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    I currently average $25 an hour and I'd like to be making at least $30 an hour. I talk to all of the guys in my room, I have a good HD cam. I don't have professional lighting, but I've never had guys complain about my lighting, and it looks fine on my end. I have fast internet, a decent computer and I use the encoder. I charge over 3.50/minute. I can't think of what I could be doing wrong or what I should change.

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    Default Re: I need to increase my hourly average

    There's no magic formula for earnings. 50% is probably looks, and the other 50% is personality and good stream quality.

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    There's an appearance to suit every taste, so more-over I'd say that a good portion of it is correctly plugging your niche, emphasizing what exactly it is that you offer, and letting guys know that it's available. Display it in as clear a way as possible.

    I'd also say it's harder for a girl with no real definitive niche, to do as well as a girl who knows her niche and hones it...

    A girl could have the sweetest, plumpest, most gorgeous ass on the site, but never say a word about it, never mention it, never display it, never brag about it, but just cover it up and just literally sit on it while she puts all her work into blowing kisses, smiling seductively and rubs her tits every now and then, and not say a word about DAT ASS to anyone... She might get some guys who are regulars who have noticed she has an awesome ass in private chat, but because she doesn't know it or work on "selling" it herself, she doesn't realise what a good sales point it is. Heck, she might even consider it a BAD thing, something she needs to "work on" in order to replicate the slim appearance of like 100 other chicks with a small ass! (This is probably one of the the worst things any camgirl can do: look at the most popular girls and miss out on their own unique sales points trying to look like them). And all the bank she could be making from THAT uniqueness would go uncollected.

    I am a very hairy woman: Hairy pussy, hairy ass, hairy armpits. I am one hairy-ass mofo, lol. It took me a while to realise that there was actually a very real fanbase for it, especially on account of how many shaved girls there are - guys must surely all prefer shaved, right? BUT! Because the market is so flooded with "bald" girls, I make my money by offering something different. There is an audience for me, so I shout every point of my uniqueness from the camming rooftops: I caps-lock brag about my hairiness in my caption, I fawn over it in my descriptions (expertise, lol), and I need to get a nice picture showing my hair so guys know exactly what I'm all about and that I'm right up their street.

    I would do the exact same if I were a BBW, if I were covered in tattoos, if I had mega huge boobies, if I could squirt, if I were muscular, if I were a contortionist, if I were a pro at being a domme...

    I'm British, and I have that accent so many guys across the pond from me seem to fawn over. When I'm in a position to be able to talk on cam, I will absolutely go about my business in a similar way. I will mention my accent in my description, etc. I'm also very slender but I have a huge ass and wide hips. If I were better at anal, I could shout about my ass, too. I hope you see where I'm going with this! Find out what it is about yourself that you can really shout about, and put it on a pedestal. You will want the best lighting you can, because you want to draw as much attention to your 'goods' as possible.

    Before all of this, I had no idea wtf my niche was. I just thought, "Well, I'm hot, I'll do well", never going into detail or taking into account the exact reasons any guy would choose me over the next hot brunette piece of ass. But trust me it's important.

    Know exactly what it is that you're about and SELL it.





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    Find your niche. Build regulars. The end.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Incantatious View Post
    There's an appearance to suit every taste, so more-over I'd say that a good portion of it is correctly plugging your niche, emphasizing what exactly it is that you offer, and letting guys know that it's available. Display it in as clear a way as possible.

    I'd also say it's harder for a girl with no real definitive niche, to do as well as a girl who knows her niche and hones it...


    Know exactly what it is that you're about and SELL it.
    Right here. This is it. 100%

    ANYONE can ram her pretty pink parts with a toy. Ask yourself what sets you apart from everyone else and go with it.

    I will tell you this, looks has very little to do with it. Compare the stereotypical media definition against some of the top girls and see how few actually meet that definition. They have a character point to define them. From what I have seen there is only one true blonde barbie and she has it down to a science. There is only one true goth girl and she has it down to a science. Penny Poison (sorry I know I shouldn't name names) is a goddess and a science in her own right. Foot/hose/heel one girl has it down to a science. Domination, same thing, I only see one and she has it down to a science. I even saw an animal costume fetish, I can't remember the name of the exact fetish but she also has it down to a science.

    I don't see balloons which is a huge fetish, and I don't see cigar aficiantos either. Lingerie fetish, fur, boots.. there's so many ways you can set yourself apart. One thing I would LOVE to see is a steampunk chic. NO ONE has that market cornered on SM. I'm not saying you should do it but what I am saying is if you know about it, if you enjoy it and can share more than someone else who CLAIMS to offer it then here is the opportunity to define yourself.

