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    When I first started camming, I was on an adventure spree of popularity and interacting with all my fans.

    It would take me hours to finally get on cam bc itd take time to update Ig, tumblr, Twitter, snapchat. I had endless messages, inquiries, and for a while I thought this was how it was supposed to be. I always felt like I was making money.

    Until I started becoming really depressed and felt like I had to time for myself. I was busy but not necessarily making money from all of it. Also, when hanging out off cam the only offers that came my way we're Square, PayPal, Google Wallet...u get the point.

    my customers felt as though they could just hit me up on Twitter if they wanted to say hi instead of actually seeing me in my room. I was now having to make Snapchat stories and then soon 1/2 of my friends list only wanted to hang out on unlimited SC and not even care about my cam room anymore. I also had very invasive Snapchat stalkers...on one occasion I took a picture of a drink at a restaurant and a customer had the audacity to say "I've been seeing u out and about since I bought your SC. You bought that drink at __ bc I know the napkins and the table" ...whatttt?

    when I started SM, I deleted a lot of my accounts and instantly started having more time and energy. My money also increased since this was the *only* place to find me.

    But, in a day and age where some models create a very "available at all times" approach through apps, phone #s...it's hard to compete but nor do I really want to.

    after I'm done camming, my time is devoted to me and my loved ones. I literally need time away from custies and shows...I need space away from the adult biz. To me, that's okay. And I need it that way.

    so how available are you off cam? Are u okay with your custies knowing where u are? Having Twitter convos before and after u cam? There seems to be different cultures of models - some are very public and open about it, others (like me) are more private and unavailable offline.

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    I'm not available off cam. when I am done camming for the day that is my time to do what I need to do for myself and to spend time with my hubby and cats. So I am only available to fans in split shifts....I am on 3-4 hours in the afternoon and 3-4 hours at night. I also take Friday night, Saturday night and All day Sunday to myself. Unless someone has ordered a custom clip, then I usually film those on Sunday. I think its good to have down time otherwise you'll go insane!


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    Same as the other girls. Once my cam turns off, I'm done and out of character. The only offline stuff I do is upload/edit videos or occasionally get on Twitter and retweet things or tweet something random. I never communicate with anyone if I'm not live on cam. That's my work time.

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    same here, im not available once i am done camming for the day and my weekends are for myself and family. i dont work on weekends and no one can reach me those days. im also lazy for advertising on twitter or any other apps girls have. the only thing i have on my phone is skype where i cam from on indy and i dont asnwer clients on weekends. my time is devoted exclusively to cam, i dont have time for anything else.
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    When I first started I was available round the clock.. I only slept like 3 hours cammed the other 21.. and when I wasn't camming I was having these GFE's with guys on yahoo for free.. chit chatting,, talking about our lives.. I got so stressed!.. I couldn't even have time for my laundry or anything.. now!.. when my shift is over and I still have skype open? you are getting ignored!.. everytime I have ever answered them and said I am on break or I am not working right now.. they go on and on about their selfish desires.. please, please please and cut into my free time.. so they get ignored til I am in work mode.. just today I had a guy message me as soon as my computer was on.. didn't even have my makeup on.... you betcha I ignored him .. I left the window open and messaged him when I was READY to play.. whether or not he is still there is not my concern.. sure maybe I missed out on a few bucks.. but I saved a lifetime of sanity which is way more important.

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    I don't cam anymore, but when I did I was always chatting with my "friends" on skype from my cam room. Eventually they were seeing me as a friend and not a sexy woman that fucked her pussy. I would still make a lot of money, but only from them rather than the new customers that I could have gotten. I was getting these big tips and was being told "hey! You don't need to do a show, let's all hang out". That was fun, but it killed my career. (And it was VERY short lived)

    I started camming with my SO and we made good money, but once that cam was off I was done. I'll answer your emails if I have time, but you're not going to chitchat with me and definitely not for free.

    You absolutely will burn yourself out, alienate yourself from your friends/SOs/and potential customers when you are "on" all of the time. Eventually you'll hate camming and you'll hate the people that talk to you and how they talk to you. It sucks.

    I would pick one or two days a week where you answer emails, take cute photos, and all of that jazz. Maybe even just pick one hour a day that you do that, but make a schedule and stick to it.

