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    Did any of you girls have a slow start on SM? I've been on a total of like 4 hrs since yesterday and have only made $16. People in and out my room but no privates, is this normal for a new girl? I went to SM because I heard it was good steady money but now I'm discouraged. Need some advice please. I'm an attractive girl, just seems camming is not working for me , or maybe I just need more patience?

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    The last week has been eerily quiet on SM. I think it's just timing in your case. I joined SM in November '14, and this past week is the quietist week that I have experienced, so far. Don't let lt get you down. It's totally not personal to you, we have all been struggling this past week. There is a general SM thread, where a lot of ladies were talking about it, that helped me out when I read it yesterday. Before that, I totally thought it was me

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    Whoops more info on this thread; The General Purpose "Camming Sucks Right Now" Thread. Not the streamate thread . . . sorry, long night/ day

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    It's generally quiet every where at this time of year, January. Guys are waiting for first payday after christmas. 4 hours is not nearly enough to decide camming is not for you, patience sweety lol
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    I completely agree Elimarie. Even with my day job, it's been slow this month. I hope February picks back up to normal for both jobs. Last year I was super busy right up til Christmas, but this year, only up til Thanksgiving. I think camming will pick back up, plus I have an issue of being consistent, so that's my plan this coming week. Definitely give camming more of a chance, Rebel. I think you'll be glad you did.


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    Yeah, January has been rough for a lot of us... It's either feast or famine in my room.
    Hang in there... feb is just around the corner!

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    Default Re: Slow start on SM.

    It wasn't a slow start for me, but I started back in the "good ol days" when there were no gold shows and guys happily paid high dollar for private shows. They still pay of course, it's just not as easy as it used to be.

    Some days it's easy, some days it's like pulling teeth. I think you started on a bad week, it was really slow for a lot of us this past week.

    Also, there's more to it than just a pretty face. Do a lot of reading on here and find what you're good at, and you should do alright.
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    ^^OMG Sarah! The good ole' days is right! I miss them... "Memories, light the corners of my mind"....

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    Definitely give it more than 4 hours!! Sometimes it takes a while to find out what works for you in regards to your hustle. Keep at it, try different things, see what works. If it's not working, adapt and then try something else! Watch other camgirls and read read read for information and ideas, and have faith that everything that is happening is helping to mold you into the superstar you will become.

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    Thanx girls for all your advice! I just realized a couple hrs ago that my encoder wasn't even set up right, I never fixed the settings so it looked like I wasnt even using the encoder at all. I realized when I went on My Ranking and saw it said I wasn't streaming in Widescreen or HD. I also called my cable company to rewire my apt on Wednesday so I can get a direct connection to my computer so I dont use WiFi which is what I've been using. And which My Ranking shows as my Bitrate and Frames per Second are Poor and Below Avg. Let's hope when all this gets done I start to do better, I really need it, going through a real tough time right now.

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    Default Re: Slow start on SM.

    RebelRose, I've just started an almost identical thread! Let's not get discouraged!!

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    This always happens in January. It tends to pick up mid-February. Heads up, ladies.

    I know for a fact March is *excellent* because the middle class gets their tax returns. I love March.

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    Financial aid should be coming through anyday now. So that's something to look forward to!





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    I can say that the first week after January was our record-breaking week on SM so far.

    The second week of January is our lowest since mid-July.

    It should ramp back up as tax returns and student loan money starts rolling back into the economy. The vanilla job market is also picking up for a lot of people - everywhere is hiring around here at least. So goes the economy, so goes camgirl income.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RebelRose View Post
    Did any of you girls have a slow start on SM? I've been on a total of like 4 hrs since yesterday and have only made $16. People in and out my room but no privates, is this normal for a new girl? I went to SM because I heard it was good steady money but now I'm discouraged. Need some advice please. I'm an attractive girl, just seems camming is not working for me , or maybe I just need more patience?
    Glad to hear you've realized your encoder & wifi are holding you back. Thank God for those stats pages, so you were alerted something was amiss.

    If no one else has suggested this to you, while you're still on the SM 'new model' page (for about a month) be sure to ask, in your flirtiest voice, or even create one of the 'quick post buttons', asking guys to favorite you. This is really important for all SM models, but especially as a newbie.

    Unless you've rocketed to the 1st page, and even if you do, keep reminding guys to favorite you! It's taken into part of our placement metric. But MORE importantly, if for some reason you can't cam for a couple weeks, and you drop way down on the site, the people who have favorited you will still see you appearing on their first line of the 1st page. This is a HUGE advantage! Until you've worked your way back to the 1st page on your own, these guys who've favorited you may be the only ones finding you and spending money.

    To make this fun for myself, see how many I can add every day, I keep track of every day's tally. Watching it grow. Or, if I've been off for a couple of weeks, dwindle =(
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