The private gallery makes me between ?15-?40 a week. I charge ?1.50 for over 300 pics. This pays for my advertising so it is cost neutral. For me, if I do not pay for the ?5 available today , I do not get any calls and hence no work. Better to spend ?5 to get ?130+, (even if it did not pay for itself).
If the green light is on there are more hits to my gallery, quid pro quo. Still cost neutral.
Be careful, if you have an expensive gallery with few pics your profile will look as if you are a man making money from pictures and may deter custom.
I get 90% of my business from AW and love it. The rest comes from Punternet and punterlink. Works for me.
As for touring I always go with my boyfriend and only visit places I want to actually sightsee. Paid holiday with benefits. I have also contacted other ladies on tour to the same destinations via this site and met up for a chat.