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    If you don't catch me while I am working then you are out of luck....

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    Glad I found this thread because with my non-adult related business, I make myself available all the time & it pays off because customers bring in more customers for my great service & customer service in itself.

    But after reading all these, I will probably take the advice here & not do that in my camming career to prevent burn out & being taken advantage of.

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    Never, i am available only when live on cam.

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    If they pay for SnapChat I am available for 24 hrs sort of, (the only package I sell now), I don't really engage with them back and forth, just send a few snaps every few hours. I don't really engage in offline stuff even with the best regulars...this took discipline because I was giving away too much time pro bono to regs in the past. No pay, no play.
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    I'm only available when I'm online. Even then it's Hi, How are you? What would you like to do today? I won't even entertain them if they're not paying.
    The whole social media thing. Sure it could make some new fans, but it also puts you out there more and I'm not looking for that. Not to mention time consuming unless you just make a quick notation here and there.

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    Default Re: How Available Are YOU Off Cam?

    I think it's important to remember their point of view as well. If we're in constant contact for free, then it really isn't their fault that we run out of time and energy for actually earning money. Most of them probably assume that it's not a problem, because we wouldn't be doing it otherwise. So it's really an important part of the job to keep an eye on what we can handle and what we want to be doing, and manage it accordingly.

    Great topic, and one to think about.

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    Default Re: How Available Are YOU Off Cam?

    I also am only available when im working on cam, once i log off im out of work mode. They must catch me when im on or they have to come back when i am available.

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    Not at all. Only when I am during the hours on cam.
    That's it.
    I have a separate personal life behind webcam and I don't want to mix it with this.
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    Im never available off cam.

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    I'm not available when I'm offline. Although spend most of my days online in some way shape or form. Don't offer Snapchat/Kik etc currently, although something I'm thinking of offering soon

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    I'm considering offering Kik/Snapchat/texting soon, but I don't know how I'm going to find work-life balance if I offers those things. Maybe if I'm only available a few hours per day?



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    I got frustrated with promoting myself offline bc it made all the scammers come out. when I didn't have the protection of my cam room where people could legitimately pay, people would be trying to dangle the Google wallet carrot in my face. It was hard to guide their offers to my cam room if I wasn't online there.

    I used to only reserve some time on SC to post and inform of my schedule, but ultimately SC was not a money maker in the long term for me. It created so many lazy customers who took me as a performer for granted. I'd *say* no chat and open my SC to 1000s of DMs of just "hi where r u?" It was infuriating so I just discontinued it indefinitely

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    I'm not. I need time away from customers.

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    I am not available at all when I'm off cam. I log out of Skype, don't check Twitter, and don't check email. I don't do any of the "Kik for life" stuff I see CB girls doing. I've worked jobs before that consumed too much of my free time while I was off duty. I won't allow that to happen again with camming. You need time away from work, and that's all this is for me is work.
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    I had to balance it. I've got to say, for larger spenders I'm slightly available off cam, i.e. I spend a few minutes each day emailing. I've found - for me anyway - that it pays off and works out for the best. If a 2 minute email keeps some of my better customers happy, then I'm happy . I've actually experimented either way (zero contact, or more contact) and this approach paid dividends.

    I think it depends which site/sites you use as well actually- different expectations maybe.

    I can't spend more than a few minutes doing it else I start to feel bad about it. I actually enjoy emailing the ones I do anyway.

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    I have a strict policy when it comes to my business. I see it as a brick and motor store. I open at XYZ, and business hours close at XYZEST, every day. Any questions, skype requests, show requests will be handled the next day at MY earliest convenience.

    I refuse to allow work to leak into my personal environment. My office is on the opposite side of my home. Once I log off and that door closes, that's it.

    I feel that since I work daily, and I'm generous staying online until late, that I owe it to myself (and you owe it to yourself) to take care of our needs. Work isn't going anywhere and neither are erections. To answer your question. I'm not available off cam. I literally turn away clients all the time after business hours. I simply say "Hey sweetie, my play hours are until XYZ, let's plan a show for tomorrow,however, if you're really horny, you know I work on XYZ and the girls there are not only horny, they're easier on your pocket, check this link out- it's available 24/7, gotta go!" and I log off or go invisible. TOUGH. They know when I'm available and if they for a second think that I will put them before my own needs, knowing my hours- OH.WELL. 99.9% of them will rush with money in hand the next day, and or I'll notice a decent sign up on SM.

