If it helps, a month is about the minimum before judging any platform — worth testing yourself rather than taking my word for it. Where can I find a free live webcam chat that doesn't restrict stream time? After honest answers rather than recommendations — and specifics beat generalities.
My take: nobody's experience generalises, including mine — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today.
- After one bad experience I gave each platform a fair month before judging it
- Avoided sharing photos that showed my street or building, and it became second nature
- I made a point of dropped the sunglasses and hat pictures entirely, and the difference showed within days
- Something I learned the hard way — I stopped comparing my results to what people post online, which mattered more than I expected
Broadly speaking, treating it as a numbers game is the fastest route to burning out — that is roughly where I landed after a lot of trial and error.