'''Camgirl''' is an [[Internet]] term for women who are featured on [[webcam]]s. An obvious conjunction of "cam" and "girl", it is primarily used for women to operate their own webcams, such as [[JenniCam|Jennifer Ringley]] and [[Ana Voog]], instead of employees of webcam-based companies. Girls perform adult sexual activities via webcam for both pleasure and money. Camgirls are also called webcam models. <p>
There are different types of sites that a "camgirl" can work on. Some are mass sites such as imlive.com that have massive traffic but keep a majority of the income made by the camgirl. There are other more independent sites that provide models with a higher percentage of their income and provide camshow buyers a more personal webcam experience such as http://www.realgirlsoncam.com or http://www.xxxcambabes.com These sites have webmasters easily contacted by the performer if there are any questions or concerns. A model working on an independent site has more say so over what is done and how much she makes. Mass sites generally accept any girl that wants to be a cam model. Independent sites typically do a review process before accepting a model. Independent sites have fewer girls and are typically filled with english speaking models this is generally due to the interview and photo review process.
Some webcam models have personal sites such as http://www.jessijohanna.com as well as listings on webcam sites.<p>
There are also sites camgirls can promote themselves on for extra exposure. This is good for independent camgirls that need the extra internet traffic. These sites are usually called "listing sites". Most camgirl listing sites are used for webmasters to promote affiliate programs where they make money off of advertising space but these sites are good for camshow buyers to find a camgirl without having to visit multiple sites. Site examples are www.camgirlssites.com and www.camgirlsroom.com The most popular camgirl listing site was www.camgirlshide.com but it has since been turned into an affiliate site.
