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Raven 1

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Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« on: 05 January 2024, 04:23:29 pm »
Despite paying
 for available today I have had no enquiries. I ask for text to book in the first instance. I had a few phone calls and texts yesterday and this morning, but majority had reports. Which shows I am terrible at discerning, as I thought a lot were polite and sounded genuine! Some didn’t reply to my auto text asking them to text when they want to book, duration etc. Am I too strict?

This is my second time in hotel for incall (first time I was too nervous to take booking, as my reports app didn’t work). So second time in hotel in a different area and no enquiries AT ALL now since I arrived.

Am I not getting real credible enquiries/bookings, as I have no reviews on AW?

Annoying to waste money on hotel.
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fallen angel

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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #1 on: 05 January 2024, 05:48:53 pm »
Hi RP
I doubt it's just the lack of reviews.
I have penty of those and also payed for AT today and it's still resulted in just 1 booking from a reg who would have made the booking anyway.
It's just the way things are these days, way more timewasters than pre Covid, I've had my fair share of them too today.
As for being too strict in your contact preferences, it seems that whatever way you request they contact you they will do the exact opposite just to wind you up. You ask they text so they call, I ask they call so they text.
I wouldn't beat yourself up, it's nothing you're doing, many of us with plenty of reviews are getting next to no business either.
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Raven 1

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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #2 on: 05 January 2024, 06:14:33 pm »
Hi Fallen Angel,

Oh I see they are doing the opposite to be wind up merchants are they! I’ve just had a couple of calls and I just press my auto text saying text me the time, duration etc and only then will I respond! Then I hear nothing! Thought that was strange!

Omg forgive me I’m new to this (only did agency arranged outcalls in the past), but I will never understand these time wasters/wind up merchants - so weird!

I think I’m just going to have to do advanced bookings only and get a deposit (annoying as won’t be able to get cash deposits), that way  I can cancel hotel the day before if I don’t get any interest. I can’t just piss money away on hotels.
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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #3 on: 05 January 2024, 06:40:03 pm »
If you thought they sounded polite and genuine there's a good chance at least some of them were. Please don't trust some stupid phone app over your instincts unless it gives you a very good reason to. I don't use the AW booking system so while I have a handful of feedbacks from ages ago there aren't many.

Not all punters want to text just as not all want to call; as FA says we all work differently and being strict will save your sanity. I (mistakenly - I prebooked it for the wrong day when I was half asleep) had the green AT thing on on Tuesday and it literally got me no more bookings at all as usual, just a lot of annoying texts and a cpl of dozen more on my block list :)
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Raven 1

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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #4 on: 05 January 2024, 06:53:27 pm »
Oh right it’s just someone contacted me asking me why I didn’t have any reviews and I didn’t know what to say, as I didn’t want to say I’m new (even though they can see when I joined).

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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #5 on: 05 January 2024, 07:14:02 pm »
Quote from: Raven princess on 05 January 2024, 06:53:27 pm
Oh right it’s just someone contacted me asking me why I didn’t have any reviews and I didn’t know what to say, as I didn’t want to say I’m new (even though they can see when I joined).

Yes, they can see when you joined so asking about lack of reviews is a pointless and (to me) slightly aggressive question. I wouldn't entertain that kind of enquiry
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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #6 on: 05 January 2024, 09:59:47 pm »
Yes Flo, I thought that too. I didn’t answer him.

Left hotel had a couple more calls not texts like I ask  for, earned zero pounds; last straw was slitting my knuckle open on my massage bed.

At least I know now that it’s nit definitely because I don’t have any reviews.
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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #7 on: 06 January 2024, 12:55:21 am »
Unfortunately being new does bring out the annoying timewasters hoping to get some of your attention being newxand not yet having them blocked or marked as a tinewaster. I remember when I first started out I had it slow and took time to build up reviews and regulars and booking hotels and having many timewaters and few real bookings. Also right now it's not so predictable so some weeks are great and other weeks are bad and I wish I'd not bothered to spend a penny on accommodation when I only made a few hundred in profit.

Always better to be safe than sorry and build up a instinct and name the TW so you can ignore them.
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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #8 on: 06 January 2024, 01:46:01 am »
Quote from: Raven princess on 05 January 2024, 09:59:47 pm
Yes Flo, I thought that too. I didn’t answer him.

Left hotel had a couple more calls not texts like I ask  for, earned zero pounds; last straw was slitting my knuckle open on my massage bed.

