I have been an escort for 5 years and never known things so quiet! I feel like last year was better for me in this profession as there was a lot of pent up demand. It especially helped being a trans escort as guys were more willing to want to try new things.

However, in the long term I’m not sure whether escorting is sustainable aside from doing it as a side hustle. The world has evolved so much and this industry is too over saturated and people are more discerning about how they spend money these days. It’s a shame since I really enjoy what I do and have a passion for pleasing men through escorting. But I also know that a lot of independent self employed business owners are struggling at the moment.

I do tour as well but have even found that to be less reliable this year compared to last year. I really don’t like how the economy is going at the moment and it seems to have got worse with this new government.

Nevertheless, I do also believe that the current trajectory can improve.

All industries change - I remember when we could only advertise in newspapers and there were no pictures (and before that no mobile phones, although that's before even my time). We have to adapt, just like everyone else.

The notion that a new government can fix fifteen years of systematic destruction to a countries economy and public services in three months is making me 🤣. Yes, and we should all definitely be millionaires by Christmas, but that all belongs on sites other than this one, since it's nothing to do with sex work.

I'm wondering if the people finding it much tougher are mostly relying on AW? One I have definitely noticed is that even fewer punters are coming from there since they started fucking about with the site, even when it's working properly.