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UrbaneAspects

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Am I touring the wrong places or is it not worth it or what?
« on: 28 February 2009, 06:27:31 am »
This is ridiculous, this is my 5th night on tour this week and I've only accounted for one booking this week. Its ridiculous, Im spending more money than I've earned and on top of that I have dipped into my emergency reservoir big time and am nearly running out of cash. I started off with several hundreds in the bank and now Im down to only a couple hundred, just enough to get me on to my next tour destination and I have no doubts of the outcome as I used to live there and already have firm plans. The places I've come to:

First place was a conservative country city and I expected not to get much, but the calls I had made me think I would get atleast something. Turns out they were just using me as bait for their hungry jaws of bullshit games.

Now Im in a bigger city which has several escorts listed, much more than my previous city and I still havent gotten anything firm. This is humiliating!. I just want to cry, literally  :'( I cant believe it, no bookings? Its like, why not? I did everything I was supposed to...I advertised a week ahead of time, I announced on the forums, I even had a punter 'book' me from a punter forum tonight....well Im about to call him out on his shit on the forum as he hasnt confirmed tonight.

Only thing I can think of is I chose the wrong city. Its a fairly big city, a world-class city...but its a southern U.S. one and I dont think the market for escorts is that great even though lots of escorts advertise here....but nothing like the amounts in New York and L.A. I dont know, but it sucks. Tomorrow is my final ditch effort to get a booking and I was lucky to be able to find a KILLER deal on a nice hotel. But thats it, no more spending money on hotels after this. I havent made a dime back from all this hotel shit and Im pissed.

Oh well, next destination I know I'll be set, but I need it to happen here while Im waiting.
« Last Edit: 28 February 2009, 06:29:29 am by JoeyR »

brandy@saafe

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Re: Am I touring the wrong places or is it not worth it or what?
« Reply #1 on: 28 February 2009, 02:21:02 pm »
Sorry to hear your tour isn't going well. Doesn't that suck when that happens? I've been a few tours and not all of them have been as successful as I'd like. The good thing about the ones that didn't work out so well was that I went with my best friend SJ, and we all always turned our tours into little holidays so we still ended up having fun. Ironically, apart from Manchester, out of everywhere I've toured, NYC was my most successful tour profit-wise.

You need to stick to the major cities Joey. Don't look at what everybody else is doing. What may work for them may not work for you. Especially if you haven't been before and you haven't built up a client base. Aren't there any big cities you'd like to visit this year?

UrbaneAspects

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Re: Am I touring the wrong places or is it not worth it or what?
« Reply #2 on: 28 February 2009, 04:06:19 pm »
well thats the thing, this place IS a major city, Atlanta....It pulls up well on google. It has a big gay community from what I've heard over the years, and the place looks like it revolves around money. So I didnt think I'd strike out like this. Im just still going to give a chance for this afternoon and later tonight as Im sure I should get something atleast.

If I was to go elsewhere it would be Chicago, NYC, Vegas, California. But with those places you have to know how to get around, maybe not so in L.A. and Vegas as in NYC, Chicago...but also I dont have anyone to tour with who lives near me, and I recently spoke to a escort friend who is from New York which could make it posible and which maybe we could, but it hasnt been bought up or mentioned as of yet as Im still carrying on this tour!

UrbaneAspects

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Re: Am I touring the wrong places or is it not worth it or what?
« Reply #3 on: 01 March 2009, 12:13:59 am »
I know I ask this often, but does anyone have anything addtional to add to this? This was supposed to be about fun but I've yet to see the face of it

lexienight

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Re: Am I touring the wrong places or is it not worth it or what?
« Reply #4 on: 01 March 2009, 04:27:20 am »
did you advertise well in advance or did you just show up and then advertise?

I'm only asking out of curiosity, I havent toured yet so dont know the best procedure but i get the impression its best to advertise well in advance so guys know your coming.

UrbaneAspects

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Re: Am I touring the wrong places or is it not worth it or what?
« Reply #5 on: 01 March 2009, 06:33:38 am »
I advertised 8 days in advance, I didnt want to any earlier as I wasnt 100% sure which day or hotel...so I didnt want to say "oh I'll be there sometime in about 3 weeks". I mentioned going to tour in 1 city on the punter boards a month in advance. And guess what? How about a punter who spoke to me on the board and even mentioned booking me once I was in town had set a date and time...and the fucker didnt even confirm! So you know what, Im done with the punter boards..it doesnt do shit. I dont know who those people are but it hasnt worked. Just like y'all been telling me.

I also expected that even though I didnt get any advanced bookings, that I'd atleast get the 'passer-byers'. In my 1st tour city I did get a passer-by even though he was a crook. I got a call last night from a private number, he wouldnt call back listed but emailed me instead asking to do an overnight but if I could do bareback sex. You already know where that ended up.

I have stayed through the week and the weekend so I'd figure those who couldnt do weekdays could do weekends. I offered in and outcalls. BULLSHIT, this is Fucking Bullshit! I need to go to sleep I have the next trip coming up in 3 hours, which will be 10 hours of traveling!
« Last Edit: 01 March 2009, 06:35:33 am by JoeyR »

Trafford

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Re: Am I touring the wrong places or is it not worth it or what?
« Reply #6 on: 01 March 2009, 07:20:04 am »
8 days in advance? I'd suggest 8 weeks in advance will be better. Even if you just say, "I am coming to Chicago in mid-June, please enquire for details".

If you tour a lot, put a page on your web site so guys get used to looking to see where you are. Ask for requests to encoourage interest but dont necessarily bother acting on the requests and expecting the guy who asked to book, as they often dont.

Us girls are lucky here, we have tour boards sites such on Punternet.com which guys use to see who is in their town when.Its very effective.

What about Eros for you - they have touring sections?  Their male to male escorting listings look a bit sparse so maybe they will take ads for free? Eros is particuatly good for NYC.