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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #525 on: 25 March 2020, 01:30:00 pm »
I daresay at least a proportion will have been hoping to stand out a bit and score some private gallery hits. My profile had featuring on yesterday from booking it a month ago, and I have it again one day next week because I can't find any way to switch it off. I didn't add anything else and my number isn't up, but I still got an extra few picture sales :).

I'm similar too I am declining the few enquiries I receive, often with my now 'standard' Covid-19 text!!

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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #526 on: 25 March 2020, 02:00:02 pm »
I've had a couple clownish enquiries last week and ignored, my shop's closed for now.
Today I switched to incredibly happy for this free time and freedom to do what I like within the guidelines. It's priceless. Am enjoying every moment now.
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« Reply #527 on: 25 March 2020, 02:22:50 pm »
I've had a couple drippy enquiries and ignored them as bored wasters.

Yep, still getting enquiries mostly wasters! I tell the genuine sounding ones to save my number and book when the situation is better.

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« Reply #528 on: 25 March 2020, 05:59:52 pm »
To be honest I'm embracing the quietness and the break from it all so guess I should say no, never mind anything else

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« Reply #529 on: 25 March 2020, 06:55:01 pm »
To be honest I'm embracing the quietness and the break from it all so guess I should say no, never mind anything else

I don't know if this is any help to anyone but had this sent to me

https://www.swarmcollective.org/hardship-fund

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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #530 on: 25 March 2020, 08:38:00 pm »
I was told on my universal credit interview that a member of the self employed team is calling me on Monday to put through a completely separate claim to assess my self employed income. They said the interview takes about an hour on the phone. So Im sure the job centres are doing this with everyone once the government have decided this week how much of that income we will get.
I was also told it will be assessed on your most recent tax return.

I am simply relaying what I’ve been told. I’m sure the self employed team at a job centre wouldn’t be able to lie about such things.
That's to do with you UC claim, it's nothing to do with any additional support outside of the UC system

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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #531 on: 25 March 2020, 08:52:53 pm »
That's to do with you UC claim, it's nothing to do with any additional support outside of the UC system

I thought so too - that would be because there isn't any, at least not yet. Fingers crossed for tomorrow (or Friday, or whenever they finally pull their bloody fingers out) :).

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« Reply #532 on: 25 March 2020, 09:09:56 pm »
UC is pretty much useless if you have some savings. This is the first and last time in my life I've applied for this crap.

Scraping my application and waiting for "big news" and self employment package or whatever they going to call it. Fingers crossed x

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« Reply #533 on: 26 March 2020, 09:48:49 am »
Hi guys and been lurking and checking how other girls are coping with the lockdown. I'm in Essex and stopped working immediately when lockdown was announced, I rent two places, Two kids to support and no financial help from ex husband family. Iuckily I saved a bit but going to make a loss on my high monthly rent on work flat. Any opinions on how this is going to affect future work? [off topic content redacted] this lockdown is going to cause massive financial difficulties. I feel for everyone struggling and the unknown for our future.
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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #534 on: 26 March 2020, 09:58:54 am »
How has anyone managed to get through to UC I’ve tried a dozen time just today and it keeps cutting me off ...

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« Reply #535 on: 26 March 2020, 11:05:28 am »
How has anyone managed to get through to UC I’ve tried a dozen time just today and it keeps cutting me off ...

Can’t you apply online and they may call you back?

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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #536 on: 26 March 2020, 12:48:05 pm »
Any opinions on how this is going to affect future work?...this lockdown is going to cause massive financial difficulties. I feel for everyone struggling and the unknown for our future.

Hi Bettyboo29,

I think you answered your own question. This is going to cause massive financial difficulties. Even when the covid19 travel/lockdown restrictions are lifted, the virus will still be around. There's no vaccine until 12-18 months from now, which means many clients will not want to take the risk.

In the most optimistic scenario, our regular clients will be back after lockdown. But I don't think clients have the money to book as much as they did before.  As others have mentioned, the economy need time to recover. It will be like working through a recession for us. For how long, I don't know. I am mentally prepared for 18 months of the coronavirus affecting bookings and the recession.
I cope by working online to cover rent and food. Maybe a self employment package will help escorts denied UC, but I don't rely on that.

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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #537 on: 26 March 2020, 01:04:59 pm »
Can’t you apply online and they may call you back?

Doesn’t seem so? I have to call to set up a phone call interview.

TantricTease

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« Reply #538 on: 26 March 2020, 01:16:16 pm »
Doesn’t seem so? I have to call to set up a phone call interview.
You normally can I think but obviously things are different now.

I have just applied for 3 supermarket jobs as they’re hiring just now so chances of me getting a job right now are quite high, hopefully I’ll get kept on afterward as I want out of this game, for a least a year anyway as I’m burnt out.

Bettyboo29

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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #539 on: 26 March 2020, 01:51:23 pm »
Hi philippa and it is going to be hard times ahead and I crept up my rates over a year and will now have to go down. Annoyingly I know a group of undesirable men that wont pay the rates I charge will love the fact that out of this us girls will be cheaper. But our rents and family financial commitments will not be less and I predict everything will go up.

Anyone tried webcamming yet, I tried it once and failed at it. Would this be a way to make money now?

I have a agreement on my work flat until May and although I managed with regulars to make the rent for next week and just. I may need to share my flat in the future.

Us girls need to stick together now. Last year I had trouble with a stalker which cost me 3 grand loss from work and blackmail. My ex stopped paying any money for our kids and if I go to the csa will tell them and others I'm a "Whore" in his words.

I'm hoping that guys, Regulars will stick with us. Not to judge but I know many of my regulars will look at the fact I stopped working with outbreak as a reason to come back.