    In my personal opinion, the separation is necessary when living a 'double life' per say. Or you'll become your character and your 'fans' and 'clients' will not only rob you of your time, they'll load you with their needs to the point that yes, you'll be stacking cash, but you won't have a life of your own. No one should have access to you whenever THEY choose.

    Social media is a CHOICE. One that I choose not to take part in. Let the world snap pics and take videos of every single bit of their day(even for money), no thank you. I want my daily goal (which hasn't suffered social media loss) and I want to log off and carry on with life. Period.

    If hollywood actors have lives outside of their characters, why can't you? We all need to exhale and not constantly be 'on'. We are human and it's imperative to disconnect and self-love.

    ETA: I will say this. There has been a few times where I've been beat down, tired, and put in 15 hours on cam and a client knowing my hours will offer me something I cannot refuse like $100 for a 10 min JOI session. In that case, I'll do the show, other than that I deny requests after business hours 99.9% of the time.
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    so how available are you off cam? Are u okay with your custies knowing where u are? Having Twitter convos before and after u cam? There seems to be different cultures of models - some are very public and open about it, others (like me) are more private and unavailable offline.
    It all depends on how you want to run your online adult entertainer business. I do not compare myself to what other models are doing while you may get inspo what floats their boat may not float yours. I have a non adult business as well and I handle both a bit similar where "customer service is important but it a time frame for that" I put in time for the day to do the "background stuff". So for example I'm giving myself cam and "customer serivce time" if I say I am available on cam or for private shows from 9-noon (I will set a time frame 1-2 hours usually for inquires, updates, snapping, maybe do some editing, pso etc ) within that time frame etc.

    I also like my non adult business have aids with marketing, social media, maintenance, etc. As I am quite public and social and it is definitely a ROI for me to market on social media - but my me time is important.
    I have no problem putting my sister Or friend on payroll to do beneficial but tedious work for me.


    I do sell my snap and have a free snap, twitter ,instagram. Sure "custies" most freeloaders think they will find me and have free interaction. Shoot the ones who find me on paid skype sites they think will get free chat so you know the ones on social media are sliding in my dm's so fast. Not happening though - you want to chat you have a million plus options that cost don't want to pay..... ciao! I do sometimes go through the messages (again in that timeframe I allow myself) and send pretyped messages if they don't book a show, send tokens, pay on my site, respond with real questions about a show no response from me.


    Even on my paid snap I do not chat back and forth I tell them you will receive a few naughty snaps every so often throughout the week this is the only guarantee. Want a snap call, want a convo pay extra.

    Time is $$$, and my time is valuable. If I'm not making money or doing things that have a ROI. Im going to have my me time, I do not care if I just tweeted , snapped or whatever the case about an leisure activity I'm doing, it is my leisure time not chat with me time.

    Customers are not always available when we like them to be, how nice would it be to contact them whenever we felt and say I do not care what your doing start stroking and give me all your $$$ (in retrospect I actually do this sometimes but that's for my subs/slaves).
    So while some models may have lead them to believe we are just waiting to talk all day , everyday or ready for a show during non scheduled hours, they can think again.

    Like Kortney an offer may come in where it is a bit to good to pass up. These are usually from your regulars these are usually from the smart guys who know you have a Life, who will not waste your time. First thing they say in the contact is how much they are paying for and off time session.
    Just like any other business customers who spend the most get rewards. Rather that reward be allowing off time sessions, a little convo when done with a session or an extra snap however still in my allotted time.
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    Almost always available. I'm just a money hungry whore. Even in my sleep, I dreamt of 'take me exclusive, give me lots of golds' LOL!
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    I am not available off cam at all anymore. I used to be on twitter all the time and then i noticed that these guys were trying to get off via DM or tweeting me. I stopped communicating with them as of recently completely. For my mental well being because i was getting very upset that they would not pay for shows and just wanted to chat on twitter. So i stopped. I am only available for paid cam shows, If they don't catch me on cam. they can request a paid skype with Skyprivate but that is the only other way they can chat with me. Otherwise they are fucked. I am over being nice and getting these guys off for free.

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