I posted this onto the site about 2 years ago but I think it's a good time to repost it. I often have one of the top rooms on MFC and here is how I game it:
I have a lot of thoughts about high room counts, and what causes them to be high and what keeps them high.
I believe room count to be completely self-regulating. Meaning, someone who often holds Top Room will be more likely to hold it again. Whatever type of show you put on really makes no difference, it's about people returning to the site recognizing you as someone with a high room count and assuming your room is the place to be. As soon as a guest or basic logs on, they are on the search for something to fap to. (Usually) If they are a regular visitor to MFC, they will click on a girl's avatar that they've watched before and enjoyed. Or, most likely, they go to 'Most Popular Room' and then click the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd one on the list. The reason I say this is because Google came out with their statistics on click percentages in the pecking order of search results, and they found an astounding 58.4% of clicks went to the Top 3 Results.
http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2049695/Top-Google-Result-Gets-36.4-of-Clicks-Study
This just means, on average, people do not like to go looking past the first three results. Knowing that, I assume that that is the reason why girl's seem to acquire 'Most Popular Room' and hold it throughout the majority of their shift, and the girl's who acquire 'MPR' seem to get it every time they log on. It is not because their show is so incredibly interesting that people can't bear to leave it. It's that nearly ALL of the guests/basics logging on are clicking into it at any given moment to see what is happening in there. So, there is a constant
flow of high traffic in Most Pop. Room, instead of a stagnant high traffic.
So, you've got a 4 Step Process that I would follow if my room counts were getting low.
(These are based on my camming style, and you may have to tweak them if you don't perform some of the shows I talk about)
1. Do a show that gets 'Most Popular Room', or pretty damn close to it.
- Girl/Girl with something sexy in public will usually get a lot of attention.
- Being outdoors/in public tend to get higher room counts.
- Doing a solo show that is very unusual on MFC and will make people curious when they see your screenshot.
- The ol' faithful dirty talk cumshow. I've found that adding more dirty talk keeps my room count higher for longer. Sometimes I have to force it, but it really seems to make a difference in the reception of the show.
- If you already do a lot of dirty talk, try being in a different position when masturbating. Or combine the two!
[Make sure that if you do get your room count up on any given night, that you keep the sexy/interesting/shocking thing going. You wanna hold it as long as you can to get as many new people seeing you as possible, and in the future regarding you as someone who puts on a good show.]
2. During every single room count spike, tell your room to add you as a friend. If you are added, then you show up near the top when they log on and they are so much more likely to come in next time.
3. If you can't seem to get on the 'MPR' list, then shoot for adding people slowly to your room. Hold the cam on your body in attractive places for long enough that your cam preview updates on it. Make sure that your cam preview is always alluring for someone looking around. If you aren't already known by members as someone who puts on a good show, then it's hard to be found besides through your tiny preview. So make it as attractive as you can. Once you gain some new watchers from the flattering angle, go back to sitting as normal and interacting with the room. I don't think the majority of cam girl's have trouble holding member's attention, but maybe with catching their attention because of the way the site is set up. It feeds all of the members into the rooms of girl's with already high camscores and already high room counts.
4. I know it's against the rules of MFC to have nudity in your avatar, but I really don't believe they ever enforce it. I've watched many of my guy friends use the site, and every time I see them click right on a pair of tits or booty cheeks. Every. Single. Time. When I changed my avatar to a naked shot of my boobs, my average room count went up a lot. It's worth a try.
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Extra Step. Most Important Step. ***
Don't stop trying for MPR. It's so incredibly helpful for average room count and ultimately income. The hardest part is the first step, actually getting a hold of it. But once you have it, get back on the very next night and try for it again. As many nights in a row as you can. If you put in the effort in the begininng, it seems to do the rest of the work for you. All of the new people are directed to you via the MPR List. And being on that list exposes you to so many members who will definitely end up loving you, because you're amazing. They just haven't found you yet. :-D
You could constantly DP yourself in free chat and that certainly would bring viewers but not necessary paying members. 
