Common Questions In Chat (Video)

 

By pressing ‘Broadcast’ on the CAM4 homepage, you are creating your very own show where people can chat live with you. While there is always the element of surprise, I have made this guide to prepare you for the questions people will ask you in your chat room on CAM4.


 

alisya_jane PTR

Requests for private shows.
As a new broadcaster, it feels great when your viewers want to take you into a private chat and they are a lot of fun to do. Its a great way to get 1 on 1 time with a viewer and turn them into a long time fan.

These are the types of show requests you can expect:

CAM4 private show
-You make tokens per min 
-You set your own rate per min under the ‘settings’ button in your broadcast window
-Default rate is 24 tokens per min/6 tokens per min for spy viewers
-You can choose to allow spy viewers
-Spy viewers can only see you, no audio and they can not chat. 
-Cam2cam option where you can both see and hear your viewer while in private. (Spy’s cannot see or hear your cam2cam viewer)
-Viewers can tip you if they like
-You get site support
-You keep your place on the homepage.

CAM4 group show
-You sell tickets during your public show
-You set the price, length of show, and number of tickets you want to sell
-You set your timer for ticket sales (You have max 30min to sell tickets to your show)
-The show starts when all tickets are sold
-If the timer runs out before you sell all your tickets you still have the option to do the show. If you decide NOT to do the group show, ticket sale tokens are returned to the viewers
-Viewers can tip you during the show if they like
-You get site support
-You keep your place on the homepage.

Off-site private shows
-You lose your place on the homepage
-No site support
-Chance of fraud increases
-Could have your Skype account banned if you are caught doing a private show.

Option:

Instead of going to another site to do a private show, you can use the password protected room feature to sell blocks of time to this viewer. That way you can still offer viewers a deal, have the privacy of a true private room,    and you don’t have to leave the protection of CAM4!


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Dozens of private messages.
Viewers love sending performers private messages when they are in public chat. It’s exciting to have a private conversation with you while you have hundreds of viewers watching.

Option:

If this becomes overwhelming simply say to your viewers that you are not taking PM’s (private messages) right now. Politely smile and tell them to chat in your public room. “Guys! The more I type the less I can perform!” That usually works.


 

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“Do you need me to be your moderator?”
These viewers may only be trying to help, but I recommend waiting till you get to know a viewer a bit before you make them your “Mod”.  Moderators have the ability to Kick, Silence, Ignore, or Ban anyone in your room, so you want to pick someone with your best interests at heart.

Option:

After a few shows you will get to know your viewers a bit. You should be the one who approaches a viewer about being your “Mod”, not the other way around.


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Do you take PayPal bb?
This one is a no-no. PayPal gives your full real name when you do a transaction and that is just not safe. You will be banned for advertising or accepting any forms of 3rd party payment.

Option:

Viewers have the option of using PayPal when buying tokens, the option is right on the payment menu.


 

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Millions of requests bb….
Some of these will be in the form of a question and some will be just words over and over. Whatever they are just remember every person in your chat room counts towards your total viewers and that moves you up the homepage.

Options:

Put a list of things you will do in your broadcast window text box, this wont stop them from requesting but at least the ones that are serious will know how to get their wish granted.

Keep it light and politely say “Oh looks like someone wants to take me private.” or “You first!”. The more you keep things light and fun the better.


 

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What do you do in your shows/private shows?”
This is a common question you will get from viewers who want to get to know you better. It is best to have a general idea of where your boundaries are so you don’t get put on the spot.

Option:

On your CAM4 profile there is a section where you fill out your bio, this is the perfect place to talk about what your fans can expect during your shows. If you are not comfortable doing something state it here and stick to it.


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“What outfits/costumes/toys do you have bb?”
Lots of your viewers get turned on at the sight of your toys and sexy things you have to wear.

Option:

The best way to show your collection is to take pictures of all your outfits/toys for your CAM4 photo gallery that viewers can browse through. You can even create fun names for your outfits/toys.



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Tokens! Compliments! and More….
Your viewers will shower you with kind words and tips to show their appreciation. Make sure you show your appreciation back with a smile and a simple thank you.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!
Love, Your Coaching Team!

 

How to Turn Any Show Into Art (Video)


The more you focus on making your shows fun and creative, the more viewers you are going to attract.


 

 

Remember these simple rules when you start your CAM4 show.

 

#1. Be Patient.

Role-playing a new theme during your broadcasts? You should plan to do it for a week or more before you decide if it is worth continuing or not.


 

#2. Perform for 10 viewers as you would 1000.

 You never know who is watching you. There might be the most loyal, awesome viewers in your room but if you are visibly upset about your numbers it can be insulting.


 

#3. Don’t demand your viewers talk to you.

They are not all masters of conversation and talking to a hottie like yourself may be intimidating.


