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    Hi there everyone! I'm so glad to have found this website! I've just started being a camgirl and I was grabbing at air trying to find sites to offer advice to me! I toyed with being a camgirl for over 2years. I'm currently an escort and figured "hey! Maybe I'll do something legal for a change!" lol

    I am currently signed up on LJ.com and cams.com. Those are the 2 main places I cam right now. I have a few questions hopefully you guys can answer!(feel free to link me to a previous thread if my question was already asked, I did search however!) You can answer all or some...any help is appreciated!

    1. How do you manage more than 2 live streaming cam sites at once? I do have a microphone built into my logitech procam and my laptop BUT some users don't have their speakers on etc. and ONLY want to type to you. Not only it is hard to type laying down or one handed, but replying to 3+ windows by typing is exhausting! And if you DON'T type and only speak the ones without speakers on leave the room! Ack?! I do have splitcam so streaming is not the problem...

    2. What to show without showing too much? Where is the happy medium? I have some covered attire(with sneak peaks of my panty line, bra or bra/straps etc)and some lingerie that is sheer lace(that shows my nipples) They ALWAYS want you to show them more(for free) but what requests are worth doing and which are giving too much up? For example...I am laying down in my sheer lingerie. Someone wants me to stand up. I decline saying I'm comfy laying down. Is that bad? I do move from time to time, roll over, touch myself seductively, and give kissy faces etc, so I'm not just laying there looking dull, But I see some cam models bending over in thongs, doing handbras etc in FREE CHAT,and of course, they are top models? What's the medium and good practice to follow? Is saying "I'd love to do that in private for you" too 'business like'?

    3. How to reel in private chats and keep them in? I find 88% of my time is spent with 1-3hours in free chat. I will get a private, try to show him what he wants(or when he doesn't specify I do a sexy strip tease that leads to my pleasuring myself etc.) then 1:05min in he exits the private chat. I'm naked(and turned on) and have to re dress, brush my hair, re apply lipstick etc. to go back into free chat. All that work for $2 and some change!And to top it off you stopped streaming on the other cam site to be able to go private with them! How do you string them along in private chat without making them feel like they are wasting money when all they want to see is your pussy?I DO talk to them, moan etc.

    4. How does group shows work on cams.com? I had a guy get me for a group show, when it was only him. And since group show is cheaper than a private show rate I was kind of upset. I did not select that I was doing a group show or anything...
    How do you market and get guys to sign up for your group shows? How does this feature work? (I feel like an idiot when I keep contacting their live chat support and asking questions after questions)

    5. How to work a private show on LJ.com with more than one viewer? Ok so I am in private with guy#1. He is requesting things for me to do/show. Suddenly the music plays saying now guy#2 is in my private as well. Is he a Voyeur view? Or is he in private as well? How do I manage giving BOTH guys what they want to see when guy#1 was there first? (I feel like an idiot when I keep contacting their live chat support and asking questions after questions)

    6. Is having a schedule super IMPORTANT? I already have guys who look for me online...problem is they are guys not paying for privates and just want to chat in free chat. "how've you been? omg you look so hot tonight" etc.
    Also I have 2 dayjobs that are commission based and I NEVER have a regular schedule! I'm a dog groomer and I don't work unless there are dogs to groom! ie. one week I could work 4days a week grooming, the next week I could work NO days. I also do escorting, which of course, is never on a consistant schedule either. Should I just mark off 1-3days per week and it make it strictly camming days?

    7. Users who want to "call" you or skype with you...and promise payment? I know paypal etc is not the way to go.I always politely say I only cam/chat here on xxx.com But what about guys who want to talk to you on the phone WHILE in private chat? Do girls do this? No only will they burn up my phone minutes but then they have my number and they could leave the private chat at any time and STILL have my number? The phone I have is a prepaid disposable one, so I'm not worried about them finding me through it but still? Is it a good idea to call while doing private shows?

    8. So far I've worked about 9-12hours and on BOTH sites I've made around $170.Which I think is better than making $0 and sitting around my house anyways....lol While I understand it takes time to get a following etc but if I work 10hours a week how many hours worth of private shows should I expect to have?Or rather... how many would a good camgirl have if she worked 10hours in a week?

    9.What are prime time cam hours? I find from 5pm-midnight CST are when I get privates and full rooms(well more than 3 members) Anytime after midnight and it's dead. I haven't tried during the day yet! What are good hours to stream?

    Thanks for taking the time to read and/or respond!

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    Default Re: New camgirl with some questions! help?

    Well hello ! Wow lots of questions...women have you searched this site at all, or looked through threads yet? Literally every one of those questions ive seen asked here, but i will try to help as much as i can.

