So you think you have all the answers you need, but you’re having nagging thoughts about those cam model disadvantages that you can’t seem to shake.
You are not alone! Camming is a big decision, and although it’s an amazing industry to get into, it’s certainly not for everyone. It takes a certain type of person, mentality, and preparation to become a cam model and succeed.
Being honest with yourself on whether or not you’re the right fit is so important. For every cam model you see online, there are many others who’ve never got started. They realized they weren’t the right fit, whether they were too nervous or caved to outside pressures.
Cam Model Disadvantages
In this article, we’ll be diving deeper into the cam model disadvantages to help you decide whether you’re a great fit and if this is something you can overcome.
Here’s that list of 17 cam model disadvantages you need to consider:
1.
Close Friends And Family May Find Out What You Do
The fear of someone you know finding out and your reputation being ruined seems to be a risk too big for aspiring cam models. You may ask yourself:
“What if a potential employer finds out and it ruins my chance for a good job in the future?”
or,
“What if my parents find out and become disappointed in me? will everyone think I’m a slut?”
To be very real with you, yes. These are the possible outcomes of camming. But notice I said possible, meaning it’s not definite.
If you decide to become a cam model in today’s world, many things are working in your favor that prevents the likelihood of a ruined reputation to occur.
Your friends and family discovering you as a cam model is unlikely, unless you become popular in the industry. By that point, you would already be so established to where outside opinions really don’t matter.
If someone you know discovers you as a cam model, it’s probably because they’re on cam sites themselves, as a client or as a model. In this case, they’re unlikely to judge you for being in an industry they support.
And if they do judge you, who cares?
One important thing I will mention, however, is if you have super fancy and prestigious career plans, such as becoming a doctor or lawyer, you may want to stick to that route and think twice about camming.
Your career plans and dreams in these prestigious fields may be too important for you to risk and require you to have a clean image. Anything that can ruin your credibility and professionalism in these fields should be avoided.
Besides that, our society is becoming more accepting and supportive of the sex industry. Slut-shaming will eventually cease to exist as the years go by, and most jobs won’t care or will never find out.
Ultimately, the question isn’t whether or not somebody will find out. The real question is, do you care what others think?
2.
Long Work Hours
There may be times where you log on and a regular client tips you A LOT of tokens right away. But most days, you’ll have to work long hours to hit your income goal, especially if you’re just starting.
There will be days where you’re working 6-12 hours. Cam modeling is a business, and just like any business, you have to put in the work if you want to see a great return.
Although there’s a lot of money to be made in this industry, this isn’t a get rich quick scheme. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and patience. But it is extremely rewarding once you start hitting your income goals!
And trust me, if you work hard and stay consistent, you WILL be successful at this!
3.
The Money Isn’t Guaranteed
Just like any business, there will be days where you’re racking up the cash, and there will also be days where you’ve barely hit your income goal. Web Camming doesn’t bring in an endless flow of cash.
Once you’ve been cam modeling for a while and built your regulars, continuous slow days for weeks at a time could indicate that you’re no longer connecting with your clients in a way that they’re used to, or maybe you need to switch up your routine and try something new.
The best way to avoid slow days is to genuinely engage and connect with your viewers and regulars. Make them feel as if the money doesn’t matter and do your best to please them in a way that makes you comfortable.
Slow days are no fun, but it happens to everyone in business! You can decrease the number of slow days you have by genuinely enjoying what you do, pleasing your customers, and staying consistent.
4.
Difficulty Maintaining Personal Relationships
It can be hard to maintain a personal, romantic relationship as a cam model. Your partner may not understand that this is just work. Cheating accusations and jealousy can arise, wreaking havoc on your relationship.
If you’re already in a long-term committed relationship and you want to be a cam model, talk to your partner and see how they’d feel about this. Some partners are okay with it in the beginning, then all of a sudden change their mind after you’ve started. This is a situation where you need to decide which is more important – web camming or your significant other?
Is this someone you can live without so you can do what you feel is best for you and your life?
You may also have a hard time finding a partner that loves you for you. If you’re web camming as a woman, the more men who know you’re a cam model, the harder it is to find someone who doesn’t just want sex.
But it’s not impossible to have a healthy relationship while web camming. Many cam models are in healthy, long-term relationships. It’s all about finding the right partner that respects you and supports your life choices.
And who knows, maybe you and your partner can hop on the camming site together. Your clients will love that!
5.
What Sex Life
Some cam models have sex with a partner regularly when they’re online, but most cam models go solo. Since it’s hard to maintain personal, romantic relationships as a cam model, you may not get much action outside of camming.
When you’re on camera talking dirty and performing sexual acts on yourself for hours on end, you’ll likely be too tired to have sex with anyone in your personal life. If you’re in a relationship, this can affect you and your partner’s sex life. Your partner may not be getting the sexual satisfaction they need.
On the flip side, camming also allows you to explore your body. You’ll know how to turn yourself on and satisfy yourself better than anyone in your life ever has! This may even make you more sexually open and lead you to discover new fetishes.
6.
You May Be Recognized In Public
We all wouldn’t mind becoming a celebrity for a day but being a cam model can sometimes attract the wrong attention. Therefore some cam models try to fly under the radar in real life.
Some cam models prefer to stay anonymous or disguise their identity by changing their appearance while online so that if you ever saw them in public, you wouldn’t recognize them. Models can do several things to boost their anonymity by wearing wigs, heavy makeup, covering tattoos, and even wearing colored contacts.
Being anonymous as a cam model by not showing your face will limit your earnings and clientele significantly. It’s pretty impossible to be a successful cam girl without doing so, but wearing a sexy disguise to alter your appearance while camming is a great way to avoid this issue. If you do it right, most people won’t recognize you in person!
7.
