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Shy and new performers

Every network has a steady stream of first-time performers, and many of them say so: #shy is among the more common tags on Chaturbate, with around 400 women's rooms using it when we checked, and the networks mark accounts that started broadcasting recently as new. This site lists both: rooms tagged shy, new or first time, and rooms the network itself marks as new.

Shy rooms are slower. Performers often keep their face off camera at first, take time to read chat and go further as a room warms up. That's the appeal for a lot of viewers: the show feels less rehearsed.

How to be a good first viewer

Say hello and be patient. New performers notice every message, and polite regulars are what keep them broadcasting. Small tips with a kind word go further than demands. Sort by just started to find rooms in their first minutes, or switch on the New models filter to see only accounts the networks mark as new. A performer who comes back for a second and third week is the best sign that a room is worth following.

What it costs

Watching is free, and in a shy room watching quietly is fine. Tips are paid in tokens bought on the network's own site; on the networks we've checked, bigger packages cost less per token. New performers often have low tip menus while they find their feet, and private-show rates are set by each performer, on Chaturbate in tiers from 6 to more than 90 tokens a minute. Ask before you assume a request is on the menu.

Staying safe

New performers are the most exposed people on any network. Don't ask a shy performer for her real name, city or social accounts, and never record or share her stream: it breaks every network's terms and can follow her for years. Pay only through the network's checkout. The networks check every performer's ID and age before she can earn, new accounts included.