Now, i was thinking about this social rate business the other day.  i might ramble but here goes.

What if you advertise a social rate at say ?80 per hour as apposed to the full rate of say ?130 per hour.  Wont that sometimes encourage guys to book you for the 2 hours of sex that they have planned and then only want to pay for the other 2hours (however many they want) at that social rate?  Does that make sense?

So if it was a 4hour booking, instead of paying ?510 (or whatever, my head is fuzzy. Sorry)  they would only want to pay ?420 or what ever. 

I dont advertise my social rate because frankly i dont want to encourage it too much, id rather they had a full booking but i have offered it once before, we had lunch then he booked a few more times after that and it was fine but wont guys sometimes just get the wrong idea about when the social rate comes in to effect? or rather than get the wrong idea, just take the piss and book you for 4hours then argue that he meant 2social and 2 private without mentioning it on the phone? 

Does that make sense??   

I dont advertise my social rate because frankly i dont want to encourage it too much, id rather they had a full booking but i have offered it once before, we had lunch then he booked a few more times after that and it was fine but wont guys sometimes just get the wrong idea about when the social rate comes in to effect? or rather than get the wrong idea, just take the piss and book you for 4hours then argue that he meant 2social and 2 private without mentioning it on the phone? 

Lexie please, thats non-sense. I see how you could wonder about it, but trust me...men arent looking to go onto a website and pay for simply a social meeting. Yes it can and probably does....but just an example, I advertised all kinds of specials that were well below my normal rate. It sold once or twice. Not a big difference. These men arent that cheap to decipher between a lunch for x amount or full sex for x amount. Thats RIDICULOUS! More than likely they'll skip right to the hour appointment.

Hi JoeyR,

It will be fine I'm sure never really entertained a 'social time' fee but I have to agree, that perhaps I should consider such as other posters referred, it may lead to private time.

I guess the reason I have always avoided it was because of the sheer waste of my time in doing so but, as it has been pointed out, there are some really genuine clients out there.  I guess, looking at the other angle, if your a new client then and want to 'sample' the service 'visually speaking before committing yourself then perhaps a 'social fee' may be the best way forward.

What do other escorts implement as a 'social fee' for such a service? Always willing to try a new concept.

Lexie please, thats non-sense. I see how you could wonder about it, but trust me...men arent looking to go onto a website and pay for simply a social meeting.

and Joey luv, dont patronise me with the non-sense stuff.  You may not get them but i have.  and im sure others around here have had them too.  they might be rare but they happen and i'm prepared for them when they do and im not allowing potential clients to get mixed up between the 2 either.

Quote from: strawberry on 21 January 2009, 07:28:39 am

That's easy I social rate applies only where we are in a public place i.e. restuarant, coffee shop, concert, museum (!) etc. Standard, full rates apply for private time - i.e. alone together at my place, hotel room or suite etc

No its not that simple.  See a longer date could include some social time, maybe meet for dinner tehn go to the hotel room etc but im not breaking my time down in to 2 seperate rates.  For me a social rate is only offered if all that is required is social time with no private time on top.  And i dont advertise my social rate because i dont want clients to automatically seperate it in their minds then be disapointed when i ask for the full rate.  See what i mean?

No need to break it down, I offer a special dinner date rate of 3-4 hours based upon 2 hours social and 90 mins - 2 hours private. Simple. If they want longer dates I agree a fee as I see appropriate (as you would normally for longer bookings). Fee paid up front and I've never had a problem seperating the timings etc - always seems to flow very naturally. I find guys usually either want to spend private time or book a dinner date, so fees are always clear.

Hi,

I think Lexie has a valid point here,

Imagine if the 'social rate' was public knowledge, now imagine a client knowing this, now imagine them getting mixed up in their head and asking for it first then during the event, asks for the 'personal rate' later.

But as Joey said, I think the 'social rate' means something else over the pond right?

How about a dual rate?....Client wants a 'dinner date' and also a 'personal date'?

Would that work perhaps?

Hi,

 now imagine them getting mixed up in their head and asking for it first then during the event, asks for the 'personal rate' later.

Actually thats quite funny because im not so worried that they would get genuinely confussed more that they would see an opportunity to take the piss and try to get a cheap date 

If someone books me for 4hrs (as example), im sticking with charging my full 4hr rate regardless of how they choose to break that time down.  I just like to keep my social rate completely seperate so that i have control over it one and when to bring it in to effect.