MyCamgirl said:
Streamate
Not every private chat is available and models seems to have the option to exclude videos. Many models have no video, although they had performed hundreds of private shows. Don't know if models make money with this.
A few months after I started on Streamate, a guest mentioned that he'd just bought my video. I wasn't aware I had any, and couldn't find evidence of revenue, so I assumed he was just BS'ing me. Eventually one of my regs said the same thing, so I wrote to streamate asking where, when and how I would get paid. Here's the answer I got.
"Currently, the video gallery is not optional and is actually automated.
The videos are short clips (teasers) of chathost live sessions.
The purpose of these videos is to let the members know what to expect in
the chathosts' live sessions and also to promote their image better.
Members join Streamate for LIVE performances, so you shouldn't feel
threatened by the video feature. Also, this feature increases the quality
of the site and keeps members loyal to Streamate, which is to your
advantage.
The cost to produce and store the videos is barely covered by the
earnings they generate. This feature was not introduced for profit, but
for quality improvement. "
I can't say I'm ecstatic about this. I'd appreciate some control over it. The option to have this extra promo, and control over what videos they show. But the least they could do, the VERY LEAST, is to make it clear that models don't get paid when they watch them. Naturally they expect us to be grateful, in the same way they do when they tip us a dollar and have no idea that we only get 35 cents. But that's another issue.