General questions
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YES! ..lots of it and with great ease! There are many people on the Net who are earning in excess of $2,000 every week displaying their more exhibitionist side part-time. This is a reality! And with the EXTRA incentives at CamContacts there is no reason why you can't make a lot more. Joining the CamContacts Network is simple, quick and fun... so why not turn your hobby into a great money earner?
There are many different ways to earn money when you join the CamContacts Network. This forms the Video Chathost Payment Schedule:
- CamContacts (chathost payout = 50% from session price)
- Partner Sites & CamContacts Webmasters (chathost payout = 40% to 100% from session price)
- Partner Sites. Fixed Price Sites (payout 50¢ per minute)
- Mobile SMS Billing (payout 50¢ per minute)
- For each Viewer you introduce to the CamContacts Network via our Camsense program you earn up to 30% on everything they spend on sessions with other Chathosts. That's right! You even earn money when you are not on-line at CamContacts... WOW! For more details click here.
- For each new Viewer you bring in to CamContacts.com you get 80% from the session price on all video session you have with the Viewer. Just ask the Viewer to sign up at www.camcontacts.com. The Viewer will have the question "How did you get to us?" and here the Viewer should choose "Chathost" and enter your screen name in the field. Easy!
Now you should be able to understand how easy it can be to earn in excess of $2,000/week as a Video Chathost at CamContacts. If you would like to join as a CamContacts Chathost, then complete the Registration Form and start exhibiting NOW!
Note: Payments are made every two weeks by ePassporte or Bank Transfer. Payments under $100 will be carried forward to the next pay check. For more details on payments, please see relevant FAQs below.
Note: A new Viewer is a person who has not been registered on CamContacts network before. If a Viewer who has been on the network before is referred by a Chathost, the 80% will not apply.
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A few simple requirements:
- An Internet connection.
- A PC Video Camera (click here to find some examples).
- If you wish to offer the sound function to Viewers (i.e. the ability for Viewers to hear you speaking live), then you will need a soundcard and a microphone. (optional).
- Register as a Chathost at CamContacts.
- Verify your age - you must be over 18 years of age. (click here for details)
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NO, there are absolutely no fees. It is completely FREE and you do NOT need to have a credit card or pay us anything to become a Chathost. The only expenses on your side will be the cost of the Internet connection and a webcamera.
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When you register as a Chathost we will provide you with the option to prevent Viewers from certain Countries and States from gaining access to your Video and Archives Pictures. You can also block certain Viewer Screen Names!
So if you are one of those people who would love to express your exhibitionist side to your personality but don't want certain people to know about it ...then rest assured they won't!
- Using your Chathost Screen Name and password log in to the *Block Viewers* area in the Chathost Resources
- you will find instructions there on how to block certain countries, states, zip codes, or certain Viewers
Please remember, that blocking only works on pictures selected as 'Visible for members' (available for registered Viewers only)!
Pictures selected as 'Visible to everyone', are available for all, even non-registered Viewers.
(This doesn't mean though that all your pictures should be 'Visible for members' only - leave some contents available to guests as well ;-)! They are your potential Viewers so... you can simply avoid showing the face in pictures 'Visible to everyone').
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We send the payment automatically into your BANK account or ePassporte account. These options are displayed when you register and access your personal account payment screen.
The two-week period starts from Midnight Sunday to Midnight Sunday two weeks later (GMT time). The system does not generate the check until your total outstanding earnings exceed 100 USD.
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Only in exceptional circumstances: CamContacts makes every possible effort to ensure that payments are made every two weeks - with NO delay.
The payment period, i.e. time within which we process payments, usually lasts for 5 days, so it's not a reason to panic if on Thursday evening or even Friday morning your payment still shows as 'outstanding'.But if it doesn't change by Monday - it's definitely time for an email to CHaccounts@CamContacts.com !
