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casey_kisses

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #960 on: 14 June 2012, 01:27:50 am »
Well, i forgot to change my Bristol rates to my london rates when i moved my profile  i had been editing stuff and i alway forget to do the rates and i didnt take off the special offer that i have in Bristol which is 1hr 100 :FF
Well my phone has been ringing off the the hook with guys all wanting an hour at 100 quid  in London   My poor phone is traumatised

  So i thought well f.... it, might as well keep it, as im there and lots have seen it  and it would feel to me to be a bit  c....tish if i took it off,   So i kept the special offer up and have just finally sat down for the first time since 1pm today   
   It seems like there is still money in london if the price is right  ::)  But im dead now and i need some comfort food   

Well there you go! Now you see what I've been talking about to you and dealing with here in the Wild wild west...Everyone wants to do 1 hour appointments. I've just recently started offering up the 1/2 hour for $130 this week. I'm curious to see how it's going to turn out.

But now I don't feel so cheap being that you went the $100 route LOL. Or is is ?100?


its ?100.

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #961 on: 14 June 2012, 01:32:05 am »
its ?100.

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Not bad, $155 USD. But that's only because our dollar is weak. 100 is 100 weather its GBP, USD or Euros. It's shit pay unless like Paris you're doing 15 guys a day. Even at $100, I can't get these cheap suckers to give it up. They rather find some desperate bitch walking around in flip flops and give them $30.
« Last Edit: 14 June 2012, 01:33:47 am by Blaine »

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #962 on: 14 June 2012, 01:36:22 am »
100 is 100 weather its GBP, USD or Euros.

LOL that is just not how the global economy works.
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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #963 on: 14 June 2012, 02:48:01 am »
I'm still doing my ?100ph rate and things have been so busy for me! Being that I only see a couple of clients a day I'm having to turn work away again which I don't like but never want to force myself and like to keep the guys limited so I still enjoy myself. Got a couple of overnights comming up. Saving for a big shopping spree and spending money for my trip to Thailand only a couple of months to go can't wait!!!

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« Reply #964 on: 14 June 2012, 07:35:50 am »
but the difference is im not moaning or feeling pissed of at these guys  i dont feel agreived or anything

its 100 pounds sterling  which is 160 us dollars but its a vanilla service  -  if they want cim  uniforms strap on role play tie and tease ect then its 150  and if they want 2 hours its 250 they get the discount on the first hour   not on the second 
i wouldnt do two hours for 200 or less which is what most would assume 

Well, i forgot to change my Bristol rates to my london rates when i moved my profile  i had been editing stuff and i alway forget to do the rates and i didnt take off the special offer that i have in Bristol which is 1hr 100 :FF
Well my phone has been ringing off the the hook with guys all wanting an hour at 100 quid  in London   My poor phone is traumatised

  So i thought well f.... it, might as well keep it, as im there and lots have seen it  and it would feel to me to be a bit  c....tish if i took it off,   So i kept the special offer up and have just finally sat down for the first time since 1pm today   
   It seems like there is still money in london if the price is right  ::)  But im dead now and i need some comfort food   

Well there you go! Now you see what I've been talking about to you and dealing with here in the Wild wild west...Everyone wants to do 1 hour appointments. I've just recently started offering up the 1/2 hour for $130 this week. I'm curious to see how it's going to turn out.

But now I don't feel so cheap being that you went the $100 route LOL. Or is is ?100?

But it's to much this time!
Even my regulars delayed their appointments this month.

Wait and see...

Ugh, tell me about it. Normally by this time, I have paid atleast 1 or 2 bills. Guess how many I've been able to do? None. I'm seriously panicked and stressed out. Last night I didn't get to sleep til 5 am and woke up around 1230 in the afternoon. When that happens, it's from lack of work and stress from it...and usually try to tour to get a change of pace.

Unfortunently, I can't get my Arizona tour going because I don't have any money to afford the visit. They are asking me about my dates, I can't give them one because I have no money coming in...It's almost become surreal. And the audacity of one escort to tell me, "I don't believe in a city of millions you can't get clients in".

