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    Default Low Funds, Freaking out, what am i doing wrong?! O_O

    So im on streamate (thru boleynmodels/ I switched to weekly pay for my 35% (still shows at 30% so i dont know how much I really made.),
    MFC and Chaturbate (which I never hit goals..).
    I realized couple week ago I been going back and fourth on all these sites but recently I have been on streamates the most. I'm overwhelmed at how hard it is to even make 100$ a day. My rates i'm playing with and either they are to low and I'm doing a lot for little money or they are to high and Im getting NO pvts. (right now im 3.44/4.44) (I greet people, tease, smile, flirt, talk, I have a great logitech 920 webcam and an intel i5 desktop)
    I'm just wondering is their other websites or techniques you use to make money fast or more consistant when you guys are low in funds. Id be happy with 400-500$ a week!

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    Default Re: Low Funds, Freaking out, what am i doing wrong?! O_O

    How's your internet connection? I make twice as much with fast internet as I did before I moved to an area with cable internet. Lighting is important too, as is keeping a consistent schedule.
    If all else fails, You can always make clips for ELM or C4S. Between custom clips and general clip sales, it's not that difficult to make $200-300 a week this way on top of your camming.

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    I don't think you're going to find any way to make fast money with camming in your situation right now. It takes time to build yourself up and be making consistently good money. One thing, I would pick a site and stick with it for a while. If you are jumping between sites you probably aren't putting enough time into any one of them.

    How many hours are you working? How many days per week? What categories are you in? Do you have a particular niche?
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    Oh another thing, I would try to make your rates something easier on the eyes... like $3.99/4.99 or $2.99/3.99. I think it catches guys attention when the rate is something off like $3.44. It makes them stop and look twice because people aren't used to prices ending in numbers other than 9 and 0. Sounds strange but... you don't want to give them any reason to look twice at your rate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by caramelcraze View Post
    How's your internet connection? I make twice as much with fast internet as I did before I moved to an area with cable internet. Lighting is important too, as is keeping a consistent schedule.
    If all else fails, You can always make clips for ELM or C4S. Between custom clips and general clip sales, it's not that difficult to make $200-300 a week this way on top of your camming.

    Now I cant log into streamate....fml...

    My connection is pretty good. The website said it was in the good/great section

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    Default Re: Low Funds, Freaking out, what am i doing wrong?! O_O

    There is no way to make fast money in camming anymore. It takes time and hard work. Hang in there at keep at it.

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    @SarahTime thank you so much! Ill make them 2.99/3.99 and see how that works.

    The studio takes like 2% off so its between 30-34% for weekly pay.

    How many hours are you working? How many days per week? What categories are you in? Do you have a particular niche?

    1-3hrs a day about 4-5 days a week.
    im in
    my niche, ebony, curvy, bald, submissive, i have pretty feet and nice smile. ( all i can think of haha). i cant see my categorys because i cant log in for some reason...i think its (spanking, gagging .. cant remember the rest)

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    Default Re: Low Funds, Freaking out, what am i doing wrong?! O_O

    Thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by untame View Post
    @SarahTime thank you so much! Ill make them 2.99/3.99 and see how that works.

    The studio takes like 2% off so its between 30-34% for weekly pay.

    How many hours are you working? How many days per week? What categories are you in? Do you have a particular niche?

    1-3hrs a day about 4-5 days a week.
    im in
    my niche, ebony, curvy, bald, submissive, i have pretty feet and nice smile. ( all i can think of haha). i cant see my categorys because i cant log in for some reason...i think its (spanking, gagging .. cant remember the rest)
    Are you able to work longer than 1-3 hours per day? I think that would help a lot. If you are making $100 a day in 3 hours, that's not bad actually, $33 per hour.

    Are there any specific fetishes or niches you could get into? It helps a lot to have at least one "speciality".
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    Default Re: Low Funds, Freaking out, what am i doing wrong?! O_O

    Thank you Im making a new account to get the 35% and transfering over my favorites
    my categories are Voyeur, Feet, Paddling/Spanking, submissive, deepthroat

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    I'm new to SM as well, but one thing I've seen mentioned a lot is lightening. Do you have good lightening? I got an inexpensive lighting set off Amazon (umbrella lights) and the difference in my picture is amazing! It also helps hide flaws. My tan lines aren't as noticeable. Wish I had more advice to share but I'm just getting into this too. Good luck!

