Yes, this is what I was concerned about before I went full time - that necessity of paying bills can mean an increased chance of taking risks. What I've decided on is that I will continue my existing screening process, but increase my advertising instead, using Available Today and Local Escort search on AW, picked up a featured ad in Friday Ad, and as a last resort to increase footfall I will do a price drop. So far it's working!

You may already be on there, if not put an ad on Sussex Scene.

I think its very interesting, I normally look at my figures at the end of the month its amazing that on a day to day or week to week basis it may seem slow but by the end of the month my money is usually right on or above target. Good work VC

Yes, same here. Only August let me down. It will be my 1st anniversary in this job in 3 weeks. Can't believe it. Feel immensley proud of myself 

In the last couple of weeks I think the credit crunch is really hitting business.  Lots of punters are asking for deals due to the credit crunch.  Are other ladies finding this? 

As I have diversified on to other sites, and the fall off from AW has been replaced by Punterlink and my new website. I still have more or less the same number of jobs, (about 8 -12 a week) but I am working much harder to get them.  A blip or a trend?

I haven't reduced my rates, have any other ladies and if so has it increased business?

I have been in this industry for 11 years on & off and over the past few years I have noticed that from the end of September until abt 2 wks before Xmas it goes quiet; It will pick up rpund abt 14th Dec right through until the end of January and then it will die down until abt Mid March to April xx

A client I have known a long time asked me recently what an average week for me was and although I do not divulge facts and figures to anyone I told him I work a lot less now through choice. I don't need a high volume of clients to make my bills and add to savings etc. 
He suggested I only work 2 or 3 days at the beginning of the week and make my money on those days, then take the rest of the week off from escorting.
I had to explain to him that it does not work like that although it would be good if it did!  We can not command that all clients see us to suit our diaries and calendars, how great it would be if I could make my weekly target by Wednesday then switch my phone off!
My weeks these days tend to be a strange mix, dead for a day or even two then a few men in a day. Happy to say I am not plagued by time wasters and those who do not show. I have checked back in my records and can honestly not see a pattern of dead months or seasons etc, nothing really notable anyway.

A client I have known a long time asked me recently what an average week for me was and although I do not divulge facts and figures to anyone I told him I work a lot less now through choice. I don't need a high volume of clients to make my bills and add to savings etc. 
He suggested I only work 2 or 3 days at the beginning of the week and make my money on those days, then take the rest of the week off from escorting.
I had to explain to him that it does not work like that although it would be good if it did!  We can not command that all clients see us to suit our diaries and calendars, how great it would be if I could make my weekly target by Wednesday then switch my phone off!
My weeks these days tend to be a strange mix, dead for a day or even two then a few men in a day. Happy to say I am not plagued by time wasters and those who do not show. I have checked back in my records and can honestly not see a pattern of dead months or seasons etc, nothing really notable anyway.

Well I've only been an Indy for a few months & it was in sauna's that I noticed the seasonal thing; and school holidays can be very quiet x

Well I've only been an Indy for a few months & it was in sauna's that I noticed the seasonal thing; and school holidays can be very quiet x

Definitely, there's a seasonal factor.  I mentioned this before.  But so far as I am aware, you are probably the first escort, who stated this besides myself. 

This week has been completely dead for me in London. Surprising, as I had manic last few weeks.
I used to think that February and August were the worst months, but I had an amazing August this year, and February was fine too. On the other hand, December 2015, I barley saw anybody, my phone was totally dead. I really hope December this year will be better...