I think a lot of guys like there to be a toy, but as
@Danicatillie says, it depends which category you're in.
The price is per minute
It's against SM rules to mention any other site, so you can't tell them your twitter, you can't share any links with them or anything that could lead to offsite contact.
There was a huge survey 3/4 years ago that asked models anonymously and i think it came out to bout $20 an hour on average. If you google it at the moment a lot of sources are saying $50 an hour as the average. You really just have to start and see. Attractiveness isn't the whole package either, you can look amazing and have a sucky attitude that'll put guys off.
What categories are easier to get away with without a toy? I probably won't do any fetish categories, will that set me back?
I know you're not allowed to mention your twitter ON sm, but I'm wondering if SM will actually strike or ban you for just advertising both your streamate and other platforms on your twitter, and for talking to people who are your streamate customers on twitter
Was that customer specifically regarding starting out, or for the average model in general?
The type of toy depends on what you want to offer really.
Do you want to offer masturbation with just clit stimulation, do you want to offer penetration etc.
That's up to you.
Or do you want to do femdom and offer things like strap-on, too.
I would recommend a glas dildo for penetration, since they are a lot less taxing on the body, if you do back to back penetration shows.
A lot of guys like realistic dildos though, but that's up to you and what you are comfortable with, especially size wise and how hard/ floppy you want the toy to be.
In terms of c2c, for me most clients love c2c and a lot of them also like to have their mic on, so i would definitely offer it. You can also chose to only offer their mic on in exclusive which i do.
I allow them to turn their cam on in premium shows but i don't pay too much attention to it, if there's other customers in the same show.
I started out offering masturbation and had a bunch of toys and also offered stuff like deepthroat and anal, but these days i don't use any toys and i don't do below the waist nudity anymore and i do better than when i started. But i know my fetishes and found my niche, so it's really all up to you and your specific niche and set of "skills" in terms of being good at fetishes etc.
And to your worry, about making a living as a semi- attractive person, honestly it all depends on finding your niche. You can always add to your income by doing content on clipsites like iwc, c4s, mv and also upload the same content on streamate.
Just have a good attitude, know your stuff, be consistent and have a bit of luck.
I'm curious if it's possible to mostly do vanilla stuff and then dabble in findomme (just fin, not femme) once in a while, like what if I have a certain day of the week I do findomme and the rest of my shows are vanilla? I can see something like findomme Mondays, like, 'work hard and come bring me your check' lol.. I'm so not into the whole calling guys a "piggy" thing, though. Is that going to drastically impact how well I do on findomme days?
It's interesting you say glass dildos are less taxing on the body! This seriously interests me because I'm super into sexual health. Is there a reason why glass dildos are less taxing on the body? Is that even true compared to toys made of soft materials such as silicone? Is there a certain glass toy that would be *even better* for being less taxing on the body, like it's crafted a certain way that it's even one of the better ones among other glass dildos?
Oof, yeah, I would only want to offer c2c period in exclusive. Offering it in premium even with mic turned off would be so distracting. Would offering c2c only in exclusive be harder for someone to gain traction?
I would possibly like to EXPERIMENT with allowing c2c in premium, but would like to go at my own slow pace, would I be able to pull off offering c2c in premium also once a week, say like I choose Fridays for it, or would that deter good customers due to them having to pay extra for exclusive for it, all for them to find out they could have gotten it for cheaper, say, 2 days later? Like would it leave them feeling scammed and bitter to the point of not wanting to return, or if they do, it's resentfully?
Side note, does SM still offer block? I could see myself only wanting to offer anal in block, which is something I've heard that some models do. Is that still a thing?
I know when I get an interactive toy, I'm really not a fan of a lot of the popular ones, and I was thinking I'd love to do Lovense Gemini (their vibrating nipple toy) in free or premium chat, and then nora for exclusives
I was also thinking maybe I can offer Gemini in free chat, and then in premium I can offer gemini, ambi, non-penetrative hyphy, ferri, or domi 2, and then in exclusive all of the former plus nora, osci 2, and penetrative hyphy, then obviously hush 2 in block, or offering hush 2 in exclusive with a minimum amount of minutes before using it or with a certain number of gold given up front.
I'd have to familiarize myself with Streamate's rules, but I can see the ferri being good for voyeur/exhibitionist shows, like if I offer a show where I go walking around outside or in public with it on, but I know I'd have to be careful not to show others' faces or any doxxful information such as street signs or the name of any local places.
Sorry about my wording here, I wasn't properly awake and meant as a non conventionally attractive person omg!
Don't worry, no offense taken ahaha! I am body-neutral and try to be realistic, so I'd only really have a problem if someone intentionally said something to hurt me