Also, please bear in mind that our payments are entirely dependent upon the banks. If they make changes to their operations that affects our payments, it could cause a longer processing time. This occurs very rarely, so there's no need to worry. If ever we find out about any possible delay, this gets immediately posted in the News section on the Chathost Resources page - so you will always know in advance.
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ePassporte is an electronic wallet that combines with a Visa Electron Debit card which allows you to withdraw funds from ATMs (cash machines) anywhere in the world. Additionally, ePassporte account holders are able to transfer funds over the internet and make online purchases of goods and services (residents of certain regions have restricted on-line usage).
If you select ePassporte as your payment option your earnings are available to you as soon as we transfer the funds from our ePassporte business account. Accordingly, you will no longer have to wait 3 days for a bank transfer to clear or weeks for your cheque to arrive in the post.
An ePassporte transfer from us to your ePassporte account is free-of-charge and the minimum transfer is 100 USD. The only charge to you will be the cash withdrawal fees charged by the bank that you withdraw your cash from.
If you already have an ePassporte account you can start getting paid now!
| ePassporte account type |
Can you get paid now? |
| Personal account |
YES |
Affiliate account
(opened by another business account holder)
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YES |
| Business account |
YES |
Gift account
(opened by another personal account holder)
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YES |
| Associate account |
NO |
If you don't have an ePassporte account, you can visit www.epassporte.com and open a personal account now! It will generally take 3-4 weeks for epassporte to process your account application and for you to obtain your Visa Electron Debit card.
If you have an associate account we are unable to transfer money to you due to restrictions at ePassporte. However, you can open your own personal ePassporte account by visiting www.epassporte.com and start to get paid now.
Note: Caution to ePassporte Account Holders
Please exercise caution when inputting your ePassporte User ID. If you provide us with the wrong ID and we remit payment to that ID, you will be unable to reverse or dispute this transaction for any reason and your money will be lost.
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Your ePassporte User ID is your username at ePassporte. The same as you are using when logging into ePassporte. This is not your ePassporte e-mail address and it is not your Visa Electron Debit Card number.
Note: Caution to ePassporte Account Holders
Please exercise caution when inputting your ePassporte User ID. If you provide us with the wrong ID and we remit payment to that ID, you will be unable to reverse or dispute this transaction for any reason and your money will be lost.
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If you choose this payment option, you will receive your money within 3-5 days. The lower limit for this is 100 USD due to the banks' high commission charges. The total commission charges for this transfer are 33 USD. These charges are covered by you and are adjusted from the value when the transfer is made.
In order to receive money to your bank account, you should fill in as much information regarding your account as you can.
The SWIFT or CLEARING code is very important. The banks use it for international transfers. SWIFT codes should be in letters and numbers i.e. MIDL22.
If your account is not at the main bank branch, then we advise you to specify the branch where the money should be sent. This should ideally be the branch NAME, CODE and their full address. Without this information, banks have a tendency to keep the money at head office and not even try to send it on to the waiting branch or account, causing a payment delay to you.
If you want to receive your money in RUSSIA, you should ask your bank whether you have a personal account. The personal account is necessary for your bank to put the money to the correct beneficiary.
If you use the option of getting a GBP transfer to a UK bank (this method is available ONLY to those who already use it: no new applications are accepted) - sent by Barclays Pls., please keep in mind that it normally takes up to 10 days to receive your revenues.
Note: please keep in mind that starting from January 2005 all European bank accounts should be changed into IBAN accounts. Therefore, please contact your bank and update your payment details accordingly.
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You are responsible for paying your own taxes. Chathosts are not the employees of CamContacts, they are self-employed and offering their services to CamContacts members. It is not our responsibility to report your earnings to the Tax authority.
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First of all you must follow our guidelines for each category, and as long as you do not break your local obscenity laws, you have nothing to worry about. What you show in video is between you and a Viewer, when a Viewer enters your Videochat he receives your video content directly from your computer. It is called a "point to point" connection.
Obscene acts of underage sex, bestiality, torture, incest, and excretory functions are NOT allowed on CamContacts.