    1. ive never split cammed..so i cant help u out there
    2. Ask for tips or say take me private if there asking too much from you for free chat. You can always tease aswell. You basically answered it.
    3. strip slow, ask questions, be nice and flirty, vibe off the customer can always help you out..if they seem chatty keep pushing that as long as you can..u get the idea
    4. dont work that site ! sry
    5. dont work that site either ! sry
    6. well not super important..but i find it helps ME out..and helps me keep consistent.
    7. I only get paid through the site I work..i cant really expand much on this...i myself im learning new things.
    8. hmm well in my opinion 10 hrs a week isnt much......You cant really expect tons of $$$$ until you actually work it and figure what your averages are. Every girl is different.
    9. again, you need to learn what works for YOU.

    remember to read the threads of CC and your questions could easily already be answered !

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    Default Re: New camgirl with some questions! help?

    Quote Originally Posted by CinnimonKiss View Post
    Well hello ! Wow lots of questions...women have you searched this site at all, or looked through threads yet? Literally every one of those questions ive seen asked here, but i will try to help as much as i can.

    1. ive never split cammed..so i cant help u out there
    2. Ask for tips or say take me private if there asking too much from you for free chat. You can always tease aswell. You basically answered it.
    3. strip slow, ask questions, be nice and flirty, vibe off the customer can always help you out..if they seem chatty keep pushing that as long as you can..u get the idea
    4. dont work that site ! sry
    5. dont work that site either ! sry
    6. well not super important..but i find it helps ME out..and helps me keep consistent.
    7. I only get paid through the site I work..i cant really expand much on this...i myself im learning new things.
    8. hmm well in my opinion 10 hrs a week isnt much......You cant really expect tons of $$$$ until you actually work it and figure what your averages are. Every girl is different.
    9. again, you need to learn what works for YOU.

    remember to read the threads of CC and your questions could easily already be answered !
    So then I ask what websites YOU use?

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    Default Re: New camgirl with some questions! help?

    What site I cam on? Streamate

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    Default Re: New camgirl with some questions! help?

    Quote Originally Posted by CinnimonKiss View Post
    What site I cam on? Streamate
    And only steamate? wow ok! I'm signing up with them now! lol

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    Default Re: New camgirl with some questions! help?

    haha well not exactly, there is a lot of sites one could work, have you heard of flirt4free, myfreecams (MFC) , AdultWork etc etc etc.. but ya streamate does pull a lot of traffic with a payout of 35 %

    theres also other types of sites too like mygirlfund and clips4sale
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    Exclamation Newbie Camming Questions...

    I already posted this once, but only one person replied. I answered some of my own questions but I still have some...


    I am currently signed up on LJ.com and cams.com. Those are the 2 main places I cam right now. I have a few questions hopefully you guys can answer!(feel free to link me to a previous thread if my question was already asked, I did search however!) You can answer all or some...any help is appreciated!

    1. How do you manage more than 2 live streaming cam sites at once? I do have a microphone built into my logitech procam and my laptop BUT some users don't have their speakers on etc. and ONLY want to type to you. Not only it is hard to type laying down or one handed, but replying to 3+ windows by typing is exhausting! And if you DON'T type and only speak the ones without speakers on leave the room! Ack?! I do have splitcam so streaming is not the problem...

    2. How to reel in private chats and keep them in? I find 88% of my time is spent with 1-3hours in free chat. I will get a private, try to show him what he wants(or when he doesn't specify I do a sexy strip tease that leads to my pleasuring myself etc.) then 1:05min in he exits the private chat. I'm naked(and turned on) and have to re dress, brush my hair, re apply lipstick etc. to go back into free chat. All that work for $2 and some change!And to top it off you stopped streaming on the other cam site to be able to go private with them! How do you string them along in private chat without making them feel like they are wasting money when all they want to see is your pussy?I DO talk to them, moan etc.

    3. How to work a private show on LJ.com with more than one viewer? Ok so I am in private with guy#1. He is requesting things for me to do/show. Suddenly the music plays saying now guy#2 is in my private as well. Is he a Voyeur view? Or is he in private as well? How do I manage giving BOTH guys what they want to see when guy#1 was there first? (I feel like an idiot when I keep contacting their live chat support and asking questions after questions)

    4. I see a post on here where girls are talking about making $150-200 per day...1k per week. Is this all new clients are a lot of the users repeat clients and fan club members? I work about 4hours per day and make only $70-100. Is this to be expected for a "New" camgirl?

