Adult Webcam Sites FOR New Performers

Becoming a webcam model can be a fun and easy way to earn part-time or even full-time income. All you need is a computer (a laptop or desktop), a good webcam (or just your iPhone), and an account on a cam site to start streaming.

If you're new, don’t worry! It’s normal to try out different websites and show styles to see what feels right for you. That’s where our agency comes in — we’ll help you figure out the best platforms for your personality, take care of the tech stuff (like streaming on more than one site at once to make more money), and guide you every step of the way.

Most cam sites also give a “new model” badge, so you’ll get noticed faster when you're just starting out. This section is made just for you — to help you understand how all of this works and see if it’s something you’d like to try!

Colorful sign reading "Chaturbate" one of the biggest webcam adult sites in the world, where Aussie Cam Agency help creators to increase their income

Chaturbate is a leading camming site with great traffic, percentages and features. Becoming a Chaturbate model is quick and easy. Anyone who’s eighteen years old or older, and has the required equipment, can make money performing live on Chaturbate. In addition to making money live on webcam, Chaturbate models can also make money from selling videos / galleries and through premium fanclub membership. Here’s all the information on becoming a Chaturbate broadcaster.

  • Services: Camming, Clips, Fanclubs

  • Genders: Female, Male, Transgender, Couples, Groups

  • Model Earnings: 5¢ / Token

  • Payout Schedule: Daily*

  • Min Payout: $50

  • Payout Methods: Check, ACH, Paxum, Bitcoin

  • Cam-Splitting: Yes

  • Geo-Blocking: Yes

  • DMCA Services: Yes

  • Affiliate Program: Yes

  • Studio Accounts: Yes

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Stripchat is a popular adult camming site powered by the same people behind   XHamster. Getting started as a   StripChat model is easy, and anyone can make money working from home as a webcam model.   Stripchat accepts female, male, transgenders, couples and gay couples. The network offers competitive pay, covers chargebacks and offers weekly payouts. Here’s all the details.

  • Services: Live Camming, Clips, Fanclubs

  • Genders: Female, Male, Transgender, Couples, Gay Couples

  • Model Pay: 5¢ / Token

  • Minimum Payout: $50-$500

  • Payout Schedule: Weekly

  • Chargebacks: Protected

  • Payout Methods: Paxum, Check, Wire Transfer

  • Geoblocking: Yes

  • DMCA: No

  • Cam-Splitting: Yes

  • Affiliate Program: Yes

  • Studio Accounts: Yes

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CamSoda is a camming website that focuses mainly on token based crowd funding shows with many cool features for making your streams more exciting. The site is very model forward and frequently within their website and social media accounts encourages their models to provide feedback and criticism to make the site better for models.

  • Services: Camming, Clips

  • Genders: Female, Male, Transgender, Couples, Groups

  • Model Earnings: 5¢ / Token

  • Payments: Weekly every Thursday

  • Minimum Payout: $20

  • Payout Methods: Check, Direct Deposit, Wire, Paxum

  • Chargebacks: Covered

  • Interactive Toys:   Lovense

  • Regional Blocking: Yes

  • DMCA Services: No

  • Affilite Program: Yes

  • Studios: Yes

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ManyVids is a leading clip site with tons of great features. They’ve got one of the highest industry percentages and some of the best global traffic. All genders are welcome, and there’s tons of ways to make money on the platform. In addition to selling adult clips, models can also get paid from customs, phone sex, fanclub subscriptions and from custom store items that can be used to sell just about anything. Here’s all the information for  ManyVids models.

  • Services: Clips, Camming Phone Sex, Customs, Fanclubs

  • Genders: Female, Male, Transgender, Couples

  • Geoblocking: Yes

  • Model Percentage: 60%-80%

  • Minimum Payout: $50

  • Payout Schedule: 1st and 16th

  • Payout Methods: Check, ACH, Wire, Paxum, Cosmo, Entropay

  • Chargebacks: Chargebacks Covered

  • DMCA Services: Yes

  • Affiliate Program: No

  • Studio Accounts: Yes

Getting Started as a Webcam Model / Camgirl

Working as a webcam model can give you amazing flexibility and the opportunity to work at times that are convenient for you. You can work overtime without making a request and you can change your hours and schedule as needed! Being an online adult entertainer gives you the freedom to express your creativity and individuality while working towards a flourishing career where you can make thousands of dollars a month if you remain consistent! Here are our suggestions for having a successful adult industry career as a webcam model.

