all the effing club owners.

    I make about $50 for the same effort with TERRIBLE internet. I have like a .2 upload speed and I get guys complaining on MFC all the time. I just suffer through it for now and work on passive income type stuff along with it. I figure as long as I'm making anything at all, I'm on my way to getting out of my house and setting up a system to earn even more.


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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    Can anyone vouch for those wireless cards you pay a subscription for and plug into your laptop? Ive never had one but if you have towers closeby connected to one of those ISP, investing in a wireless card may be helpful

    /never used them
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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    yeah agreed can you get a wireless interent through like verizon?

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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    Tell your parents you started playing MMORPGs and need faster internet and you are willing to pay for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TXCamgirl View Post
    Tell your parents you started playing MMORPGs and need faster internet and you are willing to pay for it.
    i was gonna suggest lying about needing better internet for something....couldn't think of anything good tho
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    Quote Originally Posted by TXCamgirl View Post
    Tell your parents you started playing MMORPGs and need faster internet and you are willing to pay for it.
    Okay, now that's just fucking genius.


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    i guess ill be the stupid one and ask what does the HD encoder DO and does it work with anon HD cam?
    Tell me what do you see? Thug niggas? Drug dealers? Its a trip...every nigga in this whip got a mothafuckin college degree

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    Default Re: No SM HD Encoder.. and trying to earn a living :/

    Thank you all so much for your responses.

    msmocha - The Streamate HD Encoder lets you stream in higher quality (you get a bigger screen), plus it is possible to do Gold Shows. Having this encoder gives you higher visibility because having it positively affects your placement on Streamate.

    Cam_chick - God I'm so glad I'm not alone. We should stick together! I've really been wanting to be among other girls in the same position as me. It's so annoying still being at home. I am thinking I should get a dongle or something? I was looking them up last night (possibly I should get with the 'Three' Network over here in the UK), but I've no idea how good the upload speed will be! >.< I wish there was a way to find out how good the upload speeds of various networks are before you buy them... make shit a whole lot easier.

    I do like the idea of getting 'portable internetz' because then it would mean I could cam at my boyfriends. Are you finding it hard to juggle camming with your relationship too? By this, I mean I need to travel to see him, and so I worry about taking that time off camming you know? Agg.. Hopefully things will get easier for us! x

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