    5.What are prime time cam hours? I find from 5pm-midnight CST are when I get privates and full rooms(well more than 3 members) Anytime after midnight and it's dead. I haven't tried during the day yet! What are good hours to stream? I find anytime after midnight and I get non-english speaking/typing users!

    Thanks for taking the time to read and/or respond!

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    welcome to sw

    I merged your two threads because both deal with the same range of questions. The best piece of advice I can give you in regards to the majority of your questions is to use the advanced search function. I say this not as a brush-off, but rather as offering a piece of advice I've benefitted from greatly myself. In reading through older threads you'll come across more info than you'd learn if someone gave you an answer to a specific question, particularly in relation to issues like free chat/private chat routines.

    here's a tutorial on how to do an advanced search:

    here's a great tutorial on splitcamming:

    (edit: I moved your latest thread to the thread linked above because it was a splitcamming-specific question)

    as far as LJ, I can't be of much help there. If it's a system wherein multiple customers can be in private chat at once, search for threads using the terms 'exclusive, premium, two guys in private chat, etc' and combine what you read with your own creativity and cam persona.

    Regarding earnings and prime time hours, no one's earnings are typical. No set of hours is 'prime time' for camming. Success in camming is trial and error, sifting through the vast wealth of info available here on sw and combining that info with your own creativity to forge your own path to success. What works for me probably won't work for you, and vice versa. All of our experiences of camming are intensely unique, as are our results. Generally the longer one cams and the more regs one accquires, earnings will stabilize and rise, but all that depends on you. Your earnings aren't a bad sign, and if you work the job they can rise significantly.

    SW has some amazing info here on a broad range of topics, so read, search, get inspired and tweak what you read to suit your unique cam persona, income goals and preferences. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to any of the questions you've asked, except for the LJ 'private chat vs voyeur mode' question to which I don't know the answer. Hopefully someone can chime in on that.

    peace and $$$$

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    1) you can download a program like manycams, but it doesn't always work for all sites (such as imlive) and a lot of sites will suspend you if they suspect your using it. They all want your complete attention on their customers and their customers only.

    2reeling) To lure in privates you have to seduce the absolute hell out of guys in free chat, give them attention, but only a little bit, if you do too much they get bored. Its all about the chase. tease them, tease them, make them want to take you private, tease them, hint that you would like to go private, ignore them if they are just wasting your time. The more time you spend trying to lure in someone that doesn't want a private the more likely it is that you are chasing away a paying customer. 2keeping) There will always be the asshole that comes in for 1-2 minutes. Truth is he was probably already ready to blow off of things he saw in freechat. Got you in private, saw you naked, blew a load, and decided not to spend any more money than he had to. It happens, to just about all of us.

    3) Sorry never used Livejasmin.

    4) Everybody makes different amounts, and different sites operate differently. Example I focus on MyFreeCams, I started making more money once I developed some regulars. Certain sites are slow build ups that require consistent schedules and a lot of extra time promoting yourself. Sure some of these girls make bank and only cam for 3hours, but they also spend hours making and selling video clips/photo sets, selling panties, updating their twitters, updating blogs, hosting contests for their regulars. Dedicating extra time to content is super helpful when it comes to attracting new customers and maintaining the old.

    5) Again best hours are different for everyone, I cam from 9pm-7am (In several smaller sessions), I find that I get the most traffic between 10and11pm and the best traffic 1am-3am(lol all the drunks staggering home and coming into my room with pockets full of tips. You will probably get the best traffic when the least competition is on your site. --Example: if you were BBW you would probably do best whenever there are less BBW girls online on your site.--

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    Default Re: New camgirl with some questions! help?

    Ok I'll take a look at advance searches. I did search but I don't think I used the advance function!

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    Love you all! Thanks for all the info! *hugs*

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    Okay. I can help with maybe a couple of these.

