Set a Schedule

Creating a schedule for camming and sticking to the schedule is an integral part of your success as a webcam model especially while you still have the new model tag on your preferred website; your websites FAQ should contain some information about the duration of that tag. Typically new model tags are 1 week to 1 month. You will be creating new relationships with customers that can develop into them becoming returning customers and by having a schedule that you advertise on social media and via any messaging system available on your preferred webcam site then your customers can anticipate when you will be available for shows and they’ll be able to spend money on you. We recommend working 4 or 5 days a week and camming for a minimum of 3 hours per shift to ensure you’re maximizing your income potential! 

Create your Cam Room Rules

Understanding how camming works can help you establish some helpful rules for your cam room and keep things flowing smoothly. You can charge for things like outfit changes, cam to cam, and even standing up by asking for additional tips! Creating a stable set of rules that always applies while you’re on cam and listing important ones in your profile will help to avoid confusion and allow your customers to clearly understand what is expected of them in your stream, additionally if you receive a negative rating for something clearly listed on your profile like: “I don’t use dildos” or “I won’t use an interactive vibrator without an additional tip” then you can dispute the rating. 

Stay Consistent and Patient

The biggest key to becoming successful on webcam is remaining consistent! This means working consistent times, hours, and days. While experimenting with the times you cam will be integral while getting started once you figure out what time works best for your schedule, you have to stick to that and be consistent with it! You should also consistently cam for a specific time slot as often as you can so clients can know when to expect you.

Develop a Memorable Persona / Alter Ego

Developing your cam persona is an important part of establishing your brand as a cam model! Your cam persona may end up just being you but with a different name or you may decide to live out some fun fantasies while on cam that are more adventurous than you are in real life. Either way, having a consistent and reliable persona helps keep customers coming back and converts them into regulars. When consumers are looking for someone to spend on, they like stress free performers that help them indulge in their fantasy and provide an experience that they can consistently anticipate to be good! When you go out to eat and get really good food but then go back another time and it’s really bad, you’re less likely to go back to that restaurant in the future… it’s a similar concept! 

When you’re deciding who you will be on cam, you should also consider the search value you will bring to the table! This includes things like picking a good name that’s not already being used (especially not being used in the porn industry already) and doing your research on performers that offer similar services to you and what their price points are and how they’re advertising themselves! 

Pick your Rates

Picking what you will be charging per minute for private shows if that is an option on your preferred webcam site can be tricky as a newer model but we are here to help! When you decide on your rates you should keep in mind that even though you’re new if you are streaming in high quality HD with fast internet and good frames then you should be charging what is fair to you for maintaining that high quality. Good starter rates while you learn how the website works tend to be around $2/$3 per minute (this would be around 50 tokens per minute on most websites.) Making your rates too high right off the bat can result in less earnings (if you do so without establishing a fan base first) but once you become comfortable with streaming and get to know your specialties then you can always increase your rates to a more comfortable amount.

Set Up Your Profile

Having a completed and thorough profile is a great way to attract new customers! Rather than writing one or two sentences, really push those character limits and tell the world who YOU are! Make sure to use plenty of adjectives and consider talking in 3rd person for the search engine value. Rather than “I love to strip” try “(Your Username) loves stripping down out of lingerie and getting naughty.” By using lots of keywords you’re more likely to attract customers searching for those search terms and more likely to match searches for your username when talking in 3rd person!

Maintain Good Quality Streams

Maintaining a good quality stream will help you consistently place well on the homepage and lead to more viewers. Good quality streams should always be in HD, your frames should consistently be at 30 or above, and your connection should always be consistent. In order to achieve these things, you’ll more than likely need to hardwire your computer to your router with a good quality ethernet cable. This will provide you with the fastest speeds and priority use of your internet bandwidth so you can stream in the best quality possible. 

Try Marketing to Find New Fans

You’ll need to do some form of marketing to attract more fans to your stream if you aren’t on a website that already provides you with traffic but even if the website does provide traffic; it never hurts to bring in more fans and followers from social media especially if you’re using a camming website that offers a referral program!

