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    Heya girls. I am just wondering if some of you who have been here maybe before this world economical crisis bplumbed upon us, how different the earnings were.
    Some people say it, of course, deplenished the earnings because guys cut on everything.
    Another opinion has it that camming and buying videos from girls has become more popular, 1on1 porn.
    A friend of mine on MGF states that the deeper the financial crisis becomes, the more men would rather eat less to fullfill their desire to have a woman, because having no regular job isn't appealing to girls. It's like addictions - poverty make it worse as they make you less conscious.
    I've been an indie girl from 2006 to 2011, when I joined MGF - so I can't speak as I never cammed regularly and since I joined the site things have been great and steady.
    Would love to hear some opinions
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    For what it's worth I think cam chicas are only becoming more popular vis a vis 'conventional' porn, in that personalized interaction is not available in a video, or even pirated cam show. We're selling something that can't be viewed for free on a tube site.

    honestly though, all theory aside...all we have is the here and now

    for example: I started camming post-paypal. I'm sure the chicas who cammed pre-paypal bailout on adult have a different history, but really, knowing things were easier then doesn't help me much strategically now

    all I can say is that between 2010 and 2012 my earnings skyrocketed up and continue to do so, mainly because I decided that my earnings wouldn't have an arbitrary self-imposed cap. Pay attenton to what your paying customers want, know what you're capable of doing and fuck the noise. If the customers where you are aren't paying, seek elsewhere. Everyone has an opinion, but what works for some random chica won't neccessarily work with your customer base, or vice versa. Depending upon one's penchant for doom or optimism, things are great and will only get better, or conditions suck and will only get worse. Neither view will help anyone's individual business if that individual is content to be a passive observer of trends.

    From my outside observation, mgf is not the best site to rely upon in terms of trends in camming, and certainly not as an indication of general economic conditions. That site has it's own culture, and while I'm not knocking it (it is what it is and some chicas rock it), I will say that from my observations here, chicas on mgf tend not to expect to bank. While many chicas on mgf buck the trend, the general trend on mgf tends to be more and more for less and less. That's not a testament to a precarious economy, that's a site culture.

    Real talk, fuck the noise and make your $$$$. Some people will find a million excuses why things are slow for them, while others just work the conditions they find themselves in and keep pushing. The latter excel in any economy, the former don't.

    peace and $$$$


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    I'm going to agree with loveshooks that where any given camgirl ( or dancer ) is concerned, the status of the economy in general matters very little. If that camgirl ( or dancer ) has what customers are looking for, and knows how to 'sell' it, she'll do fine regardless.

    In regard to more general economic analysis, I'll also expand on a point made above that the camming business may in fact be 'counter-cyclical' ... although there's not a very long history to go on. Other 'counter-cyclical' businesses which have a much longer history, i.e. businesses that traditionally do better when economic times are tough, are things like alcohol sales, gun sales, etc. As to the reasons why camming may be 'counter-cyclical', with its short history all one can do is speculate. One possibility is that many guys can no longer afford to cultivate female attention via conventional dating or clubbing. Another possibility is that some guys are substituting adult webcam as a lower cost alternative for strip clubs. Yet another possibility being put forward by some sociologists is that today's poor economy is forcibly 'postponing' serious romances / marriages etc. thus some guys are now spending their money on adult webcam rather than saving it toward a down payment on a house that they aren't likely to be able to afford for many years to come.

    And while the economy in general may not be doing all that great, financial statistics show that certain segments of the economy are doing very well. Or put a different way, right now Ferrari, Tiffany, Saks etc. are all breaking sales records. So if a given camgirl ( or dancer ) can connect with this market segment, her earnings potential is likely to be higher than ever !
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    I am very happy with what I make on MGF, I mostly work on a slow connection and no room of mine except weekend so I have no choice, but aside that I never lower my prices and those who seek more for less look elsewhere ^.^
    Anyway you are right. Like smartphones are having great sales, ther are places where people will keep spending no matter what.
    It seemed to me too that my clients aren't spending any less from last year, instead I make more. There are cyclical earnings but monthly it is always same. Except those months where I post tons of videos and message guys, where I make 4 times as much.
    Also I don't think that being "expensive" will affect your customer base - if you are what they are looking for they'll take you up.

