As a professional who has been involved in the adult industry for over eight years I felt it would be useful to take a look at a facet of this huge business in detail. One of the more in demand kind of entertainment site is the video chat site. Upon opening the web site a visitor can skim from a few to over a thousand webcam girls and begin a live video chat.
This article will provide a brief introduction to video chat and how it works.
The Basics of Webcam Sites
If you are new with how video chat sites work, how it all works is the cam girl has a camcorder or webcam connected to her PC which telecasts via the web site she is employed by. The guest can then watch her in a window in his browser. Typically there is a chat window so both host and guest can interact by text too. The visitor then typically pays a per-minute fee where he can request a private sex show, a striptease or just talk.
The Myths
The perception most people have for adult chat sites is that it's about nothing more than sex. The belief is that these sites are full of estranged, crazy men who only desire is to watch a much younger lady perform sex acts. While it's fair to say that abulk of visitors are men and that the focus of the chat is sex-related, it's definitely not as unbalanced as one might think.
Not Just for Men!
From my personal experience I have found that more and more women are starting to become members at adult chat sites and that a a significant portion of male visitors are not there for sex believe it or not. What many people have overlooked is that video chat provides a unique, personal outlet to communicate, especially if there is audio and/or phone enabled. The reality is that its about evolving a relationship that sometimes it goes beyond the online world.
To see an example of live webcam girls and how they are earning money today.
Who are these Webcam Girls
As for the chat hosts, the majority are from Eastern Europe (Romania, Russia and the Czech Republic to name a few) with South America (Colombia) and Asia as well. The models typically are employed in studios, due to the cast of computers and camcorders not to mention the fact that a lot of these girls still live at home.
For a young woman from these countries the wages - in many cases $75 (USD)/hour or more - is a very powerful anecdote. For others it's a sexual release and for others a way to connect with potential lovers.
Check out the follow-up of this article shortly, "Live Cam Girls Part 2".
