Category Archives: Broadcasting

Successful webcam modeling starts with successful broadcasting! This section gives tips for setting up your room – on CAM4 and in real life.

Username & Icon Legend

Usernames on CAM4 are sorted by color to help you identify who is addressing you.

Here is an overview of the different username colors you will see on CAM4 and what they mean.

Legend:

Model: Your name will appear in the live chat for your room like this.

Gold Member: They have purchased a Gold Membership, which gives them exclusive access to certain options and contests on the site. This color is not related to the chip balance.

Moderator: You can use a moderator to assist with chat while you perform. They can help with abusive viewers by using the silence, kick, or ban tools to control the room. The setting will only apply to your room, not the entire site.

Basic Member: These members have a CAM4 account but not the options of a Gold account and they will not display an avatar in front of their name.

Admin: They are members of the CAM4 team, they are there to assist users and to ensure that the rules of the site are respected. Admins will never ask for your CAM4 password.

Account Manager

Coach: A  CAM4 team member that will guide and help models.

 

Notifications

You will also see these notifications when a certain member enters your chat room:

A member of the CAM4 Admins team has entered your chat.

A member of the Coach CAM4 team has entered your chat.

The token icon indicates that the voyeurs in your room have tokens available on their CAM4 account. Users with tokens are potential tippers that can help you reach your goal quickly!

If the user is a Gold member or a member of your FanClub, this icon will not be present next to their nick (even if the user has available tokens)

Do you want to learn more about all the colours and indicators, we might have a very interesting article about that! –> Token Indicators

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM

How To Best Use Group, Private and Password Shows

CAM4 offers a wide variety of show options to give you complete creative control over the type of show you want to offer your fans – read on for tips on how to best use each of the options available.

Private Shows

This is a full 1 on 1 experience where fans get you all to themselves, perfect for living out either of your fantasies. I recommend doing private shows either before or after your public show – this way you can give the viewer in your private show your full attention, without upsetting fans who were tipping to reach your public show goal. No one likes to be left hanging bb.

Private Show Tips

  • When you are accepting private shows, change the scenery by either moving to a different room, turning on different coloured lights or simply changing your cam angle. This will let your fans know it is private time and may entice more fans to take you private. 
  • Have specific costumes, toys, and roll play scenarios that you do only when in a private show with your fans. Sexy show exclusives will heighten the excitement and pleasure for both of you.
  • Cam2Cam is a private show exclusive feature where you get to see and hear your fan in real time. This makes it so much easier for the both of you to communicate your desires during your show. (Don’t worry, spies are not able to hear anything in a private show and they can only see the performer)
  • If your fan wants to get more personal in the private show, call them by a name they choose. You can even record the show and send it as a gift by uploading the video to your Google Drive and sending the URL link in a private message. Even better, send the video as a surprise 😉

 Group Shows 

Group Shows are special show that requires a number of viewers to purchase tickets (for tokens). These are great for hosting groups of fans that want to see you pleasing yourself and others without having a huge crowd around. 

Group Show Tips

This is also a great option if you have a few very loyal fans in your room and you want to offer them a more intimate show.

  • If you are a couple and offer this fantasy, you can have your partner watch in the background of the cam while you please the fans who are in your group.
  • If you have slaves, you can tell them to get tickets –so they have to watch you get  pleasure from other fans while they can only watch and tip.
  • If you enjoy the fantasy of being watched by multiple people while you are doing a show, tell your fans that this turns you on and create a group show. To really heighten this fantasy, tell the fans in your group show to say or do certain things while you are performing, they will absolutely love to be a part of your fantasy.
  • If you have a gangbang or multiple partner fantasy, tell your fans how much you want them to have their way with you. You then have the option of letting them take control of dirty talk, etc… or telling them how you want them to act towards you while the group show is taking place.

Password Protected Shows

All approved CAM4 broadcasters can start a password protected show. You can charge whatever you like and use password protected shows in such a huge variety of ways.

Password Show Tips

  • Fan Club broadcasters can use their exclusive galleries to post a time, date, and password to inform subscribers of an exclusive fan club show.
  • If you are a fetish broadcaster, you can have a list of role play and fetish shows that you will only do in a password protected room
  • If you are concerned about showing your face on cam, a password show is perfect because no one can spy on you if you do decide to show your face.
  • Create set token amounts that fans can tip to have true private time with you in a password protected room. For example, instead of leaving the site to do a show on a 3rd party service, you can offer fans the same amount of time you would spend there for a set token cost.
  • Password protected shows are a lot safer than using 3rd party sites like Skype – mainly because you’re not sharing any personal information and still have the protection of CAM4 support team! With our Cam2cam feature you ther is no need to ever go off site to engae with your fans.

