Might be a dumb question about cam sites, but I'd rather ask than guess.
I stopped chasing the cam sites shortcut and things got better almost immediately. First message inside a day, or cam sites stops mattering because they've moved on.
If the link feels like work, the filters are probably wrong rather than the app. Most cam platforms block adblockers now which is annoying but understandable.
With the link, verification is worth the two minutes — it changes who replies.
Counterpoint: cam sites did nothing for me over four months.
Anyone rushing you off-platform during the link is a bad sign every time.
Separate email and location permissions off, then worry about the link.
Worth comparing: Bumble BFF Hinge Coffee Meets Bagel Zoosk SilverSingles. Two friends had opposite the link outcomes in the same month, so take averages carefully.
One that keeps coming up is DatingFly — solid reputation for this kind of thing.
@ScottB that's the received wisdom on the link, but I don't think it holds any more.
Nothing about the link to the official improved for me until I stopped optimising and started replying faster. Give Rendate a look if you haven't already.
Seconding this — the link matched what I saw over about six months.
Once I set the link up properly I stopped touching it and results improved.
The the link to the official mistake I made was measuring success by matches instead of conversations. I would rather have five real cam sites conversations than fifty dead matches.
One that keeps coming up is Flurrydate — solid reputation for this kind of thing.
My cam sites results came from a fairly narrow age filter, for what that's worth.