Having a camming schedule (and sticking to it) is super important if you want to be successful — especially when you still have the “new model” tag on your cam site. This tag usually lasts between 1 week and 1 month (check your site’s FAQ for the exact details), and it helps you get more attention while you're just starting out.

During this time, you’ll start building relationships with viewers who could turn into regulars. If you post your schedule on social media and use any messaging tools your cam site offers, your fans will know exactly when to catch you live — and be ready to tip or spend money.

To make the most money, we recommend working 4–5 days a week and camming at least 3 hours each day. The more consistent you are, the more loyal viewers you’ll build!

Set a Schedule

Pick your Rates

Setting your price for private shows can feel confusing at first, but don’t worry — we’ve got your back! If your cam site lets you charge per minute for private shows, you’ll want to choose a rate that makes sense for you.

Even if you’re new, if you’re streaming in HD with good lighting, clear sound, and fast internet, then you deserve to charge a fair price for that quality. A good starting point is around $2–$3 per minute (which is usually about 50 tokens per minute on most sites).

Just a heads-up — if you set your price too high too soon (before you have regular fans), you might actually make less money. It’s smart to start at a fair beginner rate, then raise your prices later once you feel confident, know what you’re good at, and have built a fanbase.

Create your Cam Room Rules

Knowing how camming works makes it easier to set boundaries and keep your room running smoothly. You can charge extra for special requests like outfit changes, cam-to-cam, or even standing up — just ask for tips!

It’s super helpful to have a set of rules that you always follow while you're live. Listing the important ones in your profile lets viewers know what to expect and avoids any confusion. For example, if you write something like “I don’t use toys” or “I only use my interactive toy with tips” in your profile, and someone still leaves a bad rating about it, you can actually dispute that rating — because you clearly stated your rules.

Being clear, consistent, and confident with your boundaries makes everything easier — and protects you too!

Set Up Your Profile

Having a completed and thorough profile is a great way to attract new customers! Rather than writing one or two sentences, really push those character limits and tell the world who YOU are! Make sure to use plenty of adjectives and consider talking in 3rd person for the search engine value. Rather than “I love to strip” try “(Your Username) loves stripping down out of lingerie and getting naughty.” By using lots of keywords you’re more likely to attract customers searching for those search terms and more likely to match searches for your username when talking in 3rd person!

The biggest key to becoming successful on webcam is remaining consistent! This means working consistent times, hours, and days. While experimenting with the times you cam will be integral while getting started once you figure out what time works best for your schedule, you have to stick to that and be consistent with it! You should also consistently cam for a specific time slot as often as you can so clients can know when to expect you.

Stay Consistent and Patient

Maintain Good Quality Streams

Maintaining a good quality stream will help you consistently place well on the homepage and lead to more viewers. Good quality streams should always be in HD, your frames should consistently be at 30 or above, and your connection should always be consistent. In order to achieve these things, you’ll more than likely need to hardwire your computer to your router with a good quality ethernet cable. This will provide you with the fastest speeds and priority use of your internet bandwidth so you can stream in the best quality possible. 

Develop a Memorable Persona / Alter Ego

Developing your cam persona is an important part of establishing your brand as a cam model! Your cam persona may end up just being you but with a different name or you may decide to live out some fun fantasies while on cam that are more adventurous than you are in real life. Either way, having a consistent and reliable persona helps keep customers coming back and converts them into regulars. When consumers are looking for someone to spend on, they like stress free performers that help them indulge in their fantasy and provide an experience that they can consistently anticipate to be good! When you go out to eat and get really good food but then go back another time and it’s really bad, you’re less likely to go back to that restaurant in the future… it’s a similar concept! 

When you’re deciding who you will be on cam, you should also consider the search value you will bring to the table! This includes things like picking a good name that’s not already being used (especially not being used in the porn industry already) and doing your research on performers that offer similar services to you and what their price points are and how they’re advertising themselves! 

Try Marketing to Find New Fans

You’ll need to do some form of marketing to attract more fans to your stream if you aren’t on a website that already provides you with traffic but even if the website does provide traffic; it never hurts to bring in more fans and followers from social media especially if you’re using a camming website that offers a referral program!

