How to Be an iFriends Videochat Room Host . . .
So you want to be an iFriends video chathost too? Great. It's free and easy! All you need is a PC, an Internet connection, and a webcam. (It helps to have a great personality and a "can-do" attitude, too. (Who knows, you might even become the next iFriends Millionaire! For inspirational ideas, check out the Chathost Success Stories area.)

Let's start with the technology.
You need a Windows PC and a basic internet connection. (If you're reading this, you probably have Internet access. But if you don't, there are literally thousands of Internet Service Providers -- ISPs -- including several in your local area. You can find out more here).

Next you need the all-important web camera, or webcam.
iFriends loves all kinds of webcams, and works with them all. What's our favorite? Pick any USB webcam, and you can't go wrong. (Of if you're after the sharpest images and best color, use a video capture card and plug in your camcorder!) One of the hottest trends on iFriends is to offer your videochat visitors iFriends' proprietary "CamPilot"^TM – -- it involves an inexpensive webcam called the "TrackerCam", and it allows others to control your webcam remotely across the internet (for real!) For more on CamPilot, click here. We also like the Logitech QuickCam -- it's cheap, but not shoddy. To use your webcam with iFriends, just download our FREE webcam software. The iFriends Marketplace lists other top picks that work great with iFriends. (Check out the Hardware Compatibility List to see the test results for several cameras on the market.) With your PC, net connection, and webcam, you're armed and ready for action!

Getting Started: Set-up is a Snap! Just a few minutes, and only 3 easy steps: Tell us about yourself by filling out a quick web form, and we'll give you your own iFriends "18+ ID Card". Use your iFriends ID Card to choose the VCH Screenname you want to use on iFriends. Get your iFriends ID Card approved by showing us that you are at least 18: Send some paperwork and photo ID -- via internet, fax or regular mail -- to iFriends. And all of this takes just a few minutes! (You could be hosting live videochat today!) Ready to start with Step 1? Click here to begin! (In just a few short minutes, the entire world of iFriends could be at your online doorstep, knocking hard to get in!) (More information about registration requirements is available at the FAQ and the Guide to Proof-of-Age Documentation)

Hey, and guess what? . . .  You're a STAR!
iFriends offers each and every chathost their own free website, through the FanClubs loyalty platform. It's inevitable -- when you host live videochat on the iFriends platform, you attract legions of diehard fans. (Because, after all, Stars have Fan Clubs!) The FanClub platform allows you to host and manage your own iFriends website -- you can even charge an optional monthly membership price if you desire -- and your FanClub website functions 24 hours per day, seven days per week, so that your fans can always find you and enjoy your offerings, even when you're not online. You see, iFriends makes it so easy for you to cater to your fans and deliver a superb videochat experience, that iFriends members can't help but fall for you, heads-over-heels ... you ultimately become an object of worship! Some ask, "Is iFriends FanClubs a website platform, a loyalty platform, or a worship platform?" Our answer: "Does it matter?"   ;)

What about my Privacy?
At iFriends, your privacy is our top priority:

1. Use the "Privacy Block Zones" options in your Chathost Setup to prevent iFriends users located in any zip code, state or country -- that you specify -- from accessing your live videochat or archive materials.
2. If you use the optional TalkLive or GetCloser telephone-conferencing features in addition to your live webcam videochat, TalkLive prevents your caller from seeing your caller ID (he sees ifriends' caller ID instead).
3. Adult-oriented chathosts: You can stop worring about stalkers, because the 18-2257 compliance information required for your FanClub webpages and optional MyiFriends website hosting features only iFriends' address and contact information.

Interested in additional income?
Hosting live videochat is just one way to stay busy with iFriends. Did you know that when you recruit new customers to iFriends, you can earn bonus commissions through the Clickcash.com affiliate program? Clickcash pays you up to $80 for every new customer you recruit to iFriends! If you have a web page, simply place ClickCash links to iFriends, and wait for your weekly ClickCash checks to roll in like clockwork! Clickcash also pays for recruited videochat hosts and as well as additional clickcash affiliates! And best of all, when a customer you recruited enters your videochat, you receive 100% of that billing – iFriends’ top payout rate..

Once you get going, don't forget to check out the great tips on how to get people to come visit your chat room. Remember, have fun!!!

If you still have questions, the iFriends FAQ page probably has the answer.