 

#4. Use Color in your room.

This is not only eye catching from the CAM4 homepage and will attract people to your room, it will make your viewers more comfortable when they are there.


 

#5. Have fun props.

You need to have these in your background to decorate your room and peek the interest of your viewers. It is a conversation starter, and the best way for YOU to not get bored on cam.


 

#6. Be an Internet personality.

CAM4 is all about real people, real cams, in real time. This means that your viewers want to see more than just a body with a toy – they could get that anywhere. Be YOURSELF and share your personality, that is the cornerstone to success.


 

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM

 

How to block countries or regions?

All CAM4 broadcasters have the ability to block multiple locations or countries they do not wish to be viewed in. This means while
on CAM4, no one in your blocked locations is able to see you, look you up, or access your chat room from any computer, laptop, tablet, ipad, or mobile phone.

You can change your blocked countries at anytime.

Go to your Broadcaster Dashboard by clicking on your avatar on the right top side of our website. A drop down menu will appear.

Choose ‘Block Regions / Countries’ from your list of account options under ‘Performer Tools’ and choose the countries or regions you would like to block.

Once you save your settings, you are invisible in the  selected area.

To remove a location from your blocked countries, simply click on the bin behind the area or country.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!
Love, Your Coaching Team!

 

 

Lighting 101 (Video)

Great lighting is camming 101  – having a poorly lit room can affect the quality of your cam feed and result in an unflattering image. Using accent lights, like red or blue floodlights, will make your cam more noticeable on the homepage, and increase the amount of viewers in your room.

These are the things to consider when lighting your room:

    • What sources of light do I have already?
    •  Do I have enough lighting?
    • Is it flattering?
    • What “color” bulbs do I have in my light sources
    •  Are they all the same type and “color”?
    •  Where do I need to place my lights to get the best effect?

Chances are that you have lights around your home that will be very effective in creating a well-lit room. As much as possible, try NOT to use sunlight – it is inconsistent and may blow your cover if you are hiding your location.

These are some great lamps you can add to your collection if you don’t have what you need already:

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Multi-head lamps are great for adjusting the light exactly where you need them.


 

 

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This little guy is a great way to maximize your lamps you already have. It converts 1 light socket into 4! Use energy saving bulbs ONLY!


 

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This disk light is very versatile with its clamp on the back you can use it in any space.


 

Bulbs

I recommend using a natural white or soft white bulb, they are the best choice when lighting for your cam and will flatter your skin tone.

 

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These A-Line bulbs are great because they are energy saving, low heat, and frosted to give off softer light.

Please make sure all your bulbs are the same color!


 

Lighting set up

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*In real life your lights will need to be turned towards your wall in order to get that soft flattering effect you are looking for. The light that reflects back off your walls will be perfect to light your room.

Your lights should never be visible in your cam window. The light will force your cam to make your image dark and no one will see you. It is best to have them behind and to the side of the cam, out of view.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM

Top 10 Tips for Camming (Video)

Stay 10 steps ahead of the game with this easy to follow guide.


1 – Takeover the CAM4 Instagram accounts!

This is an incredible way to get exposure to new and eager fans 🙂 
DM @CAM4 on Twitter with the following info:

  • Your CAM4 username
  • Upcoming dates you would like to check are available
  • For takeovers you will need to include your Instagram handle.

We will reply to you in the DM so make sure you check back with us! 


 2 – Our brains judge how good something is by the peak of excitement felt during the experience, and the ending.

This would imply that we put more effort on how we END our shows rather than begin it.

To maximize this effect, I recommend:creating a ritual (or tradition) of how you end your show. This could be an article of clothing, a particular action, or closing song/speech you give at the end of your shows. Almost like your signature. This would allow people to have a solid memory they would take away from your shows and talk to others about.


3 – A positive state of mind will attract positive results.

It sounds obvious but being negative is not fun to watch, attitude is a choice and it affects your success.


 4 –Guide your viewers eye line.

Use lines of site to draw the eye to the TIP button on your broadcast window. Using simple tricks like positioning a colorful room decoration, or gesturing to the lower left side of your viewers screen is a silent way to ask for tips.


 5 – Connect your twitter to CAM4

We tweet 15 min before your scheduled show, and again 5 min after you have actually started your broadcast. Viewers who subscribe to your CAM4 Calendar will also receive a browser notification they can click on to instantly enter your room.  You can tweet directly from your broadcast window, and it includes the URL link so your Twitter followers are just a click away from you.


 6 – Use Twitter Analytics

Twitter analytics is a powerful tool that lets you see how your fans are engaging with you. You can see where your fan base is, what they are into, how many views your tweets are getting, and what tweets got you the most attention.

You can see more about Twitter Analytics here.


7 – Use the color Red to get attention.