Your mobile videos also have legal restrictions. Please read them here.
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Yes, you can have your own FREE homepage at www.myFabSite.com.
Click on the link above and you will find all of the instructions there!
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For information on creating website, again, please visit the page with information on www.myFabSite.com.
Click on the link to go there now.
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At CamContacts we are always looking for new ways to bring you more customers. In addition to CamContacts, you can now be online on many more websites & mobile sites. This means that as well as earning your normal payouts from one site - CamContacts, you will be able to earn from 100's of other Videochat sites that have partnered with us.
And the number of sites is growing every day, which means more Viewers and more traffic to you!
All you need to do to get more Viewers is to start a new Chathost session on CamContacts and accept the full range of Videochat Services displayed on the Start Session page. You will then open up a whole new world of customers, without effecting your sessions on CamContacts.
- What is a "Chathost Payout"?
Chathost Payout is how much you will earn per minute in the videochat session. Enter in the "Session Price" box the US$ amount you want viewers to pay per minute of Videochat on CamContacts (Internet site & Mobile). The page will then update and show you the "Chathost Payout" (how much you will be paid per minute of Videochat) for all the Videochat Services.
- Why can I not choose "Chathost Payout" amount for other partner sites?
Because the "Chathost Payout" for these additional partner sites is calculated automatically. The new Videochat Services and sites usually have a number of third parties which are responsible for introducing new Viewers to you. CamContacts needs to pay to these third parties a significant percentage for introducing these Viewers. This additional cost means that we have had to lower your and our payout and/or increase the Viewer charge on specific sites and services.
We are always trying to get the best deals for you - both in number of videos and payout value. We will evaluate and monitor each service very carefully and only add services and sites which we think will help you earn extra $$$ CASH.
Current Videochat Services available:
- CamContacts:
- Viewers: these are CamContacts Viewers that came via our own advertising.
- Payout: 50% of the Session Price.
- Partner Sites and CamContacts Webmasters:
- Viewers: these are Viewers that visit one of the partner sites that have variable session prices, or they are referred to CamContacts by a Webmaster / Chathost.
- Payout: 40% to 100% of the Session Price for CamContacts: We have to pay the Partner Site owner (Internet or Mobile site) and/or the Webmaster/Chathost. We have to reduce Chathost and our own payout so we can offer more to Webmasters.
- Partner Sites (FIXED PRICE):
- Viewers: these are Viewers that visit one of the Partner sites which have FIXED prices, regardless of the price you normally charge on CC.
- Payout: 50¢: We have to pay the Partner Site owner (Internet or Mobile site) and their Webmasters. The prices they charge to Viewers are normally around $1.99. The lower payout here enables us to compete with other sites which only offer low rates to Chathosts and much higher rates to Webmasters/site owners. While Chathosts work on these low payout sites, we also have to offer the same :(
- Mobile SMS Billing:
- Viewers: these are Viewers that visit one of the partner sites (Internet or Mobile site), who pay via mobile phone premium SMS.
- Payout: 50¢: We have to pay the UK mobile operator (Vodafone, Orange, etc.), the SMS aggregator, VAT and the partner site.
- How do I accept sessions from extra Videochat Services?
It's really easy. All Videochat Services are automatically selected whenever you are up to start a new session on a Start Session page, just fill in your other session details (such as Title, IP address etc.) and that’s it.
- What if I want to offer free sessions?
On the Start Session page you can choose whether the session will be chargeable or free to Viewers.
Please Note: there are some services and sites where Viewers will have to pay for ALL sessions - for example: UK "Mobile SMS Billing" sites. Choosing a free session will mean that you are not visible to the Viewers on these sites and services.
- Do I have to accept all Videochat Services?
If you do not want to have all the extra services, just remove the 'tick' from the Agree column for the list of services you do not want. BUT you will miss out on extra sessions and extra $$$ CASH you could earn!
