Should I sign up with a studio?
There are pros and cons to working with a studio. For most studios, the big perk is training – having a coach or mentorship that can assist you with your shows. Some studios, especially those in countries where English is not the majority spoken, will provide an operator to chat on your behalf. If you have the opportunity to work in person with a studio, they can provide assistance with things such as helping you create content, providing a space to work in, marketing, branding, and supporting all the technology necessary to stream. There are even studios that offer daily payout.
The biggest drawback to working with a studio is that a percentage of your earnings will go towards the studio. However if there is great coaching and support behind you, it can absolutely be worth it. If a beginner cam model is not able to get their business off the ground, but a studio assists them in marketing and branding, it can provide a great value to them and increase their earnings to a point that they may not have been able to reach alone.
That said, there are predatory studios that take larger percentages or sign their models into unfair contracts. A good studio will allow you to be released after a certain time frame, and will not retain ownership over all your content after that point. A predatory one will claim ownership over your name and any content you produce. Be sure to read any contract closely when it comes to ownership of your name and content, and ensure that anyone you work with has your best interests in mind.