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    Default How many of us are coasting?!

    I've been in adult work of sorts for a few years now camming coming up two. My main site is SM lately I have had a thousand excuses for time off short shifts all sorts. The last few weeks have been hard but I pretty much always end up with the same money if I stick to my hours (approx 3-4) per day five days. In addition I have a texting gig which is boring and time consuming but guarantees me another reasonable wedge a week.

    I don't make clips, don't split cam and I am registered on various platforms such as NF and TTM but never get round to turning them on. Hardly ever do I twet or use tumblr anyone else?

    I am aware that I can't expect to just make this money so easily forever and should be banking but with all
    the best plans I coast along. All these record and charts and plans I read about seriously impress me but I am just bloody lazy how do you make the shift to being more professional?

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    I am guilty of it but what know for sure is nothing works unless you do. It's easy to be lazy but turning your cam on is a decision.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SweetieBitch View Post
    I don't think you necessarily need actual charts, or a ton of "eggs in your basket", to be more professional. You just need discipline. Force yourself to work your hours every week. Treat camming like any other job that you'd be obligated to show up for. Make a habit of making money, not making excuses.


    How do you always say everything I'm thinking but 100000x more articulately? Anyways, THIS.

    I created a twitter but I'm terrible at it, and if I'm 100% honest I only really check it to passively follow camgirl drama or see if models are experiencing the same glitches I am when SM acts up. Clips seem like so much work for a relatively unimpressive shot at passive income that I'm just not interested in putting effort into that at this juncture in my life. If I get on Streamate, put in my time & keep in my attitude in check I make plenty and still have time/energy for a life outside of cam. It is in my opinion the way to go if you wanna do the least work for the most amount of money, which I have no shame in saying that I DO.

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    I coast and do well. But I also grind at the same time if that makes sense? Like, I'll log in, but I won't be near my laptop unless that money is calling, lol. Or, I'll not log in for days, but do a ton of skype shows instead to make my daily goals. It works for me but I would like to clamp down on a schedule for once. I kind of do what I want and the cash just rolls in because I split my talent across different eggs.




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    Super guilty of this. I have a reasonable daily goal, and when I make it I usually log off, sometimes hours earlier than I planned to and make excuses like ''Okay but it took me 12 hours to make goal last time, so I'm just making up for time I lost.'' Now I'm trying my best to expand my platform and do a little bit more every day, even if it's something like Snapchatting and Tweeting more every day and if I want to log off earlier one day, I put in twice the effort to make sure I'm at least trying and deserving of that break. It can be hard to get out of the comfort zone but when I do, I feel like my job gets that much more exciting and entertaining for not only me but my clients. Now I make sure to add little changes to the mix every week and explore different fetishes or sites.

    You don't have to do it all at once, don't pressure yourself to do all of the exploring in one day. Try making little goals and explore something new every day. It's super worth it to see things improving; when I look at my current content compared to what I was pushing out even six months ago, I get so proud of myself and it reminds me of how much I love my job.

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    I am guilty because i rely only on one website & i feel so lazy to put time into social media. I really wnt to put more eggs in my basket but i always postpone it. It makes me kind of anxious maybe ? I am tough strong enough to start new things but only when i am forced by cirumstances. So when i am in a total mess & trouble only - i start something new (i pull up my sleves and say : "come on, you can do this". LOL

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    I stress myself out because I worry what happens if SM dries up for me i'm so reliant on it but the other eggs thing always seems to be for tomorrow...

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    Horny,
    You can't allow "coasting" to get to you. You need remember that this your business and you work at your own pace. If one "egg" is working for you, than you do not need to worry about putting your effort into tons of other stuff. I have tons of eggs because I like have multiple streams of income and building an empire. Personally, I do the same thing in the vanilla world because I am securing my future faster this way. However, all sex workers must think about their own needs and strengths. Not everyone needs like 50 eggs in their basket like some of us. Just focus on your performance on streamate and making as much as you can there. You seem like you are keeping your options open


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    I stress myself out because I worry what happens if SM dries up for me i'm so reliant on it but the other eggs thing always seems to be for tomorrow...

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    Dona has made some great points above however i am going to put this in here as i think we all coast in life at times. I find it better to get things out on paper and put a plan into place. I love to mind map then order my priorites from there. Why not put down what you would like to do to develop your business and when you want it acheived by? It could be anything from getting snapchat or a text package to adding a new cam site to your mix. Put in when you want this task acheived and add it to your diary. I am one of those people that are very impatient and like things to have been done yesterday so by having my plan i can see what i need to do next. I have learned that i have to slow down at times and do things one at a time to ensure i can manage the work load. Dont forget you dont have to do anything you dont want to. We are all unique and so should our businesses be.
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    Default Re: How many of us are coasting?!