I can't believe it either, but it's the current reality. I'm uncomfortable because it's actually been a pretty good and steady year for me...I would have occasional slow periods here and there, but the way it is now...Ugh, it's pushing me to permanently leave the business until things turn around.

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« Reply #965 on: 14 June 2012, 07:37:37 am »
lol i wish it was

100 is 100 weather its GBP, USD or Euros.

LOL that is just not how the global economy works.

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #966 on: 14 June 2012, 11:31:16 am »
its ?100.

xx

Not bad, $155 USD. But that's only because our dollar is weak. 100 is 100 weather its GBP, USD or Euros. It's shit pay unless like Paris you're doing 15 guys a day. Even at $100, I can't get these cheap suckers to give it up. They rather find some desperate bitch walking around in flip flops and give them $30.

Blaine, we don't slag off other sex workers here regardless of how they work of what they charge. Not everybody who charges low rates or operates differently to you is a 'desperate bitch', and we'd appreciate you keeping your offensive, narrow minded views to yourself.

For what it's worth when I work in New York (and I know different cities have different going rates) I charge $200 for a half hour, ?300 for an hour, $500 for two and so on - I'm nearly forty and I don't have any problems getting plenty of nice clients; I agree that $100 is shit but if I'd set that as an acceptable rate I'd just have suck it up.

In the UK I charge ?100 for 45 minutes and ?130 for the hour which is midrange and I'm well on my way towards doing ten today, or I will have by nine pm or so tonight. Have you tried touring?

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« Reply #967 on: 15 June 2012, 02:21:54 pm »

I second this.

We just do what we are comfortable with as setting our prices and choosing ways to proceed on an appointment. Am I right?
A question of beeing self confident and saafe ;)

And sometimes we can also discover new passes on the job by doing a simple mistake.
Paris's one inspired me a discount for convention visitors there and then during the year and regular flash promotions like every last 3 days of the month. I would never thought about it before.
Just need to think about how I can do it and the effects it will have on my business...

So, thanks Paris.



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« Reply #968 on: 15 June 2012, 02:58:20 pm »
I've found this has possibly been my busiest week - however a week full of not nice people.

Regarding prices, for my area i am pretty expensive, but no more expensive than the agencies. I charge ?120 per hour for incalls and ?130 for outcalls. After the day i've had i am considering putting my prices up just a bit, but my prices reflect the amount of money i need before i can sit back at the end of the day and not feel guilty for what i do - sounds skewed but thats how i see it. When i worked for an agency i started to resent how much i was having to do for ?50 per hour - hence the decision to go indie.

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« Reply #969 on: 15 June 2012, 04:55:15 pm »
To  be honest i never understand the thinking of that if they are paying more they will be nicer client  ive  never found that to be the case either way personally  what  i think what it is is because someone is paying more you may feel that your more likely to put up with their crap /shit or its not so obvious ( the money heals the pain ;D ) whereas if your not getting what you want price wise, and having to put up with crap then yes thinking that higher paying clients would be easier to deal with 
i dont think they are any easier or harder regardless of what they pay its how you perceive it
       
as i mentioned earlier ive been in for the past 3 days  charging 100 for an hour, i know for a fact that its a bloody good deal at that price for what i do and for london as well -  but all the guys that i have met have been  really nice clients, no different to if they had paid me more money ( imo)


I've found this has possibly been my busiest week - however a week full of not nice people.

Regarding prices, for my area i am pretty expensive, but no more expensive than the agencies. I charge ?120 per hour for incalls and ?130 for outcalls. After the day i've had i am considering putting my prices up just a bit, but my prices reflect the amount of money i need before i can sit back at the end of the day and not feel guilty for what i do - sounds skewed but thats how i see it. When i worked for an agency i started to resent how much i was having to do for ?50 per hour - hence the decision to go indie.

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« Reply #970 on: 15 June 2012, 05:32:23 pm »

[Well there you go! Now you see what I've been talking about to you and dealing with here in the Wild wild west...Everyone wants to do 1 hour appointments. I've just recently started offering up the 1/2 hour for $130 this week. I'm curious to see how it's going to turn out.

