I understand your frustration. There are flakes out there and no shows on both sides. I personally have seen this hobby get exploited with ridiculously high prices from back in the day of 100hhr to 200hr, to now 150-200+hhr to 300+ hr and the service is the same if not less than it was back in the days.
I personally think the providers have started to take advantage of the hobbyist by asking for more. I don't know many people who make that kind of mony for hhr or hr.
Now I know I'm going to hear expenses have gone up. Well, we all know that and most of us haven't had a raise in years however, we manage to adjust and balance what we earn.
You know people are always looking for sales whether its store sales, car sales, labor day sales and so on. Why do they all have sales? Because they have to adjust in order to bring the traffic back in for money.
I see all the time on ads here. No negotiations my prices are set. Well, that only last so long and then business drops off and you need to adjust to get the money flowing again.
Hell, when I shop for clothes I hardly ever pay full price and I wear some expensive clothes. I wait for example Dillard's, will have 60% off and take an additional 30% off at least twice a year.
For most we are watching our budgets because we have to.
Now I'm not saying you shouldn't be proud of your self and think your not worth 300hr. I'm just saying you need to watch the market and your business and adjust accordingly.
I negotiate all the time not only here but most any where and I'm not going to stop. Here I either see a lady for what we negotiate or I don't. It really doesn't bother me because I don't have to have it.
When I do see a lady here, I make sure I also put in the effort so we both have a pleasing session.
Anyways. I hope you get my point and its not miss understood and twisted. I just tell it like it is, take it or leave it.
Have a great day and weekend
XO
Passion