Webcam modeling, or camming, has become an increasingly popular career among men and women all over the world. Not because it's easy, but because it's lucrative and can be easily done at home by anyone.
For just a few hours of work, one can make up to 500 a day. Some models even claimed to have earned 4 figures amounts from a single show.
In 2013, the New York Times reported that the annual revenue of a popular adult cam site was estimated at over $1 billion. It also revealed that live cam has become a profitable part of the adult entertainment industry.
The porn industry has always been a lucrative business but the recent popularity of tube sites that offer free content had an impact financially. Camming, which used to be a niche market, became a huge industry on its own.
It also changed the way adult performers work. Unlike pornstars, Cam models often work independently and they get to choose where or when to work.
They don't need adult production companies or talent managers to get work. Instead, they rely on the adult cam sites to be the middlemen and at the same time promote their shows.
The camming industry has become so successful that even big-name adult performers began offering webcam shows. Like porn sites, webcam shows also offer a wide array of models, niches, and allows viewers to direct the show.
So, you're probably wondering how exactly do webcam models earn money?
Webcam sites have a tipping system that lets viewers send tips to pay for videos or request a model to perform a certain sex act. Adult cam sites like ModelsFreeCams.com, make money by keeping a percentage of the tip and models get to keep the rest.
Cam models usually set how much their show cost. They also specify the kind of sexual acts they offer like which can be found on the model's bio page.
The more sexual acts the model offers, the higher his or her earnings potential from tips. These acts can be anything from live sex shows, masturbation, sex toys, fetish, and many more.
Adult cam shows however, don't always have to be sexual. Some models offer non-nude or non-explicit shows that usually engage viewers with topics that they would want to discuss.
Private shows, on the other hand, is more expensive since it allows visitors to be more intimate with the model. Some models offer other features like Party Chat or Phone, which allows you to exclusively talk to a model on the phone.
Webcam modeling, like any other job, is not that easy but it's a good way to earn money. It allows people to work independently and do it on the side or make it a primary source of income.