But now I don't feel so cheap being that you went the $100 route LOL. Or is is ?100?

Im not totally sure if the stuff you posted about  skanky whore with flip flops on was directed at me as you clearly have a problem with girls charging less than you and clients seeing them or wanting the same from you  ( I wasnt able to quote it direct though)   
 
However if its not then i apologise,  if it is i couldnt care less either way . but  why would you feel cheap against what others  charge -  its irrelavant they might do more services than you /bet better than you  or guys might just like skanky whores with flips flops on for 30buck
 
  the difference is you think your  worth more than 100 dollars or whatever you charge  ie 100 dollars which is 65 pounds for half an hour  and its your choice to think that as your right however, you cant as many of us have said moan about your prices as your an independent you can charge what you like, and your right 100 bucks that is cheap, its 65 quid  i wouldnt f.. and suck for that ,(but i have no interest in those that do charge that as a price its there choice)
  i charge 80pounds  or 130 usdollars for 30mins and 130 for an hour which is 200 us dollars   
    However what you need to get your head around is this, any business owner will tell you there is a bottom line which is the lowest point the business can take before its start to fail and not be profitable
   So for me mine bottom prices  is 100 for the Bristol and at present for london.  It the miniumum i want and if i get that im happy of course i would like more i would like 150 or 200pounds but i will take 100 as that my bottom line  i wont take 90 or even 99.99  its a hundred or nothing as the bottom line
that way i wont ever fail or be unhappy because i am getting exactly the min amount that i want  and i set 
 In Ireland my bottom prices is 150 pounds or 200 us dollar and in Norway its 230 pounds

  As far as i can see, you dont have a bottom line set as your accepting a price you dont want and your not happy with. So thats why your failing
   
But again i dont think im cheap  and im happy with what i do-  if i was charging 30 quid and on the street i still woulnt think i was cheap as its what i want to earn it would be my bottom line
 
you on the other charge less than what is your bottom line  and then moan about it and then bitch about those that charge less than you - i dont get it maybe if you spent more time worrying about your own business instead of what other charged you would earn more money  ( just a thought)   

and i dont need to see 15 clients a day why the f... would i im not a machine 
 for london what im charging is a bloody good deal, and guys are paying it, and im taking it and they are all telling me its a good deal and that i should charge more but im not going to it was a mistake but it working out just fine   also i dont look at what i make per day i look at what i make per week /per tour  per day drives me nuts 
       So if i do 7 clients a day min ( which is half of what you mentiond and doing more than that) - my cost are say 130 a day ( hotel trains adverts ect ) so 3 days at 700 is 2100pounds  take of 400in expenses  and it just short of 1700pounds min for three days work  pounds which is 2700 us dollars.   

Personally i think thats pretty good earnings for such a  cheap whore with flip flops on ;D although mine flip flops are Gucci and have real  diamondes in them  as im worth it and in conclusion i would rather be a cheap skanky whore in flip flops with roughly 3000us dollars in my crap tescos carrier bag   for 2and a half days work  than charge more and earn less   

     
« Last Edit: 15 June 2012, 05:54:05 pm by ParisB »

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« Reply #971 on: 15 June 2012, 05:43:37 pm »
I know this is quite an old posting, but it really annoys me when clients try and get a "discount" because of the credit crunch.

All of us have certain standards we wish to follow, and will set prices on what we want. So for a client to try and get in on the cheap is just cheeky.

Like me going into a restaurant and saying "Can I get this meal half price, cos we are going through a bad credit crunch".... I dont think so!

I had a client try and do that a short while ago. He wanted an overnight booking, my standard rate is ?1000 (for 12 hours), and he was offering me ?200. I challenged him, and he was like "we're in a credit crunch you know!"... and??????

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« Reply #972 on: 15 June 2012, 05:52:35 pm »
I couldn't agree more Lolita

But just to get back on topic, still my slowest week ever  >:(

Making me wonder if the Euros are affecting things here, or if the proposed law changes are frightening guys away.

