Charge more per minute as a Camgirl-because you're worth it!

In the human experience, we are constantly adapting and changing and ultimately, bitching about any change that may arise. My nails cost more now and I tried to learn Vietnamese to tell them how upset I was but alas, I accepted the increased price (change). And this automatic resistance to change is the biggest reason why more webcam models don't charge MORE per minute when they are literally baring it all.

Why? Because when a totally awesome Camgirl ups her prices from $3.99 to let's say, $4.59 and SOME (not all) of her "regulars" will complain, and bitch and moan about how the prices ARE TOO HIGH.

BULLSHIT. At the end of the day, most "live models" are getting incredibly freaky and kinky at the request of another male voyeur (or several-which increases profits of course). Essentially, these gentleman are DIRECTING THEIR OWN PORN and they are going to whine about a $0.60 increase per minute? Boo-hoo. Let 'em all cry it out ladies.

"...this automatic resistance to change is the biggest reason why more webcam models don't charge MORE per minute when they are literally baring it all."

You are worth every single cent (or Euro, Pound, Yen, Peso, etc.) and as a driven Camgirl you should be SLOWLY increasing your prices. You are "boiling the frog" as they say in the South. What this saying means is, you can't just simply throw a frog into a pot of boiling water. No, not at all.

You have to START with a nice lukewarm water; something inviting for the gentleman to come join you in (maybe, $2.89 per minute your first week). As you start to get a following and some high-quality regulars that absolutely LOVE your cam sessions you should totally increase your prices by at least 12 cents per week. You are turning up the heat, little-by-little, on these little froggies ;)

Now, I know this sounds like an arbitrary number but I have tried several different "price strategies" over the last 7+ years of me camming and for some reason, 12 cents is just low enough (but high enough) to net some seriously nice profits. After 25 weeks (approximately 6-months that equals a $3.00  increase-um, yes please!) And since most girls should start at around $2-3 a minute, in 6-months of hustling on Streamate or MyFreeCams you can feasibly be making $5-$6 per minute. Personally, I think every single XXX webcam model should make at leat $6-$10 a minute. You can accomplish this by smaller price increases so the "crowd" really doesn't notice the increase enough to be shy with their wallets. Make more money and continue get that consistent paycheck, growing larger as it may be. By smaller, less noticeable bumps in your Camgirl rates you can do this. Easily.

And when you think about it, as gas prices are the HIGHEST IN HISTORY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR in the United States, nobody is really complaining too much in the media about gas prices. Why? Because "oil and gas" has also "boiled the frog" in an effort to make more profits. By small bumps in prices, over the long-haul. (Gas prices are projected to be $4-$5/gallon by summer btw's! Yikes!)

"As you start to get a following and some high-quality regulars that absolutely LOVE your cam sessions you should totally increase your prices by at least 12 cents per week. You are turning up the heat, little-by-little, on these little froggies ;)"

Petroleum and sex happen to be so similar because the average American guy 100% needs BOTH every...single...day. Sex sells and it will always be recession proof and since it's a necessity to gentleman then every single girl should charge AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE per minute.

The more Camgirls that adopt higher prices, slowly but surely, will drive up the AVERAGE PRICE that every single webcam model enjoys. This means American girls, Brazilian, Russian-every single model should make more by this global effort to charge more per minute, every week.

You are beautiful and you are worth it. And those hairy bastards need it. LOL!

Now go charge more for that next solo show and boil your frogs as you wish:)

Cheers:)

Lisa X

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Girls that LOVE camming make the most money at home

In this new year that we have all been inevitably pushed-through may hold the key to happiness, financial independence or just a camgirl emergency fund like my friend British Brooke wrote about recently. Either way, most of the happiness that you will ever garner will be because YOU made the decision to do so. For some, it's a squeeky-clean, architecturally structured, cubicle, sandwich-in-a-bag, legalistic kind of life. For some, they prefer making as much money as possible in 20 hours through a week-and spending the rest of the week LIVING LIFE. So, for some camming IS only about money but for most, it is the flexibility that ensues when you work for yourself. I am so, so proud of all these empowered, hard-working, beautiful girls that DRAIN wallets of unsuspecting sex addicts. LOL! But seriously, because a job that can make you $50-$75 an hour at home can be the difference between losing a home, custody of a child or even normal healthcare for family members.

But of course, there are the camgirls that spend everything on blow and taxi fare but that's the minority.

My point is, doing live shows at the casa for MORE money than an escort will make in the same time-period can truly be a pretty-cool time IF (and only if) you really love what you do.

The best pornstars are the models that TRULY enjoy sex and what they're doing. This same fact holds true for girls that are basically making custom porns for their clients-15 minutes at a time.

The girls that just kinda LAY there and look angry (because they haven't had a private session in a while) are the girls that OBVIOUSLY don't love what they do.

If you love what you do, the fantasy is so much more REAL. I mean, guys KNOW that they are paying to achieve an orgasm over the Internet-however, if the camgirls is able to find something enjoyable about the show THEN the guy actually thinks that you are turned on by him.

