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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #540 on: 28 November 2011, 10:51:56 pm »
Reading through this thread to cheer my broke ass up!!! Found this gem and have to say I'd never thought of that, thank you Paris! x

Seriously? I'm honestly not taking the piss here, but you really never thought that the most well known and powerful search engine on the planet could be something that punters might use to find prossies? ???

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #541 on: 28 November 2011, 10:54:02 pm »
I was waiting on a response like that, and no, I've worked solely from Adultwork for my entire career, have been predominantly part time, so haven't needed to rely on Google or even have my own website. Different strokes for different folks.

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #542 on: 28 November 2011, 11:06:49 pm »
I was waiting on a response like that, and no, I've worked solely from Adultwork for my entire career, have been predominantly part time, so haven't needed to rely on Google or even have my own website. Different strokes for different folks.

Absolutely - if Google dropped me I'd be in real trouble - most of my clients here don't use directories at all and many have never heard of Adultwork. Most of my website hits come from there, followed by Punternet and Punterlink (each generating about half the number I get from Google each month).

If Adultwork dumped me, I think the only thing I'd notice would be the distinct lack of pondlife callers, although since I re-found my dedicated Adultwork phone this very afternoon :D that will hopefully go back to being a far rarer occurrence as I don't have to have my normal number on it. The only time I ever get anything from AW is from touring ads, and even then it isn't the majority.

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« Reply #543 on: 28 November 2011, 11:38:26 pm »
Absolutely - if Google dropped me I'd be in real trouble - most of my clients here don't use directories at all and many have never heard of Adultwork. Most of my website hits come from there, followed by Punternet and Punterlink (each generating about half the number I get from Google each month).

If Adultwork dumped me, I think the only thing I'd notice would be the distinct lack of pondlife callers, although since I re-found my dedicated Adultwork phone this very afternoon :D that will hopefully go back to being a far rarer occurrence as I don't have to have my normal number on it. The only time I ever get anything from AW is from touring ads, and even then it isn't the majority.

AW was my complete bread and butter in Scotland - I was listed on a couple of other directories (never generated anything) and had the Sport for my pondlife-but-I-can't-face-beans-on-toast-for-a-week calls. Actually in all honesty I had some lovely clients from the Sport, but after a while I just wanted to play a recording of myself and DREADED a Sport day. If they interrupted me mid autopilot response I would genuinely lose thread of what I was saying. I know some girls up north who wouldn't have been able to live off AW alone so I think I was mostly just lucky and found my niche on that site. Saying that though, AW was drying up for me as I was in the process of moving away - maybe if I'd been available more I'd have noticed it, but for the most part I was too busy with other things.

Coming down to Kent on the other hand has been a total eye-opener. I was lucky in the sense that a few regulars were based here anyway and in their words are "excited you're just down the road now", but I have been utterly convinced that I have somehow sprouted 3 heads besides them. Its like the market is totally different for me here and/or my AW honeymoon (which sounded pretty damn extended by other comments on here!) is finally over. Having a website is a completely new entity to me! Think I'm probably going to invest in another phone for my own website so at least then I can gauge where I'm getting business from and see where I should be investing my most advertising.

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #544 on: 29 November 2011, 04:09:36 pm »
AW only helped me initially.  It's been absolute rubbish since then. 
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« Reply #545 on: 29 November 2011, 05:46:19 pm »
I get some decent clients from AW.  I find the "pond-life" ones mainly come from the local papers, mostly because they are too dim to use the internet! The more you advertise the more selective you can be. Punterlink is a good for a better class of client I've found.

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« Reply #546 on: 29 November 2011, 05:58:06 pm »
I get some decent clients from AW.  I find the "pond-life" ones mainly come from the local papers, mostly because they are too dim to use the internet! The more you advertise the more selective you can be. Punterlink is a good for a better class of client I've found.

I disagree with this, some people simply do not want to - nor need to use the internet. Just because we take it for granted, see it as essential doesn't mean others do.

Met a couple of lovely clients who do not use the internet, and probably never will. I won't however let anyone use it as an excuse to go over and over details though. Will give the basics, advise about my website then it's up to them.

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #547 on: 30 November 2011, 12:41:36 am »
Definite swings and roundabouts with the Sport (never used any other paper advertising - I feel like a complete virgin saying all of this ::) but in all honesty, after this move I'm starting to feel it lol!) - I had some of the loveliest, sweetest clients ever from it and some real regulars. Conversely, its been where I've thrown out the most clients for bad behaviour and dealt with the biggest twats.