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    Thank you so much! My lighting pretty good I think! But ill those umbrella lights are a great idea! Im starting all over myself. My rates are 3.99/4.99 now. They say its easier to start higher then lower. Do you think those are good rates?

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    Default Re: Low Funds, Freaking out, what am i doing wrong?! O_O

    no, hun, you dont do anything wrong.... sm is overcrowed with freeloaders, beggars ect.... i dont even try anymore to seduce them or something. so far better work on personality, make yourself unique. i started get privates bcs im vaping... also i gained two 100$ a time regulars bcs of quote i used for room topic... and geese, i just sit and talk )) and smile... make them remember you

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    Quote Originally Posted by starcraft View Post
    no, hun, you dont do anything wrong.... sm is overcrowed with freeloaders, beggars ect.... i dont even try anymore to seduce them or something. so far better work on personality, make yourself unique. i started get privates bcs im vaping... also i gained two 100$ a time regulars bcs of quote i used for room topic... and geese, i just sit and talk )) and smile... make them remember you
    awe thank you! I love vaping thats pretty awesome! Im pretty friendly and smiley i do have a shy side to me haha. I greet everyone and talk to! thank you for your help!

    Im on now ...no ones coming to my room, Im bummed, im starting over and now is so not the time for this....
    What happen to the IM on the side anyone know?

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    I would advise to raise your rates to at least $5.99 because if you do the math, 35% of $5.99 is $2.09 a minute. I used to think that was high as well but after I did the math, I realized...damn, charging $3.99 a minute is $1.40 per minute, fuck that I'm worth more than that! Don't worry if it's slow. Be stubborn and stick to your rates and believe you are worth every penny. Just stay on cam for as long as you can and the money will come. If jerks ask why you are so expensive, ban them. They are not worth your time. You want to attract quality customers. Once you start getting regulars at your high rate, you become way more confident as well. All of us girls need to do this because in my opinion, SM is taking way too much of a cut. So if all of us charge at least $5.99, SM will have to give us a better pay cut to match the percentages girls are getting at sites like MFC/CB. I raised my rates to $7.99 and $9.99 today even with all the sports on tv. Yes, it was slow but I kept myself smiling and in a good mood and visualized money. I got back to back privates. Too bad my period decided to explode out of me today or else I would have kept camming but the flow was just too heavy even with my sea sponge.

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    @3.99 i just had a pvt for 46min and 26min i just made 106$ in less than 2 hrs! after starting this account up 2 hrs ago! Your right wow 1.40 dang. Id love to make $2.09 a minute!
    That was my biggest worry is when its slow! Your right I need more patience becuase I get very worried and fustrated and start focusing it all on my rates. But these el cheapos are annoying! So are the beggers!!
    Im so sorry about that heavy flow . Do you have regulars? Would you advice i raise them that high when i had to make a new account today? and transfer my 111 favs over?

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    hi, I'm subbing and following because I have many of the same questions. sigh

    I realized the half number thing last week (I was at 3.5 -- 4.5 or thereabouts), I had been doing good enough with privates so I thought I could try a little raise... so I'm at 3.99-4.99, it's been exceptionally slow and I got the new tag: expensive. sigh

    I can't find it in my schedule to cam much longer than 3 hours a day, even in split shifts. I've been working on camming for longer hours but even so I'm not at 3 hours today and I almost need to go pick up my son. I don't really feel like camming tonight but I guess I will, since it was so slow. so we'll see. my only niche so far is that I'm hairy.

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    Default Re: Low Funds, Freaking out, what am i doing wrong?! O_O

    ^^ your not disciplining yourself enough
    at a corporate job they require your presence. from x time to x time.

    same goes for camming

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    so aiming for 20 hours a week is a good goal?

    (I swear I'm not trying to go low, but seriosly between son, commutes, vanilla job, workouts, errands, and you know, LIFE, I don't see how to do it unless I start seriously cutting into my sleep time, which we all know is not good for beauty, sex drive, or general wellbeing).

    I will go on back tonight, even though my lights look dodgy. I CAN.

