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    Hi all!

    I've been a stripper for a little over a year now, and I'm seriously considering camming. I think my personality is more suited to camming and I'd enjoy figuring out games/having my own chat space, etc... I've been reading all the newbie forums and they've been extremely helpful so far, but I'm wondering what the best "newbie" site for me might be. I want to try tipping-based, so I'm thinking either MFC or CB. I honestly think I'd prefer MFC, but from what I've been reading some folks are advising newbies to stay away from MFC because once your camscore is set it's pretty hard to change it. Any advice for me?

    What site did you start camming on? Where are you camming now? Thanks!

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    I started on MFC and I don't advise starting there. I almost quit camming forever because I just couldn't handle all the negative comments. I also had a meltdown at one point because I realized my naked self was on the internet and I didn't want anyone I knew to find it. I have since come to terms with that, as all cam models must. We have a saying here, it's not IF you get found out, it's WHEN. You just always have to be prepared for that.... but back on topic.... MFC is fun, but it's not for everyone and it's pretty brutal for newbies. Even after I've been camming for years, was never able to come back to MFC and make decent money. I would have to work VERY hard to salvage my cam score now. I mainly just keep my account up now in case someone wants to use MFC tokens to buy something from me.

    I've never been on CB so I can't speak for that, but another token site option is Cam4. I think that would probably be your best bet to start off with for a few reasons. One is that they've got a new model bonus for $10 per hour for your first 100 hours. They also have model coaching sessions which are fun. The model coach offers all kinds of tips, and she does coaching for new models as well as advanced sessions for veteran models.

    There are some downsides to Cam4 too though. They've got a special breed of freeloaders there and a LOT of guys who just want you to watch them jerk it. Check out the Cam4 thread and see what you think. It's long, but there's some good stuff in there.

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    I think ImLive was my first. I have profiles on ImLive, MyFreeCams, AdultWork, and CamModelDirectory, but to be perfectly honest with you...the only ones I've been active on lately are ImLive and MyFreeCams.
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    I think if you're new to camming, your best bet would be to start out on CB and gain some experience, and then move to MFC. CB is very similar to MFC, but without the stressful camscore.






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    The very first cam site I worked for was Flirt4free. They had a semi-private option that I loved to use when I needed a break from talking to all of my guest but still wanted people to have access for a show. I really liked at the time but I haven't worked from them in about 2 years. I tried ImLive because I had done some adult films and their "pornstar" category paid very well but then I got hit with $30 in chargebacks. I really am not okay with the chargeback idea so I stopped camming with them in June 2012. I actually ended up taking a break from camming for a year & a half after that. I just signed up with Streamate & am waiting for approval. I've heard a lot of good things about them. Good luck with whichever one you choose. I'm sure you'll do great!!!

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    My first cam site was cams.com 10 years ago worked that from 2003 until about 2006 everyday about 10 to 12 hours a day. then I got burned out and dabbled into other things in the adult industry, Now I am on streamate which was my secondary site. the reason some might say MFC is a hard site to work is because its a completely different culture then others site,

    but that shouldn't stop anyone from starting camming and seeing if they like it or even do well at it. When I started on cams.com I didn't even know anything about webcams or that the industry was even possible to make from curiosity is what got me on there and to make money and to learn more about the industry.

    if MFC appeals to you then give it a try who knows you might do really well on your first day or take a few weeks to build up skills and a following.
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    Default Re: Your first cam site?

    CamZ aka privatecamz aka sold aka sold again and I got lost from there. Eventually my profile was deeeeleted

    more than likely I cam it or hustle something from it.
    Get to know the business before doing all this

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    My first site was Adultwork in 2011. Been on SM for almost a year and now starting to split with aw!