You Will Be Disrespected & Degraded
If you have a ton of followers on social media, you know how crazy it can get in those comments and DMs.
Models exposing themselves for viewers and money leads people to pre-judge cam models based on their personal opinions, emotions, or religion.
A simple rule of thumb is to simply block and ignore them. You’re always going to have people trying to tear you down, cam model or not.
The more successful you become, the more hate you’ll receive. Let the haters hate!
8.
Stalkers, They Exist!
Giving others sexual gratification can lead some clients to become overly infatuated with you.
But if you keep your personal information guarded, you shouldn’t have any issues with stalkers. Never give out your real name, personal phone number, email, or address!
Some cam models don’t mind giving out their real first name, state, and city. But to be on the safer side, I’d advise you not to give out that kind of information at all.
The easiest way to avoid stalkers is to create a fake identity and only give out information pertaining to that fake identity.
9.
The Money Comes Too Fast
Now I know you’re thinking… Wait a minute, isn’t making money fast a good thing?
Making money fast certainly can be a good thing and is the main objective for cam models, especially when first getting started. But only if you know how to manage your money.
Most of us have been in the position where our money comes in and goes right back out. Living paycheck to paycheck is the norm for a large percentage of people. This indicates poor money management.
I don’t mean to call you out on it, but somebody’s gotta say it!
If you don’t manage your money properly, your money will manage you. It’s nothing to be ashamed of; it happens to the best of us!
When it comes to camming, you could go from penniless to suddenly making $500, $1000, or even $5000 on a lucky day. With this kind of fast money, it’s easy to get caught up in making life-changing financial decisions.
Create a plan for your money before you start camming. That way, you’ll know what to do when the cash comes. I recommend paying off any debts you have and stashing some cash aside just in case! You never know what’ll happen in the future. Steady income in any business isn’t guaranteed. It’s okay to splurge a little, but try not to live above your means. Otherwise, you’ll get yourself into a big financial mess.
10.
You’ll Lose Friends
For some models, it’s hard to keep personal friendships, especially with the opposite sex. Friends you grew up with will either judge you and start distancing themselves, or they may try soliciting you.
Losing friends is never easy, but it’s one of the challenging things of life that everyone will experience.
On the other hand, you’ll keep amazing friends that love you unconditionally and support what you do. Not even only that, but you’ll get to meet new friends in the web camming industry. Just by being in the industry, these new friends will be able to relate to you in a way that your old friends could not.
11.
Lack Of Privacy
You’ll build long-lasting relationships with your clients, and many of them will stick with you for years. Some of them may seem to know you better than your own family members. They’ll know your likes/dislikes, hobbies, what makes you happy/upset, and your sexual desires.
Then there are things you may want to keep private that your clients feel entitled to know. For example, birthdays are a great opportunity to get extra income and gifts, but you may not want to share intimate photos of you and your family or details of what you did.
12.
Your Recordings Across The Internet
Many cam models believe they’ll never be recorded and can do things to prevent it. The truth is, once you post something on the internet, it’ll be there forever.
You must always assume you’re being recorded at all times. If someone can see you on their screen, there’s tons of tools they can use to record it.
It’s very common for people or fans to record your cam shows and repost them to free tube sites like Pornhub and other camming dedicated platforms.
The good news is that there are millions of porn videos and webcam shows. If your video gets reposted and you don’t have a huge following, it’s unlikely anyone you know will see your videos.
13.
Sex Symbol
The more successful you are as a cam model; the more people will know you for what you do. You’ll always be looked at as a sex symbol, no matter where you go or what you decide to do after.
The good news is if you’ve never had a huge following, most people won’t ever find out. And if you become a well-known cam model, you’d already be established in the industry where being looked at as a sex symbol may not be a big deal to you.
At that point, you might actually like it!
14.
No More 9-to-5
Your work ethic will change. Respect for a boss will change. It’s hard to go back to a regular 9-to-5 once you start making hundreds and thousands of dollars per day.
Not even only that, but some potential employers may look down upon a sex worker applying to work for their company. This is why I urge you to think twice about web camming if you want to become a doctor, lawyer, teacher, or any other profession that requires a clean background and image.
Although times are changing and society is more accepting of sex work, there’s still a stigma.
15.
What Will Your Kids Think?
Do you have young kids now? What about when they grow up. How will they deal with other kids finding out? How or when will you tell them?
When you have kids, it’s not just about you anymore.
You have to think about the things that could affect them. But since society is becoming more accepting of sex work, this may not be an issue in the future. It’ll probably be the norm for kids to have parents in the sex industry.
16.
Vanity
Some models start working on their bodies/faces by getting that cosmetic surgery they’ve always wanted. But some take it way too far.
Never do anything because your viewers tell you to do if it involves permanently altering your appearance. You may regret this decision when it’s too late.
17.
You May Become A Robot
Cam Models may seem robotic at times because they tend to do the same thing every time they’re online.
You’d likely be doing the same thing every single day. Although we recommend you get into a routine, this can become highly repetitive and, at times, boring.
You can refuse to do things you don’t want to do, but those requests within your boundaries can be abused.
In The End
These cam model disadvantages for not becoming a cam model are only possible outcomes that may never happen. However, it’s still good to be fully aware of the potential dangers you could be facing by entering into the adult camming industry.
Several other things can go through your mind among the ones we mentioned above. It’s important to weigh out the pros and cons.
We may have given you 17 cam model disadvantages of becoming a cam model, but there are several reasons why you should become a cam model.
Want some great advantages of becoming a Cam Model. Read: Cam Model Benefits
Ultimately, it’s your decision on whether or not you should become a cam model. We’re here to give you the truth about the ins and outs of cam modeling, so you can make the best decision for you and your future.
Good Luck!