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Technical Stuff
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Please visit the Video Software Manual for a full, in-depth explanation of how the Video Software works.
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Chat questions
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The Buttons
| [Ignore] |
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Select one of the Chatters from the user list on the right. Then click this button and whatever that user types will not be seen by anyone. However, they will still be able to see the chat from everyone else. This is useful to combat abusive users, as they will not know what is happening and will just think everyone is ignoring them. |
| [Send] |
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Send the message you typed. Same as pressing Enter in the text entry. |
| [ - Chat options - ] |
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Displays the chat options menu, that is explained below. |
Chat options menu
| [Emoticons List] |
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Opens the list with the emoticons. |
| [Display Emoticons] |
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If this option not ticked, you will be seeing emoticons’ names in your chat (instead of images). |
| [Clear History] |
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Clears all previous text from the screen. |
| [Font Size] |
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Allows you to change the size of the text. |
The Colors
| GREEN |
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This person is watching video. |
| BLUE |
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Chatter who has registered and also 'signed-in'. |
| ORANGE |
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Another Chathost in your text chat. |
| BLACK |
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Prospective Viewer ;-) Can also be a registered Viewer that has not 'signed-in'. |
| PURPLE |
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A CamContacts representative ;-) (Can only use Screen Name *Admin* or *Admin2*). |
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Other Stuff
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If you are planning to host a Video Session, you must provide us with a government issued Identification Document (passport, identity card or driver's license) that proves that you are at least 18 years of age. Your Chathost profile will remain hidden on the site and your account will stay inactive until required copies of the identification documents have been provided to us.
You can submit the ID by sending us an e-mail. It's very easy:
- Just make a clear close-up (all fields should be readable) pictures of:
- Photo ID (a colour copy of a government issued photo identification document (passport, ID card, driver's license).
- Face+ID (a close-up colour picture of yourself holding the original Photo ID close to the face. Photo ID should be held opened on a 'picture page').
- And the deliver them to us!
Send us an e-mail with images attached to help@CamContacts.com
- Having checked everything we will get back to you via e-mail confirming that you may start broadcasting video on CamContacts (it shouldn't take long) :-)
Important: Quality of the documents: Your account can be processed very quickly if you provide us with legible copies of the documents. The documents should be fully visible and of a high quality and clarity (all of the document fields must be clearly visible both in Photo ID & Face+ID). You might find it useful to use a digital camera with high resolution in order to create a good quality image of yourself holding your ID close to the face ;-)
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In an effort to prevent minors from accessing 'adult' content on the Internet, each Screen Name now has TWO Profile Pictures. One Profile Picture is displayed to Non-Members (Guests) and another one is displayed only to Members. To avoid getting into a trouble, please make sure you are familiar with our guidelines for Non-Members’ Profile pictures. You will find these if you visit the Profile Photos link on the Chathost Resources page (look in the blue menu under Maintenance section).
There are 2 ways to create a Profile Picture:
- by using the iSense Cam Video Software
- by choosing your favorite picture in your Photo Archives Gallery and setting it as a Profile Picture
1) Create a Profile Picture by using iSense Cam Video Software: Please see the relevant section from the Video Chat SoftwareManual.
2) Choosing your favorite picture in the Photo Archive Gallery and setting it as a Profile Picture.
- Please go to your Photo Archives by clicking the appropriate link on the blue menu of your Chathost Resources page
- Browse through your pictures (by clicking dates on the left frame) and choose the ones that you like the most. Then, depending on the content of the picture and your category, select it as your Profile Picture - for Guests or Members (use 2 links next to each picture).
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It is not possible to delete pictures, but it is possible to hide them, so no one is able to see them except yourself. In order to hide pictures follow these steps:
- Using your Chathost Screen Name and password, login to *Photo Archives* gallery through Chathost Resources
- Browse through the pictures
- Next to each picture, you see a *Visibility* dropdown list - select 'Hidden'
- There is no *save* button or anything like this, as soon as you select that option, the picture will be hidden
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When you start your new video session, on the sign-in screen:
- Tick checkbox *Private session*
- Input a *My Private access code*
*Private access code* is a password that you set yourself (it can be different each time you have a private Videosession for different Viewers), and you should give this password to the Viewer who requested a private video session. Make sure that you will give this password in a private message!
