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Do webcam models really make $1000+/week? Think you have what it takes to become a successful webcam model? Get the facts here BEFORE you sign up!
LiveJasmin and CameraBoys Registration Tips (2012)
Feb 23rd
Time sure does fly. I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I first reviewed the LiveJasmin and CameraBoys webcam jobs. Since then, I’ve reviewed Internet Modeling, iFriends, SakuraLive, Sexier, HomeCams, and Flirt4Free. It’s now 2012 with new adult cam sites popping up left, right, and centre. Over the coming months, I plan to review Cams, 5PointsModels, MyFreeCams, and Fetish Models.
In today’s post, I want to clear up a few things about LiveJasmin and network sites CameraBoys and MyTrannyCams. I understand some of you reading this are still undecided about whether or not webcam modeling is right for you (read my first blog post Becoming a Webcam Model — The Untold Truth). For those of you who follow me on my blog, you know that LiveJasmin is my #1 recommended site for beginners. That’s not to say it’s the “best” site for you, only that new performers make more money (on average) on the LiveJasmin network. For new male models, I recommend CameraBoys, which brings me to the first point I want to clarify.
New male performers have asked me whether they should register at LiveJasmin or male webcam model CameraBoys site? The fact is that whether you sign up through LiveJasmin or CameraBoys makes no difference; ALL new male livejasmin webcam performers appear on LiveJasmin AND CameraBoys under “Boy” and/or “Gay.”
For transsexual performers, MyTrannyCams is the most successful live TS network. To become a transsexual webcam model on MyTrannyCams, you will need to sign up through the LiveJasmin registration page. Transgender webcam models appear on both MyTrannyCams and the “Transgendered” category on LiveJasmin.
All new LiveJasmin Performers must submit two photo ID copies, one with only photo ID and another with your face and ID. LiveJasmin requires that your photo and identification details are eligible. Unreadable photo IDs are rejected.
Once you submit your photos, you are registered.
Here are here are some LiveJasmin and CameraBoys tips for AFTER you register:
Make a good first impression
Your first minute in free chat will be recorded and used as your profile teaser. Since this teaser will be used for members in free chat, there is no nudity allowed. Try to make a good first impression by showing off your best features and using seductive camera angles. If you’re not satisfied with your teaser, you can change it in your profile settings.
Upload a variety of photos
Make at least 6 photos for your profile gallery. Mix it up with a variety of angles and positions to get more customers interested. It’s also a good idea to both non-nude and nude photos that show off your sexiest attributes (personality, face, breasts, ass).
Start building a following
When you first start at a webcam performer, you will be placed in a promotional period at a discounted price of $0.98/minute. This promotion period lasts for 4 hours in private or 4 hours in free chat, whichever comes first. This promotion period is a way to build your regular customers and start making money right away. After this period, you can set your own cost anywhere between $1.99 and $3.99 per minute. This is where you can really make some serious money. (Read my How To Get More Minutes in Private Shows, 4 Mistakes LiveJasmin Performers Make in Free Chat, and Give a Great Private Show!)
Set your schedule
You are free to chat any time you like, though it’s best to shoot for 8pm-2am EST (peek hours for English speaking members). Also make a point to set your schedule on your profile. By failing to do this, you are missing out on potential customers who had viewed your profile but didn’t know when to find you online. Consistency matters. And when you do go online, try to stay for at least 90 minutes since it can take up a while for things to get busy.
Haven’t signed up as a webcam model yet? Start here with LiveJasmin ‘Easy Registration’
Flirt4Free Webcam Job Review (Video Secrets webcam4money.com)
Feb 22nd
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the Flirt4Free Webcam Model Job. At one message board, one model complained about the low commission saying that “F4F is just super greedy!” Yet on the same forum, another girl said “they do have among the highest $ per minute so you get more for less work.”
The Flirt4Free model registration page doesn’t give you all the details you need. And despite being one of the biggest live networks, information was hard to come across online. Like most webcam jobs, models are left in the dark until after they sign up.
The Video Secrets Network
First, the basics: Flirt4Free is the flagship site of Videos Secrets — one of the largest adult companies online today with a network of sites running strong since 1996. Flirt4Free offers Live Girls, Live Guys, and Live Shemales. Webcam models apply through the registration site Webcam4Money. Once registration is approved, your profile will be placed on the Video Secret network of sites including Flirt4Free.
