CB is a different beast in the "free cams" market. They heavily push super sexual ads on their site, do not promote much sense of community amongst the members, and don't have a built in clip site or mail system. But they don't have a "camscore" so it doesn't hurt you to stay on cam more hours to try to make token goals. Their platform is better for hardcore performers, or if you're male/trans/couples account.
With all due respect, I beg to differ a little.
Yeah, it definitely doesn't hurt to stay on cam more hours. But there are no guarantees that your hard work will ever get appreciated by the site or users. That's something to keep in mind if you're a new CB model.
I feel like it's just a matter of luck on CB.
Sometimes big following means nothing.
I've seen models with 200 000 followers who have been struggling to get more than 100 users in their room.
And I've seen models with 5 000 followers whose rooms seem busy enough.
What I mean is no one new model should hope, no matter how hardcore or softcore they are, that if they work hard enough and get some following, they'll be consistently thriving. That's simply not the case on CB.
While there's not much sense of community (which may be one of the reasons), you have to keep people interested all the time.
And if it's supposed to pay off on the site like MFC (where your camscore is clear and you know roughly how it has been calculated), it isn't supposed to pay off on the site like CB.
That's why I wouldn't recommend CB as a primary site to any new model. CB seems appealing to beginners because it's easy to adjust to and navigate. But that's a bit of a trap, actually. Especially considering how ban-happy CB is.
Yeah, you have to work hard on any site to succeed.
But what I'm saying is that CB may be just a waste of time for many new models and not only. They seriously may start feeling like shit because they aren't getting appreciated on CB (even if they're hardcore and open for doing explicit public shows) and it may hurt their self-esteem really bad.
CB is oversaturated with beginners. And while it doesn't affect my personal business, it hurts to see someone struggling not because they are bad or aren't capable of doing good shows. But because we all know jack shit about how CB works.
You get lucky, then suddenly your luck is gone. Or you never get lucky and waste your time on CB because you believe that "hard work pays off" and that "I'll get lucky someday because I'm hardcore". The truth is probably not, you won't.
No harm in trying, though. But again, I don't recommend to fully concentrate on CB and to rely on the site.
When you're a newbie, CB will be perfect for split-camming (if you consider that) or as one of additional eggs in your basket (you hop up when you feel like it, without obsessing over the site, sitting for hours and hours and getting absolutely nothing but a premature burnout).
