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The first type of site you can work with, is a webcam site. This is how most of our team started. Webcam is free to sign up to, easy to do and a very good money earner. If you are thinking of becoming a webcam model you must be:

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  • Over the age of eighteen, with a valid photographic ID. 

  • Confident and chatty. 

  • Comfortable going live. 

  • Have free hours during the week where you can broadcast live. 

 

Webcam modelling is one of the easiest ways to come into the industry, and start making money straight away. The biggest benefit of webcam modelling is you don't have to know much about marketing, like you do with content sites. This is because the sites themselves already have their client base and members for you to utilize to make money. 

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What webcam sites are available to work on?

​There are many sites you can work on, both in the UK and globally. We understand the importance of picking the right site for you. Where we see models struggling in the beginning of joining the industry is working on sites that aren't suited to them. We are going to take a deep dive into the webcam modelling sites, the pros, the cons and the good and the bad, so you can make an informed decision as a model, as to whom you may want to work with. 

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These are the webcam sites you can work with:

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Now, we will break down the Pros and Cons of the biggest, best webcam sites you can work with. 

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Pro's of using Adultwork.com 
 

  • Adultwork is one of the lower priced fee sites. They take around 37.5% of your earnings to broadcast on site.

  • It’s the site many models start on. In fact, we would venture to say that 80% of models end up streaming on this site first. This is partly because most webcam modelling agencies were originally built on Adultwork.

  • It’s the site many models start on. In fact, we would venture to say that 80% of models end up streaming on this site first. This is partly because most webcam modelling agencies were originally built on Adultwork.

  • Adultwork can have incredibly high traffic, meaning there is a lot of money to be made on site from the clients.

  • There is a huge verification system to be verified on Adultwork, which in turn makes it a very safe site to use. You will need to take verification photos before being accepted onto the site – this is to verify that you are over eighteen, living in the UK and that you are acting entirely consensually and not being forced to do the work by someone else. The verification process for Adultwork can be lengthy but there is the added benefit of how safe the site is to use.

  • ​Adultwork members (the clients who spend the money with cam models) have to be verified too, meaning you can guarantee that all members are verified and over the age of eighteen. This is a recent development for the site and many sites are not doing this yet. Adultwork is ahead of its time in terms of safety.

  • Adultwork do not cross stream. This is where the adult site will broadcast your camming chat room to another adult site and you don’t receive payment for it.

  • The rules on Adultwork are very strict, e.g., no animal play, non-consensual play, etc. This keeps everyone on site safe and legal.

  • Adultwork has other features you can use on site which is the thing we LOVE the most about it. As well as your cam chat room, you also have the option to do SMS, phone calls, texts, direct IM, photo content and video content. This makes it really easy to maximise your earning potential, even if you aren’t online.

  • Adultwork have timed free mode which discourages time wasters. You can set the amount of time you need free mode for (e.g., five minutes) and then the client will need to pay in either group or private mode to be able to speak to you.

  • ​Adultwork give all new model’s a one week free promotion boost and all the member’s on site LOVE a new model. Out of all the new model boost promotions that sites offer, Adultwork’s new model promotion is the most advantageous.

  • Like all webcam sites, Adultwork is free to sign up.

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Cons of using Adultwork.com

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  • ​It’s not the easiest site to navigate at first (although you can purchase our Making Money & Mastering Adultwork course), it does take some time to get used to navigating and using the site.

  • Because a lot of models start on this site, and Adultwork sub-contracts to agencies, there is a lot of competition on this site and you really have to niche down and set yourself apart from other models. The level of competition can make it harder to make money on the site.

  • Adultwork like any site does have its quiet times. This can make it disheartening when you’ve sat online for a while and not made as much money as you would like. The good news is, when it’s busy on Adultwork it’s VERY busy!

  • You have to be careful of scam agencies. These are agencies that recruit aspiring models but in return will take up to 50% of their wage. Once you’ve found out your under a scam agency, you’ll have your profile destroyed and earnings taken. You must act with due discernment when working with agencies and pay companies on this site.

  • If you are independent (not under an agency) it can be hard to get paid by Adultwork without using a third party to pay you. Adultwork pay two weeks in lieu, meaning it’s three weeks until your first pay cheque and it can be hard to find a bank account that will pay out from an adult site.

  • It is very hard to get verified as an international model. Adultwork is a UK based company for adult models in the UK. If you are an international living in the UK from another country there is a bigger verification process to it.

  • Adultwork don’t operate in several countries for members or for models. This is because of laws surrounding webcam modelling in certain countries so they don’t operate there.

  • Adultwork is a very high minimum payment even for independent models of 150 credits. This means on a weekly basis you must hit 150 credits to be able to receive your pay.

  • Unless you’re using an agency, Adultwork always pay two weeks in lieu. This means from the day you start, you won’t be paid until three weeks later unless you’re using an agency or daily pay service. Don’t forget, we do have a pay service linked to AW called Jaguar Daily Pay which you can use.

