Hello ladies,

I am thinking of creating a 'high end' persona where I would charge anywhere between £400-£1000 per hour.

A client advised me that he had recently been to see such a girl from an expensive agency and that she wasn't that different from me, only a size slimmer, and offering two services that I don't offer, and staying in a very expensive hotel. My rates at the moment are nowhere near these top rates.

I would like to keep my current AW profile, and use some high end directories, and create a website and use directories to drive traffic to my website. Does anyone have experience of working like this? and which directories can you suggest?

Or another option I have is to join some high-end agencies in London, but the only thing is I do not look like a supermodel and would be worried they would not screen clients properly.

Does anyone have any experience doing any of the above or advice they could share please? Which one do you think would give me more bookings ?

Thank you

Any agency is acting as a pimp and will definitely not screen clients. They are only interested in money.
I would be very wary of anything a client tells you as most information they pass on I wouldn't wipe my backside with.
It's true there are ladies in the category you mention, however I don't think it will be easy to get on board.
I would rather see a few clients a day and keep myself busy than be waiting around for one.
Another thing to consider is that being in a high end hotel can be off putting to some.

Yes you are probably right , I think agencies do not vet.

In that case, does you or anyone else have any recent knowledge of any high end advertising platforms which are successful?

Thank you xx

I'm afraid I don't.
To be honest, I'm of the opinion that if it looks too good to be true, then it usually is.
Maybe someone else will have more info.

I should have added that I work within the prices you quote. Over 50% of the traffic to my website comes from Google, so I would say that SEO is just as, if not more important than directories.

This thread might be helpful ST  .

With the best will in the world, saying you're 'educated to degree level' makes you sound as dumb as a rock (or as if you went to college for a bit but didn't stay long enough to be able to just say 'I have a degree'), and punters don't care anyway. I have five GCSEs, but I don't mention them in my ads .

A lot of the people charging very high rates take their cue from the US websites where asking for ID is the norm because of the illegality; it's not common here, but then if you're aiming for non-British punters they'll likely be more used to it. Also know that weight/size has nothing to do with anything - one of the more successful women I know at the upper end of pricing was a larger (and very beautiful) BBW lady. What she did/does have is excellent marketing skills, pictures and a far better and more patient phone and email manner than I ever will if I live to be a thousand

Ah, I must have missed that - it's been nuts here today and I'm worn out  . I mainly wanted to link to that other thread, but there's been a more recent one too which I can't remember enough about to find (I think Miffy posted on that one too so she might know).

Being yourself pays off. Pretending to be somebody else is exhausting, expensive and punters can tell when you're not entirely comfortable - trust that they will like you exactly as you are, advertise accordingly and charge whatever the hell you like. If it doesn't work out, at least you had a crack at it

@sparkly_top

I'm in London.

The thing is, how I do things probably won't be of use to you because we're all individuals with different ways of working. What I will say is that it is your attitude that is key, not just looks or service, so stop concentrating on what other high end escorts look like/their photographs. Look at what they're saying/what experience they're offering and their marketing, that's what will bring you in a particular clientele, although to be fair, so many of them write such pretentious twaddle that it will be an excellent guide of what not to write. The most important thing to concentrate on is what makes you you - you are unique, this is your main strength and selling point. Establish your boundaries and your offer and stick to it. Don't try and be something you're not. Sometimes, it's not better to fake it until you make it. Just be yourself.

I insist on government-issued ID or work credentials plus references as this approach screens out a lot of time-wasters and hagglers. Be advised this approach might well will bring you less clients, and not every high end escort insists on screening in this way, so don't feel you have to do this. I am now in the position where I am not really looking to take on new clients anyway, so how I screen is somewhat redundant.

Lastly, I don't mention I have an MA but it is clear from my website and blog I am well-educated. I do not advertise as high end, high class or use such ridiculous terms as courtesan, luxury, elite or VIP because I feel the type of client who would be googling these keywords wouldn't be someone I want to meet, nor would he want to meet me! He would be expecting a Belle de Jour type which I most certainly am not!

Will look for the thread Amy mentions

Also know that weight/size has nothing to do with anything - one of the more successful women I know at the upper end of pricing was a larger (and very beautiful) BBW lady. What she did/does have is excellent marketing skills, pictures and a far better and more patient phone and email manner than I ever will if I live to be a thousand

Exactly this! I did a small research and I see that agencies have all the same type of SW, super-skinny heavy retouched photos, model-like girls. But If you look at independent high-end escorts you can see all types and shapes of ladies. I know that loads of clients go for independents rather than agencies.

And as other users said, I wouldn't believe what the client says. Which high-end escort would share such private stuff with him anyway...