Hi hun and welcome!

We all get timewasters babe - I have been on adultwork now for just coming up to a year and certainly get my fair share - however don't let this put you off! You have done fairy welll getting 2 bookings that turned up - after all you are in a very niche market, so please don't desair, just keep going and start to build your reuation and feedback! And by the way - this time of year is real quiet, I think we are all suffering at present for business - xmas, new year, self employed tax to pay for both punters and us, credit card bills, the january sales and all that on top of a recession!!!

keep going and all will be ok 

Sapphire xx

Quote from: xw5 on 08 February 2012, 01:45:26 pm

We can't answer the question about price, because it really is down to what you are happy with, however did you have a browse to see what similar people are asking for similar things?

Yes, super-low rates don't always look appealing in this biz (so many scam profiles, bait'n'switchers and wotsits who lure clients in with rock-bottom rates and then have their boyfriends rob 'em), although there's no harm charging a little less than average if that feels right to you.

I would say that hearing clients say, "You don't charge enough!" is par for the course; I think it's just meant to be a compliment and obviously doesn't mean, "My statistical analysis of your business has indicated that it would become 17% more profitable if you increased your rates by 42%". So don't base your rates on anything a client says. Just research your market and competitors. Check out all your fellow TVs and read all of their feedback and reviews, and not just on Adultwork but on any site that has TV/TS advertising.

Adultwork takes time to figure out, too, because what works for one sex worker ads-wise doesn't necessary work for the next, even if they are almost identical outwardly. It's all a bit mysterious and a bit of a pain! But trial-and-error is the best way. Experiment with different featuring stuff on AW (costs money or credits, so either get your private gallery earning a few credits or be prepared to spend a bit of your own money) - do so cautiously and note your results, if any, each time. Note the particular day or category or time or month and all that, too. I.e. a featured profile on a Tuesday in your area might not be worth as much as a featured private gallery on a Friday. Etc etc.

At the end of the day, AW sends an alert to signed-up members about every new sex worker who registers, so all newbies on that site get an absolute BARRAGE of bollocks from weirdos, timewasters, creeps and worse. That is just the way it is, unfortunately. As SapphireBlue said, you're actually doing very well to have sifted three proper bookings out of the rest of the crap. Many new escorts find it takes anything from two weeks to two months to start to get regular bookings. It is, indeed, February and a recession and all that. The industry is saturated and it's probably only going to get worse. BUT that doesn't mean a diligent, hard-working person can't elbow their way to the top of the pile by A) always keeping an eye on your 'competition' so that you can make sure that your profile is better-written, your pictures are more attractive and your rates are right for the number of clients you want to be getting, and B) being very patient. This isn't a job with a regular income - it's always up one week, down the next, up the next, and so on - so save yourself some stress and accept that particular fact.

Quote from: TrannyForHire on 08 February 2012, 03:53:57 pm

I don't think its a case of very macho men being particularly drawn to trannies. But maybe macho guys are less risk averse?

Well, meeting strangers off the internet is stressful for most people. I think that the adrenaline rush from it must be what appeals to many punters, though, else why would they keep browsing those prossie ads, calling those random numbers and rushing to those unknown incall places? Even despite the dangers and variable likelihood of being ripped off or getting a crap service? It's a mystery to me - but luckily that doesn't matter to our incomes!

I hope you're still being careful even though you may feel that you have little to worry about. Prossies are statistically a vulnerable group, with TV/TS escorts being even more so. Does somebody who cares about you know what you're doing? Forgive me if you already have your security buddy and booking+confirmation procedures in place (these help protect against timewasters, too!) but if not, you can search the forum for any of those terms to find tons more info.