What Makes Flirt4Free Different
Flirt4Free focuses on providing the best customer experience. Visitors to the network are more likely to register and purchase credits for live shows. As one camgirl mentioned:
“They do pay less % wise, but the customers are quality (long shows yay!)”
Just like any job, there is more to consider than just commission. Here’s what another camgirl had to say about the Flirt4Free webcam job:
“I do like to setup and their webcam models area is nice to connect with other models. Also, they had trips and stuff to meet. The sense of community is a cool addition…..felt like a “real” employer.”
Model Commission and Payment
First of all, you will not be flirting for “free.” You will earn money when customers spend credit on your private shows, recorded shows, as well as tips and bonuses. Customers pay between $3.00 and $15.00 per minute for live shows. This is the highest per minute rate that I know of. You get paid 22.4% to 26.66% of what your customers pay you. So although Flirt4Free members pay the highest rate per minute, models are paid the lowest % commission.
Similar to LiveJasmin and CameraBoys, Flirt4Free has a tipping system in both Free Chat and Private Chat. Tipping can account for 20% or more of a model’s revenue; this alone is a good source of motivation to provide a high-quality experience for your visitors.
Recorded Shows
Flirt4Free will record ALL of your live sex shows. This is either an incredible bonus or a reason to worry, depending on who you ask. After a private show, it becomes available to registered members as a VOD purchase. This means that even after you log off, you get paid every time a member watches your recorded shows. This feature makes it possible to literally make money while you sleep! Keep in mind that you will NOT be paid for your recorded shows after you close your account with Video Secrets. If you do decide to quit, you will need to send them a request to have your VODs removed. (There have been model complaints about recorded shows not taken down even after they closed their account.)
Become a Flirt4Free Model
Step 1 — To get started, sign up at Webcam4Money
Step 2 — If you are registering as a solo performer, select “Single Performer QUICK SIGNUP!” (see screenshot below):
Most single performers can have their forms completed in an hour and ready to start work the same day.
Already a Flirt4Free webcam model with an experience to share? Contact Luke.
LiveJasmin Scam?
Dec 23rd
Working in the webcam industry can be really frustrating. And in today’s post, I’m going to tell you why I’m pissed off.
A while back, my video entitled How To Become An Adult Webcam Model: The 3 Things You Need To Succeed was taken down from YouTube. Here’s what they told me:
“This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube’s policy against spam, scams, and commercially deceptive content.”
What bullshit!
Everything I talked about in that video was legit. When I said that webcam models make $1000 every week working 20-25 hours, I meant it. Don’t believe me? Search online and here’s what you’ll find:
Just recently I made a lil over a $1000 for ten hours. which was five days for me at 2 hrs a pop. So I know that if i put my heart into it and actually worked my ass off….I could make the thousands a month.
Do the math, that’s $100/hour!
Logged on, made $10 in the first hour and a half…Took about an hour break…logged back on, made $50 in an hour.
This camgirl averages about $24/hour. Not that great, but still decent money.
Sometimes you might make $10 in an hour, and other times you will make $50 to $100 an hour. I have had good days and bad days. I have been doing this over 2 years now, and I am still learning! The more I learn the more I make…Let’s just say on my worst day I couldn’t even make 20 bucks!!!
This performer averages anywhere between $10-$100/hour. (If she had more regulars, her hourly wage would be more consistent.)
I have been camming over a year now….Horrible nights I’ve made $10 (LOL). Great nights I’ve made $500+. Average pay every 2 weeks around $1500. (working prob one week out of the two)
Assuming she’s working 20 hours/week and two weeks per month, that’s $75/hour.
Of course, these are “average” numbers. When you look at top performer statistics, you get a very different story:
I make $4000-$6000 a month… Don’t really have “bad days” when I dont make a lot of money because I work diff sites so if its slow one place I’m making $$$ somewhere else. Once you get a solid fanbase it’s much easier, though.
This model makes a very comfortable living! Clearly, she’s figured it out. (I also talk all about the importance of building a fan base in my video.)
I don’t web cam myself but know girls that do. One I know made $800 in four hours the other day.
That’s $200/hour!
