What books would you recommend to read to become a good webcam model?

[zoeie]

Hello everyone!
I am very very new on this forum and in webcaming also. So here is my question, which book would you recommend, or which book was very helpful for you as a webcam model?
It does not have to be about this profession, maybe something where one could find advices about everything related, from flirting and men/women relations to financial advices, planning etc.

Have a great day
(and sorry for my english)

 

[Snowie1969]

Any webcammodel worth her salt has read all the Harry Potter books, the complete Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy and the Princess Bride. Maybe not helpful on the technical side, but needed to keep a room entertained

 

[CrazyCatLady]

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That's the only read you need

 

[LaceyRoyce]

I don't have specific reccomendations, and I don't think you 'need to read' anything to become a good cam model. But I have read LOTS of books that have helped me become a better rounded cam model. I tended to look up a book as I found a need or an interest in the subject.

I read books on kink, bdsm, fetishes, domination..
I read books on lighting and how to work my camera
I read books on graphic design
I read books about social media marketing
I read books about general marketing/sales
I read books on computer programming and webdesign
I read books on sexual psychology
And sometimes I read books about sex workers. Usually biographies etc.. these are just interesting to me.

 

[Ambers Troll]

I'll add a few more to the list.... Interesting topic.

1. Books on small talk, and body language. Lessons on how to start conversations and keep them going, how to express how interesting you are as a model. Lessons on spacing (framing), touching, flirting, eye contact (how people look at others) and so on.
2. Makeup.

 

[ThePrincessLuxy]

I'll add a few more to the list.... Interesting topic.

1. Books on small talk, and body language. Lessons on how to start conversations and keep them going, how to express how interesting you are as a model. Lessons on spacing (framing), touching, flirting, eye contact (how people look at others) and so on.
2. Makeup.

Makeup!? Thats what teh you tubz is for

 

[Ambers Troll]

Makeup!? Thats what teh you tubz is for

Agree in that case anything from Lauren Luke (panacea81) I would recommend. https://www.youtube.com/user/panacea81

 

[yummybrownfox]

In my opinion, 'The Digital Mom Handbook: How to Blog, Vlog, Tweet, and Facebook Your Way to a Dream Career at Home' is a good book for the social media aspect of things...even though I would not recommend using Facebook for your camming stuff (Use Twitter for the camming stuff).

 

[ShilohGables]

I'm a big fan of "The Ethical Slut" It's a fantastic read about sexuality and relationships.

 

[GoldieFox_]

I haven't been camming very long and maybe most cam models won't find accessing their sexuality, so your mileage may vary--but I found "Come as You Are" by Emily Nagoski a really enlightening perspective on (particularly women's) sexuality.

 

[Amberlie_]

Anything on marketing, psychology, sales, and understanding verbal and non verbal cues. A huge part of making money consistently and longterm as a camgirl is getting yourself in front of enough people - that means social media, branding, product placement, sales psychology etc and can also involve more technical aspects such as Web design, coding, picture and video editing etc. To RETAIN customers who then become regulars (the lifeblood of a camgirl's income, you need to understand a little about effective communication, body language, and psychology. Most of us have a natural understanding of such things due to the evolutionary human desire to mimic and understand others. with repeated exposure to certain types of customers, camgirls can become quite adept at tailoring shows and services. But learning about how these things work will give depth and richness to your work.

I would also recommend researching positive thinking and brain plasticity - much can be accomplished with a positive, abundance mindset.

 

[WebcamStartup]

Sun Tzu's the Art of War, as cliche as it is to say that.

Seriously, the camming forums and communities are going to be your best resource. One thing about books is that they're dated so fast. Blog posts can be updated, and forum threads are an ongoing active discussion that updates itself in a way. Asking models is also the single best thing you can do. At least you're getting 20 different opinions you can contrast, rather than having the opinion of the author being forced upon you without peer-review.

 

[WebcamStartup]

Just to give you some idea of how dated content can get, I went to check out our local colleges curriculum. As my parents own a printshop and I was freelancing digital marketing services, I was browsing through their graphic design, marketing and business administration majors / minors. I went as far as going to the book store and checking out the content in the required reading.

It was a joke. The marketing literature didn't even touch on any elements of inbound marketing and was practically limited to branding and institutionalized branding at that. McDonald's aint an SMB and their communication practices do not apply to an SMB.

The other curriculums were a lot better, but looking at the dates you got to wonder how much information in them was null and void.

