One of my greatest passions is teaching people how they can monetize their passion for porn, whether it’s through making a porn tube site or squirting for a living on cam platforms.
But it’s the latter that I’m most often asked about. After all, isn’t virtually Gooning with people from around the world, undergoing eye-rolling orgasms, and getting paid for it the dream?
Camming ain’t easy. Sure, it looks easy to the casual observer – get a webcam, take your clothes off, and profit, right?
In fact, a lot goes into answering the question of how to be a cam girl and make a success of it.
That’s why there are thousands of erotic cammers who make next to nothing and only a handful who turn it into a successful and lucrative career.
”Perhaps you’re a blowjob Queen with the kind of throat that can take the full force of a remote-controlled sex machine for hours until you’re happily drenched in your own spit and tears.”
What’s the X factor that separates these two groups? What means that Cam Girl A makes a thousand bucks a day where Cam Girl B makes only a tenth of that?
You might think it’s as simple as Cam Girl A being hotter than Cam Girl B, but this doesn’t actually hold water.
Sure, being attractive helps, but it turns out that defining your persona, creating (and sticking to) a rigid work ethic, and investing in the right equipment are all much bigger contributing factors than mere hotness.
Let’s take a look, then, at the most important aspects that contribute towards being a successful cam girl.
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Your Cam Site Bio Is More Important Than You Think
“Who cares what’s written in my bio?” a million unsuccessful cam girls have said, probably. “Guys are here to check out my tits. Nobody cares what I’ve got to say.”
This is emphatically not true. If guys only cared about tits, then why aren’t they going to porn sites and seeing all the tits they can stomach for absolutely nothing? What is it about camming that makes it so alluring – and that people are prepared to pay for?
Easy – because when you pay to interact with a cam girl, you’re paying to interact with a real person.
Sure, there’s a sexual aspect to it, but half the titillation is mental. It’s in chatting to a genuine real-life slut. And genuine real-life sluts have personalities.
Your bio is where you sell that personality. It fleshes out your persona (more on that in a minute) and, very importantly, establishes expectations for both you and the clients. It’s important that everybody’s on the same page, and your bio is on that page.
Your bio, however, shouldn’t just be a laundry list of do’s and don’ts. It helps to think of it like a dating profile – and you wouldn’t just list demands on a dating profile.
Be cute, fun, domineering, aloof, approachable – whatever your established persona is (again, more on that in a sec), it should shine through on your bio.
One last point – make sure your spelling and grammar is on point. Run it by a friend or through Grammarly if you have to.
This might seem pedantic (who cares if a cam girl writes “defiantly” instead of “definitely,” really?), but it does make a difference.
Good spelling and grammar make you look more professional and reinforce the fact your slutty ass knows what it’s doing!
Establish Your Slutty Persona
If your bio is your hook, then your persona is the line and sinker. It’s absolutely key to your appeal, and it’s important that you nail it as quickly as possible.
A big part of your persona is in the look. Are you a cruel and ruthless femdom? Get that PVC and riding crop to the fore.
Is your schtick more of a Belle Delphine cosplay hentai vibe? Bulk out your wardrobe with cutesy cosplays and practice that Ahegao face.
Perhaps you’re a blowjob Queen with the kind of throat that can take the full force of a remote-controlled sex machine for hours until you’re happily drenched in your own spit and tears.
Your persona needs to be reflected in everything that’s onscreen, too. That Femdom above better has a fully-stocked sex dungeon that looks the part.
Hentai girl needs a bunch of anime posters and teddy bears and shit. Your environment sells the act almost as much as what you’re wearing.
Finally, your personality needs to reflect the above. It’s all well and good wearing PVC and toting a whip, but if you’re giggling like an 18 year old schoolgirl, it’s going to undermine the persona.
Decide how you’re going to comport yourself to support your persona and stick with it. All of this should, it goes without saying, be reflected in your bio.
Choose Your Niches/Fetishes
This very much goes hand in hand with the above, but remember that when you get down to brass tacks, all of this is very much a sex thing.
Horny people are paying you, ultimately (but not exclusively), to get their rocks off. That means you need to be clear on what sexual services you’re offering.