  • The minimum payout on Adultwork for independent model’s (those not using an agency / daily pay service) is extremely high compared to other sites at 150 credits (£55.55 in real money).

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Pros of using Streamate​
 

  • Streamate is a super easy site to use in our opinion. Compared to a lot of sites it’s extremely user friendly and probably the easiest site for a new model to navigate.

  • Many models report making most of their money in tips on this site rather than pay-per-minute (although this is an option on site). This can make the site more lucrative if you know how to gain the tips. Unfortunately, tip based sites aren’t always the easiest to gain experience on for new models.
     


 

  • Streamate is quite self-explanatory to verify on which is a huge advantage as a new model. Streamate uses technology to verify you, no third-party needs your information and the process is usually quick and easy. I would say the verification process is as strict as Adultwork but easier to do..​

  • Streamate pay weekly and they are very good at making sure models are paid accurately and promptly.

  • There is a very low minimum payout on Streamate of just $20. This means if you have a busy week in your personal life, you only have to earn $20 to be paid out by them.

  • One of the things we LOVE about Streamate is their commitment to making sure agencies behave properly. Agencies on Streamate have to prove to the site that they are providing model’s a service in return for an agency charging a fee to the model. If you were going to use an agency on any site, I would highly recommend it’s Streamate.

  • ​On Streamate you can geo-block certain areas. For example, you can geo-block the whole of the UK and only broadcast globally, meaning nobody in your own area could stumble across you. This makes it very easy to remain safely anonymous on site.

  • The customer service support at Streamate is excellent and incomparable to other sites. We think their team is amazing and they are some of the most friendly webcam customer support service members that you could possibly meet.

  • Like all webcam sites, Streamate is free to sign up.

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Cons of using Streamate

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  • Streamate take up to 75% of your earnings. It is a very, very high fee site. They say this is in reflection to their traffic, however we would warn that this isn’t always strictly true. If you use an agency/studio to sign up to Streamate, they will also apply a fee between 5% and 10% on top of Streamate’s fee. This leaves the model with as little take home as 5% of their pay.

  • Streamate do cross broadcast, meaning they may well take your cam stream and broadcast it on other sites without your permission and without paying you. This is quite an undesirable factor to the site.

  • Streamate have unlimited free mode. As models, we aren’t always keen on this as it does lead to timewasters being on your stream. One of the things that usually gets a member into a paid chat is that free mode ends. On this site that doesn’t happen and you will be reliant on the clients wanting to take you to a paid chat or tipping.

  • Streamate allow you to be naked in free mode. On many sites, free mode is strictly clothes on only so the clients must pay to see you with clothes off. On Streamate, you can be naked in free mode which can lead to time wasters on your stream.

  • Streamate is American, meaning you won’t be able to be paid out into a UK bank account and instead you will need to use an international payment provider which often incurs third party fees.

  • Streamate is not a UK based cam site and because it is not UK based the busy times can be at odd times of the day for us in the UK because there is a time zone difference.

  • Streamate is the only site where you have to sign up for a minimum contract. If you cam for over ten hours with Streamate, you need to cam for six months and you cannot move agencies/studios in that time. Streamate are less happy to have model’s broadcasting who are in and out of the industry and they do expect some commitment to your career.

  • Streamate is American, meaning you won’t be able to be paid out into a UK bank account and instead you will need to use an international payment provider which often incurs third party fees.

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Pros of using Bonga Cams
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  • Bonga has millions of members worldwide. This makes it a very traffic heavy site with lots of opportunities to make money.  

  • Bonga has live support 24/7. Out of all the sites, we would say that Bonga Cams has the most reliable customer service support for models. The team are so friendly and unlike a lot of sites they are available 24/7 instead of standard 9-5 hours and they tend to have a quick turnaround on getting back to their models.

  • Bonga Cams have DMCA protection. As Bonga Cams is an American-based site, it works under USA laws. DMCA is the same as being GDPR protected in the UK. This means if your content is stolen or misused, the site will act on your behalf through DMCA laws to make sure your content isn’t distributed illegally. Sites DON’T have to be DMCA registered legally, but Bonga opts into this which a sign of a very put-together, well thought through site.

  • Bonga is a tip based cam site. Most models report earning most of their money through tips. A huge bonus of Bonga is that if you are tipped the fee is 10% as opposed to the usual fee taken in paid chats. Models can really maximise their earnings on this site via tips.

  • Bonga give a two week free promotion boost on the site for new models.  We have used this new promotion and tested it and whilst it isn’t as quite as good as the Adultwork new model promotion, it is very lucrative.

  • This site does offer on request pay, which is a great feature not offered on many adult sites. Usually, you would have to go through a third party like a studio, agency or daily pay site to be able to access daily pay and it’s great you can just go straight through the site for it on Bonga.

  • Like Adultwork, there are different options to make money on site including photo and video content.

