What was your stepping stone into camming?

[ThePrincessLuxy]

I used to frequent chatroulette a lot when I was 17-19. I did all non nude chat stuff, just normal convo. One day I ran into a guy that thought I was hot (I was 18-19 at the time and was new to college and struggling hard to eat and make money for rent, typical student stuff) and he offered to pay a summers worth of rent for me if I sent him a nude video. All I had at the time was a shitty 2-3 min phone video a recent ex had recorded, so I gave him that. And that was when I realized I could make this a real thing, and in that instant Lux was born. Over the next few years I built up the confidence to stream finally at 21... I would have streamed earlier I think had I of just ditched my loser abusive boyfriend at the time. He was truly the only thing holding me back. Anyway.. Here we are now! One of the luckiest things to have happened to me, really.

 

[Violet Dawn]

I was a full time college student, was planning on working at my school and going to go into social work.

Then my shit roommate kicked me out because he scared me and didn't like that I got scared so over the span of two months freaked out over money and eventually got into clip making then camming.

 

[AmiGold]

we are swingers and used to chat on the forum where you could meet other swingers. In one room you could open your camera. Every time I opened my cam I had lots of guys chatting me up. Another friend suggested I could make money on a camsite so signed up thinking lets see, if I earn an extra 100 dollars a month it will really help. I hate leaving the house and love that if my depression kicks in I dont have to work and it has helped me become way more assertive and I earn more than 100 dollars a month lol.
Camming is the first job that comes up when searching for "work from home" btw and I had always thought that I was too old for that, but apparently this is a job for all ages,

 

[Ambers Troll]

I suspect you only mean models, but thought may be cathartic to answer your question OP.

Abused child... first time sex was 9...when camming came along 20 years later enough stones had been stepped for me to be into it.
It took about 5 years to go from freeloader to paying member, but always knew I was interested in doing so at some point. I had already had some good experiences online with women as camming came into being.
The gifting and appreciation for woman freely expressing their sexuality online came naturally for me, I was always up to spend on such women. Money/ power and sex have always been related for me, I have even done some prostitution myself as a teen.

One model early on, in fact my equal first, (within the first year as member) explained the unusual choice some members make in actually taking private time to get to know a model. She taught me about the many ways that a real interaction can be faked, things such as kissing.

Gradually I began to see the real women behind the camera, and all the challenges that this create. It did lead me away to more healthier fetishes, but not necessarily to happier ones. There was a big boost to confidence as a result of some really positive experiences.

As expected the pain from the limits to camming interactions set in and I went through phases of leaving and returning. The better experiences and meeting the right kind of model kept me coming back. There are some amazing women out there to meet, some even inspirational.
I have found that this creates an aversion to being anyone's regular. I learnt long ago of the risk emotionally, so I wont allow any model to get possessive.

Currently, I struggle a bit with gifting too much for not much reward, meaning I don't get to really enjoy myself as often as I should. I am not coming on as often as a result. When I do get the spend selfishly it is as awesome as ever, I still love the experiences I get from camming.
Camming is the best 50K I have spent, pity I have spent 250K... lol

 

[Blake Devine]

I started on chat roulette with no intention of stepping into camming. I did not even know it existed. I was offered amazon gift cards to perform various sex acts. I couldn't believe someone would pay to see me naked! I struggle with self esteem from time to time so this just blew my mind.

I ended up reading an article about a girl with a degree in an office job she hated discovering camming. She started on MFC and made enough money to quit her job. I think her handle was booksaresexy or something. I too was miserable at my job working in entry level on the top floor. I was bullied by one coworker in particular which made it worse. Plus working 12 hour shifts (which was not mentioned in interview only that some OT required) drained me.

I am a full time student and all the OT was pulling me away from my studies. I signed up on some cam sites and it took me months to cam out of fear of not being "sexy enough". I finally took the plunge and am a lot happier. I will be pushing harder to become a better model with photos, Web, etc. after the holidays.

Sometimes your path isn't always clear. Don't be afraid to try new things and trust your gut. Just because you work in a fancy place doesn't guarantee happiness.

 

[Ariadne O!]

lol why would you disagree with this post, @Laylah Noxx ?

I meant to commend your post, I didn't even realize I disagreed instead lol. I was on my smartphone and I tapped the wrong widget on accident lol. It's fixed now :3 thanks for pointing that out, I promise I'm not a bitch lol

 

[Ariadne O!]

While I'm here I guess I'll give my personal account in regards to my recent foray into cam modeling. I really had no intentions of getting into it until I wound up with one part time job instead of two. The second one fell apart due to consistent scheduling issues between both jobs and I really was sick of dealing with my manager, who consistently overworked me and never really appreciated it.

So I spoke with my boyfriend about it after doing a lot of research and I ended up committing the rest of my spare time to being a cam model. Honestly I enjoy it so much more in comparison to working a typical job 40+ hours a week. I also feel a lot more independent and self-made because of all of the effort I've put into it.