Point I'm making (Other than college curriculums need to be updated in realtime) is that books get dated real quick. Especially when the content is dealing with technology, communications and marketing. That book is going to be dated by the time it's actually published.

Be careful of content you read in dated material (check internet dates, too). The last thing you want to do is reinforce dated information as the "best practices" for everything.

A couple other resources you might want to look at:

Marketing Day Email Newsletter - Daily email newsletter from Marketing Land. Single best daily digest for marketing related stories. I dare anyone to find something better.

YNOT - Adult industry resources. Covers everything from legal issues to business announcements. Not camming per say, but covers a lot of camming-related news.

XBIZ - Another adult industry resource. I've noticed that YNOT covers more camming-related stories, but XBIZ is a great resource too.

Google Webmaster Hangouts - If you're an SEO geek, get all your information straight from the mouth of Google in several different languages. I'm one of them SEO geeks, so you best believe I monitor this shit like a fucking tweaker.

Josh's SEO Channel - Once again, on SEO. If you don't want to listen to hours of Google hangouts in order to catch all the slips, Josh does a great job of summarizing everything. He's also a former-blackhat, so he's not one of those douchebag whitehat SEO consultants.

 

[DFT]

Since "The Art of War" is taken, (um?) I'll say Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People". Seriously.

I read it as a joke decades ago back when I was young and unnecessarily argumentative. The longest lasting thing I got out of it was to listen to the other person and think about what they want out of the conversation before replying. Taking that time reminds me to check what I want out of the interaction instead of filling a pause with a snappy retort. Changing my approach made things less stressful for me as it turned out.

Go for the 1936 edition. It's dated, sure, but the principles of human interaction haven't changed much. Pretty much what xKatieBabyx said.

 

[noemik]

I know this is not a book but I read this article a few days ago while trying to figure out if I should put all my energy and time into camming or find a ''normal'' job + camming. *To me* it was pretty inspiring and I think most of what it says can be translated into the camming world. Good Luck! Best wishes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquel...ssion-based-job-right-for-you-3/#1c1144361b79

 

[Poison_Ivy21]

I second How to Win Friends and Influence People. Good book. Though, it could be renamed, How to Manipulate People Into Doing What You Want. Hey, Carnegie knew what was up.

Personally, I really love Ayn Rand's The Virtue of Selfishness. I think it's a really great book for those who are self employed. Being selfish isn't always a bad thing. If your priorities are straight, it's really not a bad thing at all. Be selfish, do what the fuck you need to do and don't be afraid to put yourself first. Other people are going to lobby for your time and energy, and what they want you to do is rarely in your best interests.

It's a collection of essay's, so it's a very easy read. Short too!

 

[TacoBelle]

I know this is not a book but I read this article a few days ago while trying to figure out if I should put all my energy and time into camming or find a ''normal'' job + camming. *To me* it was pretty inspiring and I think most of what it says can be translated into the camming world. Good Luck! Best wishes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquel...ssion-based-job-right-for-you-3/#1c1144361b79

Am I the only one who's too damn lazy/stubborn/annoyed to turn off adblocker to see a site, so instead you just close the tab and say forget it?

 

[JerryBoBerry]

Am I the only one who's too damn lazy/stubborn/annoyed to turn off adblocker to see a site, so instead you just close the tab and say forget it?

Nope, I do that too.

 

[WebcamStartup]

I second How to Win Friends and Influence People. Good book. Though, it could be renamed, How to Manipulate People Into Doing What You Want. Hey, Carnegie knew what was up.

Personally, I really love Ayn Rand's The Virtue of Selfishness. I think it's a really great book for those who are self employed. Being selfish isn't always a bad thing. If your priorities are straight, it's really not a bad thing at all. Be selfish, do what the fuck you need to do and don't be afraid to put yourself first. Other people are going to lobby for your time and energy, and what they want you to do is rarely in your best interests.

It's a collection of essay's, so it's a very easy read. Short too!

I never expected to see Ayn Rand added to the list........

 

[Poison_Ivy21]

I never expected to see Ayn Rand added to the list........

Well, cool.

I added her.

It's a good book.

 

[WebcamStartup]

Well, cool.

I added her.

It's a good book.

I wasn't doubting it or downplaying Ayn Rand, I just wasn't expecting it. I really haven't read any fiction since highschool, but if I did she's one of the authors I'd be interested in reading.

 

[latinaax_18]

Hi! I'm new to camming as well. I just searched "camgirl" on Amazon books and read whichever ones came up. The one really helpful one was called Camgirl 2.0. It's about non nude camming, but a lot of the tips in there are really helpful