Learn more:  Marketing as a Webcam Model or Content Creator

Don’t Forget to Pay Your Taxes

Working from home means you are now self employed and you need to set aside taxes as they are no longer taken out directly from your pay. You should anticipate making quarterly tax payments if you expect to owe more than $3,000 in taxes at the end of the year. Most performers find setting aside 25%-30% to be the standard in setting aside taxes but we recommend consulting a tax professional for more specific advice based on where you live. 

Should I join a token or private style site?

Many webcam models will find themselves struggling to decide between token or private based camming sites because both offer advantages that the others lack. Some of the positives of token shows are curating a large audience, more interaction, and more conversion potential because more people are watching. The positives of private shows are no freeloaders watching, less interaction and more intimate interaction, and higher regular customer retention. You’ll only know which style of camming suits you if you give both a try, some performers even offer both by pairing a token based website with offering Skype shows or utilizing more than one cam site and bouncing back and forth between them.

What is the most popular webcam / sex cam website?  

Going by traffic ranking alone, the most popular sites to webcam on are  Chaturbate and  Streamate. Both websites offer an expansive network of whitelabels and have high paying affiliate referral programs that allow affiliates to earn high income from the sites, therefore when pornographic promoters are deciding what sites they’d like to promote they often choose one of these. Due to the nature of the websites advertising schemes, it’s hard to track their traffic exactly because it does not take into account all of the whitelabels under their network but  Chaturbate is in the top 100 most visited sites globally according to Alexa ranking and  Streamate is used as a whitelabel by top tube sites including Pornhub and Redtube.

How much money will I make as a camgirl / cam performer?  

Webcam models earnings vary based on the website that they use, the services they offer, the prices they set, and their consistency. There is no “guaranteed” amount that you’ll earn as a webcam model but most performers that perform for at least 20 hours a week, market their shows on social media, and remain patient while they build a regular fanbase can earn anywhere from $30,000 to $250,000 a year. 

How long do I need to stay online to earn money?  

When you get started as a webcam model it’s very important to use the new model tag provided by the site you start streaming on so you’ll want to be on often and for as long as possible! Most successful models do shifts of 3-6 hours per day and work anywhere from 4 to 7 days per week. Although we do suggest you give yourself at least one day off to maintain your mental health! 

Why do the payout percentages on websites vary? 

Some newer websites offer higher percentages to incentivize models to join them, some websites with whitelabels and affiliates have to pay lower percentages so they can pay their affiliates (but this can also mean they have more traffic) and some websites simply went with the standard industry payout which gravitates from 50%-60% (or about $0.05 a token.) Don’t be put off from a site just because their payout percentage seems low, there are plenty of websites that actually offer huge potential for earning but many models avoid them because of the low payout percentage without taking into account that the percentage is low because the site pays for a lot of traffic.

Do I have to show my face on webcam?  

Some websites will allow you to cam without showing your face while others will only allow you to cam “faceless” with a mask or eye cover on. Some websites don’t allow faceless camming at all. It is important to read the acceptable use policies on whichever site you decide to begin camming on. Many require that you do show your face so that they can verify the performer on the submitted ID is the one who is performing. 

Can I stream with my boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, etc…?  

Yes, there are plenty of websites that allow couple cams. In order to cam with a partner you’ll need to get that partner verified on your preferred webcam site. The process is similar to your own sign up process and varies site by site, some will require that they have their own independent account while others will allow you to connect their ID directly to your account. 

Is there a way to earn more in my webcam shows?

Interactive toys take your webcam streams to the next level. Many top performers across various websites utilize interactive toys to allow their customers to feel more closer and intimate with them. There are many kinds of interactive toys like vibrators, sex machines, rabbit dildos, and more that you can include in your shows to make more money from your cam shows. 

Kiiroo creates body safe interactive sex toys for cam performers that are compatible on many different websites through their website FeelPerformer and their mobile app FeelConnect.