You can show up to Cammunity in your PJs, hair in bedhead mode, no makeup, and that's fine. You don't show up to MFC like that because you're working to make money. Just like a normal job, you don't show up looking like a disheveled mess, because it doesn't fit the job environment. When you chill out at home, you can wear what you want, look however you please. Apparently Picnic was actually getting ready to cam on MFC on Cammunity, doing hair and makeup and stuff. And on that kind of site, that's fine.
Nope.... Never shown up with bed head, no make up and pjs.... Never made more tokens than a regular night.... The morning bed look isn't remotely popular...
Some members prefer a made up look, some members like a girl who is more relaxed and "natural". To say that models shouldn't expect to be paid for "just showing up", is like saying to a person who works in a regular job that they shouldn't expect to be paid if no customers come in. Sure they may not get commission, but they have been there doing a job. If you are in a models room watching her, you are being entertained in some way. Company is not to be under estimated, especially in this day and age where so many people are incredibly lonely.
You say that twitch streamers and youtubers don't expect to make money. I call bullshit on this. I am sure some people upload for their own reasons, but many people who use these platforms are hoping that in the end it will pay off. And many twitch and youtube streamers get paid a really good amount of money! Just because they aren't doing anything sexual doesn't mean they aren't working or providing a service. Many youtubers do tutorial videos, or provide entertainment or information. Why should they not be paid for this information? They are doing what is a service people usually pay for, but due to advertising it means people can access it for free and the person creating still gets paid.
So no I don't believe that girls will necessarily earn as much on the non nude site as MFC, by default you will lose the guys who just want sexy times and will gain the guys who think it's free time. But so long as you are on cam you are likely sat in a less comfortable position, have some form of lighting set up and are chatting and entertaining while you're there. Being on webcam for a group of people you cannot see, even if you are doing nothing sexual or physically intensive, is pretty intense. And definitely not as relaxing as being off cam in the first place.
I never come on with the impression that I should be tipped simply for existing, but yeah if a member comes in and enjoys watching and hanging out with me. If I bring a smile to his day or a bit of chill/relaxation time, then yes he should tip something. If I am on cam I am not "simply existing", I am streaming live entertainment. Sure if I am sat there doing nothing and am doing nothing to interact with the room then I see your point. But that's not my style of camming. If I'm sat down chilling I am always chatting with people.
I don't believe myfreecams set this site up as a "hey guys! If you want to chill with your favourite model you no longer have to tip her!". This is a site to make money, whether that is money while the girl is streaming on the site or to gain popularity for when she moves back to the main site is dependent on the model and how this goes. While successful non nude models may not be crazily common, I know I am not the only one who over the years have found that the majority of the guys tipping for the countdowns didn't actually care about the countdowns and often didn't even stick around for them. They tipped because they enjoy the social aspects and like the model. I think this type of site will give a platform where members who wanted to send an offline tip to cheer the model up but didn't want to pay for the "freeloaders" can drop their tip and see the model's face light up.
It is also a nice way for a group of regulars to hang out and enjoy the model's company without it being about sex, so any tips they do send are appreciated as a gift.
I have noticed a difference in the way members spend now to when I was last a full time cam model. Members who dropped bigger tips in the room now seem more inclined to save their tokens for private shows or videos. There is more of an attitude that one must always get something more than live entertainment for their tips. This is probably just a culture thing because lots of models offered members extras for their tips, and therefore it's now expected.
I find it interesting on this thread to see that the models are full of excitement and positive interest, while on the members side I have seen more skepticism. I understand the points of some members, but you are talking from your point of view as someone who is seeking entertainment, but I have a feeling that this site is not for the bulk of members. It is more for the models and the few members who enjoy this sort of interaction.
Do I think models will use this as their main site? Probably not, especially if their not non nude. Do I think models will go there not desiring to earn? No, I believe many models will go there on nights when they expect to earn less because they aren't being sexual, but still want to log in and see what they can earn. I think some models will go there not expecting tokens on that particular night, but will hope that the interaction will pay off when they're next on cam.
Quite a few members over the years have suggested I log on to do various activities which I need to do anyway, that this is something they'd enjoy. I haven't because I couldn't earn much money that way. On a site like this I would be able to set up my camera while I'm doing revision to have some face time with my regulars and maybe earn a bit. Remember that all I need to earn to make the same as minimum wage in my country is about 190-250 tokens per hour. My average hourly token earn on MFC adds an extra 0 to that number. So for me, even if I logged on and made that minimum wage amount on average, I would be earning the same as a vanilla job.
I also think this could be a good site for people who have voyeur or ignore fetishes, or like the idea of watching a girl do regular tasks. Putting on make up, doing yoga, revising for exams, doing course work, playing computer games, reading, cooking, cleaning etc. Many of these tasks could be performed for much longer and with less energy than regular camming on MFC. So for those girls who want more of a "full time" job, this could be a good way to keep your hours up while taking breaks from the busy main site.
However, I'm also afraid it will make the freeloaders come out in full force. "Well you're not naked so why should I tip you" kinda thing. We will see I guess!
