Well I can only say I've been poesying on and off for 30 years and not once have I ever suffered "burn out" or depression or anything associated with doing this job, I can only think this is due to me only doing what I enjoy which includes only doing short bookings, so to me it doesn't matter that the client's willing to pay more to get a longer booking its not going to happen. For me its not all about the money its about staying sane.

Quote from: mature helen on 23 March 2015, 05:04:36 pm

I only offer half hour and one hour bookings out of the two I prefer the half hour bookings.

I adore half hour bookings, 4 or 5 of those a day would be my dream, also Helen if your clients ask for longer than 1 hour does it put them off when you refuse or do they still book? X

It's funny how we all have different ways that work best for us.

I don't do half hour appointments because it makes far, far more sense to me to see 2 clients a day rather than 4 or 5

That would be 5 people a day coming in and out of my apartment (which would have me a paranoid wreck) and it would be 5 showers, 5 times doing my hair and make up and 5 men having sex with me when for the same money....I could have 2 guys coming in my building, 2 showers, twice doing the hair and make up and only having sex with 2 men and then leaving me the rest of the day to do other non escort related things. Works brilliant for me which means I can be super organised and no need to rush and have a life at the same time.

There's no way I could see any more than 3 in a day, 3 is my absolute limit but I'm happy with just 2 each day.

xx

I go back and forth on this. Sometimes I would be happier to only do short bookings. Especially on very busy days. Other times, I'm all about the long bookings and the half hours just fuck up my schedule.

The way I deal with it is to raise and lower my half hour rate. When it's at ?60, I get a lot of them. When I put it up to ?80, I get more hour bookings.

In London, I put them up to ?100 and to my amazement, guys will pay it! And once I'm on a roll of lots of 30-minute bookings it's like I don't want longer ones because I get used to making that quick ?100 (many of these guys are in a hurry and happily scamper off within 20 minutes of arriving.)

Nia: One hour is waaayyy enough for me.
I used to have 'talkers' so I understand
why you find it boring/draining.

Half hour is nice as it whizzes
by and is proportionally a lot
more expensive than the hour.

Half hour guys seem to be 'primed'.....ready for action.
So it cuts out the slow bits.

I can't really say which appointment length is my favorite.  I get many more hour long bookings than anything else, but I offer everything from half hours to overnights.  The hour long is a nice time to chat a bit, get physical, and then chat a bit more, but I really hate when I get the guys who want to fuck for an entire hour and that really drains me (and can be painful).  The half hours are nice and quick and the guys come in and get to the chase, and I glance at the clock and time is up!  That's awesome when I need a little break and I feel like I get a lot of money in comparison to the effort I have to put in.  But then with a client I enjoy I really like the earning potential of a longer booking and being able to take one appointment for the day and be done.  Again, with some clients who just wanted sex for 2-6 hours or were incredibly boring that would be torture, but I don't at all mind clients who want to talk about random stuff even if I'm not interested.  Anytime I'm being paid ridiculous amounts of money to lie in a comfy bed and listen to someone talk I'm pretty happy.  Even overnights can be nice with the right client, and you walk away drained but with enough to pay your rent and then go shopping!

I guess if I had to pick I'd stick with the hour long booking and my inner clock is trained to know exactly when an hour is up, but I enjoy having a mix so there's no monotony.  Any length of time with a horrible client is too much, and with a wonderful client I could happily spend the whole weekend haha.  If you really dislike anything except an hour long booking then definitely only take hour long bookings or decide how much you'd need to not dread another length and charge that rate for non-hour long appointments.  If you're happy and enjoying the client that will show, and adversely, if you're counting down the seconds til you can bolt that will show, too.  So do what makes you happy!

3-4 hour bookings are my favourite tbh.

The longer the better for me 

I like dinner then 'playtime' bookings

I'm a greedy cow so prefer play time then dinner so I can eat what I like lol Sex on a full stomach makes me feel ill.

A lot of my clients want a bit of foreplay and then sex rather the whole dinner date thing, so my bookings tend to be shorter. Rarely more than an hour and a half. Maybe when I do my first tour I'll offer a dinner date deal.

I like having a mix, and won't actually see a new client for more than two hours, in case we don't get on. I think 45-60m is the optimum time, more an hour if they can come twice, but half hours definitely serve a purpose: I understand that clients often don't have the time or money for more, and if they're a one-shot type of guy, any excess time is just wasted.

The only issue I have with half hours is the small amount of clients who try and hang around for much, much longer. On the other hand, sometimes in 1.5-2h bookings, the last part can just involve a cup of tea and a natter.