At least I know now that it’s nit definitely because I don’t have any reviews.

Sorry to hear about your hand, hope it's not too sore!

One thing you could try is to put your next availability into the AW auto responder email with clear instructions on how to book. Don't put your number in the auto email as their bots will pick it up and you'll be banned, but you can reply to emails with your number. That way you can try to firm up some bookings beforehand. Also look into different sites. If you have a massage bed you might look into the specialist massage sites etc. AW isn't always the best site.
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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #9 on: 06 January 2024, 02:05:58 pm »
Quote from: Raven princess on 05 January 2024, 04:23:29 pm
Despite paying
 for available today I have had no enquiries. I ask for text to book in the first instance. I had a few phone calls and texts yesterday and this morning, but majority had reports. Which shows I am terrible at discerning, as I thought a lot were polite and sounded genuine! Some didn’t reply to my auto text asking them to text when they want to book, duration etc. Am I too strict?

This is my second time in hotel for incall (first time I was too nervous to take booking, as my reports app didn’t work). So second time in hotel in a different area and no enquiries AT ALL now since I arrived.

Do you mean absolutely no calls
Or you’re getting calls but not getting bookings
You could offer an incentive or say £10 off if they hook through the site to get feedback / reviews
But I don’t think a lot of guys check the feedback or if they do it’s just to check your real and not a scam

As your new to AW
Have you ensured your in local escort search and paying for that as well
Have you checked that your profile is actually showing properly on AW as well



Am I not getting real credible enquiries/bookings, as I have no reviews on AW?

Annoying to waste money on hotel.
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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #10 on: 06 January 2024, 02:44:22 pm »
RP, you will probably find that the next time, you are turning them away. I worked yesterday and it was dead, but the week between Xmas and NY was quite good for me. It does go like this though. I also saw just one guy at the hotel yesterday and two the day before that. Going to different areas where you haven't been before often works, but not always.
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Raven 1

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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #11 on: 07 January 2024, 01:35:32 pm »
Thank you for the encouragement Miss Elvira. Preventing me from rage quitting! I am just going to have to find a way that works.  I am starting to build up a bit of an instinct, by the advice here and the little time wasting tricks they play and reading the reports that are usually very familiar to what they are trying to do to me.

Thanks Flo it was pretty deep, but I’ll live another day! Ok great I didn’t know the auto responder on AW was free.

RB1 no I am getting calls and texts but a lot had reports and the reports sounded very accurate to what they were trying to do to me to waste my time. So I suppose I’m not getting bookings. My profile is definitely up and verified. I have had a lot of views. I also received a flurry of emails when I first started.

I g go event paid for local escorts only available today and a phone number displayed 2 days before Incall day. I only put 1 incall day up at a time because I need to know I have the money to pay for the next incall day if that makes sense, so I suppose I look like I hardly have any availability.

Karena, I think I’m going to have to ask for advanced booking and deposits, so that I can cancel the hotel if I don’t get any. It may make it even harder to get bookings, but I can’t afford to throw money away before I’ve even built up a business.
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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #12 on: 07 January 2024, 03:05:10 pm »
We all started with 0 reviews, so no, I don’t think reviews have anything to do with it. They help in the long run though, to show you are a genuine profile. Sometimes it just is like that. Some dead days, some great days and some not so bad days.
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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #13 on: 09 January 2024, 12:15:53 pm »
I actually prefer to chat to someone new over the phone. I only tend to book a hotel/appt when I have 3 bookings. Although I had multiple cancellations on the same day which have left me out of pocket.
I do find AW reviews useful (both ways) but it's worth making a judgement call after a quick chat.
Any rude or wanky guys get excluded first. But I use the fone call to discuss their exact requirements e.g GFE / massage etc and to make sure they are aware of my limits.
Anecdotally Tues/Thurs seem to be the busiest days now (people WFH) rest of week.
Weekends can be busy too if you have advanced bookings.
I prefer cash as opposed to payment or banking apps which can reveal your ID.
Hope that helps, x
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Raven 1

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Re: Will no reviews result in no bookings? Bored at the hotel!
« Reply #14 on: 15 January 2024, 09:10:10 am »
Hi Peggy,

Thank you for the tips - really do help.

Regarding only booking the hotel once you have 3 bookings. Do you just judge whether they will turn up or do you take a deposit or is it more on instinct? Most hotels I have found you have to cancel the day before.

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