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« Reply #973 on: 15 June 2012, 05:58:03 pm »
All this talk of how slow it is, is making me panic a *wee* bit.

I'm sorting my life out at the moment. Just got a new incall that I'm moving into at the end of the month, and am sorting out website and pictures and stuff.

But still feeling like... oh God what if there are no client's anymore?

Luckily my outgoings aren't going to be too high (?700 p/m- including rent and bills) so I should be fine.

So nervous about properly starting again!

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Re: Slow at the minute or just me?
« Reply #974 on: 16 June 2012, 01:07:50 am »
Im not totally sure if the stuff you posted about  skanky whore with flip flops on was directed at me as you clearly have a problem with girls charging less than you and clients seeing them or wanting the same from you  ( I wasnt able to quote it direct though)   
 
However if its not then i apologise,  if it is i couldnt care less either way . but  why would you feel cheap against what others  charge -  its irrelavant they might do more services than you /bet better than you  or guys might just like skanky whores with flips flops on for 30buck
 
  the difference is you think your  worth more than 100 dollars or whatever you charge  ie 100 dollars which is 65 pounds for half an hour  and its your choice to think that as your right however, you cant as many of us have said moan about your prices as your an independent you can charge what you like, and your right 100 bucks that is cheap, its 65 quid  i wouldnt f.. and suck for that ,(but i have no interest in those that do charge that as a price its there choice)
  i charge 80pounds  or 130 usdollars for 30mins and 130 for an hour which is 200 us dollars   
    However what you need to get your head around is this, any business owner will tell you there is a bottom line which is the lowest point the business can take before its start to fail and not be profitable
   So for me mine bottom prices  is 100 for the Bristol and at present for london.  It the miniumum i want and if i get that im happy of course i would like more i would like 150 or 200pounds but i will take 100 as that my bottom line  i wont take 90 or even 99.99  its a hundred or nothing as the bottom line
that way i wont ever fail or be unhappy because i am getting exactly the min amount that i want  and i set 
 In Ireland my bottom prices is 150 pounds or 200 us dollar and in Norway its 230 pounds

  As far as i can see, you dont have a bottom line set as your accepting a price you dont want and your not happy with. So thats why your failing
   
But again i dont think im cheap  and im happy with what i do-  if i was charging 30 quid and on the street i still woulnt think i was cheap as its what i want to earn it would be my bottom line
 
you on the other charge less than what is your bottom line  and then moan about it and then bitch about those that charge less than you - i dont get it maybe if you spent more time worrying about your own business instead of what other charged you would earn more money  ( just a thought)   

and i dont need to see 15 clients a day why the f... would i im not a machine 
 for london what im charging is a bloody good deal, and guys are paying it, and im taking it and they are all telling me its a good deal and that i should charge more but im not going to it was a mistake but it working out just fine   also i dont look at what i make per day i look at what i make per week /per tour  per day drives me nuts 
       So if i do 7 clients a day min ( which is half of what you mentiond and doing more than that) - my cost are say 130 a day ( hotel trains adverts ect ) so 3 days at 700 is 2100pounds  take of 400in expenses  and it just short of 1700pounds min for three days work  pounds which is 2700 us dollars.   

Personally i think thats pretty good earnings for such a  cheap whore with flip flops on ;D although mine flip flops are Gucci and have real  diamondes in them  as im worth it and in conclusion i would rather be a cheap skanky whore in flip flops with roughly 3000us dollars in my crap tescos carrier bag   for 2and a half days work  than charge more and earn less   

Hun, you wasted your breath. I was not referring to you as walking in flip flops. I'm talking about these Cali chicks out here. Please don't be offended and get all catty with me. We're women. Independent women all working together, not putting each other down.

I will take your advice to heart and thankyou for explaining about the bottom-line. I will try to work out ways to do so and have recently tweaked my rates a bit to match yours, but at the moment it's still been a dead week for me. I mind my business and I make money, own a condo and have my own creature comforts. I'm not failing...I've just hit a bit of a slow spot.

It's bad enough my confidence and self-esteem is damaged due to lack of clients...you made it worse. Thanks