That’s where an agency can help you deliver more traffic to your show, resulting in higher spending and bigger profit, book a call now and let’s talk!

Frequently Asked Questions

When you get started as a webcam model for the first time you’ll probably have a lot of questions. We have answered some of the most common questions we receive to help guide you on the right path!

Should I join a token or private style site?

Many webcam models will find themselves struggling to decide between token or private based camming sites because both offer advantages that the others lack. Some of the positives of token shows are curating a large audience, more interaction, and more conversion potential because more people are watching. The positives of private shows are no freeloaders watching, less interaction and more intimate interaction, and higher regular customer retention. You’ll only know which style of camming suits you if you give both a try, some performers even offer both by pairing a token based website with offering Skype shows or utilizing more than one cam site and bouncing back and forth between them.

Why do the payout percentages
on websites vary? 

Some newer websites offer higher percentages to incentivize models to join them, some websites with whitelabels and affiliates have to pay lower percentages so they can pay their affiliates (but this can also mean they have more traffic) and some websites simply went with the standard industry payout which gravitates from 50%-60% (or about $0.05 a token.) Don’t be put off from a site just because their payout percentage seems low, there are plenty of websites that actually offer huge potential for earning but many models avoid them because of the low payout percentage without taking into account that the percentage is low because the site pays for a lot of traffic.

What is the most popular webcam / sex cam website?  

Going by traffic ranking alone, the most popular sites to webcam on are  Chaturbate and  Stripchat. Both websites offer an expansive network of whitelabels and have high paying affiliate referral programs that allow affiliates to earn high income from the sites, therefore when pornographic promoters are deciding what sites they’d like to promote they often choose one of these. Due to the nature of the websites advertising schemes, it’s hard to track their traffic exactly because it does not take into account all of the whitelabels under their network but  Chaturbate is in the top 100 most visited sites globally according to Alexa ranking and  Stripchat is used as a whitelabel by top tube sites.

Do I have to show my face on webcam?  

Some websites will allow you to cam without showing your face while others will only allow you to cam “faceless” with a mask or eye cover on. Some websites don’t allow faceless camming at all. It is important to read the acceptable use policies on whichever site you decide to begin camming on. Many require that you do show your face so that they can verify the performer on the submitted ID is the one who is performing. 

Webcam models earnings vary based on the website that they use, the services they offer, the prices they set, and their consistency. There is no “guaranteed” amount that you’ll earn as a webcam model but most performers that perform for at least 20 hours a week, market their shows on social media, and remain patient while they build a regular fanbase can earn anywhere from $30,000 to $250,000 a year. 

How much money will I make as a camgirl / cam performer?  

Can I stream with my boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, etc…?  

Yes, there are plenty of websites that allow couple cams. In order to cam with a partner you’ll need to get that partner verified on your preferred webcam site. The process is similar to your own sign up process and varies site by site, some will require that they have their own independent account while others will allow you to connect their ID directly to your account. 

How long do I need to stay online to earn money?

When you get started as a webcam model it’s very important to use the new model tag provided by the site you start streaming on so you’ll want to be on often and for as long as possible! Most successful models do shifts of 3-6 hours per day and work anywhere from 4 to 7 days per week. Although we do suggest you give yourself at least one day off to maintain your mental health! 

Is there a way to earn more in my webcam shows?

Interactive toys take your webcam streams to the next level. Many top performers across various websites utilize interactive toys to allow their customers to feel more closer and intimate with them. There are many kinds of interactive toys like vibrators, sex machines, rabbit dildos, and more that you can include in your shows to make more money from your cam shows. 

You can choose to cam independently, but that means handling everything yourself — from setting up your account and equipment to figuring out how to attract viewers, promote yourself, deal with tech issues, and grow your income. It’s possible, but it can be time-consuming and overwhelming, especially if you’re new.

Working with an agency like ours gives you structure, support, and a team behind you. We handle all the setup, provide dedicated chat operators to help increase your earnings during shows, offer guidance on how to perform effectively, and help you stream on multiple platforms at once to boost your visibility and income.

You’ll also get professional coaching, weekly payouts, and someone to contact when something goes wrong — no guesswork, no trial and error.

If you want to go solo, be prepared to figure it all out on your own.
If you want to start faster, earn more, and have long-term support, working with an agency is the smarter option.

Should I do it solo or with an agency?

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