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    Quote Originally Posted by temptingmodel View Post
    CamZ aka privatecamz aka sold aka sold again and I got lost from there. Eventually my profile was deeeeleted

    more than likely I cam it or hustle something from it.
    Get to know the business before doing all this

    camz is now adultwebcamclub and rude.com
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    my first site was streamate, and after trying a bunch of the others its the only one I cam on today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by minniesoporno View Post
    camz is now adultwebcamclub and rude.com
    Seriously? I have a profile on rude but havent used it. I was interested in the voyeur
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    Quote Originally Posted by temptingmodel View Post
    Seriously? I have a profile on rude but havent used it. I was interested in the voyeur
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    Default Re: Your first cam site?

    My first site was camania.. back in 2003... made $100 bucks .. they closed down and never got paid....lol.. that was my first experience on cam... so after that.. I always did the minimum payout on the site and quit working just to see if i would get paid or not.. no sense in making tons of money on a site you will never get paid for.

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    I started on MFC and did quite well there right off the bat. I've been experimenting on other sites just because MFC is a particularly high-involvement gig - you can't just check out mentally; you need to be interacting with everyone all the time. And if there's nobody talking? You need to figure out how to make it look like you're still interactive, e.g. by going on long rants until someone decides to pipe up. You also need to make a lot of difficult calls if you want to keep that camscore up - you might *really* need to make another $200, but if your room's dead every moment you remain online is a moment that your camscore is ticking down.






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    Default Re: Your first cam site?

    My first site was ifriends, back in the stone ages

    One big thing that has changed in the camming world is the appearance of mfc style sites with a lot of tipping based shows in free chat. I think the first thing you have to decide is which do you like better - private based sites or tipping based sites. A lot can be learned from watching other hosts and how they hustle. I'd love to be able to do well on tipping sites but I keep going back to the private based ones that seem more my style.

    No reason you can't give both a try though! That's the fun thing about this business. You get tired of one style of camming you can mix it up by trying something else and even do clips, phone sex, all kinda things!

    Edited to add - I see someone suggested you start on Chaturbate - definitely would be better to start there with no camscore to worry about


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    MFC & MGF. The general opinion of SW members is that MFC is horrible for newbs. I disagree but, meh, people will still tell you to do Steamate. I could extol all the awesome I've experienced on MFC, but, OP, in your post, you seem to have already been semi-persuaded against MFC already.
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    The very first site I cammed on no longer exists LOL. It was called buzzcams.com and I cammed on there in 2003 with my ex-boyfriend. There was no audio on there at all. I also cammed on peekshows.com-looks like it's still around, but I don't know how the money is on there because I never hear anyone talk about it anymore. I didn't make much on there and I remember them taking a huge cut out of private shows. I currently work on Streamate, Chaturbate, and MFC and will be starting Cam4 soon.






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    I was on webcams.com for a few days, but the traffic was so slow and I barely got anything. Then I went to MFC and been there ever since and was much more successful
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    Back in 2000, I worked for a site called Peek Shows. Back when there was no sound, you had to type,and there was usually a 3-5 minute lag for the guys to see what I was doing : )

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    I have had an account on Adultwork since 2007 but never tried camming on there until 2012. The first website I actually tried live camming on, was Cams.com (Streamray), was super slow. Afterwards I moved to camming on AW and Streamate.

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    Girltime in early 2011. For about 2 hours. Didnt know wth i was doing lol. Then MFC. I dabble in other sites now but my main chick is SM

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    I started out on Streamate and it's still my main site. I've explored other routes, but SM is still the one site I feel is worth my focus.

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    Privatecamz. I started on there in 2005 and stayed until they were sold. Then I cammed on Streamate.

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    I started out on IMLive and then ventured off to Adultwork and Streamate

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    My first one was Naked, I was dancing at the time and, instead of sticking to camming like my gut told me to, kept dancing. When I got fed up with dancing for good, I went to MFC and hated the camscore and having to be entertaining every second, so I went to SM and am pretty happy on there, despite the tech issues. I don't recommend starting on MFC and dislike the tipping sites in general, but CB and Cam4 seem to be the best options for you to make the most on. I'm leaning towards telling you Cam4 is slightly better cuz of the 100 hour thing. Anyway, best of luck
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