Why is fame so hard to earn?

Personally I like how hard it is B)
I have an actor that also paints and records videos for fashion and makeup tips.
still only 3 stars after a week.

Please keep it exactly how it is. For once, they got it right.

If you want it easy, shift click the sim and add a star at your leisure.

it's hard? :D my sim had three babies/tots and got from zero to b-lister. I only got a warning once that is was slipping.
I like how it is. I do videos ever day. And some updates to social media and responding to comments. I also protest and stream it.

I would certainly appreciate a few tips on how to do this. My comedian is at the top of the entertainment career and very active on social media, performs in public for hours every other day, has acquired three fame perks, maxed several skills and recently started painting as well to finally get that third star, but nothing seems to help. The first one is so easy to get, it has even happened accidentally to a few of my sims that I didn't even intend to become famous, but from then on, it's a grind - not that I want it to be too easy, but I think someone as accomplished as the sim I just described should have a few advantages.

"GrumpyGlowfish;c-16898726" wrote:
I would certainly appreciate a few tips on how to do this. My comedian is at the top of the entertainment career and very active on social media, performs in public for hours every other day, has acquired three fame perks, maxed several skills and recently started painting as well to finally get that third star, but nothing seems to help. The first one is so easy to get, it has even happened accidentally to a few of my sims that I didn't even intend to become famous, but from then on, it's a grind - not that I want it to be too easy, but I think someone as accomplished as the sim I just described should have a few advantages.

Stream your performances. Post funny vlogs if playful mood let's you do it. @GrumpyGlowfish

"Hermitgirl;c-16896349" wrote:
What game is everyone playing? It's not hard to maintain. You want to stay home all day with your kids or play video games or do whatever without getting outside the house? Get a drone and stream anything basically anything your sim does until the battery fails.. let it sit awhile and do it again if you want to build fame there are a few things that are offlimits but they make sense.
Add to your simstagram story .. it takes a whole second. Take a selfie that takes another second... no take all five in one go then sell them to publication from your inventory. Or keep one and sell the rest.
Craft nearly anything and sell it..
There are lots of things to do in public too but I'm guessing people are thinking about self or downtime.

I've got the opposite issue -- I have a Sim who doesn't have an outside job, but basically paints and writes to make money (her job title is Creative Freelancer). But when she paints an Excellent painting and sells it to a collector, or a masterpiece that she sells to the art gallery, she gains a little bit of fame; she's currently a Notable Newcomer but I don't want her on the fame track at all. Is there any way to prevent that?

You can alway opt out of fame. There is an option in the fame panel of your Sims to leave the spotlight.

My sim is an actor but the fame is only 1 star she is top of the career and not through cheats my game won’t let ANY of my sims to get past one star without cheats help!

You need to show off your talent in the public the more people that see your talent the more fame you get and if a famous person sees your talent your fame will go up more!. Fame in TS4 is getting people to notice you! Stream your gigs Stream your rehearsals, Stream your makeup Stream everything you do I am pretty sure the drone was put there for that, take it to the studio with you.

Edit: My sims crashed the Meet a Celerity event and started playing on stage, and it was ok when they played by themselves, but when the two joined forces one sang with the mic and the other sang and played the guitar everyone from the bar got up and tipped both of them with thumbs up in there thought bubbles, even the global SuperStars

"83bienchen;c-16899726" wrote:
You can alway opt out of fame. There is an option in the fame panel of your Sims to leave the spotlight.

Found it -- I was looking on the computer for an option; directly on the Fame panel is way too obvious for this game. :D Thank you kindly.