Author Topic: Another media request from the Economist re changing business models (Read 1196 times)

Economist · « **on:** 13 March 2014, 05:26:27 pm »

Dear all,

Thank you very much for your help with my previous article on the terrible proposals about changing the law in Britain.

I'm writing another piece about how the internet has changed sex workers' business and wondered whether anyone would be willing to share their experiences, either by leaving a message here, sending me an email (http://www.economist.com/mediadirectory/josie-delap) or on the phone. I'm particularly interested in how useful you find websites such as Adultwork and Punternet in terms of checking your clients? How often do you reject people on the basis of their profiles on such sites and what are your reasons for turning them down?

But also to what extent you feel they they have helped your business - do you feel that getting a series of good reviews means you can at some point charge higher prices? Do you feel you can distinguish yourself better from other competitors? To what extent did you, or people you know of, tour before you were able to advertise online? Do you think the internet makes your business safer/easier in other ways? Does it make it easier to work part-time?

Many thanks again for your help.

Best,
Josie

Shelly5 · « **Reply #1 on:** 14 March 2014, 05:59:37 pm »

We can check feedback on clients from AW feedback but there is only feedback on girls, not clients on punternet. I personally don't put much trust in in AW client feedback as what is acceptable client behaviour for one girl might not be for me. Gut instinct and clients ability to follow our own booking procedures is what most of us rely on to accept/decline bookings.

Reviews just don't come into how much I charge. I set my rates based on market conditions i.e what other similar girls are charging in my area, in order to appeal to to a particular client spend bracket, according to the volume of clients I want etc. so similar to any other market really where you have to choose a pricing strategy and market youself accordingly.

In my experience reviews attract higher volumes of clients who read reviews. I have personally found that can be a double edged sword in the past as reviews can at times be rather graphic and distasteful in my opinion but for some clients reliving the details and reading others reviews is all part of the experience (which is their prerogative, of course). I have no reviews and intend to keep it that way, (beyond a couple generic pieces of feedback so clients know I'm genuine) and it doesnt have any bearing on my rate at all.

I think working part time would only really be made easier by the practicality that you can take email bookings rather than having to answer phone enquiries. I don't think it makes it safer as you are still meeting a stranger in the flesh, regardless of how they found you.

I think the internet and glossy websites may have given the industry a more socially sanitised face and "normalised' it slightly. Clients make appointments with me as if they were booking an appointment with their accountant or dentist. Lots of my clients would definately be too terrified to go to a brothel and would probably look down on it, and wouldn't even dream of approaching a street worker. I'd guess it has probably attracted service providers and clients who might never have considered the industry otherwise.

ClaireJayne · « **Reply #2 on:** 14 March 2014, 06:22:53 pm »

I don't hold sex worker reviews with much regard, in fact I have a no feed back policy, not interested in collecting it, reading it or having my clients review me as I find the review process just an extension of the perceived power imbalance between sex worker and client. A certain class of clients use it to gloat about their sexual prowess and to demean sex workers.

Also by not having any feedback, I do not attract the men who spend time loitering about on these review sites, don't let it ever be said that there are not different classes of clients, not all clients are created equal.

I don't attract to many Broadcasters and CEOs who question my lack of feedback policy, its only the men who go on to review sites who question it, and I don't want them as clients so you could say my lack of feedback is a way to screen undesirables from my client list.

Lets just say, if the client can demonstrate their masculinity via other social means i.e house, job, education, clothes ect then they don't need to demonstrate it on sex review sites. You don't see to many CEOs getting in to street fights, why because they express their maleness other ways. We know they are men, they don't have to tell us.

Cheryl87 · « **Reply #3 on:** 14 March 2014, 10:23:19 pm »

I do not actively encourage reviews or feedback, because I also find them distasteful and not the type of client that I want.

I mainly take phone bookings but I do give preference to those who have adultwork feedback (male members), if they happen to email me. If I knew someone was from a forum or review site I would try to avoid that client but this is not possible.

I don't tour at all so can't comment on that but I do appreciate the ease of which the internet allows me to conduct my business.

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Author Topic: Another media request from the Economist re changing business models (Read 1196 times)

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