I know this is a bit late now but on MFC, you have to make use of the new model status which lasts like 2 weeks. I also didnt realise this until it was already gone so it'd definitely possible to do without it but gives models a huge boost because it puts them at the top of the main page!
btw, I had a consistent camscore of about 1000-1200 for the short time I was on MFC, so you're doing a lot better than you think!
Oh OK that does make me feel better! I think my issue is that I spend a lot of my free time watching the top girls to research ideas and that makes me feel like I'm doing bad in comparison to their room numbers and tip frequency!
Yes, lol. I did the same thing where I watched top models and tried to copy/inspire my own ideas but honestly what brownfox (should I call you yummy? lol) says is true. Those girls have been doing this for years and just know what works for them, lol. But in time you can get there too. Everyone starts somewhere! You just have to be consistent.
When you first started, did you work a dedicated cam schedule to build your following? And do you think it would be harder to build a following if you were new today because of the saturation of models or is it the same? I always wonder because almost all the top girls have been on for years and years.
I am pretty sure that in my first 6 months or so, I took only a couple days off. I was just always on, for many hours at a time, pretty much daily. Eventually I started trying to take at least 1 day off a week, but was still running long shifts in which I would have multiple countdowns and multiple group shows. I definitely was on enough to get a dedicated group of people in a couple different time slots. I did this for around 4 years before I slowed down a little bit and took actual weekends and eased up on the push for Miss MFC Ranks.
I think the saturation now would make it harder to start off as strong. The whole climate of camming was extremely different then.
I was the first model to do VR gaming, and among the earliest models to play regular video games on an adult cam site.
I think models that have a good grasp on how to navigate a computer (both software and hardware), and the Internet as far as security and whatnot, are at a huge advantage. Or should I say, that should be the standard, and models who have a very small grasp on anything tech are at a huge disadvantage. If you were asking about the extra stuff like adding graphics to the screen, or integrating gaming while camming, etc... I'd say there are programs and tools more readily available now that make it easier for the majority to do so. But knowledge of hardware/software/Internet are still required to utilize those tools.
And thanks for the props!
I think this is a very important point. Be someone who people like. Be someone who other people want to just hang out with. If I find a model extremely sexually attractive but there is no conversation energy there, I will rarely stay more than a few weeks. The people who like you and become your regular audience will give you most of your regular, dependable income.
That's the thing it's such a catch 22 isnt it, I'd love to spend all my time camming and make a regular schedule and be around when my regulars want... but it's such unpredictable income I don't wanna risk it! Whenever I have a bad cam session I'm always so grateful I at least worked my day job so didn't end the day on £0 haha. But Like everyone's saying I think it's just time and being as consistent as possible that'll help... and sticking with it and not giving up! thanks!