I kind of get why it would appeal to a guy to use the paper - its like what, 40p or something (spot the person who pretty much is internet-dependent in day to day life) and so long as he disposes of it in a public bin, leaving it on the bus/train/whatever, there's no chance of 'er indoors finding it. If you don't understand technology with regards to clearing browser history etc, its too risky to some men. I mean think how some women react when they find porn belonging to their male partners - imagine her reaction if she found out he was looking at escort sites? This morning I was in my local post office, which is in a newsagent, and in the queue I found myself glancing at the magazines. There was top shelf porn and I found myself thinking "people still pay for pornography in that way?" But its easier to discard after its served its purpose, can't be traced at all and incurs far less chance of being caught. I wouldn't be surprised if some guys do use their real email addresses/phone numbers registering on some sites - to err is human after all and just because I'd have a fake email address for things I'd rather people didn't find out about/can't be bothered being spammed about, doesn't mean everyone's the same. Intelligent people do say and do really daft things (or daft from other peoples' perspectives) from time to time.

I used to get a bit snarky with guys asking "what girl is on", but in their defence, a lot of parlours do advertise there too. Often if I got them coming along they'd be genuinely surprised that I wasn't charging extras for kissing, RO etc and quite a few of them commented it was nicer, that it felt more 'natural'. Now I reflect on that thought, I wonder if maybe they heard my half hour rate and thought it was too expensive because they factored in the possibility of being hit with extras? I've had alcohol so I'm in a charitable mood ;D

Then again you'd get the idiots barking down the line not quite understanding I'm not the receptionist and there is a person attached to the orifice...

Generally though my main irritation with the paper was the fact I'd be repeating myself all bloody day and, due to the nature of having to describe myself over the line, I couldn't exactly go to a lecture or nip down to Tesco whilst describing my all-natural 38E cups followed by my prices. So if I advertised in the Sport, I would have to sit indoors all day answering calls - so if I got timewasters/no shows/twats, I'd be a LOT more likely to notice the disruption to my schedule and thus a lot more likely to be irritated/stressed by it.
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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #548 on: 30 November 2011, 12:51:59 am »
I kind of get why it would appeal to a guy to use the paper - its like what, 40p or something (spot the person who pretty much is internet-dependent in day to day life) and so long as he disposes of it in a public bin, leaving it on the bus/train/whatever, there's no chance of 'er indoors finding it. If you don't understand technology with regards to clearing browser history etc, its too risky to some men.

Generally though my main irritation with the paper was the fact I'd be repeating myself all bloody day and, due to the nature of having to describe myself over the line, I couldn't exactly go to a lecture or nip down to Tesco whilst describing my all-natural 38E cups followed by my prices.
Most of my business comes via papers so I know what you mean.
I'm always describing myself while in tesco's.
What I do is walk fast so anyone only hears a word or two of the conversation.  No problem.
If there are too many people, I do big pauses.
Hi. Yes I'm available.
Ok I've got long hair, pert.............breasts, .............sexy ....................body
I like most things like ..................O...................either way. Play..................massage..............looking at naughty.........................films
and of course you can ..................................fuck........................................................me. 

Disjointed, yes, but I get and save jobs that way.
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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #549 on: 30 November 2011, 12:59:46 am »
Most of my business comes via papers so I know what you mean.
I'm always describing myself while in tesco's.
What I do is walk fast so anyone only hears a word or two of the conversation.  No problem.
If there are too many people, I do big pauses.
Hi I'm jodie. Yes I'm available.
Ok I've got long hair, pert.............breasts, .............sexy ....................body
I like most things like ..................O...................either way. Play..................massage..............looking at naughty.........................films
and of course you can ..................................fuck........................................................me. 

Disjointed, yes, but I get and save jobs that way.

I never would have considered doing that - to be honest, I could see me turning bright red and stammering, dropping courgettes and butternut squash everywhere :P

