Basically I charger higher rates but I’m in such a shitty financial situation that I got myself into. I realise that. I wasn’t saving properly and spending so much carelessly and messed up my finances.

It is what it is and I can’t change it. But problem is is that I’m struggling to get back on the ladder as most of you do realise higher prices means less clients are less frequency.

I was thinking about going back to lower prices for a few weeks or months just so I can get some money set aside faster and then reestablish myself as higher end.

I just feel like this is embarrassing and I have a bit of an ego so I just can imagine in my head what current clients would think about me decreasing my rates by say 50 pounds. They might think I’ve gone mad. I just can’t do it in me to go the lower rates but I know it’s the only way to get where I need to be.

I guess what you charge isn’t always about what you feel your worth. Sometimes external factors like it being slow or getting yourself into debt can come into play and you find yourself needing the money faster and it’s better to have lower rates in that case.

Has anyone ever had to restart from the bottom? Is it that bad. Maybe I’m thinking to much about what other people think.

It's not about pride if you need to earn it's smart business to get clients through the door and earn because pride won't pay the bills, I've been £150 to 200 and now sit at £160 and I'm busy, No difference in the kind of clients i get charging less. Do what you need to get comfortable financially. If I was to charge what I think I'm worth I'd have no clients lol but I don't feel that because I charge less then I have less worth. My regulars pay whatever I decide to charge even if I go up, But there are times I want to hit my target of clients a day and not sit about waiting for work, Time is money.

Need to just stop thinking about it in the way you are, Other businesses have a sale or give a bit of a lower quote because it's better to have the business and money to invest and bring in new clients who will next time pay more because the quality and service was shown to be good.

You can go back up in price again.

I feel the same way OP .
I think you could keep charging  your higher rate with your original add , but maybe start a new add elsewhere with a different name, photos and mobile number.
That way you can fill up the free time slots , you get paid , and your current higher rate paying clientele    has no clue 

Hi Sophine88,

I can totally relate to you as I'm currently in the same situation as yours. My weakness is that I love a fancy lifestyle and luxury items (I wish I didn't  ). I was doing relatively well until a couple of months ago (I charge higher prices than majority on AW), but recently business has considerably slowed down for me and I'm realising how much I fucked up with my money and finances (I'm very ashamed of this). I could have saved so much money but instead I spent it all on fancy lifestyle and items that I can barely even use on a daily basis. I regret it so much now as all the money I make now goes for my fixed costs aka rents, bills and food and I have no way to save anything at the moment. I also feel pressured to work more even when I feel unwell or have my period as I can't afford not to.

I've also thought about decreasing my prices a bit (£50 less) but same as you Sophie, I feel that people are gonna judge me if I decrease my prices and I feel that it would be hard if I decrease them in the first place to increase them again afterwards. And to be honest I don't even know it would actually make a significant difference.

But moral of the story is never think business is always gonna be good and stable and save as much money as you can while business is good (I think y'all already know this but always good to say it again IMO) 

Ana, look at this positively, you’ve had a valuable life lesson about money. Learn from it. When things are better and funds surplus, save the majority of it and pay yourself a small allowance which you can use to treat yourself.

This is good advice and something I have done from day one. I still do. Eg: if I have made £500 in a day I treat myself to spending £50 on myself which still leaves a healthy sum to go towards bills/saving etc. It works for me anyway. It is much easier to do if you don't have to wean yourself off a designer llifestyle (clothes/nails/botox etc.) which thankfully I have never bothered with.

Good luck OP in your new venture and I hope it works well for you.

Sophine don't pay that looser anytime at all, There are men that just want to make women feel like crap. I had a scorned client call me a whole and referred to me saying he was throwing pearls at swine lol I've met this guy and he is a loner with low self esteem and major issues. Be kind to yourself and the only opinion that counts is your own, Sod everyone else. You know who you are and that's the only opinion that counts, You and your goals.

Don't let the barstools get you down, Especially opinion from the timewasters that message you it's just noise you need to ignore.

I think it can't be repeated enough, that your hourly rate as a professional sex worker has absolutely no connection to what you are worth as a person. Or indeed, how much sex appeal you have! Price is simply a (big) part of business strategy.

I charge £100 an hour less than my duo partner, because I want 3 bookings a week, and she wants 3 bookings a month. Neither of us is better or worse than the other in looks/personality/shagging. Our price reflects the amount of work we want to attract.
Think about how a tube of pringles costs £1.50 in Tesco and £3.00 in Waitrose. You can guarantee tesco is making several times more profit on that item.

Totally, couldn't agree more. I've been trying to move into a higher price bracket but only because I prefer to see smaller number of clients, and would ideally only like to do 1 a day 4-5 days a week. Not because I think it makes me a better service provider (just a different service provider) and certainly not a better woman.

I think living in London is always a bonus. Even if I do drop my rates now or whatever. London has a huge population and visitors coming and going all the time. It’s not like it’s some small city or big town.  There’ll always be a market for different prices and all of a sudden if I want to change my rate again I think that’ll be fine because there’s always people out there willing to pay different prices in London. Like I said huge city.