So far being on Streamate and MFC has worked out nicely for me, even better than I initially expected. I do think I made the right choice, and for the better.

 

[EmilyRay]

I stumbled upon someone on tumblr who cams, thought it sounded like fun, could use the extra $$$...so here I am, lol.

lol i never realised how many girls on tumblr were camming, i thought there were just a lot of exhibitionists lmao

 

[EmilyRay]

I originally had an interest in only phone sex, but after a lot of research found out its a practically dead buisness unless coupled with camming. Then I read an article on DailyMail a few years ago about a girl at Cambridge who remained anonymous but made about £1k a week (not sure on that figure). In the interview she spoke about how much she made while all her other student friends were struggling, and didn't even get paid to get naked, usually she just watched men dress up in womens clothes etc.

Fast foward 6 months and I'm with a guy (now my ex, thank god) who was controlling and manipulative, and thought any woman who used her body for sex was a talentlesswhore. We were at dinner when the topic of camming came up. I mentioned how much you can make, and how I've considered it. He was so shocked and almost disgusted with me, saying things like 'you dont need to cheapen yourself' and 'is your self-esteem that low you need attention from strangers'.

I started on SM a few weeks later. I guess it was subconciously my way of getting back at him (childish I know, but it was a way of taking back control of my body.

We broke up 5 weeks later. I now make £80 an hour and he's still an unemployed waste of space.

 

[Magnolia]

I meant to commend your post, I didn't even realize I disagreed instead lol. I was on my smartphone and I tapped the wrong widget on accident lol. It's fixed now :3 thanks for pointing that out, I promise I'm not a bitch lol

Haha, I figured something like that! I always hit the wrong ones on my phone. Just was making sure because I was like OH NO WHAT DID I DOOOOOO?!

 

[deadlake]

hey, just wanted to chip in to say good for her for feeling confident in herself, its a hard process. I'm literally just about to start camming myself on MFC, my first show will be this weekend. I'm going into non-explicit camming because this is what i feel comfortable with. maybe she could consider this? i know that with MFC this is quite a good one because people come on there for personality as well as just sexual stuff. good luck to her

 

[KiraaQuinn]

One of my friends cammed for a while, I was always fascinated with it, popped into her room to chat with her, ended up checking out some other models. I had good job I loved (but didn't appreciate me) and when the company tanked, I told my husband there's no way I'm going back to some shitty minimum wage customer service job while I'm in school (and we were already polyamorous, so that helped). So, I asked my friend for advice, started googling, and signed up on SM.

I was quite passive and very much a pushover before, but camming has helped me become more confident, develop healthier self-esteem, and I actually stand up for myself IRL. I had gotten advice about not letting people talk you into stuff you don't want to do and having a thick skin for trolls, I drove that into my mind over and over when I started. Being able to get comfortable saying "no" through camming without fear was pretty much life changing for me.

 

[Calypso_Breeze]

Before I met my boyfriend, I had been a full time escort and sugar baby. I loved the money, but it lacked the emotional needs I wanted fulfilled. The men were nice, and I have fortunately never been abused or ripped off, but it still wasn't satisfying. My boyfriend was uncomfortable with the physical work, so we compromised, and I was allowed to continue being a sex worker over cam. He knows I love it, and the money can be decent at times.

 

[DonaDiabla]

Just wanted to mention that phone sex is dead at least not in America. Plus, you can have success in phone sex without adding camming to the mix. Just wanted to put that out there in case you are still interested.

I originally had an interest in only phone sex, but after a lot of research found out its a practically dead buisness unless coupled with camming. Then I read an article on DailyMail a few years ago about a girl at Cambridge who remained anonymous but made about £1k a week (not sure on that figure). In the interview she spoke about how much she made while all her other student friends were struggling, and didn't even get paid to get naked, usually she just watched men dress up in womens clothes etc.

Fast foward 6 months and I'm with a guy (now my ex, thank god) who was controlling and manipulative, and thought any woman who used her body for sex was a talentlesswhore. We were at dinner when the topic of camming came up. I mentioned how much you can make, and how I've considered it. He was so shocked and almost disgusted with me, saying things like 'you dont need to cheapen yourself' and 'is your self-esteem that low you need attention from strangers'.

I started on SM a few weeks later. I guess it was subconciously my way of getting back at him (childish I know, but it was a way of taking back control of my body.

We broke up 5 weeks later. I now make £80 an hour and he's still an unemployed waste of space.

 

[Brianna_XO]

I had returned home from spending a summer working in Greece, and was looking for a job. I'd followed cam girls on tumblr but had never been interested in it / never clicked the link. One day i did and i was hooked. I figured camming was just mainly the private sort, didn't realise there were sites you hung out in public and could be goofy or sexy or whatever the hell you wanted to do!

I joined MyGirlFund as a stepping stone into it, but mostly just sold nude / underwear pics of myself. Then i made some custom photo sets / vids. Finally, when my parents were on a night out i took the opportunity to go on cam for the first time ^^