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    So I'm going to ask a question I'm sure has been asked a lot so I apologize in advance. But I really want to know if camming could possibly support you with no extra income coming in besides camming. I've been really interested in doing cam work and want an honest opinion from you guys if you feel it would be possible to get all or a large part of bills paid (rent, car payment, insurance, some debt) thru camming alone. I understand that starting off would be slow but hopefully get better over time, plus assuming id try to do it 40 hrs a week.. ? What do u guys think? Plus I have to add that id fit into the bbw category and would most likely choose a site geared toward that fetish. Thanx guys

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    Default Re: potential to support yourself?

    Don't quit your day job in the beginning until you are dead sure you can handle the stress/harassment, and working long hours to make your set goal. You may end up hating it like some girls do. You may have to invest into better equipment (i7 computer, fast internet speed, HD cam) if you don't have it already.

    But yes, you can definitely live off of camming once you build up regulars.

    The hardest part of this job is having to be your own boss. When no one is breathing down your neck/no threat of getting fired it's easy to slack off and hard to stay motivated. But if you can do that and have that strong work ethic it's worth it.








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    Default Re: potential to support yourself?

    ^^Great points, as always, Hayden. OP, I'd like to add that if you're serious about this, and want to make money, work on a mainstream site and not a 'BBW fetish oriented site'. Case in point, I'm a BBW, and I do great on Streamate. Most BBW only sites have been (for me at least) mostly shitty. The more mainstream a site is, the more you are at a premium since you are in a wanted niche. Guys can easily find you, and you're more likely to be found by those who enjoy full-figured ladies, since usually only 30-50 bbw girls are online at once, and mainstream traffic is better than small fetish sites.

    Can you pay your bills from camming? Yes, indeed you can. But have a back up plan in case it doesn't work out.

    Threads to read with more information about camming for BBW ladies:
    http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...Camgirl-Thread
    http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...-money-camming
    http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...99-BBW-camgirl
    http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...0-Newcomer-BBW




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    Default Re: potential to support yourself?

    I support a family of 5 comfortably on my camming income alone. So yes, it can be done.

    However it took me a lot of time to get here, it's not automatic, it won't be fast, and it won't come easy. I agree with the other comments, keep your current job until you are absolutely certain you can live off of camming and that you are willing to do what it takes to make the money. I would give it at least a few months for all the "new girl" promotions to wear off before you can accurately determine what you can reasonably expect to be making.

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    I sure as fuck can, and I've only been at it since like April 2012. Granted, I live rather cheaply, but far more comfortably than I was before. I agree with Hayden though, don't give up your backup job yet. It can take a while to find your groove, if you ever do.
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    Thank you so much ladies for answering my question! I'm going to give it a shot and see how it goes while keeping my current job. Hopefully I can work it to bring in some extra money... the bills are piling up!! lol

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    Thank you for the advice. I thought that a fetish oriented site would be better but I understand completely what you mean by choosing a mainstream site, I'm going to give streamate a try, been hearing a lot of good things about that site

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    I can support myself and have been able to with camming since about 2 months in. I will say, I've seen my earnings go down directly due to a few things:

    1) not keeping a regular schedule
    2) not keeping up with regulars during breaks of 4+ days (OR WORSE 4+ months - earnings took 6 month to bring back up)
    3) not staying on cam long enough intervals (as much as I hate to admit it, I log off when I spent too much time in free chat with no privates, BUT the few times that I've fought through it, I have obtained a new reg or got a REALLY long exclusive. NO JOKE, everytime I fight through (is it threw? someone halp!) the slow times I've gotten rewarded by at the least a long show).


    Sorry for my mini-rant, I just know that I'd be doing WAY better and would have been doing better long ago if I hadn't been making those mistakes. I thought it might help since you're looking for an income that will sustain.

    Oh and this is on Streamate.
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    ^^You're right it's through, threw is after you throw a dildo at the screen cause the morons are pissing you off, haha.

    Yes, I've noticed even a few days off can make coming back on rough. Not sure if it's from groove adjustment or from your daily guys not showing up, but I do better when I work every day.

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    On a position note, I would say YES you can if you're willing to work hard but don't quit your current job just yet because being a cam girl is not all roses and candies. It takes a lot of hard work, determination and perseverance. It's a job that can be very isolating. I'm very glad that camming is only my side job because I would be miserable if I had to do it full time.
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    Oh goodness yes it is isolating!!! Marina is so correct. That's the part that REALLY is hard on me. I'm an introvert and a loner as it is, and camming really makes me retreat to my own world. So if you do this job only, don't do for instance online classes... do in person classes... find a few things to do a week, things to join that keep you out of the house that you're involved in. Volunteer out of the house, eat your lunch outside in the sun (seriously seriously!!), get fresh air as much as possible.

    Jumping in full swing into 40 hours a week of camming is super duper ambitious in my opinion. I know a lot of women who don't have much 'stamina' -- emotional, psychological and otherwise -- when they start out camming. Stripping was easier for me with regard to that even. And you have to be a bitch of a boss because you'll have an awesome day and want to say screw it the next day or two and you'll just say perhaps, 'Ehhh I made my rent and bills this week alone I can take a week off."

    Oh and burn out is very very real. Annie Sprinkle has a poster about sex worker burn out if you want to look that up. You might love it for awhile and get all exhibitionist-y and get addicted to the money but you might one day (months, years, who knows, different for everyone) get stomachaches just thinking about getting on cam and so you really need a plan B and a plan C and also if you have a partner or have sex in general your libido might drop and you might start to not love sex as much sometimes because you live it... like... I don't know, I worked at a bar as a bartender and after awhile I just stopped going to bars. Or you get sick of eating at a restaurant you used to love because you waitress there now. Stuff like that to consider.

    If you're in a site with free chat (highly likely!) you will get called nasty shit, you'll be trolled, you'll want to strangle people, you might cry or want to cry (please don't on cam!!), you'll get so disgusted by sick sick sick fetishes (like, people who want you to hurt yourself--I had a guy screw with my free chat all day and was unbannable somehow because I am a Domme who refused to punch myself in the gut for him..... and people who want you to engage in really sick sex acts... and push your boundaries...)...

    But yeah it's totally possible to make a living... hell, there are camgirls who dive in and sit pretty working VERY part time. Just know you might hate it. Or you might be a huge success and be one of those chicks who loves camming to death and is like the super stripper of the cam world. Or any combination of those things. Good luck!!

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