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    Question Non-Monetary Signs that You are Doing Something Right or Wrong

    As self-employed cam girls, we don't have a supervisor or someone evaluating us all the time (thank god!), so we don't get regular reports or feedback telling us what we're doing well and where we "need improvement." (Although if we did, they would probably be hilarious. Strengths: Dong wielding, tit play, well groomed bush; needs improvement: avoid tangling hair, favorite red top is not actually flattering... LOL!) While I don't miss supervisors at all, I do kind of miss getting objective feedback on my "job performance" so I can adjust (or not) what I'm doing.

    We all know that if you treat camming as a business, put in the hours, and do a decent job, in the *long run* you should have a pretty steady income, or even steadily increasing income. In the short term, though, we all see a certain amount of income fluctuation. Sometimes it's caused by something we're doing, sometimes it's caused by things that we can't control, and often we aren't even aware of the external things that cause our income changes. That means that if your income was high or low today, it's not necessarily because you did something right or wrong.

    So, I was wondering if we could think of some non-monetary signs that you're on the right track, you did a good job today, or maybe you need to reevaluate what you're doing and try something else. Lately I'm finding it hard to read the signs.
    For example: Not getting many trolls and beggars. This could be bad (I'm not working enough hours and/or my room is too empty, so I just don't have enough exposure to get many trolls and beggars), it could be neutral (I'm oblivious), or it could be good (I'm just that awesome, lol).
    Another example: Not getting complaints about my rates. It could be bad (my rates are too low), good (my rates are just right), or amazing + bad (I'm just so awesome that no one would ever complain, BUT if that's the case why haven't I been charging way more?).

    So... aside from income changes, how do you tell that you're doing something right? How do you tell if you're doing something wrong?

    I'll go first. I think it's a good sign that when your stream gets cut off or you go offline, you get a bunch of emails asking when you'll be back online again (this could also be a sign that you need to post a schedule, though!).
    It's also good if you get off your shift feeling happy and not overly sore.
    Quote Originally Posted by temptingmodel
    "dont worry, its slow for other models today"
    I'm not other models, its not slow.


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    Default Re: Non-Monetary Signs that You are Doing Something Right or Wrong

    Awesome thread....

    I find they guys in our rooms give us constant feed back. How you take it & the reason for the guy to complain all come into play here.

    As a bbw & I'm sure many bbws get the same name calling of "fat, pig, cow, beast" & such. Is that feed back to lose weight? maybe Or maybe he is a secret chubby lover & ashamed of it so he hates on the girl instead. Or maybe he is a miserable asshole who wants to make everyone just as miserable & goes to EVERY girls room skinny or not & calls her names. Some just want the attention negative or not or even FREE SPH.... I personally, love turning a hating heckler into my best paying clients.... That is when YOU win & he becomes a better person.


    Wrong is when the freeloading heckler & haters win by putting me into a bad mood & then I log off cause I'm in a sour mood. Winning is the guys who love humiliation see I'm in a bad mood & take me exclusive so I can take it out on them. LOL

    Best days are when you have fun whether or not you make money. Love a day where the guys are funny & coming up with funny flirty outrageous one liners... Usually this happens on MFC for me.

    Good Luck,
    Sam

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    Feeling buzzed afterwards and looking forward to camming again.

    Getting the emails asking when you'll be online again.

    Having repeat customers.

    Guys remembering you when you've been away for ages.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]


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    Default Re: Non-Monetary Signs that You are Doing Something Right or Wrong

    right: number of twitter followers rising steadily, regulars, emails from customers when you're not online for a few days, having a virtual "bouncer" (a regular who tries to protect you from trolls)

    wrong: silence in the chat when many guys are watching, too many guys leaving your room after seconds

    right / wrong: tags, comments

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    I was reminded of one this evening. It's a good sign when you get GOLD "secretly" tipped to you after a paid session!
    It was especially nice for me today because it was from a JOI where I felt a little off my game. Actually, I even had a moment of camfail when he came and I couldn't remember if he wanted me to do CEI or not (he didn't). Thankfully, I managed a quick redirect and saved it, but it was still awkward. But, I guess he thought I was doing something right!
    Quote Originally Posted by temptingmodel
    "dont worry, its slow for other models today"
    I'm not other models, its not slow.

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    I found another one tonight.

    I think you're doing something right if multiple guys are complaining that you're not in free chat long enough for them to take you private. It's such a sweet feeling to come back from your 30 seconds and say, "Guys, I'll be on the screen in a second when I'm dressed. But I know a few of you have been waiting to go exclusive for a while, so if you want to beat the other guys to it, you should click the button NOW." And then one of them does it, and you go back into paid chat without even showing your face in free chat.
    It also counts if your freeloaders start making a big deal about it (OMG, bb, you are so popular today! I've barely seen you out here at all bb! You must be rocking it today, bb!)
    Quote Originally Posted by temptingmodel
    "dont worry, its slow for other models today"
    I'm not other models, its not slow.

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    Someone had suggested that we record a video of ourselves in our free chat and look back at it. I always meant to but kept forgetting, and one day when I was finishing up a clip and trying out the encoder for recording I forgot I had it set to record and had gone on SM for a bit. When I pulled up that huge hour long recording later I had accidentally done I was shocked at the bored look on my face! lmao was horrid.

    definitely has made me more conscious of how I present myself in free chat.


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