If you can accomplish that, you might as well start looking for a bigger apartment or house because this is the "magic sauce" for most of your online patrons.

All this has to be stated so the importance of what I'm about to say will fully sink-in: if you're being FORCED to be a camgirl online then QUIT! This is not an angry attempt to weed-out girls from the ever-growing industry that Streamate has built (especially with those commercials-traffic BUT more competition). It is simply a girl-to-girl talk so that if you're a struggling camgirl (because it's just not your thing and you hate it) then you should seriously pursue something that makes you HAPPY and pays the bills. For a lot of girls, camming for five days and making $1,000 actually DOES make them happy. But if you're the former, then life is way too short. Plus, if you're being forced by some lazy dude then kick 'em to the curb, buy some cute office attire and find a good gig.

I just can't stand the idea that some women are being pimped for lack of a better word when the Internet and camming was supposed to remove the control of males in the sex industry (although virtual, it's still a part of the sex industry) and empower women to NOT be mistreated and to make MORE money. After all, since the dawn of time, there have been a multitude of women that did most of the work while one alpha male decided to take all the loot. Not anymore:)

Make that money girls and empower yourself every single day! You are beautiful and you can do much more than you ever thought possible.

Cheers:)

Lisa X
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How to control your chat room and make more money camming

A lot of discussion on various forums and Twitter posts tell me that many of the live chat models out there are experiencing RUDE guests that also generally happen to be beggars. After all, one rude guest can influence the rest of the chat room and that's the last thing a Camgirl wants when she's trying to take her clothes off and simultaneously bilk these dudes from their money. It's not easy and in order to "control" your chat room you have to turn ASSHOLES into EXAMPLES.

How do you get rid of this plague of the unemployed and bratty babies?

Imagine the soccer ball is a rude guest's pathetic lil' noggin...;)

You kick their a$$ out of your room! And if the guest is especially rude/unwilling to spend money then BAN his money-inhibiting self. Don't feel bad that you're being tough, this is YOUR JOB! And it's not fair to YOUR family and yourself, to get treated like trash. Yes, being a Camgirl is a service that requires a bit of submissiveness to make money but there should be a standard of respect that your members give you. You deserve it and you will let guys know that you expect such respect if you show through your actions that you don't take unnecessary shit from clients.

And most of the guys WANT to stay in your room! It's your room and it's up to you to decide if a guy isN'T spendy and if he's a deuche-bag then you need to purge your room of that cancer to the room. Cancer is bad and if one guy starts to influence other guys in your room to ALSO talk shit then the entire feel of the camming session is now a "runaway train" and it's hard to regain control, which enables you to make the MOST money while only doing what YOU feel is appropriate. Remember, you need to RUN your room how you see fit, while still trying to make the most money possible at home. So, with this said every chat model needs to understand that it is indeed, a fine line that you have to tread: providing enough enticing stimulation while SIMULTANEOUSLY keeping your room spend-happy and polite. A perfect cam model to check out (if you can catch her before she goes into a private session) is StacieChase on Streamate.

Staci Chase is a pro at keeping her room polite and orderly WHILE handing over wads of cash.

As always, I try my best at Camgirl-Advice and tips to give a timely perspective that I think will help other girls make more money as a cam model, because it has helped me make more dinero. If you have some experiences that you think would help OTHER Camgirls out, please share. Essentially, the mission of this blog is to help other women make a lot of money at home WITHOUT having to be a stripper, develop a coke habit, then go to escorting to support that habit. Nope.

The beauty of the internet is you are insulated and protected from a potential dangerous lifestyle as a cam model (instead of the latter). By all means, if you feel like you need to strip or be an escort, go ahead and do your thing. However, this blog isn't really for that purpose and if I can help out at least ONE girl do well enough at camming, where she is able to support herself with her own small business, then my goal is achieved. The potential income from simply being a rather underground web cam model is somewhat startling, considering most women (and men for that matter) would have to shell out $40k in tuition to make $75k-$100k (with some models making MUCH more than this) a year. My point is, you don't have to be a stripper or an escort as long as you hone your craft and consistently hustle.

I want everyone reading this to know that they are more beautiful than they think and can ultimately do great things with a bit of hard work and the right "know-how". Do your research, search webchat forums as needed, read blogs like this one and watch girls in FREE chat (LiveJasmin, Streamate, MFC) that know what they're doing and glean as much knowledge as you can by a simple viewing. Sprinkle in a bit of confidence and you'll be pulling in $200 a night with ease:)

Now go make that money...;)

Cheers:)

Lisa X 
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How to turn every guy into a "Regular" client Part II

It's absolutely crazy to think that some Camgirls are struggling during live cam shows when they are absolutely HOT! And yet, they simply think that's all they need to get paid...and they will get paid and do very well but sprinkle on a bit of personality, read this camgirl blog and pay attention to the details and $85k-$100k is totally feasible. This is not the high-end of income that can be made but an estimation of a Camgirl with "average" attractiveness that simply employs a few rules, tips, tricks and advice to bring out their true potential earnings.

Because it's all about the cash, ladies. It's a huge rush to know that you're getting paid to show off your body for most girls but it must be kept in perspective: live chat girls are trying to get paid the most while in the comfort of their apartment, dorm or home. And any cheap, weasel-ly dudes that are trying to form "relationships" with you outside of Streamate, LiveJasmin, Adultwork, Myfreecams, etc. are simply a VERY expensive bill that WILL cost you. Granted, it's an art that is admirable to get a guy to empty out his wallet while you make fun of his penis that's smaller than a Marlboro box but it's still ultimately a job. I only say this with love as there have been a few too many ladies getting done dirty by some former camming client or even blackmailed. Keep it simple in an already stressful job and don't mess with clients outside of a good ol' fashion PAYING private session.

With this being said, here are my other rules to turn every guy into a "Regular" client.

4) Don't give away too much for free. Although it's easy to think that you're enticing a "private" session by deep-throating a dildo on Free chat you're actually just getting a few wankers to cum unknowingly. Get these horny guys (that desperately want to blow their load to the image of your curvaceous self) to spend their money instead of seeing something "hot enough" in Free chat to reach climax. Also, guys love what they can't have and my experience is that generally the guys with the biggest pockets are guys that work hard and are competitive and therefore want to conquer. Playing very subtle mind games is not a sin, right??!

5) Kick trollers to the curb. For most guys, they get in a room, have a brief conversation to see if they mesh well with the Camgirl and then they either stay for a private session or go. No biggie, right? Well, this next Camgirl tip has to deal with the annoying guys that just sit in your room, full of banter but empty pockets. He's a troller and he's simply trying to beat-off the entire time HOPING to get enough of a glimpse to get-off to you (see above similar rule). But...perhaps you're a smart Camgirl and you DON'T give anything away for free...still, these unemployed leaches will stay on during every Free chat moment. Do NOT form friendships with these slackers as they will lead other potential spenders to believe that if you just simply "hang out" they can get some sort of quasi-relationship...without spending a dime. ES NO BUENO! If they're not spending after a while you need to simply ask nicely to either take you private or you're going to have to "kick" him to make room for $pender$.

Yes, I just said be a little mean. There's nothing wrong with a bit of tough-love and you're biggest fan may be unfamiliar with steady paychecks and ultimately find a way to get a job so he can spend cash on you. Besides, even giving away too much conversation and familiarity is not going to benefit you at all. The secret here is to get good at identifying the big spenders and separating (in due time) out the broke guys. Again, this is a job and if they don't like it they can go fuck themselves ;)

6) Consistent, well-written blogs with lots of pictures are` free marketing and a good idea if you want adoring fans that will spend 1/3 of their paycheck for the next 3 years just to be able to talk to you and watch you play with a toy (when most girls already do this). The power of a blog is really what you put into it. Some girls have professional, attractive blogs that bring in a lot of "regulars" that become engrossed with the heights simple marketing can bring a Camgirl. When you are all over the Internet in search engine results (and blogs can help a lot with this-Blogspot is owned by Google) then there's a better chance some doctor with $50k on his debit card will find you during a Google search. Plenty content with text that describes your services and what you look like, etc. can culminate into an underground following that can yield a much higher rate of traffic to your chat room (even on slow nights-curse you MLB playoffs!). Free marketing is all around us and giving a glimpse at your personality and your hotness is a great way to keep guys coming back and ultimately wanting to pursue more of an interaction-and that's where they have to pay (either on a cam site or a paysite that many Camgirls have nowadays). Facebook, blogs, Twitter, forums, commenting on blogs are all ways to get your product, goods or services out there to be purchased. A little bit of time and effort mixed with a bit of kinky creativity and some fun will yield paying clients without having to pay a dime for advertising. And the coolest thing I have noticed about social media is that it almost creates an addiction by some regulars that just can't get enough. It's not just sex people! It's the whole enchilada. You are making yourself into a star, regardless if you decide to pursue anything more than simply camming (which is totally understandable). More on branding and marketing in a later article.

Oh, and one more thing; don't make a BUNCH of blogs just for the sake of saying that you did. Stick with one (or two MAX) blogs that really give a quick glimpse to guys everywhere as to why you are worth paying for and how awesome you are. Quality...not quantity.

The tips and advice to make every client into a regular customer are numerous and expand well-beyond a two-part series on a blog. As you know, some of these tips I have blogged about before but I need to distinguish why they are so important, especially when trying to nail a long-standing (spending) relationship with a guy over a webcam. In this crazy, selfish and unforgiving world these guys are generally looking for a bit of someone to talk too as well. Remember this as there will always be a steady flow of guys that will make you $10-$20 per session but the BIG MONEY is getting a handful of guys that absolutely adore everything about you and can't seem to get enough. 

Stay profitable Camgirls! :)

Lisa X
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