This article will be useful — and even essential reading — for absolutely every beginner model. Over our time in this business, we have repeatedly seen the unpleasant consequences of working without following these seemingly simple rules. In your early days in webcam, you should always keep the content of this publication in mind — after that you will figure things out yourself.

Please, even before registering on cam platforms, the very first thing to do is delete your vk.com account, if you have one. And Odnoklassniki, if you happen to have that too. We repeat: do not just delete the photos, do not just hide them from others — actually delete the page itself. For the best result: first delete all friends, then all photos, then change the first and last name on the page, set a photo of another random person, and only then delete the page. Stretch this operation over a couple of days, with breaks of a few hours between actions. If you had old accounts, they need to be deleted too.

Social networks

This needs a bit of explanation. First and foremost, it is protection against blackmail and extortion — they usually threaten to tell your friends or relatives. Scammers use services like FindClone, FindFace, SearchFace to search for models on social networks; these services' databases already contain your photos, uploaded earlier from your page. We need to delete the page itself so that, when searching, the service cannot reference it and hand a link to the attacker. It is even better if you check your own photos in these services.

If you still want to use VK, just create a new page, provide new data at registration — preferably a fake surname — do not add your photos there, and hide it from strangers. Tell your friends you forgot the password to the old one; nobody really cares.

You should also delete or hide accounts on other social networks, but in our experience all the problems arose only because of VK pages.

Yes, there are models who gather their fans on social networks and significantly increase their income thanks to them, but, as said above, this article is for beginners, and you definitely should not gather members on VK. To experienced models we can only advise not to reveal your real data — such as phone number or place of residence — to subscribers.

Environment

We have known cases where models began to be blackmailed by people close to them and friends. Incognito — that is, they simply wrote from fake accounts and extorted money. So at the start of your career you must not share information about your work with absolutely anyone. If people ask about your way of earning money, come up with something plausible that is hard to verify: you tutor, work as a nanny, or as a housekeeper for wealthy people.

If after a few months of work you have firmly decided that webcam is for you, that you earn well, you are good at it, and you really want to share these facts with the people close to you — then yes, you can, but think it over once more!

Money

When you start earning decently in webcam, never throw money around. First, it will save you from awkward questions from those around you. Second, it is just foolish! If you take it seriously, an average model can easily earn four to five times the country's average salary per month. Few people get such a chance at an ordinary job, and it is not forever, so try to manage your finances wisely. Set up a comfortable life for yourself, then set a major goal — for example, your dream home, relocation, or getting an education. And save! Preferably in different currencies.

Above all, remember that the main goal is to never return to financial hardship again in your life!

Communicating with fans

It is simple here:

  • never reveal your place of residence;
  • do not arrange meetings (this is even forbidden by all cam sites);
  • communicate only on dedicated platforms;
  • do not accept money bypassing these platforms;
  • always block access to your streams for viewers from Russia and the CIS;
  • allow messages in the general chat only in English;
  • never follow any links sent by users;
  • do not tolerate insults from viewers — ban them or at least say that it is unpleasant for you.

As an example, some users of webcam platforms try to figure out a model's location even from a simple question: "What time is it for you right now?" If that user is from Russia, there is a good chance they will work out which city you are in.

DMCA

Order a DMCA certificate for yourself, place its badge and a link in your profile on the cam platform, regularly check for your stolen recordings in search engines, and send removal requests. These actions will protect you from casual viewers of your shows. But this is more about honesty and fairness — no one should watch recordings of your private shows for free. Better to set up an OnlyFans account and post them yourself.

Online you can find instructions for dealing with DMCA yourself. If you do not want to figure out content removal on your own, our team will be glad to help you.