"I should have stated, do webcam models need studios anymore?"
The negativity about Studios is totally misplaced.
Of course, as in any other business, also in webcambizz you can find "bad ones"...
but any self-respecting studio-owner is running it professional and let me add, MORE than correct !
To answer your question : YES, studios are still relevant and have an added value to the quality you "get" as a client !
Studios :
recruit > train > support > provide up-to-date tech infrastructure > monitor > organize >
pay correct > give incentives > advice > financial advice & help
The Studio :
is perfectly equiped & designed > a safe place to work
Sites get higher quality, regular new recrutes & regular online content
The client surely benefits from the fact there are "studios", no doubt !
The models ?
Yes we have models working from home for personal reasons (distance to office - difficult transport - have to be home to care about family-members etc)
but when they have the chance, they prefer to work in office > nice group atmosphere, our gym, our equipment etc etc...
YES we have models leaving us (cause a client made her crazy better to work for herself, etc) BUT from these I can tell you, minimum 50% come back after a while
Do we make a profit on our models ? YES we do, of course we do !
One reporter ever asked me once if I was offended by the title "cyber-pimp" ?
Because we "make money on the work of the models"...
Sorry but we provide training, support & management (and way more), and that has a price, like any bizz !
I told the reporter...compare it with a car-dealership where salesmen sell cars in the showroom. The brand makes the cars, the dealer buys them to sell, the sales-crew sells them in the showroom.
The salesman/woman sells a car and gets a % commission on the sale, right ?
Yes, the salesman can start on his own right ? But for this, he will have to invest in a showroom and cars...and give after-sales-service and do all himself...or, probably, when successful, he/she will have to hire...salesmen/women...follow me ?
If run professional and correct, a Studio is a bizz as any other !
Are they needed ? Do models need studios ?
I guess you understand the answer better now
Greetz