    I've definitely been guilty of this. Eventually it does catch up to you. The site will go down or there will be a ton of glitches, and suddenly you're faced with a tiny pay check and bills coming in. After that happened ONCE I started adding more eggs in more baskets.

    Nearly every time I've forced myself to expand in a different direction it's ended up being great in the long run. Once you get started and see that extra money rolling in it gets addictive. I personally find that it keeps me more engaged if I have multiple income streams. Some days I just want to chill and do skype shows, some days I just want to film clips, some days I want to be all over social media. I always have something to think about and plan, so it stays interesting and exciting for me. If I'm bored and stuck in a rut, I coast. And coasting is dangerous for my bank account.


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    SM was brutal for me this year, and I really had to let my pride go and let SM go for my sanity. I made a lot of changes in my life, and after 6 months I'm finding that balance again. I'm not coasting anymore, and my bank account is starting to show something for that effort.

    It's really important to acknowledge the things that interest you VS infuriate you because if you keep forcing yourself into things that make you unhappy you coast. It's just natural. Sometimes, it's not your coasting that's the issue...it's your intuition begging for change.

    My partner and I fight over this year a lot. I took months off of cam to work on other projects, and yeah, I own that. But, I also own the progress I've been making. The first paycheck I made recently was more than what I made from cam in months.

    There are still ups and downs. Slow days, weird days, but I don't mind putting myself out there. SM had me so infuriated I would go into hiding for days/weeks and it wasn't productive for me anymore...health wise.

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    It's hard going for me too I find free chat so draining but can only really work about 4-5 hours a day and I know if I stay on I will make my money. I am affraid that it will dry up and also that I will spend time on other things and make nothing. I have tried splitting but SM only works for me with full attention on the room. The list idea sounds good I was doing AW too I need to try and build that in too I can't live off the texting I do alone so need to make things a bit more spread.

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    I find myself doing this as well. I know I have my steady regulars so I haven't gone the extra mile to generate more traffic and really get my hustle on. I'm working now on expanding my hours and working harder on promotion. It can be so weirdly exhausting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Horny View Post
    It's hard going for me too I find free chat so draining but can only really work about 4-5 hours a day and I know if I stay on I will make my money. I am affraid that it will dry up and also that I will spend time on other things and make nothing. I have tried splitting but SM only works for me with full attention on the room. The list idea sounds good I was doing AW too I need to try and build that in too I can't live off the texting I do alone so need to make things a bit more spread.
    Have you tried splitting your shifts on SM? Free chat totally just sucks the life out of me as well, it's fucking brutal & the struggle is real. So unless I'm averaging like 40%+ in paid I can't really do more than 3 hours at a time. I recently started splitting my day up, doing three hours straight in the morning & then minimum two hours later in the evening and it's really helped me put in at least 5-6 hours a day. Yesterday was slow going for me so I broke it into 3 two hour shifts at a time and made my low goal plus got in six hours. It does stretch your whole work day out but you're still putting in the hours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrifilinCamHo View Post
    Have you tried splitting your shifts on SM? Free chat totally just sucks the life out of me as well, it's fucking brutal & the struggle is real. So unless I'm averaging like 40%+ in paid I can't really do more than 3 hours at a time. I recently started splitting my day up, doing three hours straight in the morning & then minimum two hours later in the evening and it's really helped me put in at least 5-6 hours a day. Yesterday was slow going for me so I broke it into 3 two hour shifts at a time and made my low goal plus got in six hours. It does stretch your whole work day out but you're still putting in the hours.
    Wish I could do this sounds a great idea but no enough child free hours in the day so have to go for the block.. Monday I did 5 hours it was hell but got my goal it's been hard out there this week. Staying on always gets me there but 5 hours to get what I normally do in three hurts!

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    It's so hard when you're restricted by child free hours...I have more time to cam now and it makes a hell of a difference. People don't realise that working the worst hours of the day, as I had to, 10.30am - 2.30pm is a real handicap, and that working around family commitments eats into any time or energy that you might have for marketing and creating clip ideas and all those extra things you would ideally do that would help your business.

    It's so easy in this position too for your schedule to go out the window, i don't think I've had a single week go to plan, ever! Someone is ill, someone has the day off, the plumber needs to come round (and often doesn't so another time is scheduled), someone needs me to do something. It's an endless stream of disturbances and distractions, with an already small window of child free time.
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    I've got to say; I do admire those of you who are able to juggle cam and a family. Sometimes I make hundreds in a couple of hours, and other times I have to pop on in the evening, if I don't make enough in a morning shift. Are late evenings never a possibility for you, Katy? x

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arwen25 View Post
    I've got to say; I do admire those of you who are able to juggle cam and a family. Sometimes I make hundreds in a couple of hours, and other times I have to pop on in the evening, if I don't make enough in a morning shift. Are late evenings never a possibility for you, Katy? x
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