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« Reply #550 on: 30 November 2011, 02:58:27 am »
trouble is if you dont /cant /wont spend out money on advertising its becomes  a slippery slope of not earning enough  if people  cant find you  they cant book you so you cant earn money  so round and round it goes getting quieter and quieter 
adultwork isnt free you have to pay for just about anything ie puting your number up featuring  local escorts ect so  realy over a month your shelling out 30 -50 quid when that would get you  imo a featured add on punternet or punterlink  ( ok punterlink is 60 ) but far more targeted audicence in my opinion
   
    i use the sport and viva st when touring ireland /scotland  but  i tend to do slighlty cheaper /quicker appointments from it and i dont let them book  i  so while on my website 30 mins is 90 from the papers its 80 and 15 mins is 65  )   its a pain in the ass but you do get some good clients from it,
 i have different mobile for my website viva st the sport and adultwork so that i can see where its all coming from and ensur that it working and paying for itself
 
but what i do  is that the  clients from the papers  cant book a specific time  they take a chance see if im free and turn up within 10-15  mins i tell them this is the way i work  and that if they want to book me and set asside a specific time then its slightly more expensive  but i will be free for them  + i throw in a few more extras to entice them to book
  i give them all the details they need ie description / prices services ect and then leave it up to them  i tell then to text if i dont anwser when they call

its time consuming but if im doing a week long tour then the extra advertising will  more than pay for itself and the cost of accomodation and be in profit by a several hundred leaving the more lucrative website business as  pure profit on a tour 

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« Reply #551 on: 30 November 2011, 04:12:55 am »
adultwork isnt free you have to pay for just about anything ie puting your number up featuring  local escorts ect so  realy over a month your shelling out 30 -50 quid when that would get you  imo a featured add on punternet or punterlink  ( ok punterlink is 60 ) but far more targeted audicence in my opinion

I can only speak for myself but I know I've never really considered that as 'paying' because I've never shelled out cash for it - just used credits I earned for the odd phone calls I'd take when the balance looked low. Its always interesting to have another take on it, especially when you've probably became a bit lazy in the sense of your advertising. I know I used to be quite hesitant over the idea of paying upwards of ?40 for monthly advertising ("what if it generates nothing?" being my usual way of talking myself out of getting a site etc) but when you think of your credits as cold hard cash then you do look at it very differently. Thank you :)
   
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i use the sport and viva st when touring ireland /scotland  but  i tend to do slighlty cheaper /quicker appointments from it and i dont let them book  i  so while on my website 30 mins is 90 from the papers its 80 and 15 mins is 65  )   its a pain in the ass but you do get some good clients from it,
 i have different mobile for my website viva st the sport and adultwork so that i can see where its all coming from and ensur that it working and paying for itself

I'm going to be going back to Glasgow for Christmas and planned to at least earn my expenses, so I think I'll try and implement some of this when I'm there. At least I'll be on 'home' turf if it doesn't work!
 
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but what i do  is that the  clients from the papers  cant book a specific time  they take a chance see if im free and turn up within 10-15  mins i tell them this is the way i work  and that if they want to book me and set asside a specific time then its slightly more expensive  but i will be free for them  + i throw in a few more extras to entice them to book
  i give them all the details they need ie description / prices services ect and then leave it up to them  i tell then to text if i dont anwser when they call

its time consuming but if im doing a week long tour then the extra advertising will  more than pay for itself and the cost of accomodation and be in profit by a several hundred leaving the more lucrative website business as  pure profit on a tour 

Thank you! Complete food for thought in terms of my previous touring mechanisms. I've always been happy with my tour earnings (some more than others) but I really, really appreciate seeing how other women operate - it never hurts to learn and to experiment with new ways of working!

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #552 on: 30 November 2011, 01:07:10 pm »
I'm in central London and I've been incredibly busy for the last 2 months. I have noticed things have slown down a tad at the end of this month (specially weekends). I'm guessing people are doing their christmas shopping or spending quality time with their kids etc...

For me October, November, December and first part of January my phone won't stop ringing. Those are the months were I make my real money and manage to save  good. By the end of Jan it gets very silent. February dies (literally), so instead of spending a miserable month living from my savings I take it off and go on holidays.  March picks up. August dies again till mid- September. But Feb. is definately the worse month.

For me it's always been like this.  ??? I do put a lot of work on my advertising, taking photos, upgrading website, etc... There's a lot of competition in London and I don't tour so I have to be an "agressive marketer" if I want to make money.
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« Reply #553 on: 03 December 2011, 05:10:15 pm »
I have been very busy until a few weeks ago, but i forget its Christmas! ive had to cancel a few tours but then i make up for it!
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« Reply #554 on: 04 December 2011, 04:22:30 pm »
Don't know how recently it has been mentioned but dont forget that there are PT girls signing up on AW and similar to make that extra money for christmas so less work for the normal FT girls.   These PT girls will appear as newbies and attract the usual guys who may normally visit other FT girls.  Just food for thought.  We cant sit on our laurels and expect work to come to us ............ we gotta get off our asses and find new outlets for advertising to bring in the money we are losing to these PT femmes.
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