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM

How To Set Up Your Room (Video)

Whether you are brand new, or an experienced performer, setting up a new space can be a little tricky – unless you follow these great tips to getting set up!

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Locate All Light Sources

You want to control the light no matter where you are performing. Start by:

  • Covering all windows. The sun is not a suitable source of light because it is inconsistent and can give away your location.
  • See what light fixtures are already in the room and how much light they give off.

Once you know how much light you have to work with you need to:

  • Compact fluorescent bulbs should be used (daylight color / 5500 kelvin or 5000-6500 Kelvin)or (Soft white bulbs are 2700 – 3000 kelvin and that is on the warmer side)
  • Get a few clamp lamps to add light where needed

For full info on how to set up your lights check out the article “Lighting 101” 


 Choose A Flattering Angle

When choosing which direction to point your webcam, keep in mind that we are a visual site and the more you have in your background the better.

Here are a few tips for picking a flattering angle:

  • If you have a “good side” you are more comfortable facing the cam with take that into account. You always want to be comfortable, so make sure you don’t have to position your body in an awkward pose to get the effect you want.
  • To make the most of a space, have the camera angled towards a corner of the room with your webcam in the opposite corner. This will give you the most space to work with and incorporate more wall space you can use for decorating or game boards.
  • Position your webcam so it is above you angling down, this is very flattering on all body types.
  • If you want to look taller place your webcam below you angled so it is pointing up at you, this is also a great angle for sexy walking, dancing, and the giantess fetish.

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 Set Your Stage

This is the best part of setting up your room. The longer you are in a space, the more comfortable you get and the more you will decorate. Your room doesn’t have to be perfect, but it has to be a place you will want to hang out in for hours.

Beautiful additions to any room:

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Curtains are the perfect room accessory if you can’t paint, or if you need to hide things like closet doors (which I did here).

To create this affect I used a basic curtain rod and attached it to the wall the same way you would hang any curtains. I then sewed fabric loops onto my favorite fabric and hung them.

 

 


 A large mirror is fantastic for selfies and to reflect the back of you to your viewers so they catch you from every angle. To make this extra flattering, prop your mirror on your wall at a bit of an angle. This will make your body look longer while laying down and taller when standing. Having it by your bed is also a plus because you will have so many bed selfies!


Use colored lights, pillows, posters, games, toys, musical instruments, etc. to dress up your space. Remember, the whole point of adding these things is so you don’t get bored, if you love your surroundings and have lots to interact with, the more fun it is to watch you.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM

Time Management Is Money

If you’ve ever thought to yourself “How come that person is more successful than me when I feel like I do so much work?” you may benefit from learning how to more successfully manage your time on and off cam.

Understanding Time Management

The first step is understanding that ‘clock time’ and ‘real time’ are not the same thing. Although we measure our lives with clock time, it has little to do with our success… Real time, on the other hand, is relative and is made up of our thoughts, conversations and actions. How we manage these thoughts, conversations, and actions is what determines how productive and successful we are in life.

Without going into great detail, write down all your thoughts, conversations and actions for 1 week to see how your time is spent. This will show you how your time is spent both on and off cam.

Once the week is done, take a look at your list and determine which thoughts, conversations, and actions produced positive results, which produced negative results, and which wasted your time.

Knowing where and how your time is spent will drastically help you focus on things that get you the results you want. You will have a clearer picture of where your success is coming from while doing everything – including filming videos, taking pictures, engaging in social media, getting ready to perform, and even broadcasting your shows!


 How To Apply This To Your Performances

Step One: Set a schedule for yourself and stick to it.

Once you get into a rhythm, you will find you have more time to get things done outside of your shows – like videos, pictures, social media, and much needed personal time. You will also see that having a regular schedule will make it easier for you to fill up your room with fans (because they know when to find you).


 Step Two: Stay positive!

Before you go on cam, take 5-10 min to envision your show. What is the positive outcome you want? How you are going to achieve it? Time management + positive frame of mind = results.


 Step Three: Keep your show focused

While on cam, use your time effectively by staying in your public show until you have finished. Only accept Private Show requests after or before your public show. Keeping this separate will increase results for both – running around is not effective and you could lose fans and money as a result.


 Step Four: Learn to say “please wait” to your fans.

Your fans will learn your schedule and greatly appreciate the structure in your room. Fans of your public show will tip more because you are not going back and forth to private all the time, while private show fans will appreciate you being ready and prepared to give them a great show.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM

 

What’s Allowed On Cam Outdoors? (Video)

With warmer weather and the CAM4 Mobile Broadcaster, you are no longer confined indoors for your shows! So grab your phone and follow these guidelines to protect yourself from harm and legal trouble.

