First off, I’m not a hot girl. I’m just a 24 year old guy who got tired of working my minimum wage job all week only to have my hard earned cash go straight to paying bills. I realized I needed something to get me ahead, and that’s when I discovered Chaturbate. Chaturbate is a webcam site where independent “models” sign up, broadcast themselves, and get paid based on how many viewers tip them with tokens, which they purchase online. Within the first day I had made $50, just for jerking off!
Each token you receive is equal to $0.05. After you have at least 1000 tokens (equivalent to $50.00) you can choose to convert your tokens to cash. You will be paid through Payoneer, Paxum, Check, or Direct Deposit. The pay periods are the 1-15th and 16th through the end of the month.
Here’s why it’s great:
You control WHEN you broadcast yourself
That means no more waking up at ungodly hours and no more jumping through hoops to plan around your job.
You control HOW LONG you broadcast yourself
You set the hours. No more working eight-twelve hours a day.
You control HOW you broadcast yourself
No one tells you how to run your show. You’re in charge of what you want to show so nobody is ever going to force you to do something on Chaturbate that you’re not comfortable with.
You control WHERE you broadcast yourself
Ever dreamed about working from home? How about right from your own bed? You can broadcast from literally any private space.
Here’s How It Works
Once you sign up for Chaturbate (which is 100% free, all you need is an email address) you will need to submit a picture of your ID for age verification and within a couple days (for me it took less than 24 hours) you will be approved and ready to start broadcasting yourself.
You can sign up here for free to get started.
You have absolute freedom when running your webcam show so there are no wrong ways to start, but here are several tips on how to start out.
*NOTE: Chaturbate’s viewers are predominately male so you can definitely make a lot more money if you’re female, but if you’re a male wannabe webcam model don’t let that discourage you. As long as you’re okay with your viewers being mostly homosexual males, you can make very good money.
1. Research
Explore the website and watch some people’s shows just to get an idea of how things work. This will let you get a feel for how much you should be charging, formats, etc.
2. Use tools
There are many built in user developed apps and tools in Chaturbate that will help you out. These include:
- Bots that automatically display messages and rules
- Games that incorporate tipping to make things more engaging for your viewers such as Keno, hangman, and battleship
- Tip goals that automatically update
3. Set goals
This is by far the easiest and most simple way to run your show. Using the built in apps you can set goals that your viewers must reach in order for your show to move on. For example, you can make your first goal something simple like “Take my shirt off” and set the goal for “50 tokens.” This means once your viewers accumulatively tip 50 tokens you take off your shirt for them. The app automatically keeps track of how many tokens remain. As your show progresses your token goals should gradually increase as well.
4. Private shows
Everybody on Chaturbate is different. Some viewers prefer to have some one on one time with a model. You can edit your settings to allow or prohibit private shows, then if you allow them you can set up how many tokens per minute they will cost. During your shows people can send you a request for private and if you choose to accept it will begin charging the viewer however many tokens per minute.
5. Talk! Don’t beg
The more you talk and seem genuinely interested in your viewers, the more they are going to want to stay and tip you for your show. If all you’re doing is sitting in front of your camera begging people for tips they will quickly feel used, irritated, bored, and leave your room. There are plenty of other people willing to fake interest for them.
6. Be a tease
Some people on Chaturbate are going to try to see anything they can for free, so it’s important to use that to your advantage. Don’t be discouraged if people aren’t reaching your goals right away (although eventually it can be a good idea to consider lowering the token amount if you get no activity). People like to be teased and given a sneak preview. It builds the sexual tension and adds to the overall experience that most webcam viewers are looking for.
