How you present yourself on cam is a big theme on Guide to Camming. As industry professionals and lifelong achievers, we truly believe that it makes a difference how you present yourself on cam, how you groom yourself, how you craft your behavior, and how you engage with your customers. Focus on those things which you have control over. It can make or break your cam adventure. And, heeded properly, can elevate your hours to the heights of financial freedom. It can also mean the difference between twiddling your thumbs or watching your bank account today, I’d like to offer you up one bit of wisdom that you can take with you as soon as you’re back online. It’s this: OWN YOUR DOMAIN. Or, said otherwise, YOUR ROOM, YOUR DOMAIN. Let’s break it down.
You are in control of your room. Don’t let anyone try to tell you otherwise. You are the one who is on cam and you are the one who fans are coming to visit. They are on your channel, in your room. If they don’t like it, they can leave. Right? Right. Don’t be afraid to think otherwise. Sure, playing into their hands is recommended, but there’s no need for you to feel shy. Literally, it’s your chat room. The more you own your domain, the more your customers will want to hang out with you. You’ll start to see the same people coming to your room week after week.
Own your domain by expressing yourself in an authentic way. Don’t be afraid to show your face. Or, don’t be afraid to be vulnerable. Let loose and explore yourself. Let this side of your personality shine through. As we repeatedly say, “Be your own unique self.” Personally, I feel that camming is special because it allows customers to spend time with a real person. That’s YOU. Don’t ever forget that. Camming is all about connection (you -> fan and fan -> you). It’s all about opening yourself to letting people come close and spend time with you. And that… that’s a real gift. You are giving the gift of your time and attention.
So, take a deep breath and say to yourself, “It’s okay to be who you are.” Feels liberating, doesn’t it? This kind of thing is helpful. Actually, we wholly encourage it. The more you opt-in to the idea of “Your Room, Your Domain,” the more free you will feel. Everyone who comes to your room has chosen you. Use that wisdom to empower yourself and really enjoy your time on cam. Own it, dear model. You deserve it.
The cam industry revolves around sex appeal. For better or worse. It’s important to realize and come to terms with the idea or concept of sex appeal. Doing so can ratchet up your cam shows and help you earn way more than you ever dreamt you’d earn. Let’s begin by first developing an understanding of sex appeal. Webster’s defines sex appeal as “stimulating attractiveness.” That’s an interesting definition in that points to your ability to stimulate an attractive sensation in the viewer. And the more that you can stimulate such a feeling, the more that viewer is going to want to spend time with you on cam.
Moreover, sex appeal is a fantasy. Who you are in the mind of the viewer is all that matters. Of course, in your day-to-day life off cam, you probably go to the grocery store, stand in line at the post office, and order your coffee just like everyone else. But when you are online, you are an enigma. You are a larger than life image who is also intimately personal. I remember the first time I saw a celebrity I admired in real life, I was absolutely stricken with excitement. My hands went clammy. My breath tightened in my chest. It was exhilarating. The fantasy of who that person was struck me to the core. In the same way, your image (your fantasy) bores into the viewer and makes their heart thump in their chest. Any way that you can build that fantasy and lure in more customers, the better off you’ll be. Learn to grow your online presence as the fantasy that your customers intimately desire.
Your sex appeal is you being an attractive person. By “attractive” I don’t mean that you necessarily have to be objectively beautiful (as if there is such a thing). What I do mean is that you should work on what makes you attractive and develop that gift. It might not even be your physical attributes that make you attractive. It might be your ability to charm and seduce your customers. Or, it might be your ability to make your audience laugh. On the other hand, it might be your ability to radiate the kind of energy that moves your audience to keep coming back to you. Learn about what guides your sex appeal and intensify that energy. It will rocket you to not only be a better model, but a better person.
Ultimately, your customer is going to go with whichever model best fits what they are looking for at that exact moment. Of course, it might be you. However, it might be someone else. The only thing that you can do to catch that fish is to tailor your profile pic to represent the best version of yourself that you wish to display to potential customers. In this business you can’t please everyone, but you can control your niche, your image, your visual appeal. And the message in bringing this to your conscious awareness is that we live in a world of image. Controlling and shaping your profile image is of the utmost importance to how your fans will view you.
Your profile picture is the first “hook” that entices customers to your room. Imagine you see two images side-by-side. One image is a poorly lit selfie that barely displays the model’s face or whatever appealing side of their body they are trying to express through the framing of the pic. The other profile picture is a professionally shot image that shows a tailored and carefully crafted image of the model in HD quality, a stunning representation of what the model is offering. Which pic do you think that you would click on? Think about it.
Your image speaks volumes about you. It can even determine your “quality” as a model and can even decide, in a customer’s mind, if you are a top model, that is, a model who is worthy of top pay. Always, be aware of how you are portraying yourself. If you want to be paid like a professional model, you need to carry and represent yourself as one. Remember, customers don’t know that you are new. Selfies are great for social media. But here you are a genuine model. 
Ideally, you should conceive of your target audience as those who would follow you into your chat room and, hopefully, spend money on you. With that said, you start to narrow. What is it about your physical features that excite your target audience? What is it about your personality that gets them going? How do you engage with them on social media? Do they comment on certain parts of your personality over others? Try to identify who your ideal audience is and work to build them up and keep them close. They will reward you for doing so. They will never want to leave you.
Your bio is another area that you’ll benefit from tailoring to meet the expectations of your brand. You can use hashtags in your bio. You can also add a link to your bio. Consider your bio your luxury apartment that’s now on the market. People who come to your page will want to take a look at your “luxury apartment.” Make them want to enter. Make them want to spend some time with you. Most importantly, make them want to “Follow” you and become a fan.
Fans want to connect with their favorite models. They want to get to know the other person on the other end of the camera; to learn about their hobbies; to appreciate their quirks and mannerisms. Fans also want to know that you’re a real person. Knowing this, the ability to become friends and a trusted confidant is what separates the good cam models from the GREAT ones! Yes, it takes time, it takes dedication. Always, tt takes perseverance. But above all, it takes the ability to show up every day on cam with a winning personality that says, “YES, I’m worth your time .. YES, I’m worth your attention.”
Of course, privacy is key here. It’s all very well and good having a loyal fan tip you for a few provocative pictures or a more intimate conversation thread – but there have to be boundaries. Not revealing your real cell phone number (and keeping it private) is at the top of the list! Savvy webcam companies like Flirt4Free (among certain select others who have been around for years) know this. They partner with a third party host to provide you with safe, secure cell phone numbers that when used through their site can provide you with personalized text rates, tip breakdowns, variable customer rates, and of course monthly pay outs based on your texting success.