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    I know a particular country where people dont make that much $...
    they just dont... BUT they ONLY wear brand names that are SO expensive there
    and always go out to clubs that are SO expensive...

    it puzzles me...

    same with this topic..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fridays View Post
    I know a particular country where people dont make that much $...
    they just dont... BUT they ONLY wear brand names that are SO expensive there
    and always go out to clubs that are SO expensive...

    it puzzles me...

    same with this topic..
    Sounds like Italy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fridays View Post
    I know a particular country where people dont make that much $...
    they just dont... BUT they ONLY wear brand names that are SO expensive there
    and always go out to clubs that are SO expensive...

    it puzzles me...

    same with this topic..
    Or maybe knockoffs or black market items?
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    here people buy more original stuff than fake. everyone had hogan shoes (250 to 300euros per pair) what is faked a ton is luis vuitton. anyway did laws change over the years for camming?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SarahTime View Post
    Or maybe knockoffs or black market items?
    nope...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fridays View Post
    nope...
    That is puzzling....
    xoxo ~ Sarah




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    Quote Originally Posted by SarahTime View Post
    That is puzzling....
    Fridays, you're talking about an Asian country, correct?

    http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Asian_E.../IB24Dk01.html

    In some cultures, conspicuous consumption, and sending the "right" message about your "social status" is super important. I don't necessarily get it either, especially if you're buying Manolos on credit while defaulting on your mortgage, but lots of things about 'people' and 'cultural norms' don't really make logical sense. *Shrug.*

    I see it a little bit in my industry (my vanilla job).... if you don't look a certain way and your clothes/car/whatever aren't a certain "quality" (whether that is real or perceived), people will assume you aren't any good at what you do, and won't book business from you.

    As someone who inherently rejects the "keeping up with the Joneses" mentality (my 'vision' of myself is that I am someone who is very happy living below my means, while my bank account silently and nonchalantly eclipses everyone else's -- I really don't aspire to having a lot of fancy "things"; financial security is far more important to me), but in the 'real world' where perception DOES matter (for better or worse), I am starting to come to terms with the fact that you either play the game or get left behind. It doesn't mean I have to like it, but it is what it is.
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    What I DO have issues with, is that this was a couple of years ago And Judas is still in the freezer.

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    not talking about an asian country and its not Italy either, even if it might be the same in these countries too..
    hell its like this in many countries..
    I remember growing up my friend who did not have alot of money.. all the $ she was getting from her parents was spending on brand names everything....
    she'd not get out of the house without nice cloths on, expensive shoes and cloths......
    some people are like that even if its the peer pressure or their own interior satisfaction...
    they WILL spurge, no matter what!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fridays View Post
    not talking about an asian country and its not Italy either, even if it might be the same in these countries too..
    hell its like this in many countries..
    I remember growing up my friend who did not have alot of money.. all the $ she was getting from her parents was spending on brand names everything....
    she'd not get out of the house without nice cloths on, expensive shoes and cloths......
    some people are like that even if its the peer pressure or their own interior satisfaction...
    they WILL spurge, no matter what!
    Sounds like an exchange student friend I had back in uni who is Turkish. When she lived in the US for two years, she would go to department stores and buy designer jeans and jackets to send back home for her sister to sell because certain labels were in such high demand and very little supply there. She explained to me that what labels you wore meant EVERYTHING to the people she went to school with, and she was never without a Dolce and Gabbana handbag.


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    Quote Originally Posted by EvelynHeartsYou View Post
    Sounds like an exchange student friend I had back in uni who is Turkish. When she lived in the US for two years, she would go to department stores and buy designer jeans and jackets to send back home for her sister to sell because certain labels were in such high demand and very little supply there. She explained to me that what labels you wore meant EVERYTHING to the people she went to school with, and she was never without a Dolce and Gabbana handbag.
    I think that's a middle eastern thing. Don't shoot me for saying that. There's nothing wrong with it, its cultural. And it does mean everything to them because its supposed to showcase your status, and your family's status.


    I personally don't buy into it because, the more money it looks like you have, the more people trying leeching off you. Assuming you'll buy them stuff, befriending you for the wrong reasons, and then putting you down & dropping you the moment in finally sinks into their head that YOUR money is yours and no one else's. So I prefer to look poor TBH. Well not poor, just ambiguous. Wearing quality vintage stuff. Because, that way, its ambiguous as to how much you make and you attract friends for the right reasons.

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    I enjoy buying some stuff that has brand not because of the brand on it but because I like it. Like shoes, I buy brand and comfortable ones that I throw in wasihng machine and they are like new even after 4 years anyway economically tihngs might've gotten worse, but I'm not having problems so yo uare probably right.

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    I heard this from another forum. "You gotta make your OWN economy."

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