Lights? Check! Camera? Check! An inviting room, a hot profile pic, and an outfit that teases? Check, check, and check! All the prep work has been done, and now you’re ready to begin your first broadcast to become a camgirl!
New Camgirl Anxiety?
You may feel some anxiety as you’re about to click your way into camming. Don’t worry! That’s perfectly natural. Modeling puts you in the spotlight, and can leave you open to criticism and rejection. Every top camgirl has reckoned with these fears early in their careers. One helpful tip is to remind yourself that your vital, real-life information is confidential, and that confidentiality can be very freeing. Most camgirls think of their chatrooms as places where they can explore their sexuality without judgement. Remember, you can control the environment. Your job is to entertain, and if a random visitor is deliberately trying to disrupt your performance, most major cam sites give you the option to block them.
Never Take Camming Personally
As adult star Katharine Cane said in her Guide to Camming interview: “never take things personally.” If people come into your room and are mean or disruptive, it’s not about you. Some people just want to get a reaction, and would probably behave the same way no matter whose room they were in.
Okay, enough about the potential negatives. Let’s move on to the good stuff. The show must go on!
Once they begin their camgirl lives, nearly every model says that performing has boosted their confidence drastically. Stick with it and you’ll look back at the last few minutes before your first cam show and laugh.
So you’re in. You’ve gone live and crossed into an exciting new world where the world can come to know and love you on cam. The tips are already pouring in, right? Well, probably not. Your mission in every broadcast is to tempt viewers to send tips or, better yet, take you into a private paid show. More than any other form of adult entertainment, camming is an interactive, relationship-based experience involving real people. For this reason, overnight success is very rare. Chances are, you’ll snag a few tips, but won’t have your first private show until your third or fourth broadcast. Don’t worry. Keep camming at consistent times over the next few days and potential fans will start to realize you’ll here to stay, and connections will form.
New Camgirl Tips and Ideas:
- Beware the Stare: Be active, and try to maintain a pleasant, positive demeanor. Looking bored as you stare at your screen waiting for tips will drive potential fans toward other models very quickly. If you need location ideas read this article.
- Set tip goals for your viewers: even making a simple game of taking off your clothes can keep a paying user in your room. Something as basic as a tip countdown (100 credits for top off, 300 for bra … etc), can be very effective. As you gain experience, more elaborate games like in-room raffles and wheels of fortune can turn your broadcasts into fun games that keep them coming back
- Never ask for tips outright. Camgirls are creating a fantasy of an intimate and sexy friendship. Customers who view you as a “money-first-model” may not be willing to put in the time to get to know you.
- Do your homework! Review your site’s training materials, pay attention to the themed promo contests and incorporate them into your show. Having a plan when you log in will make you more comfortable during your early shows and let customers know you know what you’re doing.
- Get to know your viewers. Ask questions and take note of their interests. Conversation is the best way to get to know someone. Finding a common connection will keep the conversation going and bring them back for more.
After you log off for the day, take a moment to review. What worked for you? What wasn’t working? What brought the tips, and what were you doing in slow time? How can you improve your cam performance as a whole? Stick with it, and with every show you’re sure to see a marked improvement in both your confidence and your camming results.
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