So when I say LiveJasmin performers make $1000/week working 20-25 hours, it’s not an exaggeration in anyway.
But I can understand why YouTube felt my video was “spam” or “scam.” I mean, there’s so much bullshit online that it’s hard to trust anyone these days. And to be fair, YouTube is not an adult friendly site, so it’s no surprise they didn’t like my video.
Anyway, it’s no problem now because I decided to upload my video on my own hosting site. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can watch it here.
And if you’re thinking of signing up as a new LiveJasmin Performer, it’s NOT a scam. I’ve been working with them for over two years now, and not once have they ever missed a payout or “scammed” me in anyway.
Become an Independent Webcam Model
Dec 11th
Just over a year ago, I posted an article entitled 3 Reasons You Should NOT Become an Independent Webcam Model. In this article, I talked about the high cost involved with setting up your own cam site and the time and energy needed to grow your camming business.
So why would you want to become an independent cammer? The money, that’s why.
There comes a time in every serious webcam model’s career when paying 45% to 70% of your income just doesn’t seem fair anymore. Unlike working for the “big” cam sites, independent camgirls take 100% commission from members! That said, I don’t recommend you work independently until you first get experience with the beginner friendly sites (LiveJasmin for girls and CameraBoys for guys).
The good news is that becoming an indepedent camgirl is now easier than you think. My friend Alex at iCamModel offers a unique (and incredibly affordable!) service that you will NOT find anywhere else online. If you ever thought about becoming an independent webcam model but weren’t sure where to start, then Alex is your go-to guy.
Basically, you will get your own fully-functional website where, once it’s setup, you’ll get ALL the money from your members. No more sharing your commissions! But this service is much more than just getting your own cam site. The skills you will learn from Alex can be easily transferred over to any online business. You’ll learn about domain names, hosting, building websites, blogging, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for Google, adding pictures and videos to your site, etc. In other words, this service will give you all the tools you need to become an independent camgirl AND online business owner!
Here’s a video from independent camgirl RoselynnLocks. She talks about her experience working with Alex:
To learn more about this service from iCamModel.com, visit the “Become Independent Cam Girl” sales page here.
Should You Become a Webcam Model Couple?
Dec 5th
Having sex with your partner on the internet is not your typical day job. It’s one thing to get online and masterbate in front of your webcam, but when you get a partner involved, there are other things you need to consider.
For example, how serious is your relationship with your partner? If you and your girlfriend/boyfriend have more of a “friends with benefits” relationship, then you should consider making money online while having sex. Casual relationships seem to work better for webcam model couples simply because the focus in the relationship is about having fun.
On the other hand, if you’re in a serious relationship, then you and your partner need to be open-minded to this kind of “work.” If you’re not sure what your partner thinks about webcam modeling, you can subtly mention the idea by saying something like, “I met this guy in the bar last night who said he works for some site called LiveJasmin and makes over $100/hour making love to his girlfriend on webcam.” If she seems offended or disgusted by the idea, then you probably shouldn’t pursue it any further (good relationships are more important than money). However, if she shows interest, even just a little, then you know she’s at least open to giving it a try.
The biggest concern for webcam model couples is whether or not friends will find out their your online work (let’s face it, society looks down upon webcam modeling and the sex industry in general). Privacy is especially important when working as a webcam couple. If you want the big bucks, you need to accept the risks involved. If this is something that worries you, then I strongly suggest you choose LiveJasmin as your primary site. LiveJasmin has a privacy system that allows you to block your country/area from your webcam and profile. This assures your privacy is protected. Just change it in your profile settings. Personally, I think this is the main reason LiveJasmin has become as popular as it is now. IMPORTANT: Other sites like Internet Modeling (model recruitment site for Streamate.com) does NOT allow you to block your webcam/profile.
Most importantly, you need to trust your partner and have a sexually healthy relationship. Start slow. Flirt and make out with your partner in free chat first and see how it feels. Who knows, maybe you’ll like it more than you think. And before long you could be getting paid reasonably well by doing the things you ordinarily do in private.
Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post where I’ll be covering the basics of webcam modeling for couples.
You and your girl/guy feeling adventurous? Looking for a way to spice up your relationship and make money too? Then head over to the LiveJasmin registration page.
