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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #15 on: 19 July 2014, 02:42:28 pm »
You in nice suit, possibly with erection visible.

Think carefully before trying to compete on price - there is always someone willing to do whatever for less. Have a look on the sites above to see what others are charging and remember your selling features: catering to the straight fetish and hung.
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« Reply #16 on: 19 July 2014, 05:07:03 pm »
Having just seen the AW profile - and been its 22nd view - it's clearly aiming at the tiny market (women clients) with the larger one as an afterthought. That's the wrong way round.

I don't know how many women browse AW looking for men to pay, but it must be a very small fraction of the number of men. Even if were a larger number, you are one of currently 3,007 very optimistic men offering sex to women in London.

Female clients exist, but if you find them on AW, go out and buy a lottery ticket because it's your very lucky day.

What do you have to offer men? Put it in the profile. What do you have to offer a M/F couple looking for a MMF threesome? There won't be anything like as many, but put that in the profile. Then's the time to think about what you have to offer women.
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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #17 on: 19 July 2014, 05:49:31 pm »
Yeah, I'd made that quickly before I realised. Thanks for reminding me, I've changed it around a bit now ;)

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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #18 on: 19 July 2014, 06:03:13 pm »
Though my rant was more to do with craigslist posts going nowhere, or being offered 30 quid for an hour...

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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #19 on: 19 July 2014, 06:50:01 pm »
Though my rant was more to do with craigslist posts going nowhere, or being offered 30 quid for an hour...

Your rant was titled 'I must be doing something wrong', and people are trying to help you figure out what. You're going to get hagglers, cheapskates and timewasters (and worse) no matter where you advertise, just like everybody else (and when you are new you'll get far more of the ones that everybody else has long since blocked, again just like everybody else).

We've kept your posts out of the Straight Male Escorting thread because we thought you had a realistic idea of what you need to do and to whom you need to advertise to make any money as a sex worker. I haven't seen your profile/ads but if you're still convinced you're going to get female clients it would be nice if you'd say so and then we can stick them in with the rest and stop wasting other posters time and yours. Seriously. It's not going to happen.

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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #20 on: 19 July 2014, 07:05:38 pm »
I am absolutely certain I won't get female clients :) initially I thought that advertising as a straight escort would draw gay men with a straight fantasy to message me, but I stand corrected there - I am now openly aiming the profile to that fantasy :)

I also thought that gay escorting would be a quick way to make money and fix a desperate situation, though it seems that as with any other line of work, it takes time effort and experience to be successful

and really, thanks for all your help and advice. I am grateful. I will stick at it and hope it gets better with time and experience....

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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #21 on: 19 July 2014, 07:09:51 pm »
Realistically, though, how much do you think I can charge?

I've no idea, because I've no idea how much men charge each other. The best way anybody to get a pretty safe idea of what others similar to them are charging is to look at their ads and see what sort of pattern emerges :).

If it makes anybody feel better I've had somebody today say he didn't have any cash but could pay me in Argos vouchers ;D.

Loool amy, this made me lol i thought i was the only one that got weird offers - "could you give me a hour for my iPod?!"  :FF

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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #22 on: 19 July 2014, 07:19:17 pm »
I also thought that gay escorting would be a quick way to make money and fix a desperate situation, though it seems that as with any other line of work, it takes time effort and experience to be successful

Well that's not just you - we have legions of people of all genders signing up thinking prostitution is going to be a licence to print money and the answer to all their problems, and sadly most find out quickly that this just isn't the case. As you've spotted, most people in jobs which command a three figure sum as an hourly rate have to work bloody hard one way or the other whether it's via studying, training or just old fashioned grafting (both physical and mental) to do whatever their job entails, and if you're going to be successful, this is no exception :).

The days where we could confidently advise virtually everybody who registered that they could just pack in the day job and earn a decent living from sex work are pretty much gone, and whilst it's more than possible to make a very comfortable income you have to work far harder to do so because as it becomes more acceptable and easier for anybody to do it, not unsurprisingly far more people do. But it's not impossible and a lot of it's a matter of patience if for no reason other than that those who think it'll be that easy soon fall by the wayside and when they do, you'll still be there :D.

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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #23 on: 19 July 2014, 07:20:58 pm »
I think its reasonable but its what ever you are comfortable with charging for your services x

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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #24 on: 23 July 2014, 06:01:10 am »
 I can only seem to get bookings on bp anyone else have this problem
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Re: I must be doing something wrong =(
« Reply #25 on: 23 July 2014, 09:05:36 am »
Heh. I just got told I was too expensive by a guy who offered 30 pounds for 1hr outcall...  :FF

Don't be disheartened, we get those guys too. One place to avoid advertising is gumtree by the way, all you get is guys like that on there. MK has a "bj for 20" text guy lol..I do wonder if he has actually managed to get one yet ..probably not