Hi all,
See my former post in the Intro. thread here -
Who the F*$%# are you?! Introduce yourself here. - adding to this, thanks for providing this site. I've been researching alot of the most popular male modelling sites (mostly gay oriented), and noticed alot of 'twinks' dominating the airways, but also see a 'niche' for more mature men, such as men in their 40's/50's,...but in gay culture there does seem to be a thing about 'maturing' and the allure of 'youth', although we in the 'middle age' range can work our advantage of being a 'daddy' type, or when getting more 'senior' in age, a 'silver daddy',...but of course there's more to all this, just throwing it out there. I've thought on occasion catering to more of a 'bi' crowd, in which a fantasy of being seduced by a few female cougars has a certain thrill to it
(I've not alot of experience sexually with women, so cant speak from actual experience beyond fantasy).
A few things just to throw out there as 'nibblers' to spice the pot, so to speak -
1) I was wondering if anyone has started off first in CB as just a 'voyeur', and if there were any models who just do clothed chat sessions which involved no explicit sex acts, but mostly chat, some nude flashing, maybe some erotic dancing and some stroking that did not involve cumming. I know there is no 'money' in this 'non-tokened' venue, but wondered the possiblities here for those wanting to make their CB room more of a 'mental-masturbation' room, which would inlcude just 'CHAT" in general, which does not always include total nudity with a whipped out BONER, stroking away...edging as long as you can. I mean, could u have a voyeur room just for fun, sit in your undies and just 'chat' with others interested in chatting about anything and everything, which includes sex but is not limited to it, and if such a venture would be 'allowed' on CB while you 'innovate' or 'utilize' your chat room in a more unconventional manner. This might seem silly, odd or pointless to some, but wondered if any have any creative thoughts on this, for a beginner who might want to try the totally 'free approach' of chat and conversation which does not include or necessiate whipping your cock out and being USED just as a reference point for 'getting off' (physically cumming). I'm wondering if you could navigate/use your 'room' differently since there is no desire or incentive to EARN TOKENS, and how these factors might influence or mold the 'purpose' of your room. If this is making no sense, just dismiss it
2) Anyone have problems with tax reporting issues as a 'cam model', or is it pretty straight forward? It seems the companies record your earning and its reported to the IRS, so you have to file taxes IF making so much income, so would need to fill out the proper forms to 'process' your taxes, as an independent contractor of sorts, self-employed as it were. (this goes for all earnings even what you make from your photos,, videos, products, etc.). I do like getting paid "under the table" in some situations, but it seems like if you're working for a legit web-cam network, you simply cannot avoid getting by the 'taxable income' thing, without tax evasion or problems with the law, IRS audits, prison-time, etc.
3) Right now if doing any cam work at all, beside the sometimes free cam2cam play that I do on some sites currently, every now and then (seeing that now I have a logitech c615 HD, an older HP Pavilion desktop, and am using wifi (via a Netgear adapter) beaming in from a tower downstairs from the house I rent a room at while living upstairs), and the speed is not all that great...maybe averaging upload speed of 2- 4 mbps and download fluctutating from 10 -45 mbps, ...I'd certainly need to upgrade my internet speed connection and get a higher grade cam for a better experience, especially if working for 'pay'. The broadband system in the house can be 'upgraded' to a higher speed, but I dont know if doing that will also make the 'wifi' I'm picking up in my room upstairs any better (if any techies can help out on that). In the meantime, free video-chat venues may be ok, unless I really want to try an income-producing venture, which is probably in the sights for most here, which is great.
- Any input on the above is appreciated. - another one of my fave pastimes, hence the 'nuance' on my 'knick-name' is exploring/researching the area of comparitive religions, spirituality, metaphyics, philosophy, holistic theology and such,..which I love to explore in more quiet meditational times. As I mature, the balance here becomes more 'mindful', but navigating how all of this works together in 'synergy' is wonderful, not to get too deep for some of you, but learning to coordinate every aspect of life is quite a venture, and some perspectives naturally change with time.