The most attractive color to males is RED; this makes you more desirable to them and taps into their primal sexual instinct.


8 – Play it cool!

Don’t jump all over your big tippers when they come into your room. This may make them feel awkward, insult others in the room, make your tipper feel like an ATM, and possibly open that tipper up to annoying invites to other rooms. Treat them all with respect, you never know what will happen in your room today, a fan might just surprise you and spoil you when they were only silent before.


9 –  Record yourself!

Watching your own show is the best way to improve, if you don’t see what you are doing you will never know what you are doing right. Always ask yourself would I watch me?


10 –  SMILE!

Its amazing how much more inviting your room is when you are smiling. Seeing yourself smile in your broadcast window will keep you and your viewers in a great mood.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love your CAM4 Coaching Team

 

Using Twitter Analytics

Being successful means being connected to your fan base, to do this you need to utilize Twitter analytics.

Twitter Analytics

Analytics lets you see every impression, engagement, and engagement rate that is related to your twitter activity. Knowing who your fans are, where they are, and what they like is going to elevate your shows to the next level.

Impression – The number of times your tweet has been seen by Twitter users.

Engagement – The total number of times a user has interacted with a tweet. This includes all clicks anywhere on the tweet (including all hashtags, links, avatar, username, and tweet expansion), retweets, replies, follows, and favorites.

Engagement Rate – The number of engagements (clicks, re-tweets, replies, follows and favorites) divided by the total number of impressions.

Here is where you need to go to get started: https://analytics.twitter.com/about


Tips for using analytics info

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Tweet Dashboard

  •    Shows you what tweets are getting the most attention
  •    What hashtags are working for you
  •    Pictures that are getting shared and clicked
  •    URL links that are getting attention

Use this to see what content is getting you the most views and edit future tweets to increase your success.


Follower Dashboard

  •    See your follower breakdown by country
  •    Shows you your fan base by what special interests they have (music, modeling, etc.)

Use this info to subtly customize your tweets to the location and interests of your fan base.


Twitter Cards

  •    Allows you to add media (like video) to your tweets and give you better insight as to how your content is being shared
  •    Learn how to improve metrics like URL clicks and retweets

Your followers will LOVE seeing videos of you on twitter and will be more likely to click the URL link you include to take them to your show. 


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM

 

 

Creating An Awesome Profile

Creating your unique CAM4 profile

First, let’s get all the technical info out of the way so we can move on to the fun creative part.

How you do it:

  1. Design your images using programs like
    Pizap, Gimp, Pixlr etc… These are all free program options if you don’t have existing image editing software on your computer.
  2. Upload your finished images to hosting sites like Imgaeshack , some sites like Imgur won’t allow you to post your images to adult sites like CAM4 so that’s why I recommend using Imageshack.
  3. Copy the ‘Direct Image Link’ from Image shack and paste it into the CAM4 profile toolbar seen below, you will find this under ‘Profile Info’ in your Account Options.

4. I recommend making all your images the same width – 700

5. Press Save Changes and you’re done!

Profile design tips

Your profile is a great communication tool that can do some of the talking for you. Follow these simple design guidelines that will allow you to keep your focus on your show, instead of answering the same question over and over while you’re trying to perform.

  1. Have both SFW (Safe for work) and NSFW (Non-safe for work) images on your profile. This way CAM4 can display your SFW profile images to people who have adult content firewalls up on their computer.
  2. Use your CAM4 Calendar to let people know when you’re online. If you’re not sure of the exact times you’ll be on, you can put something like this on your profile.

  3. Use your image gallery like a catalogue to show your viewers what outfits/costumes/toys you have. That way they can flip through it instead of having you drag everything out of your closet. I would even name your images so they can refer to them and you know which images they’re talking about.

4.  Add a price list, but instead of writing 25tkns for titty flash, etc… Use pics to describe what you want! This will increase the chances of viewers reading it

5. And finally, your bio ? Here are a few things you can write about yourself.

-How long have you been performing?
-What do you do in your public shows? Private shows?
-Is there a special way I can show my appreciation to you?
-Do you have any favorite CAM4 gifts you want?
-What are your room rules?
-Social media! Tell them to follow you and what you tweet about!
-What are your favorite things to do on cam? Favorite props? Toys?

You are the star so make it all about you!

 


 ~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!
Love, Your Coaching Team!

 

Starter Checklist (Video)

If you’re new to CAM4 or just want to make sure you have the basics, here is what you need to get started.

Webcams

Your computer’s built-in webcam is great for when your are first starting out, but eventually you should get an upgrade. When shopping for a webcam make sure you take your computer into consideration, an HD webcam on an older computer might not be a good match. You can always google the best options for the make and model of your computer.

