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CamSense review: the CamContacts affiliate program today

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CamSense is the affiliate program of CC Network, whose CamContacts site bills live shows by the minute. It pays 15% to 30% of what referred viewers spend, for life, as long as you keep sending at least five new paying viewers a month.

Our verdict on CamSense

CamSense only makes sense for a site already sending a steady stream of paying cam viewers: the lifetime revshare can stop if you fall below five new payers a month for two months. A new or seasonal site can easily fall below that line.

The program also shows its age. The 40% headline rate belongs to AllCams, which now redirects to CamContacts, the spender examples date from 2006 to 2010, and the payout policy and FAQ list different payout methods.

CamSense home page for the CC Network affiliate program, summarising its 40% lifetime revenue share
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What is left of the CC Network brands

CamSense still lists three brands, CamContacts, Webcamlife and AllCams, but allcams.com and webcamlife.com both redirect to camcontacts.com. In practice you are promoting CamContacts, the network’s first site, operated by CC Media Network Limited of Gibraltar, company number 119396. The network describes more than 100,000 registered chathosts and over 750 online at any time.

How much CamSense pays per minute of chat

On CamContacts, CamSense pays 15% of referred viewers’ spend up to $7,500 per pay period, 20% above $7,500, 25% above $15,000 and 30% above $50,000. Gifts to performers are excluded.

CamContacts charges from $0.50 to over $2.50 a minute, $1.10 on average, with no membership fee. At the 15% tier an average minute earns you about $0.17, and at the 30% tier about $0.33. A viewer counts only if they have not used any CC Network site in the past six months.

The five-payer rule for staying active

To keep earning lifetime commissions you must remain an “active affiliate”: at least five new paying viewers a month, chargebacks under 1.5% over a month, and identity documents within 30 days of joining. If you miss those criteria for two months, CamSense may stop paying on the viewers you already referred.

Any breach of the terms ends the account immediately and forfeits accumulated earnings. Spam, adware, toolbars and email promotions without written approval are banned, and keyword buys are allowed except on network brands and domains. Sites must target adults exclusively.

CamSense payouts every other Monday

CamSense pays every second Monday once your balance reaches $100, and rolls smaller balances into the next cycle. The payout policy offers Payoneer or bank wire, the wire arriving in three to four days with about $35 in bank charges deducted. Payoneer charges non-US affiliates a one-off $12.95 activation fee from the first payment, plus its own account fees. The FAQ instead names Paxum and ePayments, so confirm the actual method before you send traffic.

Payments not collected within six months of issue expire. You can also convert commissions into CC Network credit with a 50% bonus.

The CamSense hosted white label

CC Network will build, host and manage a branded cam site or module for you for free, paying 10% to 25% of viewer spend depending on traffic. That starting rate sits below the first revshare tier, and terms are agreed case by case. Standard tools cover banners, hosted galleries, live iFrames, an XML feed and link generators. Referring other affiliates pays 15% of their commissions.

CamSense strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Lifetime revshare that rises with volume.
  • Per-minute billing with no viewer subscription.
  • Payouts every other Monday from $100.
  • A free hosted white label.

Limitations

  • Five new payers a month to keep your commissions.
  • A headline rate tied to a brand that no longer exists on its own.
  • Conflicting payout method lists.
  • Earnings forfeited on any breach.

CamSense vs Chaturbate for a growing site

Chaturbate pays a 20% revshare with no monthly volume requirement, publishes every payout method with its fee, and offers free ACH to US affiliates from $50. CamSense starts lower and can cut off commissions for affiliates who do not send five new payers a month. For a site still building traffic, Chaturbate carries less risk.

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