
Originally Posted by
HollyJaydeXXX
I don't quite understand what has happened within the last 6 months to a year on SM. Honestly, I used to be at about 35%-45%+ of my time in Private or Exclusive chat; now I can't even break 10% (that's if i'm lucky).
I cam full-time, charge decent rates (5.99/7.99), I have been on SM for SIX YEARS somewhat consistently, I am in Pornstar and BBW category (small bbw, well proportioned, I attract a lot of dude who like em thick) and ALWAYS have great placement.
It took my six hours last night to make $42. I've been online 12 hours in the past two days and all I have made is $110. That's way below minimum wage.
Whatever SM did or didn't do is effecting my money and therefore, their money!
I understand everyone is like "oh i can work from home. oh i can set my own hours. oh i get paid to lay around naked and fuck myself."
For me, and many others like me, the more and more I cam, the less and less I make and it is making me HATE STREAMATE and HATE CAMMING. If I made more money, I wouldn't feel this way. I genuinely used to enjoy camming and loved my customers (and I still love my customers WHEN I get them).
Maybe SM needs to change their format or something. Get rid of GOLD shows! I'm tired of these cheap ass guys that started FLOODING the site after SM launched gold shows. However, I know that isn't entirely SM's fault. The girls spending all their time in Free Chat with their tits, ass and pussy out don't help. The girls doing 10 minute shows for $1 while fucking every single orifice at the same time don't help.
I seriously wonder how many models have stopped camming on SM because of these issues. I personally can name about 20 models who used to make BANK with SM and have left in the past few months.
I've worked on most chat platforms (CB, SM, MFC, Jasmin) and i preferred SM when I started six years ago and I refuse to work on token sites because they just leave a bad taste in my mouth. I don't give away anything for free, not my pussy, my tits, my ass or my time and I am not into letting hundreds of guys watch me while only a few actually pay.
The benefits of camming for me what been 1) Being able to go to school 2)Being able to hit big goals 2)Being able to be at home with my fur-children and be a good little housewife 3)Pursue other passions while making a decent income. However, all the financial benefits are no longer being met.
My car payment is almost 30 days past due, rent is due in a week, I need groceries, car insurance is late, cell phone bill is late. I work full-time on SM and no longer make a livable wage. My income is about 25% of what it used to be and therefore only 25% of my bills are getting paid.
I only share this because I know of many other girls who are sitting on cam at 3 am, like myself, waiting for some guy to take pity on them and take them into private for a grand total of three minutes and are in the same exact boat.
Thankfully for me, I am well educated (like many girls on SM) and have had great job experiences and therefore can get a job that pays a livable wage.
Second interviews with two companies on Monday and Tuesday. Should have paychecks by August 15th.
Looks like SM has lost another model.
6 years down. 2 weeks to go.
Peace out SM.
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