Already offer DirectIM and when I'm at home and have ANY time where I can get the computer to myself and the littlies aren't around, I can do that. But I'm honestly not sure if I could webcam simply because of showing my face? Which I don't want to do.

Then don't show your face, you don't HAVE to. Only a small % ask to see mine, most are more interested in the dirty chat, or hearing me "cum", or seeing my pussy/asshole/tits, or watching my mouth performing oral on a big dildo etc etc etc...

OR you could wear sunglasses or an eyemask (like a venetion maked ball mask) with your hair worn differently, or even a wig if you feel like showing face.

Camming is similar to escorting in the sense that YOU set the boundaries, and ignore/block all those who try to push them.

Quote from: bananamuffin on 18 June 2012, 06:52:44 pm

 had offered ?60 30 mins special offer for this week - no takers. Short of offering 1 hr for ?70 or something, I don't know what else to do really.

Is it really this bad in some places? 

I do incalls for ?60 for 30 minutes, on limited bookings per week and they go really fast, I'm also in the NW where theres loads of escorts

Whereabouts are you?

Yes it is really that bad. Over the weekend, for 2 days I even went so far to offer (there was a special parade in town throughout the weekend) to put on my ad, "make a fair offer based on time/desires". Not a single call or email!

I'm just not going to offer specials anymore. Seems like when you do, it makes you look desperate when you're really not trying to be. But then nobody calls and you're almost like damn...nobody won't even see me for THIS much, what the fuck?

I in fact have raised my outcall rate by $20. Something told me I need to put a higher price tag on it. Get too cheap, they think you're a herpes having, crack smoking ho out for some quick change. And that's not me.

Quote from: Kimmy on 19 June 2012, 11:50:04 pm

Quote from: bananamuffin on 18 June 2012, 06:52:44 pm

 had offered ?60 30 mins special offer for this week - no takers. Short of offering 1 hr for ?70 or something, I don't know what else to do really.

Is it really this bad in some places? 

I do incalls for ?60 for 30 minutes, on limited bookings per week and they go really fast, I'm also in the NW where theres loads of escorts

Whereabouts are you?

Yes it is really that bad. Over the weekend, for 2 days I even went so far to offer (there was a special parade in town throughout the weekend) to put on my ad, "make a fair offer based on time/desires". Not a single call or email!

I'm just not going to offer specials anymore. Seems like when you do, it makes you look desperate when you're really not trying to be. But then nobody calls and you're almost like damn...nobody won't even see me for THIS much, what the fuck?

I in fact have raised my outcall rate by $20. Something told me I need to put a higher price tag on it. Get too cheap, they think you're a herpes having, crack smoking ho out for some quick change. And that's not me.

i've just put mine up a tenner as I get overwhelmed with bookings and cannot fit everyone in, this was also the rate i had when I started out, ?120 ph ?70 half ?100 45 mins

for a long time I worked in parlours where i was receiving ?30 for half an hour, ?60 for an hour but I was happy with this at the time as it was convenient, no longer happy with it I went back independant and as I said have been overwhelmed with bookings

I cannot understand how some girls are so lacking in work

I doubt the client would think your a crack whore for charging less, special offers always help during quiet times, like for me say ?100 ph all week

Thanks indeed to everyone who has taken time to reply and give ideas and thoughts - it's much appreciated.

Upshot of which I now know I'm not doing anything terribly wrong on my profiles and i also have sufficient advertising (maybe get some photos done when I get chance to enhance that aspect of my profile).

As to camming at night - the problem is my kids are of the age where they might feel ill in the night and tootle up to my room - to find me with my legs spread and a vibrator inserted - nah, it's just not doable.

However though, this week (and weekend) has just turned into even more of a total washout for me. First one child then the other has been struck down with vomiting and diarrhoea viruses and been off school and therefore at home with me so I've had no chance to even DirectIM nor look at my phone to take possible calls for bookings. Then yesterday I was struck down with it too and spent last night throwing up til 2 this morning. So I'm shot for the next few days. Oh, and I had a booking shaping up nicely for Saturday and I had thought ok never mind you'll only make about ?60, but just do it anyway - but my babysitter can't come early enough and he wants an early afternoon appointment, which I can't do - so I'll have to tell him no.

Anyway, I'm off back to bed now as feeling super rough again. xx

I don't think setting your rates according to you mood is very helpful  ...if you're confused you can be sure that your clients are too. Plus all it means it that they're going to try and haggle if they see you don't actually charge your advertised rate.

Sure there are some clients who you can't believe you're getting paid to shag and then there's others where you think you aren't getting paid enough (move to 'do not see again list'). But I'm sure most people have had that feeling in civvy jobs too (without the shagging part  )

Well, I was doing it because I wasn't getting enough coming in to begin with. Had I been getting enough coming in, I probably would not have felt so compelled to do so.