  • On Bonga you can geo-block certain areas. For example, you can geo-block the whole of the UK and only broadcast globally, meaning nobody in your own area could stumble across you. This makes it very easy to remain safely anonymous on site.

  • ​The site is very user friendly for both models and members. Additionally, it is a pretty easy process to get verified on this site.

  • Bonga Cams have an amazing referral scheme. Every model is given an individual referral code. When someone signs up with your code and makes money on the site, you then receive a referral bonus. It’s another great way to make money onsite.

  • Like all webcam sites, Bonga Cams is free to sign up.

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Cons of using Bonga Cams

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  • ​Bonga is American, meaning you won’t be able to be paid out into a UK bank account and instead you will need to use an international payment provider which often incurs third party fees.​

  • Bonga do cross broadcast, meaning they may well take your cam stream and broadcast it on other sites without your permission and without paying you. This is actually in-line with the DMCA laws as when as you sign as a model with the, you sign to say they can do so.

  • Even though Bonga Cams have heavy traffic from clients, because it is not UK based the busy times can be at odd times of the day for us in the UK because there is a time zone difference like with Streamate. One of the best tips ever for Bonga Cams is to use a time zone convertor on Google so you can see what time of day it is over there that you are broadcasting.

  • Bonga is not necessarily a good fit for everyone, especially if you don’t like the idea of a more tip based learning site.  It can take time to know what to say to get tips in and Bonga could be seen as a more intermediate site for models because of this.

  • Bonga Cams is a high fee site in terms of being in a paid-by-minute mode. When in a paid by minute mode, the site applies a 55% fee. If you use an agency/studio to sign up to Bonga Cams it can be as high as 70% leaving the model with 30% take home pay.

  • BongaCams cross post webcam model’s streams onto other sites, and some of these are porn sites. If you were to stay more anonymous as a model, we would recommend you didn’t do porn as it’s much more easily accessible and extensive in terms of its reach. You don’t get a say in where you are broadcasted and on what site, making it not particularly suitable if you want to stay anonymous.

  • It can be very hard to build a brand on BongaCams due to a system they use for their model’s called a “Cam Score”. This is where model’s are given a score for their work, and the higher the score, the more you are seen to members. This can make it harder for a new model, because by rights, you won’t have a good cam score yet as it is all built by being online and interacting with members.

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Pros of using Chaturbate

 

  • Chaturbate give all new models a one week new model promotion boost for free.

  • Chaturbate is one of the oldest platforms of its type and is a true leader of the webcam modelling sites.

  • Chaturbate is the ONLY SITE in the industry where you can post your outside links, including social media, OnlyFans and other webcam modelling pages. Many models find this a very advantageous feature for their income on this site.  

  • You can create your own fan site on Chaturbate. This is where members sign up to a subscription based fan club for a certain amount of tokens per month. In return for the subscription, paying members can have access to private messages with you and video and photo content that you will upload regularly. Think of it as an Only Fans page for Chaturbate!

  • There are a ton of categories you can utilise on Chaturbate. Whilst other sites have their basics categories of models based on ages or whether they are a couples cam, Chaturbate have hundreds of categories to choose from, helping you find the right clients for your type of modelling.

  • Like Adultwork, Chaturbate have a great number of well-off members for model’s to make income from. It is one of the sites that doesn’t have as many cheapskates using it.

  • It's a really user-friendly process to get verified on Chaturbate and can easily be done by yourself without needing to be verified by an agency or studio like you might need to on a site like Adultwork.  

  • Like all webcam sites, Chaturbate is free to sign up.

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Cons of using Chaturbate

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  • The Chaturbate site is notoriously hard to use and not user friendly at all for the model’s back box side of things.

  • One of the problems that Chaturbate has is that because it is one of the oldest platforms in the webcam industry, it is one of the more saturated ones. That said, we believe any model can make it on any site with a good strategy BUT there will be more competition on Chaturbate model to model than there might be on other sites.

  • It is notoriously much harder to stay anonymous on Chaturbate than it is any other webcam platform. This is due to several factors, including promotion of model’s accounts to other sites, cross streaming, having more competition than other sites and the general vibe and expectations of the site itself.

  • On Chaturbate there is an expectation to be nude both on cam in paid chats and in free mode. This makes it not suitable for non-nude models and a lot of seasoned models (Panther Training Academy Models included) wouldn’t be happy with this expectation either. We actually recommend not doing this on site even though there is that expectation there for members.

  • Chaturbate is another high fee site. They payout in tokens, every token is worth $1 but a model will only receive $0.50 in return for this. If you use a studio/agency to sign up to Chaturbate, you will receive less than $0.50 once they have taken their fee.

  • Chaturbate is not a UK based cam site, meaning their busy times may be at very odd times of the day for us in the UK. Models report busy times being at 5 in the morning because over in some parts of America, it will be 9 o clock in the evening for them.

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