    1. no clue, sorry.
    2. Hmmm. I usually am in a tank top and panties. I never take off the panties in free chat. EVER. NEVER. I hardly ever take off my top, unless someone tips/pays me to do it, and even then I only keep my top off for as long as the person who paid me is in the room. If they leave, the top goes back on. You can stand up, kneel, get in doggy position, shake your booty- but all with your panties on.
    3. Okay, this one is kinda tricky. It depends. lol. Not very helpful, I know. I've been camming for 2 years, and some nights I can just sit there and talk to them and I get tons of privates, and sometimes I have to dance/shake my booty to get people in. Easy ways to tease, without showing too much- bite your lip when you talk to them, look into the cam when you're talking to one specific person, apply lipstick/lipgloss, finger-comb your hair, smile a lot, laugh a lot, show your butt/cleavage/stand up when requested but no nude, try to get your feet into the shots sometimes (foot fetish guys). If you smoke, smoke on cam- there's a huge smoking fetish base. The biggest tip that helped me was "they go into your cam room to get away from their troubles and problems. You don't wanna be crabby- that'll just remind them of their crabby wife/gf/boss." So. In free chat, don't do a lot of nudity- maybe topless at most- flirt, ask them how their day was- then from there you can lead into the sex stuff. Like, "How was your day? ohh... it's great now? Is that because you're with me?"- make them feel like you're paying attention to them and care about more than their money (even though we don't. lol.). You may get what I call "talkers"- guys who will sit in exclusive paid chat and just talk to you about their day and ask questions about you. Those are just some ideas. I had a guy the other night who spent $50 on me just to watch me play with my hair- you don't realize how the subtle things can be such a turn-on for some guys.
    4. no idea, sorry
    5. Only been on LJ a couple times- sorry, can't help.
    6. YES!!! VERY important! This is how you get regulars, which are the guys who will come back night after night after night and spend a ton on you. If you're not logged on when you say you will be, they will go find someone else to spend their money on. You can change your schedule, but once you do, stick to that new schedule. Try out different times of day to see which are the most lucrative for you. (see my answer to number 9)
    7. Do not, do NOT do Skype/phone calls!!!! If you give them your phone number, they will call/text you and you won't get paid for it, even if they "promise" to pay. Skype... I think a lot of Indy girls use it, so it might be okay- I used to use it, and I always got "baby, your rates are too high on the site, can I pay you 0.50/min?" Ummm... yah. Not worth it. These guys are trying to get something/everything for free. There's no way to hold them accountable when you give them your number/Skype addy.
    8. The site I work on recommends that you be in paid chat no less than 10 or 20% of the time you spend online. I've never gone under 60% though, so that 10-20% is the bare minimum. Starting out, you will make money, but not a ton. You're right- you have to build a fan-base, find out what you're comfortable doing on cam, figure out how to say no without saying the word "No" (big turnoff for most guys). It's really just something you have to feel out. You might try to find a different type of site? <Just a suggestion. I do well on one site, horrible on another, and average on another.
    9. It depends on the site, on the girl camming, and on what's going on in the US/UK (biggest part of our customer base). I.e. when the superbowl is on, my room is dead. When the debates were on, when the power went out on the East coast, etc, etc. Those all affected my earnings. It depends on the girl- some girls do great during the day, some do better in the evening, some do awesome in the morning. When you first start out, stick to your schedule, but maybe also try logging in at other times that aren't on your schedule to see what the traffic is like. If you do better at a different time than your schedule is set to, then change it.

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    1. It doesnt matter if you are splitcamming or not. its the same basic principle. If you are using your mic and everyone in the room has their speakers on except for one guy who insists he doesnt have speakers and wants you to type to him... well- its your call. Is he a loyal, good paying regular? or is he just a PITA trying to get extra attention? It your room(s), you run them how you like. You cant be obsessing about worrying about losing every sale, or worrying about pleasing every 'free chat' client.

    2. The 'happy medium' is whatever you decide it to be. You'll know what works for you because your earnings will reflect it.

    3. It takes time and practice to develop a hustle. If you constantly have very short privates it could be because you have a very low rate (it tends to attract men looking for quick shows) you can read through the 'raise your rates' thread- I dont have the link but you can search for it, it talks in detail about it.

    4. I dont know but there is a master thread on cams.com that explains the different types of shows there

    5. I dont know specifically how the guys entered your room on LJ, (so I dont know if hes voyeur or prvt) but typically when 1 guy enters prvt and someone else enters after, I continue the show with the first (taking his requests, etc) The second guy knew you were in prvt when he entered so he can not expect your undivided attention, if he wanted it he should have waited until you were free and then entered.

    6. Schedules are important if you want to build regulars because they will come back to see you at the same time every few days/every week and if youre not there they will find somebody who is.

    7. Unless the site has a 'phone' option. Giving your number to guys would be considered 'outside' contact and would get you suspended.

    8.Everybody has different goals and different working styles. Some models work off tips while some work off prvts. An average model who works off prvt shows should be able to earn around 20$ an hour for her time online at the end of the day/week. Its not like clockwork. The first hour you may earn 5 bucks, the second hour you may earn 50. the third you may earn 10. But at the end it should average out to around 20/hr.

    9.Youll find most men are online (alone and can spend) after work/before bed. Depending on where you are, you can adjust for other time zones/Euro zones. There are also men on for early morning/afternoon delights, men on vacation, and whales on all the time. There are also losers and freeloaders on those times as well because they are unemployed/broke and have nothing else to do.

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