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    if you work another job hell yes your good
    "I'm subbing" I thought you meant sub/dom
    don't kill yourself girl.
    I didn't realize you work a "vanilla job"
    commutes and that nilla job are killing the cam, not knocking it bc we have to do what we have to do.


    you need to figure out what does the best for you and provides the best and dont kill yourself doing it

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    I work a vanilla job too, but I am committing myself to a camming schedule on 2 sites, indy, and clip-making. Consistency is HUGE. When I stick to the schedule I have posted on SM and MFC, there is a difference in my earnings. With the few hours I have, I intentionally limit the number of sites I have. I feel like I am running on caffeine and dreams, but right now that's what I have to do.

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    Hugs to the girls incorporating regular life jobs with adult work
    that shit is hard, I lasted only a few months before I threw in the towel and went FT camming

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    I gotta clarify something about BoleynModels in here before it's all convoluted and mixed up.

    Katy does DailyPay at 30%.
    She also does WeeklyPay at 35% (no charge, she last told me there was no need to nickle and dime for weekly pay).

    If you go to standard WeeklyPay on Streamate without the studio and ask for weekly bank wires, you're going to be paying $40 a week for a bank deposit and your weekly minimum has to be $240, otherwise you're better off on Payoneer or receiving paper checks in the mail.

    God forbid, before you get your studio account all mixed up and start earning on two accounts and break the system (which HAS happened) just email Katy and ask for more details, or just ask her to remove you from the studio! There's no reason to start a new account and I don't believe you can import your favorites or anything, you'll be starting FRESH! One of the perks about Katy's studio is that you don't HAVE to stay in it, she will release you. But keep in mind that once you're released, she can't add you back.

    Edit: Of course, it's probably too late, but I didn't want the thread to spread misinformation about the lovely program that she offers.
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    Can we use "cramming" as the official new word for when you procrastinate too long and try to cram a whole pay period's worth of work into the last couple days?
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    Like, I'm happy having my sexy pr0n everywhere, but I don't really want a bunch of clips of me popping balloons in diapers all over the place XD

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    Default Re: Low Funds, Freaking out, what am i doing wrong?! O_O

    I'd upgrade to an i7 if I were you and learn how to split cam. Also, that internet speed needs to be lightning fast, bb. It sounds like you need extra eggs in your basket. Try phone sex, sexting, clips, etc while splitting live with several other sites. Also, it sounds like you need to sit down and work out a monthly budget.

    Once you work out a budget calculate all of your expenses and figure out how much you need to make weekly, monthly, and annually (including taxes) to survive. Pinch off for yourself too with entertainment, clothing, etc. Also, throw in an emergency fund, savings fund, and non liquid personal investment fund. Get a ton of envelopes marked with the names of bills, funds, etc and figure out how many days a week you need to work and how MUCH you need to per day to cover those bills.

    Once you figure this out work and divide your money into those envelopes. You'll notice that your minimum goal to survive HAS to be made and you'll start gaining confidence once those goals are met. Once those envelopes get full you can relax in knowing that you're all good. If you know you need to make $100 a day to pay every envelope off, trust me, you'll hustle to make it happen.

    As far as your categories, have you tried wearing a wig and raising your prices to at least $4.99? Good luck!




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    Quote Originally Posted by Pearl_Sugar View Post
    I gotta clarify something about BoleynModels in here before it's all convoluted and mixed up.

    Katy does DailyPay at 30%.
    She also does WeeklyPay at 35% (no charge, she last told me there was no need to nickle and dime for weekly pay).

    If you go to standard WeeklyPay on Streamate without the studio and ask for weekly bank wires, you're going to be paying $40 a week for a bank deposit and your weekly minimum has to be $240, otherwise you're better off on Payoneer or receiving paper checks in the mail.

    God forbid, before you get your studio account all mixed up and start earning on two accounts and break the system (which HAS happened) just email Katy and ask for more details, or just ask her to remove you from the studio! There's no reason to start a new account and I don't believe you can import your favorites or anything, you'll be starting FRESH! One of the perks about Katy's studio is that you don't HAVE to stay in it, she will release you. But keep in mind that once you're released, she can't add you back.

    Edit: Of course, it's probably too late, but I didn't want the thread to spread misinformation about the lovely program that she offers.
    Thanks for clarifying, I edited my post. That's why I told the OP to check the pay rate, so she would know for sure. I just assumed any studio is taking at least something. Another reason Katy is awesome.
    xoxo ~ Sarah




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