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    arggggg i could tear my hair out if i could, im camming but making feck all and i just feel useless and abit unpretty from not making much im on myfreecams and aw but waiting to still be allowed on streammate i dont get it im getting so impatient i made like $12 in two hours . I really need some tips and motivational things to keep me going i dont want to give up because i know camming is worth it just so stressed

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    Default Re: so sick of being poor and feeling useless!!

    I don't mean to be rude but this forum is full of tips like that. Just take the time and read and search a lot.

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    Default Re: so sick of being poor and feeling useless!!

    how's your internet connection? are you using an HD webcam? how much lighting do you use? if you're doing that bad, chances are your stream is choppy, rather than anything you're doing wrong



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    oh my goodness.. this is a very disillusioned business!!.. i started 10 yrs ago.. I thought I could just work a few hours a day!! MFC is the worst I have seen!!! .. anyways.. my first week i worked 2 hours a day and made a whole $ 35 bucks..I am quite attractive and worked 1 or 2 sites.. one that is very popular!! Imlive.. but yea.. i was going to quit.. but that lil birdie told me to keep trying and work harder.. I make WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAy more than that now.. takes lots of education.. and these are tough times.. nothing like 10 yrs ago.. recession and over saturation.. i yearn for the good ole days.. when a guy was happy to pay for a pretty smile and a nice conversation.. find another site honey!

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    hi thanks i know there is load info on here just felt a little down wanted to have a tiny rant ,blow some steam , thanks tho but no hd cam trying save for one, lighting is good so is sound just find it odd how i make so little furstrating but im going to try again aw and just sent my biopic to streamate so hope to get started there asap! i try playing games in myfreecams like countdowns, raffles etc and just no one bothers to write back like bit disheartening, is imlive a site? i just recieved my payoneer card so im gonna get my ass up and start working proper tomorrow just need little boost and work tips in general

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    Default Re: so sick of being poor and feeling useless!!

    Its not u sweetie.MFC is just not what it used to be.U have to work so hard to earn so little.Good luck on SM.Things might be better there for u.

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    Default Re: so sick of being poor and feeling useless!!

    This is a beautiful place to vent.
    The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread

    http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...ow-quot-Thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by melissahornygirl View Post
    is imlive a site? l
    Oh yes it is. But unfortunately ImLive won't improve your mood. Generally that site is slow, with lots of beggars, and cheapasses and if you get shows, you will get chargebacks too. :S

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    hi thanks for the replies last night im abit calmer now and realise its been my own fault for being stressed , I searched a few bits on this and I have realised I haven't been putting the hours in nor the effort and have been thinking of this as a fast cash job , well silly me from now on im going to do 6-8 hours every weekday and then 2 hours sat and sunday and try to make $25 dollars every hour, that seems reasonable enough I think patiently going to do aw when mfc is dead and vice versa until streammate allows me to start working thanks for letting me see the error of my ways lol

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    Default Re: so sick of being poor and feeling useless!!

    It's good to hear that you've taken a more objective look at things, Melissa I just wanted to add, $25/hour is a very reasonable goal to set for yourself but when you are new, please don't get discouraged if you don't hit your target. It seems like some girls are able to hit the ground running and make crazy money from the very beginning, and for other girls (such as myself) it takes quite a few months to build up to a consistently good hourly.

    Also, this has been said before but it bears repeating, many times you will not have consistent earnings from hour to hour. For me it goes in waves. I could go 45 minutes without a show and then make $35 in exlusive. One hour I'll make $50, the next I'll make $0. It really does balance out in the end of the day/week but it is tempting to just log out when things are slow. Don't do that! Well, unless you're on MFC and trying to preserve your cam score. There are so many times I'm having a shitty morning, no one's getting shows, and I want to quit for the day. But sure enough, if I wait it out 95% of the time I will have a Long show and earn a bunch from it, and that makes up for the slow hours.

    Just hang in there and good luck!

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    Default Re: so sick of being poor and feeling useless!!

    Just an fyi-- not sure what your budget is atm but I bought my cam at walmart-- its a logitech c270p for 30 bucks. It streams hd at 720p.... I do plan on upgrading to more expensive logitech at some point but from everything i've tested out this camera is fine-- if anything needs to be upgraded its my computer!!

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    Default Re: so sick of being poor and feeling useless!!

    You can get the logitech c310 HD online for $22
    check out some google shopping =): & to pick out which is best for the money it's easiest to go on youtube and look up reviews done with the webcam itself.
    Cammings tough..it takes a lot of time an brain power. But stick with it, for every bad day there's a Mr.moneybags waiting to find you!

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    Default Re: so sick of being poor and feeling useless!!

    This business can be very deceiving. Recession and too many pretty girls who think they can just get by on being pretty. Add to that TV shows that are now making sex work appear to be easy and appealing. I saw the Lisa Ling Our America episode about camming, and while I think she was pretty balanced I totally rolled my eyes when I heard her say something a long the lines of "amateurs who do it not for the money, but for the thrill". LOL. I have yet to meet an "amateur" (this term is completely debatable, IMO anyone who charges anything is a professional) that does not do this for the money on streamate. Fuck if anything that mentality needs to go, if you are not on streamate for money then please get off the site!! "I am doing it for the thrill not the money" is exactly what is ruining our work environment.

    Back on topic now, I will say that if you are making $500+/wk you are doing better then more then half of the cam girls out there. Like I said there are too many pretty girls who think they can just get by on their looks and the fact they can turn on a webcam alone. No marketing, no money spent advertising, no networking. You need to do those things if you are serious about keeping that money rolling in.

    Don't worry about not making shit loads when you are new. Heck don't even worry about upgrading your technology/internet. Work on building a customer base and the rest will come with time.



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    I have been on MFC for a while now. I remember when I was new I was making about $12- $18/hour and was totally blown away by how much that was. Luckily, I was naive and never did any research on how much other girls made. I was content with that amount. Guys who came in to my room saw that I was really happy to get just a few tokens, and I was always in a good & grateful mood and slowly I built a base of regulars. It takes time - it really does. As mentioned above, one hour you make nothing, other hours you make really good money. I remember one day I made literally NO money in the whole three hours I worked, then another day I got a 30,000 token tip. Just last night I made 303 tokens in public tips in 4 hours - which is dismal (I was doing loads of pvts though, so I wasn't bothered), then that final 5th hour I worked I made about 1500 tokens. Had I logged off upset because I wasn't getting tips, I wouldn't have made that extra money.

    Another big suggestion is to ALWAYS say thank you to those who do tip. Many men find it important for a model to verbally say "thank you so so much Hardcock69!!" I also type it out with a cute emote. Make your thank you personal by saying their name. ALWAYS smile, giggle, show appreciation for tips no matter the size. But your excitement level should be consistent with tip size. If someone tips 25 tokens - say thank you, smile then move on. If someone tips 100 tokens, blow a kiss, say thank you several times. If someone tips a 200+ tip, I usually PM them directly thanking them for their generosity and make a big deal out of it in public. The more guys see how happy you are with tip size, the more they might be willing to spend. Never complain. If someone tips you 5 tokens on the inside you're like "that's it??" but on the outside you still need to be gracious and say thank you. Nothing clears a room faster than a model bitching about tips or being ungrateful for the tips (no matter the size) they do receive.

    Final suggestion: Once you build up a fan base, do whatever you can to keep them around. Being on MFC is so much easier when you have friends on there to help keep the conversation flowing. I have about 10 guys who don't tip all that often, but who help keep me happy and conversation going instead of that awkward "I'm going to sit here and stare at the cam because no one is talking". More importantly, keep the big tipping regulars around. I have a couple guys who tip frequently, and because of that they are allowed a lot more attention than most guys. When they email me or send me a tweet I always respond back ASAP. The big tipping regulars are the ones who will carry you to success, so do whatever you can to keep them around.

    Hope this helps

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    Quote Originally Posted by OJenni! View Post
    I have yet to meet an "amateur" (this term is completely debatable, IMO anyone who charges anything is a professional)
    i see "amateur" more as being a niche and a category more than anything. although we are ALL professionals, this niche is an edge in this industry. the "amateur" look and feel of a girl is what makes her money, if that is what she fits in. i categorize myself as being very "amateur" and the guys love it. this niche doesn't make u any less of a professional than the pornstar niche or the domme niche etc. it is more of a girl/guy next door thing and just another hustle angle to work.

    sorry for the momentary theadjack

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    Quote Originally Posted by OJenni! View Post
    I will say that if you are making $500+/wk you are doing better then more then half of the cam girls out there. Like I said there are too many pretty girls who think they can just get by on their looks and the fact they can turn on a webcam alone. No marketing, no money spent advertising, no networking. You need to do those things if you are serious about keeping that money rolling in
    The above is a really important tenet of camming.
    When I started, I was making more than $500 per week, but I wasn't making nearly as much as I do now. One thing I've really found is that the time spent working/investing effort (I've never spent a dime on my business except for buying a few basic toys and upgrading my internet) has a cumulative effect. One hour of effort (on cam/online, working on publicity, connecting with customers and potential customers) produces on average 'X' amount of $$$. Two hours invested brings in 2 1/2 times 'X', whereas 4 hours invested brings in 10 or 12 times 'X'. The cumulative effect builds as we work, and each next level feeds off itself, bringing additional $$$$ without any extra effort.

    Camming is fantastic (and facinating, from a sociological perspective) in that it truly can be ANYTHING we want/need it to be. Yes, it's realistically possible to jump on cam for a few hours a day per week, earn enough consistently to provide for basic needs and a mediocre amount of savings, but for alot of chicas, myself included, to really bank we have to require more of ourselves. Not banking isn't failure. All it means is that one hasn't yet reached their full potential yet.
    While it's true that many cam-chicas aren't high earners, each one of us needs to decide we don't want to be one of them, and to commit to the work that's required to realize our $$$$ goals.

    The great thing about camming is that the hours required can be fit into our pre-existing schedules, in that the internet and our cam sites never 'close', but those hours need to be put in at some point to realize the $$$$ potential that's out there for each of us.
    This site is a gold mine in that regard. The knowlege that's contained within this space is priceless, but there are few specifc thread or sets of threads will be relevant or pertinent to all of us. That's where our individual creativity comes into play.
    Work hard, research, create a strategy and set high $$$$ goals. Celebrate each achievement as new earnings ceilings are broken, or redesign the strategy if earnings stagnate, but either way, keep pushing.

    Not making money isn't seasonal, it's not the economy and it's not emblematic of a personal flaw or lack of potential. It's a challenge to do better, and it's a challenge we can all achieve. Take whatever frustration you feel and channel it into your work.
    Work hard, think hard, and you won't be poor or feel useless. Honestly, taking charge of your job and your finances is an incredibly empowering experience.

    peace and $$$$$
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    Default Re: so sick of being poor and feeling useless!!

    trust me there are hot girls that don't do well on mfc and unattractive girls that do great. I think it's more about personality. I hate mfc. Different sites work for different people. Hang in there and try diff sites til you find the one that's right for you.

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