CamSoda was founded back in 2014 by Daron Lundeen, right around the time cam sites were all over the web and vying for dominance. Besides platforming hundreds of thousands (and now millions) of exhibitionists to make money by showing off their skin and sex skills to oodles of honey onlookers. To break the mold, they were one of the first platforms in this space to accept cryptocurrency and the first to have a 360-degree virtual reality feature.
They have continued to innovate since then, but I am sure that if you are reading this, you are wondering what it offers to potential models. So, what really sets this site apart from the competition, and how will this help launch your webcamming career? Well, simply continue reading to find out.
Here Are The Basics Of How This Site Works
Okay, the name of the game here is to sell yourself on camera to dozens, hundreds, or ideally thousands of horny onlookers. Anyone can join from any country, and the rate at which you get paid is pretty good. You are paid a percentage of the tokens that people spend on you, so you will want to get as many tips in your private a spy shows as possible – with the percentage being $0.05-0.055 per token. To put that into perspective, if you get 30 tokens a minute, you are really making $1.50 every 60 seconds. There is no guarantee how long a show goes and how many tippers you'll bring in, but if a show goes on for half an hour (not a bad goal), then you'll end up making $45 per show, which is respectable compared to other cam sites I have looked at.
Money can be sent through direct deposit, physical check, bank wire, or through Paxum. There are actually no fees for any transfers, and a minimum payout of $20 is earned for all, but for a bank wire you'll have to earn at least $500.
While you are an independent broadcaster, you do get copyright protection for your efforts. In fact, your streams are DMCA, so no cyberpirates can't take your footage with impunity. Furthermore, if you are in an area where camming could compromise your personal privacy, you can take advantage of their geo-restrictions feature. Simply put, if you don't want relatives to accidentally find you on this site, you can block any viewers from the country they are in from seeing you show up on CamSoda's rooster.
Having A Gimmick Might (Not) Get You More Money
One of the criticisms of this platform is that it does not have too many trans or gay performers. In fact, there are several times more trannies on sites like Charturbate. That might be a downer from a consumer standpoint, but if you are a trans gal, gay guy, or MtF dude, then this is an opportunity! Think about it. If you are in at least one of those groups, you can appeal to millions of potential viewers and have less competition on this particular platform, which is commonly cited as one of the top ten popular cam platforms on the web.
Even if you are a woman, there are other ways you can make money by putting on shows that a lot of other people are not doing. For example, there are a few people (barely) who broadcast while outdoors, but not a whole lot. In fact, the only considerable amount of folks doing fap shows outside is on StripChat, so if you have the hardware and space to do so, doing an outdoor show will help you stand out.
When it comes to kink, you can do a whole hell of a lot on this platform. However, there are some hard limits when it comes to exhibiting content that some people would consider extreme. For instance, doing anything involving piss, fisting, or scat is strictly prohibited.
Reviews From The Community Are Certainly Interesting
One factor that I think is extremely important to consider is what actual users who have been and are on a particular platform report. Sure, you can look at what a website claims, and it does help to look at testimonials, but those claims can be exaggerated a bit, embellished, or outright faked. That is why I looked at neutral sites from real CamSoda models elsewhere online. According to the CamGirlProblems subreddit, CamSoda seems to be a bit of a mixed case, but overall, it tends to be a good place to make money.
One such member is user couchpotatoxoxo who reports that they are getting a good deal of regulars after having put the time in. While they are not making the $200-1,000 per day and $15-35k per month, this person says that their viewers are spending $100-200 a night, which is pretty good considering the fact that models get $0.05 or so per token spent as the CamSoda wiki says.
On a slow night, this person says that it's "slow and I can only get like 40 dollars per 4 hours" or a couple hundred in two hours.
Users like alexislayne31 say that their experience has been "not very good" and that CamSoda is full of scammers, freeloaders, and just generally terrible users. She also notes that it took her a full month of camming, 2-3 hours a day, to start getting paid. However, I noticed that on the thread that she commented on, she focused on lows and highs if you are a heavyset woman.
There are other plus-sized people, like Chunkybarbie917, who say, "I'm plus size and haven't had issues on the sites I'm on. I just think Camsoda takes a while to get the room going."
There are other users like connieagresta, who has been on the site for a while, and "some of my tips are to use as much as you can your new model tag, talk even if no one does in chat…" She also brings up another point that I am going to expand on later, which is, "…keep some fun in your room as the page shows a video preview, so if it looks fun, you might click and enter your room!"
In my estimation, this website's earnings are not quite as extravagant as they advertise but are still pretty good, and you get out what you put in.
No Matter Where You Are From, You Can Make Money
Another factor to take into account before signing up for a website is how friendly they are to an international audience, both from a provider and consumer angle. After all, we live in a time where to survive online, and the only way to thrive is by appealing to as many people in as many languages as possible.
CamSoda used to only be well translated in six other languages but now can be viewed in nearly a dozen European languages, including Ukrainian, Polish, and Dutch. Further, the site reads well in Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, and even Korean. Of course, they have models from countries where all of those tongues are commonly spoken, which should be good news for just about everyone reading this. It would be cool if they had, for example, a Tagalog version of CamSoda, but given the fact that most Philippinos know English, that is not too big a deal.
This Is The Six-point Summary Of CamSoda For Creators
Alright, as far as webcam platforms go, this one hits all of the basics when it comes to providing models with a marvelous opportunity to make money. To speedrun through everything that I have gone over in-depth through this article for you skimmers, CamSoda…
• Get paid to show off your body on your time at a pay rate that is moderately competitive, along with pictures and recorded shows.
• All of your content is totally DMCA-protected, and you can block any state, territory, or country from seeing your content.
• This is one of the few websites that provide additional benefits, including health insurance benefits.
• If you are a guy or trans performer, then you'll probably get a bigger piece of the CamSoda pie, and no matter who you are you can model for free.
This has been, continues to be, and likely will be one of the best sex-cam platforms for both customers and cammers for years to come, which is why I am giving them four hands out of five. Consequently, I think everyone who wants to get into camming (or already is) should think about satisfying their customer's thirst by being a CamSoda model. Try it out now for free for a week, and remember to tell them who referred you. While you are at it, make the community better for all of us and send this review to everyone you know who has a secret (or not so secret) exhibitionist in them. ;)