Here are two entry level webcams we love:

Microsoft Lifecam Studio Webcam   

 A basic starter cam with a 1080p HD widescreen sensor for sharpness and image quality. Features include auto-focus, glass lens, TrueColor Technology for crisp colors in most lighting conditions, and a built-in mic.                                                                                                            
                           

Logitech HD Portable Webcam

 Logitech HD Portable Webcam

  Full 1080p HD video recording and dazzling 8 MP photos all in a portable webcam. Comes with Auto Focus for extreme close-ups, a 360-degree full motion rotational camera, fold-and-go portability and tripod-ready base. Works with PC and MAC                                                                                                                                                                   Want something more advanced? Check out the advanced and pro guides for more options.



Internet

www.speedtest.net

Having a smooth stream on CAM4 is all about your Internet upload speed, you need a minimum of 2MBs upload speed to have a clear broadcast image. 

To find out what your upload speed is visit:
www.speedtest.net



Lighting

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 Grab a lamp or two and make sure the bulbs are the same color. This is a good time to go out and buy a new box of compact fluorescent bulbs, these allow you to choose your color temperature and brightness levels, plus they’re energy efficient!

 

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Lighting check list:

-You have 2 or more sources of light.
-Your light bulbs are all the same color.
-Your lights are set up behind your webcam so they are not seen in your broadcast window.
-Your lights are pointed away from you so the light bounces off the wall/floor/ceiling, this creates a soft, flattering light effect.
-Turn the brightness of your computer monitor down to reduce light pollution from your screen. This light pollution can cause your webcam to auto-focus and auto color-correct all the time.


 

Music

Playing music is fun but make sure it isn’t so loud that they cant hear you having fun!

Avoid using your computer as a source, playing music from your computer slows your connection and is very loud to your viewers. You want your music to be background noise, so use your phone or iPod, TV, stereo system etc.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!
Love, Your Coaching Team!

Using Cam2Cam to Earn More Tokens

Cam2Cam is a free feature – there is no added token cost for enabling Cam2Cam.

However, like all features on Cam4, you may decide on your own token price in the form of a tip or Cam4 Gift as a cost to accept Cam2Cam requests from viewers.

Cam2Cam may also earn you more tokens by keeping viewers engaged in your Private Shows, which earn you tokens per minute.

How do I enable Cam2Cam for my Private Shows?

Cam2Cam requests are enabled by default in your Private Show Settings.

To disable or re-enable Cam2Cam, uncheck the box in Private Show Settings.

What can spies see during a Cam2Cam Private Show?

During a Cam2Cam Private Show, your spies can still see your video, but cannot see the video of your Cam2Cam viewer.

Spies cannot hear audio for either you or your viewer.

How do I accept Cam2Cam requests?

If you have Cam2Cam enabled, viewers will be able to make Cam2Cam Private Show Requests in the same way normal Private Show Requests are made.

 

The pop up for the Private Show Request will specify whether Cam2Cam has been requested.

Viewers may also request Cam2Cam mode during a regular Private Show. You will receive a new request notification in this case.

 After clicking accept, Cam2Cam mode will begin.

Can I use Cam2Cam in Private Cam Mode?

Cam2Cam is restricted to Private Shows currently, but will be expanded to Private Cam Mode in the future!

 

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM


Selling Your Own Videos On Cam4 (Video)

 

Stocking a library of videos increases your potential of being a successful Internet personality. Consider your videos a business card, promo content for live shows, gifts, and an additional source of income. 

 

How to Make Your Own Videos

Making a great video isn’t as complicated as it seems. You are ultimately the boss when it comes to the video content and length but here are a few suggestions.

1. How long should they be?
Anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes in length. You risk losing your audience if you go any longer.

2. What kind of videos should I have?
The more videos you make, the more videos fans will want. If you video tape it, they will cum. Record everything from PG13 all the way to XXX, your fans want to see every one of your good sides.

3. How do I start?
Make the videos about things YOU really like to do. The whole reason amateur webcam is so popular is because it’s NOT scripted a la traditional porn. Viewers want to see something honest, raw, even humorous.

4. Should I include music?
Refrain from having music in your videos. I know this sounds weird but it can be a big distraction for the viewer, they want to hear you and only you.

5. How detailed should it be?
Videos are meant to play on people’s fantasies so the more detail you put into your set and wardrobe the better. You don’t have to spend a lot, just get creative.

6. What if they upload my video somewhere else?
Watermark your videos! Watermarks make it difficult of r your videos it makes it difficult to upload them elsewhere. If you do find them somewhere, your watermark makes them extremely easy to remove so you can feel safe sending or sharing them with fans.

7. Should I watch my videos before sending them?
Watching your videos can be awkward but oh so necessary. If you have ever wanted to improve as a performer this is the fastest way to do it! You may see a few flaws but more importantly you see what you are doing right! After a while you will really start to enjoy watching yourself.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM