Hello ladies,

First post on here and so lovely to meet you all.

I would greatly appreciate any tips on how to attract high calibre/respectful clients and how to avoid the traditional punter as I've been subject to some deeply upsetting and degrading posts of late. Has anyone else increased their price point to avoid hobbyists and if so, was it too detrimental to overall business? I'll inevitably see less clients as a result or strict screening and slightly higher rates, but I don't mind taking a slight cut in order to ensure it's only respectful men that I work with.

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Thank you so much for reading and for your help. If anyone else has found themselves in this pickle please reach out.

Are you talking about punters who use punting forums, OP? Because I believe that's only a tiny minority of actual clients.

When you think back to how these troublesome guys first contacted you, did they have anything in common? Did they mention seeing your details on a punting forum?

Yes, I believe that's what the OP means - 'traditional' is maybe a bit misleading since online discussions are a fairly recent thing and most ordinary punters have no idea about it.

Since I have to go out and my phone battery is on it's arse, probably a good time to remind everybody yet again that discussion of punting forums and their members is off topic. The way to get decent punters is by good marketing and better screening, and nothing to do with what they choose to do in their free time

I'm not 100% Kay but i think the OP might mean how do you avoid clients that post on review sites/forums. The answer is most of the time you can't so just don't read the sites. X

Exactly.

Did I stutter?

Thank you for the advice ladies.

My profile is very polite and emphasizes my personality so hopefully should be fine. The dilemma is that it always has been marketed as a GFE towards gentlemen but I still ended up subject to a crude review (which some comments that disturbed and deeply upset me). I suppose you're completely correct - it's more about screening carefully. Good point about pricing, Kay. I might move to the normal price bracket but have a decent chat before meeting and ensure that they always put through a booking.

I've already received some assuring and kind advice that those who use degrading language don't account for the majority so feel a lot better. I really love the sisterhood that is this forum.

Its all to do with your screening, I can tell within 10 seconds if the man on the other end of the phone is someone I want to see, I don't think just about the money as I want quality returning punters, if I didn't care about the quality I would be a lot busier and richer but I'd be unhappy about escorting.
I would rather see 1 respectful client a day than 3 who are twats.

Let them understand in how you conduct your business that you respect yourself, you call the shots and you require them to be respect to you in return.
 
I guess with my regulars I spoil them, they have same day guaranteed bookings, I don't clock watch but this is ok as they are gentlemanly so they don't take advantage of my kindness, working this way its relaxed and enjoyable. Most of them have been coming to see me for years and I'm always pleased to see them they are like old friends now. I remember our past conversations as they appreciate it, I'm not going to contact them EVER.

I don't see men who I don't click with so I never have the 'Oh god its him I will have to grit my teeth' bookings.

My tips would be...
Tune your spidery senses on first contact.
Do they know your name? Have they read your profile? Do they know your fee and what you offer? Do they sound genuine and respectful? Do they listen to your booking instructions? Do they accept you are in charge of the booking and you decide the booking process? Are they happy to jump through a few hoops to see you? (call back at a certain time to confirm/get post code/wait at mcdonalds car park and call back for further instructions?) Do they contact you within normal hours?

The No Go's...
They constantly text you rubbish,
They call at ridiculous times,
They sound bullish, talk down to you or come across as cocky Jack the lad types on the phone,
They try to run the show as to when are you available, what you are going to wear, when they can get your post code etc, they don't like to jump through any hoops to see you and if you have hoops they get arsey,

I either put the phone down or tell them to find an escort that's happy to take their crap as I'm not and 'click'

Helen, thank you for the amazing advice which I'll take all of on board. Really good point about clients trying to control the booking process and being too forward about what you're going to wear - sometimes the tone is a bit crude so it's insightful behavior.

Katrina - well said sister! Chat long enough to ascertain their character but eliminate time wasters.

An interesting thread.  Maybe, you could try to up the price (depending on where you are and what others in your area are charging) and see if you get more pleasant clients.  I charged low when I first started, I got loads of disrespectful clients.  I had seen posts on "cheap escorts" and punter's perception on them.  I don't know...You say, "you offer GFE and you still got crude comments" not sure what you mean by this.    I don't think they care what you offer when they take a personal dislike of you.  Not sure if there are any escorts who were never given harsh remarks on those sites.  My personal attitude is IGNORE. 

I am thinking of increasing the price by ?10 after NY.  ?20 for longer bookings. I don't think ?10 would make any huge difference.

It doesn't really matter what you charge its more how you market yourself and more importantly how you project yourself to them, if 9 out of 10 punters who call me are twats then 9 out of 10 punters will be refused a service and that stands no matter what I charge.
Even with a higher fee you will still get men who feel entitled to talk to you like shit because they are paying you.
Never ceases to amaze me the men who think because they have ?xx in their pocket they have an absolute right to visit me because I'm a prostitute and I cant have a choice or the right to say no, I never tire of educating them by saying no I'm not interested in seeing them. IMO for longevity in escorting its best to look at the long game and cultivate quality and not just grab what I can on the day that way escorting can last a lifetime it doesn't have to end when you reach a certain age.