    BTW check who is retiring soon and maybe you can pick up her fetish and her following. It is a big money fetish that requires very little effort and not many hours of cam time

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    Quote Originally Posted by Incantatious View Post
    I am a very hairy woman: Hairy pussy, hairy ass, hairy armpits. I am one hairy-ass mofo, lol. It took me a while to realise that there was actually a very real fanbase for it, especially on account of how many shaved girls there are - guys must surely all prefer shaved, right? BUT! Because the market is so flooded with "bald" girls, I make my money by offering something different. There is an audience for me, so I shout every point of my uniqueness from the camming rooftops: I caps-lock brag about my hairiness in my caption, I fawn over it in my descriptions (expertise, lol), and I need to get a nice picture showing my hair so guys know exactly what I'm all about and that I'm right up their street.
    I knew there was a hairy pussy fetish, but would have never guessed that there's a fan base for hairy armpits. Interesting. If that was my fetish I would never be able to wear shorts or tank tops and that would make me sad, lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sammii View Post
    I knew there was a hairy pussy fetish, but would have never guessed that there's a fan base for hairy armpits. Interesting. If that was my fetish I would never be able to wear shorts or tank tops and that would make me sad, lol.
    I wonder if there is a way to fake it? Immediately what comes to mind is if someone can paste on a mustache ..hehe

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    Quote Originally Posted by cvarga View Post
    One thing I would LOVE to see is a steampunk chic.
    Oh FUCK that would be so hot. I would pay to see whoever does that...

    I'd love to do it myself but can you imagine getting back into a steampunk costume in 30 seconds!?

    Maybe just leave it on the whole time or wear some kind of specially crafted, steampunk bra mechanism that reveals your tits at the touch of a button... Would actually lend more sense to the phrase "open tits bb"!


    Quote Originally Posted by cvarga View Post
    I wonder if there is a way to fake it? Immediately what comes to mind is if someone can paste on a mustache ..hehe
    You'd be surprised... I have had guys accuse me of having "fake" pussy and underarm hair, like I am to prove it's real and not stuck on. I never thought I'd relate so much to Santa Claus and his beard...




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    The biggest grosser is latex/rubber. Besides steampunk, the other thing SM is missing is a rubber doll.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Incantatious View Post
    Oh FUCK that would be so hot. I would pay to see whoever does that...

    I'd love to do it myself but can you imagine getting back into a steampunk costume in 30 seconds!?

    Maybe just leave it on the whole time or wear some kind of specially crafted, steampunk bra mechanism that reveals your tits at the touch of a button... Would actually lend more sense to the phrase "open tits bb"!
    The possibilities are endless. Look up rubberdoll. I actually know her and she makes HUGE bank. Now THAT is an indie girl. You will never see her on a mainstream site.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Incantatious View Post
    Oh FUCK that would be so hot. I would pay to see whoever does that...

    I'd love to do it myself but can you imagine getting back into a steampunk costume in 30 seconds!?

    Maybe just leave it on the whole time or wear some kind of specially crafted, steampunk bra mechanism that reveals your tits at the touch of a button... Would actually lend more sense to the phrase "open tits bb"!




    You'd be surprised... I have had guys accuse me of having "fake" pussy and underarm hair, like I am to prove it's real and not stuck on. I never thought I'd relate so much to Santa Claus and his beard...
    I'm also waiting for a Nubian Princess to pop up. That's a no brainer. For the life of me, I can't figure out why no one has done this yet. There is nothing more beautiful to a white, older yuppie than a woman he can never out self empower.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cvarga View Post
    I don't see balloons which is a huge fetish, and I don't see cigar aficiantos either. Lingerie fetish, fur, boots.. there's so many ways you can set yourself apart. One thing I would LOVE to see is a steampunk chic. NO ONE has that market cornered on SM. I'm not saying you should do it but what I am saying is if you know about it, if you enjoy it and can share more than someone else who CLAIMS to offer it then here is the opportunity to define yourself.

    BTW check who is retiring soon and maybe you can pick up her fetish and her following. It is a big money fetish that requires very little effort and not many hours of cam time
    there are certain fetishists that rarely buy camshows, all my loyal hardcore fetishists are on c4s. - my balloon guys don't buy my camshows, they stick with my clips and i do have some bubblegum guys that pop in once in a great while for a live bubblegum show but that is about it with that.

    when it comes to cam yes it is very important to have a niche figured out, but what i am finding out more and more lately is to just put more eggs in more baskests, that's the quickest straight forward method that works. you can still have a good cash flow coming in while you are wrking on urself/brand/fanbase

    OP real talk: you wanna up ur hourly? splitcam

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    Thanks girls! Definitely need to start split-camming. Is split camming with Streamate and ImLive a good choice? I'm glad that looks don't have anything to do with it. I'm a good looking girl but my stomach is my problem area. I have stretchmarks and loose skin but I think I look good everywhere else. What's a good way to advertise having really big boobs? I play with mine (clothed) in free chat, but that doesn't seem to be helping me

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    ^ no one is gonna give u a play by play with what u need to do exactly. start searching the forums hun, there is a gold mine of info here is you just search. now get er done!

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    I'm in the same boat. I average $25 per hour, use the encoder, have hd cam, great computer, fast internet, professional lighting, etc, etc but my per hour rate does not budge. The only left is traffic. I can no longer depend on SM traffic so I'm going to start pushing my own traffic to my room. So it might help if you started promoting your cam link.

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