AmberCutie said:
mynameisbob84 said:
I definitely feel like a large daily goal would be off-putting to all but the model's most dedicated regulars. But it really depends how it's framed. If the goal coincides with the end of a countdown, then I don't think anybody could class that as "begging". "If we reach x, I'll show you y". But if after a countdown's finished, a model were to say, "oh, by the way, I'm 2000 tokens away from my daily goal. Who can get me there?" then I think a lot of folk (rightly or wrongly) would look at that as the model asking for something for nothing. For regulars, the satisfaction of knowing they helped their favourite model make the money they wanted to make that day might be enough to inspire them to tip. But for everyone else, nothing's really being offered in return for their tokens. :twocents-02cents:
There are those out there whose reward really is just knowing he/she made the model's day better by helping her reach the goal. I have done almost exactly what you described above in the past, and yes it was mostly regulars who contributed, but there were random people I've never talked to before tipping with notes like "glad to help with your goal!" or whatnot.
As I said before, it's a tough call whether girls do this or not. Don't post the goal, then log off short wondering what could've been. Post it, and hit it, but have people you may never talk to mumble under their breath (either verbally, alone in their apartment, or to the lounge) about what a token whore you are.
I'd definitely agree it's a tough call to make and a fine line between successfully making the remainder of a goal and potentially putting people off tipping. Like everything else in camming, for some models, it'll pay off, for others it won't.
I guess there's two ways to look at it. For regulars and people in the room who like the model on a personal level, it's a chance to maybe make their day that little bit better by helping them out with their goal. These members aren't looking for anything in return for their tokens and are happy to send a few extra tokens their favourite model's way if they know it's gonna brighten their day a little.
For the folk in the room who aren't interested in the social aspect as much as they are with tipping for countdowns/privates/videos so they can get their rocks off, they might well look at it as the model being paid in full for her services/content and then asking for additional tokens to complete her goal, whilst offering no additional services or content in return.
The problem is, the model can't just ask the first group of members if they'd like to help her with her goal. She has to ask both groups of members. And therein lies the risk.
I personally don't see it as begging, and being a "just because" tipper myself, wouldn't have an issue with tipping a model who was struggling to make her goal. But I also think there are a lot of members who tip purely for services rendered, and to these guys, being asked to tip a model and getting nothing (sexual) in return simply because she's made less money than she would have liked, would be off-putting.