This could be foot worship, Findom (financial domination), water sports, anal, or whatever makes you slit wet.
It typically (but not necessarily) follows your persona, and it should be clear from your profile what sort of stuff you offer.
Picking a couple of specialties and doing them well can be key to the success of a cam girl. Figure out what yours are and make sure that you’re nailing them each and every time.
Pick The Right Camming Platform For You
We live in a brave new world where there are dozens and dozens of big cam sites for those looking into how to be a cam girl to choose from.
This is good for viewers, but it’s just as good for you – nobody ever got burned by a plethora of choices.
Let’s take a look at some of the best picks below.
Chaturbate
Chaturbate is one of the biggest cam sites out there in 2024, and it’s not hard to see why. It operates on a ‘freemium’ model, meaning that most of the basic cam sites are free, and performers make the lion’s share of their money from tips and private shows.
Freemium sites are great for girls who want to build their persona up a little more and get in some backdoor advertising for their socials, but the cut that a site like Chaturbate takes can be pretty hefty, so bear that in mind.
CamSoda
CamSoda is absolutely insane for girls just getting started in the cam business. While it’s just as competitive as any other site on this list for making money, one of the best features of it is health insurance.
That’s right – CamSoda will contribute a fixed amount to your health insurance based on how much you earn onsite. It’s great peace of mind for newcomers and is highly recommended.
JerkMate
(for both viewers and performers) is that it’s extremely specialized. Viewers input their preferences and are then matched with performers that match their preferences.
This is a double-edged sword for you. While you’ll get viewers who are implicitly into your shit, you’ll have a more limited pool of viewers. Whether this works for you or not is up to you.
LiveJasmin
LiveJasmin might be the biggest cam site on the planet. It has very high standards – you’ll need to make sure you’re streaming in HD, for instance – but they offer excellent customer support for their performers, so you have total peace of mind when streaming there.
It’s a higher bar than some other options, but if you can clear that bar, it’s well worth it. You can see the platform for yourself, here.
There are more sites worth taking a look at – Streamate, Bongacams, XCams, and ImLive, being just a few of them – but doing a detailed look at each of them is beyond the remit of this article. Just know that you’ve got plenty of options.
Get The Right Sex Toys
As noted above, this is a sex game. You can have the most alluring bio and persona in the world, but at some point, you’re going to have to get naked and get things up inside you. And choosing the right sex toys to get up inside you is very important.
There’s no harm in starting with the basics, e.g., dildos and vibrators. However, the true professional knows the value of investing in some next-level sexcessories.
Fucking machines can be a huge draw for the right viewer, but interactive vibrators and teledildonic sex toys – like those made (in)famous by Lovense – are gratifying for both performer and viewer and couldn’t come more highly recommended.
These interactive toys can be tied to tips, ensuring a steady stream of income for you – and a steady source of titillation for the viewer.
Interact With Your Viewers
And speaking of interaction, it’s one of the very best things you can do with your viewers. When they talk, listen.
If they are paying to use chat, this is doubly important. That interaction and back-and-forth between performer and viewer is a huge part of what makes camming different from regular porn – and what keeps regulars coming back.
And any cam girl worth her salt can tell you that it’s regulars that pay the bills. If you can cultivate a pool of regulars – remember that persona, that bio, and those fetishes – then you can keep the lights on and more.
Three words: interaction. Interaction. Interaction. OK, that’s one word three times. But that’s how important it is.
Camming & Cumming Ain’t Always Easy!
So, how to be a cam girl? As we pointed out way back at the start of this article, sex camming can be lucrative, but it ain’t always easy. But if you do it right and treat it like a real job with real hours, then it can be.
Make sure that you’ve established your persona, that that bio is coherent and well-written, and that you’ve got the goods, and you’ll go from strength to strength.
And I sure hope this guide on how to be a cam girl will aid you in your sex-fuelled mission to become a source of Goon Fuel for a global audience. Best of luck!
If you have prior experience in the world of live sex camming and have your own tips and advice to give aspiring sluts, then feel free to drop them in a comment below and enlighten us!