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First, when you’re broadcasting in a public place, you should be respectful of the people around you. Being live on CAM4 is probably not what people expect to happen while on a walk through the park.  Always protect yourself from angry people who might sue you – never broadcast others unless you have added them as a new performer on your account in CAM4 Bucks!  

Here is a step-by-step guide on adding additional performers to your account:
https://www.cam4.com/training/using-c4bucks/adding-additional-performers 


Being outside while you broadcast (on your own property or property you have received permission to be on from the owner) opens up a ton of fun new things to try! Just be sure you don’t get in trouble by violating other people’s trademarks or copyrights.  You can’t even use music in the background of a broadcast without having permission. If you do, you can be sued for copyright infringement.


Feel free to broadcast from a car, motorcycle, airplane, or flying saucer… just make sure the engine is OFF! We want you, and everyone around you to be safe and injury free – let your common sense prevail.  You can’t operate machinery and broadcast at the same time, it’s too dangerous.


Finally, this is very important to remember while using CAM4 (on mobile or any other way):

NEVER allow children to appear on your broadcast in any way. If a minor or child or someone who appears to be too young (under 18) appears on your broadcast, your account will be instantly terminated. CAM4 will never let children be exploited in any way, shape, manner or form.  


So go have fun broadcasting outside, in public, at the beach, at your favorite bar – just make sure you always know the rules that apply to wherever you happen to be (and don’t upset that bar owner or it’s patrons). Remember, it’s your responsibility to stay out of jail, so just use some common sense and you will be fine. 

To help eliminate claims of invasion of privacy, CAM4 recommends you don’t broadcast from a height of more than 5’5″ (1.67 meters) off the ground.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM

 

Chat Settings

Your Chat Settings allow you to completely customize your CAM4 chatroom experience. You decide who will be able to chat during your shows and when, you can turn your chat filters on, or off as you please. Feel like some extra privacy? Start a password protected room where you control who can enter. 

In the top right had corner of your broadcast window you will see a little Gear icon gear icon where you can access your chat settings.

 

Pro Tip’s for performers on how to use your Chat Settings:

1.  Use your chat filters to clean up an overload of unwanted messages while you are actually doing a show. This will allow your friends, favorites, and tippers to chat to you instead of a million ‘feeetttt bb. plzzzzzzzz’ messages. 

2. Another clever idea is to announce that you’re turning on your ‘Allow users with tokens’ filter to your room mid-way through the show. Simply say “Hey guys! I’m turning off my free chat now! You can still watch for free but if you want to chat you must have tokens in your account! You don’t have to tip me but you have to have tokens to talk bb’s!” Saying it this way takes pressure off token holders to tip…but the enjoyable feeling of this VIP environment will more than likely make them want to thank you with a tip. ?


When you click on  ‘Moderation’, this drop-down menu will appear: 

Manage your Bans – Click here if you would like to un-ban someone from your room, or see who is currently banned from your room. 


 

Manage your Silences – Click here if you would like to lift a silence from a member in your current broadcast.


Manage your Moderators- Remove moderator privileges from a viewer even if they are not currently in your room. 


Manage your password protected shows – To begin a password protected show, click ‘Go Private’.

To end a password protected show, simply press ‘Go Public’ to return to an open room.


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 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

 

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

 

Moderating Your Chat Room

CAM4 offers broadcasters, moderators, and chat members options to make their experience safer and more fun. Here’s a rundown of how each chat function works, and how to use it.
 

To access your moderation tools click on the 3 dots seen on the right hand side of a username, or go to your user list and right click on a name. 

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Add note

This little tool lets you keep a file on the viewers in your room for future use. You can even color code them as blue or red!


Ignore

This will stop you from seeing someones chat in the room but only you, everyone else will be able to see their chat. This function is better suited for viewers to ignore each other, performers should use silence instead.


Assign as moderator

You have the power to choose a helper in your shows. This person will be able to do some of your dirty work for you like banning and silencing negative people. This is a big responsibility though so make sure you communicate how you want your room run to your moderator so everything runs smoothly.


Silencing

This will completely silence the user  in the room, no one will be able to see their chat. A silence stays on a user till you remove it from your ‘Manage Silences’ list that is under the little gear icon in the top right hand corner.  Use this option if there’s someone abusing other members, has a negative attitude, spammers, or beggars.


 Kicking

When you kick someone out of your room they ca come right back in so this tool is best to get control of a situation if you need to. For example, two of your viewers are having an argument so you kick both of them out as a wake up call.


Banning

Only ban a user if no lesser functions have worked, and they’re still being abusive to your or your guests. Banning users shouldn’t be a first option for abusive chat members. Once you ban someone, they can’t come back into your room until you remove the ban. There’s no full site ban function.

Remember! It’s your room, your rules! Everyone is here to have fun, so don’t be afraid to use these tools if someone is bringing your room down. 


~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM