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    Default Which should I upgrade first?

    So, I've been struggling to get business lately. It's frustrating, but it happens, right? Especially since I just came back after a long time away.

    Well, I should be doing a photo shoot for a porn company within the next month and that will give me a little extra money. I'm hoping it will help me get my name out there, but more than that, it will give me cash. I want to reinvest some of that cash into my webcamming, though, I'm just not sure what to reinvest in. Or, more specifically, I can think of three things I could stand to upgrade but I can't decide between them.

    First, my internet connection. It's a bit slower than I'd like and a lot of customers have bad signals (which is often their fault, I know, but I want to do everything I can from my end). I can't get a good HD signal, either, which also makes things difficult. In case you're wondering, my current isp is clear but my modem is nearly two years old.

    Second is my webcam. is the webcam I got. I got it because I knew I would be starting webcamming and it was on sale. Now, though, I've heard that better webcams help quite a bit and I'm wanting to reinvest into an even better webcam. Again, hd shows have an impact on this.

    Third is lighting. I have some lamps, but they can be a little on the dim side. It's a shame my bedroom doesn't have a big window anywhere for natural light. Anyway, part of me was thinking of getting a good, big light to help there. I've seen the difference it can make on a person's face when they're in good light and it's pretty significant.

    So, how should I prioritize these things? If I can only afford one, which one should I go with? Or if I can only get two, which two could I use? Thanks in advance for any input you've got.

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    Default Re: Which should I upgrade first?

    Hiya Tina, I don't know for sure but my feeling is the webcam...a good one may be enough to pick up the shortfalls on the other 2.
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    Default Re: Which should I upgrade first?

    It depends on the site you work on because they all use different criteria for placement/customer traffic.


    MYFREECAMS: Lighting, then webcam, then internet, then laptop if you don't have an i7 or at least an i5.

    STREAMATE: Internet, then laptop if you don't have an i7 or at least an i5, then lighting, then webcam.

    ALL OTHERS: Internet, lighting, webcam, laptop if you don't have an i7 or at least an i5.


    However, its not just you thats struggling with traffic. Traffic and money in camming has really died down for people since the beginning of this year. Build regulars.

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    Default Re: Which should I upgrade first?

    Quote Originally Posted by GlamourRouge View Post
    It depends on the site you work on because they all use different criteria for placement/customer traffic.


    MYFREECAMS: Lighting, then webcam, then internet, then laptop if you don't have an i7 or at least an i5.

    STREAMATE: Internet, then laptop if you don't have an i7 or at least an i5, then lighting, then webcam.

    ALL OTHERS: Internet, lighting, webcam, laptop if you don't have an i7 or at least an i5.


    However, its not just you thats struggling with traffic. Traffic and money in camming has really died down for people since the beginning of this year. Build regulars.
    Wow. Thanks. I had no idea it could change that much from site to site.

    I also don't really know how to tell if I have an i7 laptop. I know I got the one I'm using two years ago and I got it brand new (although, it had recently had a major price reduction at microcenter where I got it).

    Yeah, I know, regulars. Everyone wants them, not everyone can get them, huh?

    Another question: how much does it help if I actually take my cam to other parts of my apartment? Do people really get that excited over shows in my shower or something like that?

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    Default Re: Which should I upgrade first?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tina SantaFe View Post
    Another question: how much does it help if I actually take my cam to other parts of my apartment? Do people really get that excited over shows in my shower or something like that?
    It would help on MyFreeCams or XPeeps or any cam site that is built on tipping probably

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tina SantaFe View Post
    I also don't really know how to tell if I have an i7 laptop. I know I got the one I'm using two years ago and I got it brand new (although, it had recently had a major price reduction at microcenter where I got it).
    If you got it on sale two years ago then it's probably not an i7. Do you have a receipt for it? It should say on there. Or if you know what model it is, you can look it up.

    As far as I know, Intel released its first i7 in Jan 2011. When I bought my computer in Feb 2011, I think i5 computers were still pretty new?

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    Well, now things have changed a little. I couldn't seem to drum up any business on imlive so I tried streamates last night and made decent money almost right away. I may have to start making streammates my regular site, which is good since I've been wanting to upgrade my internet anyway.

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    Control Panel >> System >> System Properties should tell you which processor you have, how much memory etc.

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