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Unless you have both Members and Non-Members Profile Photos set, your Chathost Profile will be hidden and Viewers won’t find you on the 'WhoIsOnline' page. So please create corresponding Profile Pictures for Members and Non-Members, and notify us by emailing us at help@CamContacts.com. We will help you further :-)
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It is not possible to change your Chathost Screen Name. If for some reasons you wish to have a different Screen Name, then you will need to register a new Chathost account.
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In order for pictures to appear in your Photo Archives, you need to follow the instructions described in question #2 (How do I take a profile picture). Pay special attention to Step 3, which confirms that a picture has been saved on our servers.
If you do not receive the message confirming this, then you must have done something wrong. If you do not know the reason why, then please email us at help@CamContacts.com with all the details.
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You will need to add information about your girlfriend, boyfriend or friend to your existing Chathost account, if you are not the only one who goes online under your Screen Name.
This is what you need to do:
- Login through Chathost Resources to the *Edit Your Profile*
- On the *Change Your Personal Profile* page you will see a section called *Individual Performers*
- Click *Add new individual* and fill in the details for the additional Chathost in the boxes that appear
- After you finished filling in the details, click *Accept* and then click *Next* to complete the profile for that individual
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There are a few important things to know about Viewers that you introduce to CamContacts.
- You earn up to 20% of what Viewers spend on the CamContacts Chathosts (including yourself), therefore if you referred a few viewers, but none of them spent anything, then you do not earn any referral money.
- If you have been regularly receiving the referral money, but it suddenly stopped, or decreased then it can mean that Viewers that you have referred stopped spending money on the site for whatever reason (reached a 100$ spending limit, and does not wish to send an ECA; payments got declined and account was automatically blocked... etc.)
If you think that none of the above applies to you, and there is some other problem, then please feel free to e-mail us at help@CamContacts.com and we will try to investigate where the problem lies.
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No, you may only be in one category/session at any given time.
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Site features
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It's our latest service giving your visitors the option to have an exclusive and private session with you. No interruptions from anyone else.
Exclusive privacy is the main difference between a One2One and open sessions so... please do NOT use One2One to elude from performing in open sessions, such as by asking your Viewers to choose One2One if they want a show.
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Yes, this option is offered to all Viewers, in the same way as a normal Video session.
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Nope, no arrangements needed in this case: Viewer will be able to pop in One2One at any time he or she likes, provided you have no other Viewers in your video at that time.
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Yes, you can change this rate at *Start Session* page by entering the desired figure in the One2One session field. The usual default is 20% increase over standard open session rate but you can set a higher charge.
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This member will be displayed a message informing that One2One is not available at that point, and asking to wait until you are all alone :-) Of course, this member will be able to join your current Video session (if it's not private).
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They will see a message advising to visit you a little later as the Chathost is busy in One2One ;-)
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All CamContacts Chathosts are featured on our partner (White Label) websites. So what you see before Viewer's Screen Name as he/she chats with you indicates the name of the site this member came from.
Immediately after a Viewer enters your room, our text-chat will tell you the full name of his/her 'home' site. Examples of how such notification may look like:
- Screen Name has entered the room from CamContacts [CC]
- Screen Name has entered the room form NorthernAngels [NTA]
As the guy keeps typing, chat will be displaying the shortened name of the site before Viewer's Screen Name:
- CC/Screen Name
- NTA/Screen Name
As there can be 'mobile' customers among your Viewers (connecting from their mobile phones instead of a computer), our chat will help you to recognize them by displaying the following message:
connected from a MOBILE PHONE in a private session...
For more details on Mobile Video, please click here.
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