Also available in: Deutsch (German)

The competing concepts of freemium and premium are older than the cambusiness itself. The very first beginnings (see Jennycam) offered a flatline, where users received a faster update of the still images of the time in exchange for a purchase. But even without payment, they received insights – albeit at greater intervals.

Freemium-Cams

A very similar principle applies to freemium cams to this day: users are immediately and often completely without registration in the middle of the pleasure – hardcore included. Theoretically, they can even chat with the model, but with often hundreds of simultaneous users, they have practically no chance of being noticed.

For paying users, there is correspondingly more to see. You can buy coins for which the model offers corresponding consideration, which it sets itself. Mostly it is about further removal of clothes, use of toys, masturbation etc.

Premium-Cams

With Premium Cams, the procedure is fundamentally different. Without payment process, there are a few thumbnails and maybe a small presentation video. Those who want to enter the show must pay in advance. However, the service is correspondingly more exclusive in return.

Example 777livecams.com : Here all models broadcast on premium cam principle. Only after loading credit it is possible to enter a cam show. However, then significantly more is offered than with the freemium cams.

With Premium Cam, the user is often alone with the model in the chat. This has different implications for both sides. Once the “service” is more or less exclusive. The model responds to the user and both are in direct communication. In a sense, he gets more value for his money.

1:1 chat of a premium cam: The girl is usually there exclusively for a user and has all the possibilities to respond to his wishes and ideas. In this way, a kind of virtual personal relationship is sometimes created.

Virtual Girlfriend

The phenomenon of the “virtual girlfriend” only exists with premium cams. Due to the direct communication, a very individual contact is also created in some cases. This can become quite intense and lead to a more or less apparent online relationship. The user “falls for” a certain girl and seeks out her chat over and over again for this very reason – which can of course be correspondingly expensive for him. Conversely, the model benefits from such fixations and should not forget to behave accordingly professional (see our article “FAQs for camgirls”).

Different potentials for freemium and premium

But there are numerous other features or differences in the two concepts. One important point concerns newcomers: Those starting out in the world of cam can quickly become frustrated with freemium. Often there are hundreds of women online at the same time in a cam portal. And virtually Every one starts at the very back of the listing. Hardly any users stray to her there. Even in the completely free cam, only a handful of users can be found at first. Then what you expect happens – nothing. The exception: some portals offer a better ranking for a limited period of time as a newcomer bonus. Usually, however, it is already over after two weeks. Then a hard time can begin. Only many online hours with little sales can gradually improve the ranking. Now perseverance is required. Those who don’t have this or simply rely on income in time are definitely better off with the premium cams.

However, once you have made it to the top, you have the chance to achieve really big sales. In fact, there are camgirls here who earn well into the five-figure range every month. But these are the top stations that have worked very long on their success, are extremely well received by users and can communicate with them. So the opportunity is there, but very few make it to this “Olympus”. And: to stay there, of course, you always have to be on the ball. Even short timeouts can cause the ranking to deteriorate mercilessly. And then the game starts all over again.

Regional differences

Traditionally, and probably due to mentality, there are big differences in the preferences of the users. In the English-speaking world and especially in the USA, freemium cams are actually very common. Here, users can also be spendy without any immediate compulsion. Nevertheless, the “freeloaders” are notorious for clogging up the girls’ chat and never spending a single dollar.

On the other hand, premium cams dominate the European and especially the German market. A handful of providers share the market, in which users place particular value on direct contact with the girl, which no freemium offer can provide.

In the end, each creator must decide for herself which way to go. Language skills and time difference represent further criteria due to regional differences. However, one thing is clear: if you depend on reliable and comparatively fast revenues in German-speaking countries, you are definitely better off with Premium Cams.