Some times I feel for all the travelling and stress I really should up my price, I had a disgusting client that pretty much broke the camels back, I put up my price to my london rate and I wont be reducing it when I go back home.

Really i want to be more selective and at the higher end i bloody hope they can afford soap!

MM, I don't wish to sound rude or anything, but you stated over another thread that your rates are much higher than average, already, as I recall? 

There's a difference between 1) people raising from the lower average / mid-range to average /"a little" higher than average in Northern Counties 2) people who have ALREADY achieved a higher rate / those contemplating on raising from an already higher range in wealth-ridden Southern Counties.  We are talking about two different categories.    When I started this thread, I had never thought of people who already achieved a higher rate, to be joining in but I realise I was a little naive... 

Luciexx
I don't mean to be rude,also, but some of the Southern regions are amongst the most deprived areas in the country, in some Piers/ wards 97% of the population have no formal qualifications whatsoever.

I realise it is considered on the whole more affluent but it's also densely populated with lots of different ethnic groups, including the whole immigration issues.

Surely the 'worth' is in the person ,be it personality, quality of booking etc.
 To be honest I found it a little offensive that you seemed to 'Congratulate' ( I got a well done I think)me on my Fee .

I appreciate that some areas in the South are more affluent but there's massive competition in those areas too aside from the huge amount of trafficked and pimped out girls, that are working their butts off for a quarter of whatever you may consider average.

Please appreciate MH and others on here are not newbies and are VERY experienced. 
I love listening to advice and others perspectives and we are all individual and very different.

Sweeping statements I find very different to an opinion .


 

This thread has pushed me to finally up my hourly rate, it will only be by 10 and I'll be dropping my half hour rate by 10. I want to encourage more half hour bookings as I'm finding hours more draining mentally. I'm in Leeds which is saturated with girls and agencies, here the average pricing is 60 for half and 100 for an hour. I'm very envious of you ladies charging above ?130! It would be a death knell here and couldn't risk it unfortunately 

This thread has pushed me to finally up my hourly rate, it will only be by 10 and I'll be dropping my half hour rate by 10. I want to encourage more half hour bookings as I'm finding hours more draining mentally. I'm in Leeds which is saturated with girls and agencies, here the average pricing is 60 for half and 100 for an hour. I'm very envious of you ladies charging above ?130! It would be a death knell here and couldn't risk it unfortunately 

I'm Leeds/wakefield and I don't have a prob charging 60/80/130, you should try it x

I have thought about raising my prices and will give it a trial once part time. It is quiet here already so raising now doesnt look promising or does it?. Are there similar who raised after a quiet period?. Any succeses I would like to hear about.

What about the escorts who charge 500+ an hour? What's special about them? Nothing. They're the same as us and if not then more unattractive. I don't know why having fake tits means you can charge 500+ an hour. Has anyone thought of trying that? Putting their prices ridiculously high and see if it works??

It's the feeling of exsclusivity, a well know vodka company were tanking so they upped the price and suddenly it's making crazy profit because it's more exclusive among other clever marketing ploys

I agree with Caledonia. If I go to a hairdresser based in the markets and get a cut and blow dry for ?15 then I expect a decent service but not many frills. Maybe a cuppa tea in a polystyrene cup.

If I go to an upmarket salon and pay ?70 then I expect a decent service too, but also nice touches like proper filter coffee, biscuits, a head massage during the wash, nice background music, free wifi, good current magazines, etc.

There's no way in my flat at home I could charge a premium rate, and I usually pick  budget hotels.

I am going to test getting an upmarket hotel (I'm the queen of finding discounts, lol) and charge a premium rate. Still I doubt I would go over ?200/hour.